Troy this week

Hello all,
I came hoping to be able to send out a good email, but now that I'm here, my mind is somewhat blank.... My companion said that she needed about 2 hours to write emails today...so yeah, I'm going to be so bored.
ANyways, this week was good. We've been preparing Angelina for her baptism this Saturday!
Funny things that happened yesterday:
* On our way to an appt. Tyrell walked into a huge Banana-spider's web and it engulfed his entire head (and he's got a big head)
* Andy somehow had an allergic reaction to the room we were in for FHE and had to start spitting mucus into a cup. (Don't worry he's okay)

ANyways, that's all for now.....maybe i'll think of more things to say in the next couple of hours
love y'all
-Sister Colvin

Oh yeah,
I come home November 26th 2008.......just FYI .......now write me back an' tell me how much ya love me!

One more 4 y'all,

Yesterday we had a man come to church(on his way home just trying to catch church) who was just baptized a week ago, but something happened to where he was never confirmed. He does plan on doing that soon, but it was so great that he happened to come to our branch on a day that 2 people were confirmed!

Also, an interesting thing happened later on. We happened to run into Andy outside ( we run into him everywhere!) We invited him to come with us to Sister Stewarts house for dinner. Expecting that he would say no, he surprised us by accepting the invitation. Well, President, it was so amazing. The kids were all running around being there wonderful selves and the "family feel" was very strong. Andy made a comment that he felt like he was in a "totally different world". The Elders were there and we shared a message on humility ( which I hate to say Andy sorely needed). Andy asked a lot of questions, and everyone in the circle was able to teach and testify. It went great! Not only this, but he then agreed to go to FHE with the Young single adults. This was even more amazing!! Again, as we sat in a circle, everyone got to teach and testify to Andy (including Bro. Qi). President, I wish you knew Andy or that I could accurately describe him to you. He is actually a sheep....a sheep in wolf's clothing and everytime we meet with him, I feel strongly to bear witness of Heavenly Father's love for him. It comes so strong everytime!! Oh, I wish you could have been there last night to see this amazing event. Two times a whole group(of different people) able to testify together!

enjoy :)
PLEASE EVERYONE WRITE ME..............I LOVE AN OCCUPPIED MAILBOX

Dear Family,
THANK YOU so much for the package; that was so nice! It makes the week happier.

This week we were priviledged to witness two baptized and confirmed. The services were great and so many people came, even unexpected people we never thought would come! Both Caelan and Michael are so happy, excited, and ready to do amazing things


Well I just watched the video y'all sent me about 5 min. ago. You all are so beautiful and wonderful. I was amazed at how things have changed, the little ones growing up& being born, and the developments with everything.... in just 14 months. I'm just glad that there is a constant, a thing that will never change: our love, our personalities, our sealing.

One of our investigators, Kiwanda, had her baby prematurly the day after Kaden. He came early because she smoked most of the time. The family is somewhat broken, and they live in circumstances indelicate and where people are undervalued. Then I think of Kaden and how lucky, how blessed he is. Born one day apart, yet they have two different worlds. Perhaps they stood by eachother in line to come here. I now am humbled by my own circumstances. How is it that we are so blessed when our brothers, our sisters are given so much less? I hope we can better understand the great goodness in God in allowing us what He has given. Freely we have received, let us freely give. This is the only way to make it fair to them ( our brothers & sisters). Let us waste and wear out our lives to lift them and to bring them this Hope we have so long basked in the light of.

I love you
love sister colvin

Love Ya

Dearest Family,

Another wonderful week has come and gone.
First, I would like to tell y'all about my experience with the
new class we are teaching......

Sis. Wilson is a former
cougarette from BYU and has taught many dance classes before
she came out. Well,for service, we are  she is teaching a
beginning ballet class for girls. Let me just say that I am glad
for this weekly opportunity to be humbled. When I'm not running
around helping the little ones to get their feet into "first
position", I myself get to participate at the student level.
And, to add to the glory of it, it is viewed by the eager
parents. Yes, that's right, I get to humiliate myself doing all
sorts of not-so-graceful ballet moves and stretches that I was
born not to do. It really is quite embarrassing being the only
adult in the ranks with 5 year olds. I do not endure joyfully
to the end. However, there is a moral. The only reason I'm doing
it is to show Heavenly Father that I will not set
a limit at serving Him...at least not there. 

We all have our
limits I think,the parts of ourselves we hold back from God.
I believe that if we push far enough to the outskirts of our
abilities and find that "wall" of our comfort zones or our
offering to God, we must break it and step outside it. We must
do this until our borders not just align with but, mesh in or
melt into His. Only then our we, in the end, acceptable and
fit for the kingdom.

This week, Robin's son, Caelan is getting baptized! He has
changed so much since we met him. He is so happy now!
This sunday, Brother Qi blessed the sacrament and accepted his
1st calling as Branch Missionary. He was so excited. His mother
has started asking questions, and he has been able to teach her
so much. It is a miracle to him because not so long ago she said
she didn't want to hear it. He had been praying for this.

This week has been so heavenly to me, heavenly in the fact that
I've been visited much with care and love from Divinity. The
Lord has taught me that if I ask, I shall receive...not just
"if ye ask", but if  I ask. I have been given many answers this
week. I have found that personal revelation comes so
much easier, faster, and clearer than ever before. I believe that
it is because I trust Him. He has put me in many situations where
all I could do was to trust and lean on Him, and because of this
refinement I am better able to do His work and simply better able.
What great blessings come after trial & tribulations we never can
estimate the value of. It is absolutely without fail! There will
always be a light at the end of the dark dark tunnel....a bright
light!  The light that Joseph Smith was embraced by was above the
brightness of the sun.

I would like to take this time to thank each of you my darlings
for praying for me. I promise you He hears them and they are
answered with great blessings upon my head. Please continue;
these i draw strength from and through these His Kingdom is built.
Thank you so much. 

I love you each and all.
Love Bon, 

Sister Colvin

Hi There!

Hi!!!
Thank you Rose, Sarah, and Trisha & Robert for letters this week.

Another amazing week has passed by.

Happy Independence Day!!!

Hope y'all had fun together. Brother Qi walked around with us contacting. It was fun. On Sunday, he received the Aaronic priesthood and this Sunday will be blessing the sacrament! I also finally finished Jesus the Christ along with all the other "missionary books". So, I am pretty happy about that:) I am slowly but surely learning chinese. It is great. It has been awesome to be able to speak a few words to the chinese people here. They love it and is a nice way to say I care about them. I have been continually asking Heavenly Father to pour out his Spirit here. This fast sunday, I was able to see the fruits of that. People were practically jumping out of their seats to get up and bear their testimony. It's never been like that before!

Then we had our Gospel Principles class and it was AMAZING!

Our class has actually grown to exceed the size of the Gospel Doctrine class!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is nothing other than a miracle. Our building is getting to the point of not being able to hold the amount of people in it! My vision and dream of Troy is coming to view! We all can see things like this in our lives. All we have to do is pray with faith and get out and do. We, all of us, truly do have the faith neccessary to work miracles. He is waiting for us to figure that out! He cannot/will not withhold the fulfillment of our hearts' desires. Often times our desires are His desires.
Well i love you and hope to read many letters from you this week....please!!! -love sister c