The Mother's Day Call

After waiting all day, and late into the night, and worrying that she wouldn't be able to call, the call finally came.  However, it was a horrible connection and for most of the call we could hear a garbled echo of everything we said.  Luckily, Destinee did not hear that, but the sound kept cutting out for her.  The last 15 minutes or so were clear!

Destinee will be returning home between the 13th and 16th of December.  I am guessing that her homecoming talk will be the 18th of December since the next Sunday after that is Christmas, but I will not be sure until at least December.

She had a slight accent and could not remember a lot of English words.  

She lives in a gated community, but calls it a residence.  They can't proselyte in the community without permission and have not sought it yet.  Her neighbor on one side is an Evangelist and has meetings at his house all the time, and she said they hear them yelling "Booyah".  I am not sure if the word they actually use is that one, or if that is the English word she recalls for a shout out.  She said her house is filled with mosquitoes and they have to really cover up at night to avoid millions of bites.  She has not bought mosquito netting yet.  she also said her house ahs a lot of spiders, but they are good because they eat the other bugs.

Her "residence", or neighborhood, is quiet.  The houses are Terracotta  and her house is yellow.  The area is better than other parts of the city and doesn't have too much violence.

Destinee said that she sleeps good some nights, and some nights not so good.  She is still getting used tot he heat, after so many months in the mountains.

As far as investigators, they have two husbands of members who have accepted Baptism, but need just a bit more time.  They have two minors who need guardians permission to get baptized or come to Church, but have not received it.  They also have a young family who are very promising.

She got to go to the Temple Tuesday for a Hermana's activity with Sister Baldwin.  President Baldwin and a Senior couple also went with them.  Afterwards they went to Wendy's for lunch.

She sounds happy, and it was good to hear her voice.