SCOTT, CHRISTINE + ZOEY,
HOW IS THE LIFE OF THE SEATTLE BUTIKOFERS GOING? SORRY IT TOOK ME SO LONG TO WRITE YOU GUYS A LETTER...I NEVER GOT YOUR NEW ADDRESS...:( I'M SO SORRY ABOUT THAT!! SO SCOTT, HOW'S MEDICAL SCHOOL GOING? WHAT HAS BEEN THE MOST INTERESTING THING THAT YOU HAVE LEARNED IN YOUR CLASSES SO FAR? CHRISTINE, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU SENDING ME EMAILS EVERY WEEK! IT REALLY REALLY MEANS A LOT TO FIND OUT WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON IN ALL OF YOUR FAMILY'S LIVES. I REALLY ENJOY THE PICTURES THAT YOU SEND TO ME :) IT ALSO IS SO STINKING AWESOME OF YOU TO DO A BLOG FOR MY MISSION! ZOEY, THANKS FOR BEING MY FIRST NIECE, I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HOW QUICKLY YOU GROW UP! YOU'RE SOO STINKING CUTE THAT I CAN'T WAIT EVERY WEEK TO SEE YOUR PICTURES! BTW...I FORGOT TO ASK, BUT HOW'S MY TASK GOING? HAVE YOU STARTED YET? IF SO, HOW MUCH DO YOU HAVE? IF NOT, YOU STILL HAVE 23 MONTHS TO PERFECT IT! HAHA. SO...WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF SEATTLE RIGHT NOW? I'M HAVING A BLAST DOWN HERE IN ARGENTINA! :) SPANISH IS GOING GREAT! IT'S REALLY COOL BECAUSE WHEN ME AND MY COMPANIONS GO OUT PROSELYTING ON SATURDAYS, I'M STARTING TO UNDERSTAND A TON MORE! I'M NOWHERE UNDERSTANDING ALL OF IT BUT WE CAN USUALLY COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER AND THROUGH THE HOLY GHOST, THEY CAN UNDERSTAND THE LESSONS WE TEACH! I HAVE DEFINITELY SEEN THE GIFT OF TONGUES ON MY MISSION ALREADY!! I MEAN NOT THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SPEAK PERFECTLY BUT THAT IT IS TRULY A MIRACLE THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LEARN SO MUCH SPANISH FROM KNOWING NO SPANISH A MONTH AGO. BUT EVEN THOUGH IT IS SO TOUGH TO LEARN THE LANGUAGE, I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE TIME OF MY LIFE DOWN HERE! ALL OF THE MISSIONARIES ARE SO AWESOME! THEY ARE ALL FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT AND ARE ALL SO WILLING TO HELP OTHERS WITH ANYTHING THAT THEY MIGHT NEED HELP WITH. EVEN THOUGH I'VE ONLY BEEN HERE FOR ONE MONTH, I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH. FROM LEARNING THE LANGUAGE, TO HOW IMPORTANT THE PRINCIPLES OF THE GOSPEL ARE, TO HOW FAR I CAN PUSH MYSELF AND WITH THE HELP OF THE LORD YOU CAN PUSH YOURSELF SO MUCH FURTHER. LIKE DAD ALWAYS SAYS, "WORK LIKE IT'S ALL UP TO YOU, AND PRAY LIKE IT'S ALL UP TO THE LORD." THOSE ARE TRUE WORDS OF WISDOM. OH MAN! I AM GETTING SO EXCITED TO WATCH GENERAL CONFERENCE IN LIKE TWO WEEKS! DOWN HERE YOU GET SO EXCITED AT EVERYTHING! LIKE I'M LIKE A LITTLE KID WAITING FOR CHRISTMAS TO COME. HAHA. WELL I HOPE THAT YOU 3 ARE DOING GREAT! I CANT' WAIT TO HEAR MORE FROM YOU GUYS!
LOVE YOU GUYS,
ELDER ATKINSON
melts my heart...thanks for posting his letter to your family! Man, we have seen huge growth in him and boy do we miss him tons! :)
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