I hope you all are enjoying the cold weather! My neighbors told me that there was a huge cold front in the US and that there was snow everywhere. But then again, they think that New York is the whole US . . .I guess just because that's where all of their family goes. Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed the pictures! It gets kind of hard to remember to bring the camera, let alone use it out here - but I'm trying for you Mama!
So this week we were supposed to have the baptisms of Madeline and her 4 kids, but it had to be delayed because of ummm . . . womenly problems - ya, that's right. We didn't feel very comfortable suggesting anything or trying to push her, so it is supposed to be this Wednesday! Cross your fingers for us. Also, we have another investigator named Sonia who is doing really well and we are going to set a baptismal date today. There are also two different families where the mothers were baptized, but their kids weren't - even though they are just as active as the mothers - so we will probably baptize them by the end of transfer too. We could have 12 baptisms this transfer, which would be awesome! The mission's lofty goal is for each companionship to have 6 baptisms a transfer, se we might double that. There is also a guy named Jorge Luiz who is 19 and has been a member of the church for about a year. He is preparing for his mission and is back from school for a month and has pretty much been our third companion recently. He puts on his church clothes, grabs his backpack and works all day when he can. He is an awesome teacher already, and gives us references out the wazoo. It's nice to have someone with us that everyone likes. The kids don't throw rocks at me as much.
As for the food and housing questions. Commonly, everywomen over the age of 30 is over weight, even with the worms and parasites and stuff. They just don't eat nutritious food really. They buy the cheap stuff, which is generally not quite as good for you - am I right? The food is good though. Elder Currie and I eat beans and rice with a choice between chicken and beef everyday. It is really good, but everyone here likes to soak their food in oil which was kind of gross at first, but I'm used to it. Then for breakfast or dinner it kind of just depends. We don't have a break for dinner, so sometimes I'll just have a roll or something when I get home. We also buy some cheap cornflakes. But most of the time, I just kind of eat lunch and forget about all the other meals. I kind of get too caught up worrying about other things - which probably isn't that healthy, so I'll try harder. I'm probably a few pounds lighter right now, but not by much I don't think. Oh, but the fruit is amazing! It is so fresh and flavorful. Oh, (you're not gonna believe this - Taylor has hated bananas since he was tiny) and I REALLY like bananas now! It took me a while to get used to them, but after eating pig intestine - they just didn't seem so bad anymore :) I kind of crave them now.
The house really isn't that bad, I promise. I'll send some inside pictures next week. We have a legit roof, and since we are on the second floor, (an old couple lives beneath us) we don't have the rat problems other people do. The kitchen is really small, runs on our own propane,and our shower is just a PVC pipe out of the wall - but it's all good!
So this week we had an open house of a new chapel in our District, so we went over to help with that. I was chosen to help greet the people out front, get their information, and prep them for the tour which proved to be really hard. Dominicans don't really like to listen to directions . . . but it really pushed me and my Spanish which was good for me. All in all it has been a great week! We have a District Christmas party on Christmas morning, when we watch the First Presidency message and we are gonna make gallons of eggnog in the blender I bought. It's awesome for making juice! Shout out to my letter writers this week. Thanks Ashley and Andrew! Good luck in the field buddy! You have letters on the way. Have a great Christmas everyone and I'll call you soon family!
Love, Elder Taylor
Here are some more pictures from the Senior Missionary couple - the Berkleys!
I promised Taylor he would wish he had taken the piano more seriously :)
Elder Currie and Elder McBride with one of the blind men they are teaching
Taylor and Elder Currie posing on the motorcycle (they can't really ride them!)
No comments:
Post a Comment