So this week was awesome! On Tuesday we had the coolest lesson ever. It was with an investigator who is living with a less active, and they are getting married as soon as his divorce finished from his wife from Mexico. it should be done this may. But Presidente Tobias came with us. It was awesome. We talked about the Book of Mormon, and it was like one of those Golden lessons where everything falls into place and the member just does exactly what he needs to. And since then, Presidente Tobias is on our "missionary wagon." I don't really know exactly how to explain that, it's a Sister Alba thing. So it was awesome.
We also had lessons where two sweet members came out with us.
Also, we had a... good and bad lesson with our investigator mauricio from Gutamala. we were teaching the restoration, and we got to the Savior's Earthly Ministry. We read a scripture from Ephesions (efesios. Or whatever.) and then his brother's friend comes out. and he starts asking us questions about the Book of Mormon, almost bashing with us. So then I just get heated, and I throw down on him. So that was the bad part. but the good part is that Mauricio also said that he believes that Joseph Smith was a prophet. He should be coming to a class this wednesday that we have at the church. Also, Spanish is his second language! he's Mayan, speaks Mam, and learned spanish in school. and at this said bible class at the church, I made a great discovery. We have this member, all tattooed up and everything. He was at the class, I'm talking to the members, when I notice he has a pin on his shirt. As I got closer, I noticed it was for GBH (I don't like them, but you know, at least they're punk!) and so we started talking about punk! so he was in Punk bands in Mexico City. And so we talked about bands like Minor Threat and Gorilla Biscuits, and even bands from the east bay like Operation Ivy and Rancid! He has an Operation Ivy back patch. Oh man it was so cool, he's like the first person that actually understands!!!!!!!! It was awesome. He's into a little more street punk than I am, but it was still super funny. Hermano Cortez was laughing at us.
Also, I may or may not have contacted a guy who played drums for Fear in the 80's. I'm not sure if what he said was true or not. Do they have a drummer named Kelly? if you don't know them, they are the ones who played on SNL in the 80's on halloween and SNL freaked out. I think they also have a song in SLC punk. the singer is an actor now.
Also, we were at a member's house eating tacos, and it was kind of us just standing around or sitting on the couch eating. There were quite a few members there. But the member whose house we were at noticed that I was eating a lot of cucumber with limes. And she was all like Do you like cucmber? and I was all, yeah, my mom plants it in the garden and I miss eating it! and at the end of the dinner, she gave me two cucumbers! the members here are the best!
We also had zone conference. It was sweet, check out the video The Butterfly Circus. A little cheesy, but pretty cool anyway.
I have been studying the talk "the Merciful Obtain Mercy" by Dieter F Uchtdorf. it's so good! In addition to the mormon messages Bullying Stop It and the Other Prodigal (which is slightly a little racist, but I like it anyway). And then on church we had 2 talks on forgiveness and Presidente Tobias gave a class on the Prodigal son. It was awesome. Even if I do feel like I suck at everything now. I like what he says
"Haven’t we all, at one time or another, meekly approached the mercy seat and pleaded for grace? Haven’t we wished with all the energy of our souls for mercy—to be forgiven for the mistakes we have made and the sins we have committed?
Because we all depend on the mercy of God, how can we deny to others any measure of the grace we so desperately desire for ourselves? My beloved brothers and sisters, should we not forgive as we wish to be forgiven?"
Well, I love you guys!
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