Family
and Friends,
I’ve
got to tell that this week was one of the best! So many great thing are
happening in the area that make all the hard work worth it. We were able to
grow in so many different ways this week. Honestly such a great week!!
This
week we took an hour and a half hike out to a family of investigators who
needed some help moving some dirt from one place to the next, after about an
hour or so of working on that project one of their kids discovered that their
dog had died. hahah Yup, time to bury a
dog! Our plan was to put it in the wheel
barrow and put it in a hole that we had dug. Well it didn’t exactly go as planned Jaja we kind of did the 1,2,3 heave into the wheel
burrow with the body (ps this wasn’t a dog that you would want to touch while
it was alive let alone dead) then Gabriel, the owner, dumped it into the hole
that we had dug, threw some dirt on it and then jumped on it to pack the dirt
down but it was just squishy and gross because there was a dead dog under it! It would be ridiculous if they didn’t get
baptized now, I buried their dog!! They
have got to get baptized now!
About
an hour and a half later we headed to the Temple. It was so great! They were short staffed so I had the
opportunity to confirm. I confirmed for
about two hours!! I had one of the
temple workers tell me that I wasn’t a real missionary because i was
disobedient!! jajaj he was like 127
years old and he didn’t really know what was going on!! jajaj what a great
guy!!
On
the way back home in the Collectivo/bus, public mode of transportation one of
the people we went with ralphed all over the place. I swear she was aiming for my shoes, and she
sure hit her mark!
jajaj
I also found a kitten in the chapel this week!!
To
top it all off, we had a BAPTISM!! It went fantastic. Kevin and his little
sister Marian got baptized the same day and were confirmed the next!! i had the
privilege of baptizing and confirming Marian!! it was great!!
The
weather here has been great, there is progression in my area and general
conference is coming up. I can’t complain!!
I
love you all soo stinkin much!! Have a good week!!
Conversation with Jeffrey:
How was your week?
It was great mom!! How was yours??
Really good. Getting to tour the new temple was completely amazing! It is awesome. What did you think about Arik? I debated telling you but I did anyway.
(Arik is a kid that went to the same high school. He was an amazing pitcher, 90 MPH, but unfortunately he didn't control his temper. For some reason, he really disliked Bailey, Jeff's best buddy. One day he decided to take his anger out on Jeffrey's car and threw an orange at it and dented it. He died this week in a head on collision with a semi truck)
Honestly mom I would have never said this before the mission but I hope the best things for Arik.
He was just a kid that made some dumb decisions. Honestly I haven't thought a bit about him for the past 10 months. I hope his family and his kids have this gospel!! I have completely forgiven Arik. I'll let Bay know because i know that he has changed just as much as me and he has forgiven him too!! It truly is sad that he left behind two kids and a family! I hope he changes his heart up where he is now!
You really have matured. We all have to work out our own salvation. No one can do it for us. I'm sure he's learning tons were he is.
I hope I can meet him again!! One of things I've learned this week is that I'm really quick to judge people!! I always have been!! When I heard the name Arik Mack I thought of a tool, but he has a set of problems just like you and I do!! Honestly I feel as though I need him to forgive me for the way I treated him as well!!!
: ). You are in a good place, and I love that. We all judge too quickly and we all need to work on our forgiveness skills.
hahah the mission is kind of a slap in the face! It makes you realize all the things that you need to change and I've got a long way to go!!
Just wait til you're a parent!!!!! Lol! Troubleshooting your flaws!!
