Week #45

Dear Family!

Well I didnt get the letter again this week but that is how it goes with the computers here in San Pedro! They really need to update a few things haha. I think I am using Windows Explorer 1 or the first edition! But that is okay I cant complain because I still get to write with email which is better than nothing haha :)

This was an awesome week! We started our week with a little traveling to our zone conference which required us to leave at10:30 at night to Santani which is 3 hours away. We had to leave at that time because the next bus leaves at 8 in the morning and our zone conference started at that time so there was no way around it! So the zone leaders were so nice enough to hide the key to the chapel so when we got there we could sleep in the chapel! So that was a first, a sleep over with 6 missionaries in the church! I would wake up the next morning to a camera flash because it was a once in a life time experience haha.

The zone conference was really good! We learned alot from our zone leaders and also President McM came so it was super good! We would also take advantage of the trip and have another division so Elder S went stayed in Santani and I came back to San Pedro with Elder H from Utah! He would stay in our area for two days doing some divisions with some other missionaries but the Thursday he was with me it was pouring rain, POURING. It was pretty bad that some of the missionaries in my zone called me asking me if they had to go out and work today. I told them that they didn't have to do anything but I promised them that if they went out and worked that they would find an investigator of Gold as they say in the mission. So Elder H and I left in the rain without anything because at this time we didn't know it was going to rain, and we got soaked! From head to toe. 

When we were walking down the street(the only ones) we passed by this house and this family was under their roof and we waved to them and they looked at us really funny! It made me laugh and then I felt that we should go back to talk to them to explain our circumstances. We would end up talking to them and teaching them about the Restoration and wanted us to come back another day to talk more! So we didn't have a problem with that and we had found our golden investigators the Acosta family as I had promised!

The next day I was on another division with Elder S from from Brazil and as we were walking when we passed by this house and a lady saw us and begged us to come in to teach her! Her excitement really triggered our alarms because nobody does this so she had to be on drugs or drunk! But we carefully went into her house and she  sat us down with her Family and asked us to teach her! She has family that are members and she had always wanted to learn from the Missionaries! But this was the first time she has seen us pass by her house! So we taught them and they loved it! I also taught some of the Kids English and we ended a realy good lesson! They are named the L Family.  Another huge blessing!

This week M, J, and A were a little difficult! We taught them with one of their friends that was there when we passed by and listened to us with them but really put a lot doubts in their minds so that was really frustrating. We would pass by again later in the week and teach the Word of Wisdom. Sister M doesn't want to give up smoking because she will get fat so it was difficult to challenge her to live the Word Of Wisdom but she said she would try!

When Sunday came we were super pleased and embarrassed to see The L family and the A family as the first families to come to church right on the dot at 9 o clock! Before the members! They all came and loved it so we are really hopeful for them to progress! The C family didn't come but we will visit them today to see what happened! But the two families that we had found came to church and it was so great! A huge blessing from the Lord!

Elder S is doing good! I am giving him more and more opportunities to talk and he is really learning quick! I assigned him a talk on Sunday so he gave an excellent talk! The people love him for how humble he is even though he cant talk! He is doing great and becoming a great missionary! He used a machete for the first time this week and had a blast! It was fun to teach him how to use a machete!

Well I am doing excellent as you can read and I feel that I worked hard this week! I will continue to do so and work for this unity! :) I was so blessed this week. Thank you for your prayers and your love! I love you all so much and pray for you all the time! I will write more soon! 

Love,
Elder Milton