Mission Week #66

Hello!

 

Last week was good. We werent going to go to transfers but the other Elders in the district didnt find a ride so we took them. It was good to see everyone but super weird to see so many people leaving. Elder Santos went home along with a lot of other people I knew. After we went to Cafe Rio.

Last week was one of those weeks where it seemed like everyone just gave us tons of food and I was stuffed all the time. Wednesday, the day of transfers, was the worst. We visited some less actives from Peru around 3 that afternoon and they gave us tomales and a huge plate of rice and chicken. Then, at 5 we had a big carne asada dinner. Then, at 8, some of our investigators brought out Mexican tomales and I felt like I was going to explode after all that.

 

Thursday I did an exchange with the BYU Elders which was pretty fun. The missionary I was with is from Fort Lauderdale but his family recently moved to Orlando. It is amazing to see how some people end up at BYU and they dont even know why they came but they end up getting baptized. A couple weeks ago a kid from Africa got baptized who didnt have any connections to Utah but just applied to a bunch of colleges in the states and only got accepted to BYU. These people are great examples. A lot of them dont have family support but know its the right thing to do. During the exchange I interviewed a guy whose family is against it but got baptized this week. Also, we taught a girl from Iowa who is ready but her parents said they were going to stop paying for everything. It was amazing to see her faith as she talked about even though her parents arent supportive she knows its the right thing to do.

 

Saturday we had a super busy day. A single mom called us from the branch and asked us to come over because she needed to talk. She has a teenage son and is worried about him. It is crazy how because we have a tag on people look up to us and expect us to be able to help them with anything. I felt pretty inadequate as she was telling us about her problems. After that we had an intense visit with some investigators. They both want to get baptized but the girlfriend doesnt want to get married with the boyfriend (she said it directly to his face....). They were both crying. It is kind of sad because they have some big problems but they struggle to do the simple things which would help them so much. So, we did parent counseling and marriage counseling in one night. Also, on the way home one of the ward counselors called and said they didnt have speakers for yesterday.

 

Considering the lack of preparation the talk went well. I talked a little about Daniel Clark, the first member in the Clark family, who got baptized in England and missionary work in general. After that we also taught the Gospel principles class.

 

The picture attached is of Saturday's dinner. Serviche and other stuff with a Peruvian family. Raw fish. Also, we had octapus. I hope you are proud of me.

 

I hope you have a great week!

 

Love, Elder Clark