Monday, August 2, 2010
DL adventures
It`s been quite an adventure so far as DL. This weekend we went to help the Sisters in my district knock doors, because they´re opening the area and they have very few people to teach. There are also two activities planned for next week within the district. However, I won´t be able to attend one because I´ll be in what is called "concilio"...not sure what the translation would be there...it´s not "council", but the idea is that it´s a meeting that happens each transfer. Normally all the zone leaders go and they learn from the President, sometimes guest speakers, and the Assistants. However, the President is starting a new format. Today is just ZLs, but Tomorrow and Wednesday district leaders will go as well. I believe I will see Elder Peña, Elder Talbot (DLs), Elder Rosas, and Elder Tovar (ZLs) there. I`ll let you know how that turns out.
So there are two upcoming baptisms planned, and we`re praying that everything works out alright. One is Ernesto, who is the husband of a member (Blanca). She`s dying of diabetes, having about 3 years more life left, and the family wants to be eternal. From what I understand, Ernesto wasn`t too interested in that before, but he`s changing. He`s a very good guy who has had a hard life. The baptism is planned for the 14th, and we`re doing our best to help him achieve that goal.
The other is Rodolfo, a friend of a member whose name is Hugo. Rodolfo was a heavy alcoholic with a job in house construction and many, many family problems. He wants to stop drinking, fix his life, and be in good standing with God. He had a baptismal date of this weekend, but we`ll see if it gets pushed to next week, based on the number of things we need to teach and that we can`t see him very often. We`re going to make the attempt, however.
There are, as always, others I could mention, but time is always a restricting factor. Just know that there is always someone to help.
This week was youth conference here, where youth from all over Jalisco, Nayarit, and Colima come to Guadalajara each year. As it happens, it takes place in the stake center here in Lomas, which just happens to be in my area. We also just happened to have a meeting with the bishop friday, which was when the big ending dinner was. We saw the Mission President there (he came for his daughter) and I got to see a lot of people from Colima, including Jorge and Tonantzin. It was a very special moment to see them again, especially after having left Colima so suddenly (and in the back of an ambulance).
Another thing of note was that yesterday, heading from church to lunch (where we planned to break our fast), some guy on a bike rode by and stopped to hand us the two cold sodas he hand in his hands. He didn`t explain himself at all, he just gave them to us and rode off. Angel for his charity or devil for tempting us to break our fasts early, I`m not sure...but God bless him anyways. It was interesting, to say the least.
The Elder with the broken foot is doing okay, he`s just working in the offices now. He goes home soon, actually. As far as shoes go, I`m doing alright currently, but in these next weeks (when I have time, that is) I will shop around for another pair. Currently I am house shopping as well, as the President has asked that we move from where we live right now.
Honesty, I am still quite lost concerning my BYU major/emphasis, but I know I need to be getting on that. I have more or less a year to really decide and take the first steps necessary to have classes, etc. ready when I come back. I`m sure I will figure it out though. Everything comes in its own due time, and God provides the aid necessary for every challenge.
Love,
Elder Lund
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