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Family,
Hi.........how's it going......................................................................................................................................?.............................. :) So anyways this week, fall semester started back up. So, there were lots of people.. YEAH!!!!! We also met with the Chancellor of Troy U. I guess he is incharge of all Troy U. in the world. People kept asking us if we were nervous to meet him. Honestly, I was not nervous....until people kept asking if I was. I was thinking, well maybe I should be nervous...Ha ha ha It went really well, we were escorted in by some man ( he then watched us by the door the whole time). The Chencellor's office was really nice. It was what I'd imagine the queen of England to have...no joke... but instead we met a guy with white hair.
Apparently he is planning on running for governor or some big office of somekind. He was really nice. We just told him who we were and what we do etc etc.
Anyways lots happened this week. I feel the Lord has continued on in my training. He is training me to be the servant that He needs me to be for the rest of my life. I learn so many lessons at such a rapid speed that I am surprised by each. It is so good;He makes our missions and our lives full, useful and purpose-filled.
There is a quote that says something like, anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to run around shouting he's been robbed. It goes on to say that life is filled with delays, sidetracks, and setbacks interrupted only briefly by beautiful valleys and vistas; we just have to thank the Lord for the ride.
It amazes me how many people fool themselves into thinking life is all supposed to be happy & easy. Actually, no it is not. It would be a waste. Quoting Elder Holland, "Salvation is not a cheap experience". I am thoroughly convinced that if in our lives we only experienced happy smiles, rainbows, and butterflies, we would be sorrowfully disappointed at the end. Perhaps we would say, " That's all He thought that I could handle?" Sad day. When we are brought through the furnace of affliction, we have great reason to rejoice: first in knowing that He approves of us & knows we are strong enough to endure it, second in knowing we will be more fit for the Kingdom, and third remembering that our Savior suffered at a magnitude that we actually will not have to.
Thank you for being a loving member of my family. I hope there was something that I might have said that helped you with what you were feeling today. I love you, love Sister colvin Ps; Gab & Sarah thanks for writing!

hey congrats on the office ! That is so cool!!
I love you guys. Mom said that Kaden was amonth old already..holy moses! Time goes by fast.