August 8, 2016 Lava ropas y perseverar hasta el fin

August 8, 2016 Lava ropas y perseverar hasta el fin

Oh wow school! It’s so different to think that you guys just finished summer, because it’s different here. It’s a little chilly some days and then other days the sun leaves and we are hot haha. Reminds me of Reno sometimes.

I’m still working to better my Spanish, haha, but it’s not too bad. I’m working on trying to talk more too. It sometimes hard in a pension of 4 to include myself being the one with the least experience. I try sometimes but sometimes things just go over my head. 

This week we had another lava ropa (washing machine) situation! We bought an automatic washing machine used from a member and, well, we barely fit up the stairs of our own pension and so we had to lift this washing machine up 1 floor! Haha, it was difficult because the stairs double but we did it! lo hicimos!!! 

We did something different this week. Elder Ferreira felt that we should all work to contact some new houses in the area of the other elders, which is in the same ward. So we did divisions, and I was with Elder Benitez from Urugay. We contacted a lot of houses but it was really cool to do, and it made me excited for them because there were some people that I think have a lot of potential in their area.

This semana (week) is going to be a little difficult. We are in the point where our investigators aren’t progressing and we are going to have to drop them. We have had some talks with some of the people and told them what our purpose is and that we care about them, but how it’s up to them now to act.

We have been using Alma chapter 38 a lot about persevere to the end. I think is how you say it in English. Perseverar hasta el fin? It’s a good chapter, and it talks about a lot of principals. 

I have been reading the Book of Mormon in Spanish a lot, and have been trying to read about 2 chapters a day

But that’s about all :)

I hope you guys have a good week! I hope school goes well!