Dear Mom and Dad,
Whooo, lots of stuff has happened this week. Really full, and a lot of really cool stuff. Tambien, a lot of really trying stuff, too, that has pushed me a little bit further each time.
Hmmm, where to begin. Quito is ok. I know my sector a whole lot more now, and I’m not quite as worried, that’s for sure. But yeah, it was good for that. It is a little cold, and I honestly miss my Santa Domingo. I think that it´ll be my favorite sector in all of the mission, forever, just because it was the very first of them all. Here, though, its not so bad. The nights are a lot better, because there aren’t freakin roosters crowing at 1:30 in the morning. So that’s good. Me and my companion get along really well. The only thing is that we both really suck at teaching, but its all good. We have some baptisms planned for the 26 of February, and we should have one this week too. Just a kid of some members, but hey, it counts I think. Other than that, nothing really with that stuff. As for Senior comp, there isn’t a difference. This little guy kinda leads, and I just talk to the District Leader at night and get freakin cussed out if something goes wrong. So that sucks, but I cope. You know how I am.
Well, yeah. A story for everyday. Monday, it rained so ridiculously hard. Like, insane. Wow, we had to run home. We were only out in the rain for about 3 minutes, and I was completely drenched. I took a video of it on my camera. Oh, ps, I’m putting all of my photos and videos on a disk right now, and I’ll be sending it out to you guys. I have to take 20 bucks of my personal money for stuff here, cuz I’m broke, but I think it’s ok every once in a while. Haha, so much rain.
Tuesday. We taught a lesson to some lady, and there was a craaaazy member there. She was so energetic, and just loca! "All of the other churches in the world are 100% false! And you wanna know how I know? Because nobody knows anything about baptisms for the dead!" . . . . . What the crap are you talking about, lady! She was just yelling at this lady, who is a missionary for a different church. But she took it all. Hahaha, and apparently, this member has given the investigator books from our church, and this lady has been teaching her church with them! Haha, so cool and crazy. She told us a story, where in Quito some girl went into the cemetery with her cell phone, and put all of them up against the tombs. She took it home to her computer, and heard distinctly, "Baptize me. Baaaaaptize me." Haha, so crazy, but it was a really good lesson. The investigator prayed, and she said Señor every other word, which is Lord. In English, it would be, "Oh God, Holy Father, Loving Creator, we ask, Lord, that you help us, Holy God. Please, Lord, we want, dear Father, that you bless us, Lord, with what we need, Holy Lord." Freak, I’m serious, and it was like that for 4 minutes.
Wednesday. We had a zone conference. I realize that I still can’t teach to save my life, but I had a really good time there. Learned a lot, and saw some missionaries that I hadn’t seen for a while.
Thursday. Really spiritual lesson with some members. Really cool. We were gonna talk about them getting married to be baptized, but they are already gonna do it. Talk about prepared.
Friday. Haha, we were eating lunch, and my comp eats some meat, and it falls down, and he starts choking. I wanted to do something, but he was runnin around the room like a psycho. The bishops wife comes out, and just grabs him, and does the heimlich. Haha, he chokes it up, and I was a little freaked out, but he busted up laughing, and so did I. This freakin Guatamateco.
Saturday. Freak. We contacted for 2 and a half hours, and nobody wanted to listen. Nobody. We had one lesson, and the lady was crazy. It was really humbling, though. I felt really good at the end of the day, and I know that I did all that I could. It really opened my eyes to the phrase "Talk with Everyone." Good day.
Yesterday. Well, nothin, really. There were changes, but the both of us are still here. Oh, and the mamita made roast beef, potatoes, rice, and green beans. Ohhhhh, it was Heavenly. She is a teacher of English, so that’s fun to do, too. Talk every one in a while. Haha, excellent week.
Well, that was that. There were some other funny stuff, but I can’t remember everything. I got the packages from Grandma and Sam, and that’s good. I think the ones from Jen and Candace might be in the mail jail, but I don’t know how to find out. I guess just by asking. We´ll see. Oh, and you guys gotta tell Madison to tell Monty that yes, I got his letter. Haha, excellent.
Well, that’s about it. I had a heck of a week, and I hope that this one goes well, too. I’m dead exhausted, and will be having a nap later today, so that´ll help.
It sounds like everything is going good at home, and that’s good to hear. I hope that everything keeps runnin like it should, and that everyone just has a way good week. Keep prayin for me and all that stuff. I know it helps, and I still need it a lot. I am growin, and pretty soon, I’ll be home. Well, before I even know it. I love you all and miss you a ton, and I hope you keep movin along.
Love,
Jace
Oh, by the way, you guys should get your patriarchal blessing. We were talkin about it yesterday, and it would be a really good idea. To help with everything and whatnot.
Whooo, lots of stuff has happened this week. Really full, and a lot of really cool stuff. Tambien, a lot of really trying stuff, too, that has pushed me a little bit further each time.
Hmmm, where to begin. Quito is ok. I know my sector a whole lot more now, and I’m not quite as worried, that’s for sure. But yeah, it was good for that. It is a little cold, and I honestly miss my Santa Domingo. I think that it´ll be my favorite sector in all of the mission, forever, just because it was the very first of them all. Here, though, its not so bad. The nights are a lot better, because there aren’t freakin roosters crowing at 1:30 in the morning. So that’s good. Me and my companion get along really well. The only thing is that we both really suck at teaching, but its all good. We have some baptisms planned for the 26 of February, and we should have one this week too. Just a kid of some members, but hey, it counts I think. Other than that, nothing really with that stuff. As for Senior comp, there isn’t a difference. This little guy kinda leads, and I just talk to the District Leader at night and get freakin cussed out if something goes wrong. So that sucks, but I cope. You know how I am.
Well, yeah. A story for everyday. Monday, it rained so ridiculously hard. Like, insane. Wow, we had to run home. We were only out in the rain for about 3 minutes, and I was completely drenched. I took a video of it on my camera. Oh, ps, I’m putting all of my photos and videos on a disk right now, and I’ll be sending it out to you guys. I have to take 20 bucks of my personal money for stuff here, cuz I’m broke, but I think it’s ok every once in a while. Haha, so much rain.
Tuesday. We taught a lesson to some lady, and there was a craaaazy member there. She was so energetic, and just loca! "All of the other churches in the world are 100% false! And you wanna know how I know? Because nobody knows anything about baptisms for the dead!" . . . . . What the crap are you talking about, lady! She was just yelling at this lady, who is a missionary for a different church. But she took it all. Hahaha, and apparently, this member has given the investigator books from our church, and this lady has been teaching her church with them! Haha, so cool and crazy. She told us a story, where in Quito some girl went into the cemetery with her cell phone, and put all of them up against the tombs. She took it home to her computer, and heard distinctly, "Baptize me. Baaaaaptize me." Haha, so crazy, but it was a really good lesson. The investigator prayed, and she said Señor every other word, which is Lord. In English, it would be, "Oh God, Holy Father, Loving Creator, we ask, Lord, that you help us, Holy God. Please, Lord, we want, dear Father, that you bless us, Lord, with what we need, Holy Lord." Freak, I’m serious, and it was like that for 4 minutes.
Wednesday. We had a zone conference. I realize that I still can’t teach to save my life, but I had a really good time there. Learned a lot, and saw some missionaries that I hadn’t seen for a while.
Thursday. Really spiritual lesson with some members. Really cool. We were gonna talk about them getting married to be baptized, but they are already gonna do it. Talk about prepared.
Friday. Haha, we were eating lunch, and my comp eats some meat, and it falls down, and he starts choking. I wanted to do something, but he was runnin around the room like a psycho. The bishops wife comes out, and just grabs him, and does the heimlich. Haha, he chokes it up, and I was a little freaked out, but he busted up laughing, and so did I. This freakin Guatamateco.
Saturday. Freak. We contacted for 2 and a half hours, and nobody wanted to listen. Nobody. We had one lesson, and the lady was crazy. It was really humbling, though. I felt really good at the end of the day, and I know that I did all that I could. It really opened my eyes to the phrase "Talk with Everyone." Good day.
Yesterday. Well, nothin, really. There were changes, but the both of us are still here. Oh, and the mamita made roast beef, potatoes, rice, and green beans. Ohhhhh, it was Heavenly. She is a teacher of English, so that’s fun to do, too. Talk every one in a while. Haha, excellent week.
Well, that was that. There were some other funny stuff, but I can’t remember everything. I got the packages from Grandma and Sam, and that’s good. I think the ones from Jen and Candace might be in the mail jail, but I don’t know how to find out. I guess just by asking. We´ll see. Oh, and you guys gotta tell Madison to tell Monty that yes, I got his letter. Haha, excellent.
Well, that’s about it. I had a heck of a week, and I hope that this one goes well, too. I’m dead exhausted, and will be having a nap later today, so that´ll help.
It sounds like everything is going good at home, and that’s good to hear. I hope that everything keeps runnin like it should, and that everyone just has a way good week. Keep prayin for me and all that stuff. I know it helps, and I still need it a lot. I am growin, and pretty soon, I’ll be home. Well, before I even know it. I love you all and miss you a ton, and I hope you keep movin along.
Love,
Jace
Oh, by the way, you guys should get your patriarchal blessing. We were talkin about it yesterday, and it would be a really good idea. To help with everything and whatnot.