Last night following Ryan’s court of honor, I met a bi-lingual woman from a neighboring ward. With her was a girl that was high-school age and had just moved from Colombia. She spoke very little English and was nervous about school, which starts next week. I spoke a little Spanish to her, although my vocal issues are apparently bilingual too! I was able to introduce her to Amanda and Ryan, who both speak a little Spanish, and they exchanged cell phone numbers.
Later that evening I mentioned to Ryan that it was frustrating that I know Spanish, but I can’t speak much of it. It seemed like a waste. He said, “But you still understand it. If you were in Mexico or somewhere, you could at least understand what they were saying, even if you couldn’t say much. That is better than most people.”
You know, that was an excellent point. I need to be more of a “glass half full” guy.
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Amy told me about your blog so I've been reading this. All I have to say is thank you for doing it & thanks to Amy for letting me know about it. I love to read your words of encouragement & frustration & your wonderful inputs about life. You are very wise, very kind and an all around wonderful man. I am going to be a better person because of what you share on this blog. Thank you for being who you are and sharing yourself with me (among many others I am sure). I feel blessed to call you cousin! :)
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