So one thing that was really cool. We were studying a little this week on how to biblically prove that our church is right, that Jesus is Jehovah and that the godhead are three different beings, and that the other churches doctrines are wrong. This way when we are forced to bash to keep investigators etc we can help them see the truth. I am sure that us studying about that this week was inspired of God and here is why. We were walking down the street the same day and saw a whole street of JW`s. We really wanted to try out our new scriptures but knew we shouldn`t start the bash, haha. Then as we were walking away we both felt like we should go back. Then as we walked down the street of JWs (Jdub row as we now call it) a woman sought us out and started to talk to us. She asked us if we were Mormons or one of them (pointing to the JWs). We told her we were indeed Mormons or since that is just a nickname we are from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She said she knew we were different our faces were brighter. She then wanted to talk to us and we had the first lesson with here and she accepted a baptismal date. This is where it gets crazy. A couple lessons latter she told us a story about how when she was younger she dreamed about a picture of a man burying some golden plates in a hill but none of her relatives knew what it was and just said she was crazy. When she opened the book of Mormon and saw the picture of Moroni burying the plates she knew that this was the true church, the one that she had been looking for, for twenty years. She also felt the emptiness that was in her filled. She has been fighting with her family who are all Evangelicos that don`t want her to go but she is 25 and can make her own decisions. She defended us as missionaries and the book of Mormon to her family, they would tell her lies about us and the book. She is very strong and super awesome! We are so excited for her baptism this thirtieth!
I do truthfully miss the Family Puladas from Formosa. They are the best! We used to go over there all the time and Barbara always looked after the missionaries. That was the one family (besides the dueños familia Fleytas) that I said goodbye to. Oh wait and the family Samudio.
It is about 38 degrees C here now I`m not sure F. But the temperature isn`t what kills us, it is the humidity. When it is very humid the heat kills you. You feel like you are being baked in an oven.
I don`t think that there is
anything like Thanksgiving here. We were asking about it and no one knew
anything about it and there aren`t any holidays at that time. But it is a very
American holiday because it was when the pilgrims came and had a feast with the
Indians before killing almost all of them. What will be weird is Christmas and
it is nuts that it is coming up in a month and a half. I can`t wait to Skype! I
just hope that it works ok because in Cali it had some problems so I hope that
here it will work...
I really like the branch here
they are all really nice and helpful. The branch president always wants to help
us with stuff. Even if it is out of his bounds sometimes, jaja.
Oh and we has the most pathetic
rob attempt last night. Some guy told us to give him our cell phone or he would
shoot us. We told him that we didn`t have one and showed him and we walked
away, haha
I love you all so much and can`t wait to read what you
wrote! I can`t wait to hear from you soon! Love you all!
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