Hey Y'all!
Another week down here in West Virginia! This week was interesting to say the least. First of all, there are soooo many mosquitos here. They have always loved me and these ones are no exception. My legs have been eaten alive and irritatingly my companion got bit like twice! Not fair.
Earlier in the week we went to an assisted living facility to visit a member. As we were walking around the building trying to find him we ran into a lady in a wheelchair and she asked us if we knew where the bathroom was. We told her we didn't because it was our first day here and she said "Me too!" We offered to help her find it and wheeled her around. When we finally found it she asked us if we could help her and we were just like ...uhhh...sure.... And then when she was done we asked her if she knew where she was going and she said no. So we found a nurse and figured out where her room was and took her there, which had it's own bathroom and we could tell she'd been living there for a long time. A very interesting experience to say the least.
Another cool thing that happened yesterday was that we taught a lesson in Spanish! Well, we more or less just sat there as our Ward Mission leader taught but same thing. The investigator came to the US from Mexico when he was 14 and it now in his 40's I think but still has some trouble with English. We can talk to him pretty well but it's really hard for him to understand us while we're teaching. I was really surprised though that I could actually follow along as Bro Haupt taught! Either I know more Spanish than I thought I did or the Gift of Tongues really pulled through for me. I had a lot of fun in that lesson and can't wait to teach him again. Something else that's kinda cool about this guy is that a couple years ago he was a really bad alcoholic and smoker but one day just woke up and decided to change his life. He never drank or smoked again and to thank God he built a small chapel outside his house in Mexico.
Sister Condie & I repping West Virginia
On Saturday there was a city wide garage sale and so Sister Condie and I decided to walk around talking to people. While passing by one house a guy called out to us so we went over and talked to him for a little bit. He was about done with his sale and when we were turning to leave he stopped us again and insisted we take something so he didn't have to get rid of it himself. We declined but he pushed a lamp at us and told us to take it. So that's how we ended up with a free lamp.
At another house a couple days before we were talking to this lady who had been a missionary for her church when she was younger. She made us take a couple bottles of water from the fridge and after we gave her a Book of Mormon she made us take this candle light thing that she had because she felt like she had to give us something too. Sister Condie and I are just magnets for free stuff.
Gotta love the wildlife
GIANT moth
Being a missionary is really hard but I have also never felt more comfort and love from my Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. I have come to love and have a testimony of D&C 84:88
"And whoso receiveth you, there I will be also, for I will go before your face. I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to bear you up." I'm so happy to have this opportunity to be a missionary and have so much help from Christ and other unseen helpers.
Have a great week everyone! I love you!
Sister de la Cruz
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