Hey Mom!
I'm back in Richmond again.
And I'm in a bike area. :P Sooooo, I bike around everywhere in the heat now. But I prefer
that to biking in freezing rain, like I did in Sugarland.
My new companion's name is Elder Carter. He was Elder
Shuler's companion before I came to the mission. He's only 4 inches away from
being 7 feet tall. I'm dwarfed by him---ha ha. He's a nice guy and we get along
well. :)
Still getting to know the area. We've been teaching a lot---which is good!
I've
been out on the mission for seven transfers (one transfer is six weeks )
and I've only been in one area for longer than one transfer; I get
bounced around a lot! haha. Maybe the next place I get bounced to will be Brazil!
Speaking of, I'm officially now the last person in my MTC district who hasn't gotten his visa yet.
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| Me with Elder Rogers at Transfer meeting |
I like all the flower and mountain pictures you took Dad! I really like the purple
flower. Some people have some nice flowers in front of their houses and
I want to take pictures of them but then they come to the door and I
forget. I'm surprised you got a picture of a fox on Mt Rainier! They'll usually run away if they see they're being watched.
I'm afraid Houston isn't as scenic as Mt Rainier, but I did encounter some wildlife the other day.
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One of two turtles I rescued from off the road the other day.
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| After I saved the turtles, I met a tarantula! It was about the size of my palm (no, I did not pick it up). |
We're having an impressive thunder and lightning
storm right now. Unfortunately, the rest of the week is supposed to be
sunny :P ha ha!
Glad to hear everyone is doing well. Tell everyone I say Hi and that I'm thinking of them!
I went to the mission office today, but no packages are in yet; maybe next week. I'm glad the suitcase can be fixed, too.
Anyhoo,
I'm doing good; just enjoying the work! Thank you for all of your
prayers and support. Pray for my visa, too; I don't think I'm allowed to
wait longer than a year.
Love you Mom!
Talk to you next week! :)
Elder Duffin
