Sounds like another week for you all! Busy as always. Yeah, as for me, more of the same. You know the drill: Find, teach, baptize, etc. It gets hard to figure out what to share! It's just more of the same!!
I did in fact receive a package from you... at least, well, MOST of one. I think it was the one that Mom intended on sending music in, though it didn't make it. There was some half-eaten cheese inside, so that may be the cause of the missing items. I did get the sandals and the sweatshirt, both of which are greatly appreciated. I don't think I need any more money or any more packages from here on. Thanks! Send them to Josh instead. I'm sure he'd need them more than I do!
I got a couple letters too... It's funny though, because they've stopped being the highlight of my time here. The highlight of every day is when we are out teaching. I can honestly say that it's the first time on my mission that I've LOVED every minute of being out and about. It had been pretty hard in the past, but nowadays, I love EVERY SECOND!
For the record, I'd love to go to some trade shows with Dad when I get home. It sounds like my kind of thing. Well, I guess ANYTHING with my dad is 'my kind of thing.' ;-)
Yes, to answer your questions, President Roggia usually emails me each week. If nothing else, it's usually a one-liner of some kind. The encouragement and support is wonderful. I think the most treasured one from this transfer is when he said "I can feel the fire of your area all the way here in Freetown." Ha ha, yeah, we're blowing this place apart! We (at the moment) have nearly 50 investigators, 40 of which have accepted baptismal dates. Yeah, sick right? We teach ALL DAY LONG, and then there's STILL not enough time to see everyone we need to see!! I'm thinking about moving our personal and companionship study to the evenings so that we have two more hours out in the day. We really need it!
Yeah, as far as companions go, Elder Willis and I are tighter than any companionship I've ever had! Since he'll be going to USU the winter after I do, we're basically planning our college lives together. It's interesting because we're so different in terms of interests and background, but we're so alike in a thousand other ways. I've got him just about talked into being an EFY counselor with me the summer after he returns up in Washington. We're just never getting sick of each other! I can honestly say that he's been the best thing that's happened to me since Elder Kenner left (that one was hard...). He's my best friend, and we're so excited to our lives ahead.
I think I remember Dad talking fondly of Kevin Hart... Is that right? If I remember correctly, he was one of your fondest companions. I guess that's basically how Elder Willis and I are right now. We're fighting the good fight, and loving every minute of it! We never have an idle moment. Good grief, I just can't even express how much of a blessing it is to have a companion who is as committed to the work as I am! He is such an inspiration to me, that at his relatively young age as a missionary (he's reaching 6 months soon), he's driven to do the work, and it's fully satisfying for him. For that, and many other reasons, I cherish our time together.
Well, my time's about up. I hope you guys have a wonderful week in Sin City! That place is child's play after what I've been through out here. I don't think anything will ever phase me again, ha ha ha. Most of my mission scars will be found on the INSIDE (although there are also a great many on the outside too! Ha ha ha!). Love ya Mom and Dad!
Regards to all who actually remember me... ?
Love,
Elder Vaughan
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