We ended this week really wet! At about 12pm on Sunday we were hit by a surprise rain storm without our jackets or umbrellas (which are cleverly named paraguas or for-water in Spanish). Hermana Maza, the self appointed Missionary Mother in our ward, blessed us with big plastic bags for our walk home.
Candela
My clothes were wet on Saturday for a different reason....bautizmo!
Candela was baptized Saturday and given the Gift of the Holy Ghost yesterday. Candela is my favorite. We started teaching her four weeks ago and, with a ton of help from Ruben and Elsa, Candela accepted the gospel and the first saving ordinance. She is a quite, 12 year old girl that reminds me a lot of my younger sister Sadie. Candela loves to read and is really smart.
Pionista = pianist
Yes, I got a new calling. For the next month or so I am the ward pianist here in Jose Leon Suarez. The nintey-something year old lady that played the piano in our congregation broke her arm and I am the next most experienced piano player here. Uoh. If any of you have moms that tell you to practice the piano, this is why. Isaac Teeples, I´m talking to you, haha. (Also Isaac, the drums are still better.)
Robbery
Right after Candela´s baptismal service, we heard a bunch of yelling and banging around outside. We ran out to see two guys getting run off by our young men´s group.
Apparently, these two chorros (punks) had tried to rob a lady on the street right outside of the church. The hombres jóvenes (young men) were playing soccer in the church court yard and saw the chorros jump the lady. Without a second´s hesitation, the young men quit playing soccer and ran to help the lady. Well, the lady was helped and the chorros were served some brotherly love.
I won´t divulge any details but I will strongly discourage robbing people when our young men´s group is around. The Good Samaratin Law is very flexible here.
(no commandments were broken in this experience)
Two More Thoughts
1. A quote that made me laugh:
"Mi esposo no es tan lindo pero es muy bueno." -said over the pulpit but a cute old member of our ward
2. A quote that helps me keep going:
Oh Father give me the strength
to be everything I´m called to be
So Father show me the way
to lead them
won´t you lead me?
-Sanctus Real, "Lead Me"
I love you guys!
Elder Smith
1: the nice part of Suarez. This is in the zone leader´s area.
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