Hey mom,
So this week went by really really fast. I dont know how it goes by so quickly but it did. I feel like I was emailing
a few hours ago but it was really a week ago. So on last monday we had pday and emailed and what not. That
is really all that happens on pday. We also went by some investigators last monday.
Then on Tuesday we taught and stuff and we are trying to find more investigators but it is hard because nobody
wants to go to church. We walk a ton and my shoes are already wearing out. We go by at least one investigator
and a few members and a few non actives a few times a day.
I cant remember what day it was but we went to this one less active lady and as soon as she saw us she ran
into the back room and didn't come out while we stood there for 15 minutes.
So then on wednesday I think I started to get sick and I cant remember anything from that time really. I got a
really bad fever and wanted to go home but we just kept walking and teaching people as we went. Usually we
just teach lessons in the peoples little shack things. Anyways so we got home that night and I just went to sleep
because I was so sick. And then for the last 5 days or so I have been sick but getting better all the time. It is
really sunny here and it doesn't feel like Christmas. Anyways there is 0 snow here except for on Chimborazo.
Chimborazo is the highest mountain on the Equator and it has a lot of snow on it.
I am baptizing a young lady on Christmas day and will be sure to send
pictures next week about it. I think we are
baptizing her right after
we skype actually.
I miss home a lot and dont really know when I will
stop being homesick...maybe never? I dont know but I love
waking up and
getting to work. We walk everywhere and a lot of the times our
appointments fall through.
We talk to just about every person we meet
and we tell them about the restoration. We also hand them out
these
little cards with a video of the birth of Jesus. Or as I say in spanish.
Este tarjeta contiene un vídeo sobre
el nacimiento de Jesucristo. Y
este pagina web tiene el vídeo. We also contacted a whole bus full of
people the
other day. That was really fun but nobody every calls us back
but at least we are trying to spread the news.
I think I will be in
Riobamba for two more changes and then leave. I think my next companion
will be a native
speaker so that will help me out a lot. The people here
act a lot like people in the states. Maybe that is just
universal. Ojala el
Internet aquí en Ecuador esta bien porque mama really wants to talk with
me hahahaha.
I am still trying with the spanish.
We have been sharing the birth of Christ for a long time because this month is about the Birth of Christ and stuff.
Anyways so we usually just share that. We have had a lot of fun experiences this week.
So one day we also were going to an appointment to a recent converts house and we were late because we did
not expect it to take that long walking. So we passed this family who was on the corner of a store and we just
say "Oh Buenos Dias" and they're like "oh yeah....bye..." and then my companion was like "dude we should go
and talk to them" I'm just like "yeah but were soo late to this thing" So we turned back and talked to them and
the lady had a few kids and it turns out she has been inactive for 26 years...So that was cool and we are trying
to get her back to church because she has forgotten about everything. She also has a son who is 11 named
Andy. So we talked to her and went to our appointment late.
Hno Mancheno had his parents over when we got there and we taught them about the restoration because his
dad is not a member and his mom is really inactive. So we taught them about the restoration and at the end of
the lesson we gave his parents a blessing for strength and comfort. They might be going through a hard time idk.
Also the dogs in Ecuador run this place. You see them everywhere and they act like they own this country....They
kind of do I guess. They are so cool though. They have a lot of German shephards here but they are not mean.
The dogs act like people here. We actually had this dog play soccer with us the other day. So the dogs are super
cool.
We go to this internet cafe thing to email, which is like 7 minutes of walking from our house. It is really close.
People like to steal a lot of stuff here. Everything is bolted down.
I am still learning spanish and it is still really hard to understand anything but I know with time I will learn it. I
have not received any of your packages or letters yet. I am looking for a bullwhip here because I hear they are
super cheap so I just go into a lot of stores and ask for a látigo which is a whip.
Also there is a lot of spray paint here. I have not witnessed anything illegal in a little while but the people here
go crazy with fireworks. They just try and make the biggest explosion and it is not illegal because the cops do
it too. These people go crazy on Christmas. They have so many fireworks and they have these life sized dolls
that they just burn in the streets. But there are almost 0 laws here. The people do what they want and just blow
stuff up everywhere. I don't really like a whole lot of people.
There is so much dirt here and it is gross but its whatever.
Yes mom I am taking all the precautions. hahahaha. The members we are going to are amazing. They love us.
It is mango season and they have the best freaking fruit here. They eat a lot of weird stuff but I don't ask what it
is I just eat it. It is definitely a different culture but they enjoy a lot of media from the US here. They love the
Simpsons here. They watch it all the time.
We take taxis a lot too because we don't like to waste time walking but we are almost out of taxi money so.....
and I also need to get the skype thing ready.
We just do a lot of work here and I don't really know what else to say about it.. The natives here are awesome.
They are called Quechua. They are so cool.
I miss camping and home a lot. I wish I could go winter camping right now. I miss all of the stuff from home...
It doesn't feel like Christmas here because it is so hot.
Oh and where are my weekly updates on the Munchies??
Love Elder Rogers
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