Hey there everyone!
First I want to wish a HAPPY
BIRTHDAY to my mom!!! Hope you had a great day!
So I was doing so well with
not getting sick the past couple of months. Until the other day... I don’t know
what hit me but it got me good. I don’t think it was the bugs because my comp had
that as well and didn’t get sick. But I was in bed all day. But I believe that’s
done with now so I think I’m all better.
We keep finding some good people to teach
here. We have these two investigators. They are brother and sister and they are
super awesome. They both read everything they love coming to church. They
always want to learn something new. They are our next baptisms here in this
area. So those are the best ones that we have right now. The next ones we have aren’t
very good. Well I mean yes they are good but they don’t want to commit to
anything. When we came to this area they had passed there interview and they
were all set to go. How they passed I don’t know. I think the missionary before
just checked everything off to say they could be baptized. So before we were
working with the husband to get baptized. Because before he didn’t know if he
wanted to our not. But know it’s the wife. She wants to make sure it’s okay
with her mom before she gets baptized. They lady is 38 years old and wants permission
from her mom... People confuse me here sometimes.
So we get a lot of weird
people when we contact here in the mission. For example we were contacting the
other day and this lady wouldn’t let me say anything. She said nope you don’t
believe in Christ and you don’t teach the word of god and this and that. So I
was just like whatever and went to the next house. Well this is where it gets
funny. My comp and I knocked the door and this lady told us that her pastor
said that she couldn’t listen to anyone else. So my comp said well remember we
have agency here in life from god and the person that doesn’t want us to have
that is the devil. So really your pastor isn’t from god he’s really from the
devil. When he said that I almost laughed. Because the lady was shocked she
didn’t know what to say hahah. So we put a visit with here next week and
we will see what will happen.
So I love all my comps right.
Well Elder Juarez not so much. But you get the point. Anyways things have been
going really good with this comp. Until the other day. I’ve noticed something
about him. He’s a great guy don’t get me wrong. He just like everything to be
his way. To be honest I’m surprised he even has a little bit of patient. But I’ll
give it to him. I think he’s ready to go home. He has 17 days left here in the
mission and who wouldn’t be ready to go home right. I’ll
just hold out with this and let things just go his way for a while. But things
here don’t really change in Pueblo. Like I said we have 3 streets and about 300
people live here. It’s a really nice area because everyone knows everyone. The
only problem is that there are the same people that we always talk to. But hey
maybe one day they will change and come to church!
So once you start to get a
little bit of time in the mission you get more and more tired everyday hahah so
to tell you all something about Guatemala is that they always have to get wood
to cook tortillas. So we decided to help a member get some wood today. But
remember this as well. Here in my area it’s all on big mountains. So we had to
go down on the side of the mountain to find some wood. We walked for 20 mins until
we found a spot. Now we don’t have machines or anything. All we have is a machete’s.
So we had one to use between the three of us. And after to bring it back we put
it in some packs and hiked back out. And those thing weighed a tone!! It was
sooooo hard.
So we have this one recent
convert that is really awesome. Her husband, not so much. The thing that I have
noticed here in the mission is that guys outside the cap are really awful
people. And the guys who are members are really really weird haha. So anyways every
time we go to visit the recent convert her husband and she always have a new
problem. So before we can teach a lesson they always tell us what’s going on in
their life. And they don’t shut up about it. they just go on and on about it
all. We keep trying to tell her to leave him and I think she’s getting close.
But she is really good with listening to the lessons we have for her as well
really trying to make it out to church every Sunday. It’s just really hard with
her husband.
So I’ve said it before and I’ll
say it 100 times again. Our area is super small. It’s so small we don’t have
anywhere to contact anymore. We are just going to the same houses. And it
really sucks. Going to talk to the same people that slam the door in your face.
Or make up lies to not listen or the kids that lie. Here is a funny story about
one house. We went up to knock the door and we heard the mom. Then she sent her
son to come to the door. And what does this kid say… My mom isn’t home. So
being the smart man I am I said, and the lady talking right now? So the kids paused for a second and then said
ummmm she’s busy. And parents ask why there kids lie all the time.
Well this has been along week.
A lot has changed and a lot hasn’t haha but that’s missionary life. We will see
how next week goes and maybe we can find more and more people. Thanks for all
your love and support!
Love Elder
Nelson
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