Hi family!
I hope everyone is doing well!! So two fun stories of the week! The first- We went by our mamitas house for lunch on Saturday and she wasn´t there so we were walking down the street to go get lunch and we saw this old lady who was seriously walking .0005 miles an hour! So slow! So we went to talk to her to see where she was going and if she needed help and she said she was going to buy bags at the bakery so she could sell chips and stuff. And then she started crying and telling us that she lives with her daughter but she hates it here and she wants to get some money so she can go back home so that is why she wants to sell the chips. She said her daughter never lets her leave the house and she feels like a prisoner and it was the saddest thing ever! So we knew she would never make it to the bakery before dark so we went to buy the bags for her and we came back with them and then she said she wanted to buy stuff to put in the bags to sell! So we got a car because she was determined to walk there and we knew she couldn´t and it was a site trying to get her in the car! haha so we finally got her in, went to the bakery, bought the cookies and took her home. Another site getting her out of the car and down the steps to her house. As we were leaving she was crying and had a look on he face like please don´t leave me!! We told her we would come by and visit her another day. It was the saddest thing ever but kinda funny at the same time. She was so old and probably took her 4 hours to walk halfway down the street- no joke! Anyway that was Saturday.
Sunday we went by a contacts house to see if she was home- of course she wasn´t because no one is ever home on Sundays- contrary to what the Missonary Handbook says- anyway we were standing in front of her gate and she has stairs that go down to where she lives and this chunky guy comes walking up the stairs with a Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus in a glass box! We asked him why he had it with him and he said he takes it everywhere with him! haha My eyes have definately been opened to other churches beliefs and practices here.. anyway we started talking to him and of course he had been drinking so it was a fun conversation talking with a half drunk man! Then his brother came over who also had been drinking and they were just funny! So we gave them a Word of Wisdom and Law of Chasity pamphlet because we didn´t have anymore! And they wanted the missionaries to visit them so hopefully they can get some help! Anyway it was a funny experience and I´m sure more funny in the moment because the story doesn´t sound that funny! Sorry!
Anyway we found two new families this week! The Caiza family and the Diaz family! None of our families came to church though.. But i really think the Diaz family will progress! So keep them in your prayers please! Things are going well! If all goes well with interviews, the Yépes family and his mom will be baptized this weekend and David- the son of a recent convert- I don´t know if I told you last week about him or not. We were teaching him a few months ago and he never wanted to get baptized but now he does! We have a few others who are on the list for baptisms! The hard thig is getting everyone to church. But they will be baptized eventually! Thank you for all of your love and support! I am so so grateful everyday for the blessing I have to be a missionary! It is so great and time is going by so fast! I love you all! have a great week!!
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Love forever and always,
Hermana Nelson
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