We got to speak with Creed on the phone yesterday for the last time on his mission. He said he thinks he will be moved during the next transfer and then that will be the final area of his mission. He also said he has not been eating much lately because he is so tired of eating rice, beans and chicken.
He also said he is tired of mosquitoes. He said their apartment is full of them. They have netting over their beds and over the table where they eat and study but they still are tormented.
He sounded like Creed--calm, laid back and strong. I'm sure these remaining months will pass quickly and we will have him home with us again. Here is the letter he sent today.
Dear Family,
It was really nice to be able to talk to you yesterday. I´m not sure what more I have to say in this letter but I guess I will try. Sounds like dad is a bit sick. I hope you get better soon and I hope everyone's health is good. My health is good and has been for a long time. I hope it stays that way. I can't believe that is the last time I will get to talk to you all on the phone! I feel bad because the relief society president has a phone that we could have used that gets free calls to the states and it would have been better reception. Is it super expensive to call for you guys?
So like I told you on the phone this week was pretty good we had lots of people in church. I forgot to tell you about some of my favorite investigators that we are teaching right now. We are teaching a couple that have some twins girls that are super fat coming up on 1 year old so they are just like little black baby balls that walk around with crazy afro hair. They make it hard to teach sometimes though. The couple is funny too the husband reminds me a lot of Uncle Bart. He is a mechanic and his humor reminds me a lot of Bart he makes me laugh a lot. They didn't make it to church for the past 2 weeks which makes it really hard for them to progress but they have come once before so I think we are still going to continue forward and get them married and baptized.
We also ran into this family that went to our last baptism the baptism of Ivan but they left before we could talk to them and haven't come back to church. So we have a day to go visit them and i´m really hoping they will have interest in the message and be able to come to church. Our numbers are super good lately but we haven't seen any baptism this transfer. A couple people are being pretty stubborn when it comes to setting a baptism date maybe you could pray especially for Ronny and Massiel so they can accept a date.
I don't know much else to say really. I read a pretty cool scripture in Romans 5 I think that talks about patience and trials and how our trials work patience and our patience brings hope. I liked it a lot it says it really clear and super true. I feel like the mission is like that a bit sometimes just a giant cycle of patience, trials and faith but in the end it all is for my benefit and helps me grow. I really love this opportunity to learn and to gain experience and I know that we are changing the world missionary power is awesome!
love you all tons
--
E. Creed Stephens
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