SOOOOOOOOOO much has hapopened this week! Holy cow!
First
off, we had this huge service project last saturday where we helped lay
the foundation of a house. I have come to learn that here, most houses
are not built professionally. If you need a house and are not wealthy,
what do you do? Well, you call together all your friends (our Elders Quorum) and ask them to help you out. Yah. Its hard work. especially
because you have to mix and make the cement yourself. With about 11
people, grabbing buckets, filling them full of water, sand, rocks, or
cement powder, then trowing them in these big spinning drones, pouring
them out when its all mixed into wheel barrows, pushing them over to
where it is needed, pouring, and leveling, it took us 5 hours to lay the
foundation of a house that is probably the size of your living room. It
was a ton of work, but a great opportunity to 1) gain the members
trust, 2) do something different and fun and 3)serve. It was a really
good experience. Haha my comp told me at the beginning that building
house's here is like hard core legos for big boys.
We were witnesses to two pichis (sketchy youth) get tackled and arrested by
the police. That was an interesting, unexpected moment. WE had just
walked passed them when we saw the jason bourne stacked guy in full body
armor run past us and take them down.
Haha, Elder Mendenhall
got a love letter and accompanying love cd from one of our 20 year old investigators. It was given to us in a package from a member, and not
directly from her. When we got home, he opened it, and I just lost it.
The moment we discovered that the first song on the cd was "everything I
do, I do it for you"....... That was funny. it actually had some sweet
coldplay songs on it (we just looked to see what songs there were but
didnt listen to it). haha to make it even better, she gave me a spatula
and spork. Now even though Im super excited about these and will totally
use them, I find the juxtaposition of sentiment hilarious.
2 more things.
1)
WE HAD 4 INVESTIGATORS IN CHURCH THIS WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now
granted, they were all under the age of 12, but it was still super
exciting. Haha, the primary teachers love us right now.
2)I
love the focus this ward has for the youth. The overall goal/theme of
the entire program is to send them on missions. Everything that is
taught, every activity they have is done with this as the main point,
the direction of the lesson, the goal. Because of this, every one of the
youth in this ward have a strong desire to serve. Their excitement for
it is contagious to each other, and helps to build each others. I think
it is because of this, that Sharon announced to us this past week that
she wants to serve a mission!
Anyways, I love this work, and
am so glad I have friends and family at home backing me all the way. It
feels so good to have their support and love with me. Thank you all so
much,
Love,
Elder Eliason
One more thing:
awwwwwwww, look how cute and nice this dog is. I bet Black (his name) would love you to pet him and sratch him.
UNTILL HE BITES YOUR HAND RANDOMLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The lord is there to protect his servants. Although it swelled and bruised, the sharp teeth did not penetrate past the first layer of skin.
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| sweet picture of elder solano I took :) |
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| churipan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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