I'm doing well. the past week seemed longer than it really was; I think it was because of the temple trip we had on Tuesday.
That was a lot of fun. We drove about two hours up to Houston on Monday night and spent the night in another couple elders' apartment. Then we left at 4:00
in the morning for the Temple. We packed 65 missionaries into one
endowment room and did a session. Afterwards we had two hours in the
training room with our mission president and the temple president and
got to hear them and their wives. It was neat.
Other than that, nothing out of the ordinary happened this
week. Still teaching a lot, which is nice. We have two investigators
left who are on target for being baptized; though each will be baptized
next month.
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| One of my drawings |
The weather has been nice down here too, though I'm
afraid it is not scenic at all. I'm sorry to say that compared to the
Pacific Northwest this area is...less than pretty. The people are really
nice though and that's more important. :)
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| The Gulf of Mexico. It's brown. |
I wish I could've gone hiking with you! [We sent him pictures of a hike we did on Mt Peak here close to us] I really
wish I could do that here. I miss hiking. And walking. We spend most of
our time sitting right now and I miss the exercise!
That story about Hogan on the hike made my companion laugh, ha ha! Poor dog. Glad to hear that everyone is well and having a good time! :)
I'm coming up on my year mark in less than three months! I can't hardly believe it. It doesn't feel like it's been a year at
all. I've had a number of dreams where I'm back home and I'm dumbfounded
because it doesn't feel like my mission was two years long; then I
remember what my last area was and I panic because it hasn't been
two years and I'm wondering why I'm home! Then I wake up and feel
thankful that I've got a year left. I like being a missionary :)
I'm looking forward to coming home though in 2015. I can't wait to spend time with you all again! I miss you! :)
Thanks for writing me, Mom. I'll attach a few pictures.
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| Last bit of the blackberry pie you mailed me (plus a few kernels of packing popcorn) |
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| A state of blackberry pie-induced bliss |
Love you!
Elder Ben-Daniel Duffin
