So, ShayLynn turned 16, and Mom turned 32, huh? ;P
Well, want to let you know that I thought of you!
Wow, I have to say that it sounds weird to hear that ShayLynn is driving to and from School now.
What, Los 3 Amigos closed???? I was totally planning on returning back one day, ordering in Spanish acting like I knew what´s up with Mexican Food, and showing you all how to eat with tortillas :)
Do you have a new calling then, Mom? With girls camp? It´s fun to hear that you will be involved, and I hope you and ShayLynn enjoy coming up with your fun twist ;). You two are pretty creative ;)
Crazy to hear that Roger is back and that Arthur is leaving! I am glad that he decided to go :)
Sorry I didn´t write Monday, our Preparation day was moved to today because we went to the temple this morning. Completely in Spanish this time :) As always, it was wonderful. We go once every transfer, meaning that I am on my second transfer here in Mexico. :) The Spanish is definitely coming along ;) We had a new missionary join our District from Washington State, and he is really struggling with the language, and with being excited about the work when he doesn't understand everything that is going on. I want to try and help him out as best as I can ;). I only have one transfer more than him though, I am still new myself, but I can see how much we learn in six weeks.
With Transfers, we have a new District Leader, Elder Erekson from Orem. We had Companion Exchanges this week, and he was my companion for a day. We had a good time, and I got to speak in English for a little bit too. :)
Lately we have been doing Open Houses of the chapple to contact people. We had eight elders all together, a companionship on each corner, contacting people and inviting them to take a tour of the chapple. Elder Bautusta says is was like 'attack of the Mormons'. We contacted just about everyone walking on the 18 De Marzo (the name of the Street) that day ;) Only three people have actually come into the chapple, though...
Elder Bautista was having problems with this leg hurting on Tuesday. We walked from one end of our area to the other, and by the end, he could hardly walk with an umbrella as a can in one hand and me supporting him on the other. The next day we stopped by a pharmacy to get him some pills and heat pads, as directed by Hna Bird, wife of the Mission President, but Elder Bautusta called our Doctor (of the Mission I think) and told him to buy an injection. So rather than going to get a shot, we bought the needle prefilled with the medication. It was huge! And the fluid was blood red. Elder Bautista said it looked Satanic, which it did ;) Another Elder in our District, who had, apparently, injected animals before, was the one to inject Elder Bautista. It turned out well in the end; almost right away he could walk normally again.
We haven´t been able to teach Jose Luis again.... I am really sad about that. We have rescheduled twice, but it is hard to get a hold of him.
We were going to have a baptism this Saturday, but our investigator's, mother fell sick and left to take care of her for the week, and wasn´t able to attend church, and Her daughter Clariza wasn't able to either because she worked. So hopefully they can attend this Sunday, because they are more than ready to be Baptized :)
Today after we went to the temple (got up at 4:30), our district decided to eat at a restaurant, since it is our P-day, and on the way back. We ate at Los Generales, The Generals. The food was alright, but it was a buffet, so we were able to eat as much as we wanted. Then to finish it off, restaurant Ice Cream with Chocolate Chips!. A lot of the candies here are made with chile powder, and are meant to be spicy. They are alright, but sometimes I just want a good piece of chocolate ;)
I am trying to study hard and figure out how to teach better. It takes a lot of patience, both the learning, and also the teaching. I want these people to just understand how true the gospel is, but they don't always put in their part, so they aren't able to experience it all the way. We also have a lot of less active members, and we can´t figure out why they don't want to come back. I've really been praying a lot for the Holy Ghost, to help our investigators, and the members, feel it is true. We really are having success though, and I should probably focus on that a little more :)
Well, that was my week and a half ;) Hope I can write more Monday ;)
I LOVE you all so much,
Elder Redford
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