Hi lovely family!
I first want to send all of my love! I hope all is well in your area! Thank
you for being a great family and so supportive. I truly do appreciate all that
you do! That goes to all of my friends and ward members and anyone else reading
this! I hope all is well wherever you all are! I am sending my love to you
all!
This week went by pretty dang fast but it was an enjoyable one for me! We
will start with some great news! I now have a toilet that works and doesn´t
leak! Our bathroom is functional and not leaking now. So pretty much we have a
good house now. We cleaned it today so it looks pretty good and I am a happy
camper! We have water, gas for cooking, it is clean and our bathroom is all good
to go! That is one of the first things I wanted to tell you all!
The next awesome news is that this week we did a family night in Juan Dolio
with some members. Juan Dolio is more of a touristic place than anything but
there are some members that live there so we visited! It is the Family Kim, and
they are from California. He is going to school here in the DR so they are
living in Juan Dolio. They both speak Spanish but English is their first
language. It was an awesome Thursday night we had with them. He picked us up to
take us to their house (it is about 20 or 25 minutes away in car, I can´t
imagine walking there) on his way home from school. We got there and his wife
said, Hey lets show them where the beach is just so they can see it and say that
they have been there. We had to get special permission to even go into this
area, even though it is part of our area here in Primavera. So we first went to
the beach and talked to the family (it is just a couple) to get to know them as
we walked. We took some pictures, they showed us what is around them and then we
entered their house. It is a furnished condo but they are living there full
time.
We sat down and got acquainted a little more. I was using some English and
it was a little difficult but fine. Then Hna Laura Kim made us some Tostitos or
something of that sort. You will have to see the picture but it is just a
tortilla with meat and avocado but it was delicious! It had some Mexican taste
to it, which made my comp and I very happy. Hno David Kim served in Mexico on
his mission. So after eating we shared a message with them from the Liahona.
They asked that we talk about HOPE. It was a good lesson and very enjoyable for
me! Then after sharing the message we sang happy birthday to Hna Laura, as it
was her birthday the day before! We sang and ate some delicious Choco Flan cake!
I enjoyed it a lot! We also talked to them about some less actives that live
around them and if we could do an activity with them. We are still working on
the plan but looks like it should go well! It was a super great day and I felt
like I was back in the USA for a little bit. They are a great family and come to
church every week.
The word of the week is ancho which means width! I also have a bonus which
I am not sure If I taught you guys already. It is heavy but with a DR accent.
Here it means cool. For example Que Heavy! means how cool!
So this week we did a lot of cleaning out of our investigators. Ones that
are progressing and ones that aren`t. We have a lot less now so we are in the
search of new ones, but we have found a fair amount of new people this week! We
found a couple that is recently married that we are teaching. We have an
appointment tonight! We are still working hard but being patient as well.
So my favorite lesson to teach is the Book of Mormon. I love that all we
really have to say is Read it! Pray about it! and you will find your answer, if
they put in their part it is all waiting there for them. I love teaching about
the Book of Mormon, it always makes me happy! I just hope that people actually
follow through with their commitments!
Yesterday at Church the Pres. of the branch gave us a shout out, saying we
can see a difference in the ward right now because the missionaries are working
hard! Wow so cool but a little unnecessary haha. Made me a little embarrassed
just to feel everyone`s eyes on you!
P day today was relaxing. We washed clothes then spent the day with Hno
Luis Bautista. He is a great member. We played Mancala, chess and he made
chicken with rice for us! It was delicious. I will send a picture of him and the
food. I truly enjoyed it. I am just a happy camper now! (especially because the
internet is at normal speed! hehe)
The date of the 15 with Alexandra fell through but we will keep working
hard. As of now we have no dates but some goals for baptisms. We will see how
they progress.
I have been picking up a little DR slang here but it is not easy to
understand. I will learn it little by little though! I don`t know how many
districts there are or zones for that matter but I will try to find out!
Awesome the Olympics started. Go USA! I hope they do well. This
month is the Independence day for the DR. The 27th I believe so everyone has
flags hung up in front of their windows or whereever. It is pretty cool to
see!
Valentines day here will be an activity in the church for couples! Pretty
cool. We will invite investigators. Thanks for all the info family! I love you
all a ton!
I think that is everything. Be safe and know I am thinking about you all.
Shout out to all my friends reading this. I love you guys!
Love you family! Talk to you soon!
Love,
Elder Chez Green
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