Haven't talked to you guys all year! That's crazy.
One funny story that happened is when we talked to a member that said he got a text from someone from our ward. He said that the text was in English, so he didn't understand 100%, but he was positive that this member said he'd strayed away from the church but was ready to come back. He didn't actually know the guy's name, but he had us call him to bring him back to church. We called and said, "Hi, this is the missionaries. We're calling for Hermano so-and-so, do you know him?" He confirmed, so we asked if he was part of our ward, and he said, "I'm the High Councilor for your ward." Suddenly we recognized the voice and we said, "Ohhhh, well Hno. So-and-so thought you were inactive, but I guess not. See you later!"
Lately I have eaten some kind of interesting things! We've eaten cactus a couple times, and on New Year's Eve, a member cooked us a goat! I love Hispanic culture. We can't eat as fast as the members can cook. They are way too good to us.
It was an exciting New Years Eve! We had to have an earlier curfew, so we were inside at 8:00. Then we watched a mission-wide talentshow on Zoom and went to bed at 10:30. It is crazy that it's 2021. I'm coming home this year. It is pretty surreal.
This Sunday was awesome. Our recent convert Andres came to church early, asked us to show him how to pay his first fast offering, and then also bore his testimony during the meeting and passed the sacrament. All the members are so impressed with him. He's the best. It made me super happy as we sat with someone that was visiting church and watched Andres do all these things for the first time. What could be more meaningful than that?
One cool thing this week was when we brought a Bible to someone who requested one. He was from one of the same cities I lived in in El Salvador! Man, it is crazy how much that comes in handy. I am always meeting different people from there and it is just an instant connection.
Anyway, this might have been the shortest weekly yet! Time flies. Out skeleton got an American flag cape!
'Til we meet
Elder Harris
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