OMG!!!
That's the mission right above us. They get to come to the temple sometimes!! We’re totally gonna meet up. It's gonna be sweet. Spanish! He’s gonna learn Spanish too! It's gonna change his liiiiife! I'm pretty sure he already loves Mexican food. It's gonna be perfect for him. I’m really happy for him.
I need to contact him somehow. I think I have his email. But idk if he uses it. I bet I was the closest huh! I guessed San Diego...he's one mission above. I'm pretty sure I win.
That's pretty crazy all the snow you guys got again. I'm glad I don't have to deal with it. There's something special about sitting at home all nice and warm on a snow day though. I have lots of good memories of that. Reminds me of the holidays and the coal stove and NY.
Cool pictures mom. Looks pretty cold.
The tide here at the beach has been extreeemely high. The waves were coming up over the rocks and flooding the yard and coming into the apt. complex. The people who've lived here a while said that it's never happened b4. Water was just pooouring in through the door and down the stairs into people’s closets and into the garage. It's not that bad now. But it was pretty neat. There's like no beach.
I'm doing pretty well. I was sick all last week. For the past like 6 days I was pretty sick. :-/
I didn't know what it was. I just had a fever for a few days. It would go up. Then go back down, then up, then down. Sat. I woke up at like 4 and checked my mouth. I had some white specs in the back of my mouth. I've had those b4...I got antibiotics and now I’m feeling a lot better. Just a little weak. I my fever peaked at 103.6 once. Then, I started to get a little scared. It went down though right then---to 98.6 in less than an hour. That's not good. But I was fine. I was super super super loopy though. But I’ve never had a fever so high.
So I wasn't able to get out at all last week :-/ I’m pretty eager to now.
Alex is getting baptized Sunday!
Love, Elder Lewis
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Sunday, January 31, 2010
1.25.10
Hi,
We got a ton a rain. A ton. There was a flood warning here on the beach. It didn't though, but I got some pretty cool videos of some massive waves. It's so cool living here. I think they're going to move us soon though :(
That's awesome that Will got the job. He'll move up quick. And BMW-dang. Good cars.
That's soo cool for Alan. This is my guess to where he's going. San Diego, California-Spanish!! That would be soo cool. Elder Packer said they'll be sending some of the best missionaries here. Alan is gonna be an awesome missionary. It's going to change his life. Sounds like Will's busy.
I'm a little under the weather. Pretty weak but it's all good.
Yea I’m leading the area now. But different companion. I have to teach him Spanish. He didn't know any. I can speak pretty ok. I mean I have to now. Sometimes I misunderstand. But it's all good. That translator thing Will got me is priceless. I can look up words, then I save them. Then I go home and write them down on flashcards. I have like 500 flashcards that I need to memorize. Thanks for the advice dad :)
Ha-ha, yea my magic comes in handy sometimes. My apartment-mates have gotten into it as of late too. They say they're my apprentices. ha-ha.
k gtg
I love you all very much, bye
Elder Lewis
We got a ton a rain. A ton. There was a flood warning here on the beach. It didn't though, but I got some pretty cool videos of some massive waves. It's so cool living here. I think they're going to move us soon though :(
That's awesome that Will got the job. He'll move up quick. And BMW-dang. Good cars.
That's soo cool for Alan. This is my guess to where he's going. San Diego, California-Spanish!! That would be soo cool. Elder Packer said they'll be sending some of the best missionaries here. Alan is gonna be an awesome missionary. It's going to change his life. Sounds like Will's busy.
I'm a little under the weather. Pretty weak but it's all good.
Yea I’m leading the area now. But different companion. I have to teach him Spanish. He didn't know any. I can speak pretty ok. I mean I have to now. Sometimes I misunderstand. But it's all good. That translator thing Will got me is priceless. I can look up words, then I save them. Then I go home and write them down on flashcards. I have like 500 flashcards that I need to memorize. Thanks for the advice dad :)
Ha-ha, yea my magic comes in handy sometimes. My apartment-mates have gotten into it as of late too. They say they're my apprentices. ha-ha.
k gtg
I love you all very much, bye
Elder Lewis
I'm Doing my Best
1.19.10
Hey all,
Yea, it's been a big change. I'm doing my best. Yea "companionship" definitely implies 2. Sometimes companionships are more like 1 1/2 persons. I'm trying to help him be more involved. It's hard though. Especially for him. Cause he can't, just can't really do much. Because he doesn’t know the language yet. He's learning though. He seems down a lot of the time.
All growing up especially through high school and stuff I was taught "constructive criticism". All my coaches would just like yell at you most the time. So much so, that I took it in stride after a while, and really did try to improve and believed their way of coaching was the way it's supposed to be.
But then I heard a quote from Pres.Monson. It went something like this "I know of no instance where criticism is constructive, only destructive" It went something like that. Then he said to praise before you fault. Then to strongly encourage. I'm not sure exactly how it went or if he said all of that. But I’ve been thinking about that a lot. I've really been trying to do that. But it's hard. ha-ha. It wasn't exactly the way I was raised, taught, or coached.
It's especially hard, because when you see something that might not be right. That's the only thing you are focused on. You don't think to say something nice. You just want to jump in and say "Hey! this and that is wrong, do it this and that way" I'm trying and gonna start trying harder to say "ok _____ was really good. But I'd also encourage you to do this, or not do that etc.
Wow so it warmed up there a little. It's in the low 60's right now. It rained yesterday and is really cloudy. It's supposed to rain all week.
Those are some really good schools Evelyn is applying to. My friend Niell Bower goes to Alfred. I told her that. He's the kid with the huuuge hair. Like he used to have an afro. Will probably remembers him and his brother.
That would be really awesome if Will got that job. That would be a good job. A real blessing.
Mmmm that sounded like a nice birthday mom :) Happy Birthday! Those kinds of restaurants are soo cool. They're fun and entertaining. I admire those chefs. They really have to practice what they do, because they actually have to deal with the customers.
Yea, since I’m practically training. My comp gets 1 hour and 30 min. of personal study, then 1 hour companionship study, then 1 hour and 30 min. language study. Ha-ha 4 hours of studying every morning. It's a long morning. 8-12 studying, then at noon, usually we just take lunch. So 8-1 in the house :-0. It's nice being on the beach though ha-ha.
Thanks for the letter. I didn't email yesterday because it was Martin Luther King Jr. day. The libraries were closed.
Bueno te amo mucha mama. Gracias por tus oraciones. Voy a seguir orando para cada uno de ustedes también.
Elder Lewis
Hey all,
Yea, it's been a big change. I'm doing my best. Yea "companionship" definitely implies 2. Sometimes companionships are more like 1 1/2 persons. I'm trying to help him be more involved. It's hard though. Especially for him. Cause he can't, just can't really do much. Because he doesn’t know the language yet. He's learning though. He seems down a lot of the time.
All growing up especially through high school and stuff I was taught "constructive criticism". All my coaches would just like yell at you most the time. So much so, that I took it in stride after a while, and really did try to improve and believed their way of coaching was the way it's supposed to be.
But then I heard a quote from Pres.Monson. It went something like this "I know of no instance where criticism is constructive, only destructive" It went something like that. Then he said to praise before you fault. Then to strongly encourage. I'm not sure exactly how it went or if he said all of that. But I’ve been thinking about that a lot. I've really been trying to do that. But it's hard. ha-ha. It wasn't exactly the way I was raised, taught, or coached.
It's especially hard, because when you see something that might not be right. That's the only thing you are focused on. You don't think to say something nice. You just want to jump in and say "Hey! this and that is wrong, do it this and that way" I'm trying and gonna start trying harder to say "ok _____ was really good. But I'd also encourage you to do this, or not do that etc.
Wow so it warmed up there a little. It's in the low 60's right now. It rained yesterday and is really cloudy. It's supposed to rain all week.
Those are some really good schools Evelyn is applying to. My friend Niell Bower goes to Alfred. I told her that. He's the kid with the huuuge hair. Like he used to have an afro. Will probably remembers him and his brother.
That would be really awesome if Will got that job. That would be a good job. A real blessing.
Mmmm that sounded like a nice birthday mom :) Happy Birthday! Those kinds of restaurants are soo cool. They're fun and entertaining. I admire those chefs. They really have to practice what they do, because they actually have to deal with the customers.
Yea, since I’m practically training. My comp gets 1 hour and 30 min. of personal study, then 1 hour companionship study, then 1 hour and 30 min. language study. Ha-ha 4 hours of studying every morning. It's a long morning. 8-12 studying, then at noon, usually we just take lunch. So 8-1 in the house :-0. It's nice being on the beach though ha-ha.
Thanks for the letter. I didn't email yesterday because it was Martin Luther King Jr. day. The libraries were closed.
Bueno te amo mucha mama. Gracias por tus oraciones. Voy a seguir orando para cada uno de ustedes también.
Elder Lewis
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Big News
It's been super warm here. Like 70's all this week. There were people even swimming in the ocean. There are always surfers. But they have wet suits. But yea, it's been real warm.
Big news. I didn't get transferred. But I feel pretty overwhelmed with what did happen. I'm leading the area I’m at now. But to boot...my companion just got switched over to Spanish speaking. I've been out 1 transfer longer than him. But he got switched from English to Spanish on Wednesday. So......yeah. I'm way way way out of my comfort zone. It's gonna be real hard. 'Cause I have to do everything, and I mean EVERYTHING. Like he doesn’t speak a lick of Spanish. But he's learning. He's studying all the time. Pray for me. 'Cause I’m going to need it. I'm practically training. My Spanish is gonna get a lot better from this experience now though. Cause I HAVE to speak. It's hard right now, real hard. But---this is where I really get to show what I’m made of. Whether I’m gonna buckle and give up, or whether I’m gonna bite my lip and go forward. Ya know? I'm thankful for all my coaches through high school. Cause they were teaching me how to be successful in life too. When the goin’ gets tough, the tough get goin’. I'm trying to do that. But it's one thing to say it. A completely different thing to do it.
I gave a talk in sacrament meeting yesterday! I'm really just getting thrown out there in the middle of it all. Ha-ha. No but it went well I think. I made everyone laugh a few times. I introduced myself and stuff, then I was like "y NO soy de Utah" ha-ha, everyone laughed. It was good though I thought, everyone was impressed. But I think I was the most impressed. It was like 8 min. long or so idk.
That's fantastic that the laptop is working. I was so mad at myself and disappointed about that. That's really a blessing. I'm really happy it works :) The fan has always been noisy. That's really gonna help Will.
I love you and Dad and Will and Evelyn very much.
Keep praying for me as I pray for all of you,
'Cause I’m pretty stressed right now ha-ha---this is where I become fluent. Right now. :) Nothing good comes easy though.
Love,
Elder Ben Lewis
Big news. I didn't get transferred. But I feel pretty overwhelmed with what did happen. I'm leading the area I’m at now. But to boot...my companion just got switched over to Spanish speaking. I've been out 1 transfer longer than him. But he got switched from English to Spanish on Wednesday. So......yeah. I'm way way way out of my comfort zone. It's gonna be real hard. 'Cause I have to do everything, and I mean EVERYTHING. Like he doesn’t speak a lick of Spanish. But he's learning. He's studying all the time. Pray for me. 'Cause I’m going to need it. I'm practically training. My Spanish is gonna get a lot better from this experience now though. Cause I HAVE to speak. It's hard right now, real hard. But---this is where I really get to show what I’m made of. Whether I’m gonna buckle and give up, or whether I’m gonna bite my lip and go forward. Ya know? I'm thankful for all my coaches through high school. Cause they were teaching me how to be successful in life too. When the goin’ gets tough, the tough get goin’. I'm trying to do that. But it's one thing to say it. A completely different thing to do it.
I gave a talk in sacrament meeting yesterday! I'm really just getting thrown out there in the middle of it all. Ha-ha. No but it went well I think. I made everyone laugh a few times. I introduced myself and stuff, then I was like "y NO soy de Utah" ha-ha, everyone laughed. It was good though I thought, everyone was impressed. But I think I was the most impressed. It was like 8 min. long or so idk.
That's fantastic that the laptop is working. I was so mad at myself and disappointed about that. That's really a blessing. I'm really happy it works :) The fan has always been noisy. That's really gonna help Will.
I love you and Dad and Will and Evelyn very much.
Keep praying for me as I pray for all of you,
'Cause I’m pretty stressed right now ha-ha---this is where I become fluent. Right now. :) Nothing good comes easy though.
Love,
Elder Ben Lewis
Monday, January 4, 2010
Happy New Year!
Can you believe it's 2010?!? I remember year 2000. I was in 5th grade. That was a good year. I really liked my teacher. I don't remember her name though. She would ask me how to pronounce words every once in a while. Cause she was Puerto Rican. Like "data" people say it differently. Anyways.
I'm 2 decades old! gross.
Yeah--it's 70 degrees outside! haha. Paradise. It's cold, then warm, then cold then warm. But it's been real warm the past week.
We find out who's getting transferred tomorrow. I'm nervous. 'cause I've been here and with the same companion for 3 transfers. Yea time flies. But I have to remember, it's not about me. It's about them. It's hard sometimes to just forget yourself. But I'm getting better at it. The natural man is so selfish. lol --I'm recognizing it though sometimes and make the change.
I don't want to leave this apt., or area, or branch and church. I've made a lot of friends here. It'll be hard to leave.
I would welcome a change though. Things get old. Mixing things up is for the best. Pray for me and the people here that I come across. Especially that their hearts may be softened and that they'll make time for us the missionaries.
Love, Elder Lewis
Can you believe it's 2010?!? I remember year 2000. I was in 5th grade. That was a good year. I really liked my teacher. I don't remember her name though. She would ask me how to pronounce words every once in a while. Cause she was Puerto Rican. Like "data" people say it differently. Anyways.
I'm 2 decades old! gross.
Yeah--it's 70 degrees outside! haha. Paradise. It's cold, then warm, then cold then warm. But it's been real warm the past week.
We find out who's getting transferred tomorrow. I'm nervous. 'cause I've been here and with the same companion for 3 transfers. Yea time flies. But I have to remember, it's not about me. It's about them. It's hard sometimes to just forget yourself. But I'm getting better at it. The natural man is so selfish. lol --I'm recognizing it though sometimes and make the change.
I don't want to leave this apt., or area, or branch and church. I've made a lot of friends here. It'll be hard to leave.
I would welcome a change though. Things get old. Mixing things up is for the best. Pray for me and the people here that I come across. Especially that their hearts may be softened and that they'll make time for us the missionaries.
Love, Elder Lewis
Feliz Navidad!
Tiempo para compartir con nuestros familaries y amigos un momento agradable lleno de paz y alegria.
Feliz Navidad!
Como están? Hace frio acá en San Diego. Más o menos en los 50’s y 60’s. Jajá! Todavía estoy viviendo on la playa. Todavía estoy con el mismo compañero, en la misma área. Pero, estoy feliz con todo. Ha nevado allí en N.C.? Tenemos una chimenea en nuestro apartamento. Yo nunca jamás quería dejarme de mi apartamento. Abisme cuando van a cambiar casa.
Elder Benjamin Lewis
Rough translation:
Time to share with our family and friends a pleasant moment full of peace and joy.
Merry Christmas!
How are you? It's cold here in San Diego. More or less in the 50' s and 60' s. Oh yeah! Still I am living on the beach. Still I am with my companion, in the same area. But, I am still happy. Has it snowed there in N.C.? We have a chimney in our apartment. I never want to leave my apartment. I'll let you know when they are going to transfer me.
Elder Benjamin Lewis
Feliz Navidad!
Como están? Hace frio acá en San Diego. Más o menos en los 50’s y 60’s. Jajá! Todavía estoy viviendo on la playa. Todavía estoy con el mismo compañero, en la misma área. Pero, estoy feliz con todo. Ha nevado allí en N.C.? Tenemos una chimenea en nuestro apartamento. Yo nunca jamás quería dejarme de mi apartamento. Abisme cuando van a cambiar casa.
Elder Benjamin Lewis
Rough translation:
Time to share with our family and friends a pleasant moment full of peace and joy.
Merry Christmas!
How are you? It's cold here in San Diego. More or less in the 50' s and 60' s. Oh yeah! Still I am living on the beach. Still I am with my companion, in the same area. But, I am still happy. Has it snowed there in N.C.? We have a chimney in our apartment. I never want to leave my apartment. I'll let you know when they are going to transfer me.
Elder Benjamin Lewis
Dec. 21st
This morning we went biking up and down that estuary-marsh thing. It was way fun. I had a Santa Clause hat on. It was a little chilly this morning.. like...lower 60s haha :-p
It's been kinda warm the past 3 days. Like mid 70's. That's cool to get some more snow. Last year, they got a bunch too. Wow! 16 inches in DC? dang
It's been pretty good down here. A little slow. We're building up our teaching pool again. Which is bad, it should always be filling up. But anyways… We've found a couple families that are really interested. The holidays are crazy though. People are busy. :-/--don't they know it would only take like 15 min.?!?! We tell ‘em that, but ehh. idk
We sang in sacrament meeting yesterday. We sang La Primera Navidad and Noche de Luz--(The first Noel) and (Silent Night). 4 elders and 2 sisters. Yeah! We have 6 missionaries in the branch! But the song was good. Everyone said we sang real well. There were even a few people crying.
I'm excited to have Christmas on the beach. But also, I may be getting transferred soon. Who knows? But this is still my 1st area and my 1st companion. My Spanish isn't that great though. But it's gettin’ a lot better.
Thanks for the letter. We have a Christmas party the 23rd where we get all of our packages. Did you get mine?! It’s coming. You all should watch one of the movies on Christmas as a family. Watch the "A Special Witness" one. That one is good. Make everyone watch it mom. Maybe you should all watch it before opening presents.
K I love you all very much. P-days are too busy-trying to get everything done.
Love Elder Lewis
It's been kinda warm the past 3 days. Like mid 70's. That's cool to get some more snow. Last year, they got a bunch too. Wow! 16 inches in DC? dang
It's been pretty good down here. A little slow. We're building up our teaching pool again. Which is bad, it should always be filling up. But anyways… We've found a couple families that are really interested. The holidays are crazy though. People are busy. :-/--don't they know it would only take like 15 min.?!?! We tell ‘em that, but ehh. idk
We sang in sacrament meeting yesterday. We sang La Primera Navidad and Noche de Luz--(The first Noel) and (Silent Night). 4 elders and 2 sisters. Yeah! We have 6 missionaries in the branch! But the song was good. Everyone said we sang real well. There were even a few people crying.
I'm excited to have Christmas on the beach. But also, I may be getting transferred soon. Who knows? But this is still my 1st area and my 1st companion. My Spanish isn't that great though. But it's gettin’ a lot better.
Thanks for the letter. We have a Christmas party the 23rd where we get all of our packages. Did you get mine?! It’s coming. You all should watch one of the movies on Christmas as a family. Watch the "A Special Witness" one. That one is good. Make everyone watch it mom. Maybe you should all watch it before opening presents.
K I love you all very much. P-days are too busy-trying to get everything done.
Love Elder Lewis
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