Well this week has been really good
:) The sad thing is, weeks have been going by fast, a little to fast!
In one of my letters from dad, he said that this wasn´t a 2 year mission
anymore, the time is ticking. Something of that sort... I tell you what,
that is so true! It feels like it was just yesterday that I was on this
computer! Ahhhh!! Welll last week I was a little weak on the response of
how the language was. Well I am happy to say that I can now translate for
people :) I know, I was amazed myself, the Church is true :P I
learned this from the barbaque and that next sunday. Well we have a
couple American families in our ward. They just work here and they really
don´t know Spanish, so usually we just sit by them and translate sometimes.
Well, one of them, The Bidolfs, had their parents come in. Sister
Bidolf had her baby so her Mom and Dad came. Well, during Priesthood
meeting, the dad looked a little bit confused. I wonder why :P Well I
asked if he would like me to translate, knowing very well I have never done
that before. I wasn´t sure if I could do it, but I took a leap of faith.
After the first sentance out of the teacher's mouth, words started to
come out of my mouth. Then the rest is history. I got a good 70% of
what the teacher was saying to us. It was a great experience that really
helped me out. After the meeting I told him sorry that I didn´t get
everything, my Spanish was still a little shaky, he didn´t mind at all, thank
goodness. It just felt good to do that, to know that I can understand
more than I thought.
Well This past sunday was a great
one!! Antonio recieved the Priesthood!! He was so happy! The week before Luís
recieved it. It's good knowing that they are on there way in the church!
We still meet with both of them at least once a week. Antonio is so
funny! He just comes up to me and gives me a big ol´ hug :) You
will see that he is not the biggest person out there. Well on Monday, we
met with Antonio and we found out that he has read the whole Book of Mormon. I
was so proud of him and he really knows his stuff. He was naming off
scripture about this and that, and I am just so happy for him.
Well I just want to say thank you to
dad :) He sent me a great letter with one great question that I should
tell someone. "Where do you want to be in 5 years?" Well
in a lesson on Sunday, this same question came into mind. The lady is
just lazy, so I asked her. I could tell that it hit her hard, but she
just said, back in my country with my family. It was a lame response but
that´s what she wants. I told her that our Savior can give her way more
and can make her more happy than anything in the world. She seemed to
like it, but she was still in the lazy state.. So thank you dad for
giving me that great letter.
Well on the food side, I had some
great dish from Ecuador. It´s called Ceviche! They don´t cook it at
all. They told us that they boil water then dunk the fish in twice real
quick then put it into the lemon acid mixture. It was so good!! It had
shrimp, fish, and some other great seafood things in there! :)
Well today we went to the temple :)
It was a great time and this was the last time I got to see President and
Sister Watkins. The new President comes in tomorrow! Well the great
thing is is that I got a picture with President :) Also I got a hug from Sister
Watkins. She was so funny. We were just standing around, and she
comes up to me and Elder Woodbury and just says "Give me a hug! I´m
allowed :)" hahah it was funny but everyone really liked it.
Well this week has been filled up
with contacting and lessons like always. It has been fast, really fast,
but so good at the same time. I really love how the Lord works on his
servants. He has taught me a lot this past transfer. A lot with
patience and just being humble. He has put a lot of hard days in my path,
and yes I hate it, but I have learned so much from them.
I love you all so much and I can´t wait
to hear from you all! I love you!
Love your Son and Brother,
Elder Alex Laubaugh
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