Well everyone I don't have much to tell about this week, but
it was just as swell as any week could be.
We had an awesome district
meeting this week. Our little district of two
companionships met in the Bishop's small office and actually TALKED about the
difficulties and how we can improve, and it really helped motivate us all to do
better. We had a great week!
Update on our progressing investigators
J and T- finally returned from their two
week vacation.
G- He's only available early in the week and we missed
our window. No updates
J- We had an awesome lesson with her. We brought two
youth from the ward with us and we all sat in a circle on the sidewalk in from
of her house and read 3 Nephi 11.
V- An update about the word of wisdom story. Right about the time she clicked on the link to read about
the word of wisdom, a friend of hers called and said she was sick in the
hospital because of some coffee she drank... I didn't even know that was possible or
common, but the Lord works in mysterious ways! We brought her to the
church during the week and talked with her about baptisms for the dead and family history with an awesome member of the ward.
M- Our appointment fell through with her, she's hard to
get in contact with.
And add E and I to the list. I don't think
I've ever mentioned them. We've been teaching them ever since I got
here but I didn't seem interested. However we went over this week because she just had a baby and he was all
fired up and asked us a ton of questions. Then on Sunday we went to church
with them. They have a car which is a great blessing and makes it easier to
come to church!
It was Stake Conference this week, which was really too bad.
They didn't get to see a "normal" Sunday, so no Primary for the kids, no Sacrament, and
they didn't get to meet the members... I really hope they come back next
week!
Other than that some other smaller, personal highlights from this week:
Made the taco meat, they
don't have shells or cheese that is suited well for tacos so I've just been
eating the meat over doritos and it's SOOO GOOD!
I talked with a man for a good half hour
and he told us he shot his wife... she lived. But yeah we run into crazy people.
[Scott had asked him about the water situation there and how the missionaries are instructed to ensure they have good water.]
The
first few weeks I carried my water bottle with me all day. But as time went on, my back
can't take much, so I stopped. We
buy 10L of mineral water that are
approx 4 dollars and we get reimbursed. I drink a
lot before we head out for the day and we tend just to knock on a random door
ask for water. The people are really hospitable. Today I
bought a bunch of powerades which was a bit pricey. (about 9 bucks for 7 normal
sized). We
get a lot of water that I don't know where it comes from or if it was filtered
or not. I think most if filtered but certainly not all. I've
been super blessed health wise, almost all my peers from my MTC district have
already made one or several trips to the hospital. So I'll just keep taking my
vitamins and staying optimistic, which I think is the best natural remedy there
is.
The language is soo good right now. Still not understanding
everything, but I'm picking up on slang which is really helping in this wild
city.
Love you all!
Elder Siebers
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