So this week is a little less crazy than last week was. But for starters, if you would like to send me stuff you can send it to 1900 Westview Blvd #526 Conroe, TX 77304. :) Thanks!
For starters, we played soccer last P-Day and I blocked my first goal deliberately! No one else knew that that was the first time I had ever blocked a goal on purpose but I feel like I have come a long way since I was in soccer when I was six. It was nice. Still don't like soccer that much, but I was wearing my Mexican jersey and I had to represent the land of my heart.
We had zone meeting, and I learned a lot about how to more effectively invite people to church and also about how we use our faith as missionaries. Things right now have been a little tough because we have no one to teach (whitewashing) and there is a lot to be down about, but it was great to be able to widen my perspective and find a way to fix my problem, because the problem was not the issue, it was my attitude about the issue that was the problem. Hope is a powerful thing. Also all the pictures at the bottom are pictures of our zone.
Monday night we ran into this kind of creepy guy in a random neighborhood and invited him to English class. We ran into him again at the Laundry Mat (aka Washeteria) on Wednesday and invited him to English Class again. Then we saw him again on Thursday and decided to actually try and have a deep conversation with him and it turns out that he was totally interested. I am glad that God gives us second, and even third chances to do what he wants us to do haha.
Yes, I got to talk to my family, and I loved it a lot. They are good and growing up really fast. I took a nice screen shot of my brother Jarrett being himself haha. I also got to talk to my brother Rhodric, who is also serving his mission in Chile. His Spanish is super good and he already has a little bit of a Chilean accent. It is going to be really fun speaking Spanish together when we get home. :)
Also this week we met with the Fuentes Family and invited them all to be more involved with Missionary Work. We asked the youngest son, Javier, to give a pass along card to one of his friends. We asked Brian, age fourteen, to carry around a Book of Mormon on top of his school books at school and see if he got any questions. He looked at us funny when we said that but he agreed to it. Then, we asked Hna to invite one of her friends, Eva, and another friend to the Mother's Day party this weekend at the church. She told us that Eva doesn't like church and that she only comes for the food usually.
When we saw Brian on Sunday we asked him how his thing went and he told us that his friends asked him questions all day and that they were hard to answer but the were good too. He told us it was hard but he also felt good as he did it and that he was going to do it again on Monday. :) :) :) We knew that would happen sort of. It is fun to share the gospel!
Hna Fuentes invited her friend to the party, and then PLOT TWIST she came to church on Sunday! When we saw her we were very surprised but excited. We looked over at Hna Fuentes and she looked back at us and she was so shocked haha. She had no idea what was happening, but we are so excited for this family because we know how much missionary work blesses families.
So that's really all that I have for this week, but I hope that you all remember that hope is not something so blind as, "I hope that it will rain tomorrow," but something as sure as, "I know that the sun will come out tomorrow." Hope is an abiding trust that God will fulfill his promises if we do our part. If you do exactly what God wants you to do, you will always receive the blessings he promised, even if you can't see how at the moment. My challenge for you is to put in your part by reading your scriptures and praying, and that God will bless your lives in ways you cannot yet see. And even if we mess up the first, and second chance, I know that God always gives third chances too from experience.
Please let me know if there is anything I can do for you.
Always,
Hna McCurdy
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