So, just to start off. The fact that it is now November, and that I am going to hit my 5 month mark tomorrow is crazy. Seriously. It goes fast. Haha.
Also. This week was superdy duper slow as far as the work goes. 2 of the days, we were super sick, 2 of the days everyone was drunk, and another day we were doing service. Forunately, the lessons we did have, were pretty powerful, and it was cool. But, I'll let ya'll know all about it.
So. Tuesday, one of the inactives here invited us to eat. Yeah, cool, so we go eat lunch. All I can say is I feel really bad for her husband. I dunno what happened, but that food like, poisoned both of us on Tuesday and Wednesday. So, we basically would leave the casa capilla for a bit, see if we could contact anyone, and then sprint back home when we needed to make a... ahem... trip.
Thursday was good, we were feeling good so we worked all day, pretty hard, but still a lot of people weren't home. Friday was... uh. I don't know what the holiday is. Basically, it's like, "Get together, drink a lot, eat some pig, and don't let missionaries into your house" Day. We didn't have a single lesson that day haha. So, that was kind of a bummer, BUT, we did eat good (even though we couldn't eat the pig. ) That day we also saw a giant bug with these massive pincers. It looked like a super mean Pokemon.
Saturday was Dia de los Muertos. So, everyone and their dog went to the cemetary to drink to their friends and family who have passed on. So, that was another slow day haha. We had a few lessons that day at least.
Sunday, was pretty good. We had a decent number in sacrament meeting, but not any investigators, or the less actives we've been focusing on, but there were a lot. I bore my testimony, and later taught the youth and single adults about the vision of the tree of life, which was a lot of fun. Later that day, we went to a party! Okay, let me explain. We went to visit Rony and Yhoseli (la familia Quispe) and they were prepping for the birthday party of their little boy. So, we went and started helping them prep for it and everything. Like, 10 minutes before they started, Yhoseli was in tears, cuz they had invited and prepped food for like, 40 people, and only 7 were there, and her poor little baby was absolutely terrified of the clown. So, we stayed a little longer cuz we felt super bad. It was actually really good, cuz we ended up gaining a lot of the trust of both sides of their families, and we're gonna start trying to teach them. But, we really have the trust of the familia Quispe. Seriously. I can honestly say that I am going to remember them the rest of my life. I seriously love them haha.
We decided to eat breakfast in our room this month, and not in the penshes house. So, that was scary to tell her, but she didn't care, and now we get to eat real good food in the comfort of our house, while we study! I'm down with that.
Okay. So, sad news. This week, Rosa Nina Mamani, my convert, left to Cusco. It was sad. Now I just gotta trust that she'll keep staying active and progressing. I think she will. She's a good one! Haha.
There are 3 people I'd like to talk about today. 2 of them are less actives, and 1 is active, but he is the biggest stud in the world. First, Yellin. She was baptized about a year ago, and drifted from the church a little while after. She has come a long ways, but still isn't convinced to come back, but we are SO close with her. We had an AWESOME lesson this week about the talk from the April conference by Elder Holland called "Lord, I Believe." It was super good. She didn't come on Sunday, but I think we're gonna see her in church soon. Medalid, also was baptized about a year ago, but recently stopped coming. She's been sad cuz her grandmothers health is failing, so basically, she is locking herself inside her suffering, so that's been a struggle. We've been trying to help her turn to the love of Christ, and we're making progress, but her also, didn't come. Both of them fill us full of a billion excuses.
Now I'm gonna tell ya'll 'bout Pascual. So, the irony in this situation is that Medalid and Yellin live like, around the corner from church, and they don't come. Pascual lives over 2 hours away, walking. He comes EVERY Sunday, in his white shirt, and dress pants (which no one does here). He always comes early, and he always comes into the chapel and starts cleaning up. He can't read, and he is super old, but he has like, a simple faith, and he always acts on it. He's seriously the best. That guy keeps me going through the week, I'll tell you what haha.
Anyways. I like being real descriptive in my emails, or at least a little, because I feel like all of you have helped me get to where I am now, and I want you to have the priviledge to know these awesome people I know, to know my joys and sorrows, and to feel like you're a part of my adventure here, because to me, all of you are! Thank you for everyhing you've all done, and I love and miss you all! Until next week!
Elder Richman
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