Today
is the last day of the transfer. Elder Mora and I will be staying
together which means that I will be finishing his training.
This
week was week 6 and Elder Torres and Wilcox were going home. Because
it was their last week and also because it was Thanksgiving, we were
able to do a lot of fun things.
Tuesday,
we all decided that because it was the last week of the transfer we
would wake up every morning to go play soccer. Later we had a lesson
with Humberto and Maria and everything went well. Then went to Joan
and Enaisas house and they gave us bad news that it is harder for
them to get married than we had thought and so that was super sad.
Later we bought presents for Thanksgiving because we were going to do
a white elephant. Our very last lesson was with Jose and Luz. Jose is
progressing a lot more than his wife and we were able to put him on
date for the 21st of December.
Wednesday,
we played soccer again. We had a lesson fall through and then a
referral we were looking for, but we were unable to find him too.
Turns out the referral is for other elders because he doesn't live
inside our boundaries. Later we had coordination meeting and then a
lesson with Karen because Byron wasn't there. We taught about the
Family Proclamation. She really liked it and also promised to come to
church.
Thursday,
we went to play soccer, but no one else showed up so I just played by
myself for a little bit and then we went home. We had a lesson early
with Humberto and Maria and they didn't read so we read with them.
Afterward they wanted to give us a sandwich and coffee but we told
them we don't drink coffee. They asked why and so we taught about the
Word of Wisdom. As soon as we finished Maria said well I guess we'll
have to give up coffee. That was a surprise. I feel like she is super
ready all we have to talk about is them getting married! Later we had
district meeting and then a few hours before we were going to have
our Thanksgiving dinner as a zone. We went and called our families
and then went to a member's house in Guamani. They have a really nice
house and cooked really good food that you would find in a
Thanksgiving dinner back at home. Later we did our gift exchange and
then some games. It was super fun!!
Friday,
we played soccer in the morning again which was the last of the week,
but I really enjoyed it. For lunch the member gave us money so we
went and ate at KFC. Then went out to contact. Later we had a dinner
with a recent convert because Elder Torres is leaving so she wanted
to cook one last time for him. We contacted some more and ran into
some less actives and then found some guys moving a dresser so we
helped them for a bit, and then shared the message of the
Restoration. Then we headed to Camila's.
Saturday,
we went out to contact but ran into the Elders Quorum president and
he asked us to come to the church. There was supposed to be a quorum
activity but only three people showed up. We played two mini games
and then ate food and left. It was very sad, but we needed to
contact. We spent almost all day contacting. One time we found a
group of people cleaning a road for community service. We talked to
them and then offered to help. They lady who was directing all of it
asked me if I was gringo and then if I was single. She then began to
flirt with me the rest of the time and say very weird things. She
invited us to drink and dance but we told her no. It was super
uncomfortable, but my companions enjoyed watching it. Later we ate
pinchos with Elder Torres, Jensen and Florian because he got
permission to stay the night with our zone leaders.
Sunday,
we said goodbye to Torres, Florian, and Wilcox. Later we went to some
lessons. One fell through and the other we were able to teach them,
which was awesome. We had a lesson with Camila again and then went
out to contact. This was around 8 to 8:30. As we were knocking these
people told us no because they were sleeping so we knocked the next
house. As we were talking to this guy, the people in the previous
house came out and asked why we were knocking. I was talking to the
other guy at the moment so my companion started talking to them. He
told me they were mad and asked why we were contacting at midnight.
He was really bugged at their attitude so he just told them to have a
good night and left.
And
that is the end of the transfer! I am not going to lie, it was a hard
one. Full of contacting and getting no where it feels like. We are
having success here and there, but I am excited for this next
transfer and for all the success we are going to have. I know the
Lord always blesses us and is always there for us, we just need to
ask for his help! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Les
quiero mucho,
Elder
Tolman
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