Hey Everyone!
So it was a good week! Good experiences, spiritually, and in a funny way too!
So first off....we had an interesting experience on Tuesday. We found a man on Christmas, who seemed really nice, and he told us we could go to his house. We finally caught him at home this week, and it was.....different.
So, we knocked the door, and he answered it, and he invited us in pretty fast. I was super stoked to get into a house, cause most people just tell us they are incredibly busy. We walked in, and he grabbed his Bible.....the thing was HUGE. He then started yelling and Bible Bashing us, so we asked if we could start with a prayer. He agreed, so he told us to stand up, and grabbed our hands, and gave a prayer like that, and then continued to Bible Bash us for a while. That really stunk, and we just bailed when we got the chance.
This week, we also got to teach Barbosa the Word of Wisdom. The word of wisdom is by far the commandment that causes the most spiritual hiccups here, so I was praying and hoping that it´d go well.
We started teaching him, and he told us that he drank a little bit of wine with lunch, and he drinks tea. We explained that keeping the commandments means letting go of things that may be harmful to us, physically and spiritually, and he thought about that.
Then, all he said was, ¨Oh, I didn't know that stuff was bad for me, I'll throw it all away now¨ and he did! Then, at the next visit, Barbosa, with a grin that streched from ear to ear, told us he wanted to show us something. He led us into the kitchen, and he showed us the box of herbal tea he bought to comply with the Word of Wisdom! Such a flipping stud. So humble and willing to learn. He doesn't let pride, lack of faith, physical pain, NOTHING stop him. I think we can all learn something from Barbosa.
Finally, Ines came to church this week, who I just love, and she got to stay all three hours, her first time in Relief Society. When they finished, she came up to me, with a huge smile, and said ¨Yo leí algo!¨ or, ¨I read something!¨ The gospel really brings so much joy, and its always amazing to be able to see that!
Funny:
We were walking down the street when we saw a group of people crowded around the Acequia (the giant canal-like gutters) They pulled a dude out, who had fallen in, and was clearly drunk out of his mind. Then, all the people scattered, and another man, who is often drunk, and stops us on the street like 3 times a week and likes to yell ¨Halleluiah!¨ at us came in on a bike, beer bottle in hand, to save his fellow drunkard....it was quite the show
We found a little bird in the pension the other day, and now the owner of the pension has a new pet bird in her house
The other night, we didnt have power, and their was a lot of thunder and rain and the dogs were barking and it was really hot, so I had a hard time sleeping. At one point, Elder Ribeiro started snoring. I really wanted him to stop, but I didn't want to wake him up and tell him to stop snoring. Something about me....sometimes I yell Emily (my sister) STOP IT! in my sleep, I've always done it, I don't know why though. So, I pretended to be asleep, and just yelled, EMILY STOP IT! And yes, Elder Ribeiro stopped snoring, and didn't know I did it on purpose hahaha....
Love Ya Guys!
Elder Conover
I just love these kids!!
The bird we found in the pension
My watch. I put amor on the watch because you look at your watch a lot on the mission and it's a nice reminder that it's not about us.....it's something that I'm still trying to work on....forgetting myself completely....it's hard.
Yes, mac and cheese and tapatio from the states!
This is only funny if you speak Spanish.
If you ever wondered what Elmo would look like on Drugs....now you can see! Thanks to an Argentine Graffitiast
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