This week we had a lot more success
than we usually have! I still need to define my meaning of success, but 3 of
our investigators showed up to church!
It was such a blessing (and a surprise)
to see them learning of how the church works. My testimony has been
strengthened in these past few months of not just the doctrine, but church
itself! I know there is nowhere more important to be on a Sunday morning that
on the front right seat! (I don’t know if you guys still sit there)
Your guess is as good as theirs...what is hanging on that fence?
Not sure that you should build the latrine above your house
One of our investigators is named
Suyapa, and her little daughter that is 11 years old. They don’t understand
ANYTHING we teach them, mainly because they don’t have too much education and
it is hard for them to retain information, so it has helped us to teach them in
very simple terms.
Tiny Bananas
Our other investigator is named Erika.
She is a super shy girl in her 20s who stopped us and talked to us in the
central park of our area. We were on divisions with our Zone leader and she got
to talk to Elder Permenter and the ZL while I talked to her fat uncle who is
super catholic and asked me why we don’t worship the Virgin Mary.. But I guess
their conversation with her went good because she showed up at church
yesterday, and now we get the chance to teach her this week! She said she had a
really good feeling at church.
We also had an investigator who came to
church last week. We had promised them blessings if they came to church and we
were walking in the street and it turns out he got a job as a guard that pays
better money than his street vending tamales! Blessings of going to church!
We also had the opportunity to give
many blessings to sick people this week. One was named Roger who has had chikengunya
for 3 months and the doctors don’t know what’s wrong with him. The other is a
special child of a family in our ward who got attacked by a swarm of ants. They
were very humbling experiences to step in their houses and offer blessings.
Elder Permenter and I set a few goals
this week, one of which was a health goal of not eating chips all week. It’s
hard not to eat them because they are so cheap! But we ate healthy all week and
we were tired every day because we didn’t have as much sugar as we usually do!
But it was a good thing we did because we had more energy in the long run throughout
the week.
We had one of our Zone leaders named
Elder Paraso stay the night with us and go to all of our meetings. He went to
High school with Nedu! And it made me feel ok about Spanish because I was able
to hold my part in the lessons.
I am learning that even if my Spanish isn’t
perfect, it is the spirit that truly matters. Everyone says that I know, but
when they see that I am trying, I think they can see that our message is
important. I also have started to read the Book of Mormon in Spanish
straight through. I have been reading it but not too fast. I want to pick up
the pace and I am in Jarom right now. I think it will help more with Spanish
grammar.
Elders Permenter and Dowell look like they borrowed shorts from Marshall
This week Elder Permenter gave me a
blessing and it was of great comfort to me. I forget sometimes that I need to
use the priesthood to bless my life too, not just everyone else’s! But they do
come first. I think Elder Permenter
might leave in this next change on the 16th. I am sad about that but I probably
won’t be too sad until we aren’t comps anymore.
This week has been a blessing because
we are beginning to see the fruits of our labor!
I love you guys and miss you a lot.
Stay safe!
Love
Elder Dowell
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