Poky Week 9

Well, sounds like San Antonio SUCKS! just kidding, but its too hot for me as you know. (I almost died of heat exhaustion if you remember!) At the Alamo and stuff. But that's cool! I miss my neices and nephew. They are funny. Enjoy family time! cause there is no better time in the world! 

Well. My days have been good here. I'm tired of writing long emails. And by doing the daily report thing. Its basically the same everyday. Not too much new has happened. But we have just been absolutely working hard and making work and new investigators. We should be having around 8 baptisms by the end of the year hopefully. Which is unheard of. Your lucky if you get more than 3 in a year for spanish work. So i dont want to leave in that sense. But i know its not going to last and this isn't my mission so its frustrating in that sense. But i love the people and love being here. Its hard but worth it. I learn so much everyday. 

So this week was pretty normal. Visited lots of people and taught some good lessons. Also, this week a spanish guy, the Cuevas, father, was trying to hook me up with his daughter......He asked me what kind of girls i like? And i said. It depends, but im on my mission sir......lol. He was trying so hard but i just kept laughing and telling him....no. But they are less active now. When i got into the area, they were helping us and stuff and then they stopped. Also their neighbors, the family of 5 who dropped us , the suarsz. Apparently 2 months ago there was a fight at the church between members yelling and slapping, and the suarsz family witnessed it and so now we have to try to fix that. Mexican ladies are loco. So we dug up some information there. Thats why a lot of people aren't coming now. 

The members can either help us a ton or hurt us a ton. Theres no medium. They can invite people and be friendly and welcome people are do the opposite. So we constantly give talks about this and the impact of members. But its all goooood.

This week, we had Menudo again ;p gross! Its the lining of a cows stomach. It smells like flippin Maneur! But i downed it and acted like it was the cats pajamas. Also this week, we had cheek Tacos of a cow, and cow tounge twice. Talk about making me want to hurl. They act like its normal to eat this junk. NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its gross. But I eat it and think abuot how much i miss Vindaloo, Hawaiian Hay-Stax, and Sweet n Sour Chicken and Cafe Rio and oh I miss your cooking mom. 

We had a good experience last night with the sandoval family. We went in and the dad was on the phone, so we watched TV with the wife while he finished. Then i took the lead in All spanish (yay me) and asked if we could share a message. So we shared a scripture, my companion did, from Alma 34:33. "This is the time for men to prepare and perform their labors, or something". Then we talked about baptisms and we asked deep questions and got them thinking. They love us and felt the spirit strong and want to be baptized but we didn't feel ready to invite them. So next time maybe. That is something i have learned out here. You cant do what YOU want when teaching someone. The spirit does it all. We just are like a clarinet. An instrument. The spirit is the air that runs through it and makes it happen. So We would have loved to have a date, but the spirit knew they werent quite ready. But then we closed after 20 minutes of talking and Sis. Sandoval said the closing prayer. Their son, miguel is in jail and is getting deported and she was balling so that was sad. But she loves the feeling she gets when we come over. (a.k.a the spirit!) OH! on a side note, they have a littel PUG! I got hair all over my MR. Mac jacket liner. Took a while to roll it all out. But that was cool. I got hair all over me to make me realize tank was just too hairy. So now i dont miss tank AS much but still i miss the boo. 

Well, I hope yall keep doing well. I am doing well and can feel your prayers so thank you. Thanks MA for sending the bag your the best. I need to send my bag back. Well, I love you all and miss you dearly! Dont get heat exhaustion and keep studying the scriptures!!!!

Love, Elder Westensee

p.s. Tell Lindsey to write me. Text her or something i love getting emails from her! Plus My companion wants to write her haha