Hey everyone! I hope you are doing well. It seems like forever since I’ve written, but only about a week, haha. I do hope everything is going good for you all in life and everything. Down here in Oaxaca we’ve been good and staying busy too, so no worries there.
*22 Lessons!* So this week was super insane with the lessons we had. As a district last Monday we put together a goal of teaching 20 lessons in one week. That might not seem like much, but surely enough for us here in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, it is quite a goal. So starting Tuesday we put it into action and from there worked and worked and worked until it was accomplished. I’ll just go ahead and note some of the miracles that happened during the week too. -We set a baptismal date with this grandpa of a recent convert, named Artemio. He lives at the top of a mountain but is super prepared to listen to and accept the gospel (and hopefully the rest of his family too) -During a district activity, we were able to go with some members of the ward in another area and set a baptismal date with a first time contact. The spirit spoke to us so much during that lesson and it was incredible. -Our recent convert Irving received the Priesthood and blessed the sacrament for the very first time last Sunday! -We were able to meet with a number of less active members and help a few of them even come to church on Sunday -We walked A LOT and thankfully our legs or the rest of our bodies didn’t give out.
*Piedra Cuachi* There is this hike (I think like the only one in Oaxaca, haha) that us and the zone leaders decided to go on this morning, called Piedra Cuachi. It has you hike up to this big rock that looks like it was split in two. The funny thing is that the members were all saying that it was a good hike, but kept warning us that it is super long and hot and there are toxic plants and snakes and all this stuff, but when we went none of that was true. The trail was about a mile in length, but definitely went up a lot so that is what the hard part was I guess. We were careful about the plants but only once saw this one they were talking about called Malamujer (A type of stinging nettle). And we were up and down in under two hours, so it wasn’t even that bad. However, the view was spectacular and I’d totally be up to do it again.
Pictures! -A bunch from Piedra Cuachi -This super good food that some members gave us for breakfast before church on Sunday.
*22 Lessons!* So this week was super insane with the lessons we had. As a district last Monday we put together a goal of teaching 20 lessons in one week. That might not seem like much, but surely enough for us here in Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, it is quite a goal. So starting Tuesday we put it into action and from there worked and worked and worked until it was accomplished. I’ll just go ahead and note some of the miracles that happened during the week too. -We set a baptismal date with this grandpa of a recent convert, named Artemio. He lives at the top of a mountain but is super prepared to listen to and accept the gospel (and hopefully the rest of his family too) -During a district activity, we were able to go with some members of the ward in another area and set a baptismal date with a first time contact. The spirit spoke to us so much during that lesson and it was incredible. -Our recent convert Irving received the Priesthood and blessed the sacrament for the very first time last Sunday! -We were able to meet with a number of less active members and help a few of them even come to church on Sunday -We walked A LOT and thankfully our legs or the rest of our bodies didn’t give out.
*Piedra Cuachi* There is this hike (I think like the only one in Oaxaca, haha) that us and the zone leaders decided to go on this morning, called Piedra Cuachi. It has you hike up to this big rock that looks like it was split in two. The funny thing is that the members were all saying that it was a good hike, but kept warning us that it is super long and hot and there are toxic plants and snakes and all this stuff, but when we went none of that was true. The trail was about a mile in length, but definitely went up a lot so that is what the hard part was I guess. We were careful about the plants but only once saw this one they were talking about called Malamujer (A type of stinging nettle). And we were up and down in under two hours, so it wasn’t even that bad. However, the view was spectacular and I’d totally be up to do it again.
Pictures! -A bunch from Piedra Cuachi -This super good food that some members gave us for breakfast before church on Sunday.