Week 2

Elder Hawkins is learning lots and keeping busy. However, he is still pretty homesick. I am so grateful for his strong desire to serve the Savior because without it, I'm sure he would be home already. He is so strong and we are so proud of him for relying on the Lord and having FAITH that he can do HARD THINGS. He has shared his testimony with us through email and also his appreciation for an AWESOME mom.
In his email this week he gave a shout out to all of you that wrote him last week. The list included Chris Wiggins, Chris Summerhays, The Scott's, Jeri L., Bro. Parry, David, Rob, Bro. Riggs, Tammy and Letty. I know there were more of you who wrote, I'm sure your names will be on the next letter. He recieved these all in one day from Dear Elder and he said that it made his night! He said the letters really help him and he is so thankful for all your encouraging words. Continue to write, he needs the support to make it out of the MTC and into Spokane. Elder Hawkins also wanted to make it clear that he is really busy and doesn't have much time to write, once he gets into Spokane he will be able to respond to more letters.
 This past week he taught investagators who are actors in the MTC and says it is so real. He almost got the investagators to pray with him. Elder Holland also visited the MTC and talked on Thanksgiving and he was grateful for his words of advice.
Today before he e-mailed, he visited the Temple. On his walk over he said it was way to cold outside, the couple of inches of snow on the ground was not appreciated by him at all; he really misses the Tucson weather. These four weeks in Provo will be a nice introduction to cold weather, because once he gets to Spokane there is no turning back.