April 9, 2012

Well, this week has been really hot and we've been sweating it out on the bikes all week. But it's been great. I got the package on Monday, I went to the post office but it wasn't there. When we got home it was on our doorstep. The mailman had thrown it over our fence to get to the doorstep and it was sitting in the sun for a few hours. The truffles got destroyed and melted all over everything but I saved the rest. The Canadian chocolate is really good and I was really glad to get the photos. We're going to try to get some mangos down from the tree today, I'll be sure to take pictures.

 

It has been a great week, even though it's been hot. After three appointments falling through with Manuel and Keila, we finally got to go by and teach them last night. We taught about keeping the Sabbath day holy, and helped them understand the reasons behind it and the blessings that will come. It seemed like it was something they'd always heard but never lived because they didn't understand all the doctrine behind it but they have committed now that they understand better. Manuel has been taking a lot of initiative in studying. He's reading in Alma now and he watched most of one session of conference. He thought all the sessions were just repeats of the same thing, but he said he thought it was the Saturday afternoon session he saw. That would mean he heard Elder Holland's talk - If you haven't made covenants, make them! We're still working on getting Keila more excited. We really think this lesson helped her resolve doubts about coming to church, and they've committed to come every week now, so that will make a huge difference. I'm really excited about them. They are such a cool family.

 

Anyway, everything is great here. We're working hard and seeing fruits. I love you

 

Elder Duclos