Well, this week we are not having a
real P-Day, so we have this little bit of time between Conference
Sessions to write a lil' bit.
So this week was another one of those famous travel weeks.
On Monday and Tuesday,
we had splits with 2 of the areas in our Zones. Elder Webster went to
Villahumada to work with Elder Gonzalez and his companion, and I headed
down to Ejido Benito Juarez to work alongside Elder Martinez and Elder
Chigüila.
This was the first time I actually
got to do some proselyting work down in Benito, it was pretty fun. The
town is really small, and almost everyone knows each other. We contacted
a TON of people, and talked to (what felt like) the whole town. Most of
the people who live in Benito have lived there their whole life, and
have never really left. The town is quiet, and the only things you can
really hear are trailers cruising by the nearby highway. The biggest
challenge that the missionaries are facing in Benito is teaching lessons
during the day. Almost the whole pueblo works in what's called the
"Pisca". The "Pisca" is when the people go and work in the nearby chile,
pepper, and alfalfa fields. Most of the fields are chiles though, and
as a result, almost everyone dries them and sells them alongside the
roadside.
After 2 days of good ol' fashioned proselyting, we headed back to Juarez.
On Wednesday,
we took a lil' trip down to Casas Grandes to take care of some
secretary business. We were there almost all day, and returned back to
Juarez late.
And that brings us to these last couple days.
Well,
we have been teaching a couple (Luz Elena and her husband, Alberto) for
the last few weeks, and they are awesome! They found the Church through
their daughter and her husband, who got baptized about 3 years ago. Luz
Elena and Alberto saw a huge change in their daughter's life, and this
sparked a great flame of curiosity in their hearts. Well, Luz Elena has
been coming to church ever since we found her 3 weeks ago, and her
husband has been reading the Book Of Mormon and the Gospel Principals
book like crazy (he's already on lesson 18!) We are amazed on how fast
they have been progressing, and Luz Elena even came to both of the
General Conf. sessions today!
Well, I don't have much more time, time for Priesthood Session!
Elder Velazquez
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