Buenas, mopri! Cómo están? This week has been great with transfers and lessons. My new companion, Elder Johnson, is a super fun guy. We have a ton of fun and work hard. I was originally worried about him, because I heard a few stories, but he's turned out to be a fun guy.
The Nest
Elder Johnson has two hammocks, so of course we wanted to set them both up. We bought rope from the sketchy store next door and he sat on my shoulders to tie the rope to the iron beams in the roof. Completely safe of course. In the end we had the two set up and our daily and weekly planning went great. We now call the house "el nido" which just means "the nest."
Plan of Salvation Lesson
We were meeting with our friend, Maria, and teaching the Plan of Salvation (God's plan for his children.) And she had a lot of questions. She loved to see where our teachings are found in the Bible and I was able to show her all the points, testify thst God is a just and merciful God and wants all His children to have an equal opportunity to recieve all that He has. The Spirit was so strong and my Spanish came really easily. She went from being a little defensive, to bearing her testimony about how she knew it was true. Seeing the progress in my teaching, language, and understanding is really cool and just amazing to see God's hand directly in my life
Don't know how to react
We got a reference from Facebook, and usually we don't get many really intrested people from Facebook. We scheduled a video call with him and quickly found out he is awesome. He read the Book of Mormon, he answered our questions, he asked questions and we're doing another call tomorrow! The only problem is that he's under house arrest in Buena Vista... it just seems to always happen. President does say though, that difficulties often can lead to miracles, so we're going to see where it takes us. Today we get to find out the details!
Sombrero Pintado
To those who don't know, if a sombrero pintado gets wet, it gets ruined. Also, I sweat more than a boar in church. Those two factors don't multiply well. This lady in our branch, who is heaven-sent, sewed a cloth on the inside and cleaned it! Hopefully it works...
English Class
We taught a great English class and had a lot of people show up. It was really fun and it's helping them learn and it's strengthning the branch. It's been a great experience so far to build relationships and grow.
Protests
There have been a lot of protests here lately so today all the roads are shut down. We can't leave our main street and no Diablo Rojos are running. It's kind of good because maybe we'll have water more often, but now our usual fun p day with great food is going to be spent in our house. We'll probably find something to do.
Well, that's pretty much it. Working hard and hardly working. It's become my favorite thing in the world and I really love this country and people so much. It's a priceless experience and every day is a gift from God. I'm so grateful for all the highs and lows. God is good. Jesus is our Savior. The Book of Mormon is true. Joseph Smith was a prophet. This church is the church of Jesus Christ and He is actively directing a living prophet to direct it. I feel the Spirit every day testify of these truths as I teach them. Don't neglect your testimony. Don't wait until tomorrow. God wants you to progress right now.
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