My dearest Family,
Words cant explain how great your emails sound to me right now. Its so sad that i couldnt read them and take time to take in all your words. I only have 24 minutes left :(
This week was crazy. Its gone by so fast. I was kind of bummed that I didnt get any letters from my family but when i read your emails it made me hopeful haha thank you all for sending what you have, hopefully i get it soon. I got a letter from Cameron Baron from school, and Elder Bruce Loli. Let me tell you now, letters make missionaries feel goooooood haha. Because we cant write back till p day it makes us itch like crazy.
This week went flying. ... We have several teachers that teach us many different things, and i have to tell you how blessed i am to be in this pilot program. ... All of our teachers have expressed how lucky we are to know the things that they only came to find out during the last six months of their mission. Also, the teachers at the MTC are crazy. Theyre fresh off the mission, and i think in order to work here they need to have converted the masses. They wont admit it though.
Elder Linzey and I normally stay alone in the room and study. They dont understand that the more they sacrifice, the stronger theyll be. The pilot program centers around teaching people, not lessons. Its way fun and just yesterday i had to give a lesson for sunday school and i have changed SIGNIFICANTLY. Its so nice to see the fruits of my labors so soon.
Anyways, I got my flight itinerary! Crazy stuff. I fly out next week already. We wake up next week tuesday at 4am and our flight leaves to las vegas at 7, then from vegas to california at around 9. Which means, i WILL be able to call my loved ones at the airport, so i'm sorry for calling so early in advance, but i really miss you guys.
It was so nice to work with halia, we just talked for about an hour while we scrubbed water fountains. He told me a lot that i didnt know i told him, because of some "blog"..to which I said, "oh boy". hahaha. Im glad youve put the stuff up though.
Something cool i want to share with you is that if we plan our lessons, the lord will bless us with the spirit. If you think about Nephi, he had two plans to get the plates from Laban. First to ask him, then to offer him gold. After that, he just relied on the spirit. The same goes for missionaries. If we plan our lessons, even if our investigators go off topic, we will be qualified for the spirit.
My branch president, president fisher is the man. He's ... really cool. What got me about him and his counselors is that on the first day, they gave us big hugs. Hugs that we all really needed. I loved that.
I hope the family is doing good. ... Thanks for sending that box, im sure ill get it soon. On p days we get to go to the temple. The provo temple is beautiful, i cant wait to go in a couple of hours. Also, today i'll be writing you all another letter. Probably around tomorrow you should stop sending mail or anything that needs to be delivered (except dearelders) because i wont get it, i'll be in california.
Sorry mom i couldnt print out my emails, i wish i could but theres no printer around here. Halia told me about that and i was considering it. Some elders showed us how to bypass the time limit but we dont do it. Thats dumb. Anyways, i hope you guys are doing well. I pray for you all every day and every night and try to do so by name. Thank you so much for taking care of Hill.
The work keeps me busy but you are all still on my mind. Me and my companion are way close now. We can talk about anything. ... Anxiously awaiting your letters, and with love,
Elder Watson
PS Thanks for your prayers, they are really helping me. Love you all.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Cleanup Duty in MTC
Elder Watson and his MTC companion Elder Linzey from MA, working the mops under the supervision of none other than Halia Marks!
Monday, February 21, 2011
1st Letter from Kalima - 2/21/11
Dear Family,
All I can say is- what a week. It's been crazy. The second we got in we got our badges, had a meeting and boom we were in classes. The first three days were honestly crazy. Days feel like weeks because we're constantly doing things from 6:15AM to 10:30PM.
My companion is Elder Linzey- he's from massachusetts. He's a really cool guy, he has glasses and we really connect. At first he was scared because I was a large polynesian and stuff but as he got to know me then he realized i wouldnt hurt him haha. ...
Anyways, the last few days have felt like weeks. I've had a lot of peaks and lows, which is normal for new missionaries. It was really hard just because i was always with family and never had to deal with being away, especially my contact with Hillary. ... I only have 30 minutes to type this so i'll try to type as fast as i can.
I actually had a crazy experience. The first day i got here, after everything i got home and i found out that my scriptures were gone. That had my patriarchal blessing, my engraved hymn book, my bible and Hillarys scriptures. I felt so low. I was having a really really hard time. I prayed so hard day and night and it was rough because i couldnt teach as effectively. Two days ago i fasted - and for a place where a day feels like a week that was hard. Anyways, i fasted two meals and the weirdest thing happened- in class that night a random teacher walks in and says Elder Watson? and hands me my scriptures. It was in a building i had never been in which means someome probably took it on accident but i was so happy. I have a testimony of prayer.
I've learned and grown so much in the past 4 days its not even funny. The MTC is crazy, but i really want to be in the field already. Our zone is actually in a special pilot program that the apostles are trying out- its totally different from how they teach Preach my gospel normally but its supposedly good. our teacher said that this program sends missionaries out to the mtc the way he was in his last transfer. Im blessed for that.
Thank you so much for the package-it was so nice to have a piece of home. Know that i'll be writing letters today because its the only day we're allowed to. There are many rules but they are all easy to follow.
For Hillary- a crazy thing happened. I'm sitting on a desk in class and on the bottom are names carved in, names of elders who have sat there and stuff. So i lift mine up and underneath it it says, E. Pauni, Omaha Mission. I was so excited, i felt so close to Hill. It was an awesome experience. Elder Pauni is hillarys good friend, she knows him well.
Anyways, its been snowing the last few days and i love it. i wont be getting it for a while. Our zone leaders are awesome. Elder Drake is kind of the leader and i look up to him. Elder williams has a glass eye and taps on it with a pen sometimes. He got shot in the eye with an arrow when he was a kid, so thats always fun.
I need to get used to companions. I realize here that im really a loner and like doing things on my own, but i cant. But its good, something i can learn.
Hope you guys are doing great, love you all. My prayers are with you.
Elder Kalima Watson
All I can say is- what a week. It's been crazy. The second we got in we got our badges, had a meeting and boom we were in classes. The first three days were honestly crazy. Days feel like weeks because we're constantly doing things from 6:15AM to 10:30PM.
My companion is Elder Linzey- he's from massachusetts. He's a really cool guy, he has glasses and we really connect. At first he was scared because I was a large polynesian and stuff but as he got to know me then he realized i wouldnt hurt him haha. ...
Anyways, the last few days have felt like weeks. I've had a lot of peaks and lows, which is normal for new missionaries. It was really hard just because i was always with family and never had to deal with being away, especially my contact with Hillary. ... I only have 30 minutes to type this so i'll try to type as fast as i can.
I actually had a crazy experience. The first day i got here, after everything i got home and i found out that my scriptures were gone. That had my patriarchal blessing, my engraved hymn book, my bible and Hillarys scriptures. I felt so low. I was having a really really hard time. I prayed so hard day and night and it was rough because i couldnt teach as effectively. Two days ago i fasted - and for a place where a day feels like a week that was hard. Anyways, i fasted two meals and the weirdest thing happened- in class that night a random teacher walks in and says Elder Watson? and hands me my scriptures. It was in a building i had never been in which means someome probably took it on accident but i was so happy. I have a testimony of prayer.
I've learned and grown so much in the past 4 days its not even funny. The MTC is crazy, but i really want to be in the field already. Our zone is actually in a special pilot program that the apostles are trying out- its totally different from how they teach Preach my gospel normally but its supposedly good. our teacher said that this program sends missionaries out to the mtc the way he was in his last transfer. Im blessed for that.
Thank you so much for the package-it was so nice to have a piece of home. Know that i'll be writing letters today because its the only day we're allowed to. There are many rules but they are all easy to follow.
For Hillary- a crazy thing happened. I'm sitting on a desk in class and on the bottom are names carved in, names of elders who have sat there and stuff. So i lift mine up and underneath it it says, E. Pauni, Omaha Mission. I was so excited, i felt so close to Hill. It was an awesome experience. Elder Pauni is hillarys good friend, she knows him well.
Anyways, its been snowing the last few days and i love it. i wont be getting it for a while. Our zone leaders are awesome. Elder Drake is kind of the leader and i look up to him. Elder williams has a glass eye and taps on it with a pen sometimes. He got shot in the eye with an arrow when he was a kid, so thats always fun.
I need to get used to companions. I realize here that im really a loner and like doing things on my own, but i cant. But its good, something i can learn.
Hope you guys are doing great, love you all. My prayers are with you.
Elder Kalima Watson
Aloha Oe
This is the last we saw of Elder Watson on 2/16/11. He's in the middle pulling one of his suitcases. Now officially on the Lord's errand. God bless you our son ...
Welcome!!!
Beginning the official Blog for Elder Kalimapihaokalani Watson. Elder Watson entered the MTC on 2/16/11 and will be heading to the California Riverside mission in a few short weeks.
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