Hey familia,
Well let me start off by wishing Grandpa a very
very happy Birthday. I Sent a postcard in the mail...but i have sent a
few postcards in the mail, but i dont know when they will arrive. But it
sounds like mom and dad are having a pretty fun time traveling around
making the rounds to all the family. This week was nuts. Lots of crazy
stuff happened. Some good, some bad.
Last monday after writing, we went to buy some groceries at the
supermarket and took a taxy back to our house. I tried opening our front
gate but it had the lock from the inside turned...weird... so i reached
around and unlocked it from the inside, then again from the outside.
Then I walked in through the front door to see all my stuff on the floor
and stuff on my desk pulled out and looked through. Went to the other
rooms and saw that my luggage had been moved and a bunch of other stuff
looked through...and a LOT of stuff missing. We got robbed. We have a
big wall around our house with an electric fence around top, but they
cut down the fence behind the house and climbed in. Then they chiseled
away at the wall so the could pull the bars off the window and climb in
through there. Then they used the bars to climb out and over the wall
again. They stole one of my wallets with my money in it, but left all my
cards and stuff that was in it on my desk. They stole our irons,
chargers, a few usb/ SD cards...They stole my electric razor charger but
not my electric razor...but now my razor is out of batteries and those
chargers dont exist here. And as the days went on i discovered lots of
other little things that they stole. It was pretty frustrating. We
called our landlord right away and he called the police. Then the next
day some people came to fix the electric fence...but if it didnt work
the first time i doubt it will work a second time. Luckily I had my
camera and the memories that have all my mission pictures on them.
Tuesday we went out to the military base to start our Book of
Mormon reading/ Family Home Evening group. We are having a decent turn
out of 5 to 10 people. There were some less actives that we have met in
our time there from Utah that came and were participating and afterwards
they asked for copies of the book of mormon because they wanted to
start reading on their own too. We also have a few investigators coming
pretty regularly. They get pretty bored on base haha so its pretty easy
to get people to come, when the alternitave would be to go drinking. We
went thursday as well for the reading group and kept seeing new faces.
On Wednesday, The other companionship here in our branch were
walking and a guy came up to them on a bike, pointed a gun at them then
shot the gun between them, and then asked for their money and other
things. It was pretty scary. We were headed to that same place where it
happened right when it happened, but i decided to go to the bathroom
before. The other elders called us and told us what happened, we called
president, and he just told us to hang tight and stay in the house for
the day.
On friday, They had a celebration in centro for good friday.
starting thursday night people start to make these "carpets" out of
colored saw dust, rocks, beans, rice, and lots of other things, and make
really cool decorations on the streets around the cathedral and the
central park. Then Later on a procession comes through with "christ"
carrying his cross over the carpets. Which i thought is kind of cool.
the whole idea of wanting to pathe his way with precious things. But
before the parade thing people just go around taking pictures of the
carpets. This was the 50th year anneversary of it. We also talked to a
catholic father from england for awhile. He says his job is to keep his
members from going to our church haha.
Sunday La familia rivera came to church which we were really
happy about, and they said that they are ready to get baptized this
week. We are gonna go meet with them tonight. Sacrament meeting was kind
of weird...i think the branch president forgot it was easter, and
assigned talks about the word of wisdom...and then he remembered and
like stood up and started giving this rant for about 30 minutes and was
like yelling in the microphone like an evangelical pastor...saying how
its satanic to wear crosses and things like that...while my
investigators are there with cross bracelets or necklaces...it was
pretty uncomfortable. especially when they come to church on easter
sunday...i was hoping for something different. I hope that that doesnt
affect their progress in the future.
Im really excited for General Conference this weekend. It will
be my last one as a missionary...I just completed 21 months. pretty
crazy.
Alright well thats it for this week, im
gonna attach a few pictures. Les amo mucho, espero que todos esten bien.
Cuidense mucho. La iglesia es verdadera.
Con mucho amor,
Elder Archibald
ps.
oh, also another cool story. Stephany, the girl we baptized last month,
Well her boyfriend here in the branch just proposed to her. They will
be getting married in december and sealed in february.
pps. getting robbed was not an april fools joke
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