Week 23

Monday: well today we went to the paradox museum for pday which was
super fun. Just got to go around and look at all the great art! Then
we went to McDonald's for lunch which was alright. Then went to Zara
which is a suit place so elder Kirby could look at suits then we went
to the football factory so elder lords and elder Kirby could look at
soccer jerseys so that was fun and we passed a foot locker store so me
an elder arroyo were really happy to stop for a second and look at
basketball shoes.
Then it was time to head back to the church so I had the chance to
email all of you which was so entirely wonderful. Then it was off to
go and try to get more references from street contacting so that was
good got a few new references from it.

Tuesday: today we had a lesson with D_ about courage where we
shared the story of Esther which was great he has been trying to share
the gospel and knows the lord has something planned for him he just
hasn't figured it out. He is also trying to find a special someone
that he can take to the temple and be sealed to so if any of you know
any awesome 50 year old woman that are looking for a great guy give
him a call haha. Then we had a lesson with S_and D_ about
how we have the gospel in our lives as hands to help us through hard
times to demonstrate this principle place Oreo on top of the forehead
try to eat the Oreo with out using your hands taking a while can't do
it well guess what now you can use your hands that is why we have
prayer the church and the scriptures to help us use the help of gods
hands in our life. Then we had a Contact battle where we met this
Dominican man who told us about a miracle in his life and then he
spoke English with us for a bit! Then I managed to get two young girls
to stop because elder Kirby doesn't like to talk to 18 to 20 year old
girls about the gospel but very one needs to hear the gospel.

Wednesday: today was intercambios with elder chabot which was great
started off by going to pass by Calistoga but he wasn't home and the
whole ward is really worried about him. Then we had district meeting
where we focused on the importance of the Book of Mormon in our
lessons. Then it was on to dominos for lunch. Then we had a lesson
with D_ and her family which was awesome we talked about how to
personalize the Book of Mormon to ourselves as we read it. Then we had
a lesson with R_ about repentance and forgiveness.

Thursday: today we had a lesson with De_about not living below your
privileges as a child of God our next visit we are going to put her on
a baptismal date. Then we had a lesson with M_ this is the
Dominican guy from earlier in the email so at first it almost turned
into a bible bashing session luckily not though his problem was there
were no scriptures to relate back to the Book of Mormon  and elder
Kirby agreed with him and even though there's at least two the stick
of ephriam and the stick of Judah. Out for over a year and you don't
know that the bible has metaphors about the Book of Mormon oh well.
Then we had a noche hogar type thing where we ate hotdogs and talked
about baptism and the wonderful commitment we make at baptism to
follow Jesus Christ.

Friday: well today was a day full of contacting. So that was super
great got a few new numbers so that was absolutely amazing! Then there
was ingles class which went super good. Then the noche hogar. Where we
watched meet the Mormons and that was super great and then headed home
so we didn't get in late!

Saturday: well today was intercambios with the zone leaders so that
was alright. Then all the six lessons we had through out the day all
failed but that left lots of time for contacting which was great. Then
we had a lesson with a member about the Book of Mormon and the bought
us churros and we had hot chocolate. Then back to the piso to talk
about the transfers. Staying in b3 with elder Kirby and we will be
training someone from the mtc.

Sunday: well today was church and fast and testimony meeting which was
really good and then we talked about repentance in gospel principles
which went really well having a few investigators there then following
the spirit in elders quorum. Then there was a little girl getting
baptized but they got to the baptismal font and all the water drained
out so we had to wait another hour for the font to fill back up with
five different hoses so that was crazy and then she started crying and
didn't want to do it because the water was really cool and then she
had to do it twice because she didn't go all the way under. I felt so
bad for her but I don't think she will ever forget her baptism haha
well that was my great week love you all!!!