Hi peoples!
Another fantastic week! Up until Thursday it had been "dog-hot" (as Elder Rodriguez put it in Spanish), but Thursday it cooled down, and it's been pretty cool since. Truly nice that things have cooled down here as well; the first few days were killing me from heat.
Fun P Day today as we played soccer with the zone leaders and other elders from Obelisco, their investigator who's getting baptized this week, his friend, and the zone leaders from Norte, one of which is my good buddy Elder Belnap! Lots of fun! We're gonna go get pizza for lunch afterwards.
Giuliana was baptized and confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Super amazing to see her get to this point after all the doubts she had to conquer. We are going to celebrate tonight by bringing her and Agustín pizza and teaching about Family History! One of our investigators who is in the run for getting baptized himself, Javier, also came to church and saw the confirmation!
We also learned about the importance of perseverance. Especially Friday; we had received some pretty brutal rejections, and I even had to cut a contact short due to the blasphemous stuff one guy was saying. Not gonna lie, I was pretty upset; it doesn't bother me much when people challenge or insult me, but when people start talking bad about Christ and God and basically spit upon what They did and do for us, it's not something that sits very well with me. But we kept plugging at it and were able to find some people with whom we've set a charla this Tuesday. We are continually trying to look for more people to teach and help, and are praying that our labors can bring forth even more fruit.
Side note about Uruguay: like I've said before, Uruguay as a country is really expensive because of the many taxes there are. Especially the supermarkets. So we have resorted to the "feria" (street market) by our apartment that they have on Thursdays, and besides being able to DRASTICALLY cut prices on fruit and eggs, I was able to find a pair of sunglasses and a fishing pole under 6 US dollars, and two Uruguayan sports jerseys under 30 dollars! What a steal!
Coming up on Changes Week once again! For that reason, my P Day next week will be Tuesday, so heads up y'all!
Well, I'm out of time, folks. Hope you all have another great week! Spread the Savior's love and light with at least one person this week, but with all your heart, and I promise that you will feel true joy.
¡Mucho amor para todos! (Much love to all!)
Élder Newman :)
Mom, crazy to see the family room like that! Are they going to replace the entire ceiling? Alma 22 is one of my favorite chapters for those exact same reasons. A member in our ward has a US quarter collection and is trying to complete it. Could you see if you or anyone you know has one of these quarters?: 2009 Guam, 2009 Virgin Islands, 2009 Mariana.
Thanks! Love you, Mom!
Wow, Callie! What a surprise with the playset! No worries, someday you might be the spotlight in Primary; just remember to set a Christ-like example. That will be the best spotlight ever! Callie, I would be honored to baptize you when I get home and you turn 8. Done deal! Love you tons!
Good luck with the dentist, Bear! Haha I know what restriction feels like; the collarbone experience was not fun. If you have any questions about Uruguay - it's for a presentation, right? - I'll be happy to help! Love you Bear!
Haha no sleep! Crazy that I'll be home to watch your senior year performances! And look at that with the filming! ¡Mucho amor para vos, Emma! (A lot of love for you, Emma!)
Blue cheese burgers! Guess who recently got hooked on blue cheese? Yup, yours truly. Holy cow, Nick's already back! Crazy how the time flies! Tell that kid hi for me! Love you Pap!
Mom’s Questions:
1. How was the baptism?
Absolutely awesome. Such a sweet spirit felt, and there was a lot of members there to support Giuli.
2. What was your most spiritual moment this week?
Either the baptism, or some recent charlas we've had with Javier about repentance and Christ's mercy. :)
3. What was the funniest thing that happened this week?
We knocked yesterday on a member's house to visit - he recently passed his year mark as a member - and he peeked through the window and then let out a girl-like yelp. And he's a pretty big dude. Then he let us in.
4. How is the weather? Is it rainier than last year so far?
It's finally cooling down, but it's been WAY drier than last year.
5. How did your hymns go in district meeting? Which two did you play?
Pretty good! I played Redeemer of Israel in the key of C with just melody on the right hand and simple fifth-and-octave chords on the left hand, and Come, Follow Me as it reads in the hymnbook. Got that last one down pretty solid. :)
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