Bon Tardi!
This week was another good one, busy as well!
This week we got to do all of the zone conferences, one each day on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. The ones on Wednesday and Thursday were here in Gazcue at the stake center right next to the mission office. We are actually on the same property, so we just walk right out our door and upstairs into the chapel and we do the meetings there. It's really convenient! So me and Elder Delarosa each got to talk for about 10 minutes each on each day. Then, the zone conference on Friday was in La Romana, and we were going to go originally and then move the stuff into the house in Quisqueya after the conference, but we ended up not being able to move the stuff because that would mean that we were coming back too late in the evening on Friday night. But, we still got to go to the zone conference in La Romana (1.5-2 hours away), and we gave our little part of the program there too, and then afterwards we took some elders home with a washer that we brought out for them. They live in a small town out in the countryside called Hato Mayor, which is actually about 1/2 or 3/4 of the way to Sabanah de la Mar where we went one time. We got there, and their sink was broke in the bathroom.
Elder Delarosa took a look at their sink, and then it started squirting water out of the pipes beneath the sink, and then it got worse and worse until it started to shoot water out of the pipes and then we had to get the landlord and go with him to the store to buy a couple of pieces that he needed in order to be able to fix it. Then, by the time we got out, it was already dark, haha, so we ended up coming back a little bit late anyway, haha. Then, we went to Plaza Lama, a big supermarket in the West Mission, when we got back to Santo Domingo, and there we bought all of the things that we needed to take to the house in Quisqueya. Then, on Saturday, we woke up and headed out to La Romana again, haha, this time to get the things that we needed to take to the house in Quisqueya. So, we stopped by two areas there and then we headed back to Quisqueya, which is in a campo north of San Pedro, a town between Santo Domingo and La Romana. We got there and unloaded the stuff and then headed into San Pedro to eat at Paco's Tacos!!! I am always grateful when we get that opportunity. This time I got a plate that came with steak, enchiladas, and refried beans. It was fantastic! The Lord has blessed me so much in the office, I have gotten to see the country as I had always wanted to, and eat some awesome Mexican food! Then later, we headed back to Santo Domingo.
I should tell you that I have met Elder McKernan here in the mission. He is in San Pedro right now. He is from Steven Matthews' ward back in Phoenix!!! Small world. (Steve Matthews is one of the partners at MGKS. He's been so good to our family over the years. He took Jeff and Henry on his boat several times to water ski.) I got to see Elder McKernan again on Friday and talk with him a little bit about Phoenix and the people that he knows from there. What a small world!
Things are going great for James, his baptismal date is set for this Saturday! He is doing great, he got interviewed last week, and he is excited for his baptism this Saturday! The other person with the baptismal date is named Noelia. She is doing good, but I think that we are going to have to scoot her baptismal date back a couple of weeks because we are now only able to meet with her once a week. But that is alright, it will just mean that we will switch our schedule around a little bit.
Before I forget, I actually emailed Roger last week, my boss at ASU Stores, and he said to be sure to come in when I get home!!! That will be sweet! I am soooo grateful that the Lord helped me get that job again! That will be such a wonderful blessing! The one thing that I need you to do is make sure to find out when the registration opening day is at ASU for the coming fall semester. It should all be online, so I will be able to do it from here, I just need to know when it the opening date is. Hopefully I can get a good class schedule.
I can't believe that Leah did a modeling show. That is sweet! Wow, haha. So she is going to ASU? Right on, I will always someone to go with finally, haha.
I forgot to tell you, but now zone conferences are once every three transfers I believe. And yes, I was with Elder Clayton for one transfer, and it was great! (We asked Jeff about how the zone conferences work plus he told us last week that he met the other Elder DeSpain who serves in the West Mission and he happens to be the cousin of Jeff's second companion in the field, Elder Clayton! Fun!)
I cannot believe that Jeremy is home!! That is so crazy! Wow. Scott will be home before I know it, haha. Crazy to think about. (Jeff's good friend Jeremy Gardner returned home from his mission this past week and another good friend Scott Halbert will be returning next month. Love to see those guys we love come home after serving the Lord so well for two years!)
Oh, I am so so so so sorry, but when we were getting ready to go on Saturday, I dropped my camera on accident, and the clip on the flap on the bottom where the batteries go broke, and right now it is taped shut, but I will have to get a new one at some point I think. I don't know if it's better for me to try to use it taped all the time. I don't think it's going to work like that, because I think it turns off alot like that. If you could send me a new one, that would be good, or I can try to pick one up here too, that will probably be the easiest. I am so sorry, I have been horrible with my cameras on the mission, but at least this one lasted for a long time.
I love you all, and I thank you so much for all that you do for me and the wonderful examples that you set for me!
Love,
Elder DeSpain
P.S. Please tell Grandma Joy that I got the CD she sent. It's a good one. Tell her thanks!
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