He's a straight baller

Here it goes folks:

Mataquas:

So there is the ruppa that follows us everywhere. He followed us to 3 appointments and sat in on one of lesssons and came to church. I hope my ruppa is like this. He always chases the other dogs off that are barking at us. He's a straight baller. 

Matrimonio:

So the married couple that was with me in my old area just got assigned up here. It's pretty sweet, we are just kicking it in their sweet house cracking jokes and washing our clothes with a dryer and washer.  Oh it's beautiful, never thought I would be in love with a dryer in my life but it's the sweetness.

Teaching:

So my comp is a genius and teaches like a straight baller.  I'm trying to learn to teach real smooth, so it's pretty interesting; love learning how to do things easier.  I'm not a man to complicate things, the shorter, the better and the simpler things are the best. 

Well it wasn't too much.  We just helped move the Zimmermans up here and get them all prepped up . Hope it satisfies ya. DEUCES

You can blame the sickness

This week was, well, not too fun;

 

Sick:

SO I was sick starting Monday night till right now. So that's a week straight. It was really cruddy but gave me a week to rest up and sleep and read a lot of the talks from past conferences. It's weird to see the words in the past conference help so much for now and in the future. We had to go to Puebla Friday. Soo that's 4 hrs in a bus to Puebla with stomach sickness and well, you see where I'm going. Not the most ideal place to be but it's all cool.

Puebla:

So we went to the Hospital los Angles which is absolutely huge, like massive, for my companion to get a checkup on his nose. He had surgery on it. Anyway we got there at 5:30 for the doc and the appointment was at 6. Well the doc didn't show up until 7:15. and during this short time we played Hangman with my whiteboard. Was classic times. the simplest things can pass the time. Wildness. 

Karaoke:

So Monday we went and visited a less active member and they were testing a new karaoke machine. They were telling me to sing some Mexican songs and I told them I would sing if there was an English song. And with my luck there was ..... Mambo #5. And well I sang it....it was terrible, downright terrible, but it was fun. 

Well that's about all. You can blame the sickness for the boring report. DEUCES

Rocks

Well folks here it goes:

 

Changes:

So my bro (and companion) Elder Fi. left to be a trainer. So I'm still here. Funny story I kinda knew who my comp was going to be (connections with the offices and they are real good at keeping secrets) anyway when they called my name and Elder V. I was stoked cause he is the homie and I was doing like a dancing walk thing and fell onto some chairs. Wasn't real embarassing but everyone was just dying laughing. He's from Guadalajara. Cool dude and he's the ex assistant so he's keeping me in line. Real smooth teacher and has 20 meses so he's got the experience on his side. 

 

 

 

Weight:

So came into this area fat; I'll admit it, but now everywhere I go like to zone meetings or to the offices, everyone tells me that I have been losing weight and I look skinny. So thank you Tetela. 

 

Rejection:

So as missionaries we get rejected by people of all ages, but these people usually have knowledge on why they are rejecting us. They know what their beliefs are and what is happening around them. So here in Tetela countless times I have been rejected and no pasa nada but I have never had rocks thrown at me until now..... by 2 girls who were 6 years old.  Not only when we walked by on our way up but when we walked down. It was wild and the mom walked outside and was like laughing. So it was a interesting time and they almost hit my comp on the dome and me on the back. Good thing we got moves like Reggie Bush at USC; or like Mcjagger.

Anyway thats all folks take it smoooth and real. 

We let all in

Well, sorry, didn't have time last week and well I have a tiny bit more this week.  Here it goes:

 

The Branch:

Ya, so my branch rules. We ball out. Kinda. Anyway 2 reasons why. 1)We accept all sizes especially when it comes to the sacrament bread we only accept the big ones; like fat, round, delicious white bread. Real good. (if you don't understand ask a Mormon) and the second reason is we let all in. People and dogs too. We had a straight ruppa in the sacrament meeting..... so fresh. Was a classic Sunday.

 

The Tourney:

We had a soccer tourney this past week. We stunk cause we had old people and me and my comp. So it was alright. We lost the first two games and that was it. Anyway I had 3 goals. I swear I'm trading the basket skill for the soccer skills.......... and I'm not okay with that, but when I need a goal I will get one.  Anyway had some burgers and some hot dogs after. It was a good time... had a bunch of fun and that's all that matters. 

 

Language:

So the accent is just about down. I can even do my Dominican accent.- it's a classic one. The grammar, well, it's like my English grammar.  Lots of slang and I sound like and idiot half the time, but, hey, it's getting better. 

 

Take it easy and enjoy drinking from the kitchen faucet.

Photos

Hammering people with love

Grutas:

So we went up to these caves again. It's like straight swimming in water to get to these big huge small rooms. So it was fun but so cold this water, my word, it's straight wildness... and the guide that brought us was like a mexican flying monkey,. just jumping and climbing from rock to rock.  I swear he was working for the Wicked Witch of the West, but who knows. 

Companion:

This guy is the man. We are just going around out here just hammering people with love as we try to teach them who is Jehovah and what we should do in this life. It's hard cause it's a small pueblo and everyone knows who we are and what we do. So I'm contacting people that just look at me and give me the "dude don't waste my time, I know you face". And I give them "Hey, I'm a ginger, I don't know what's going on". Classic times...
 

Food:

Man, I have had the best food here. There is this Rachel Ray type lady out here making some of the finest tacos and empenada quesadillas that are just sacred. And they are cheap. 5 pesos. So legit. 

Language:

So I kinda went off on one our investigators who just complicates the simple doctrine and just complicates everything.  So I just went ham and said "Look. It's simple. we do good, we receive good, we get good and vice versa. And that is what we need to know to be saved. Nothing more. Stop trying to confuse everything."  Like he's a dry Mormon: knows everything, just doesn't come to church.  But anyways after I was thinking that I don't think I made a mistake... asked my comp and he said you were speaking perfect Spanish with the accent and everything. I was so pumped; never felt more happy and accomplished in my life.   

It's coming along..

This week. Well not much but here it goes peeps:

Language:

So it's coming along.  I am forgetting more words in English than in Spanish. Which I guess is a good thing. It's funny when all the Americans get together and try to talk English.  It's so broken but the thing is we are all speaking it so we understand it.  One of the new guys told us we sound like idiots. We all looked at him and said give it 4 months and you will understand it. Plus I speak 3 languages now instead of 2 so I'm cool with it. 

 

Weather:

So it's Seattle up here. Rain everyday and then that random sweet sunny day. But it's way cool when it's sunny cause the sunset is ridiculously nice and the sunrise too. Absolutely love it, but when it rains it's that cold rain.  In the city it's a warm rain and it's all cool and no pasa nada. 

 

Comp:

This guy kills me. So here there are a bunch of excuses and when we hear one he just does this imitating voice that is downright priceless:  I straight die.  We both have parasites again so we are gonna see what the doc says. Hermana C. is getting on our backs with this one. She doesn't mess around with those parasites. 

Anyway not much happening up here.  Keep it low real low and smooth as usual.