Happy New Year… Free Steak?

Hola!!!!
Well this has been a crazy week!

Funny stories:

  • Well, we were teaching at the same taco stand as my first week, and I was wrong- it sells all sorts of food, I found this out when the lady offered me free food, ” Pata de Vaca.” I knew what vaca was, COW, so I was like, “Heck ya, free steak.” She pulls something out of a drawer and slaps a cow foot on my plate. It was nasty.
My only complaint of Mexico.
  • We were teaching the law of chastity to one of our investigators and my companion said “le de castidad” (which means the law of chastity.) Then this sister said, in a super sad voice, “Por que?” (Why?) And I realized halfway into the lesson that she thought my companion said” Le castigo” (“I punish you”). HAHAHAH I felt so bad.
  • I was in the bus, and they’re usually way sketchy, but this guy literally thought he was Vin Diesel with his stick shift massive bus. He was weaving so hard through traffic and through every red light at 60 mph. He whipped one corner so nice that I think that we got 2 wheels off the ground!
Hills, so many hills.

Spiritual stuff:

We went to visit a referral we were given and he came out but didn’t seem too interested. He said he didn’t have time to listen to us today. But then we talked a little about eternal families and I bore my testimony to him. His eyes lit up and he told us that he actually could speak for awhile. We went inside and gave a lesson for an hour about the Plan of Salvation. He wants us to come back and he wants his family to learn as well. I’m so stoked!!!!

What has Jed done to my car?

To Dad:

Happy
Birthday Dad!

You have made such difference in my life, Dad. I look to you every day as an example, and especially here, where there are so many mothers without husbands. I think of how lucky I am to have born into our awesome family. I strive everyday to live up to the potential that you have given me. I love you so much, Dad, and hope you had an awesome birthday and blessed New Year.

I love you guys! Read the Book of Mormon!  (And Slade will keep trying to keep his shirts white.)