June 13, 2011

June 13, 2011


This week has been pretty crazy. My companion left and I was stuck without a companion for a couple days, so i just did divisions. It has rained a ton but i have managed to keep on going. The people here are more willing to let us come in when we are covered in rainª Then this last friday we had a huge conference for all the recent converts in puerto cabezas. It ended up being pretty successful. We got a lot of members to come, a lot i had not seen in church beforeª

Then on thursday i got my companionª I was pretty excited. His name is Elder Sarceno. He is super cool. He is from texas but speaks spanish perfectly. He grew up in the states but his parents are from guatemala and hounduras. So he has been speaking spanish in the home since he was a baby. We get a long super well. He is pretty smart but also pretty quiet. We are going to learn mesquito together here and hopefully have a few changes in the area! It has been kinda crazy. Together we are learning the area since neither of us have much time in puerto cabezas. So it has kinda been an adventure.

The funny story that happened was last tuesday. I was on divisions with an elder since i did not have a companion. Things were kinda crazy because no one had companions in my house, so everyone was moved around. When we got home from the days work, we noticed no one else had come to the house. We figured that the others had decided to sleep in one of the other house for the night and we would have the house to ourselves. We cooked some dinner and went to bed around 10. I was super tired so i went straight to sleep but a couple hours later, I had woken up to a huge banging noise outside. I didnt think much of it, so i went back to sleep. The banging continued. I then noticed that it was still pouring rain outside and the power must have gone out. I could still hear the banging.. it sounded like it came from outside of our house. After a little bit, I decided to get up and see what it was (my comp was still fast asleep). I walked to the front door of the balcony and noticed someone was banging on the door! (remember it is middle of the night, power is out, and it is raining. I peered over the window, and noticed it was two missionaries waiting outside trying to get our attention! I opened the door and they jumped inside saying they had been banging for a while!

haha anyways that night we learned 2 things. we needed to communicate better who was sleeping where. And we also learned we have a pretty secure house!

I got the package you sent!  thanks, I am enjoying the treats and letters.  having contact solution is good too!

Things are so good here! To answer moms question about what my pday is like.. im not sure! the past pdays we have done something different every day! Today i got my haircut and we walked around the market for a little bit. maybe go out to eat a little later. I love you guys and hope all is well!