I never really know how to start a letter so ya ... hi!
Well this week was a pretty good week two baptisms, a
zone conference, lots of wind, no lights for two days, well the least two were
not all that great but who knows at least the lights came back on so i could
write this letter. Ixhautan is doing
great a little under the weather because of all the wind and the trees falling
but you know what all is good all is fine now.
to tell you the truth the wind was fierce but it felt nice and cool so
that was a plus -you know what, if i look at the good things in life i seem to
be much more happy.
if i counted how many people said "oh well your
friends the Jehovah's witnesses were just here and well aren't you the
same?" or "well i got baptized
in your church yesterday", oh really um and which church would we belong
too? "oh the one up the street," oh really and whats the name?
"um i cant remember but you are the same they wear a shirt and tie and
wanted to convert me so i said yes that same day i was baptized so ya you are
the same". Um mam that would be the
Jehovah's witnesses. we belong to the
true church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, there is no other
church. "oh OK that makes no sense but OK i guess i already have a church
so have a nice day.." Now if I
counted how many times i had heard that and then had the door shut in my face i
would have had a rough week but i decided to look at the good, like the two
baptisms, of David and Virgina, both two great examples for their family's and
want whats best for them. they are really good people. but ill get to that in a
minute.
this week was good because of two other people. Julian
and Maybelline. These two young people are bother and sister who have moved
down from their mom to go to school for much cheaper and to work for their
uncle. these two have a testimony of the truth and have attended church and
have done anything and everything that god would want them to do. but they have
a problem. their uncle who they work for told them yesterday they couldn't
attend church with us because he didn't like Mormons they just want to convert
you and baptize you and corrupt you with their evil devilish ways. Julian told
us, and his sister was a witness, he said "i stood up and told him, uncle
i know this is true and just because you hate the Mormons doesn't mean anything
you me. it is my choice which church to go to or not" and his aunt, who is
him moms sister said, then i see no reason why you wouldn't want to go to the
Mormon church. but the uncle thought otherwise. so ya its a big old problem
with him but the aunt he said told him that its your choice and his mom would
probably be OK with it. two great 16 and
18 year old young people looking for the truth. it was powerful he told me he
felt like Christ was in him and he could have just commanded the lights to come
back on. haha we still need to teach him some things but he is a great young man. we have reached out to the Young men to
welcome him in and well they are more than willing because there is a girl
involved haha and well they are now figuring out which one of them will go with
us which days and all of that cause they think she is beautiful. well she is
nice and they are two great young people.
Now to a different story. Saturday we had a baptism. but
there were no lights. the lights had been out about the whole day and well all
I said was, "we can say a
prayer". but then a young man named Paco said, we can put Magdiel's
motorcycle in the hallway of the church with the light shinning in and put mine
in the room and we can have light. President Alvarez just said, um who's going
to clean up after and i don't think the lord rode a motorcycle. so why would we
park something that the lord didn't have in his house? OK that's interesting.
then President Alvarez said, Elder Monson can call his grandpa and ask him to
see if he can turn back on the lights. I said well i have this flash light and
i cant really call President Monson because - one he is not my Grandpa and two
we can just say a prayer. then President Alvarez said well if you give me that
flashlight and then call your grandpa then we Will be OK. He doesn't get that I
am not President Monson's Grandson. He always tells me im the Prophets Grandson
OK and does he need water? as a matter of fact I do need water President but
I'm not quite sure who you are talking to. so anyways everyone changed their
clothes and i tapped the light switch and the lights came on. so of course I
heard all about how i have called my Grandpa some how to turn on the lights. so
ya. But what a great service to see them enter the waters of baptism and to
have just a few people there that really loved these people and helped us to
change their lives. just two shinning stars. so ya a great night. But President
Alvarez will not stop asking me how much to buy my Flashlight. I told him 10000
pasos he said OK i can get that in the House. haha i don't know how much it is
but it is not for sale. haha
So ya that's just a part of my week the other part is my
companion and I with gray hair as we try to walk thought the dust storm. they
are nuts!!! i cant wait til the rain comes in the end of May because I feel
like a fish out of water and i just want water. that's a big hardship for me,
there is snow at home now and in the summer there is boating but here its dirt
and in May to November its time to get a boat! haha so ya here its good all
good its either hot or windy or what else oh you either eat chicken and
tortillas or chicken and tortillas or re fried beans and chicken. that's about
it.
Zone conference was good with President Cardenas my
mission president it was good to talk with him for a bit and for him to say Man
this Zone is one of the best and Ixhuatan is one of the strongest areas and has
great Elder serving there. so ya all good!!!
Hope you had a great week!! Hope there is sunshine were
you are cause well it makes everyone just a bit happier. when the wind was here
it was hard for us cause no one was happy and we were the only ones and they
say crazies to even be out. At least i got the dirt out of my ears haha. this
past week was 5 months in the mission its pretty crazy to think that five
months ago i was left on the curb to just start running!! I Love this work!!!
Well I love you all!!! Have a great week!!! And just
remember to Smile!!!!
Elder Jaymes A Monson
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