My mission has been going really well, I am learning a lot
and learning fast. This week has flown by for me as well, I can't believe how
fast the time has been flying.
The food here is amazing and there is always so much. It is
hard not to just keep getting more. There are a few members that make great
food every time. It is hard to describe
what I am eating a lot of the time, and it looks strange at first but it always
turns out to be pretty good.
I'm going to start asking people during lunch about their
conversion stories, and maybe I will understand enough to recognize important
things in their stories, haha. You are right, it isn't important what is said
only that something is said and how it makes you feel. This week we had around
26 contacts, or people we met on the street and received addresses from and I
started them all. It has been good because usually I don't say much or anything
at all in street contacts. This week we tried to talk with everyone we saw, it
is not only good for getting new investigators but also for improving my Spanish.
I usually start with something like hello, how are you? We
are missionaries, my name is Elder Blanchard, and this is my companion. what is
your name? Something like that. In the MTC
on the day before we left we had a big long class and the teacher said that if
he was on a bus and there was someone to talk to, in order to break the ice he
would say: "So you are here on a bus." Or, "So, you are walking
your dog." He said it always worked and started a conversation.
D&C 62:3: Nevertheless, ye are blessed, for the
testimony which ye have borne is recorded in heaven for the angels to look
upon; and they rejoice over you, and your sins are forgiven you.
That scripture is really cool, I like it a lot thanks for
sharing. I remember hearing in the MTC that if someone rejects our message it
is ok because we have planted a seed that can grow within the person and
prepare them for another set of missionaries.
I am able to feel the spirit in my life. Especially in the
beginning I was not able to understand much (during lessons with investigators,
or lessons given to us by Pres. Chavez, or sacrament meeting) all that I could
do was sit there and soak in the spirit, kind of marinate in it I guess. it has
been a great opportunity.
Thanks for sending the pictures it was really cool to get to
see everyone. Glad to see you guys are still running. I am so out of shape
here, we have to run sometimes to get back to our apartment on time, in order
to not break the rules. I am fine for the first part but I am exhausted after. I
can jog at a nice pace for quite a while. We got bikes so that has helped me
get in shape a bit, but the tire of my companions bike popped last week and we
have only been able to use a couple of times.
I had to work real hard to keep up because my gears sucked and were
stuck on a really low setting.
The Mexican people are really nice, they always listen to
what we have to say even if they are not interested, and they always wave to
you. I couldn't remember the name of my little city or the main city next to it
either. It is: a-now-walk (anahuac my area) and c-wow-tey-moc (cuauhtemoc city
next to us). The names of the people are impossible to remember for me, haha.
They sound nothing like anything I have ever heard, and they are way long.
Love
Elder Blanchard
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