Kaden with Elder Shimomato
recent baptisms
Christmas Eve dinner with the Mejias family
Tranquilo, tranquilo tu sabe.
Yes,
this week has been really good. Sadly, not as productive as I would have liked.
The work here is really slow actually during Christmas time. You would think it
would be a lot better but because everyone and their dog is out drinking and
doing bad things it’s kinda tough. But I have really enjoyed being able to work
every day. I feel like a missionary so much more.
Lets
see... We had a zone Christmas present exchange and I got a new tie! How
original right? Also we went to a hospital here and sang carols to all the sick
people. Remind me never to go to a hospital here for anything medical.... wow it
was just... I don't even know.. I’m grateful for the health care in the states
that’s for sure.
We
went to a baptism Friday night of some of Elder Shimamoto's old investigators
that moved to the sisters area and he got to baptize them so that was really
cool. It’s always great to see people entering into the waters of baptism. I’m just really hoping to do it in my own
area now :)
Christmas Eve was insane... everyone drinking and going
crazy. Apparently it’s even worse over the 31st... so I’m a little scared to see
the Dominicans even crazier haha. At 5 o’clock in the morning some great lovely
son or daughter of God threw a bottle of beer through the bars around our house
and it hit our house/door and shattered everywhere. We both bolted out of bed
and he asks me, “Is that our house?” and I’m like yep. And we both ran to the
front to see what the heck was going on... kinda crazy.
Christmas was good because yeah we got to Skype and talk.
It was really cool to see you guys and talk for real. It’s a great blessing that
even though I’m like 4000 miles away we can talk and see each other like we were
together. I admit I was definitely a little trunky afterwards but I’m almost
back to normal. :)
Umm... As for investigators we are working with this girl
named Yamile. We contacted her and when we asked if she wanted to go to church
she was like umm... well... I don't know but then her Mom was like “YAMILE WILL
YOU ACCOMPANY THESE NICE YOUNG MEN TO CHURCH OR NOT!” Anyway now we are teaching them and I’m
pretty excited. She came to church and really liked it and we are going to give
her a Book of Mormon this week! :)
Also we were walking in the street this week and we heard
someone call us and this lady came up to us introduced herself and said, “I’m
less active but I’m ready to return to the church. Will you help me?” haha of
course... she was at church on Sunday. The combined lesson actually happened to
be on going after the lost sheep so really the Lord is working on the less
actives and the members here right now. Besides the lady I just talked about we
had one or two other less active families there and for the first time we had 6
investigators!!! Whoo! Now maybe our hard work is going to be paying off
:)
Oh and as to Spanky´s appearance this week, [the lizard
that lives with them] I was getting a sack from under the sink and he was on it.
He jumped on to me and ran down my leg and that was pretty funny. I didn´t
scream or anything... no really I didn´t. I did jump a little
though.
Elder Kaden Barlow
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