Email from December 15, 2014

So this was the first week in plateros, Tacubaya I found out that our area is small because we have a lot of apartments and there are a lot of people here! I have also found that there is a lot of people here that are content and don’t want to do anything. But thank goodness there are people that want to listen. We meet a few people and all of them are Christians so that’s good that they have that background but it’s hard because they talk so darn much.

Elder Pyne my new companion is a district leader and he has so many people that he knows in this area that will either A) give us free food or B) give us a discount. I am living it up here! But this isn’t all fun and games it turns out. I am the only one as of now that hasn’t gotten sick (knocks on wood)

Home Sweet Home.  Love the mirror.

If there ever was a place that would be grand zero for zombies it would be this one. I found out that it´s true that this place has crazy people. We have a guy ask for cards every time we see him and he is always smiling. ALWAYS!! It’s a little creepy at night ok!

I found that the gorditas here are absolutely to die for. I am so making them when I get back!

So this week we had the Virgins birthday. It got soooooo crazy over here. I hardly slept! ha-ha and there was a priest at every altar and people just gathered around and listening. So talking to people was difficult but good thing we were prepared for it because we already got our contacting done. The day after there was absolutely no one in the street. NO ONE. My companion said he felt like we were in I am legend.

And then another thing happened. So my companion and I were in a bakery giving a lesson and there was a family of 3 that came in. 2 girls and a mom. And one of the girls starting to flirt with us. Literally all she said was how great our eyes looked. I know my eyes are very cute but that hasn’t happened before. Needless to say my companion was distressed all the way home. I am sorry I didn’t get very many pictures this week but I promise that there will be more on the way.

I got a lot of rejection this week and not a lot of success but I still worked. This is a way Satan tries to dissuade us. Using tactics through discouragement and things like that. We have to remember that just because something that has happened to us we can’t be afraid to keep going and to keep trying. All our Father in Heaven wants is for us to keep improving. Every day we need to keep building and to keep growing. That is why this life is here is for us to become something that we can’t see but we know that we have potential for. There will be those days sometimes weeks and even sometimes months of pure distress and struggle. But as long as we are taking it all in for improvement we will have accomplished something that God has wanted for us.

CHURCH IS TRUE. We aren’t perfect but we are supposed to strive for it.

LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! XD