Hola familia hows it going? Everything here is awesome, we had a really awesome week. Last week I was really feeling like Job, like everything was going wrong and I was being punished but it is all good now. I still have tons of pulga bites, more than 100 to be exact, but the good thing is that they don’t itch very much any more. Also my ingrown toenail has gotten a lot better. I have been taking medicine and soaking my foot in salt water so it is getting better. So I am feeling a lot better about life.
This week I got kissed by a drunk dude. He came up to us and was trying to be nice and I knew the next words that would come out of his mouth would be “tienes 100 pesos?” or do you have 100 pesos? We told him no cause he was wasted and would most likely take the money and buy more beer. Then he said something that cracked me up. He said, “don’t you know what the Lord said about giving money to the poor?? The Lord said, Give until it hurts…” haha that made me start laughing. I asked him where in the scriptures it says that and he told me that in John it say that… So I told him that was not true cause the Lord never said that. He told me to look it up. So I took out a pass along card and gave it to him. It was the one with Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalen and he got calmed down. He put out his hand and so I shook his hand. He would not let go of my hand and just looked into my eyes… So I tried to pull my hand away but the harder I tried, the closer he pulled me to him. Finally my hand was up to his lips and he was kissing me. I finally got him off of my and we went on our way, but it was a really funny experience.
So about our investigators. Right now we are trying to find new people to teach. But we have maricela who is so awesome. She really is a miracle. Last week she didn’t come to church after she said she would and I was kinda disappointed but we found out it was cause the member she was suppost to come with left early and she didn’t know where the church was. But this week she came and she loved it. One problem we had with her during the week was that we found out that she reads cards for people… Like a witch but not that hard core. She said that is was a gift from God to help other people. She never accepts money but that still doesn’t make it alright. So we explained it to her, that God gives us gifts but we don’t have to use cards. She understood and decided not to do it anymore. But people here are really into other people reading their future and stuff like that. It is a real big problem that they have here. Also in this sector there are a lot of poor people. It is probably my poorest sector that I have had on the mission. It is really sad to see the conditions that the people live it. Little tiny houses, with dirt floors and not very much food. But they are so awesome here. The people here are so loving and giving. It is incredible to see dirt poor people offering us bread and coca cola, when they barely have enough for their own families. Its very humbling. But I know that they will be blessed just as the widow was blessed when she gave to Elias.
Well that is basically all that happened this week. We are having a awesome time. My comp and I are getting along really well. We are working hard and seeing the miracles that the Lord has for us. I hope you all have a good week. I love you all tons.
Love
Elder hall
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