** Just FYI - Michelle realized that she accidently doubled one of the weeks awhile ago, so Devin is actually at 100 weeks!
Monday, April 16, 2012
Why, hello there!
Good to hear from you! I'm glad the letter made it through! And thank you VERY MUCH for getting that letter sent off to Brother Thompson - It means a lot, what he did! And the Elder who is in the front had to press a lot of buttons on the cameras, so he had to run and slide into the picture. I guess it was break dancing, in a way, huh?
The appointment went well today! They're going to get my lab results in order, and then have them sent over to you - for all the testing and all the appointments I've been through. I guess we'll see how things go! But they have your e-mail address, Mom, and the house address, so things should get there soon. I have a prescription for more medication, which I shouldn't need to refill until later (you know, THAT later...), but I think I should be able to work through that with you later on.
Well, this week has been an interesting one! It's raining right now pretty good, but we've been blessed with very mild weather up until today. We've been working on talking to as many people as we can, and still working on getting to know one another. It seems like that part usually goes in ups and downs, at least with me. Just being around someone 24/7, you get to know their good traits, and also get frustrated sometimes, but as long as things get worked out, that's just part of life! I guess the rough patches just make the smooth ones that much better!
We've been working with someone named Claudia for some time, and she always says that she needs to come to Church, and she knows she needs to come to Church, but something always seems to come up, and she never does. The last couple weeks, she has been sick, and so I guess that's been something that's pretty hard to avoid. So we're working towards this coming Sunday, so that she and her family will ALL be able to come to Church.
Hermano Diaz (He's not a member, but he's been to Church a few times already) is doing fairly well, though he's still having some struggles - some BIG struggles - with his wife's side of the family. He doesn't know anyone, really, here in the States, and he has to work to maintain 3 boys - Joseph is 8, Angelo is 6, and Jacob is 3 - all by himself. Plus, with the economy, his business isn't doing well, and he's having some struggles with his house. But it has been really neat to see the Gospel working in his life. It's been a huge blessing for me (I think I've said this before, but it's still very true) to see how the Gospel fits just perfectly into Hermano Diaz's life, like it was specifically designed for the trials he is going through, and can help answer the great questions of the soul.
This past Saturday, we also had our ward party - A rodeo, of sorts! It started really late (8:00), even though it was supposed to start at 7. There were a lot of kids running around there! Hermano Diaz brought his kids, as well as another investigator, Madaleiny, who brought her four kids. The food was excellent! There were chips, and a bunch of different types of salsa and beans. The Sister Missionaries even made some cornbread to eat with it! At the end, the people who were still there learned the boot-scootin' boogie, and it seems like they had a lot of fun with that! Not your traditional dance, but still looked fun anyway!
Yesterday was a pretty good day at Church! There were a lot of people who came, and the attendance is slowly (but surely!) rising. We're at about 90-100 people on average each week. But there are so many people who are less-active! In Ward Council, Bishop Rovira talked about how the Stake is going to be coming on Sunday to do some "visitas", and so it looks like they're focusing on the Rescue and going to work on bringing some of those families back to activity.
Thank you so much for the update! It looks like Prom was a blast, and that the piano recital was excellent! Now looks like it is an exciting time! Well, I guess minus the finals coming up and all that preparation, but in terms of family and activities, an excellent time!
I hope I've been able to sum up the week well enough. I need to ask Elder Riley if he knows the Merrills. I think I asked him right as he came in, but I don't remember the answer. I'm getting kind of short on time, so I'll have to ask him for next week's e-mail.
I love y'all SO MUCH!! Have a fantastic week!
Con MUCHO amor, a infinidad, y mas alla!
Elder Devin Collins
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