Charlie bit Me

Hello Everyone. Its good to hear from you all. I am very excited to skype next week. I am able to skype any day of the week, so let me know which day and time works best. I can do it your time from 7 am until about 3 pm. So whatever works for youall. I want to see everyone, so whenever thats gonna be. 

Im glad to hear my beloved blazers are tearing it up. Im glad to hear everyone is healthy and doing well. I love everyones emails and look forward to reading them every week. My spanish is coming along slowly. but coming along. Im learning the guitar a little as well. Its a good stress reliever and keeps me focused. Its been hot as junk over here in Patagonia. I cant escape it. We finally get a fan this week!!! Hallelujah right! our pension is dirty hot and i cant sleep at night. 

This week was good. The work is progressing. Still planty of ups and downs, its never just a normal solid week. Always ups and definatley always downs. But at the end, im still here and still going. 

Tuesday we were just chillin in the streets talking to whoever and whatever thing we saw. We came across a casilla and it was the familia Avila. We clapped and she came out and said oh elderes pasen! Which mean come in. So, i proceeded to do just that. I started walking from the road, about 25 feet from the door. Walls outside on both sides. Anyways, i was walking in and failed to see the massive German Shepperd on the yard on a chain. Next thing i know the dog is on my leg. He bit me. He bit me good and strong. Right above where the knee bends. I jumped away to the left and went in the house shocked. I played it off cool as if nothing happened. It was throbbing and i could feel the blood dripping down my leg the entire time we were there. (about 15 minutes). It was an awkward visit cause i was just trying to get out of there the whole time. ANyways we got home and i ripped off my pants to check out the damage and wow. It was ugly. Already bruised and totally just a piece of my leg mangled. With 4 deep holes where the teeth sunk in. 

The next day, my other leg was throbbing, i thought i might have rabies. Nah. I dont have rabies i promise, it was a members dog, tame. But still protective is all. Anyways, i found out (and this is hilarious) that the dogs name is CHARLIE. Guess what guess what, CHARLIE BIT ME! So classic oh i crack myself up. But no, my leg still hurts i have been limping cause it hurts to bend my leg, but its all good. I am now scared of all dogs. Paranoid. For good reason. That is all for that.

 We have 7 investigators now for a previous 0. So im happy with that. we have a member, or recent convert se llama Nicco Sura. La familia Sura. Amazing familia. They have shared the gospel with their parents, and sisters and cousins, its great. It helps having hem on our side. Milagros en realidad. Great to see. 

One more story. I woke up saturday morning sweating like crazy as normal. And went out at 6 30 for my normal routine of push ups and guitar until 7. All was normal, but i just felt like i needed a blessing. Of course my stubborn self, i ignored these feelings that i needed a blessing, i was just fine. Well. Nope. No sir. I wasnt fine. 10 am hit and i exploded into barfing and dry heaving and sweating and dizzy and just the most sick i have ever been in my life. I was laying on the nasty bathroom floor i threw up 9 times and i dont even know how many times i used the bathroom. Horrible time. It was then when i was like...oh...hahaha ya i guess i need a blessing. Im so stupid. I was just laughing and throwing up because i knew i should have asked for a blessing when i was being told i needed one. I learned my lesson. i hope. I probably lost a good 5 pounds. Which is like 10% of my total wegiht anyhow haha. But i couldnt eat the entire day so i am still recovering there and trying to make it back to regular. It was a painful 2 days. But im better now and moving along. 

Thanks you all for reading. I hope to see everyone on skype the week of christmas. Let me know when you can! 

Love, Elder Westensee