This week was pretty awesome, lots of great things happened. The only non-awesome thing was that Thanksgiving doesn't exist here, so instead of eating turkey and mashed potatoes and all that delicious stuff, I ate a Rapidito, which is the Ecuadorian equivalent of a Cup of Noodles. It sure was great, I felt right at home.
I also ate some other interesting food this past week. I was on divisions in Puyo with an Elder Felix, and when we went to lunch they served us soup with rice and a plate of vegetables. Sounds good, right? Well, the soup consisted of what appeared to be the cartilage and organs of a pig, with a broth that tasted like stomach acid that rises up in your throat when you accidentally burp. The rice was normal, but the vegetables were just tomatoes and raw onions, and I'm still not a huge fan of those. Ate it all though. Normally the food here is great, it's just every so often we get something super wacky and those are the only times I share with you all.
I mentioned a family we're teaching the other week, La Familia Gomez. This week was pretty crazy for them and every time we tried to pass by their house, they weren't there. Saturday we really wanted to invite them to come to church, but they weren't answering their phone and they were never home. Saturday evening we said a prayer before we left the house that we'd be able to find them, then went out to work. We were walking up to the center of town, when on the other side of the street we saw the mom with her son, Carlos. We ran over to them and were able to talk for a while, then asked if they were going to be busy Sunday morning. Carlos said, "No, I won't be, I want to come to church." It was awesome, it made me so happy. The rest of the family had to work, so they couldn't come, but Carlos came, all dressed up and he was really excited. He said he loved the meetings and after church, he asked me about missionary life and what our purpose was, and when I explained it he said, "Wow, I would really like to be a missionary." I was like, "YES YOU CAN BE, FOR SURE, 100%." We have high hopes for him and his family, they're super great.
We got transfer news this week! Elder Santiago is going back to Quito and will be companions with my trainer, Elder Azabache. Now they will be able to talk about how amazing of a missionary I am and how they miss me so much. Hahah just kidding, that was a joke. I will be staying here and I will be training a new missionary! Tomorrow I go to Quito and on Wednesday they'll assign us our new companions. I'm really excited, also terrified, but mostly excited. It'll be a great experience and I can't wait to meet my new comp.
Well, that's all folks. Miss you all and you are in my prayers.
Hope everyone has a fantastic week and feels the Spirit!!
Elder Spangler
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