está noviembre

I hope everyone has had a good week, this week was actually pretty packed for me, and it was awesome.

Tuesday we had lunch with the Fmla Cari. Hermana Cari asked us if we could come back to give the house a blessing that night, so we came back that night and explained to us why. There had been an evil spirit in her house, messing with her daughter, the lights and slamming doors in the night. We told her we would return and do the blessing the next day. I was kinda scared to go back, so during the night I didn´t sleep that well. We showed up the next day, and she asked me to give the blessing, and I felt like I should do it in English. So I did. Nothing really weird or creepy happened, but once I finished, the spirit was back, and any signs of an evil spirit were gone. So that´s new.

After that, we had interviews with Presidente Goates and consejo with Hermana Goates (when we weren´t being interviewed.) Presidente Goates told me he chose Elder Leytton to be my companion for 2 reasons 1. for him to help my start my mission and 2. for me to help him finish his mission. So I´ve been motivating him more and more these days and it´s been better. I told him about my interview and he agreed, so we´ve been working a little bit better than before.

On Friday we had intercambios, or exchanges. I spent the day with Elder Conover, the missionary in my district that is even newer than me. We worked quite a bit, and it felt really great. I even cooked him some milanesa when we got back to their pench. His spanish still needs a lot of work, so I had to help him quite a bit. We knocked on this door and the woman said "soy un testigo de Jehova" and elder conover said "no, no somos testigos de Jehova" which was a very bad thing to say in that moment and I had to bail him out by talking to the woman. It felt pretty good being the more experienced missionary, and it boosted my confidence quite a bit helping him out. Then on Saturday, intercambios ended, so I went back to Municipal.

Just a funny little story. Yesterday at fast and testimony meeting this woman was bearing her testimony (she is very old) and the power went out. All the lights, heaters, and the microphone stopped working. She just kept on talking like nothing happened, I don´t think she even noticed. After like 5 minutes the power came back on and she finished like nothing happened. I thought that was kinda funny.

Our plan of action is actually working. We had a noche de hogar (family night) with one family and the kid brought a friend, and we´re gonna go back and teach him more (i think) ! so we have a new investigator, and it´s pretty awesome!

Sadly, I will probably be leaving my area. Elder Leytton told me in his interview with Pres. Goates that they are planning on letting the other missionaries in the ward take care of our area. Nothing is for sure yet, but chances are I could be packin my bags on the 15th of November, when transfers end.

Have a good week, the church is true, and eat some milanesa.

I have photos, too.

Love, Elder Anderson.

 

This is an empajore. an alfajore wrapped in empanada lids. covering in dulce de leche. We made them for our halloween treat.

The inside of the empajore. chocolate alfajore. sorry it´s blurry, deal with it haha.

Intercambios with elder conover in their pench. This photo is a little bright, but whatever.

This is my halloween costume. Elder Leytton bought this quite a while ago but he let me wear it on Halloween. It´s a pretty dope tie, and minions are HUGE down here.