Easter

So I have no idea who the new Bishop is, but that´s cool, no biggie. And I still can´t believe AJ gets back this week! That blows my mind! I wasn´t sure if Cassidy got home before me. Sounds like just a few days, if it is the middle of October! That will be crazy. And no worries, I´m not trunky. I´m pretty resilient :) Mom, good luck on getting into the program, I know you can! And I was so happy that Dad got his article published that I actually shouted "yes!" when I read it. And then I told Elder Castillo and everyone and they were all pumped too. Let me know the results of the numbers, no matter what they are, okay? Thanks! So Ammon, you´re going to Prom this week! Nice. I forgot who the girl was already, because I don´t think I know her, but send me a picture! I mean it, this time. You guys failed miserably on your assignment by the way. SO like any good missionary I shall commit you to doing it once again. This week I want a picture from every member of the family. The picture should describe, in brief what it is that is your main focus, hobby, etc. right now. Basically just summarizing your current life in a picture. I expect to have them all turned in by next week. Thank you.
So kinda a fun thought this week about faith. I don´t have a lot of time to write today, so this might be a little shorter than normal, just to let you know. But this week I was talking to Hermana Castillo a little bit about lots of things really. She was a nurse in the emergency room and is the nurse of the mission, so we often talk about medical type things. One of the things she mentioned about the connections between people believing they are getting better and their actual recovery. Basically the Placebo effect. They give you a pill that does nothing and it ends up working because you believe that it is. My whole time learning about that I have always just thought of it as a mind over matter thing. That the mind can overcome the physical of the body, but Hermana Castillo kind of put a spin on that theory. She said, the placebo effect is basically just scientific proof that faith really works. And that is so true. What cures the people? Their faith that it will work. Whether that be faith in the medicine or the doctor or whatever, it is still a hope for something that they cannot see that is true. And how much more powerful could it all be (and the placebo effect is quite powerful) if that faith was focused in on Christ? That´s where miracles begin. And just like a person receiving a medicine, they can´t be 100% sure that they will be cured from the sickness, but they can be pretty sure that it will do it´s job. With Christ, we can´t be 100% sure that things will turn out smoothly, the way we expect, but we can be 100% sure that He will do his job with us. I love being able to testify of Christ and to tell people that I know he is mindful of us, because I have felt it. We can´t be positive that things will work out how we want them to, but we can be positive that our Savior is there by our side no matter what happens. I know he is there for all of you. I love you all so, so, so much. I miss you and pray for you. I´ll see you in a couple of week on Mother´s Day!
Con amor,
Elder Charlie Flint