The members here are the absolute greatest
Decided to organize my desk a little. Feel a lot better now
Cuddling with a huge bear at Adrianna´s (member) house
Lunch at Adrianna´s
Family and friends! So good to be talking with you once
again this beautiful Monday! Quickly wanted to let you know something coming
up: due to time restrictions starting to be enforced more, most of the huge
content in my emails will start transferring over to my voice recordings so
that I can fit in all the material and stay under time.
Pap, I have been reading my scriptures in Spanish every day;
I´ve already finished the BoM and am in D&C! After that, I plan to read the
Old and New Testaments, and then the Pearl of Great Price! I continue to
receive complements from every one about my Spanish already, but I know I´ve
still got a LONG way to go! You said it yourself: A person can be everything
that they want to be, through work. You guys are putting in the work to be
better and it shows, and I continue to try to better myself every day. Work and
the Lord transform us into incredible beings!
So this week was kinda quack! Eduardo is no longer an
investigator of ours, and it´s a very strange story. While we´ve been teaching
him in his house, there´s always been this older woman (like her 50´s) named
Selma, 3 kids of about high school age, and a 4 year old girl. Initially I
though Selma was Eduardo´s mom because he´s about 20. Nope. His wife (but not
married). She already had the 3 kids when Eduardo moved in, and then they had
the 4-year old together. I was beyond shocked as I´m sure all of you are. And
then one day we came over and learned from Selma that Eduardo had separated
from her and fled for the Castillos, leaving his daughter behind with Selma,
never to come back. So we lost an investigator but got 4 nuevos that day! So we
returned yesterday to start teaching Selma and the kids, and notice that Selma
is not there. Then we hear this voice beckoning us into the back room, and lo
and behold! Eduardo! In his shorts alone, watching TV, back from the dead! E´
Anderson handled it pretty well, but as soon as we left the house, he told me
we were dropping them. I can´t say I entirely blame him, because it was a
messed up, quack story!
We do have other nuevos though! I will have to send the
voice recordings next week because I don´t have much time today, but we have
our golden investigator Rocio, two other promising investigators names Gislaine
and Dinora, and Lucia, the girlfriend of a member, as well as her sister
Veronica! So our hard work is still paying off, and I have faith that these are
elegidos that the Lord has provided for us!
¡Os quiero mucho! ¡Para siempre Dios esté con vos! ¡Ciao!
Elder Newman
Mom’s Questions:
How big is Chuy? Are you four the only missionaries in Chuy
or are there others as well?
Just us 4. But it is a pretty big area
Are there buses in Chuy that you take sometimes, or is it all
walking?
Never for proselyting. Sometimes on P-day we take buses to
go to certain areas, and also for conferences
Have you received your birthday package yet?
Nope. But I have faith it will come!
What is your ward like? Are there kids and a primary? What
about youth? Is the ward helpful in the missionary work?
The ward here in Chuy has about 600 members and around 50-70
active, but the people that attend are spectacular! There are kids and primary,
as well as youth, but the majority of the members are adults. There are a few
members who love to accompany us in charlas, so I´d say yes!
Is your foot continuing to feel better this week?
Yup!
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