Hi!
My knee is doing better, not all the way, but it's getting
there!
We only go to one ward (branch/Rama) on Domingo the Santa
Margarita Rama. We have a small one and know everyone there. Half the branch is
the people that we eat dinner with each night, haha
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A nicer camera would be awesome!! I really would love that,
right now I haven't had a TON of time to take pictures because we drive
everywhere making it difficult to take pictures, haha and I have been learning
how everything works in the field, but I've pretty much got it now and should
have a lot more time for pictures. I know that in Argentina I will have a ton
more time for it because we will walk and it is much easier to take pictures
when doing that! The other problem that I have had here is we aren't allowed to
take pictures while proselyting so between driving and proselyting there isn't
a huge amount of time so I have been learning when I have more time for it.
As far as our investigator S, when we went back he said he
didn't have time to read or pray about it because he has been looking for a job
but I think it's just because he is being flojo especially because he didn't go
to church again! But we are hoping that he reads for our next visit this week.
Our other current progressing investigators are F y C, J, and A. F y C are hard
because they aren't married so we invited them to be baptized and they said
they would pray about it, but even if they accept we have to make sure they get
married before baptism. J is the son of A who is an ancient investigator we are
dropping because he isn't progressing, he just doesn't try to receive an answer
for himself and he loves worshiping Idols too much. But Josh knows that the
gospel is true and his mom said he could get baptized but his dad doesn't want
him to, so we are working on that. Armando is interesting because he is a Jdub.
We have only taught one lesson to him but he was very receptive and wants a
copy of our bible. I think we have a meeting with him this Wednesday and we'll
see how that goes.
I haven't been in touch with anyone from the MTC because I
am out of stamps and haven't been able to get any yet but we will buy them
today. They did also just change the email policy so that I can email any friends
and family and investigators so that is cool, but It is also hard because that
would take away time from emailing you guys so if people do it sparingly and send
more letters please! I would love to hear from people whatever way they choose!
So I might email one or two of them today if I have enough time. I don't think
anyone has gotten their visa though because a Hermana who is going to
Argentina, my same mission, Hermana Jones is in my district and we see each
other pretty often and neither of us has heard anything about visas.
It's awesome that you guys are busy with polo, it is funny
because it has been nice and warm here and when we pass pools I think how badly
I want to jump in and play some polo. Another missionary when we were on
exchanges yesterday was saying how badly he wanted to get into the pool and I
just thought to myself that he doesn't even know how bad I do because I
probably spent more time in the pool in high school than out (well casi, haha)
Oh man, but on that transfer, I thought I was going to die! We went to some family’s
house for dinner and the first thing I think of when I walk in is the TV show buried
alive that you would watch sometimes! Those people were hoarders! Then the
entire time we were there they did and said awkward things like, oh, my brother
is sooo stupid, don't you agree? Or the sister to her brother you're just
jealous that I have a relationship and you don't then the mom pipes in that no
you don't have a relationship. The whole thing was just errado. Then at the end
the mom told us to tell the son why he should serve a mission and he was
complaining that he would have to give up music, videogames, swimming, and
flirting with girls (which was his main concern and was hilarious) but then I
told him that yeah you have to not do those things and that I used to do all
those things everyday almost all day but I gave those up for the thing that
gives you the most and the truest happiness which is to share the gospel of
Jesus Christ and to see the power it has be able to change lives and bring happiness
to them and when you are doing that the other things don't matter. He didn't
have any counter argument for that, je je.
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Mi Companeros!
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Serving here in Temecula has been great! It started out
really slow but because of our hard work we are starting to have investigators
and see the work progressing. I am also grateful for the two trainers that I
have, when going on exchanges yesterday the English missionary who wasn’t my
companion was doing some things like giving up when people said they weren't
interested in the gospel that I defiantly wouldn't have done because of what my
trainers had taught me. It made me grateful to have them to teach me!
We have been having a lot of fun with Elder Herrera. Since
he is not from this country there are a lot of American things he doesn't know,
haha. Like when we were explaining the point’s game for running into people
with cars and the points you got for hitting people. He then asked us a whole
bunch of questions about how many points different people are worth, haha. Like
he said are pregnant lady’s more because they have a baby, haha. After the
questions he said that Americans are crazy, haha.
Have you guys been getting the drop box pictures? I'm not
spending too much money on the card am I? Sometimes I need to get some supplies
or we go out for lunch on exchanges because they don't have food or things like
that. I hope to hear more from you guys soon! Also you should send some letters
because as far as email we only have like 45 min every Tuesday to be able to
read and respond to emails! Plus I haven't heard from Emily and Nathan for a
while!! Did they get my letters? I think today I will be getting some mail, my
companion said that for the first batch to come it takes like two weeks or
something because it has to come here then the zone leaders pick it up on Monday
or something then district leaders distribute it on Tuesday.
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Alpacas in Temecula
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Ojala todo es bien!
estoy aprendiendo muchisimo y progresando en la obra! Envie una carta de solo
espanol en mi carta hoy dia entonces esperar para eso. Estoy muy gradisido que
udes son mi familia y les amo muchisimo. Quiero a oir mas sobre que esta
panando con uds! Solo cinco minutos mas y nececito describir mi picturas
entonces adios y les amo mucho!!!!
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