Hola, todos!!
Well, this one might be a little quicker this week. Just kind of a run-down on how things have gone.
So, this past Friday, we did have the chance to hear Elder Holland speak!! He came to Houston for just a few hours, and spoke to the 3 Houston missions. We had the opportunity to shake his hand, too!! Every missionary in the stake center had the chance!
It was interesting how he spoke to us a lot like he was speaking to a friend or even a family member, just really familiar and with a lot of love. He has a great personality, exactly the same as when he talks at General Conference!! He would sometimes tell a joke or something, other times yell really emotionally (he really feels a great responsibility for the missionary work that goes forth into the world), and other times talk softly and with great feeling. I really don't even know how to describe it; it was just a great experience!
We didn't have Cornelio's baptism this past Saturday. We went over and knocked on his door at about 3:00, and from then until about 7:00 we were looking for him. The baptism started at 6:00. We finally found him as he returned home at 8:30 from work. He was working pretty far away from home, and so he got back really late. So we scheduled his baptism for the next day (Sunday) at 11:00, so he could be baptized and confirmed on the same day. But when we got there, the bishopric told us that they wanted to wait until afterwards, so that there would be more people there to fellowship him. We said okay, and then went to talk to Cornelio. He said that, because we were going over to church early, he thought we would leave early, and so he had planned to help a friend out at 3:00. So now we have his baptism planned out for 6:00 tonight. It's been a lot of work, and we still have a lot to do in the next 4 hours, but it'll be worth it. Someone doesn't want Cornelio to get baptized, but if God be for us, who can prevail against us? (Romans 8:31)
And now, we're getting all ready for transfers! It'll be really interesting to see what happens. The next time I e-mail, I'll let you know what's going on!
Thank you for all your love, support, help, strength, and advice. It means so much to me!!
Keep up the great work!!
Les amo - a infinidad, y mas alla!
Elder Devin Collins
I remember when I was attending BYU and Elder Holland was the president. At the beginning of each semester he and his wife would address the student body (30,000 students)at the first devotional. He was the same way, very familiar and personal. If you could ignore the rest of the audience, it felt like he was talking to only me and like the two of us had known each other for years!
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