Tuesday-District meeting today, drove all the way to Hemphill and had the amazing and famous BBQ there again, of course! Then we got to go back to the Hemphill Elders Appartment, they call it "the shack" it is awesome! Then we got some Texas rain, or in other words There-might-be-a-tornado kind of rain, it was awesome! We had dinner with Juan and Rosa and they bought us pizza hut! which was really good! we went tracting in the rain, it was awesome because people thought we were crazy but we were enjoying it, until the thunder started sounding like it was 2 inches away from us, shaking the whole neighborhood! We talked to an awsome sophmore, Cassie and set up a time to come back, she was really cool, I started to get a major head ache too, not good, I needed to sleep bad!
Wednesday-We tried to go visit Hector, and there was a stick bug on his porch! First one I have ever seen, crazy looking thing. Hector was there but his grumpy old Grandma told us otherwise so we didn't get in. We started tracting and some big black guy came sprinting at us as we got out of the car, saying "I NEED THE WORD! GIVE ME THE WORD!" we said "you want to learn? lets go back and teach you? Do you live around here?" he said "Yeah lets get in the car and ill show you" we explained we couldn't so we walked to his house, he had us walk in before him, and was saying random things the entire time! We got in and he gave us a tour of the house, not sure why! It was pointless and he asked us to pray with him, Elder Drake said it and made it clear that Jesus is the SON of god, they are separate beings, and after the prayer he told us they were one, I then said "can I see your bible" he went and got it and I pulled out Acts 7:55-56, which proves they are different beings, he didn't know what to say, so he rambled on about something that didn't even make any sense at all! so we got out of there and he asked for our Book of Mormon and we explained we only had Spanish stuff, and he started talking in some weird whack tongue and said it was Spanish and we both were just like... We got out of there after that. Then we knocked some more and talked to Alfonzo Diaz, awesome Man, we taught the first lesson and should have set a date, but then we went and got Elder Field for our exchange, we then finished the street and went to dinner, ribs! We went to the Guerreros after and had a really good lesson, Hna Guerrero says she will come to church for sure.
Thursday-Planning was pretty good, I talked a lot about what I wanted to change, that at times I feel like I am hanging out with kids with a 8th grade maturity level, and I don't feel like a representative of Jesus Christ, President then called, scared us both, but only to give us a referral that is in the HOUSTON mission, so we might get to leave the mission!!!! We had a lesson with the Santoyos and cleared up some of her Catholic deep confusion. My accent is getting so much better, and my Spanish is getting so much better, Elder Field said (and let me remind you he is a zone leader out 18 months and he is the one who talks to the president and gives him ideas on who should be leaders and who should train) he said "your going to be training very soon" Freaked me out! but I'm excited for the future challenges! SO tired though, as always.
Friday-HAPPY 11-11-11, we took pictures at 11:11, had a really good study and finished the exchange with Elder Field, We had some good Appointments planned for the day, a ton actually, even one with Alfonzo who lives at 1111 by the way!!! But they all, almost all, canceled on us. We went knocking doors an I cant tell you how much I love it when the people don't expect a bunch of white boys to speak Spanish and then we just start going off and they sit there with wide eyes! haha priceless, love this language. We were so tired but kept working, We talked to someone named Sarah and she was way cool, seemed open too, her dogs were crazy! we headed home for dinner and then were picked up by Presidente in his BEAST Camero! So loud, and we headed out to some Appointments and check ups we had left. He then dropped us off at the church to pick up... more dinner? and we then were left there with out a ride, so we played jump rope with all the kids, well I did, it was so fun! I love kids! It was a lot of fun, we then went to help the English Elders find there phone they lost and got home with 2 minutes to get to bed, long day!
Saturday-We had Frisbee today and my head was killing me after and all day today, it was a lot of fun, never think the teams are very fair though! We had another Appt with Alfonzo and had an awesome lesson and set a date with him for the 10th of December! We visited Hector and read in 3 Nephi 27 and then had to leave cause he had to go to work. We then went back to Nash to knock some more and went to check on someone we talked to earlier and those crazy dogs I wrote about? still crazy.... one of them almost got me on the leg, they were all trying to bite us, it was scary, I was pretty close to just punting one of them! We headed up to dinner and it was pretty bad, to be honest I have no idea what it was, but there were flies everywhere and cold rice and beans and some gross sauce... gotta love the mission! :) We then went to the church to get into the library to make copies of the progress records. Head ache continues.
Sunday-Fasting for our investigators to come and they did! We had 4 at church! it was so awesome, had the primary program today though so not sure it scared them half to death or what, bunch of cute kids screaming "I AM A CHILD OF GOD!!!"" at the top of their lungs, but it was good, Church was long and I was hungry and tired and my head hurt from lack of sleep. But we headed to Presidentes after and had an awesome dinner with Blue Bell Ice cream, best ever. We went back to the church and then helped set up for something for the young womens, There is a girl named Ivy who just turned 16 like Amber, and she is exactly like her! In almost every aspect, I love the branch, so many cool people. It was a good sabbath and we went back and I died basically, I love coming home tired, knowing that you worked hard, that you did something, that your growing. Love the work, love the followers thank you so much! Con mucho amor
Elder Aaron Jackson
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