This week was a pretty eventful week.
On Monday at one of our dinner appointments we ate Habenero! Or the hottest chili down here in the valley. It has a suttle burn and after a while it burns everywhere! I also testify that some advice one of my seminary teachers gave me to be true: If it's spicy going in it's twice as spicy coming out! But it was a fun time and that Sunday that member called Elder Curtis and I Mexicanos! So that was a fun little way to build a relationship!
On Thursday we had interviews with President Maluenda. My interview wasn't too long and he gave me some advice to help me to overcome my shyness. He also gave a few chapters of the scriptures to study. Most of them had to with Moses. In the beginning Moses was nervous to become one of the greatest prophets to rule the earth. The scriptures say he was slow of tongue. I like to think of myself like that sometimes. I always think of things to say in my head but they don't come out of my mouth how I imagine them. But with trusting in the Lord he was able to overcome this problem and I would say with a lot of success! So I came up with some plans to help myself become more like Moses.
That same day we just happened to be on exchanges. I was with Elder Thompson, the new Elder in Los Fresnos. He is also fairly new in the mission. He has been here for about 7 months. He also is from Lindon Utah and went to P.G. But I didn't know him before! He is two years older than I am. With the interviews that day a lot of what we had planned fell through because interviews took so long. We also had a dinner appointment that went over. So we had just enough time to set up return appointments with the people that we missed. But we took the time to sit down with one less active family. We had one of the most spiritual lessons that I have been involved with. I literally felt like I was not the person talking and that someone was putting words into my mouth. But I don't think I was the one that touched the heart of this family that day. Elder Thompson was able to say some things to them that I think were key for them. They ended up coming to church that Sunday! This experience was a testimony builder that with God there is no coincidences. We were close to calling off that exchange but we decided to go through with it and I know that this is why.
On Saturday we were finally able to sit down with the family of the friend of the Conde's. We taught them the restoration. It was another one of those lessons where we taught the mom in Spanish and the kids in English. These lessons are the hardest for me because my brain is always switching back and forth. But at the end of the lesson the mom prayed and asked if this was the right path for her family and she started to cry and I know that this was the spirit touchng her heart. She also knew that. I think they are going to be an amazing family in the gospel. We just have to hope that everything goes well with the rest of their teaching!!
I almost forgot about Halloween. We were in our apartment by 6 and the Los Fresnos Elders came over. We made some Pizza and Pie and played some games! It was a pretty relaxed Halloween! I'm excited for Thanksgiving. Word on the street is we eat about 5 dinners that day! So that should be fun!!
That's basically all that happened this week! I hope you are all doing well!
Love, Elder Hurst
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