Luisa, Miriam's mom, called and told me that she had a very serious question that she needed answered, but then she had to go, so she made me wait about 3 or 4 hours to hear this very important question. It turns out that the question was if mentally handicapped people can get baptized. She had me thinking that she was about to deny her testomony or something.
The city drunk is named Silva and he is one of Naterica's friends. He knew some information that we needed, so we had to go up to him, anyways Elder alston and I were walking with him so that he could show us where some stuff was, and once I knew where it was, I told him someone was following him. He told us that he was stronger than anyone there and he would fight the whole city. Then I told him that the guy was stronger than he was, and he said, yeah, but I bet I am quicker and drunker than he is. It was funny.
We taught a kid named Alex who is a recent convert to the 7th day adventists, and he brought up the big saturday being sunday thing. That is actually really hard to explain, but it works out because you can ask them what the most important thing to do on the sabbath is, and they know it is going to church and taking the sacrament, and then you ask them what day did Jesus break bread at the last supper, which just happened to be thursday, so then we ask them why we don't take the sacrament on thursday, and it is a good hole in the doctrine, and then you just tell them about how in Exodus 20 and Deut. 5 it lists the 10 commandments and the reason for keeping the sabbath changed, but both of the events happened on Saturday. Then you tell them that the event was changed to the ressurection of christ which was sunday, and they they sit there astonished, not knowing what to say, but not wanting to believe you.
Natercia was asked to give a talk yesterday and here soon she will present the talk!!!! She wants to go to the temple so bad. When y'all come, I know you will absolutely love her, she is the nicest lady, and has changed a lot.
This morning we played soccer and basketball with some investigators and some members. A guy we invited yesterday showed up. He is from Iran, and can't be converted, but is really a cool guy.
Lucas taught us how to make cream of potatoe soup, it is actually really easy.
That about sums up our week, I donºt know what else exciting really happened.
I forgot to tell a story.
So it was wednesday when we went to go and find Elsa. She is always in a very sketchy part of town seeing as she has no house. So we find her complety drunk. We were sad to see her like that but she wanted a lesson, so we said ok. In the middle of the lesson, she told elder alston if she was younger they could get married, and then looked at me and told me that I was cuter than elder Alston and she likes me even more. She said that we can all just get married. We then told her to come to church on sunday, and she said she only will go to the church to get married or to see weddings. Needless to say, we left her at that and a prayer.
Natercia finally got to see her son. He is in an institution for bad boys and girls. He refused visits but heard that Natercia had quit smoking and drinking, we accepted a visit and he was shocked to see her progress. It is wierd to think that 3 months ago Natercia was a drunk smoker, and today she is becoming one of the strongest single women in the ward. She is planning on going to the temple in November.
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