Hola!
This week was just as great as the last.
Transfers next Monday so p-day next week is Tuesday. My Comp and I are getting along better this week, I heard him tell the zone leader I was his favorite comp. Dad, mission accomplished! I am just not letting anything bug me, I am trying so hard not to just tear him apart.... God is teaching me a lesson here.. and I have to learn it fast.
I am learning to be thrift and spend the money I have gotten. I wont all ways have mommy giving me lunch money! I have enough money on hand for anything that was through my way don’t you worry. I am an eagle scout if you don’t remember, and I still live by there mottos
SO far with the new change of only getting 1/2 the amount of money to live off, about $100/month, and the ability to eat with members now, we have only gotten 4 meal invitesl. They have been so fun though. BUT…I have my hands on a new vegetable that I recently purchased. It looks like a pumpkin but tastes like a zucchini and a cucumber but it’s really small like a potato…so try to figure out that one! It is supposed to be really good in eggs. I am super pumped for my new eggs with this vegetable tonight!!
I really am doing good. We just finished a service project removing concrete from a backyard. hahah I felt just like I was at Cedar again at the house working my tail off. It is in an investigators yard and they really needed our help. It felt very great to give back.
My week in review…
Monday
We were able to meet with one of our investigators that we always seem to have a hard time meeting with. He is never home when he says he is, but it was really weird cause he lives with his girl friend and we taught about the law of chastity. He wants to be baptized but he was unaware of this law and he said he would pray about it and we don’t know what his answer is yet. As you can imagine, it was a very touchy subject cause it was either get married or move out.
Tuesday
We had a cita con one of the members of the ward for lunch! We are very excited because that means food! It was right in the middle of our afternoon studies so we decided to tract all morning since it was very far away. It would take about a hour walk to get there so we walked all morning and then when it came time to eat, we couldn't find their house! The address was wrong so we looked for ever and we eventually found it. They called and asked if we were coming and it was even further away! Our legs are getting in great shape none the less!
Tuesday was the hottest its been here by far! Luckily the new rule change allows us to take our jackets off and wear in addition hats and sunglasses. So that means my adventure hat is coming with me every where now!
Wednesday
Was super cool we had a little flash flood from the rain! It filled all the streets and ran up to the houses over the side walk and we lost power! So that was definitely a first for me. We tried to take a picture but it wasn’t very good cause my camera was inside a bag hah.
Thursday
We still had no power but we made a lot of good contacts on the streets. The water was all gone and a lot of people were outside. We tried to talk to every one we saw. We also had another progressing investigator whom is a young boy about 17 years old and he is scared to talk to us because his mother hates Mormons. She was told from her preacher that we were a devils church but he wants to hear what we have to say so I really hope he will listen to us!
Friday
We finally got power back and I got to take a hot shower again!!! It was so great! We went and renewed our contract for our building and while we where walking some man in a store wanted to talk to us because he sees us all the time but couldn’t figure out what we are doing walking everywhere. So we talked with him for a while and I hope that he reads the pamphlet we gave him.
Saturday
Today we taught four lessons and visited the members whom are getting married soon, November 1st. They are super excited, but we have to help finish his back yard to hold the ceremony in. We are going there tomorrow to help him finish the work for the wedding. Another man on a bike asked if we would allow him to come to our church and after we told him that all were invited he got really happy and rode off so I hope to see that guy again.
Sunday
We had a great sunday these are the days where I can see my Spanish improving the most. I can understand more and more of the talks and the lessons and it’s really a great feeling.
We were invited to go to primary because the children behave well the teacher say when they have elders there and they would take our plaque (name badges) and give them to the ninos when they were acting good. It was really funny. I liked going to primary because I can follow the whole Spanish lesson there. haha
That brings us one again to p-day today is great ,we played some basketball and going to do some service in a hour or so it will be a great day!
Love you all!
-Elder Vance
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