HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!!
Hi dad! How are you? I didn't get a card off to you for Father's Day, so I decided that I would fax you a letter instead! I know, really creative, hu? It is also a few days early, but this is the only time I will be in the office this week, so I decided to do it now.
Well, things are going well with me here. I have a little bit of a flu right now so I'm not feeling all that wonderful, but I am fine (colds are called flu here). We had Sister's conference this weekend and we stayed overnight at the mission home and they rented some videos for us to have an all night video party, so I was up until 2 am and then the next morning we went hiking and we played under a waterfall and it was quite cold, so I think that the combination of both things caused me to become ill. But I will get over it! My companion, Sister Allen is sick as well.
How are things with Paragon? Any news yet? I tell ya, something has to happen soon. This is just too long to be dragging it out. The Lord will bless you. I guess He just wants us all to learn patience. I do pray for all of you and that situation often.
You know, since I've been on mission I have come to appreciate more the upbringing that I have had. I am so grateful for the chance that I had to be raised in a home where I was taught valuable lessons. I remember once when I was probably 15 and was planning on going to a Young Women's activity. The Sharps phoned and asked if I could go water skiing with them. You wouldn't let me go because I had made a commitment to go to young women's. I remember that I was quite cross about that, but as I look back now with my 20/20 hindsight, I really learned a valuable lesson from that. I was really taught responsibility and to follow through on my commitments. I could go through and relate many times when I learned valuable lessons, but I won't. I would just like to thank you for all that you have taught me. More than that, you showed me by example how to be dedicated to the church and to have a strong testimony.
There are a lot of things that I have come to appreciate more or to miss about home since I have been on mission, one of course, is mom's cooking, another is Sunday family dinners, but probably more than that is that I miss when you would open my door late at night and just say that you love me and blow me a kiss. It's funny the things you take for granted.
I have to leave this letter in the office until I go home and get the fax number and phone back here to the office to have one of the Elders send it, so I am sure in the mean time one of the Elders will read this and I am sure they think I am a cheeseball. But oh well, right? But I just wanted you to know how much I love you and how much I do miss you. I feel like I might be hurting mom's feelings when I say that the time has been flying and that I haven't been homesick, but I do miss you all very much, I just know that this is where I need to be and that a year really is really not a very long time. I know that I will be home in no time at all and it will seem like I never really left. So, I need to take advantage of the time that I have now.
I hope that all is well with you. I received that letter with the check in it. THANKS! I hope to hear from you soon! You guys can fax me anytime here at the office, I should probably fax you more often and prevent the long delay, but I don't think about it very often. I hope to hear from you soon. Give everyone hugs and kisses for me and tell them I love them! Thanks! Love you tons!
Love,
Shel (Sister Zenger) :)
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