Oh boy! Well, first I will tell you about my week.
This past week we were working hard for the baptisms we were planning.
The mother of the two girls went out of town to get some credentials for her
work and so we couldn’t find her. She gave permission Saturday night that we
could baptize her girls even if she wasn’t there. So, yesterday they were baptized! The little
girl, Tamara (the one I had to sing Disney to) was a little scared to do it, so
I explained how we do it and how simple it is. Then I baptized her and after
she was like, “that was fun!” She is so
funny. (I hope she understand the importance of it and has support from church
members.) She always tries giving me
hugs, but they say we need to be careful with children, so I never know if I
let her or not. She calls me her amigo
and always says “rosito” because my face is red from the sun.
Another miracle we had this week was when we were with one of the zone
leaders. We had no idea where to go so we said a prayer to find where we should
go. As we were walking, we went up to contact this lady sitting down with her
friend. This lady has almost 80 years. She was super interested and so the next
day, Saturday, we went to her house. She even brought her friend! Her friend
was even more interested. We taught them for 2.5 hours answering all of their
questions. They plan to get baptized Nov. 16th. They came to church this Sunday.
When the bishopric counselor welcomed them, one of the ladies stood up and
thanked everyone for inviting her. haha It was really funny. What an answer to
our prayers for putting these ladies in our path.
So that is the basics of what has happened from this past week. Elder Pyne and I have been enjoying our nice
palace. But of course, my luxuries can’t last forever in Mexico. We got the
call Saturday. Elder Pyne will be the district leader in the area and I am sent
to Valle de Bravo, as district leader...Yeah. So that’s my life now. We had changes this
morning. I was dropped off at the observatorio and went to the terminal in
Toluca. I went past my old area of Toluca and took a 2.5 hour bus ride to Valle
de Bravo. Lots of switchbacks. Made me a little sick. Haha My companion said his first time to Valle de
Bravo his luggage fell out the bus and he had to get out and go get it down a
hill. haha Luckily that didn’t happen to me. This area is one of the most
touristic areas in central Mexico. It is right next to a big lake. Pretty humid
and the mold grows like none other in our apartment. haha. Of course.
It’s pretty, but there is A LOT of work to do here. It is a branch
that meets in a house of prayer. The attendance yesterday was 23. Eeeeek. My companion is Elder Whatcott. He is from
Saint George and has one less change than me, so this is his third change in
Mexico (week 13 here). Yeah, I really am worried. Your prayers will help. I am
now district leader with one companionship of hermanas in my district. They
each only have 12 weeks here in Mexico. So I only have one more change then
them all. I guess the Lord has trust in me, but I feel like I am really going
to be relying on Him and the Spirit. This will definitely be a growing
experience for me as I now take the lead. I still don’t know exactly what I am
doing or how to do stuff, but I don’t know if I will every feel really ready. I
miss you all. Thanks for everything!
-Elder Thomas
P.S. - This week is Day of the Dead! I think they
kinda celebrate Halloween. They take the traditions of the States. Day of the
Dead is the 1st and 2nd of November and people believe that those who have died
will come back sooner if they celebrate them. They make altars for those that
have died with their favorite candy and stuff and they say that the flavor of
the candy will be gone after the 2 days or something like that. Who knows if
anything will happen here. I’ll let you
know next week. Love you!
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