January 24, 2018
OK, so we went to an ostrich farm this p-day! How? Why, you might ask?
Well, it all started one day while having lunch with one of the coolest families in the ward. We were about to leave and I saw this big ol' egg on a little stand and I was like a little kid. "What's dis?" and they told me, "Well it's an ostrich egg. We got it at an ostrich farm 20 min from here." And I was like, NO WAY and asked them where it was. Then a few hours later I got a text message from them saying, "Hey, if you guys want, we can drive you and 6 other missionaries out there for p-day!" So I dialed up the DL's and we went! It was one of the coolest things I've done in the mission, since there's really no touristy place to go or see in our mission! They sold a BUNCH of ostrich stuff there: purses, boots, everything! Even ostrich MEAT!
I ended buying a painted hollowed out ostrich egg and some paste-like stuff from ostrich meat called "patè."
So, this week was pretty cool! We got lots of stuff done in the sector and found some new, cool people! I think I already mentioned the time we taught 9 Haitians at once. Well, we went back with our Haitian member and he helped us translate and teach a ton! Only 3 of them were there this time but it was really good!
We also had an FHE with Josè and Camila and a great young couple in our ward. They shared an awesome lesson on marriage and we played some Uno. The next day, we visited Camila (Josè hadn't gotten back from work) and she said she liked it but that Josè still really didn't want to get married. Camila talked about how she totally wants a legitimate family and is totally into the whole idea that a family in the Church offers. Right now, she's struggling with smoking, but we went over the first step in the 12 steps book. She found it super helpful and wants to keep doing it. Josè has been progressing more, too, but a lot less and has barely started paying good attention during the lessons. It's hard because Camila's ready to go 100mph and Josè is not quite there. We're praying a lot that they will come to the conclusion to get married because, without it, they really can't progress as a family.
Things, in general, have been going up, which is cool. The mission is really happy because there's been a steady growth recently.
Oh yeah, also, 3 people I found and taught in my last ward, Lo Blanco, are getting baptized! I'm pretty dang happy about that! One, I might actually baptize. We'll see, though!
In other news, the mission is doing a choir for Elder Christofferson and they asked me to sing in it. He's coming down here the 14 of February and another mission will be coming to see him as well.
But that's about it, get ready for some sick Avestruz photos!
Elder Sierra
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