Elder Garrett L. Naisbitt's Nicaragua, Managua South Mission: June 2, 2014

June 2, 2014 - Week 23

Hola Mom and Dad!!

"locked up by our RC, who protects our streets"

You guys had a pretty crazy week! You are Workiiiiinnnnnnggggg soooooooooooo Hard Aunt Julie!!! :) Sorry I cant send the voice, you'll have to imagine that :) hahahaha What a busy week! I love you guys! Storm Mountain photos looked awesome....food sounded better.... hahaha actually we eat pretty well here, we are just missing about half of the food pyramid hahaha :) We never drink milk, so calcium is down the drain! And Fruits.we get a few...Yeah.... haha And I don't know if people here believe in vegetables... Like we eat a ton of plantains, but i'm pretty sure that's fruit, and it should count for more of a grain because its like pure starch ..... :) That and this food we eat a lot called Yucca, which is like a 10 potatoes put into one, but keeping it the same sized of one potato hahah. It's so hard to eat because its so thick.... haha but rice and beans, we have plenty of! No need to worry about the grains, and that little bit of protein :) hahahahaha Its pretty awesome :) But I loved the photos of Storm Mountain! I will never take the mountains for granted ever ever ever again. Im glad you guys had a great time! And the pictures from mountain veiw GC Looked awesome! I miss the mountains haha :) "I Like the Mountains" (Lauren and Ash will Get that ) :) But thank you for the pictures!!! I love seeing you guys! And Elphy and El Señor Cato! :) Haha I Miss them too!

Okay, well this week was pretty uneventful! We were supposed to baptize one of our investigators this week, but he had his interview and failed that like a boss haha. He had a few problems that we need to help him through before he can be baptized! So we moved his goal to the 14th of June. We think he will do, but he has a follow up interview this Wednesday with the district leader, and if he is progressing and trying to repent, then we have the green light to baptize him in the following Saturday, so we are working really hard to help him through this process! :)

Hop-Scotch the Universal sidewalk/driveway game

Our days are pretty long and tired. By Sunday night, I literally do not have any energy and all of my body hurts and is super tired. I am super grateful for P-days. They are a really great day to recuperate, make plans for the following week, buy more rice and beans to cook, and write you guys :) Then 6 pm roles around and i'ts work time again :) But we are doing good here! We contact usually from 10:30 to 12 noon, so we don't have to worry about doing it through out the day. The Streets are usually dead, so we contact a ton of houses haha. Contacting is great, but it is just the same thing over and over. So we try to keep it fun by saying different things each time to get people interested, because the Jehovah Witnesses proselyte as well down here. We have to stand out and say stuff that will spark their interest. Its fun :)

Elder getting directions from kids

taking an opportunity to teach the kids a few thing too!

We have been teaching between 8-10 lessons everyday, usually with new people, but its pretty crazy! :)

Ill keep you guys updated on our progress in the coming weeks with this guy! We should be marrying and baptizing a family this week, so look forward to photos!!! :)