Hey Mom & Dad!
So this week has been pretty
good. I got transferred to this new area officially (the one I was telling you about last
week). I'm happy about that because there are a
lot of people we're teaching and one of them is going to get baptized
next weekend. My new companion is named Elder Rogers; we get along great.
The only bad part is that the apartment bathroom is
literally being eaten away by mold---to which I am very allergic. As a
result, I don't get much sleep at night. :P
BUT, next week we are moving into a different apartment!
*Cue the hallelujah chorus*
Soooo, next week I will know what mailing address to give you.
Yesterday
was Easter and we were expecting our main investigator, Rick, to come
to church. (Investigators need to come to church at least twice before
baptism and he'd already come once.) He did not show up, however. So after Sacrament meeting, we drove
over to his apartment, so we could get him to come to the next ward's
services. His car was there, so we knocked on his door, but no one
answered. We waited outside his apartment for an hour, knocking on the door every now and then.
Finally, I got fed up and started knocking continuously until someone opened the door. While I was knocking, we heard this:
"BLAEH! Who's there?! I'm coming!"
A bleary-eyed Rick opened the door. We discovered that he had
been getting ready to go to church that morning, but when he got out of
the shower and sat on his bed, he fell back asleep. :P He was very
embarrassed and apologized. He'll be going to church this coming weekend,
though.
I had a weird feeling all week that he wasn't going to get baptized this weekend. Now I know why! haha. That's basically all that happened on Easter Sunday.
I'm glad to hear that everyone is doing
fine up there! I can't believe Catriel is going to be 17! I should have a
card sent to her by her birthday. :)
(Catriel at almost-17)
McCleve
got his visa to Brazil, which means mine should be coming very soon. [Note from Shari: Elder McCleve is also from Washington, went into the MTC with Ben-Daniel on the same day, is also called to the Florianopolis mission in Brazil, and was temporarily assigned to Houston South as well; he submitted his visa application at the same time BD did---which is why BD thinks this is a good sign for his own visa coming in soon.] McCleve
checked the status of my application and he said it was listed as "received." I'm
very excited! :)
I'm going to the temple this Thursday; I want to do that before the visa comes. It'll be one of the last times I can go to the temple on my mission. I'm really shocked at how fast time goes by out here. It doesn't
seem like eight months have gone by.
I have learned a lot from being down here in Texas. I can see how the Lord is shaping me into what He wants me to be.
Love
you Mom & Dad! Thanks for all your love and support and for writing me every
week! Looking forward to talking to you on Mothers Day!
Love,
Elder Duffin
