Family,
It sounds like life has not slowed down for you all. Mom you are in my prayers as you study for the MCAT. Our ward mission leader here just became a PA and we have several DO students attending Tuoro University. It is a Jewish university with a majority of LDS students. I am so excited for you to persue this! You will help so many people!
The work is fairly slow in our area right now. After 6-7 weeks of teaching some of the same people without seeing them progress we decided to empty our teaching pool and start over. This is good on many fronts. It allows those we were teaching to do some soul searching and take the next step if the gospel really is something they want in their life. Otherwise it turns in to us pushing. That is a stigma of missionary work I have tried to avoid my entire mission.
We are actively working to build the trust of the members and get them excited about sharing the gospel with others. There are some awesome families here in Vegas. One benefit of serving a mission is you have the opportunity to "family watch." It is like people watching. You get to see their blessings and burdens and stand in awe at those who stand tall underneath the burdens and those who humbly enjoy their blessings. It has helped me realize how blessed my family is and how well they have withstood their own burdens. Things like this give me strength as I come across blessings and burdens in my life.
I love you all and look forward to hearing from you again. Tell the cousins I said hello too and I can't wait to see them all again!
Love,
EC
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