It's funny because my first p-day I was like... I'm so sad, everybody has letters but me, woe is me!
Then after that email last week, everybody emailed me and I have 
more people writing me then all the other Elders in my district. You're 
letters are awesome. It makes me feel like I'm still here in Utah even 
if it is like some sort of Celestial property... I'm still an American 
and I'm still in my hometown Utah!!! I have to remind myself that haha.
You eat, you study, you speak Korean, you study, you participate in some
 member of the seventy's devotional, you study, you go to meetings, you 
study, and then you go to bed and get like 7 and a half hours of sleep 
and start over again... you walk and walk and walk and walk and study 
and study and study and study. I'm exhausted all the time and I have to 
remind myself that I'm on the Lord's errand so I can't afford to be 
exhausted, I need to continue to smile and show the light of Christ in 
my countenance and GET THE WORK DONE!
despite how I feel and who I want to be here.... I really am still 
imperfect wesley who needs to work on a lot of things. I need more 
diligence and reverence and focus and I pray for me to establish these 
christ-like attributes because i don't feel comfortable making this 
mission about me. 
Before... my life was Wesley-centered.... and now, Being 
selfish.... is like not rewarding at all... it sucks. Being on a mission
 only makes you feel good if you serve and if you turn outward like 
Christ did and have charity. Everytime I make something about me.... it 
isn't fulfilling. I'm trying to need less and less and give more and 
more. It's hard for me. But that's all I do all day long every day. I 
still have 8 more weeks to get really really good at it. Hopefully I end
 up like someone a person would trust and listen to and love.  
Our district goal this week is reverence. It's our "Christ-like attribute" for last week.
All of you imagine me for a bit. I'm energetic, I love to sing and
 beat-box. I love to talk a lot. I am usually happy about a lot of 
things, ect.
Now imagine if all of 12 people in a district were 
exactly the same way. We got like 4 beat-boxers here. Everyone sings! We
 all talk so much (hence the goal for reverence). You can see why we 
were all called to seoul Korea. God wants that similar flavor for those 
people I guess.
There is little time for me to write, and i can only email on 
p-days.... every letter and package reminds me that I'm still a Utahn 
with people who know me as me and not as "Elder Buckwalter"
.... wait what? you're name is Wesley???.....
ya. Thanks for all the things that remind me of who I am. I love you guys.
 
 
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