So Saturday we got
transfer calls. I am staying but Elder Wright is leaving. I am really sad that
he is leaving because I really enjoyed being his companion. I am the only
missionary in Seymour that is staying. The Seymour sisters are being double
transferred out. Time to expand my social circle!
This week was not a big
week for lessons, but we did have some really cool service opportunities.
We were with Carlos
teaching him a lesson and his wife wasn’t home. Right as we get done with the
lesson she comes in just crying. She goes and stands in front of her son, and
says to him "I’m sorry I can’t feed you. I don’t have any money and no one
wanted to help me out. I’m sorry." And then she goes into
her room crying. We had known that they were not the greatest financially,
being newlyweds and not really knowing how to budget, but we didn’t know it was
that bad. Their house was also having problems because it had been cold for a
few days. Their hot water pipes had frozen and their windows were not good so
there were drafts coming thorough them. They were only using space heaters so
their electric bill was going way high. We calmed the wife down and got her to
realize she would be ok. We then met with the Sisters and got some baby formula
from someone in their ward. Then on Saturday we went with our Branch President
and helped them unfreeze their pipes. President then sat them down and started
helping them make a budget so they would know what they had money for. While he
did this Elder Wright and I taped up plastic over all their windows. We spend
over 3 hours there that day.
We have had a hard time
getting a lesson with Luis. He is totally willing to set one up, but then
something comes up and he can’t do it. So hopefully we can get in contact with
him and set up a real lesson.
Luis has a friend who
is interested in learning about Christ and stuff. So Luis told him about us. We
got in contact with him. We have a lesson set up with him tomorrow. I hope it
goes through because he wants Luis there, but Luis has been hard to have a
lesson with.
Had a really cool
experience this week. Elder Wright and I said a prayer before leaving the
apartment. Elder Wright asked that we could have a miracle. Then we went
and looked at the map and I pointed out an area we hadn’t been to yet. We
decided to go there. First door was slammed in our faces. The second door was a
really nice Guatemalan guy (Guatemalans are sick!) And then the third one was
answered by a boy. We asked if his parents were home and he said someone was. A
man came to the door (this is all in English btw) that looked kind of Hispanic, but
more black, and had a slight accent. He let us in and the first thing we saw in
the house was a calendar right by the door with naked girls on it. I was like
"oh boy here we go." We shared a scripture and it went really well.
Then we talked to him and I asked him if he had a church he went to and he said
the same one as us. I was like "ok whatever dude," and then he told
us his name. His name is Arturo "Chocolate" Romero. Come to find out
he is a less active that we have been trying to find all transfer. He moved in
with his friend because rent was too much at his apartment. So everything in
the house wasn’t his (which made me feel better because then the porn wasn’t
his either)
Been a pretty good
week. Sorry I don’t have any pictures this week.
Love you all
Love
Elder Porter
Mom’s corner:
I liked this from letters to me – He
told me he learned a lot from Elder Wright that will make his life so much
easier– specifically, “How to chill out a little and stuff, and be super self
motivated.”
I asked if his companion was sad to
leave. He said, “Ya, I think he liked it
here, but I mean who can be super sad when it’s God who wants you to move.”
Spoken like a true missionary! J
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