HAPPY EASTER EVERYBODY!!!!
If you haven't seen the new Easter video...watch it. And it's definitely Springtime here in Toronto. That's exciting that Grandma got a dog. What kind of dog is it?? I’m not sure it’s a very good idea to marry him and Ginny off and then have them live separated. I’ve seen too much of that here in Toronto. :|

That's super exciting to hear Mom, babies are the best. I've made many tiny friends this week, and I've been attacked by many. It's very hard to keep the missionaries rules on not holding children when they're surprise attacking you and jumping on your back. #struggles

WHAT!?!?! Dad! He would. Has the opportunity to eat Poutine and he turns it down. What a hater. I wonder if the Poutine there is legitimate.

Birthday?? That's not in like a lot of days. I'm still young. :) What would I like?? Typical missionary stuff: Ties, scarves, cuff links, cook books, piano/organ/guitar music, temple pictures, flags, Il Divo music, chocolate. The usual…and some.

This week has been a hullabaloo. That's the best word I can think of to describe it. So last Monday, we were planning on going Downtown to go up the CN tower (because Elder Cox has about 3 weeks left) but it was super cloudy, so we're going to save it for another day; then, we were going to go to the Toronto Aquarium, but it was packed with little kids because of Spring Break; so we decided to go shopping at Dundas Square (equivalent to Times Square) and I bought a new side (because my last one bust) for 50$. It was a sweet deal and it's a great bag. Later that day we decided to go to the Royal Ontario Museum where we looked at medieval armor and swords and guns (haha, they do have guns in Canada). It was super fun.

Last Wednesday we had a huge Zone Conference where I saw Abigail, my cousin, again. It was super fun and no hugging commenced (but I'm seeing her again today because we're having Zone Sports for P-day, so don't count on it! ;)

Another super great thing that happened this last week is that we discovered a little Latino Paradise. Our New Convert had told us about this Spanish Hot Spot. So we decided to go to it and it was this dinky little building, but when you walked into it, you passed by some Spanish stores and then it opened up into a huge food court where there were different restaurants set up for different countries and EVERYONE there was Hispanic. We though we had died and gone to Paraiso (Paradise in Spanish ;) So we have decided to spend the rest of our transfer here spending time there, eating Papusas, and Baptizing Colombians. And they say a mission is hard. Ha!

But in reality, it's not as easy at it seems sometimes. This last week, we had a few baptisms and baptismal dates fall through due to our investigators' parents' agency. We call these people Crazy Dads/Moms because they won't let their children get baptized even though the child wants to. It's basically the WORST THING IN THE WORLD. Think about it. In the Premortal Realm, SATAN wanted to take away everyones' agency SO they would all have to choose the right. These people are taking away their agency so they will choose the WRONG! It's messed up stuff. One thing that we had a huge talk with last night with one of our investigators and a returning member is that as long as we're doing the God's Will and keeping His commandments, we will never permanently fail. It's something that I've had to remind myself many times this week, because it's very easy to lose hope when you can't see the immediate blessings. So for all of you who are struggling or can't see the light at the end of the tunnel, just realize that as long as you're holding on to that iron rod and following God's commandments, EVERYTHING will turn out well. I love you all and hope you have a wonderful Easter. #hallelujah

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Elder Flint
Canada Toronto Mission