Well, I totally got the package!! Thank you a bunch!! Trust me when I tell you that I won't need supplies for the rest of the mission! Nor pants, nor backpacks, nor nothing!! Hahaha! But honestly, thank you so much for everything!!!! Oh and yea, especially the cookies!! I told the latinos here that Girl Scouts make the best cookies in the world and now they totally believe me!! ;) Haha!! Thanks mom!
Well this week was super cool, and super heavy at some points also. We've been having some trouble with some of our investigators, with attendances and everything, especially because there aren't a lot of members in my area and well, the area here is pretty humble. But everything's good, our investigators are just having personal trials right now... but we're here to try and help them through it.
I realized this week that I should get back to basics. Back to basics in the sense that I want to start working on the Christlike attributes more. I've been spending so much time on Spanish and how to teach and what the lessons are that, honestly, I've forgotten to go back and relearn what I started to learn in the CCM.
And so this week I really want to focus on Charity. I have been here in Cerro Grande for three cycles (or changes), and a lot of people think I will be transferred out soon. Honestly who knows right? But hey, if I do, I wanna make sure that the last things that the members remember of me is that I was a super nice missionary who really cared about them. 'The gringo that could speak Spanish' isn't as pleasing to me as 'the missionary that loved everybody'!
And I think this will help with just about everything. I feel like we can't be doing Christ's work correctly if we're not working on becoming like Christlike, no?
Today was pretty awesomeeeeee because today we had a baptism!! And well, I felt the Spirit so stinking strong - this family is unbelievable! The familia Campa, and their story is unreallllllll and I'm always going to remember them! I'll definitely be able to tell you guys more about it in about 19 months! ;) Ha! I baptized the little guy, Jose Manuel, his brother is Luis, and the kid in the orange is like my best friend!! His name is Alan, and he is '7 and a half years' and wants to get baptized on his birthday :) and his Dad is gonna do it!!! They are the best!
Other than that, the comps and I are doing well! We're a family, and that makes everything a lot easier. Spanish is going well, teaching is going well, and well yea, I really love some of the members out here in Cerro Grande. :)
Also I have more Spanish Jokes!!!!!! I think jokes are more funny in Spanish... maybe it's just me. I don't know, but here goes.
Hay una pera esta sentada en una parada del camion, y llego una manzana y pregunto a la pera, 'cuanto tiempo espera?' y la pera le dijo 'pues, toda mi vida' Hahahahaha!! Ask Dad it's super funny!!
Joke translation: There is a pear (pera) at a truck stop, and an apple comes up and asks the pear (pera) 'how long have you been waiting (es-pera)?' and the pear said 'well, all my life'! Hahahaha!! :D OK, just in case more explanation is needed... it's a play on words... the Spanish word for pear is 'pera' and the Spanish word for waiting is 'espera', so when the apple asked 'how long have you been waiting?' the pear thought he said 'how long have you been a pear?' Hahaha!!
Well, I think thats kinda it for this week! I hope everything is awesome at home! I love you guys a bunch!!
Until next week,
Nick
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