Sorry you didn't get an email from me yesterday. The
mission changed a lot on Friday at Zone Training. President Miller came
out with some new rules and everything. He changed P-Day from Monday to
Tuesday and our weekly planning from Thursday to Monday. A lot of
libraries are closed on Monday up in ABQ so he gave it a little switch-a-roo.
So you now will be receiving a letter from me on Tuesday. President
Miller is also pushing us big time to get a baptism a week. He wants to
make this a really good baptizing mission, and he is definitely putting things
in place to make it an awesome mission. So that was the big change on
Friday. He also he came out with some
new small rules about board games and the cell phone we have. But that's
why you didn't get one from me yesterday.
This week was a pretty good week. We worked hard and
it was a hard week. My companion was sick for one of the days so we had
to sit inside all day. It was bad. We aren't teaching that many
people so that is frustrating too. Everyone gives us the shaft like an
hour to half an hour before we have an appointment with them. It sucks
and it’s hard sometimes, but you work through it and walk around to try and
find new people. This week we taught Daniel Gomez who is the super cool
dude who is 21. He is definitely progressing and is the only one we have
progressing right now. He is super awesome, and every time we teach him
he always is super receptive to our message. I can notice in him that he
knows this gospel is true and he loves it. The only downside to him is
that he taking off to Mexico in December to go home. We probably won’t be
able to baptize him here, but I hope he does in Mexico. I love him a lot.
Jesus is a stud and he showed up to church this week if you can believe
it. We went to visit him this week, and we talked to him for a bit in his
garage why he was working on some chairs. I felt impressed to ask him to
come to church this week. I did, and he
told us he would love to come. So he walked in on Sunday, and I was doing
backflips because he showed up! He is awesome, and I know he has come
closer to Christ through this whole thing. I hope he gets baptized, but
if not, I know he knows that God loves him, and I am so grateful that I got to
meet him because he is always so happy, and I love that. Cecilia went out
of town this week so we couldn't meet with her this week, and that is a bummer.
I wish we could have met with her, and I hope this week we get to talk
with her. We are trying to get a large teaching pool so we get more
lessons in, but it isn't working. Paul is doing good - just still doesn't
want to come back to church yet. I definitely learn a lot from the Spirit
during his lessons. You have to teach him simply, and through that the
spirit shows me something I would not every really think about. So he is
doing good. That was pretty much our week. We had a better week
then in the past, and we are getting more and more lessons each week. So
I am happy that we are progressing with more lessons. I hope President
knows that we are working hard out here, and I hope I stay here one more
transfer through Christmas. I love it out here. You’re away from
the city and have the farms and everything on one side and then the super
ghetto trailers and stuff on the other. It is always an adventure out
here. Also this week I had the lovely experience of eating Barbacoa.
No, this isn't just where you walk up and order your burrito and you’re
good. This is where they take the cheek and tongue of an animal, put it
through a meat grinder, and serve it up hot. We walked into our dinner
appointment and sat down. I learned that we were going to be eating that,
and I just got ready for a battle. I was saying tons of prayers. I
got my plate and this lovely, most unpleasant smell just coming up from it.
I then was informed by the man of the house that it was goat and that he
killed it just barely. I was so grossed out. That's when I was praying super hard that I
would be able to tackle this madness. To top it off she gave us super
hard stale tortillas so that wouldn't help in the process of eating this thing.
It was hard to get down, but I handled it. I can now say I had a
tongue of a goat that was probably walking 4 hours before. It was an
experience, and we were all feeling a little weird afterwards. But that was my week for you - a lot of
walking and trying to teach people.
I am bummed to hear that Tyler's and Scott's team lost, in
part because of a ref. I am happy he got a ball chucked at him and also giving
the flag back at him. That is the way to go out. I wish I was there to see that. It
would have made my day. I am happy, mom, you had a good birthday. I
wish I was there for it. It sounds like everything is good at home.
I am doing good. I am bummed to hear that Mr. Rodgers is out for
maybe the season. The Pack could have competed for the super bowl this
season, but maybe that isn't an option now. If they don't make it I think
they will come out with fire next year. I am still stunned that it has
been 5 months since I took off. I am excited to talk with you guys on
Christmas. That's going to be a nice Christmas present and probably the
best one I will ever receive in my lifetime. A mission teaches a lot about
how great it is to have a family for an eternity and shows you how it would
suck if you didn't. I miss you dudes. I hope you guys have an
awesome week, and I miss you tons. I hope you guys have fun in Oregon and
maybe bring something back for me! I love you guys!
Con Mucho Amor,
-Elder Stinny
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