Okay Chareese this is just what I sent the
parents (their letters have been quite skint) and maybe tomorrow you can give
them my real letter.
“Family,
Happy Halloween! Hope all is well. Sounds like
from what dad said it was a great time in Mexico. I am doing great. The work is
progressing extremely well. Speak to you soon.
Love you lots,
Richard”
Real Letter-
This week has been so great. Lorna’s baptism
was incredible. She has been so prepared and bore the most beautiful testimony
at the end of the service. The spirit was so strong and it especially touched
Barbara Lawson (Grandma #1). Lorna used to be an archer and has one many awards
and mettles. Apparently she was the representative for Norway and used to practice
three hours a day without fail. I am exited for when you will get to meet her.
I know and she knows that with out a shadow of doubt we were sent to find and
teach her that day.
Barbara is hilarious. Literally one of the
funniest grandmas I have ever met. She loved the baptism and has identified the
spirit in the lessons and at church. She committed to be baptized on the
twelfth of November last night. We told her that meant she had to give up the
tea by today and she responded “I guess ill drink a gallon tonight!” This week
we met all of her children and grandchildren. Hopefully soon we will be able to
teach her daughter. Her family is incredible and would make great members of
the church. They have been a real support to her and so we shall see what
happens.
Bianca and Richard are doing well. You would
not believe the great support that the ward has been to them. She is making all
of these plans for her wedding in January and everyone is pitching in to help.
She and Richard don’t have two pennies to rub together and so it has been
really nice to see the gospel is action.
Nicky has been struggling. Because of her past
she has lots of reservations and lots of concerns and it has been very
difficult to help her progress. We taught her this week with a member of the
mission presidency and that was great help. He had an abusive father and so he
was able to relate a little bit to her. She has been making changes and
progressing but it has been at a very slow pace. Hopefully, something will
click in the next few days.
Elder Kopishke (70 President of the Europe
area) came in town and that was quite the experience. He is a really wonderful
man, really down to earth and so knowledgeable. I learned the importance of the
scriptures. Every question that someone asked was answered using the
scriptures. He focused most of his remarks of faith and following the spirit. I
have notes in my scriptures that are priceless. He also touched on dreams and
how we can accomplish our dreams but only if we set goals and work hard. The
zone leader council meeting we had with him was the best. It was just 14 of us
and a set of sisters. He had some big ideas about the mission and some ideas
that we could begin implementing. It is exciting.
Today is Halloween and we worked for the first
three hours of the day and now have the rest of the day for P-day. Elder Hopper
is excited to put these recipes to the test thank you for sending them!
Hope all is well.
Love, Richard
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