Well, we had a pretty good week this week, seemed
pretty normal. This may turn out to be a "same old, same old" kind of
an update, because that's about what it felt like. We had nobody at church with
us (again). It seems like they are doing so well during the week, and then all
of the sudden, Sunday morning comes, all their priorities change, they're not
home and their phone is mysteriously turned off. Come on people! We had a
lesson with a less active (inactive) member on Saturday night, said we'd come
by in the morning so he could follow us to church, but he said he had to
do his laundry and go shopping at that time. So we suggested he do it later in
the day. He said thatd work just fine. Perfect! So we went by in the morning,
and he wasn't there, so we called him and he said "oh I went
shopping". Really? come on!
But besides that, most of our investigators are doing
well. We had a great lesson with a couple name Marvin and Ana, and also Ana's
sister, Paula. We met them on Christmas eve, and were never able to get in
contact with them till now. I told a little about it, I think, but on Christmas
eve we went and visited a member in the hospital who just had a baby, and
caroled to them. The lady at the desk was like "you speak Spanish?!? Theres
some people over here who speak Spanish, want to visit them?" So we went
in and sang to them, got their number then forgot to call them for awhile, but
now we are teaching them. Ana recently had her father pass away, so when
we taught them the plan of salvation she was just full of questions, especially
about the spirit world. Having the fullness of the gospel is such a great
blessing! We were able to use some scriptures to help here understand, and I
could tell it really brought her some peace, that her father can hear the same
message she is! (1 Peter 4:6) Also, I found an awesome scripture about the
pre-mortal existence. The Biblical info about it is so scanty, and the other
standard works dont have much to say either, so we really just have a
blurry picture, with just a few important points defined. Proverbs 8:22-31
sheds a bit more light on the topic. Most other churches are in agreement that
we existed before this earth, but if anyone says otherwise, thats a pretty good
clarification.
We had a fun opportunity to do service on
Saturday, for a less active member with whom we've been working recently
to get back to church. They live in a trailer, their bathroom had a leak
in it, and had gotten some of the other walls around it moldy. Most of the
trailers here are actually not bad-looking, it really is just like a long
skinny house. So we tore out the bathtub, sheet rock, and flooring around
it, and sprayed the mold with bleach to kill it, and left it to dry. The
biggest cockroach I have ever seen came out of there, and it was
nasty! But I got it with a hammer and got cockroach guts all over the
place. Woops. They gave us pizza afterward, so it was all worth it.
Well, Hope everyone is doing great, heres a few
answers to questions by my grandmother:
Where do most of the Latino people in Baton Rouge come
from?
Mostly from central America. I would say
about 60% Central America (mostly Honduras and El Salvador), 30% Mexico, and
10% other (South America, Cuba)
Do you notice much diference in their ways of speaking
Spanish?
Yes. When I'm listening for it, I
can kind of start to tell where they might be from. I dont think I've really
developed a fine-tuned ear for it yet, though, but I can at least tell if
they're from central America or Mexico. Most countries will kind of make fun of
other countries for their bad Spanish. In my old area, we brought a Mexican guy
to an fhe with some Hondurans, and afterwards he said "Don't learn Spanish
from the Hondurans- they speak really bad" and later when we visited the
Honduran family they said "That Mexican guy was really nice, but he spoke
Spanish really weird" So, who knows. I've met very few Spaniards, but they
are the very proud ones about their Spanish.
Do they cook different recipes at home, and do they
serve foods from different Latino countries in restaurants?
Yes, I really like central American food.
And contrary to popular belief, not all Hispanic food is spicy. Mexican,
especially northern Mexico, is where the spicy stuff is, but most of the rest
of it is pretty mild. If you ever have a chance to try baleadas or
pupusas, do so! not spicy and really tasty. From Honduras and El Salvador,
respectively
Well, that's it, send me questions or random words and I'll
answer them or work them into my emails!
Love,
Elder Cardon
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