September 4th, 2017
Hey,
This last week was full of mangezvous and
rendezvous. Man, it sure is exhausting to run around busy all the time. It was
great. We got to see some of our Amis and we can start to kind of see the work
continue progressively since we've came in.
It started off with Zone Conference and
interviews on Tuesday and Wednesday. I had my last interview
ever which is weird to say. It was my last zone conference ever and it was six
hours long. It was nice to hear more from the new mission president and see
what he expects out of us. He's definitely got the fire and the energy to
motivate us. I know he is doing his best effort and it doesn't seem too
terribly rough on him so far.
We had a lunch appointment with Vilma. She
cooked us a full course meal including salad and dessert. She told us she was
firmly Catholic, but accepted the Book of Mormon quand-même. She seemed pretty
interested in it and she committed to read it. It was so cool to have her cook
for us and listen to us as well. She's super nice.
We met with a current ami for the first time,
Marie. She is a young Ecuadorian. She works long hours everyday so we went to her
house Saturday morning. And she cooked us breakfast. She's very
respectful and she believes in her ways, but took in the message well. She is going to start reading the Book of Mormon, too.
Then we saw another current ami, Molly. She's
from Haiti and super cool. She was pressed for time but it was great to get to
know her. I feel great about the people we have here and I know we can advance
the work here in this sector.
It's definitely going well. As I'm arriving at
the finishing line I realize more and more how precious time is for a
missionary. Before I'll know it, my plaque won't be on my chest anymore and the
mission will end. I just need to use the time I have left to serve and help
this ville.
Take care and have a good week.
Sincerely,
Elder Aburto
