Hi EVERYBODY!!
So this week went by SUPER fast!! Oh yeah, I completed 9 months..weird haha. We had a little bit better week with the obra misional (missionary work). We have made some appointments with old investigators that we found in our area book, so I'm excited to see how that goes! It is still tough with people keeping commitments and being at their house even after we verify the appointment with them, but hey that's just missionary life. So many little random things have happened this week. Like my comp and I thought we were going to die and we were in the middle of a baby tornado for like 10 secs, the roofs were starting to peel off the house next to us haha. But it was just a baby tornado thingy so were all good! Oh yeah and I feel off my bed and landed on my nalga! You can look up nalga haha. But I fell off and landed on my derriere ( I feel weird writing what nalga means so I'm just being SUPER formal haha.) So I fell off while I was praying personally, kneeling on my bed and I think I was asleep (Its a struggle haha). But I just remember falling and landing on my nalga and then I couldn't feel my arms so I somehow got back on my bed without the use of my arms haha. Oh and when I fell I broke my mosquito net too. But I got on my bed and I was SUPER disorientated and I couldn't see anything! I'm not sure if it was because my eyes were closed or if it was super dark. I'm telling you, I was super disorientated haha. But I was searching for the head of my bed and I was at the foot of the bed I think so as I was searching I thought that my headboard of my bed broke and that's why I fell. I don't know. But I finally found my pillow and collapsed. As I was laying there I was trying to figure out what happened but I couldn't remember much haha. I didn't break anything, I just have had pain in my nalga the past few days haha. Hope that made you guys laugh, because I was laughing just remembering about it haha.
Okay, and today for FAMILY DAY, I don't know if its only Colombia but its a holiday here, we went with the branch to a little lake about 10 mins away. it was super pretty, well not the water but everything else haha. We did some activities and everyone but my comp and I swam (so obedient! haha). We had some soup and left at about 4pm. It was really fun and I burnt myself haha. But yeah, these are the only things that I can remember from this week (my memory is so bad now). Since this email wasn't very spiritual, I will end with my testimony :) I love this gospel and I love being a missionary! Some times this work can be difficult but I know that the Lord is with me and that this is His gospel. I'm so grateful for my Savior and Redeemer Jesus Christ and for His atoning sacrifice which allows us to start over time and time again so that we can be clean and worthy to return to the presence of God. The gospel brings true happiness and can fix ANY problem we have when we are truly living it. So BE HAPPY and LIVE THE GOSPEL! Love you all and thank you for all of your prayers and support!
Elder Richmond
So this week went by SUPER fast!! Oh yeah, I completed 9 months..weird haha. We had a little bit better week with the obra misional (missionary work). We have made some appointments with old investigators that we found in our area book, so I'm excited to see how that goes! It is still tough with people keeping commitments and being at their house even after we verify the appointment with them, but hey that's just missionary life. So many little random things have happened this week. Like my comp and I thought we were going to die and we were in the middle of a baby tornado for like 10 secs, the roofs were starting to peel off the house next to us haha. But it was just a baby tornado thingy so were all good! Oh yeah and I feel off my bed and landed on my nalga! You can look up nalga haha. But I fell off and landed on my derriere ( I feel weird writing what nalga means so I'm just being SUPER formal haha.) So I fell off while I was praying personally, kneeling on my bed and I think I was asleep (Its a struggle haha). But I just remember falling and landing on my nalga and then I couldn't feel my arms so I somehow got back on my bed without the use of my arms haha. Oh and when I fell I broke my mosquito net too. But I got on my bed and I was SUPER disorientated and I couldn't see anything! I'm not sure if it was because my eyes were closed or if it was super dark. I'm telling you, I was super disorientated haha. But I was searching for the head of my bed and I was at the foot of the bed I think so as I was searching I thought that my headboard of my bed broke and that's why I fell. I don't know. But I finally found my pillow and collapsed. As I was laying there I was trying to figure out what happened but I couldn't remember much haha. I didn't break anything, I just have had pain in my nalga the past few days haha. Hope that made you guys laugh, because I was laughing just remembering about it haha.
Okay, and today for FAMILY DAY, I don't know if its only Colombia but its a holiday here, we went with the branch to a little lake about 10 mins away. it was super pretty, well not the water but everything else haha. We did some activities and everyone but my comp and I swam (so obedient! haha). We had some soup and left at about 4pm. It was really fun and I burnt myself haha. But yeah, these are the only things that I can remember from this week (my memory is so bad now). Since this email wasn't very spiritual, I will end with my testimony :) I love this gospel and I love being a missionary! Some times this work can be difficult but I know that the Lord is with me and that this is His gospel. I'm so grateful for my Savior and Redeemer Jesus Christ and for His atoning sacrifice which allows us to start over time and time again so that we can be clean and worthy to return to the presence of God. The gospel brings true happiness and can fix ANY problem we have when we are truly living it. So BE HAPPY and LIVE THE GOSPEL! Love you all and thank you for all of your prayers and support!
Elder Richmond