i'm sorry i've been absolutely horrible about updating people. i don't really have too much time so let me just tell you some major things that have happened in the last month.
- i did a spanish proposal to the stake president about making spanish magnet groups within the stake. basically that means that all the spanish speaking members and investigator will attend one of the wards and there will be spanish accommodations there.
- we baptized a man john pittman, and three weeks later he was able to baptize his daughter sherrie. one of the most amazing experiences on my mission. the wife, we hope, will soon follow although her mom is constantly telling her that we're a cult. i felt like telling her a joke about sacrifices bears, but instead i bore my testimony. that's how the mission changes you.
- i'm training a new zone leader. way harder than actually training. he's a lot older than me but i'm still senior! sucker. just kidding.
- i had the most coveted privilege interviewing my second born in the wilderness about disobedience to mission rules. turns out he's wasn't being too disobedient but his follow up trainer should have been sent home (if not for the pleadings of his mother and stake president) and the district leader was sent home. i am now the de facto spanish-speaking-interviewer-
- president granted me special permission to leave early for college. earlier in the year he told all of us that under no circumstances will anybody be allowed to leave early. i guess i'm the exception. i told him that i'd take it. so after some discussion my release date will be august 10th. my application which was already half-way processed for spring 2011 has now been switched to fall 2010 and i am frantically trying to get stuff together. differentials? re-teach me how to add again please.
this area has been great. but i'm definitely ready to leave it. i'm having a difficult time dealing with the fact i'm leaving the mission soon (i refuse to count my remaining time). i'm going to be a wreck when i die (missionary parlance for being released). i love this work and i've literally seen miracles. christ is the savior and the only way to the father. hope everything is going well with you guys!
hope everything in this letter made sense. i'll reread it next week when i have some more time.
simon
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