Mom and Dad your emails really helped me a lot.
Okay
well this was a very, very interesting week. so Monday at about 6 I
started to feel sick and Monday night at like 10 I went to the hospital
and had to stay the night. Nothing serious at all, just a combination of
bacteria, a virus, this food called ¨ mole¨ really weird gross food
that we eat all the time and yeah one of my intestines swelled up a
little and my temperature dropped so it was just a perfect storm. I had
to stay all of Tuesday and we didn't leave until Wednesday at like 7:45.
I felt good by Tuesday night but they had to feed me and see what
happened and to observe me, so yeah. Elder Cayetano went crazy haha 2
nights and two days in a room with the same clothes and nothing to do
ha. Tuesday Sister Walker answered our prayers with movies, scriptures
and supplies. We made the best of it and had laughed for 3 days, I think
the nurses were confused why were laughing so much. It was weird also
because I was called Christopher for 3 days and they talked to me in Tu
which is un-formal Spanish that we cant speak as missionaries.
Mom I know that you taking so much about your blessings
last week was what I need to hear because Elder Cayetano gave me a
blessing on Monday and being reminded by you helped me have more faith
in my own blessing. I know that the priesthood is real. I knew that the
Lord was taking care of me and that I was going to be fine because I was
promised so in my blessing.
Right now I'm back to 100% with no
problems and back to eating almost normal ( can't have chili and lots
of grease). coming back and being thrown back into everything was the
hardest part. It took me days after to get all my strength back and my
spirits back into normal groove, I don't know how to describe it but it
was a big trial. I cant remember a week with so many emotions and ups
and downs.
Well as much happened in the area. We had to catch up on
the work we missed in the offices but we took advantage of the time we
did have. On Thursday night we had a family night and the family invited
one of there neighbors. Our lesson was on faith in Jesus Christ and it
went amazing, we showed Finding Faith in Christ and then had everyone
share their testimonies. During the video the spirit was so strong. on
Friday we had a lesson with Sandra and Gabi that also went very good.
Apparently Gaby's Dad gave Gaby permission to be baptized!! So she
should get baptized the 26th and Sandra says that in February she is
going to get divorced and get married with her husband. Sandra is really
excited right now, the thing that got Gaby's dad was when he went to
the Christmas activity and saw a karaoke machine and kids dancing and
people in normal clothes, he thought we were all really strict weird
people, thank you Christmas activity.
We have passed by everyday to try and find Marivell but nothing. we have some good plans in motion though.
Church
yesterday was the best personally. Elder Cayetano and I talked in
sacrament and I talked on christ-like attributes and how the savior
commands us to be like him, I focused my talk on charity the most
important Christ like attribute. then I closed with D&C 4 how the
field is white and faith hope charity and love qualify us for the work.
Sunday School was on the atonement and the members shared about
receiving strength in hard times and finding joy in life all the time,
even in the hard. I learned so much and was very very grateful for the
lesson.
Despite some tough moments this
week it was overall really good. I learned so much and felt the hand of
the Lord like non other. We had some amazing lessons and less active
lessons. All in all I feel like I am a member of this ward more than a
missionary. We told one sister I was in the hospital and when I got back
the entire ward knew and asked how I felt.
Mom I've been praying a lot for you and for the rest of you too.
Well family those in you in Utah or Texas have an amazing week and those in Hawaii also I guess.
( picture taken this morning on our roof )
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