19 Febrero 2016
Fun week this one. I went on divisions two days to Nueva
Rosita and Piedras Negras and on Monday we made the transfers.
Nueva Rosita is really pretty. It's super duper flat, not a hill in sight. But it's really nice and the people as well.
And it was really fun to be back in Piedras
Negras! They hadn't planned on going with any converts that day, but the person
that was going to give them lunch left town and so we went and ate pizza with
Hermana Maria Esther's family. The Hermana and Mayte didn't show up, but it was
nice to see everybody else. Yocelin is back in the game. She has a new car and
said she's going to start going out with the missionaries to preach and going
to church again. So YAY! Apparently Leopoldo hasn't been to church for about a
month, but good news is he's going to get operated in a few days. And this time
it sounds like it's furrealzies.
We didn't get to see Yarik, but Karen called
and invited us to go and eat carne asada with her and her dad and sister in
their house so we went and it was good and very filling. And Alejandra came out
and worked with us for a few hours, so it was just like old times. Well, sort
of. It was fun. Sister Castro wanted to make us dinner, but we were busy eating
the carne asada. So she brought me a sandwich for the road back. And María
Esther came to take us to the Central de Autobuses in the night and brought me
a hamburger from McDonalds or Burger King (I never found out which because it
was dark when she handed it to me and I didn't check when were already in the
station and then I didn't look at it again until I was on the bus where it was
dark and there were people sleeping.) She brought Mark, her grandson, with her.
When he saw me he started shouting "Te-lo! Te-lo!" And it took me a
while realize he was shouting my name but in a Mexican 3-year-old's accent. It
was nice to see them again.
As far as things going here...well we've still
got a few people and we're finding a whole lot more. But nobody's really
progressed really well. I'm saying it's Elder Ninataype's fault. Before this
transfer started he read Elder Eyring's talk about asking for mountains to
climb. And got the brilliant idea to try it. Good grief.
Good foods from this week: Capirotada.
Apparently it's a Lent tradition, but it's basically Mexican mincemeat. It has
bread, syrup, raisins, coconut, apparently sometimes cheese, orange peal,
peanuts, guava and basically whatever the heck you want in it, but it is SO
GOOD!
Also Arroz Chaufa, which the hermana said is a peruvian thing. But it was basically rice with eggs and bacon and ham.
Favorite things so far from my mission:
Foods: Burritos (they're different),
Chilaquiles, Espagueti, Lonche de Discada, Enchiladas Suizas and Entomatadas,
Mole, Posole, Carne Asada (dad would LOVE this one), Gorditas, Gringas (or
campechanas or piratas, they're all basically the same thing), Hamburguesas
(which are also different), Hot Dogs (also different) or taquitos of just about
anything with flour tortillas.
Desserts: Pan Dulce, Arroz con Leche,
Capirotada, Pastel de tres leches, Pay de Limón (the kind with galletas María).
The rest are just the same as American desserts.
So yeah. As I remember other things I'll write
them home.
With love to everybody!
Elder Taylor
19 Febrero Continuación
How could I forget?! Mayela's dad got baptized this last
week! That was the most exciting moment I've had in a LONG time!
Okay, now we're good.
Elder Taylor
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