11/2/09
I just wrote a reallllllly long email, but this myldsmail system timed out and deleted the whole thing. I'm not going to attempt to write it again because I don't have time, sorry. I'm really mad.
BUT
Things are going well here. Our investigators are good. We're having fun. The Spanish is rocking incredibly. I loved the photos of halloween. Only a few people dress up here for halloween, but this weekend there was nobody in the streets. We did some house hunting this week and found some really cool houses. I read a cool article about the Dead Sea Scrolls (you can look up information on the internet) and how they comply with the doctrines taught in the book of mormon. Did you know that Alma actually baptized himself in the waters of mormon? He had authority to baptized, but he hadn't been baptized yet... It's the same thing Joseph Smith did when he restored the church. We did a cool service project with the zone, washing cars, and talking to their owners about the gospel. That's about it. Enjoy the photos!
Love you all!
Elder Thaynee
10/26/09
Wow, sounds like y'all are goin nuts with the garden! And it's good you got so much before the cold comes... Honestly, I haven't felt cold for 3 months. You wanted to know a little about the weather here. Here you go: Some days are hot, other days are hot, and then every once in a while it's hot. So basically, yeah, it's really hot here. But it doesn't bug me too much. I've pretty much gotten used to being drenched in sweat all the time. But we're just barely getting into the hottest part of the year. And it's really not even that hot, in the 80s usually, but the sun here is SOOOOO strong, and that's what kills. From what I've heard, the sun rays here are actually pretty dangerous. Eek. But I'm wearing lots of sunscreen, mom! In about January we will get into rainy season, where everything floods. I'm surprised I never heard anything about this before coming, but supposedly it rains every day, and the missionaries walk around in 3 feet of water everywhere. Woooo, can't wait! It's not super humid here (yet), but a little bit. There aren't many mosquitos either, but there will be I'm sure! Other than that, cockroaches are kings here. Them and the lagartijas (it means lizard, but the Spanish word is a whole lot more fun).
ANYWAY, this week was super good again! We taught lots of lessons, and the investigators are doing alright! Unfortunately we lost 2 more baptismal dates because two investigators didn't show up at church.
Paulo Vargas left from his house 5 days ago, and never came back. His wife is NOT happy (as you can imagine), she called his sister, and the sister said that he was mad. So he just left. And he won't answer his phone or talk to her... Soo.... yeah, he probably won't be progressing very fast. Not sure what's going to happen there...
Maria was remodeling her house and wasn't able to come.
Cristofer we didn't see once this week. We kept missing him.
BUT, we took Martha to a baptismal service on Saturday from E Zuluagas ward, and she LOVED it. She was sitting up there in front in her wheelchair, and when they turned on the video "Together Forever" she started crying. At the end of the baptism , she said, "Ahora me toca a mi!" (Alright now it's my turn!) That's right it is.
Oscar had his baptismal interview and is sooooo ready to be baptized. He's got all the lessons done and is just waiting for the day to come, there's nothing else he needs. Super bien.
So that's where they're at. Yesterday we taught a reference, a woman named Grace and her two kids Kevin and Andres. They were awesome! I'm really hoping for them to progress, but we'll see what happens!
We also found another man name Holgoer (how's that for a mouth full). He's really awesome. He has a cataract in his right eye, so it's completely white and really scary looking, but he's great! We had a good first lesson with him, he was receptived to everything and asked questions and all that. At the end we invited him to pray and ask to know that this is true. As he was offering his simple little prayer, the Spirit flooded the room like I've never felt before. I noticed that first, that everything seemed to go silent. And then I realized that he was crying. He quickly finished his prayer, and looked up at us with his eyes flooded with tears, thanked us for the visit and brushed us out of his little curbside store. We haven't seen him since, but have an appointment with him tomorrow. So we'll see what happens!
Okay, that's me this week! Take care, peeps! Love,
Elder Thayne
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