Hey Everyone!
This week was awesome. We really stepped it up in our work, found some awesome new investigators, and taught some really cool lessons. Last Tuesday we went on an exchange, I went to Metarie north and was with Elder Nelson, and this is his first transfer. I definitely was really blessed to have had 3 years of spanish before the mission, and to have practiced so much in the MTC, because his spanish is... Not quite perfect. He has a ways to go, well say. It basically fell on me for contacting, but with teaching he could explain most things. One funny story about him that happened in his first week: They had just got into a lesson, and were talking, and he didnt understand hardly anything. He had been taught when you dont understand, to just bear your testimony. He had heard the word "priesthood", then they looked at him and asked a question. Being aloof to the conversation, he just bore his testimony of the power of the priesthood in his broken spanish. They just kind of looked at him funny, and his companion leaned over and said "They just asked where you're from".
We ate chinese food at a members home the other night, and he brought his friend over and we had a lesson afterward. He kept saying "vamos a comer 'chino'" which is the spanish word for chinese, and also the name of our cat. So there was a little confusion. I mentioned that and he said that very well might be whats in there. But it tasted fine, so who cares? :)
We meet alot of people who say "si, yo creo mucho en Jesucristo" (yes, I believe alot in Jesus) and then will show us their tatoos of Jesus they have. Interesting way to show your faith, but alright.
I havent had any spicy cajun food, we eat mostly hispanic food, and whatever we cook at the apartment. But, there is a member family, the Martinez, who we have FHE with sometimes, and she is an excellent cook. We had tamales, with some sauces that she had made. I asked "ese pica mucho?" (is that hot) and she said "no tanto" (not so much). So I poured it on liberally. It was lies. It pica'd. More than tanto. They think its funny to see gringos try to eat their spicy food.
Well, Im out of time, so have a great week everyone!
-Cam
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