The Final Strect

The Final Strect
My Official Mission Home Picture

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

HELLO!!!!

 The days here are not long enough. Ugh. haha but missionary life is really good. I think I amjust getting used to it and starting to really excel. I still have trouble just because of the language barier and stuff but besides that it is not bad. I am understanding alot more but it is still really hard. I get frustrated especially because I dont really get much time to study but oh well I can at least participate now haha so I like it. I still have a lot to learn and a long way to go though. So you wanna know what they think about americans huh!? well first off, they think that us (missionaries) are CIA agents! hahaha it is actually kinda hilarious. also they copy everything about america but say it is theres they thought simpsons was created here haha they are tolerent of us but they just think we are rich cops haha. Some people dont like us but that is how it is everywhere. It could just be because we are mormons too. The american news in on here and like what is happening in america gets shown here sometimes haha it is kinda funny. But yeah it is a great place. I love it except they are crazy drivers! Also how that missionary said that in america we have alot. It is true. I see people in shacks here! They are happier than 90% of most americans too! These people love each other!! I cant tell you how many times we walk by members and they stop everything they are doing just to talk to us. They go get us food, drinks, seats. It is pretty amazing actually. The men here almost all of them work out of city so they are gone for 3-4 weeks at times and then home for a few days. So family time is very precious and rare here. But they are so loving they sacrifice that for us. I am amazed by how good of a people they are. We have SO much in the states and we are not even grateful for half of it. I think back and realize how selfish I was. The give and give and give. They love feeding us to! It makes them feel good so they sacrifice meals for us. oh and I dont mean this bad but you know the kind of area you grew up in how it was ghetto? Well that is considered the nice section here. We are so blessed. Our zone meetings and district meetings are every week. well zone is every other week I think, maybe once a month. I have only had one haha. but they are cool we learn alot everytime. I have learned so much since I have been here. I will miss the holidays this year. no thanksgiving here but everyone of out lunches consists of that much food haha and between x mas and thanksgiving no there are no holidays. Oh the seasons are opposite too! So it is very very hot. except today and yesterday it was really rainy and cold haha not so rainy today but kinda cold.  So yeah there are alot of members here, but, they are not active. We have almost 1000 members in my sector but we dont even get more than like 30 people a week. its bad haha they are so lazy.  I know you worry about me but you know that I will be fine. I have the most powerful being in the world looking out for me. Walking by my side, every step of the way. Our father is looking after me mom. Also our brother. They are here to protect me when you cannot. I have no greater trust in anyone. I know that you know this is true too. you know that they will always be there to protect me. I know they are here and that they are there to protect you too. This is because they are our family. Family is the most important thing. :) Dont worry mom. Trust in the lord. I know you do.  Oh and I do have some people I would like you to pray for. Veronica, Maria, Marcia(PLEASE), and Loreto and Luis. Those are who we are working with right now and we really need help. They are so good. I just wish they would open up a little more so that the spirit could just grab their hearts. I  know that if that happened it would be an instant baptism. They all have fecha´s but still. We are having to work hard. I almost wondering if there is something I could be doing better. I just gotta be faithful and obedient though. Sorry my letter is not going to be very long. But that is the stuff I have to say. So right now I am going to tell you about my week.
This week was interesting. I went on my first cambio. haha First one was with another elder who got here when I did. We both suck at speaking but, we got into out 2nd door of contacting!!! It was awesome. We taught him the lesson and he was very smart. He already believed in what we believed! It was so freaking cool. He commited to come to church so I am curious to find out if he went because he is not in my sector. It was so cool. The lord was helping us so much. I was understanding completely and was able to speak too! When we left, both me and elder miller look at each other and say what just happened!? We couldnt believe how awesome it was. The best experience I have had here!! So cool! Then we went out to do more contacts at house´s and got 5 people to set up times to come back. ok here is the thing with that. usually only 1 in 3 are home. But we are hoping for all of them to be home haha they seemed fairly interested. Then the next day my trainer did a cambio with elders from san clemente. I had this missionary who had 2 months out come with me haha he thought he was so cool. He took senior comp status on himself even though I was technicaly because it was my area haha but I just let him think that. He loved to talk. I honestly dont think I got a word in. I tried but he would just jump in and go haha. It was interesting. But he is a good guy and a good missionary. I had a good experience with him. But yeah those are really the main things that stuck out to me this week. I loved it. I got mad because spanish is tough especially here where they speak it completely different haha but oh well with time all things are revealed.