It was so great to Skype with Brock
yesterday. He sounds really good and happy,
and it was so fun to see his face. The
next 7 months will go really fast, right?
We had a couple of Brock’s best friends over and he even got to Skype with
his friend Ammon that’s serving in New Zealand. He’s growing and learning so much on his
mission, it’s awesome to listen to him talk because the growth is obvious.
Last week our bishop wrote to each of
the missionaries in our ward and had them write a little bit about their moms. For sacrament meeting on Sunday, he had a
sibling of each of them read what was written, so Abby got up and read what
Brock wrote about me. Of course I bawled, but at the same time, it was perfect. I’m including on this email what Brock wrote
because I think he’ll want to keep it with his missionary stuff.
My mother... man! Where to even
begin! It’s exceptionally hard for me to write a "quick paragraph"
describing my mother, while I am on the other side of the country, away from
her for the first time in my life. Some might call me a "momma's boy"
and I couldn't be prouder of the title :) There isn't a stronger person I know
than my mom. She has been through so much, and has shown me the perfect example
of how to raise a family. She claims to always be the winner of card games,
"Mario Party", and just about everything else in the world, and
somehow, I'm now starting to believe it. There is a feeling when I'm at home
with my family, that I have never felt anywhere else in the world, and that is
because of my mom. My role model, my example, my mentor, and also, my friend.
Whenever I've gone through adversity, my mom has been the one to pull me back
up. Whether it was emotionally, physically, or spiritually, my mom has always
been there. I'm eternally grateful to be blessed with my mother.
One thing my mom always has always said to me before football
games, school, my Mission and other moments through out life was
"work hard, but remember to have fun!" I think this suits my mom
perfectly. She is an excellent example of hard, diligent, work. Being a single
mother raising 3 kids, who all claim that "they had to do the dishes last
night."
For those who do not know my mom, she is also one of the biggest
goofballs I know! If you ever need a good laugh, just talk with my mom for a
few minutes. A quick example to prove my point is when we went to Disneyland in
2011. Over the speakers, Disney announced they would be open an extra 2 hours
that night. Now it wasn't the young children excited to ride the teacups
another time, but it was my mom that shouted out-loud a big
"YEEEESSS" for all around us to hear!
Today is your day mom. I love and
miss you. I hope you have a Great Mothers Day!
Here’s Brock’s email from the week:
Friends and Family,
I hope everyone had a great Mother's
Day! It was great to Skype home
and see close friends and family! I had
a good week here on my
mission, and am excited for these next
few weeks to come. Elder Wesemann and I were blessed with a lot of teaching
opportunities this
week, and cool miracles daily!
Tuesday-
Let me tell ya, Tuesday was a busy day!
It felt like right as Pday
started, it was ending. From biking down
to the library to email, to
going up to the store it just felt like
there wasn't enough time in
the day to get everything accomplished!
We finished up the night by
starting an exchange, and I was able to
spend Tuesday
night and
Wednesday with Elder Fontes again!
Wednesday-
As Elder Fontes and I were heading into
an appointment, we stopped and
talked to this guy who said he met with
missionaries in the past, and
would like to meet again! We told him
we'd call him in an hour and
once we finished the appointment, we called
him! It ends up, he had a
baptismal date previously, but wasn't
ready to change! It was a
complete miracle, and we are excited to
see him again tomorrow!
Thursday-
Thursday was not the best day for me.
During exercises to start off
the day, I rolled my ankle pretty bad.
It's been a rough couple weeks!
I fell of my bike last week, I rolled my
ankle this week, so my body
isn't too happy! This week will be a lot
better! We were able to go
see Tyrone Thursday night and we had
a pretty cool lesson with him.
Last week, we gave him the homework to
study about Joseph Smith, and
be prepared to teach us the Joseph Smit
Story. He was thrilled with
the "homework assignment."
After he taught us, we had to have a
celebration or an excuse to go next door
to get some frozen yogurt!
Friday-
3 great experiences happened Friday!
1- We finished Weekly Planning
2- We had planned to go stop by a less
active member of the church
Friday afternoon. When we
arrived at the house, her and her 2 friends
were sitting out in the front porch
waiting for us to show up to talk
to them about "How they can be
saved" and they "wanted to find Jesus."
Both of them now have baptismal dates!
3- It was almost an identical situation
as we knock on a returning
member of the church's door to find that
her husband is going through
a hard time with life, and needed
something that would make him
happier!
Saturday-
I was able to go down to the Bumby West
area on and exchange with
Elder Horne, (a Creole Elder) for the
day! It's just kind of awkward
as he is teaching a lesson and I am
trying to follow along, but have
no idea what is going on. I did okay of
being involved with the lesson
until he said, "Hi, AujunPierre.
This is Elder Doman, he doesn't speak
Creole." It was still fun to hear a
different language for most of the
day, and try to pick out a few words
here and there!
Sunday-
Bob came to church and is doing well!
Skyping my family was great. I
loved to get an update from each of them
and to hear how they are
doing! I wasn't quite sure what to say,
but it was nice to just see
familiar faces, and hear familiar
voices. It was a lot of fun!
That was the weekly wrap-up from Orlando
this week. I'm half way
through the transfer, and I'm thinking I
probably have 3 more weeks in
Winter Park! I'm trying to utilize this
time and make an impact. I
miss you guys, and pray for you daily.
If there is anything you'd like
to hear more about, let me know and I'd
be happy to we include it from
now on. A big thank you to all of those
who are praying for me. I
couldn't do it without you!
Much Love,
Elder Doman
Mormon 9:6- O then ye unbelieving, turn ye unto the Lord; cry
mightily unto the Father in the name of Jesus, that perhaps ye may be found
spotless, pure, fair, and white, having been cleansed by the blood of the Lamb,
at that great and last day.
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