So it was a good week this week. It started off normal. We have a few investigators we are working with. It has been raining more. Just a little bit everyday. But I think it was Tuesday that it rained a ton! It was coming down really hard and we were teaching a lesson so we hung around at that house until the rain passed! But I am definitely enjoying the rain!
There is a member here who is a fighter. He's really short but really strong and apparently a really good fighter! We went to his house during the week and he wasn't there but we talked to his wife for a bit and helped her change a light bulb. They have one of those big heavy bags that you hit hanging in their living room so we played with that for a while. I was really getting into it. This guy has his own gym where he trains and what not. I'm going to try to see if I can go there and practice with him a little bit. Maybe be a sparring partner or something! I think I want to be a fighter when I return home!
We didn't have time last p day to get haircuts so we got permission to do it on Thursday, which was Christmas eve so all the places were packed full with people trying to look good on Christmas. But eventually we found a little place on the side of the street with a guy cutting hair for $5 so we did that. But he wasn't very clean with it so we had tons of hair all over us afterward and we were itching real bad! At least it was cheap!
The internet is really slow here so we thought it would be a good idea to test the Skype on Thursday since we were Skyping with our families on Friday. So we got 2 computers from some members here and went to the church to test it. There was a ton of people at the church preparing for the big Christmas party that night so we helped them a little bit. We got permission from the president to stay at the church until midnight that night because they do Christmas a little different here. All day on Christmas eve there were people in the street buying food and presents and what not. Everyone does a big party at night with TONS of food. And everyone stays up really late until Santa Clause comes at midnight and gives everyone presents. It is a little different and in my opinion a little lame but they like it! There was a lot of people at the church that night and lots of food and soda. But by the time it reached midnight I was about to pass out I was so tired! We went home and got a good 6 hours of sleep! The member who drove us home invited us to his house for lunch the next day, and he always has really good lunches so we were excited about that.
We woke up on Christmas morning and studied as normal and what not. Then we went to lunch and there was a ton of people there! Almost the whole ward! it was super cool. He also has a pool table and we played dominos. And of course, ate tons of food. Afterward we went to the church and skyped with our families. There were other people at the church so we hung around there for the rest of the day. And then on Saturday it was all over!
Saturday we worked as normal during the day and confirmed church with some people. We have a good little handful of investigators but they are all either youth or primary age so our Sunday School class has been a little slim on attendance. So on Saturday night we recieved a phone call from the teacher of the gospel doctrine class reminding us that we had agreed to give the lesson on Sunday. I had completely forgotten! So I had to give the lesson on Sunday with almost zero preparation. But whatever! The Spirit helped me! And I am not really sure why the actual teacher couldn't give the lesson because she was at church like normal, but I guess she just didn't want to do it this week! But it is all good!
Then on Sunday night when we got home we were starving but we couldnt buy food because of the Sabbath. We should have planned better and bought food on Saturday so we were just going to suffer. But as missionaries we can't be ashamed to ask for help so I called a member and told her we were hungry and asked if she could spare some food. She said yes and afterward we received a phone call from 3 different members saying they heard we were hungry and they wanted to bring us food! That made us feel pretty good! And we didn't go hungry!
So that was pretty much our week this week! It was a good Christmas and the members here are preparing an even bigger party for New Years so we are looking forward to that!
Hope everyone had a good Christmas! Love yall!
Elder Green
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