What's up everyone,
It's me, your older brother again, or oldest son, or cousin, or grandson, or whatever you want to call me, writing to let you know that life is going well. Halloween wasn't bad, we were thinking about dressing up as--well, I won't say who they are but I will say they go door to door--for our costumes. We didn't get very much candy, but at least there was a ward party and we got to have a nice meal for dinner.
Trying to keep up with all the writing is pretty tough, I hope all of you know I love you very much and am so grateful for all the love and support you have given me. I always enjoy the emails and letters and packages! I always get to inform my companion and other fellow missionaries that I have the best family in the whole world. It's awesome.
Eliza, congratulations on your baptism, I'm so proud of you! I hope you can remember that day forever, because it is such a neat experience. You'll look back many years down the road and realize just how important that day was to you! I do all the time.
I wish I had all my letters with me, but being at the library I left all my resources at the apartment--there is so much to remember!
This week is going to be pretty eventful if everything goes to plan. We have 3 baptisms scheduled for this coming Sunday and we may even have a couple more. These people are so great. One of them pretty much taught himself the Restoration of the Gospel; another prays every day and reads every day from the Book of Mormon, came to church this past Sunday (or yesterday), and is committed to being baptized because of the Spirit she has felt; and the last one we met we found tracting one day, she had already read the Book of Mormon from cover to cover and had a testimony of its divinity before we said a word to her, she will be baptized as well! I hope I didn't leave anything out, but if I did, please forgive me, I didn't mean it.
I want each of you to know that I am so blessed to be a part of this family and that I love all of you so much. I consider myself to be the luckiest person alive. I'm glad to be part of such a loving and united family and I sincerely hope it will always be this way. No matter what happens to me out here in Jacksonville, every time I think of you, my worries go away. I only hope that when all is said and done, I can say that I gave this my all. But not to worry--that is still a ways off--perhaps 700 days or so...so plenty of time.
Until next time!
Love,
Elder Robbs
Austin sounds like a total missionary! Oh how I miss my mission, it was best of times and depending on the companion, the worst of times haha. He sounds so busy and in good spirits. It is hard to imagine that his letters will begin to sound even more mature and spiritual as time goes by. But he will be even spiritual than he is now and right now he sounds like a giant! His letters are like a drink of cold water in AZ...refreshing!! :)N
ReplyDeleteThanks for the uplifting thoughts, Nikki...you're the best! I'm still having issues with the idea of him sounding so grown up! We love you guys!! ;)
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