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Godzilla in Mankato!Ayeeee Chihuahua.. |
¿Qué
pasa calabaza?
It's
been while!
Sorry
I missed emailing last week! We had a sweet service project for this couple in
the ward and guess how old they are turning.. 90!! Loco! I’m sure all you guys
were just devastated hahaha. Nah, but all is still well here in the land of the
green. A lot has happened the past two weeks, so I'll try to pack it all in.
So
we'll start with a highlight (not so highlight) from last week. I'll
start off by saying I am OK! No injuries. But, last week we got in a car
accident, and sadly we hit directly on the left fender so it bent the wheel
axle and made the car not so drivable. We didn't want to have to get it towed,
so the police officer told us to just drive slow back to our apartment. We
didn't realize how bad it was until we started driving and it was pretty
sketch! We almost got into another accident not even lying haha. But, with all
the screeching of the bent wheel, we made it home safely. So, the car has been in the shop for the past 2
weeks and we've been surviving on bikes and member rides, it's made it
challenging but we've got a lot of good work done.
Biking
has been great, but my legs are super out of shape. And it doesn't help that
Mankato is the hilliest city in the world!! Definitely gonna get some solid
thighs out of it, though. One night last week we were at the tail end of a long
bike ride to our next appointment and there was this giant hill, and we sure
weren't going to trudge up this thing on bikes so we start walking our bikes
up. All of a sudden around the corner this guy comes zooming by on a longboard.
We barely saw him in time and had to jump out of the way!! Then we hear him
yell from behind us, "where's my momma!?" Hahaha! We busted up
laughing 😂.
Probably the most random thing I've been yelled at by a passerby lol. Oh, and
we got a sweet picture with Godzilla this week! It's this huge statue in the
middle of Mankato that we used as a landmark to get picked up from the other
elders.
Another
highlight from this week is that we had
a baptism in the ward! The other Elders’ investigator, Cierra, was baptized by
her boyfriend Max. They've been our best friends the past two transfers. I
conducted her baptismal interview and it was amazing to hear her testimony of
Christ and the change that she has experienced through His gospel, despite some
doubts and persecution. She was really prepared! The baptism was last Saturday
and the spirit there was incredible! And bonus, we even got 2 of our
investigators to come and watch. Super cool experience 😊.
Quick
update on investigators. Pam is still doing well and reading the Book of Mormon
a TON! It's awesome! And she came to the baptism and loved it which we are
super excited about. We've also been teaching Cathrine, the lady we met last
transfer with the soccer-playing border collie. She got the news that her
daughter has stage four cancer and doesn't have much time left. We had a
comforting plan of salvation lesson with her and it was great. She also has
attended church with us the last two weeks! I'm so grateful for the answers
that the restored gospel gives us that many people don't have. Having an
eternal perspective of God's plan of salvation gives us so much hope and
direction in our lives! I know without a doubt that our eternal journey didn't
start at birth nor ends at death - we are eternal beings!
Okay,
a random funny story from the week. We were out doing some stop-by's looking
for Spanish speakers and we knock on this one trailer home door. As we walked
up the stairs onto their home-made deck, all of a sudden this tiny ferocious
furry thing popped out from around the corner and started screaming us. It
started to charge at us and, unfortunately, I didn't see it coming and so it
bit my leg!!😂
After some brief commotion, the guy in the home came out the door to see what's
up. The guy walks up and stomps on the deck to scare it and yells, "Aye
Rambo! Cállate!" (So, this crazy little chihuahua is named Rambo hahaha
best name ever) And the dog starts peeing all over the place haha poor thing.
Luckily it didn't get on our shoes. But they felt bad that it attacked us, so
they let us in! We taught Héctor and his son Héctor Jr the plan of salvation,
so we got a new investigator out of it! Haha #valelapena
También,
this week is transfers. And I got a call last night with the news that I would
be training another new missionary! I guess they think Elder Woolley turned out
alright, so they’re giving me another go at it. I'm super pumped! Cross your
fingers I get another awesome greenie. Also, it was kind of expected since I've
been in Mankato for a while, but I'm leaving and going to Fairbault! It's still
out in the middle of nowhere. In fact, it's in the same district still so I'm
not going far. But, I'm going to miss the area a lot, the ward here is SO
great! It will be bitter sweet for sure. Other big noticias… our mission is
getting Facebook approved! If you see me post something on Facebook, don't
worry I'm not being disobedient! Haha. It will actually be really nice to
contact and invite members and investigators over Facebook, but more on that in
a few weeks!
Well
today we get to go to the Minnesota State Fair up in St. Paul!! I've heard it's
one of the biggest in the US so it should be a fiesta! I love all of you guys,
thanks for all the prayers you send my way. I know that God lives and loves us!
The church is true. Cuídense!
Pray
always! (D&C 10:5)
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