Los 3 Chamacos

HELLO EVERYONE

What a wonderful week.  Life is gucci. 

Okay so first things first, my new companion.  Our trainee is named Elder Sebresos and he is a BEAST. He's a parkour master and will just throw out some crazy flips whenever we're just sitting there so that's pretty cool.  He's from Provo but his mom is Argentine so he already speaks super good Spanish, we just have to teach him how to speak Mexican now haha.  He's a great teacher and is so excited and happy to be here.  Meanwhile, Elder Baird keeps us all entertained and we are having a blast.  I've already cried from laughing like 4 different times in this past week. 

We met with a TON of members this week. They were surprised to see that we were now a trio and then they literally all called us "Los 3 Chamacos."  That's Mexican for "The 3 Little Dudes."  Mexican Spanish is funny. 

Desteny, the daughter of the Peña family, recently hasn't been able to come to church because of her job. We asked her last week if she was able to get work off and she said, "I'm quitting my job, I want to be able to come to church."  She was able to show up this Sunday and was confirmed!  We also have a member who is going to help her get another job where she won't have to work on Sunday.  I love seeing all the little miracles like that every day. 

I used a Pokemon analogy this week when we were teaching a 32 year old man. He loved it. 

We ate some interesting food this week.  I made a hamburger but used a cinnamon raisin bagel for the buns.  Elder Baird likes to eat his microwave chimichangas with ketchup and it makes me want to vomit.  We ate a lot of cereal and went through 4 gallons of milk in 5 days.  Thankfully, Elder Baird asked his dad to send us a Costco card so we are going to start eating real good. 

We had a little Halloween activity and I dressed up as Harry Potter.  All I had to do was draw a scar with some colored pencils and then use the wand and glasses that a member gave me.  Everyone loved it.  We also manned the ring toss station and it was quite the hit. 

We had a member lesson this week and he shared Isaiah 55:8-9 with us. I really liked what it says and we actually used it a few other times in some lessons that we taught.  It says, "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.  For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts."  I love this reminder, especially during this funky time period.  God has a plan and a path for us, we just don't really see or understand it.  As long as we trust in Him and have faith, everything will turn out the way it's supposed to. 

Pues, that's all I got for this week.  The church is true. 

Love and miss you all! 

Elder Spangler