Yes, the parasites are gone and I no longer feel dizzy and my appetite is back. I could actually feel these tiny creatures moving in my body.
Woo, General Conference was this
week. I'm always pumped every year to hear from the leaders of the church and
their insight and revelation. This year was absolutely filled with new changes
and new revelation and I am very excited to be a missionary during this time.
This week there was a Solemn Assembly which is the reorganization of
the church leader. That was really powerful. It hit me like a rock and you could
feel the spirit throughout the whole process. If you haven't had the chance to
see it I highly recommend it.
We
heard a lot about personal revelation and keeping the Holy Ghost with us as a
constant companion. While here in Changy we
didn't have the best reception, I got to see a part of the conference in
Spanish. This reminded me of an experience that happened earlier during the
week. I offered a prayer for a family in Spanish and when they finished, they
wanted to know what it would feel like in English, so I offered a prayer in
English and we left them with a big smile.
While I didn't understand word
for word what happened during the conference I did understand the feelings that
I felt and the guidance that I needed. That is what’s most important. As a
missionary, I, too, testify of these things. I cannot live my life without its
constant companionship. I encourage all of you to search for it as well.
There were many highlights this week including
conference. It was great when we met a return missionary who served here
and gave us some killer references.
During Conference, we didn't think to bring a snack lunch with us
because we were so focused on inviting people in the morning to attend. As
well, we were just so excited to see the people. Thanks to Hermana
Bruchez for saving us because we got a little wiped out that day and luckily,
she gave us a can of tuna and crackers.
Lastly, I got kissed by the sun this week, and by kissed, I mean
exactly as directed from
the recipe of a "Cookbook for Missionaries" we found in the house, "Thrown into your slow cooker
until the meat is well-done."
For those of you who don't know, here
Easter is celebrated throughout the week and called the Holy Week. Well,
they have been showing back to back episodes of the TV Program "The
Bible." While teaching at many different houses almost everyone had this program on their television in
the background. My personal favorite that I saw
at a lunch appointment was where Moses crossed the Red Sea. The
translation is not perfect and made it just a little more entertaining. In the movie, Moses yelled with both his hands in the air, "SEÑOR!" Everyone once in a while, when we are about to pray, I throw both my hands up in the air and look up, just to give my companion
a bad time. After they cross the Red Sea, everyone at the end is just soaked
and fist-pumping. We are now convinced that at the end of every baptism, it would be something to start fist-pumping as well.
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| Elder Lopez |
While we were helping out with
another missionary’s baptism, Elder Lopez gave me the "I will kill you if
you start fist-pumping look." Something that I've learned about
companions is you have to find some little things, from your experiences, that
bother them. Joke around every once in a while and have a good laugh together. Oh, how much fun I'm going to have with
this one, it is endless!
