Hola
mis hermanos y hermanas!
This
week went by slower than the last but week 2 of every transfer seems
to be the longest.
Starting
with Monday we had preparation day and as you probably saw from last
week's email, a monkey peed on me!
Tuesday
we studied in the morning and then went to a restaurant to eat lunch.
The President of the branch pays for us every Tuesday. Then took a
bus to the center of the city to take another bus so we could take
another bus but the last bus leaves every hour. We got there just
after so we had to wait forever for the bus. We took the bus and
usually the bus takes a longer route so we have a little time to nap.
That is what we thought and my companion slept while I drifted off
every once in a while. We didn't take the long route so when we were
somewhat awake and paying attention we had already passed the stop.
The bus attendant came asked where we were going. We told him and he
told us we had passed it, so we paid just to sleep on a bus! jaja
oops. Later had a lesson with Santiago and Tomas who are going to be
baptized the 28th and the 5th but I am just realizing that the 5th is
General Conference so we will have to move that... but Santiago
doesn't want to be baptized with his brother for some reason jaja.
And then we went looking for less actives.
Wednesday
we tried again to teach the family that lives super far away. We were
able to teach them, but dang was it hot! We put two of the sons, Erik
y Manuel for 12 of October. Later went to visit a less active but he
wasn't home so we contacted and then taught Gloria and her family but
they aren't reading so we read with them. Later went home but I left
the keys in our house so it took 30 minutes of us trying to break in
to finally ask someone for a ladder to climb up on our balcony to get
in.
Thursday,
got up and ready to go to Puyo but when we got to the terminal they
told us that the passage to Puyo was closed. So we stayed in Tena and
studied all morning. We didn't have a lunch either because it was
supposed to be in Puyo so we went and ate at a Peruvian restaurant.
We contacted after and found a family who was moving stepping stones
so we helped them and set a time to come back to teach them. Then had
dinner with a family and afterward went with the hermano to go visit
less actives. We visited one because all the rest weren't home. Then
our last visit was with some investigators that want to be baptized
but need to get married first.
Friday
we studied and did weekly planning in the morning. Also the first
chapters of the Book of Mormon videos came out. After lunch we went
out contacting and it rained the rest of the day so we were super
wet. We went to dinner later and let our coats dry for a little bit
while we ate and then we were supposed to have a lesson there but the
investigators who are family of the members never came.
Saturday
we woke up at six because a member invited us to his house for a
lunch but lives super far away and told us the bus leaves at 6:30. We
got there just as the bus was leaving and it was like a 2 hour drive
to their house. We got there and they fed us breakfast while they
killed some chickens for lunch. We watched them skin the chicken and
everything and knocked down coconuts from their tree. They live off
everything in their yard. It's cool but I prefer to buy my food from
Walmart jaja. Later a whole bunch of members came and we ate lunch to
celebrate the sealing of a family. We ate a soup and then Maito de
Tilapia. This is fish that is cooked over a fire in leaves. They wrap
these huge leaves over the fish and then tie the leaves with another
plant. Never thought I would see that. We left home and on the way
our bus raced another bus on this dirt road with tons of bumps. I
thought I was going to die. Then later went to two lessons, one the
person didn't have a lot of time and the other is Gloria and her
family and they still aren't reading and didn't want to come to
church so we are thinking of dropping them.
Sunday
went to church and we had no investigators there. Had ward council
and then ate lunch and studied. We went to a lesson but caught the
family leaving to go play basketball so they told us another time.
Then we contacted instead and we were super thirsty so we asked
someone for water and they gave us chicha de yuca! It was super
nasty, words can't explain it! Later went to dinner and again we
asked for water. The member pulled out juice and then a glass of
water, poured the water into the juice and then poured us a glass of
juice. All I wanted was water! jaja. After dinner we had correlation.
Like
I said week 2 is usually longer than the rest but this week was also
super slow with how the people we are teaching are progressing. The
work is hard but this is also the work of the Lord so Remember the
worth of souls is great in the sight of God and if it so be that you
should labor all your days in crying repentance unto this people, and
bring, save it be one soul unto me, how great shall be your joy with
him in the kingdom of my Father! And now, if your joy will be great
with one soul that you have brought unto me into the kingdom of my
Father, how great will be your joy if you should bring many souls
unto me! I encourage all who read this, to help those around you to
be blessed by helping them in whatever way possible. You can serve,
minister, or even do Temple and family history work. When you do this
and help establish the kingdom of God on the earth I know that you
will receive many blessings in this life and so much more in the life
to come.
Hope
you all have a great week!
Les
quiero mucho,
Elder
Tolman
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