Melinda's brother, Scott, came home from his mission on Thursday. He spent 2 years teaching the gospel to the Spanish speaking residents of Ft. Lauderdale Florida. We went to his ward to hear him speak today.
He started out directly with his testimony of Jesus Christ and of His Atonement. Wow. Scott used to be this precocious, opinionated kid, and now he is a man who during 2 years of service really gets the heart of the gospel. Through his blood (bicycle accidents), sweat (Miami heat), and tears (this one I'm just assuming) he has seen the hand of the Lord in his life and in the lives of those he has served.
I liked his mission stories, but seeing his love and gratitude for Jesus Christ is what was really moving. He has changed in 2 years, and all for the better. Is their anything better a nineteen year-old could be doing with 2 years than serving Jesus and getting to know Him?
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Sunday, October 14, 2007
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Scott "El Cubano" regresa
Melinda's brother, Scott, came home from his mission today. He went to the Florida, Ft. Lauderdale Spanish speaking mission. He looks pretty much the same, albeit a little older and a little wiser, but still the same old Scott we love.
We had dinner up at Grandma and Grandpa's house with some extended family and the kids got reacquainted with Scott; they are glad to have him home. Saffron even gave him a kiss. When we left for the evening some of us cajoled him into giving the family prayer in Spanish. He finally did once we counted in the room and about half of us there speak Spanish (there were two Portuguese speakers, which is close enough.) So he gave the prayer with a great Cuban accent. Most of us (5) learned Chilean Spanish and two of us (Lisette and Melinda) learned Mexican Spanish, but Scott sounds completely different than any of us. He sounds great and I was so proud that he knows how to use the subjunctive and past subjunctive!
Of course his work teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ, and all the people he helped to live a more righteous life is more important than his command of the language, but it's great fun having another hispanohablante around.
We had dinner up at Grandma and Grandpa's house with some extended family and the kids got reacquainted with Scott; they are glad to have him home. Saffron even gave him a kiss. When we left for the evening some of us cajoled him into giving the family prayer in Spanish. He finally did once we counted in the room and about half of us there speak Spanish (there were two Portuguese speakers, which is close enough.) So he gave the prayer with a great Cuban accent. Most of us (5) learned Chilean Spanish and two of us (Lisette and Melinda) learned Mexican Spanish, but Scott sounds completely different than any of us. He sounds great and I was so proud that he knows how to use the subjunctive and past subjunctive!
Of course his work teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ, and all the people he helped to live a more righteous life is more important than his command of the language, but it's great fun having another hispanohablante around.
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