I got a package today with CD’s of Spanish music. I have been listening to them all day. I love getting little surprises like that it
really makes my week. I have lots to write about so I’ll begin with:
Luz and Francisco- Luz is awesome. The only English she knows is “Oh my
goodness.” She says it a lot during our lessons. Yesterday she was having pain
in her kidney while we were teaching her.
We could tell she was uncomfortable. We asked her if she wanted a
blessing and she said that she would. I anointed the oil and my companion did
the blessing. It was different because I
had to do it in Spanish. The spirit was strong and after we were able to
continue the lesson. We have a baptism
date of September 2. I hope all goes well. She has some work to do. We meet with her almost every day and she
feeds us lunch. She always wants us to
come for lunch. We have tacos De la
cabeza and sopa De lenguas. It’s really good.
The Auillas- This family is recent converts and they
basically love me! Haha. They have a son Jorge, he is 15. He always wants to
talk to me and calls me often. We go
over and visit him to make sure he is doing alright. The family is in really
bad shape. It makes me sad. They live in a small trailer. There is 10 people,
8 children and 5 of them have different fathers. We really love the family and try to help
when we can. Last time I was there they had some kind of bug infestation. I
broke out in hives that itched like crazy. They are awesome and we are trying
to help activate them.
Francis- She is a pastor in the Catholic Church. She teaches bible study. We were out knocking on doors and came upon
her door. We started talking to her
about the gospel. She soon let us in and
we started talking about the bible. We
invited her to come to church the next Sunday. Guess what? She came. It was so cool. She came for all three meetings. I sat next
to her in gospel doctrine class. She leans over to me and said I really like
this church, I think I want to come more.
You never know may be we’ll have a few baptisms this month. That would be so great. This area has struggled for a while. We haven’t had a baptism in over a year and a
half.
I still struggle with Spanish. I’m getting better and understand most
things. I sometimes get confused. Someone will be talking to me in Spanish and
I’m listening carefully and all of a sudden they start speaking Spanish. It’s crazy and frustrating. I know some mean
spanglish though.
Every pday we go hiking or got hit golf balls at the golf
course. We have 5 clubs that we bought for $2 at the DI. Since I’m the only one
that knows anything about golf, I have to give quick lessons on swings. Dad
would be so proud. Haha.
We have only been drinking tap water. I started to get
terrible stomach aches. I was trying everything to figure it out. Finally one
of the missionaries said have you been drinking the water? I said yes, and he
told us you’ve got to get a filter. So we did and everything has been
better. Maybe we are to close to Mexico.
I love you all so much! I have great days and some hard
days. But, when I am teaching a lesson, all the hard things don’t seem to
matter. I love the gospel and sharing it with people. I absolutely love the people here. Sometimes
I forget I’m in the US. I am so grateful for this opportunity. Thank you for
encouraging and supporting me. Tell everyone hello and I miss them. I love to get letters so keep them coming.
Talk to you soon.
Elder Jace Call
