letter from elder david

> Dear Tecia,
> I dont know what you are talking about my big head? I have absolutely no idea what I said to imply that. I think you are acusing me as Aaron acused Ammon of boasting, and Ammon replied that I am only boasting in my God, I think that is a good response. I am only boasting in my God. He really has been there for me, and I am nothing that is why it is so amazing to have the gifts that he has bestowed on me bestowed on me. I have many good experiences, just yesterday I went back to the legendary farmington/hazeldale wards. That is where my mission turned around and I told my companion it was wierd, very wierd because I learned to love those people so much. I was there just on exchanges with our zone leaders who now serve in that ward, and I was able to go back and see the Dominguez family again, Adriana and her family. Tecia it was awesome almost like going home for the day as if it was a dream. I saw them and they were so happy, so very happy. I remember them the very first day I met them, they werent unhappy but there was something different yesterday like they loved being alive, especially Adriana. She seemed almost like a different person with a different way she held herself. It is hard to explain but it was probably the very best day of my mission, that is what this is all about.
> Things here are steadily progressing, the family that I think I have been writing about (another spanish family) came to church on sunday. We met Iliana at some apartment complex, her 22 yr old son came out and asked us to talk to his mom when she got home from work. He said that she wanted to come to church with us. The whole family came and in our last teaching appointment Iliana broke down and started crying she said she knew it was true, the only problem is going to church when she doesnt want to and having that little battle inside of herself. I told her its alright because thats why my comp and I are here, we will take care of that part. She will be baptized before my mission ends, which is by the way Nov. 21st on friday to the best of my knowledge. That might change to thursday if anything I will let you know but plan on friday morning though. The reason it might change is because now our transfer day is wednesday afternoon not, thursday morning. So just a little heads up. Love ya tecia and the whole family. Have fun.



Well I didnt have time but here is my letter to my mission president from last week. love you.

Dear President Dyches,
The work here is going absolutely fantastic. We just taught a family of six last night. Iliana, her husband Ruben and four kids Lewis, Denise, Amy and Angel. It was a fantastic lesson where all we had to do was talk with Iliana she wants to have God in her life more, she expressed her concerns and her interests, the desires of her heart. She already had made the decision to come to church, but now she plans on getting baptized. What she does her family does and we pointed out to her that that is why is a special interest of the adversary, for if she does what the Lord wants her to do then, the family will follow and if she does what Satan wants her to do then her family will follow. She is extremely receptive to the spirit and Bro. Poole was the perfect person to bring over.
We are serving in 2 wards that area absolutely fantastic. Evergreen has one of the best bishops that I have ever worked with, if not the best bishop. He is the ideal, missionary work number one priority type of bishop that the area needs. The ward is full of high quality members that would do anything for you. The only problem that they face is that the ward is kind of stuck in its routines, they dont have a lot of baptisms and that is just the way it is. Most of the baptisms happen with the youth and that is the way it is. We are overcoming that though and things are going to change with many baptisms in a ward that doesnt get baptisms. Glencoe on the other hand, I want to tell the bishop that he is sitting on a gold mine over flowing with gold, he doesnt even have to mine for it just pick it up off the ground. They just had a baptism and the ward is full of some of the most amazing members that I have ever met. Stake presidents and bishops in the making. They are solid, personable people with a lot of less-actives and part member families in the ward to test thier skills with.
We set goals as a zone this last week and I am not so sure on how to think about the goals. They were number goals for all of the key indicators. Myself, I think they are low in some aspects that we are going to do better as a zone but I dont think they correlate right. I think that if you set a goal to have 10 investigators at sacrament as a zone that doesnt mean anything. I have a goal for all of my investigators to come to sacrament, now that is a real goal and one that will make me stretch. I think the mission needs aditional training on what goals really are, if the zone leaders dont understand it then why would any of the missionaries understand goal setting.
Anyway my comp is always doing better. He still is kind of shaky on the phone and pretty quiet during lessons, I think that sometimes our lessons are to hard for him to follow, I am used to having an experienced companion. I will do better to help him have more of the lesson to teach and help him to open his mouth a little more.
I am doing alright. I still have my ups and my downs, But recently there are far more ups than downs and my downs are sometimes as high as my ups used to be, if that makes any sense. There is so much going on and I feel pressed to finish my work for I know that the end is coming. I have a deadline and high goals to reach. Thanks president.