HI

Hey y'all. I am so amazed by Jakey & Ammon ( or as Rose would say "Ammo" ); they can write such long letters. I have no talent in that area. I think its funny that when Pres. Hall set us apart, he gave jake counsel on remembering to write letters home. Ha ha, oh well.Anyways, I would like to thank mi familia for sending the easter fun pkg....the bunny was cute and everyone was perplexed by the " candy grass". I have some stuff to send to y'all at home & stuff I have to send out to the two Elders. So be looking for it in either a few days or a few weeks...you never know.We had a gorgeous week by the way.This week, I got to be in a parade. Our "float" consisted of a little red ford escort w/ Sis. Furner waving at people, Sis. Benfield standing up through the sun roof holding an LDSSA sign (it stands for Latter Day Saint Student Association), and me running around outside the car passing out pass-along cards to people on the sidewalk.....man you should have seen it. I know I looked so funny out there, and we were blasting the Mormon tabernacle choir! hahaYou know what's funny I only got rejected by women....which, is actually quite normal. Women in general do not seem to respond the best to sister missionaries. Men, on the other hand, generally have a more postitive response...( probably vice versa for elders...right jake& Ammon?) anyways this leads me into my next point....satan has been waging a huge war on the female gender( JST Rev 12...can represent this). This we know. He has upgraded his armament and subtley increased his attacks . I have been amazed to see ( even in my lifetime) how much damage he has done to the women of the earth. It has never been harder to be a righteous woman as now. The question posed in Prov. 31, " Who can find a virtuous woman?", is quite legitimate. There is such a need for good women it is frightening. In my experience, it has been surpirisingly difficult to get the woman in the family to commit to change. Woman are becoming increasingly more aggressive while men are assuming a submissive role.Sadly, this is nothing new...we've been seeing this for some time now.I would like to echo Sis. Beck in saying that it is my belief that we as latterday saint women need to stand strong and immovable. The definition of a woman is being lost in today's society, and we should feel it our duty to be that pattern & model. Let us stand and be defenders of womanhood, a thing most sacred to the Father.I hope to be the woman God intended. Thanks to my Mother and all my other good women for showing me the way. I love you mom.
LOVE SIS. COLVIN

Happy Easter

Hi everyone,JACOB!!! woo woo congratulations!! I knew that Father wouldn't forget you. Just as the scriptures say, " and the lord remembered Rachel.." He remembered His Jacob. I am so proud of you. I tell everyone about you. I hope you can feel the prayers that are sent up for you every night. Ha Ha now you can speak with the tongue of a spanish angel :)Our companionship is now three...it's me, Sis. Furner still, and sis. Benfield. Sis. Benfield is wonderful. I love having her around;she is definitely a blessing.We have been experiencing something new with our previous DL becoming a zone leader. It's been....well.... It is interesting to see how different people view leadership. It is nice to see when they come to understand the role of a great leader is to encourage, lift, inspire, and bless...until then, we all have to "bear with patience our afflictions".Currently we are teaching a man named David from China. He told us how he changed his life through christianity and now leads his owns bible studies. We are trying to help him accept the restored gospel which, is proving to be somewhat difficult in that he holds dear many incorrect ideas. Before we even began teaching him, he asked us to pray for his parents who are reading the bible for the 1st time...perhaps to also become christian. This was so important to him. We have prayed for them throughout the week as we told him we would. It has been a beautiful experience. We are teaching a lot of Asians. I love them! It would be so great to live in Korea, Japan, China, or Vietnam for a time to build up the Kingdom.Seeing the goodness of people is so wonderful. I feel overcome with joy & reverence. This week our RC Jasmine Fenn-who is terrified of doing anything in front of people- gave a talk in church about repentance!!!! I was so happy to see such growth in her!I was brought to think of how our King must feel when he sees us grow and change. Ahhhh, sweet is the peace the gospel brings.
Love, Sister Colvin
ps:please pray for Takeya Bryant who is getting baptized in April
Ps; Thanks Baysingers for sending me the letter! It was great to hear from you all!
Ps; Thanks for writing Zacky, You are going to be a great big brother for him too.
Ps; I wrote each of you individual emails last week and none of them sent & all got erased!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi!!

Dear Ones,
Sorry for being so skimpy on writing this past while. I haven't been able to get to email & am bad at writing actual letters....so hopefully none of you worried :) How are you? Spring break was this past week, and most of the students were away. So, needless to say we are glad that it is over now. Things are still happy and we are baing granted much success. Satan is working overtime in all aspects, but I have chosen to take a perspective on it that conquers it. My perspective is: those nights I prayed for strength and was covered in it, the times when my heart was near bursting from the power of His spirit, when He whispers in my ear how much He thinks of me, when he speaks His love in the beautiful sky and soft breeze, it is those times I know that He is my Father. With that, what can destroy our peace?I joy in this great work. I have found so much of Him in it. This week, we listened to Ruth Ryan(R.S. President) speak of her love for her husband and all the "little things" he does. Sis. Furner and I later talked about this. How God must love it when we do the little things. We can say we love Him all day, but when we do the little things we prove it. I hope I can remember this lesson all my days. I hope to show Him in the "little things" that I really am His daughter.May His love abide in you and fill you with consolation this day.
Love Sister Colvin
Ps: Robert where did you serve EXACTLY... and when were you there?? I need to know.

No TIME!

Hey guys,
I don't have time to write again this week. Sorry, everything is great and I did not have a colonoscopy...ha ha trish you sent me jake's letter and you sent him mine...
I really am surprised!
Anyways,
tell everyone i'm okay for me.
love Bonnie
hi kaden!