What a week,
Tuesday I had divisions with Elder Anderson. Tall Blond Football player. He is always smiley and funny, but bad at Spanish. Anyways it felt good to talk in English again. Man they have a bunch of inspired people in their area. We taught a Joven lesson three focusing on his doubts about baptism. After the lesson he said he didn`t have doubts anymore because he says he "Feels" that this is true. He accepted a baptismal date and even came to church on Sunday even though it rained. We also saw a Toucan, then gave baptismal dates to 3 random college students we randomly taught. I wonder how that went later on. Kneeling prayers from each of them, that was awesome.
Wednesday I reunited with my comp and he annoyed the crap out of me all day. He made the plans and he planned the lessons and he did the contacts and he did the teaching. It was all him, I did nothing. The only times he let me do anything he told me exactly what I had to do and say, so is it really me who is doing it? Or is it just him coming from another body? He had a self righteous attitude that made him unbearable, so I just shut off my brain.
Thursday after Weekly Planning we had a companionship inventory and I felt better.
Friday was the super amazing Zone Conference. We got there at 7am ready to sit for a long time, but that`s not what happened. Oh! First. The first assistant to the President was a Latin and he had a special change and went home, so now my Favorite Elder, Elder Love, is now an Assistant to the President. I was shocked when I saw him, I knew that one day he would be an assistant, but I was waiting for it to happen in a normal change. Anyways for Zone Conference we studied 2 Nephi 31 really well to understand our purpose as a missionary better. It was really spiritual and awesome. Later we watched the President do some really funny practices on obedience. We also played basketball, golf, and a bunch of other activities that applied to our work as missionaries. It was awesome!
For lunch we had some really good Chicken Sandwiches and Empenadas. I know that God loves me again. There were three hidden toothpicks in the sandwiches. I took a big bite and I found the first one, but instead of being vertical it was horizontal. So instead of stabbing me in the roof of my mouth and causing damage, or something similar, It just hurt my tooth a little. Was it coincidence or Love of God?
After all the great lessons learned it was about 3:00pm. So we took a bus home. We would have gotten back right at 5pm to teach English classes, but one of the tires on the bus exploded, so we got back an hour late. There were still people to teach, but most of them went home, so we started our English class an hour late. Then it was Noche de Rama.
Saturday we taught 4 lessons before 3pm, but then we didn`t get anything done the rest of the day because of 3 emergency bathroom runs. 2 by my comp and 1 by me. Then we went to the baptism at 6pm. Although it was supposed to be at 6, of course, it didn`t start till 7. The other Elders baptized two kids. Gabriel and Santiago. Their parents will probably get baptized sometime in the future, but they still have some doubts. The kids didn`t want to wait though. Elder Anderson had a really hard time with saying the prayer correctly. It took him 10 times at least. So we ate brownies and juice and watched a movie.
Sunday it rained, but the kids and their family (The Paniagua´s) came anyways and had the confirmation. 27 people came, which is a lot more than when it usually rains. At 3pm there was a bus accident and one of the inactive member´s, Jose Martinez, dad died. The dad is a non-member, but the main reason why Jose doesn`t go to church anymore. Earlier that morning Jose called and said he wanted his patriarchal blessing and was asking what he had to do to get it. This might be the perfect oppertunity to reactivate him, teach his nonmember family, and maybe even his nonmember and not married girlfriend with her baby. ¿Who knows?
One thing is certian though. I AM SUPER HAPPY! YAAAAY!
Love Ya`ll,
Elder Zachary James nosgniS
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