Monday, April 9, 2012
Buenos dias!
Good to hear from y'all! It sounds like the week was pretty good! Eso me hace muy feliz! And it sounds like this weekend is going to be a good weekend as well! I definitely need to see some pictures from everything that goes on this weekend!
This has been a pretty busy week, and it sounds like the week coming up will be busy as well! We're scheduled to have a missionary activity on Saturday for the ward, so we're working on inviting people to that. It's going to be a cowboy night! I can't remember what the spiritual aspect is going to be, but it should be a really fun activity!
My new companion is Elder Riley, from Pacen, Utah! He's been here for 7 transfers, and has been in...6 areas. He's moved around a lot! He was in Elder Burbank's MTC district, and so they both came in at the same time. His ability to speak Spanish is AMAZING! He's definitely been working on it a lot!
This transfer, I'm no longer the District Leader. Elder Drake, who has been serving in Houston 4, is the District Leader now. It's going to be good to go to District Meetings and see how hings change, and what the Lord is prepared to teach us for this next week coming up. We definitely need to help our investigators attend Church a lot better, and I believe that is what it will be about, but it will be good to see the new revelation that we can receive from the new trainings.
Elder Duran's MTC companion, Elder Howell, is serving with Elder Drake in Houston 4. Elder Sheridan went to an English area - Silverlake. Actually, I think Elder Black was down there during the beginning of his mission! Hopefully, it will be a really good experience for him down there!
Oh, and Elder Riley said that he has a friend who is serving in the Roseville Mission. His name is Elder Kober. Does that ring a bell? It's just always interesting to see the connections that people have throughout the world, and throughout different missions. There have been a fair few people who meet each other in the field (as missionaries) and have the connection of a friend, or a family, and then they can pass the time away talking about those fun experiences.
Elder Riley has a great love for the Latino people and culture. It's been really interesting to learn so much about Guatamala, El Salvador, Mexico, Colombia, and all sorts of other places with the questions he asks. It's been cool to see the depth that there is, and what traditions or foods or stories are part of the culture. He's also been teaching me a lot of different 'dichos,' or sayings. Es una buena honda!
Oh, do you know which temples were announced to be built at Conference? We weren't there in time to catch it. Any more in California? How is everyone doing down there?
I'm trying to think of what else has been happening here...It's really interesting, because I think you get just a really, really, REALLY small slice of what is going on here. There's so much, but it really is just something you have to experience firsthand to really get to know it. There are so many tender mercies of the Lord that He just places in our path, and us, being imperfect, probably forget the majority of them. But there are some that we can remember, that are so vivid and amazing that they can be recorded, and later you can go back and feel the same emotion that you felt when you experienced it. It's just AMAZING, what the Lord does! And one thing I'm so grateful for is the fact that He has helped me to recognize even just a few more of the things that he does in my life to lead, guide, and bless us. I hope that makes sense - kind of hard to express. "Come and see!"
Well, I should get going. Thank you so much for your e-mail, and yes, the Easter package! And don't worry, I won't eat them all at once...they won't fit into my mouth all at once. But I'm sure Elder Riley will enjoy splitting them with me!
Los amo, a infinidad, y mas alla!
Con MUCHO amor,
Elder Devin Collins
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