Okay, so this week we really had no lessons whatsoever. So I
won't have very many experiences with our investigators or members in this
letter. We had that little show this week, so we were ensayos a lot.
Lunes: We started out our day with a 6 hour practice for the
show, but it was a good one. We were able to fix a lot of things that needed to
be worked on. And I found out the girl that is playing the Blue Fairy in
Pinocchio had Tenge... I think that is how you spell it. It's some disease from
the mosquitoes and you get really fatigued really fast. But Hermana Leyva asked
me to start memorizing the lines again just in case she couldn't do it. When we
got home we went to the internet and finished our p-day. Then we went and
taught one of our new investigators, Estel. She is so ready for baptism! It's
insane:) She has a friend in another ward in our stake and this lady told us
her entire religious backstory and she said she's ready to go one and learn
more about the church:)
Martes: We were supposed to have our district meeting this
morning, but we had to cancel it because basically our entire zone had ensayos.
So we went over to the church to practice. We got a lot more work done, like
making props and fixing up costumes. I seriously feel like I'm in a high school
show again. It's awesome:) And because we were there for so long, Hermana Leyva
got lunch for us:) We only got one lesson in today, with Hermano Hugo. He's
still doing really well and I finally bought Doctrine and Covenants and loves
the stories. We also had our ward correlation and meeting with the ward mission
leader. Oh my goodness. I hate going to those meetings because I always walk
out dang frustrated. Today was even worse. Our ward mission leader is concerned
because all of the missionaries in the ward are teaching drunks and he feels
that because they are drunks, they will NEVER keep their commitments, NEVER
change, and they make the spirit go away when we come to the church on Sundays
with them. And we tried telling him otherwise, but he doesn't believe that they
will help our ward mission plan because they aren't progressing as fast as
"normal" people. And he went into ward correlation with this too. And
oh my goodness. Everyone was going with it! We could not handle it whatsoever!!
We just sat there silent. And at the end, Hermana Olsen was so frustrated that
she wouldn't say a thing. But I don't know. I think the Spirit was talking to
me because the last 10 minutes of the meeting i felt like I should say
something. So I did. All in Spanish. And
in the words of Hermana Olsen, "You planched them good and hard." I
just told them that if they want to see work and progress in their ward mission
plan, they should pull their own weight and help the missionaries. Because we
haven't had that help since we got here. And it was good. We went home happy
and tired:)
Miercoles: Today was really good. We didn't have ensayo
until the late afternoon, so we actually had time to teach a few people. We
taught a woman in our ward whose father is close to passing away. Her name is
Hermana Pedia. But we shared the section in Doctrine and Covenants about when
Joseph Smith saw Alvin in the heavens and that everything will be alright. It
was a really good lesson:) We also taught Hermano Hugo again. Then we went and
had lunch at a restaurant and got tortas de pastor... And the Chile/España game
just so happened to me on... Go Chile!.... And after that we had the ensayo.
And we finally practiced the song Hermana Leyva wants me to sing with Elder
Winland for the show. It's so pretty!!
Jueves: Today we had our last multi-zone conference with
President Leyva and it was so good:) I learned a lot of things that are going
to be so useful in our lessons, like asking specific questions and how to
better begin teaching. And we learned a few things about our new mission
president and his wife. Their names are President and Hermana Matson and they
seem pretty cool. Then we ate comida together and it was so good:) For the next
few hours we prepped for the show. We made last minute touches and that sort of
stuff and then it was time! Oh my goodness the show was so good! People
laughed, we remembered our lines, and we just had the best time ever. It was a
really good experience for us, but also the members and investigators that
went. And when we got home me and Hermana Olsen had a good heart to heart. We
hadn't been agreeing on certain things and needed to work it out.
Viernes: Woot! We actually had time to study!! It was so
mice. I was able to read in the conference Liahona. I love getting those each
month! We were only able to teach Hermano Hugo, and then we had comida with the
Familia Martinez. It was so good as always:) I love the way she makes her
salad. She just puts lettuce and cut up tomato together and lets it sit in lime
juice. It's so good:) After that we went to the church in Montoya to get ready
for our next show. We practiced more of the song for me and Winland and fixed
up what we needed to be ready. And I think this show was better that on Jueves,
although I totally messed up on the song! Hermana Leyva played the music two or
three intervals too high and it totally caught me off guard. So on the new part
that we practiced today, I forgot the tune and had to completely make up
something. I guess it sounded okay because after people told me I did a good
job. Phew!:)
Sabado: Finally a normal day! We had some great studying and
actually got to teach a few people. We found a nuevo named Carmen. She's the
mom of one our contacts and she seems really interested:) We also had comida
with Familia Montalvo and it was super good:) After that we went searching for
our boys and we could only find Martin. And he was drunk!!! Gah!!! No!!! We
ended up leaving because we can't teach him when he's drunk. So we went
searching for contacts and we made some good ones. We contacted a few menos
activos and even met a testigo do jehova. He wanted nothing to do with the
church, but to fight us... But we ended up leaving anyway because it was
POURING. After it stopped we went to the Familia Martinez to teach them
something.
Domingo: Today we left early because Winland and I were
asked to sing in the Stake Conference in Mitla. President and Hermana Leyva
were speaking there for the last time and she wanted to share talent.So we sang
the EFY arrangement of I Know That My Redeemer Lives in Spanish. Them we had
our own meetings. We had comida with Familia Ramierez... had Sardines for the
first time.... And we finally found Edgar! Some of his friends told him that we
went back to the U.S. so he was really glad to see us. He met a guy in our ward
that used to have the same problems as him and hopefully that example will help
him.
Anyway, there's my week! Hopefully you guys had a good one
too!
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