July 16, 2012

Life in El Salvador is pretty good. There were some pretty strong storms. They kind of reminded me of NC storms, but luckily we always got to a house before it got too bad so I didn't get too soaked.

Church was pretty good...good attendence...not many investigators....but a good amount of people that weren't in church a month ago. A good amount of less actives and we confirmed a lady that we baptized on Saturday. She is super nice but super hard to understand--she has a speech impediment--but she was good to teach. We may have a few more baptisms before I go...that's the idea anyways.

Wow! Dean is getting married super fast, but that's cool. It's what he wants. I can't wait to see him...and his wife. That was a weird sentence... Man, that is gonna be weird that Dean is married but it's cool for him. Does his bride to be only speak Spanish? I would imagine that her family is only speaks Spanish. Maybe I can help them learn English if that's how it is.

Today we got a ride from Sta Rosa to a point a lot closer to San Miguel. We were talking with the guy and he was super nice. He had an interesting philosophy. He said , "The whole world focuses too much on the bad things that happen and so they get depressed. I try to focus on the good things I have: my family, my job, that I can see, that I'm alive...so I'm happy. And thanks to this happiness I serve others and try to make them happy as well." Then he was talking about how he knew he had a spirit in his body and that he came from God and everything--and all this without really doing anything with religion--no group really ever caught his attention. Afterwards me and my comp were talking about how he'd probably love the Plan of Salvation. We took the reference to give to the other missionaries. But I thought it was interesting. He seems pretty prepared. It was also an experience to realize that we should be grateful for what we have. He even said. "Yeah, sometimes bad things happen, but if we focus on what we have, it doesn't matter how hard life can be." I liked that honestly. A good thing to think about from someone not of any faith.

That's about it. Thanks for the updates and the stories. It's gettin close...later...love you