In the middle of our busy life, we stopped long enough to send Doug off to the MTC on June 25.
He is now serving in the Florida Orlando Mission and is loving it so far. The humidity is killing him but he trudges on each and every day, sweating it out like a real trooper. He rides his bike about 20 miles a day and is getting into the best shape he has ever been in.
His first baptism was on Sunday August 17th and he could not be a happier missionary!
Although his mission is an English speaking mission, he has found that almost everyone he meets speaks something other than English! He has learned to introduce himself in French, Creole, Spanish, Cuban , and Portuguese. His first teaching lesson on the day he arrived in the field was to a Hatian man who only spoke Creole! Now that would be a challenge. But, God willing, he was able to communicate and this man is the one he just baptized on the 17th of August! With God, anything can happen and miracles happen each day.
He is happy and working hard. We miss him but cannot think of anywhere else we would rather have him at this time in his life. I'll post some pictures that he has sent us in the next day or two.
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3 comments:
yeah, I wanna hear just how much WEIGHT he's losing. Has he said at all?
Way to go mom for updating! Get some picture's up of Doug!
Congrats on sticking it out with Pete for so long and on the new house- I have heard it is a great house! When can Camille come this way? She has always been hardworking, she is welcome this way anytime. I can just picture Doug in Orlando, he will never be so grateful for the"dry heat" of Nevada huh? Give him our love and best wishes, he will be and awesome Elder!
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