Starting with the (Mother's Day) phone call, I think we are going to be doing it at around 6 our time, so yep. Secondly, I found all of those sentences really funny and a little whiny and kind of weird. (This week, Mason hit one year in county, so I looked back on his letter from last year, and I snagged a few phrases that were kind of funny- just observations or struggles from that first week- and sent them to him in this week's email.) So, I do not think the same thing at all now. I don't really know how I have changed, but I don't feel the same.
About DE, he came to church this week. His "chamaco" fixed his truck, and he was able to come. And there was another really funny story. Because the branch prez bought him a shirt to wear. So he tried it on, and it fit, and my comp and I ironed it for him, and we gave it to him, and he just put it on his lap and slept with it there through sacrament meeting. It was really funny.
And we had 15 people in church, including us this week. So improvement from last week. And one of them was B, the long lost Young Women's president, who gave us an awesome lesson on patriarchal blessings and is going to teach us how to make chorizo this afternoon as a part of a Young Women's activity. And then there was this other Young Women that we had been working with that came, bringing a younger sister and a cousin, which was good because she actually had to put forth an effort to come to church, and she liked it, so that was super awesome.
And then lets see what else has happened.... Yesterday we met a nun, who said her grandpa was an apostle, and then just kept spuming at us about her time rescuing prostitutes in Mexico DF. (I've taught you about spume before, right? espume=foam, spuming=talking way too much, in a really foamy way. Basically.) And we are pretty sure none of the grandpa being an apostle stuff is true. And it was weird, lots more stories for when I get home. I don't want to write about all the prostitutes right now.
And in other news, we aren't only awesome party planners, but English class organizers, as well. Like last Wednesday, we had 11 students show up for our second class ever. And one of them was a super cool 31 year old wannabe UN worker that failed her English exam to get a masters degree. So she showed up, and we went over to her house later and practiced her English, and she speaks really well, and she is really cool. So that was fun, and it seemed weird, because I was thinking it would be a long shot that we could work the gospel in, but we did it, and we talked about a lot of church stuff, and she was down with it. So we will see if she can come to church someday. She has 2 young sons, Pedro and Diego, 6 and 2, that we have named Peter and Doug, to facilitate our English speaking. And at the end of the night, we gave here a For the Strength of Youth pamphlet in English, because it was the only English thing we had in the house. And she says that we are all best friends now, and she was so sad when we told her that she couldn't hug us. So that is what's happening in my neck of the woods.
And there is quite a bit of stuff happening up there with you guys. I hope Lily's performances go well. And I hope Ben does great in Guatemala. What mission is he going to be in? I'll see if my 2 week Guatemalan comp that went back to Guatemala is there too maybe. And soo, that will be it. I will see you Sunday at 7, and until then, Happy Mother's Day, because you are the best mother ever. Bye, love you!
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