Busy Week of Contacting and Slowly Getting Used to the Food

A synopsis of Monday: we went grocery shopping and it’s crazy how cheap things are here! We also taught a lesson to an older couple and I even invited them to be baptized! They said they want to pray about it so we shall see. They are nice. Regarding what I’m learning from my companion: he teaches me how to love and how to be diligent! Side note: our washer really sucks… It doesn’t drain by itself so we have to empty it with a bucket, and fill it with a bucket too. And since we don’t have a dryer, we have to hang up our clothes to dry.

Tuesday was my first zone conference and we had to be there at 9 a.m. We talked about so many different things like what we as missionaries need to do, how to contact investigators and the upcoming event about Lighting the World. My zone leader had to translate for me most of the time because it’s still hard to understand. We were there until about 7 p.m., luckily and thankfully they provided lunch and an amazing banana cake for dessert. We went contacting after that and got 3 contacts and appointments to teach them later. We came home, I did more laundry, and my companion made us some eggs mixed with beans and tortillas on the side. It was really good. We do good with sharing food together.

Wednesday was another day of contacting. One person wasn’t there that we went to meet with. The second person I didn’t hardly say anything and I felt bad because I wanted to but I couldn’t feel the spirit because I had a negative attitude. So on our way to teach another man named Miguel I decided to change my attitude and be happy I have the opportunity to be out of the casa teaching people; and the lesson with Miguel went great! I invited him to come to church on Sunday and he agreed!

Thursday we got lost for an hour and a half looking for the casa of a contact. We also went to lunch at the Gomez Aguilar families house, the same family that fed us tuna salad on tostadas last week, so I was kind of nervous but it was really good. They made some sort of grilled chicken with salad, bread, potato chips and jello for dessert. They are a super nice family and it’s cool their son served in SLC a few years ago. Later we taught the wife of a member. She’s been an investigator for about 2 years now but is hesitant to join the church because she doesn’t want to pray in front of or teach people either. We will find a way to get her baptized. :)

Friday was another day of teaching and lunch with a member. Every meal we go to they always have salsa that is super freaking hot and they tell me to put some on my food, so I put a tiny bit on so I can try to get more accustomed to spicy foods. We taught some more people and invited them to come to church so hopefully they come. A lot of people here are either catholic or believe in Santa Muerte (which basically means Saint Death).

Saturday a couple of the people we had scheduled to meet with weren’t there, but we met with an investigator who owns a sewing shop, that is really cool! Another contact we met with is like 80 and is super awesome and wants to learn more about the church. He lives in a building with some neighbors that also own a sewing shop and they make soccer jerseys. So we talked to them after our lesson with Juan and ordered jerseys! It’s only going to cost about $10 US but it’s customized with my name on it! I’m super excited to get it!

Sunday we went to church with our investigator Annid, and it was good from what I could understand. The members are all super nice.  We had an awesome lunch with a member family. They made spaghetti, then chicken cordon bleu with salad and peaches for dessert. It was one of the best meals I’ve been fed. The family is super cool and want us to come back soon. Later we got to listen to the face-to-face with Elder Oaks and Elder Ballard, then I made eggs with beans and hot sauce on top and it was actually really good. I’m slowly getting used to the food.

My thought for this week is from a talk from Elder Holland called "Missionary Work and the Atonement". I only read the last section titled “the atonement and the missionary” and its sooooo good. Go read it and tell others about it too! In that part though it says that missionaries complain about how hard the mission is and then Elder Holland says, why would we think it would ever be easy for us, when it was never easy for Him (Christ). Ah it’s so good!!! (Share that with CJ and Jess so they can use it in their mission prep class!)

I love you so much mama!! Talk to you next week!

Notice the dogs on top of the house!!!