3.30.15 - Las Casa Disfrazada

A surprise new investigator family made our last weeks efforts seem very gratifying. We were following the plans we'd set, and stopped by a former investigators house. He saw us and waved us over from across the street, but when we walked through his front door the house was totally quiet. He'd regretted inviting us in or something, because while we stood in his front room calling for him no one responded, or even made a sound. It was creepy. So we left and i remembered like i have numerous times before the words from President Challis to take time to stop, and assure that your plans are being guided by the spirit.

So we knocked on the neighbors doors and no one was home. I took another sweep of the street and saw some kids playing outside a few houses down. That's pretty conclusive evidence determining that parents are also home. the kids were funny and called their parents out for us and the mom was very friendly, and unlike a lot of people she did not have a lazy non-committal attitude. We didn't really teach her anything, we just asked if she wanted to come to church. She went to get her husband and when Lorenzo came out we had a little fear strike us because we've met a lot of nice women that get totally shut down by controlling unbelieving spouses. Lorenzo was really nice too! we only spent a few minutes with them, explained what church would be like, and of the 10 people who said they'd be at church on Sunday they're the only ones that came. I don't know how to translate "sus hijos son tremendos" but it gets the idea across that they cause quite a hastle for parents to control. Their 3 boys were having a fit in church, and i taught a woman in eagle pass who literally stopped coming because she felt so bad her son kept launching bouncy balls across the sacrament room. Therefore, being sensitive to the need of the parents to control their kids in public all we could manage were some mints and pens and paper. That worked for all of 5 minutes until they tore the paper to shreds. Then in came the angels.

Hna dominguez and Hna garcia, two of the sweetest old ladies you'll ever meet snatched the kids up and entertained them for the rest of the hour. That helped us a lot while we gave our talks on the organization of the church of jesus christ and the book of mormon as the converting tool of the gospel. Anyway, to get back to the disguised house, the family we taught lives in a shack. It's beat to death, and I think it's a south side tactic to keep people from stealing your stuff. The outside looks like homeless people stay there, and the inside is immaculate. All custom made by Lorenzo himself.

We had zone conference on Wednesday, it was ideas to help us teach so people understand.

We held a District Leader council on Friday so the district leaders could practice how to effectively correct their district members during role plays.

On sundays we eat with the Hilarios, and they consistantly prepare us so much food we don't eat lunch in preparation for the mammoth of a meal they make for us. It always is the best food I eat every week, and it was easily 3000 calories on its own. it took up 2 bowls and 3 plates...

saturday the ward had a plate sale fundraiser, and we attempted to organize a volleyball tourney. Their event was way more successful than ours, but it was fun getting to meet a ton of new people.

I love you!
Stay Salty!