Elder Kaden Barlow
Que lo que hay?
So my new companero is Elder Shimamoto, he is Hawaiian so
he speaks English!! His Spanish isn't super good. He struggled a long time with
it. He said he didn't become proficient until he had over a year. He is a great
example of patience to me. Elder Shimamoto can cook really good and he is
teaching me. I know realize that I should have learned how to cook rice and
beans before the mission, but hey I'm starting to get good. Also we have
pancakes with a special syrup that one of his comps taught him and that’s always
exciting.
I have an experience to share. One night before the
transfer, Elder Tirado and I were out walking and the power went out. We kept
going but I had this feeling that we should stop and turn around... I thought,
well that could be the spirit but it could just be me... I'm going to need
something bigger... I had just finished thinking that when a random guy stopped
us and told us that he felt like we shouldn't go down that road... Needless to
say I then realized that we probably shouldn't. We turned around, and I learned
that I should probably obey the first time before I get robbed. December is
pretty dangerous here. Elder Shimamoto got robbed Sunday before he transferred
here... Everyone is trying to get their family stuff for Christmas. Also there
is a ton of drinking and stuff. The bishop every week reminds them to stay
strong.
We had a pet lizard come and start living in our house...
I call him Spanky and he eats all the cockroaches, so I don't complain about him
living here ;)
I’m now playing for the Stake Christmas choir! Every ward
in the stake except one is using me for their pianist for the concert this
upcoming Saturday. I played a duet with a guy playing a recorder and that was
pretty cool too.The primary program was great! The spirit was strong. They do it
different here, the primary literally does all of sacrament meeting. The prayers
are even by the kids. The sacrament isn't, obviously, but yeah it was pretty
great!
Saturday night they had a huge
Christmas concert for the saints here in the Parque Ibreoamerica across from the
temple. I got to see all my teachers from the MTC and it reminded me of temple
square a bit with all the Mormons walking around! They started off with a movie
and a Jon Schmidt song, the one they did in Goshen or
whatever that place is called. It kinda made me a little trunky. :)
Until next
time...
Kaden
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