Life is good! We set a new record with most cold I have ever felt in my life. Six inches of Snow fell in about 3 hours... And we were biking at the time. It was just funny how hard it was snowing. BUT!!! it has been warming up and was just downright pleasant yesterday so things are looking more hopeful. Yesterday we did not even need to wear overcoats! Soooo GOOD stuff.
Sooo We had a pretty good week. We have officially tracted every street in our area sooo we are now kinda out of luck when it comes to tracting. we retracted the same 3 streets (where ALL of the Hispanics are) 3 times last week. But good stuff is going on too! Maria (the mother-in-law of Mario) is doing great. We had planned to teach her something last week then right before we left in the morning it felt like we should teach her tithing. We taught her tithing and she said "you know I talked about tithing with my boss the other day and it is wierd that you would talk to me about it today. I think it is the Lord telling me I should pay it so I can be get those blessings!" She then asked if we could get her envelopes so she can pay her tithing and mail it to the branch president... WOW! Soo much faith I love it! I just about fell out of my seat. This lady is really struggling financially... Owes money to bad bad people in Mexico but has faith that if she pays her tithing the lord will take care of her... Impressive stuff!
We also found a family Agusto and Rosa. They were a reference from our family that we have in our area (the Sarmientos). We have taught them 3 times since last Monday and they are pretty cool. The are open with their concerns and doubts which is a very good thing because The Book of Mormon can answer every concern or doubt that someone can have!
oh yeah, you asked about my balance of fun and work... I would say I am pretty good. My companion said he has never had a companion that works this hard. And we laugh... You don’t have to be anoying to be a good, obedient missionary!
I have also determined after getting this last package that if everyone is going to be in Texas when we are all grownups... that is where I wanna live too! That was just my random (trunky) thoughts lately. I am not trunky at all but when your companion is going home it makes you think about home more! HATE THAT! Love my companion, but I am ready for someone who isn’t leaving in 2 weeks!
OK so in other news....
So we went to pay at Paisanos after district meeting(the Mexican restaurant the we frequently eat at) and there was this man behind us who had a kinda WILD EYE'd sort of look. He asked one of the Mexican elders in my district where he was from. He explained that he was from Mexico. and he went into a tyrant about how they need to lock down the borders (take into consideration that this is in a "Mexican Mexican" restaurant and noone crossed the border legally)... He then went to explain how terrorists could be crossing the borders now. He then explained how could find where Bin Laden was and that he could catch him. he said "I fought in Vietnam! I was in the Jungle... There was all sorts of animals! Elephants, tigers, snakes, panthers, pythons. It would be easy to walk through the desert!" He then said " the reward is 50 million for catching him. All I need is a Flight to Afghanistan, a horse, a fifty caliber and my dog. And I already have my dog, so all I need is a flight, a fifty caliber, and a horse. So how about that?! You want to fund me?! We will split the 50 Million 50/50!! I held my cool and did not jump at this "Sure Deal" Business venture that he was offering me... I asked him for his name (which was Koontz) and told him I would be contacting him if I had further interest (no really I did tell him that). We held it till we got outside of the restaurant and all of us had a good laugh! haha ...Gotta Love Hamilton!
So anyways, life is good!
I love you all and thanks for everything!
Love Elder Stiles
Sooo We had a pretty good week. We have officially tracted every street in our area sooo we are now kinda out of luck when it comes to tracting. we retracted the same 3 streets (where ALL of the Hispanics are) 3 times last week. But good stuff is going on too! Maria (the mother-in-law of Mario) is doing great. We had planned to teach her something last week then right before we left in the morning it felt like we should teach her tithing. We taught her tithing and she said "you know I talked about tithing with my boss the other day and it is wierd that you would talk to me about it today. I think it is the Lord telling me I should pay it so I can be get those blessings!" She then asked if we could get her envelopes so she can pay her tithing and mail it to the branch president... WOW! Soo much faith I love it! I just about fell out of my seat. This lady is really struggling financially... Owes money to bad bad people in Mexico but has faith that if she pays her tithing the lord will take care of her... Impressive stuff!
We also found a family Agusto and Rosa. They were a reference from our family that we have in our area (the Sarmientos). We have taught them 3 times since last Monday and they are pretty cool. The are open with their concerns and doubts which is a very good thing because The Book of Mormon can answer every concern or doubt that someone can have!
oh yeah, you asked about my balance of fun and work... I would say I am pretty good. My companion said he has never had a companion that works this hard. And we laugh... You don’t have to be anoying to be a good, obedient missionary!
I have also determined after getting this last package that if everyone is going to be in Texas when we are all grownups... that is where I wanna live too! That was just my random (trunky) thoughts lately. I am not trunky at all but when your companion is going home it makes you think about home more! HATE THAT! Love my companion, but I am ready for someone who isn’t leaving in 2 weeks!
OK so in other news....
So we went to pay at Paisanos after district meeting(the Mexican restaurant the we frequently eat at) and there was this man behind us who had a kinda WILD EYE'd sort of look. He asked one of the Mexican elders in my district where he was from. He explained that he was from Mexico. and he went into a tyrant about how they need to lock down the borders (take into consideration that this is in a "Mexican Mexican" restaurant and noone crossed the border legally)... He then went to explain how terrorists could be crossing the borders now. He then explained how could find where Bin Laden was and that he could catch him. he said "I fought in Vietnam! I was in the Jungle... There was all sorts of animals! Elephants, tigers, snakes, panthers, pythons. It would be easy to walk through the desert!" He then said " the reward is 50 million for catching him. All I need is a Flight to Afghanistan, a horse, a fifty caliber and my dog. And I already have my dog, so all I need is a flight, a fifty caliber, and a horse. So how about that?! You want to fund me?! We will split the 50 Million 50/50!! I held my cool and did not jump at this "Sure Deal" Business venture that he was offering me... I asked him for his name (which was Koontz) and told him I would be contacting him if I had further interest (no really I did tell him that). We held it till we got outside of the restaurant and all of us had a good laugh! haha ...Gotta Love Hamilton!
So anyways, life is good!
I love you all and thanks for everything!
Love Elder Stiles
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