May 16, 2016
This week's entry had to be broken up.  Jacob sent so many pictures that blogspot can't handle them all in one post.

So another thing here they say "de diez" a lot. Like "el bautismo fue de diez." It means "out of 10," like "10 out of 10"! its fun to use!

The baptisms did happen! Two hermanas! It was a little stressful because the president forgot and his counselors, and we had been announcing it so we had to wait for them before we could start. But after that it was good! I got to baptize an 11 year old girl named Estela Acosta. She is really sweet and has a lot of faith. She is very mature for her age, and it amazes me that some of these kids here are forced to be more grown up. I messed up the first time I did the prayer and I was a little bummed because I memorized it and knew it perfectly, but I just did it again and nonetheless It was an amazing experience. After we had so dulces (sweets) and gaseoso (soda).

Elder Guzman got to baptize Hermana Myriam Grecco who is a mother of 10. She is amazing and has taken to the gospel.

We have another investigator named Daniel, and he is so ready. The only thing left is that he has to resolve some things with his ex esposa (ex wife) and he is ready.

We have been teaching Familia Reinaga (the Reinaga family). They have a 13 year-old and an 11 year-old who have baptismal dates, but they keep getting pushed back.

Most of our investigators are women. Daniel is the only male. It is hard to get male investigators because they aren't as receptive as the women here. although...

I went on splits this week and Elder Moore and I had a great experience. It was raining and nobody was home and our plannes (plans) fell through for about an hour and a half. Then we turned around in an apartment complex and there was a door cracked. He said, "Let's contact these people!" So we knocked, and a woman answered the door and shortly after a man came to the door, and right when he got there, Elder Moore had started talking about how the gospel can bless families. Right after that he told us to come in and we got to teach the 1st lesson. Afterward Elder Moore asked if they would be baptized and they said yes! The man literally asked,"What do i have to do to be baptized?"  It was amazing.

This week we saw a motorcycle crash into a car, and the kid flew off of the bike. He broke his leg but immediately stood up! It was the weirdest thing I had ever seen. He then just hopped on another motorcycle with someone else and rode off. I asked Elder Guzman why he would do that. He said, probably cuz he stole the motorcycle. He said that that is pretty normal. haha.

Everything has been pretty good this week. It is still hard for me to understand, but I'm working on it. haha. I have been reading through the Book of Mormon and the Bible - in Spanish, obviously haha - and it has been good. I'm understanding more and more I feel.

I love you all

Elder, son, brother,

Jacob Wolf :)

This is how big their avacados are.  They call them paltas.  This is a jersey I got.


Pictures of the baptism, and afterward: