Seven Monthsss

March 4, 2019

Crazy that I've been here seven months! It feels like just last week, I was saying six months! Thursday is transfer day and there's a 98% chance that Elder Grant and I will be separated, but who knows! Speaking of Elder Grant, we had (most likely) our last exchanges! I think this was our sixth one. It was so hot and we walked so far, but I was grateful that I got to walk and talk with one of my best friends! 

Last week, I wrote about teaching in "sign language". A couple of funny things happened this week with Zherwin, the guy who can't hear or talk. First, was that we have district councils on Wednesdays, and Elder Villalobos and I were giving a workshop to our district. I brought some gummy worms to encourage participation and because, of course, they taste good! Zherwin always attends our district councils because Wednesday is the day that he and his mom walk to the church and clean it. He was really loving the gummy worms. I think he ate half the container! I just let him keep eating because I'm pretty sure it's been a long time since he's had gummy worms. The next day we made the long walk to their house. When we got there, Zherwin was at school so we waited for 20 minutes for him to get back. His mom and neighbor kept giving us these delicious exotic fruits that tasted so good! When Zherwin finally got there, he was holding a skateboard! We were all confused as to how he got the skateboard. We tried to interpret his sign language, as he attempted to tell us how he got it. It was so funny! But to this day, we still have no idea how he got it! We were there to teach him, but before we could get to our lesson, he taught us the word of wisdom that we had taught him the previous time. It was so funny, but it was so awesome to see him starting to learn the basic doctrines! 

His baptism is March 23rd, and most likely, I'll miss it! I'm pretty sad about that. But as long as he gets baptized, I'll be happy.

We also had a cool experience where we taught this basketball team of 16 year olds, one of which was a referral. We taught seven of them and had a really good lesson, and then five of them came to church the next day! This past Sunday, we had twelve of the people, we are currently teaching, come to church. That's a new record for me! I'm grateful for the miracles Heavenly Father is performing in the lives of the people in this area, and the opportunity we have to be instruments for him! 

Last week, I  mentioned to my ward that I might be leaving this Thursday. The ward is so nice that we have already had three dinner appointments in a row, and we also have dinner appointments for the remaining three nights before transfer day! The people in this area are amazing and they each have a special place in my heart!

Family Home Evening