January 9, 2012
How are are y'all?
I hope everything is going well! Mom, Dad - How was the cruise? I hope it was awesome!!! How has everything been going with preparations for school and everything? School starts up next week for Butte and Chico State, right? Kaytlin and Kristin - How has school been going for you? And you're in seminary, right, Kaytlin? How's that going? Who's your teacher? How have the dances been? I hear Justin was going to DJ the one this past weekend! How's band going, Kristin? Are you learning any other instruments? You're practicing trombone right now, right? How is that going? Have you built any more cool legos? How are you doing, Justin, you big 18-year-old, you! Mom said that you did really well in your classes this past semester! You need to teach me some Japanese, like how to write and say something simple. Like Nihao...or something like that...
Things down here in the South have been pretty mixed up and crazy! We had that huge rainstorm about a week and a day ago, on Monday, and that just about filled up all the...I don't know what they're called, I think the reservoirs. And the rain didn't even last the entire day, just until around 1. There was a LOT of water. It looked like the roads were all liquid, the rain was coming down so much. I didn't explain myself very well, and told Elder Lyman, "Wow! Look at that! It looks like water!" He just laughed. Oops.
So, in terms of other things that are happening here, the Lord has asked me to train again. Right now I'm training Elder Duran! He's from North Salt Lake (And a little bit of this I included in the letter I'm sending out, so it might be a little repetitive), and is an AWESOME missionary! His companion is serving here in this mission, too. He is originally from Queens, New York, but moved to Utah in 2006. He said that it was a really big adjustment! He's making the adjustment to missionary life here, and he's really putting in the effort to learn the language and speak it with a lot of people. It's been a struggle, but he's doing really well. Even after the first day in the feild, his prayers in Spanish are getting better, and he's able to communicate more effectively. It's really cool to see his progression, and I really want to see the day when he can communicate 100% effectively and confidently in Spanish. He's going to be a great missionary! He loves the gospel, loves Hispanic food, and wanted to learn the language, so this is the place for him! And actually, on his first day, he was able to set a baptismal date with someone! It was an interesting lesson - we went in, not really knowing if he would accept the date or not, but Elder Duran invited him, and Jose Luis Raigosa accepted for the 18th of February! Definitely a cool lesson! It's been even cooler to see when he can really focus on those we are teaching, and testify in near-perfect Spanish, and confidently as well! He's awesome! (I need a stamp that just says, "AWESOME". That would be...awesome.)
Well, it's getting close to that time! I hope the week goes well, and that this past week was great! Thank you for all your prayers and all your support, especially during this past week. It means the world to me!
Les amo...a infinidad, y mas alla!
Con mucho amor,
Elder Devin Collins
P.S: We should be back on normal e-mail schedule this coming week, so that should be good.
P.P.S: I forgot to take a picture this week, but I'll send you a picture next week of Elder Duran and I!
P.P.P.S: Have an awesome week! I hope the cruise and school were great!
Oh, and there's something else that I'll let you know about next week. Just something that I thought was interesting - just remind me about it, if you remember. Hasta la proxima!
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