HOLA HOLA!! Weelllll, this week has been pretty crazy and
passed super fast. So last Monday we were still in Cochabamba, and it was super
fun.
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| A picture sent from a gal in Potosi |
Martes/Tuesday in the morning we had Consejo de LÃderes (Leadership
Council Meeting), and it was super-duper awesome. It was basically the exact
same as zone conference just a little different with only zone leaders. It was
awesome and super spiritual. President gave an awesome class about the
importance of studying the scriptures and why they are so important. I really
liked how in Alma 31:5 it says that the scriptures have more force and power
and influence than the sword. President also said that if we want to improve as
persons and be better, we just need to improve our study of the scriptures. I
love the Book of Mormon and Bible like crazy and love the opportunity to study
them every day. The Assistants gave a good class about teaching with the Spirit
and leaving commitments guided by the Spirit. I know that’s really important,
and I love being able to feel the Spirit so often. Around 2p the consejo (council
meeting) ended, and we had lunch and then we got back on a plane and then a car
to make it back to Potosi around 8p.
Miércoles/Wednesday was a good day. We visited with Santusa
and are helping her daughter to get baptized. We also visited with the Hna
Rosa. She is a super awesome investigator but really wants to feel something
before she decides to change and get baptized. Kind of silly because that’s not
normally how it works, but we will keep helping her. I really believe that we
will almost always receive blessings after we show God we are willing to do
what He says, even if we don’t understand the reason. Anyways, that night, we
started a intercambio/exchange with the elders of Centro. I stayed in Cerro
Rico (my area) with Elder Roncal from Peru. I’ve done intercambios with him
before, and we get along pretty good.
Well, jueves/Thursday was pretty fun. We worked a ton and
got a lot done, but we also got lost a ton. We left after studying in the
morning and went to a few citas/appointments, but only one actually happened so
we had a bit of time to go look for other people. I had ideas of several people
we could look for, but I only remembered how their door looked and not really
the streets and so we never actually got to the houses. Hahahha. It was funny.
In the tarde/afternoon, besides getting lost a few more times, we had a really
good visit with Susana. Later visited a few more people and then ended the
intercambio. We were supposed to have a Noche Misional/Mission Night (that we
are in charge of to help investigators and members be closer and more friends).
However the ward is practicing their dance for the Chiriwayrita (the dance
thing they do every year) and the same one I went to last year. So it was fun
to practice a little with them. Also, that night when we got home, I started
making a portamate. It’s like a backpack out of leather to carry mate. It’s
pretty cool. They are super expensive to buy, and my comp has made one and so I
decided to make my own.
Viernes/Friday we stayed super busy. In the morning we had
reuniones/meetings, and we taught the class president gave in consejo (Council
Meeting) about studying the scriptures. We ran a few zone errands and then had
a few citas to go to. Several of the appointments fell through, and we ended up
going to visit the mayor´s family. It was pretty cool because they actually
needed a visit, and it was just another testimony to me that we really are doing
the Lord’s work. We also visited Celia (who like disappeared last week because
she was sick and then traveled). But we found her and she still wants to get
baptized so that’s super awesome. Viernes we also had to pick up an Elder who
was coming from Cochabamba and going to Tupiza. He stayed the night with us,
and then we spent most of Saturday morning get him a car to Tupiza and waiting
for it to leave. In the afternoon we visited the Flia Magne (Magne family).
They had just finished techando/roofing the house, and the tradition is to give
lots of food to the guys who worked and did it. And also for all those guys to
drink like “bless the house.” Well we showed up while they were doing that, and
we were happy to get TONS of food (meat, potatoes, aba, oca and sweet potatoes),
but it was funny but annoying to be around so many drunk people. Later we were
supposed to have a Noche de Hogar (family night) with a pretty cool guy but he
was busy. Then we went and visited Edwin and were going to go to the English
class with him. But then nobody came so we went and visited with Gabo. (He is a
super cool guy but kind of less active).
Domingo/Sunday we went to church, and it went super good. We
had 4 investigators come to church which was super-duper awesome. Also Edwin
and his entire family came again. AWESOME!! After church we went down to
Satelite (a different area) and did a baptismal interview. Then after lunch we
went down to the prison again, and this time we brought Uno and played with a
few guys down there and then read the Book of Mormon a little bit. It was
pretty fun. After that we visited the Flia Quispe (Quispe family) and helped
them understand better God the Father and Jesus Christ the Son. It was super
cool because they were asking tons of questions about them, and it was awesome
to help them learn more about the Godhead. Later we visited the Hno Elias (who
we were supposed to have the Noche de Hogar with Saturday night.) Today we just
rested pretty good, and my comp bought a bunch of recuerdos (souvenirs) since
he is going home pretty soon. We also did a barbeque with all the missionaries
here and the mayor of Potosi and his family (they are members). It was nice to just rest since we have been
pretty tired.
Anyways this week was super busy but super fun. I love being
a missionary though and sharing my testimony about Jesus Christ and His gospel.
It’s kind of sad to hear that my family moved from Wickenburg, but oh well,
what can I do? Also it’s kind of crazy that this week I complete a year as a
missionary. Pretty crazy. Time flies.
Les amo!!
Elder Sorensen
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| P-day activity with the zone. |