¡Buenas tardes!
Things that happened this week:
*Tuesday was an awesome day of miracles! We met with an investigator and taught her the Word of Wisdom. She was very surprised to hear that we don't drink coffee, but said she would do without her morning cup if it meant she would be more receptive to the spirit. Yay! She is a cute little 80 year old Peruvian woman.
Later that night we went to an apartment complex in search of a man I found on exchanges over a month ago. When we met him on the street he gave us his building number, but not the specific apartment. We decided to start on the top floor and knock all the doors. No one knew him, or cared to listen to our message till the very last door. There we found an adorable little Colombian lady named D---. She has talked with missionaries before, and was very willing to meet with us. We have an appointment set for this week!
As we were walking out of the apartment building we stopped to hold the door open for two men coming in with a bunch of suitcases. Because it was dark and they were in a hurry, it took me a second to realize who I had just seen. When my brain processed that it was the guy we had been looking for, he was already up a floor and a half. Naturally we raced up after him, gave him a Book of Mormon, and got his correct contact information. Yes!
*We have been a part of multiple musical numbers this week, the most interesting being the one we were asked to perform as a part of a funeral. The Elders have been teaching a woman who's father passed away this week, and somehow they got put in charge of organizing the program for the viewing. None of the family were members, in fact many seemed to be Catholic, but they didn't have a problem with the LDS church coming in and taking care of things. Bishop directed the service, the Elders spoke about the Plan of Salvation, and Hermana Hopson and I sang "Nearer My God to Thee". We were the only ones dressed up. Everyone else was in a mixture of ripped jeans, t-shirts, and snap backs, including the corpse in the casket. It was really weird.
*We frequently go into Dunkin Donuts to use their wifi, and we have encountered quite a few characters there. This week we got to know a new regular. His name is J-- and he is little crazy, but his heart is in the right place. Whenever he sees us he always tells us to be safe, that he knows God is protecting us, but it's Satan's domain out there and we best be watching ourselves, etc. This week he took it up a notch. As we sat putting in our lesson plans and contacting people through Facebook, he yelled over to the group of hooligans on their phones in the corner of the cafe. Far from telling them to respect us or leave us alone, as I was expecting due to previous experiences with J--, he charged the teenage boys with watching out for our well-being when he wasn't around. "I look out for you, so you best be looking out for these ladies. When I ain't around, you make sure nobody gives them no trouble"
*We had six meal appointments this week. Not unusual, but the days got mixed up and so we ended up having a couple days with multiple appointments. I always feel a little sick after two dinners.
My favorite quote from a meal appointment came directly after the woman made me get another serving of potatoes drenched in a cheesy sauce: "Hermana, you better eat some more salad or you're going to get fat!". She started out the dinner by telling us how she always lets the missionaries serve themselves because she doesn't know how much they will want or even if they will like the food. Then throughout the meal she continued to demand that I get more of everything.
*We had an investigator come to church this Sunday and stay for all three hours! M---- is super cool! We met him street contacting last Sunday and have since had two lessons. I am really excited to keep working with him. Fun fact: we asked him what our accents sounded like, if they were super American or not. He said we we sounded like we were from Spain, but I think he was just trying to be nice.
*Feeling the spirit work through you is amazing! When you are being guided with what to say, you can see the message penetrate through the distractions of the world and reach their soul. The spirit becomes an almost tangible presence in the room/apartment hallway/street corner.
XOXO
Hermana Croft
The bishop and his wife. I love them so much! I strive to be like them!
More food. It's called Lomo Saltado, and it's one of my favorite Peruvian dishes.
A selfie we took after lots of miracles on Tuesday.
Also, we got a smartphone at zone conference this week! This is us saying goodbye to the dinosaur.
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