April 28

April 28

 

This week was really good. I was thinking that there were probably some tornadoes somewhere in Kansas. It was super super windy yesterday, and very, very dusty. Too much for me to handle on foot. We got dust all in our mouths. But it was okay, most everyone let us in. Yea maybe I will see one soon. It makes sense that there would be a lot of tornadoes here. The weather changes every single day. If the wind is going north it is a warm day. If it is going south it is a cold day. And it changes at least once or twice a week. I guess when the two winds meet in a low pressure system that's where tornados happen.

 

We had dinner with the Bishop last night. And we were talking about the next big ward/missionary activity. And I thought of the idea of a soccer tournament. So in June we will be holding the S.U.D Liberal Cup. Or LDS Liberal cup in English. There will be 68 teams of 3. there will just be 3v3 tournaments! its going to be awesome. You should see how big soccer is out here. Every field has soccer goals all over the place. Its much bigger than any of the other sports. The population is like 80% Hispanic so that only makes sense. But its going to be a sweet activity! I really think that were going to have more people there than we know what to do with. We are going to charge 20 bucks a team, and then Bishop is going to use his monster grill, and we are going to cook food for everyone that comes.

 

 

Transfers were today. Me and Elder Malo are staying! The only one sister in my district is changing so that's good. Bu there were some big mission changes. I remember my friends Elder Neeley and Stopper? Elder stopper was in a trio companionship with me and Elder Gomez in Garden City when Elder Neeley got called to be Assistant. But anyways, Elder Stopper is now the Assistant, And Elder Neeley is a District leader in my zone. So that's really cool.

I'm in the back, next to my Chilanglo companion
 

 

 

Our Zone only has three districts, and two of the three district leaders are previous Assistants. Makes me feel like a little guy being on conference calls with those guys. But the zone leaders are in my district, and Elder Garnett just got transferred out to be in my district! He was the good friend of mine, that was my companion in Arkansas city when I was there for two weeks during Christmas time. So that's super cool to be serving in the same ward with him again, before he goes home at the end of July.

 

 And Elder Budge got sent to Garden City. So we're neighbors! There were no Spanish elders coming into the mission this transfer. So I was expecting to train again but no one even came. But I like Elder Malo a lot so I'm glad to be here with him!

 

 

 

I know its been 3 months since my last baptism. Its time to have another. I'm positive we will have a couple this transfer. Our investigator Carlos is doing super good. He will get baptized pretty soon here in a few weeks I'm sure. And he will be an awesome addition to the ward. He is really smart, and everyone knows him. And he was a Catholic priest for a long time here. So It will have a lot of merit when he is baptized. He came to another baptismal service we had on Saturday. The zone leaders baptized a lady named Maria Isabel. And he really liked the service.

 

We got a free tour through the Masonic lodge here in liberal.

 

We have a super cool investigator named Jimmy Johnson. He is pretty high up in masonry. But anyways the first 13 presidents and first 6 prophets of this dispensation were masons. It is a Fraternity.  I learned a lot from getting into the lodge. Their ordinances are almost the same as what we do in the temple. The masons were the people that built all of the old temples in the old testament, and so they know all the ordinances of the ancient temples. And so when the great apostasy came, those ordinances were kept on the earth through the free masons.  Its pretty cool.

  

 

Me and Elder Malo have been reading the new testament in Spanish for language study, and we just got through Luke. So I think we will be able to finish it this transfer and start the book of Mormon.

 

We started teaching this guy from Cuba and I hardly understand what he says. They speak so fast and so slurred. I'm sure that's how Brother Rojas speaks his Spanish. But he's a cool guy.

 

but this week went really well. This transfer is going to be a lot of fun with Elder Garnett around. His companion is from Spain, Elder Ibarra. And is super good at soccer. So we are going to have tons of fun. West Kansas has got to be one of the ugliest places in the mission. But one of the most fun, and best to serve in.