So mom and dad I'm writing to you both because I need to hurry to caught my bus. (Not sure where he is going)...
Well, my new companion is great, he is from Mexico and we have many plans
for helping out our area.
Your getting a new car....well dad I was laughing so hard when I read about taking the scouts on trips, I
remember that. Wow was it really 9 years.. so many trips, even that
time that we couldn't get up that hill when we were going to go look
at a house in Boise. haha! Fun times, and adventures. Thanks for the memories.
Mom that lesson sounds great, it is so true how everything we do will effect others even if we don't think it will. I actually am reading in Mathew 15 right now,and it is so amazing how many milagros that Christ did. I'm just trying to apply all that he did. and live that way in my life.
I'm sorry for the short letter this week, I'll make up for it next week,
I love you all so very much,
Love Elder Timothy V. Gomm
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
I'm Staying, It's going to be Great - January 29,2012
Sorry my email is so short this week, I emailed another family member that I felt needed it. Know I love you all!
So changes are here, I will be staying in Young for another change and
Elder Valero from Mexico is my new companion. Its going to be GREAT! I'm not district
leader this change, but that's ok president is giving another Elder the opportunity for training.
Which I'm glad there is only 4 of us here and he should be the district leader. The Lord has a plan for each one of us.
Life on the mission is great. So Elder Leyva is headed to Montevideo do some work in the city, I sure am going to miss him, he was one of my favorite companions. So here is the email for
this week, I'll have to make it up next week.
I love you all so very much,
Elder Timothy V. Gomm,
So changes are here, I will be staying in Young for another change and
Elder Valero from Mexico is my new companion. Its going to be GREAT! I'm not district
leader this change, but that's ok president is giving another Elder the opportunity for training.
Which I'm glad there is only 4 of us here and he should be the district leader. The Lord has a plan for each one of us.
Life on the mission is great. So Elder Leyva is headed to Montevideo do some work in the city, I sure am going to miss him, he was one of my favorite companions. So here is the email for
this week, I'll have to make it up next week.
I love you all so very much,
Elder Timothy V. Gomm,
I'm doing great here in Uruguay - Christmas Photos January 22, 2012
Next week is changes, this is our last week together, me and Elder Leyva. I have been here in Young for about 3 months now, and it has been pretty hot. I love the members here, they are really great people. We are doing everything that we can to have the members help us out as well as teaching and finding. We actually have an activity this Friday, we are going to have a cine and watch jose smith el profeta de la restauracion, is going to be great. Mom you asked if they teach Gospel Doctrine classes here, well they do in some parts of Uruguay, but here they don't here because its a branch and they don't have many members yet. Mom you asked if I needed anything, well, I need deodorant big time and my shoes,I still have to take pictures of them and send them. As for my socks, well they have been worn for a year and some now and ties are ok, but my shirts.... lets just say I'm glad your not here to see how yellow and nasty they are... haha! But hey I sweat alot here it is really hot, I cant help it. I know its disgusting... I cant help it, I'm in a 3rd world country where I need to wash my clothes in a bucket. But hey I'm trying to learn how to house keep, I think that my future wife will be pretty pleased how well I can wash the floor and do the dishes, I'm a pro at it now. haha!
Gid, just do what Grandpa J says, when you get up, you make your bed, it really does make for a happier day.
I'm doing great here in Uruguay, I'm learning so much about how everything works, physical, spiritual, temporal as well as eternal. I am so grateful for having such a great family. I love you all so much and I'm praying everyday and every night for all of you one by one. I love you all.
Love your son, brother, grandson, cousin, nephew, and friend,
Elder Timothy V. Gomm
Here are some pictures: ENJOY!
or just admire...
You can see it in his hair...
(Being computer challenged, I can't turn the picture, so enjoy it upside down. Momma G)
Waiting for my most favorite time of the year..The Phone call from my family!
Okay the phone is working.....Check
Tradition gifts from home, a puzzle for New Years Eve, Elder Gomm can you EYE SPY??
Gid, just do what Grandpa J says, when you get up, you make your bed, it really does make for a happier day.
I'm doing great here in Uruguay, I'm learning so much about how everything works, physical, spiritual, temporal as well as eternal. I am so grateful for having such a great family. I love you all so much and I'm praying everyday and every night for all of you one by one. I love you all.
Love your son, brother, grandson, cousin, nephew, and friend,
Elder Timothy V. Gomm
Here are some pictures: ENJOY!
Elder Gomm, following the ways of the Nephites, Pray to find where to go.N
Now that's a Big Bushy Tree
I thought of my little sister Emily when I saw this van,this is for you Emmy.
This is a map of my area here in Young
Okay some days we spend alot of time walking and we need to entertain ourselves, what better way then to enjoy the things around us....
Taste...
After his momma saw this picture she sent him some suckers so that he would have something to do while he walked.
My First Christmas in Uruguay
"Oh Christmas Tree"
We didn't realize how much Elder Gomm would forget, Like how to play with Silly Putty. It doesn't go well in hair... Silly kid!
(Being computer challenged, I can't turn the picture, so enjoy it upside down. Momma G)
The time is here, no call yet.....
The Call arrives.....AWESOME!
Elder Gomm received his call from his family and he was able to talk to each of them for 10 minutes. Priceless!
It's not fun after the call.....Mothers Day will be here before you know it.
Tradition gifts from home, a puzzle for New Years Eve, Elder Gomm can you EYE SPY??
Looking Happy and doing well..
So after the sight of his umbrella, we sent him a new one just in time for the rains to stop. Isn't it colorful, Emily picked it out.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Change, Who am I becoming? January 16-2012
Hey momma!! Yep you can believe it, life is just running by... its kind of freaky, haha!
So my highlight of the week, is just like all my highlights. Change. I have learned so much and I'm changing. I love it!! Everything is just making more sense to me, and I'm trying my very best to apply all the attribute of Christ and ... haha I'm starting to cry. That makes sense too, everything that he did for me, for us... yep, I'm the emotional son. Haha! I'm starting to ready the Bible and its making sense, I just got done with the sermon on the mount, wow! What serious and powerful words. Mom, I'm changing, and I'm following the same foots steps as my savior. How is it that we just don't know... haha, we are just a little speck of sand compared to the whole universe.... but we have SO MUCH purpose. BLESSED BE THE NAME OF MY GOD, IN ALL HIS GLORY AND GOODNESS.
I love this work, its going to be so hard for me to go home. I love this people, I love Spanish, I love the work of my God, Savior, and King, even Jesus Christ.
So I'm going to be writing Grandma Gomm a letter today for her birthday so hopefully it will get there. How are they doing? Grandma better remember things a little bit better, haha! I'm talking with a voice of a trumpet, so grandpa will be able to hear me, haha! Tell them that I love them so much.
Tell Grandma Johnson to not do her cartwheels for a couple months, or at least till I get back, and tell grandpa to keep on helping grandma, because we all know how much grandma likes doing the extreme. Tell them that I love them as well.
I did take some money out of my account because I didn't have any money to live off of. I truly think this city that I'm in is just so expensive... its really crazy.
Tell everyone I love them for me and know that you're all in my prayers,
Love Elder Timothy V. Gomm
PS. You are going to get alot of photos someday, when I can get it working. haha!
So my highlight of the week, is just like all my highlights. Change. I have learned so much and I'm changing. I love it!! Everything is just making more sense to me, and I'm trying my very best to apply all the attribute of Christ and ... haha I'm starting to cry. That makes sense too, everything that he did for me, for us... yep, I'm the emotional son. Haha! I'm starting to ready the Bible and its making sense, I just got done with the sermon on the mount, wow! What serious and powerful words. Mom, I'm changing, and I'm following the same foots steps as my savior. How is it that we just don't know... haha, we are just a little speck of sand compared to the whole universe.... but we have SO MUCH purpose. BLESSED BE THE NAME OF MY GOD, IN ALL HIS GLORY AND GOODNESS.
I love this work, its going to be so hard for me to go home. I love this people, I love Spanish, I love the work of my God, Savior, and King, even Jesus Christ.
So I'm going to be writing Grandma Gomm a letter today for her birthday so hopefully it will get there. How are they doing? Grandma better remember things a little bit better, haha! I'm talking with a voice of a trumpet, so grandpa will be able to hear me, haha! Tell them that I love them so much.
Tell Grandma Johnson to not do her cartwheels for a couple months, or at least till I get back, and tell grandpa to keep on helping grandma, because we all know how much grandma likes doing the extreme. Tell them that I love them as well.
I did take some money out of my account because I didn't have any money to live off of. I truly think this city that I'm in is just so expensive... its really crazy.
Tell everyone I love them for me and know that you're all in my prayers,
Love Elder Timothy V. Gomm
PS. You are going to get alot of photos someday, when I can get it working. haha!
Testify and see God at work - January 9-2012
Elder Gomm got word that his grandma fell and broke her ankle this week:
GRANDMA!!!!!!!!!!! STOP IT!!! Oh grandma, you have to still play the dice game with me when I get back, how are were suppose to play Ticket to ride if you keep hurting yourself. haha! I love you grandma, please be safe. You still have to be alive when I get back! I mean it, take care of yourself!
Hey mom, need to get an address for Megan again, I need to send her a letter. Did you give loves to Aunt Lynette and Uncle Mike for me?
So I'm going to take some pictures of my shoes (they are falling apart after 1 year of use:}) , and the thing about pictures here in Young, they don't work very well to send, so I'm going to have to figure something out for next week. sorry, I keep trying to send pictures but it's not working.
This week we taught a class at church about testifying. I was a really great class, we taught about Brigham Young and his conversion to the gospel. Brigham was taking lessons from the missionaries for a year, and he didn't feel anything. Wen the missionaries were teaching in the house of his family they had brought another member to the lesson, and at the end of the lesson the missionary asked for the member to share his testimony. This member was timid, have very much experience in talking in public, he didn't talk much, be he said,`` I know that Joseph Smith is a Prophet of God, and I know that the Book of Mormon is true and has the entire message of the eternal gospel´´ and then sat down. Members can have great power when they testify. We are young men from other countries with different cultures, but the members here in Uruguay are the missionaries that will be here long after we have gone. Missionary work isn't just for young people, its for ALL the saints of Zion, and we need to help our brothers and sisters to know the truth and find Christ in their lives.
I love you all so much, know that I am praying for you all, tell grandma and grandpa to not play with the bull anymore. haha!
Love Timothy V. Gomm
GRANDMA!!!!!!!!!!! STOP IT!!! Oh grandma, you have to still play the dice game with me when I get back, how are were suppose to play Ticket to ride if you keep hurting yourself. haha! I love you grandma, please be safe. You still have to be alive when I get back! I mean it, take care of yourself!
Hey mom, need to get an address for Megan again, I need to send her a letter. Did you give loves to Aunt Lynette and Uncle Mike for me?
So I'm going to take some pictures of my shoes (they are falling apart after 1 year of use:}) , and the thing about pictures here in Young, they don't work very well to send, so I'm going to have to figure something out for next week. sorry, I keep trying to send pictures but it's not working.
This week we taught a class at church about testifying. I was a really great class, we taught about Brigham Young and his conversion to the gospel. Brigham was taking lessons from the missionaries for a year, and he didn't feel anything. Wen the missionaries were teaching in the house of his family they had brought another member to the lesson, and at the end of the lesson the missionary asked for the member to share his testimony. This member was timid, have very much experience in talking in public, he didn't talk much, be he said,`` I know that Joseph Smith is a Prophet of God, and I know that the Book of Mormon is true and has the entire message of the eternal gospel´´ and then sat down. Members can have great power when they testify. We are young men from other countries with different cultures, but the members here in Uruguay are the missionaries that will be here long after we have gone. Missionary work isn't just for young people, its for ALL the saints of Zion, and we need to help our brothers and sisters to know the truth and find Christ in their lives.
I love you all so much, know that I am praying for you all, tell grandma and grandpa to not play with the bull anymore. haha!
Love Timothy V. Gomm
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