So this was an awesome week! To start off we had dinner at the Rosales! They are just so awesome! They always know when we are hungry! She made such good pasta and we had family home evening with them as well as this family that lives in Delta! Super yummy though! She made the best cheesecake! WAY YUMMO!!!
So, not much happened Tuesday. We went and met with a couple people and taught them about the gospel. Ya know, missionary stuff. Anyway! Wednesday rolls around and we are scrambling to district meeting because we had a lesson beforehand. Long story short though, it was a gong show. Yes a gong show. One of the Elders was giving training, and realized that he had studied for the wrong thing. Another Elder didn’t get to prepare for his training because they were missing the DVD which had the training on it. So, needless to say, the meeting wasn’t as spiritual as it could be.
So right after district meeting, we went on exchanges and Elder Lawlor came with me to our area. Was super fun! Elder Lawlor is such a goof! We worked hard though and got to talk to some pretty cool people!
I would have to say that the best day of the week though was Friday! I GOT TO GO ON EXCHANGES WITH THE SPANISH ELDERS! So that was so much fun! I got to try out my white boy Spanish, and man! IT’S TERRIBLE! But by the end of the exchange, I learned how to pray a little bit in Spanish! It’s so much fun though! I hope that I get transferred to Spanish work! I could be in Spanish work for the rest of my mission, and not do anything else, and I would be SO happy! So yeah! We went and taught a couple lessons in Spanish! That was crazy! I tried reading from the Book of Mormon in Spanish but, I’m pretty sure that no one could understand me.
There was an awesome miracle though! So, earlier in the week we had helped this lady and old guy move. Well, of course nothing works out according to schedule, so the truck had showed up 30 minutes late. So, of course, that means that we start 30 minutes late, and we had an appointment in 30 minutes to get to. So we flat out sprint to the elevator, running stuff back and forth to the truck and back and then all the way back up to get more stuff. Well, we were just about to leave because we had cleaned out the apartment of all furniture, and the old dude said there was more stuff to get at the basement. We roll our eyes a little cause we knew that we were going to be late, and we literally book it to the basement and unload all the crap down there into the truck and we showed up to the appointment a little late. So why do I tell you all this? So, we were teaching this guy named Juan. He is used to rich lifestyle and loves to spend money, however he doesn’t have any because he lost his job. He however wants to take us out to dinner but we only have 30 minutes. He starts driving and we follow and we notice that he is taking us to this nice fancy restaurant. It’s called Boston Pizza. Anyway, Elder Woolf tells him no, and that we only have 30 minutes to eat. So, we go across the street to Wendy's and guess who is there? The old dude and the lady we helped move! So when we got up in line, the old guy comes up and tells us that he is going to pay for us because we helped them move! So that was an awesome miracle because the guy that wanted to take us out is already in debt! GOD IS JUST SO GOOD!
Church was awesome too! Valentino and Gus came as well! What’s even better is that we were able to hit standards this week! It was so much fun! So yeah! Miracle never cease! God is just so good! I have been learning so much and I am so happy that I am able to serve here!
Love you guys so much and I hope you have fun in Mexico!
Love
Elder McCown
