Yet another crazy week has gone by in the week of the dear Elder B. This week was rather eventful compared to the past few weeks. I was going to baptize a family this month, yet we had to put the date for the 5th of March. Sad but good at the same time. Highlight reel of the week: met Korihor/Jack Sparrow/Professor Trelawny, met a Catholic woman that wants to be with her husband forever but will not get baptized and knows that our church is the church of Jesus Christ, decided what I'm going to study/not going to be in the future, started making reports of my area and district and other fun things, and I had some fun traveling to a little community and working with some of the members of my district.
This week I went to a community in this province, Leon, called Momotombo. It's tiny and the people are very simple, a lot like the people from Puerto. I went out there with one of the Zone Leaders so that we could do divisions and do interviews with some of the investigators of the Momotombo Elders. The first "investigator" was a crazy man that tried to teach us a lot of interesting doctrine that he could not back up nor explain very well. For instance, Satan killed God (in his PHYSICAL BODY) before this life and in doing so gained the name of Father and earned half of the inheritance of heaven; so when we pray to the Father or baptize in the name of the Father we are really doing it in the name of Satan. I was getting very frustrated. This "meeting" was one of the few moments that I have almost lost my cool on my entire mission. The man was insane. Poor guy. He tried to condemn me for testifying that I knew that what he was teaching was false because God revealed to him in various ways. Fishy.... Okay the crazy woman was after that. We went to go speak to a woman who is married to a member but has never gotten baptized. We spoke to her for a while about her family and her husband (who is also rather odd). Her husband is inactive and we thought maybe visiting his wife would be a good idea, but she doesn't really want anything to do with the church. She has read the Book of Mormon and knows that it is true as well as recognizes the need to have a prophet on the earth. She wants to be with her husband and family forever. Perfect investigator, right? Well one thing, she doesn't believe that she should be "Mormon". She was born Catholic and wants to die Catholic, like her mother. She also does not need to repent. She has no sins. All in all, that was a very productive two days in the middle of nowhere.
My companion and I started studying Spanish together this week and we ended up discussing how we do not to be NOTHINGS in our lives, how we don't want to be like some of the people here in this country who "work so hard" every day walking around selling fruit or ice cream for 4 hours. I think, "Wow. I walk around offering eternal life for free every day for about 10 hours and get hot and sweaty but keep working. Yet, you get too hot and tired in 3 hours in your own country, of selling to earn somehting that will keep you alive for just another week." I still have to pray about the decision, but once approved I shall inform you all.
Got another short haircut. Yay for the heat of Leon! Seriously sometimes I am so hot that I cannot even think properly.
I am having fun, working hard and really excited for whatever the Lord is preparing for me not only in my time here on my mission, but in my life. I used to fear some of the "blessings" that the Lord has laid us in store for me according to my faithfulness and hard work; however, right now I am learning to accept and look forward to such blessings. The things that I am learning here are going to help me so much in the rest of my life and I know that I can be a more effective tool in the hands of the Lord thanks to all that I am learning, applying, and become here in the mission. I am happy. I love all that I am learning and doing. I want you all to know that.
I still need to send letters to like a million people. Problem #1: Time (regard Post Office scheduling, as they close whenever they want). #2: Money...a dollar to secure a letter to the states, in other words, if I want to be sure that the letter gets to the place I send it to, i have to pay 50 cents more. Lame.
I am excited for this week and the baptism that we're going to have. You shall have photos next p day...when I turn 20 YEARS OLD. WIERD. I am making plans to go out with this family in my area and see some cool things in the city. I am going to take them out to eat, I think. They don't have very much money, but they work so hard for the church here in this part of the vineyard. I want to reward some very humble people for their faithfulness. Also, if any of you want perfume or cologne...it's super cheap here. $80 for a bottle of 200 mL Givenchy, Elizabeth Arden, Paris Hilton, etc. Also, shipping is approximately $2 or $5. Just because I love you all.
Hasta ver!
Elder B
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