November 25, 2006

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  whats been the biggest struggle for you since deciding to join the seminary?                Posted 11/20/2006 at 11:24 PM by bLuefLaming0 – delete – block user

               I would say the biggest struggle is to be here and so far away from everyone dear to me. My friends and family were my life back in Iowa, and I miss them all very dearly. It is strange to be in a place where I cannot interact daily with a single one of them, though I was very blessed yesterday when two of them came to see me! Oh how wonderful that was.

                Thankfully the other young men here are all terrific, and I already consider them to be my brothers. Having them around makes it a great deal easier to be away from my friends, but nothing can ever replace those back home. I particularly miss having those of my friends who are women around. Most of my friends back home were also women, and they were most dear to me. Their spirit and beauty were great influences in my life, and it was the example and hearts of a few of those women who actually led me to where I am today. Women, I think, are one of the most amazing aspects of creation and I hope that I can continue to befriend and serve them in the future.

                So, to give you a shorter answer to your question, it seems that my biggest struggle since entering the novitiate is being away from my beautiful women! It is so nice to be a gentleman sometimes, and when you are in a house full of men, it tends to get a little tiring, though the men here are all very high-caliber. So, for all of my friends back in Iowa (or elsewhere) who are reading this, I miss you every day!

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