HELLO!!!
Well, this week was better than last week just due to the fact that no one tried to rob us this week!! Yay!! haha. Transfers were today and I will be in Villa Maria 2 for 6 more weeks! But Elder Mikesell, who was in the CCM with me, is being transferred to Villa Maria 1 so I'm so excited to see him again! Its honestly a tender mercy because its been tough not having anyone to talk to who is going through the same stuff, especially in English! But he should get here tonight or tomorrow morning. Oh and WE GOT A STOVE AND FRIDGE!!! I don't think I have ever been so happy for kitchen appliances in my whole life!!! However, we still don't have anything to eat with or cook with...but its progress. I have become so grateful for all the little things in my life during my time here. It had been almost exactly 6 weeks without the stove or fridge, and then we didn't have electricity for a day, and then the toilets here always break. So everyone, be grateful for all of the little things in your life because like Sister Pomar always said "It could be worse".
Oh this week I met a guy who spoke some English and talked with me. He then proceeded to tell me he was a Vampire and that is why he cant really have a religion. He loves God but he cant have religion. His face was painted white and he was wearing a black track suit. And then he left and starting smoking pot in the park. Oh yeah another thing, EVERYONE SMOKES POT HERE!! Whenever you walk past the park you always get a wiff of some of it! I think its illegal here but no one really follows the law and the police don't do much. After my comp was held at knife point the first time he almost got robbed, he got away and we ran to a store and told them to call the cops and told them what happened. They just smiled at us and laughed and said there is no point in calling the police and thought that it was kinda funny. So ya, there's that. My Spanish has definitely improved from the start of my mission and I'm able to participate a lot more in lessons. I usually just testify if I have no idea what is going on, but hey, a testimony is always good, right? Well got to go!! LOVE YOU ALL!! and so sorry that I couldn't reply to you all that wrote me, I didn't have much time today.
Elder Richmond
Well, this week was better than last week just due to the fact that no one tried to rob us this week!! Yay!! haha. Transfers were today and I will be in Villa Maria 2 for 6 more weeks! But Elder Mikesell, who was in the CCM with me, is being transferred to Villa Maria 1 so I'm so excited to see him again! Its honestly a tender mercy because its been tough not having anyone to talk to who is going through the same stuff, especially in English! But he should get here tonight or tomorrow morning. Oh and WE GOT A STOVE AND FRIDGE!!! I don't think I have ever been so happy for kitchen appliances in my whole life!!! However, we still don't have anything to eat with or cook with...but its progress. I have become so grateful for all the little things in my life during my time here. It had been almost exactly 6 weeks without the stove or fridge, and then we didn't have electricity for a day, and then the toilets here always break. So everyone, be grateful for all of the little things in your life because like Sister Pomar always said "It could be worse".
Oh this week I met a guy who spoke some English and talked with me. He then proceeded to tell me he was a Vampire and that is why he cant really have a religion. He loves God but he cant have religion. His face was painted white and he was wearing a black track suit. And then he left and starting smoking pot in the park. Oh yeah another thing, EVERYONE SMOKES POT HERE!! Whenever you walk past the park you always get a wiff of some of it! I think its illegal here but no one really follows the law and the police don't do much. After my comp was held at knife point the first time he almost got robbed, he got away and we ran to a store and told them to call the cops and told them what happened. They just smiled at us and laughed and said there is no point in calling the police and thought that it was kinda funny. So ya, there's that. My Spanish has definitely improved from the start of my mission and I'm able to participate a lot more in lessons. I usually just testify if I have no idea what is going on, but hey, a testimony is always good, right? Well got to go!! LOVE YOU ALL!! and so sorry that I couldn't reply to you all that wrote me, I didn't have much time today.
Elder Richmond