Hola Familia!
Wow this week FLEW by. I nhave some great stories to share with you all. First story. My first experience of being pooped on happened this week. My companion and I were just walking along going knocking doors and I looked down and I bird had pooped right on my shirt! I couldn't even beleive it. IT was just a little poop but still pretty gross. It reminded me of when we were camping up at warm river and that bird just splattered our campsite and I got the brunt of it. I guess birds just are attracted to me or something.
This week we had our first Book of Mormon. We are doing this to try to get members to bring their friends. We had all kinds of great things(one of my pictures shows our set up). We had a map to show where it was written as opposed to the bible. One person showed up. He is one of our investigators! It was such a cool experience. We read the introduction with him and asked him to read the first chapter of 1 Nephi. He then proceeded to tell us he would read the whole first book. We have an appointment with him tomorrow so we will see how his reading went! I hope it goes well:) As we talked about the Book of Mormon and explained the story it was just a witness to me that the Book of Mormon really is true! It just is! This week we also had the opportunity to go to Ventura with two of our investigators this week to have their interview with the mission president for their baptisimal interview! yep you read correctly we are having a baptism this very week on Wednesday! It is a husband and wife. They have to of the cutest little girls. It is interesting because she speaks Spanish and he speaks Englsih so our lessons are half and half saying things in Spanish and English. I havenoticed that alot here, that people marry people who don't speak the same language. I know. I guess they know enough to comunicate but it is just odd to me because they really don't understand eachother one hundred percent.
Now here is a story for you all! So me and my companion don't get fed alot by the members so we are always really excited when It happens. Well the family didn't have time so they gave us some money. We went to this deli and walked in and heared someone say "sisters". We turned around because people knowing who we are rarely happens. He offered to pay for our meal. He kind of had to talk us into letting him pay for us, and so we decided and he didn't even get anything. Apparantely he had just seen us thought I should pay for there food. My companion and I thanked him profusely. It was such a blessing and we thought to ourselves how we must be doing something right for getting so blessed. That gave me comfort.
Well mom asked me for some info on my companion. She is wonderful and I love her. We are very similar in the way we think. Her dad is actually from Rexburg so she is familiar with Idaho. She is from Spokane and she only has like two and a half months left on her mission. I will probably be her last companion. She speaks good spanish and is always will to answer all of my questions on, oh how would I say this and such. We live with a family in the ward. They are an older couple and have no kids at home. We actually had to move last P-Day because the people we were living with had there son coming home off of a mission. We have a really big area here. We don't even have a branch it is just called the Spanish Unit. Yesterday there were probably about 20 people or so. I play the hymns and my companions leads. Yesterday I had to play a hymn that is only in spanish. I had no idea how it went and neither did Hermana Burch, so I just followed the loudest singer who seemed like she knew what she was singing. I wish you all could come and see this unit. the people are SO wonderful, happy, and welcoming. The one thing they are not so good at is singing, but they don't care, they still just sing and do as good as they can. Yesterday I had my first try of Elado Loco. It is corn on the cob slathered in mayonniase and parmesan cheese and chili powder. It was surprisingy delicous and I am planning on making them for you when I get back! They are from guatemala and apparantley there they put like ketchup and all kinds of things on them, hence the name Elado LOCO! haha it was so fun.
Well family my time is up. I love writing these because I get to remember all of the good experiences I am having. I also feel like I missed and on some HUGE news. I had no idea Earl and Kathryn were going on a mission!!! Where are they going??
And now for a little spiritual thought from my studies this morning. 2 Nephi 4. It is a wonderful chapter and one that I have never really payed attention to in the past. I feel bad saying that because we should pay attention to all the scriptures. I especially like the last four verses or so. I now our Heavanly Father answers our prayers, and I think an even more comforting thought is that he is LISTENING! Not just randomly sending us blessings but listening to our words and our hearts. The church is true and whenever we have a question the scriputres have the answer. Have a wonderful week and I love you all!
Les Amo
Hermana Clark
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