[week beginning, Monday, Feb. 24th, 2020]
Hope all is well with everyone. It has been very rainy here in Coatzacoalcos. We are doing well. Lots of teaching lessons/discussions; including new contacts; some of those are a few referrals from members.
I was only able to chat with my family this week; so next week I will try and bring my web camera and mic/headset to the internet cafe.
There are lots of street vendors selling difference items. My companion and I saw these Wiley E. Coyote (Looney Tunes comics) figures, I got one for me and Ivan (our friend that owns the Internet cafe); however, the one for me needs a little, black name tag. It's the coyote from the cartoon that my parents watched when they were young. I didn't know who they were til my parents told me. I guess I am too young to know who Wiley E. Coyote is.
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| Elder Smart & our friend, Ivan as Wiley E. Coyote - mine is missing its tiny, black name tag. |
My companion, Elder Lima is from Brazil. Also, he is a pretty good cook. He made a Brazilian Torta - a desert torta. It was real good. Apparently, there are many types of tortas. Some with chicken, tuna or other types of meat; then others with a more desert type filling for the torta. A torta de limão (Brazilian Lime Pie) is a very popular one from certain parts of Brazil. He also made one with tuna fish and the exterior tasted close to what is similar to cornbread.
Unfortunately, I have been a bit sick lately - a cold and flu virus. I got some antibiotics/medication from a medical doctor here in the branch. I think it might be a sinus infection. I will start taking the antibiotics today - hopefully they will help.
Missionary transfers are next week. Since I have been here a long time there is a chance I will get transferred. I will continue to work hard with the time here, and I will wait and see what happens with upcoming transfers. We are seeing the efforts of our work as we are teaching a lot now - I just don't know that I want to get transferred; I will miss many great people that are my friends here in Coatzacoalcos. Our work here, first with Elder Horn then Elder Lima, has brought about some opportunities with some awesome investigators! I know that I have helped the Savior be a part of their lives and helps them find and learn of his Gospel. It will be a great blessing in their lives as they continue to learn of the Savior.
We had zone conference this week - since my first area was a fairly large distance away from other areas it is hard to get to know other missionaries. Some advice the mission president, President Whitworth told us at the Zone Conference was the importance of proper planning, day and week planning and helping people know the importance of coming to church - that of church attendance.
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| Recent Coatzacoalcos zone conference. |
A few of us missionaries from a couple of districts went out to eat. It was fun to get to know them. This was just before Elder Horn got transferred.
We have been helping a few members bring their friends or investigators to church with us each week. It has been a great blessing to help and invite them to church with us. There was another one of our investigator's friends came with him this past week. We told his friends that they too are both welcome any time.
I promised our good friend Ivan (the owner of the Internet cafe) that I would have my mom send us her Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe so that I could make cookies for him - imagine that, funny. Maybe between the Elder Lima, Ivan and myself we could do it.
México is great (or I can say México is lit). I love the people here and the work! Time is going by fast, very fast. I have grown personally and my testimony has grown in these short six months. Also, my faith has increased. Literally having faith is the key; having faith means you have hope; having hope means you have charity; having charity means you are trying to become like Christ - which is enough.
Take care, bye for now.
2 Corinthians 4:5-9
5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.
6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
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