Well, I will save most of
the stories for tomorrow and I think I will be calling around eight our time
tomorrow. This last week was more traveling and is has been really cool to see
old companions and get to know the misión. We have 19 new missionaries and we
had to fill a couple of brand new houses which is a lot of work. This week we
should finish all the traveling I think. Then back to a more normal schedule.
We have not been able to work in our sector but we have been working really
hard so it’s been good.
Today we went to a park by
a lagoon and ate food and played frisbee and that was about it! Another pday we
went to a mine and went under the mine and the tour guide was soooo lame! The
only thing he told us about the mine was how the children were left to die when
the deathly gases came.. awkward... and then he was like ok now ask me some
questions!!! Go on I know your dying to ask em!! Nobody said anything so I
asked kind of a stupid question.. how many people died here?? And he looked at
me with a creepy face and said thousands.. It was creepy. He also told us you don’t
need a plaque to be a good preacher. So our pdays are more interesting because
we have a car. Anyway not much happened and I will be talking to you guys tomorrow!!
Have a good night!
Things Elder Butterfield
told us about when we talked on Skype:
One of the first things he asked us to do was
to have all the mothers gather around so he could see us all at once – so that
was his mom, his grandma, and his sister, Allie. Then he told us about a new Church video called
“To Every Mother”. He said that for missionaries when there is a new church
video it’s kind of like a movie premiere. J This video was made in conjunction
with several different faith groups. He told us that he was really grateful for
all of us and that when you are on a mission you really come to appreciate moms
a lot more. The end of the video says
that “Life doesn’t come with a manual. It comes with a Mother.” http://www.lds.org/media-library/video/topics/marriage-and-family?lang=eng
The kind of food he misses most is a good
barbecue – like good American hamburgers and hot dogs.
He told us more about the mine. He said that they thought it was going to be
a cool tour and they could learn about the mine. The guide didn’t say anything about the mine –
only that they would chain children up and when the children smelled the gases
they would yell at the workers and the workers would run out and leave the
children behind. So sad… The
missionaries weren't happy that they spent $10 to go there.
One day when they were traveling to areas in
the mission, they got pulled over for speeding and one of the police officers
was really grumpy and didn’t like his American driver’s license but the other
officer said, “Are you Elders? I used to
play basketball with you guys. Let’s
just give them a warning.”
He told us more about Francisco. He said that Francisco had a job where he
worked every Sunday and so he couldn’t come to church. They thought that he
wasn’t going to be able to be baptized.
But, then one day he called them and told them that he got a new job and
he would have Sundays off and also be home with his family every night. So he
was able to get baptized.
When he was teaching Lupe, they invited her to
come to church. They got to the church
early and a man with two really mangy dogs went into the church (I think he
said that he cleans the church) and the dogs followed him and right before Lupe
got there they noticed a big puddle where one of the dogs had peed. They were
really worried that Lupe would see it.
President Martinez told Nate that he could
picture him someday sealed to his wife with seven or eight kids. J
In the office he helps a senior sister named
Sister Benson a lot. She speaks very
little Spanish and he helps her translate things and make phone calls, etc.
Also, he prepares and translates (into English) the new missionary
recommendations and then sends them to Salt Lake. He also helps wherever he is needed.
His scheduled date to come home is October 22nd
but there is a possibility that he will stay a little longer.
