Dear Family,
Today the Dominicans are celebrating 169 years of independence! Today is supposed to be a big day for Carnaval and for the country. From what we've heard from members we shouldn't be worried about it being dangerous or crazy or anything. Everyone is off work and all are celebrating with ridiculously loud music and really annoying motorcycles. A lot of people have costumes and there were parades and I think there will be other parades later so hopefully I get to take some pictures of a Dominican parade.
This week has been good. I've felt really good about the work we've done and the spirit we felt.
On Saturday we hiked up into the hills to help a member plant some avocado
trees in his little patch of land he has. We got the other missionaries
from the other areas in the district and we all went. It took a lot
longer to get there than we thought and we spent a lot of time cooking
food over open flames and got back late but the trees got planted and
hopefully in a few years those little trees will give some big delicious
avocados.
On Sunday President Douglas and his wife came to
attend church here in Cotui. Sis. Douglas played her violin in sacrament
meeting and it was awesome. The meetings were good and attendance was a
little better than usual which was good, I suppose it was because
everyone know President Douglas was coming. He had a leadership training
meeting with the leaders of the branches and district here and from
what I heard it was really good. President Douglas has plans to come
here and work more often so that these little branches can get their act
together and progress. After listening to President Douglas speak and
after talking with him and Sis. Douglas after the meetings I´m stoked to
be a missionary. They both have an energy about them and they are so
excited and animated about the gospel and about the work. Here in a
couple weeks 20 missionaries will be entering the mission and they will
be opening new areas and putting more missionaries in existing areas.
The missionary work is exploding!
Taft sent me an email and I´m so stoked for him! I
know that he´s more prepared than I was thanks to diligence, leaders,
mom and dad and good friends. I´m not saying that I didn't have those
things I'm just saying that I think Taft has taken greater advantage of
his time to prepare himself. I´m excited to find out where he will go.
keep me updated on the process!
Time is flying by and I´m trying to open my heart
more fully to the lord and to the people here so that the spirit may
guide me and I may know how best to help God´s children. Immorality is
rampant and there are many that have made unfortunate decisions in their
lives and are now in less than ideal situations that are very difficult
to change and be liberated from. I feel sad for them and hope one day
they will have the courage and the trust in God to change thier
situation to more fully accept the gospel and the blessings of god.
Everyone seems to be strong and happy keep it up.
smile
Elder Robinson
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