I have had a great week here in Negros, & it sounds like you are all doing wonderful as well. SO MANY PICTURES! I love it! Thanks so much for sending them, they are just as good, if not better than anything words can say. So, the Seahawks & Broncos, huh? I would really like to see the Seahawks come out with a win, but I'm not sure if they can stop Peyton Manning. He's unreal.
As you all know, I had the wonderful privilege of sitting down with my Mission President this week to speak with him about my mission. What a great conversation! This man is so spiritual. Just being around him makes me feel like I am in the presence of an apostle or something. We had a wonderful conversation about my mission thus far, & he was especially impressed with the progress I have made, as I am & as I am sure you all are as well. He told me how it feels like he is speaking to a completely different person than when I first arrived. He told me about how proud he was of me. We had a meeting the night before with all of the trainers, & he told me how taken aback he was with the comments that I was making. He just smiled at me & told me that "the Lord has great things in store for you in this mission, Elder Staheli." Needless to say, it was a wonderful conversation. However, the best part is that he told me that I would be able to see Casey when he comes! He told me that there are some restrictions, & that he usually doesn't permit missionaries to see family, but he told me that he didn't worry about me at all & he said, "in fact, I'm sure seeing your brother would be a great blessing for you!" Casey, he told me that the restrictions are that I am not allowed to leave my area, meaning you will have to travel to wherever I am assigned, & that even though you may have a 3 or 4 day leave, our visit would only be able to last an hour or two. We can discuss in greater detail as the time gets closer. He also told me that I needed to let him know exactly when it was so that he could approve it. What a blessing it would be to see you, Casey!
The interview for the Jamito family is tonight, & if all goes well we will have a baptism on Saturday! They have a friend who lives about an hour away who is the branch president who is going to come down & baptize them. I would be lying if I said I wasn't a little disappointed that I won't be able to do it, but in all honesty I don't even care. If they get baptized, that's good enough for me!
Sorry, no pictures this week! But thanks for writing. You are all in my prayers.
Elder Staheli
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