So this was quite a adventurous week full of meetings and other exciting stuff.
So first to start off Monday we went to Lafayette because on Tuesday morning we were going to have a special Spanish Missionary Conference in Indianapolis so I figured to save miles I would just travel with the Spanish elders there (elders Ryan, Baird) and I just spent the night with them while my companion went with some of the English elders house there in Lafayette. It was a pretty awesome P-day as I just got to hang out with my two best mission friends.
Tuesday we woke up early because from Lafayette its about a one hour drive down to Indy where are meeting was at the Mission Presidents house. Went there had a special guest speaker who skyped us from Mexico (he is a assistant to the Seventy down there). After a few other speakers we went to a buffet for lunch. I rode with President Cleveland and we just had a long talk about the mission and future of some areas. It was pretty good. The rest of the conference was very good and inspiring. They should have pictures of the whole Spanish contingent on the face book page.
Wednesday we went back to work with nothing to significant going on. We did have our district meeting. Halloween themed and later the branch had its activity, a trunk or treat. It was a lot of fun. I wore my starwars shirt over my church clothes and went as a "normal person" hahahah people thought it was funny.
Thursday we went and visited one of the Spanish members who is fighting cancer. Its fun to talk with him in Spanish expecially since I don't get to practice it quite as much as I use to. We also got to eat at the Pughs who are a excellent older couple for dinner.
Friday we had several appointments fall through and we cut the night short because we here they celebrate Halloween two to three nights in different portions of the town. Weird but makes sense. As such mission president told us not to be out knocking doors after 6. But we could go visit people. And so we finished the night with a visit to one of my favorite families in the Branch the Watts. We had dinner with them and just talked for a lot longer than we should have but they love to talk and we love to listen.
Saturday we had various service projects and later because we had the miles we went to Monticello a town we cover to try to visit all the less actives and members. Funny enough and also a major spiritual highlight we went to a one of the less active families who were surprised to see us but also commited to come to church tomorrow. Which they did.
Sunday we had a stake priesthood meeting in the morning so they pushed sacrament to 1 (usually its at 9). We had to give one blessing to a older lady and then another to a Spanish lady who I made the elder quorum president do (he is Hispanic) because I felt impressed that he should do it. So he did in Spanish, I helped him with the words and such. Afterwards he told me that while he has given blessings this was the very first time he had ever given one in Spanish. Coooooool stuff right.
And now here we are Monday. I am writing to you and am now coming to an end to all these things. As always I want to close by saying I love you all and miss you very much. Keep partying on and having fun. I love ya guys.
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