Some Assemby Required

Buenaaaaasssss


Stuff going pretty good, we found a cool new guy named Yohnny last week after he came to church, but we found out he needs surgery and we won't be able to meet for a bit.


Sadly, our friend Rosa moved to Barcelona this week, but we had a great final lesson with her, talked about her goal to get baptized, and promised her that whatever happens over there, she and her son will have God and probably the local members on their side. I just hope we can trust the Elders in our rival mission lol.  


We got a call from Efigenia, which just began with "Elders, I need a handcart!" Surprisingly she's not trying to walk to Utah, but she wants to throw a Pioneer Day party in June and getting really excited about it. 


We finally got to go to her hometown of Taiche, where she takes half of our Libros de Mormón and gives them out like candy. We talked to a few of her long lost cousins, it was a great opportunity to spread the gospel in a new part of the island, and everyone was really friendly, but we didn't see a lot of interest in our message.


We got a new baptismal font, which is designed to be disassembled when not in use, so we really just pulled wood sections out of a box and stacked them in a corner. We'll see how it works during the next baptism, so hopefully soon!


We used the box as a lesson for our Noche de Hogar! We filled it with balloons and slid a Bluetooth speaker underneath. Everyone *really* wanted to know what was in the box, so naturally we dragged out our spiritual thought on faith for as long as we could, and occasionally played music from the speaker to confuse everyone. We talked about how our faith is often like that. We don't know everything about what's inside the box, but we can enjoy the music and one day *dramatically lift the box to show a shower of balloons* we'll know and enjoy so much more. And that's exactly how it is with our Father in Heaven. 


I don't have time to write much more...
Until next week!
Elder Curtis 


Pics
Saying goodbye to Rosa with Efigenia 
There used to be ATMs here. Can't have nothin' in Arrecife.
Font 
Taiche views
What's in the ominous box?????





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