Hey Family!
So this week was a crazy one but an awesome week! Sorry I
forgot to tell you that I would be writing you today en vez de yesterday.
Because we had our Zone Conference with the President and with our area 70 from
santiago, way way sweet!
On the situation with the debit card, ha I tried to get out
some money some weeks ago and it wouldnt let me at that atm box, but I tried to
here in Los Muermos last week and was only able to take out 10 mil or $20....
but yeah thats weird they charged twice, my card has a lot of regulations im
guessing for internatitional but dont worry I still have it, just trying to
take out some money so I can buy a carry on, think I have a enough for
now....but send the card as soon as you can...probly we should figure out the
international policies and everything for that.
But yeah awesome week, really have been using your advice
dad and really making my comp feel special, always thanking him for his help in
spanish and asking stories about his life and all, he likes to talk so thats
good. Also have really found a way to get across that we need to do something
but in a casual non insulting way. Ha still have really tough days but oh man I
have learned patience, I really have learned what happens when you put your own
desires aside and get things done. Ha really have learned that God puts us with
companions to learn and to get the work done. Really have focussed on the work
and have learned to look at the good things of my comp and make the best
situations. Really have created ways to make this cambio more enjoyable and
successful in the work. He has some pretty cool stories of his country and
pictures of the pyramids its pretty nuts. Ha one thing that I wish I could have
less of in this cambio is hearing him talk about his girlfriend and how they
are going to get married and about how great it will be when we finish when we
can sleep in a again and just eat and relax. Ha but its all good... not
complaining...its been a lot better this cambio :) .
Some fun things have happened this cambio:
One is I almost died from these 2 dogs, we walked up this
gated house where lives a menos activo, and he had 2 dogs, they looked nice and
we were determined to reach close enough to say our (Ah Low!) our knock the
door, when suddenly the dogs snapped, I forgot my remote thing, and alll I had
was my backpack and when 2 big dogs attack you your backpack seems to get super
small and doesnt do you any good. They charged me hard and one almost bit me
from behind and the other in front as well when luckily the owner of the house
answered the door, ha I was actually pretty stoked that that happended because
I was really tired and that was sweet to have some adreneline, made me miss
roller coasters and such haha.
Haha also had another fun experience, we went to go eat at
our mamitas house and she made us soap, I looked in the soup and saw tons of
weird objects in the soup, looked like plasticy things with hair on them, I
asked what they were and she said (Chawa) or pig skin, and we were lucky
because this chawa still had a nice layer of hair on them, like my facial hair
when i dont shave for a week. And my first thought was a goodness no, I have to
eat this and there are about a good 10 of them in my soup. As you eat them your
tongue can feel the pricklyness of the hairs and its a nice layer of skin to
top it off. haha oh almost died it was so hard to eat that all and keep a face
of satisfaction. ha we had to pick up our food that night for the next day and
to our great suprise it was chawa again! oh how we hate chawa so we made
tortillas instead at our house. My comp knows how to make them so that was fun.
Me made flour tortillas with eggs and ham and avocados. oh home made tortillas
have sooooo much oil I felt sick after but way good.
Sunday we found out that this cambio was going to be a week
short so I most likely only have 2 more weeks here in los muermos (because its
rare to stay more then 6 months in a sector. Nuts how fast time flies. (I have
to admit I was kinda excited to hear that but felt bad to feel excited for this
cambio to be over, still working hard and keeping a positive attitude and
having great times) I really have made a connection with a lot of people here
in los muermos in our branch and investigadores and it will be really hard to
leave my first sector, but as well excited to see other parts.
At that conference it was way good! It is weird because I
didnt think about the spanish. As the guy talked he asked us to remember when
we came here and didnt understand anything and continued with his talk and it
hit me, hey I understood that comment so maybe Im leaving the missionaries that
cant understand anything haha. It was such a great conference and I gained a
lot more being able to understand all he said. Its weird how even though they
talk soooo fast and sometimes i dont understand a word or two every now and
then I dont need to really translate it in my head, just kinda goes. Still have
so much to learn but its cool to get to this point.
One thing I loved that he said is we can always climb
higher, talked about how once we have reached one hill or mountain there will
always be a new mountain to climb in the horizon. And that is so true in the
work, Never do I say dang I am satisfied with me and cant think of anything to
improve. ALWAYS do I have things to improve and that can either be overwhelming
or something to get excited about and work towards the next mountain or goal.
Right now we are teaching a good amount of people right now,
some from the past and some news, but it is so strange each on of them has a
partner that they live with, so thats hard, but we are working hard,
In my studies I read about or conscience in True to the
Faith, and I liked one thing it said, it said how when we are sensitive to the
spirit it means we have a healthy spirit, and on the mission oh man is the
spirit sensitive, also I remember one thing from the conference, The 70 said on
his mission he told his president he was disanimado of the work right now,
which means not animated or excited, but that word in hebrew or greek ha dont
remember means without spirit, (animo=spirit) So we must have excitement and
joy for the work or that means we basically are without spirit, ha not sure how
to explain it better but you get the idea.
I have been really really tired this week, but its a good
thing cause that means the spirit is strong and we are working hard but dang do
I crash at night. Its been hot and I think I need to drink more water, it is
frustrating sometimes because if you ask for a glass of water here they will
always give you soda or juice. This week one of our investigators saw that I
looked dehydrated and said oh eat this fried bread with chesse, I also just
asked if I could have water and she gave me soda and tons of it haha. It seems
like its not culture here to get water, its basically says to them we have
nothing to give you, but its ok I appreciate anything they gave me. Ha just
kinda miss water. Im going to start bringing a water bottle and just filling it
up.
But overall has been a great week, working really hard and
trying to bring as much people to los muermos as I can until its my time to
leave this sector, dont want to wast a day finding people. Greatful for all the
blessing God has given me and especially the trials I have had, I have really
learned a lot about our heavenly father and his son. hope you get better dad!
Hope BYU wins let me know ha. That is nuts that carter is talking and your
pregnant kristy haha oh man that is so weird, he better not become a shy one
when I get back, my feet are a lot better mom but still going to a last
treatment in a week or 2 with Elder Gardner again haha, should be fun to see
him, love you all so much, left you some pictures, one is from when we stacked
the leña for the winter (took forever haha), other is the chawa, other is a
cruise ship in puerto mont, and other is before leaving to our district
meeting. LOVE YOU SO MUCH! ha blake im learning a lot of mexican spanish
because guatamalatecans speak the same spanish as mexicans basically. oh is it
different from chilean sometimes. Take care this week! All is good in La obra
del Señior
Elder Carter
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