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Another great way of contacting Quinn is through Dearelder.com Where it says Select a Mission click the drop box and highlight the Colombia Barranquilla mission and then click Write a Letter. Fill in the informaion about your name and address and where it says Select Title chose Elder and then write in Quinn Larson. These letters get sent like emails to Quinn so they are much faster than writing a letter. He still however, needs to respond to you via "snail mail" so make sure you leave an address in your letter so he can write you back!

Quinn has waited for this time to serve for a very long time, and he is excited to be in Colombia serving the Lord. He sends his love and thanks to all his friends and family.

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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Nude in a bucket!!

Hows that for a subject? I was going to write ¨bathing in a bucket¨but then i remebered what newies taught me about catchy headlines. This past week Elder Beltran and i have practised saying nice things about the office elders because the one in charge of paying the water bill FORGOT. So the past 6 days we´ve been without water. The waterguy who turned the water off gave us time to fill up whatever tank bucket cup we had with water so we´ve been able to bath, just with 3 or 4 liters of water while standing in a bucket to save the water to flush the toilet. It´s all good, blessings blessings blessings. We´ve found 2 really great familias this past week who are going to progress with the proper amount of work (that means all my heart might mind and strength). One is a single mom with 5 kids who dont really have enough to eat, wear, or sleep in (beds and house). the miracle is that they can read (usually not the case in this neighborhood) and they dont have much to read so they devour our pamphlets and the BoM. They didnt attend church this past sunday because they felt like their clothes werent nice enough. This week we´re working to fix that. Also gave good service with a progressing family the family Tejera (mom dad 3 kids one who turned 8 two weeks ago.. YES). WE helped him put up a fence colombian style which is only with sticks (the Big BAd Wolf would have a hay day down here with the fences and lots of the houses). The fences consist of a bigger stick (usually a small trunk) every 6 feet and then a longer one nailed colombian chest high (dad´s belly button). Then they stand up small sticks and tie them to the long ones that connect the posts. All the sticks are usually different sizes and shapes so the fence looks funny but works. Digging here is crazy because the sun bakes the ground and the soil is so sandy that for every shovelful you take out 2 fall back in. The dad was really greateful for our help and they attended church for the whole 3 hours yesterday for the first time so that was a servicio exitoso! The plan for firing up the branch didnt quite work in 7 days but we werent expecting it to. BUT the elders quorum president didnt fall asleep in the missionary meeting this past sunday like usualy so that was a bonus. Everything is good and we´re working hard and looking for oppurtunites to work harder (and smarter thanks matthew).
Love your letters and your prayers,
Elder Larson
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