HOLA
Yeah it was good talking to you all on christmas i wish it would have been
longer though. Everyone else talked for about 2 hours. I had a lot I wanted
to tell you and ask you about and I wanted to hear more questions and
answer them for you. But I guess we will just have to wait until mothers
day. And then we can work out the kinks a little better.
No investigators came to church again this week. We are bringing a member
from the ward who was converted and had a hard time committing to church
and baptism also come with us and talk to them about blessings he has had.
They all talk about how they want blessings but they don’t do the things
they need to, to get those blessings. And if I get transferred next week I
wont get to see any of them get baptized.
I did not go fishing on Saturday it was a youth activity at the lake that
we had to help to supervise. It was in the andes mountains and is gorgeous
but was really hard because I wanted to jump in and play with them it was
so hot! But instead I played with a Frisbee and football on the shore. It
made me really miss boating and playing at the lake. With my friends and
all of you just hangin out on the lake…ah…those were the good times
nice and relaxing and so much fun…
I wrote the barnes family and sent it in the letter I sent you. I was not
exactly sure what to say but I think its alright. Tell them thanks again
and they do not have to write back if they do not have time or something.
The prayers are good enough. Not many of my friends that said they would
write have. But the prayers are really felt and I am so thankful for them.
So thank you all of you.
I love you all and miss you all. Thanks for the prayers and please keep it
up, we need it and it really does help. The church is true and I love all
of you very much!!
Love
Elder Bigelow
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Pictures from Elder Bigelow
the storm knocked down huge trees and killed people and totalled houses!! it was scary i was in it for a little bit running to the pensh and elder ayer and i almost had a tree fall on us!!
bathroom had molding problems and is getting fixed. huge hole in the wall. suprisingly looks better then what it did....
steaks here are bigger then your face!! its great.
bathroom had molding problems and is getting fixed. huge hole in the wall. suprisingly looks better then what it did....
steaks here are bigger then your face!! its great.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Feliz Navidad
Monday December 21,2009
HELLO... HELLO...
For all those none Spanish speakers out there including myself that means Merry Christmas! So merry Christmas. I know its not yet but by my next email it will just be old news…
Thanks for all your support and love it has been awesome I really can feel it. And I will write the barns family a setter but will send it to you and you take it to them. It is too much for me to send it separate. And no I have not got any packages except one from grandma Johnson. And the rest I have not got. The next opportunity for me to get any is on Wednesday at the Christmas party with the mission. But I don’t get any letters or packages as often as I did in the mtc, not every day or every week or every month. It’s about every six weeks. They just hold it all together over time and at zone conferences they hand it all out. So no I have not got anything yet from the family. I have from some of my guy friends and the Shurtz family and grandma Johnson. And that is it. So maybe on Wednesday I will get more from you and others. I hope so at least.
So we got the email today about numbers to call and stuff that will be at the end of the email. But yeah like 9 here so like 5 there. Ok? Great.
So this week was a pretty good week. I went on splits with the zone leaders and had my first experience with a companion that speaks no English… it was pretty good we talked a lot and he said he understood what I was saying so that was good and we found new investigators for him and his comp to teach. So it was pretty successful I would say.
We had our ward Christmas party this week also. It was so fun. I really liked it we had empanadas that me and Ayer helped to make 22 dozen of them. It was a lot and i was tired and sweaty after but we had to walk to the church still for the party. And we had most the entire ward there. About 55 people I think the final count came down to. So that was good and the youth put on Christ’s birth and that story for everyone and had been practicing for awhile. It was really good I didn’t understand much of it but it was still good I enjoyed it. They youth here have really accepted me now I feel. When I walk the streets they yell BIGELOW in there weird ways of how they pronounce it. And run and give me a hug or shake my hand. I have taught them cool little secret hand shakes with living bones in it. They love it. Its great they are all real cool. And the older youth like priests and teachers play a lot of rugby here and love looking at my football pictures and I have them look up Alta on you tube and they love it. So maybe some time if you could put my highlight video on there and they can see it. They all ask me about it a lot.
Speaking of pictures the ones I have of us in Yellowstone the people all here think they are the most amazing pictures ever and just love to look at them. It’s so funny. And they say you all are gorgeous so take pride in that. (if you have more then 3 teeth here you are considered gorgeous, so don’t get to big headed) but they are all just awesome.
So on Saturday the Austidillo family said they were ready to do there part and to come to church and be baptized. So we had a date for the 26th for them to be baptized and were ready for it. And they did not show up to church yesterday… what a shame so no baptism on the 26th. They want blessings but won’t do the things they need to, to relieve those blessings. We were going to go to there house and BAJAR LA CAINA but we are just not going to stop by them for this whole week and let them think about it a little bit and got by on Saturday and tell them they are invited to church and leave not talk or anything and maybe then they will get the point across that we are serious we cant stop by anymore if they wont keep commitments and progress. None of our investigators are progressing. My ward has not had a baptism since April. We can’t even get a less active family to come to church so their 8 year old son can be baptized. They want him to be really bad but they wont come to church. So he can’t till then. But we have had some good staff happen to its not all bad. Haha we have re activated a family in the ward after not coming to church once for two years and they have come every week and to every activity so that is really good.
We don’t have much planned for this week. We have a few lunches and the mission party and that’s it. But we are going to be making brownies and cakes and cookies and stuff and taking them to members on Christmas. So that will be fun. And me and Ayer have a lunch planned with the most poor family in the ward… that will be hard. Its on Christmas day to. They say they have soup every year. Just what I want in the 100 degree weather. And this year will be they same this time it is with rabbit in it. Rabbit stew. The hermano caught and killed a rabbit that came into his house they other night because they don’t have a door just a sheet for it so whatever wants can come in and out and dirt floor and just all around a sad situation. The whole house is smaller then our kitchen area. It is about the size of from the island to the stove that area and they have 6 kids. So that will be a hard time. But I love the family to death they are awesome. And always so happy and willing to help. There great.
They mission party will be awesome but it is so weird and doesn’t even feel like Christmas here. It’s so freaking hot!!!!! But oh well.
I love you all and will talk to you in a few days.
Love
Elder Bigelow
p.s
011 549 262 7509072
This is the number to call me at on Christmas. So call about 9 my time and 5 your time. And everyone is welcome to be there. Family, friends, people I don’t know, who ever wants to. And I get an hour or so. Its ok if we go over a little bit.
HELLO... HELLO...
For all those none Spanish speakers out there including myself that means Merry Christmas! So merry Christmas. I know its not yet but by my next email it will just be old news…
Thanks for all your support and love it has been awesome I really can feel it. And I will write the barns family a setter but will send it to you and you take it to them. It is too much for me to send it separate. And no I have not got any packages except one from grandma Johnson. And the rest I have not got. The next opportunity for me to get any is on Wednesday at the Christmas party with the mission. But I don’t get any letters or packages as often as I did in the mtc, not every day or every week or every month. It’s about every six weeks. They just hold it all together over time and at zone conferences they hand it all out. So no I have not got anything yet from the family. I have from some of my guy friends and the Shurtz family and grandma Johnson. And that is it. So maybe on Wednesday I will get more from you and others. I hope so at least.
So we got the email today about numbers to call and stuff that will be at the end of the email. But yeah like 9 here so like 5 there. Ok? Great.
So this week was a pretty good week. I went on splits with the zone leaders and had my first experience with a companion that speaks no English… it was pretty good we talked a lot and he said he understood what I was saying so that was good and we found new investigators for him and his comp to teach. So it was pretty successful I would say.
We had our ward Christmas party this week also. It was so fun. I really liked it we had empanadas that me and Ayer helped to make 22 dozen of them. It was a lot and i was tired and sweaty after but we had to walk to the church still for the party. And we had most the entire ward there. About 55 people I think the final count came down to. So that was good and the youth put on Christ’s birth and that story for everyone and had been practicing for awhile. It was really good I didn’t understand much of it but it was still good I enjoyed it. They youth here have really accepted me now I feel. When I walk the streets they yell BIGELOW in there weird ways of how they pronounce it. And run and give me a hug or shake my hand. I have taught them cool little secret hand shakes with living bones in it. They love it. Its great they are all real cool. And the older youth like priests and teachers play a lot of rugby here and love looking at my football pictures and I have them look up Alta on you tube and they love it. So maybe some time if you could put my highlight video on there and they can see it. They all ask me about it a lot.
Speaking of pictures the ones I have of us in Yellowstone the people all here think they are the most amazing pictures ever and just love to look at them. It’s so funny. And they say you all are gorgeous so take pride in that. (if you have more then 3 teeth here you are considered gorgeous, so don’t get to big headed) but they are all just awesome.
So on Saturday the Austidillo family said they were ready to do there part and to come to church and be baptized. So we had a date for the 26th for them to be baptized and were ready for it. And they did not show up to church yesterday… what a shame so no baptism on the 26th. They want blessings but won’t do the things they need to, to relieve those blessings. We were going to go to there house and BAJAR LA CAINA but we are just not going to stop by them for this whole week and let them think about it a little bit and got by on Saturday and tell them they are invited to church and leave not talk or anything and maybe then they will get the point across that we are serious we cant stop by anymore if they wont keep commitments and progress. None of our investigators are progressing. My ward has not had a baptism since April. We can’t even get a less active family to come to church so their 8 year old son can be baptized. They want him to be really bad but they wont come to church. So he can’t till then. But we have had some good staff happen to its not all bad. Haha we have re activated a family in the ward after not coming to church once for two years and they have come every week and to every activity so that is really good.
We don’t have much planned for this week. We have a few lunches and the mission party and that’s it. But we are going to be making brownies and cakes and cookies and stuff and taking them to members on Christmas. So that will be fun. And me and Ayer have a lunch planned with the most poor family in the ward… that will be hard. Its on Christmas day to. They say they have soup every year. Just what I want in the 100 degree weather. And this year will be they same this time it is with rabbit in it. Rabbit stew. The hermano caught and killed a rabbit that came into his house they other night because they don’t have a door just a sheet for it so whatever wants can come in and out and dirt floor and just all around a sad situation. The whole house is smaller then our kitchen area. It is about the size of from the island to the stove that area and they have 6 kids. So that will be a hard time. But I love the family to death they are awesome. And always so happy and willing to help. There great.
They mission party will be awesome but it is so weird and doesn’t even feel like Christmas here. It’s so freaking hot!!!!! But oh well.
I love you all and will talk to you in a few days.
Love
Elder Bigelow
p.s
011 549 262 7509072
This is the number to call me at on Christmas. So call about 9 my time and 5 your time. And everyone is welcome to be there. Family, friends, people I don’t know, who ever wants to. And I get an hour or so. Its ok if we go over a little bit.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Elder Bigelow writes again
Hello everyone!
Alright well the computers here suck! I just wrote an awesome email and it logged me out and did not send. I am really upset right now that I have to do it all over again.
Thank you for the email from Kyle. Keep forwarding me the emails and brads also when he gets out there so I can see how they are doing and what is going on with them.
So the week before I got here Elder Ayer wrote his girl off and she then wrote him off also so I guess she was confused that he had already done it. But last week she emailed him again and is engaged to be married. That is the exact reason I am glad I did not have a girlfriend before the mission like the odds just are that they will write you off or something. Like all the girls from home that I knew I am sure have already totally forgot about me. But I hope some didn’t and that they don’t so I have someone to hang out and go on dates with when I get back.
One of the AP’s went to Davis high school and knows uncle Bry and that whole family. I guess he is super tight with them. He would go backpacking and all sorts of stuff with them all the time. His name is Elder Squirres he comes home either this transfer or the next I am not exactly sure, But he is a good guy and stuff so ask about him. Another elder here, I think the Shurtz family might know his name is Elder Roundy and he is from Panguitch Utah. I have not met him but I have heard a lot about him so ask the Shurtz family about him and find out.
This week none of our investigators came to church but I hope that they will soon. We put a fecha with the Austodillo family for the 26th and so hopefully that will push them to come to church, and they told us that they feel they want to go now. So they had better come next week. haha
The past couple days it has rained a ton and hailed yesterday I have pictures I will send and you can see the size of this hail. I had my first asado last week also. Steaks the size of my face and an entire chicken and chur y pan. It was super good I really liked it.
I eat at the Ortiz families house every Thursday and they are so awesome! I love them a ton. They are sealed together which is rare I am sure a lot of you know. And they have a son on a mish right now. But I told them you say hi and are grateful to them for taking care of me. And they say hello and that they will take good care of me that you raised a good son and that you all are beautiful. I showed them the pictures. Which I need one about the 4x6 size of the whole family. I do not have one. And to my friends who receive this... if you have not sent me pictures yet please do send some so I can have them.
Oh and there are two new elders in our zone. There area got closed cause they witnessed a murder, and two others were killed in front of the chapel and they have been robbed twice. Crazy huh!! haha this place is awesome!! We heard gun shots the other night when we were walking back to our pension. Its freaking insane but so cool I could not imagine myself anywhere else at this time in my life.
Next week I am going fishing with a member!!!!! Jealous dad? I am super excited. It will be a lot of fun.
I love you all sorry this is short but the other one did not send. I willtalk to you next week.
Love
Elder Bigelow
ps I have not got the numbers for you to call me yet. I might have to call you first and give you the number and you call back I dunno but we hopefully will find out this week and I will let you know. And I don’t care who comes everyone, no one, who ever wants to talk, just no crying or being sad. I did well at the airport and I want it to be good again. But only one call this time. Talk soon I love you!! Love elder bigelow
Alright well the computers here suck! I just wrote an awesome email and it logged me out and did not send. I am really upset right now that I have to do it all over again.
Thank you for the email from Kyle. Keep forwarding me the emails and brads also when he gets out there so I can see how they are doing and what is going on with them.
So the week before I got here Elder Ayer wrote his girl off and she then wrote him off also so I guess she was confused that he had already done it. But last week she emailed him again and is engaged to be married. That is the exact reason I am glad I did not have a girlfriend before the mission like the odds just are that they will write you off or something. Like all the girls from home that I knew I am sure have already totally forgot about me. But I hope some didn’t and that they don’t so I have someone to hang out and go on dates with when I get back.
One of the AP’s went to Davis high school and knows uncle Bry and that whole family. I guess he is super tight with them. He would go backpacking and all sorts of stuff with them all the time. His name is Elder Squirres he comes home either this transfer or the next I am not exactly sure, But he is a good guy and stuff so ask about him. Another elder here, I think the Shurtz family might know his name is Elder Roundy and he is from Panguitch Utah. I have not met him but I have heard a lot about him so ask the Shurtz family about him and find out.
This week none of our investigators came to church but I hope that they will soon. We put a fecha with the Austodillo family for the 26th and so hopefully that will push them to come to church, and they told us that they feel they want to go now. So they had better come next week. haha
The past couple days it has rained a ton and hailed yesterday I have pictures I will send and you can see the size of this hail. I had my first asado last week also. Steaks the size of my face and an entire chicken and chur y pan. It was super good I really liked it.
I eat at the Ortiz families house every Thursday and they are so awesome! I love them a ton. They are sealed together which is rare I am sure a lot of you know. And they have a son on a mish right now. But I told them you say hi and are grateful to them for taking care of me. And they say hello and that they will take good care of me that you raised a good son and that you all are beautiful. I showed them the pictures. Which I need one about the 4x6 size of the whole family. I do not have one. And to my friends who receive this... if you have not sent me pictures yet please do send some so I can have them.
Oh and there are two new elders in our zone. There area got closed cause they witnessed a murder, and two others were killed in front of the chapel and they have been robbed twice. Crazy huh!! haha this place is awesome!! We heard gun shots the other night when we were walking back to our pension. Its freaking insane but so cool I could not imagine myself anywhere else at this time in my life.
Next week I am going fishing with a member!!!!! Jealous dad? I am super excited. It will be a lot of fun.
I love you all sorry this is short but the other one did not send. I willtalk to you next week.
Love
Elder Bigelow
ps I have not got the numbers for you to call me yet. I might have to call you first and give you the number and you call back I dunno but we hopefully will find out this week and I will let you know. And I don’t care who comes everyone, no one, who ever wants to talk, just no crying or being sad. I did well at the airport and I want it to be good again. But only one call this time. Talk soon I love you!! Love elder bigelow
Friday, December 11, 2009
Latest letter with Pictures
December 7,2009
¡HOLA!
So this week was pretty crazy but fun at the same time a lot of experiences and things I wont forget ever in my life.
Early in the week we went to a birthday party for a boy name Nacho. A ward member, and part of an awesome family! That was way coo. I’m just pissed I didn’t bring my camera. It was a cool experience people singing playing soccer and everything. I had a total blast. The little hijos (kids) dominated me in soccer but it was fun, and my comp kicked the ball and a little kid was in the way and took it right to the face! Ha-ha bloody nose and stuff but he was back playing in like two seconds. Then a fight broke out with a few the kids, punches thrown and all... they are crazy for their soccer. Like the boy got a new ball for his birthday and cherished it, and would not even let it touch the dirt. (Oh yeah all they have here is dirt or cement. no grass.) It was funny watching him with that thing and he got pens also and all the kids were in awe. They love pens, the kids do. I cant bring my camera anywhere in fear of it getting stolen so I didn’t have it on me. I wish though I could have got some awesome pictures.
Next we are teaching this family, the Bastida family. They are cool. The dad has some joint problem where his joints are super enflamed and looks weird, but such a nice and loving guy. They are just way into the whole restoration and plan of salvation stuff. But they wont come to church. That is the hardest thing for people here to do. Especially at 9 in the morning. Its amazing how lazy they are here and they admit it to. They wake up at 10, Then around 12 then they drink there matee, go to work for an hour or so (depending IF they need to, or how long it takes to drink there matee), then come home for lunch and siesta till about 5-6 then work till 8 or 9 and be done. hahahah I cant believe it. They have siesta’s every single day! So in that time we don’t knock or anything because it pisses people off or they wont answer so we go back to the pension and study. It’s crazy! But you have to love it!!!
Elder Spraggue my district leader, and third of 4 people in our pension, accidently came across making butter this week during siesta time. He was trying to make cream by hand with ingredients that they have here but made butter. It was very funny and thought I would share it with you.
Over the week and weekend we have been going by the Austidillo families house trying to get them to come to church. But again to early and apparently too much to do. So I bore testimony to them about sacrifices and ones I have made to be here to talk to them and bring them the gospel and to church,and they still did not show up to church yesterday. It was kinda frustrating. Even little kids turning 8 and investigators who were asked to come did not come. It could have been cause it has been raining hard core yesterday and especially today, Which has been nice cause it has been hotter then crap!!! I have sweet tan lines already and a burnt nose a bit, but the rest is good.
Now for the crazy and not so good day... SATURDAY!!! Wow that day just kinda sucked!! All the appointments fell through in the morning and we tried talking to people in the streets and they got pissed! And we walked so much and it was way hot. Then in the afternoon we were walking to go teach Santiago. An 8 year old boy in a member family, just to prep him for his baptism, and as we were walking to it my comp. stops to pet this dog(one of the few thousands that run the streets that is taken care of by someone and does not bark or bite at you.) of a less active member. And I stop and am waiting when BAM I feel something drill me in my left side. A rock. I look over and two 12 year old boys drop to the ground behind a car. I was like seriously! Come on. Then we walked down the street and rocks are flying past us, through our legs, and over our heads all of it. And I got hit several more times in my back and arm. I turned around and was about to go back but my comp reminded me what did and would Jesus do.... so we kept walking. They were shooting rocks at us with slingshots! And they were hitting or getting close to hitting us about 200 yards away from them. Needless to say, I have some AWESOME large welts on me from it.
After that, on the next block over this kid and girl were breaking the law of chastity to say the least sitting on the edge of a gutter!!! Not sex, but still was breaking the law. And transvestites tried hitting on me and my comp! And two kids came by us on bikes and yelled they had a bunch of 12 year old prostitutes waiting for our American money just down the street.... ahhhhhhh crazy Saturday!!!
But after all that we got to a house with this man named Oscar, who we street contacted and he was way into it all and we felt inspired to commit him to baptism. So we asked if it was right to be baptized with the correct authority from God. He said yes, and if he would be baptized by that authority. He said yes. We then said we have the authority to do so from God and he said good, and that he would be baptized, but he had to ask his wife first, but if she says no he is a rebel and still might. But he did not come to church yesterday so I am worried. We are going to talk to him after this.
And then after that Saturday back to craziness. Wewent to Austidillo and tried to teach a lesson but they were rapping, cause she thinks she will make it big as a rapper. And the other was on the roof making out. So we just left. Crazy stuff.
Yesterday and today was zone conferences and meetings with the president. it was awesome I loved it! We got letters and packages today. I got three. One from Michael Gagon, Taylor Thomas and the Shurtz family. Next time will be the 22 or 23 at the Christmas party. So I hope I get more then. :)
I can email immediate family only so if you want that way it will be fine. it is soooo nice getting letters though. But email, I have like an hour and 15 minutes. So yeah.
The food is awesome! And the fruit is AMAZING. I always just was like yeah, yeah I’m sure its good when others would say it, but it really is so awesome I love it. All the members love our family. I have shown the pictures and stuff and they think you are all beautiful. So keep it up!!
When I send letters as you will see when you get mine. I am sending a few in one and then I need you to mail them for me. They are in envelopes but it’s WAY to expensive to mail all separate, its a ton cheaper to do it this way. And don’t shy away from using those white envelopes at the post office everyone!! They are great and it’s free for me until it passes five pounds. :) But packages are like gold around here people worship them!!! The sweets here are great but I still miss that stuff.
Are you going to Brad’s farewell? Does Kyle leave this week for Naga? When You’re freezing there when you wake up at seven, just think I am walking in dirt roads frying in the heat!! At noon day. ha-ha
I love you all and miss you very much. I hope all is going well and you will keep in touch. Keep working hard and I think of you often.
¡con mucho amor!
Elder Bigelow
¡HOLA!
So this week was pretty crazy but fun at the same time a lot of experiences and things I wont forget ever in my life.
Early in the week we went to a birthday party for a boy name Nacho. A ward member, and part of an awesome family! That was way coo. I’m just pissed I didn’t bring my camera. It was a cool experience people singing playing soccer and everything. I had a total blast. The little hijos (kids) dominated me in soccer but it was fun, and my comp kicked the ball and a little kid was in the way and took it right to the face! Ha-ha bloody nose and stuff but he was back playing in like two seconds. Then a fight broke out with a few the kids, punches thrown and all... they are crazy for their soccer. Like the boy got a new ball for his birthday and cherished it, and would not even let it touch the dirt. (Oh yeah all they have here is dirt or cement. no grass.) It was funny watching him with that thing and he got pens also and all the kids were in awe. They love pens, the kids do. I cant bring my camera anywhere in fear of it getting stolen so I didn’t have it on me. I wish though I could have got some awesome pictures.
Next we are teaching this family, the Bastida family. They are cool. The dad has some joint problem where his joints are super enflamed and looks weird, but such a nice and loving guy. They are just way into the whole restoration and plan of salvation stuff. But they wont come to church. That is the hardest thing for people here to do. Especially at 9 in the morning. Its amazing how lazy they are here and they admit it to. They wake up at 10, Then around 12 then they drink there matee, go to work for an hour or so (depending IF they need to, or how long it takes to drink there matee), then come home for lunch and siesta till about 5-6 then work till 8 or 9 and be done. hahahah I cant believe it. They have siesta’s every single day! So in that time we don’t knock or anything because it pisses people off or they wont answer so we go back to the pension and study. It’s crazy! But you have to love it!!!
Elder Spraggue my district leader, and third of 4 people in our pension, accidently came across making butter this week during siesta time. He was trying to make cream by hand with ingredients that they have here but made butter. It was very funny and thought I would share it with you.
Over the week and weekend we have been going by the Austidillo families house trying to get them to come to church. But again to early and apparently too much to do. So I bore testimony to them about sacrifices and ones I have made to be here to talk to them and bring them the gospel and to church,and they still did not show up to church yesterday. It was kinda frustrating. Even little kids turning 8 and investigators who were asked to come did not come. It could have been cause it has been raining hard core yesterday and especially today, Which has been nice cause it has been hotter then crap!!! I have sweet tan lines already and a burnt nose a bit, but the rest is good.
Now for the crazy and not so good day... SATURDAY!!! Wow that day just kinda sucked!! All the appointments fell through in the morning and we tried talking to people in the streets and they got pissed! And we walked so much and it was way hot. Then in the afternoon we were walking to go teach Santiago. An 8 year old boy in a member family, just to prep him for his baptism, and as we were walking to it my comp. stops to pet this dog(one of the few thousands that run the streets that is taken care of by someone and does not bark or bite at you.) of a less active member. And I stop and am waiting when BAM I feel something drill me in my left side. A rock. I look over and two 12 year old boys drop to the ground behind a car. I was like seriously! Come on. Then we walked down the street and rocks are flying past us, through our legs, and over our heads all of it. And I got hit several more times in my back and arm. I turned around and was about to go back but my comp reminded me what did and would Jesus do.... so we kept walking. They were shooting rocks at us with slingshots! And they were hitting or getting close to hitting us about 200 yards away from them. Needless to say, I have some AWESOME large welts on me from it.
After that, on the next block over this kid and girl were breaking the law of chastity to say the least sitting on the edge of a gutter!!! Not sex, but still was breaking the law. And transvestites tried hitting on me and my comp! And two kids came by us on bikes and yelled they had a bunch of 12 year old prostitutes waiting for our American money just down the street.... ahhhhhhh crazy Saturday!!!
But after all that we got to a house with this man named Oscar, who we street contacted and he was way into it all and we felt inspired to commit him to baptism. So we asked if it was right to be baptized with the correct authority from God. He said yes, and if he would be baptized by that authority. He said yes. We then said we have the authority to do so from God and he said good, and that he would be baptized, but he had to ask his wife first, but if she says no he is a rebel and still might. But he did not come to church yesterday so I am worried. We are going to talk to him after this.
And then after that Saturday back to craziness. Wewent to Austidillo and tried to teach a lesson but they were rapping, cause she thinks she will make it big as a rapper. And the other was on the roof making out. So we just left. Crazy stuff.
Yesterday and today was zone conferences and meetings with the president. it was awesome I loved it! We got letters and packages today. I got three. One from Michael Gagon, Taylor Thomas and the Shurtz family. Next time will be the 22 or 23 at the Christmas party. So I hope I get more then. :)
I can email immediate family only so if you want that way it will be fine. it is soooo nice getting letters though. But email, I have like an hour and 15 minutes. So yeah.
The food is awesome! And the fruit is AMAZING. I always just was like yeah, yeah I’m sure its good when others would say it, but it really is so awesome I love it. All the members love our family. I have shown the pictures and stuff and they think you are all beautiful. So keep it up!!
When I send letters as you will see when you get mine. I am sending a few in one and then I need you to mail them for me. They are in envelopes but it’s WAY to expensive to mail all separate, its a ton cheaper to do it this way. And don’t shy away from using those white envelopes at the post office everyone!! They are great and it’s free for me until it passes five pounds. :) But packages are like gold around here people worship them!!! The sweets here are great but I still miss that stuff.
Are you going to Brad’s farewell? Does Kyle leave this week for Naga? When You’re freezing there when you wake up at seven, just think I am walking in dirt roads frying in the heat!! At noon day. ha-ha
I love you all and miss you very much. I hope all is going well and you will keep in touch. Keep working hard and I think of you often.
¡con mucho amor!
Elder Bigelow
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