Tostada Burgers?

MONDAY - A very good Pday today but a lot of driving around. We took the east elders to the library and then shopping and then to sports authority to get something for Elder Virruetas brother for his birthday. We finally got back with just a little bit of time to relax and talk and throw the old pig skin around a bit. We had a lesson with Santiago and taught him about tithing and I flipped out on my companion a bit because I would have to interrupt to teach and then I would teach and he would just re-explain everything that I just said and then just act as if I wasn't even there! UGH! I told him after and we went and visited Hna Barraza and we didn't talk the rest of the night. So off key, which is terrible. Not on the same page at all. Gotta love the mission.

TUESDAY - Yes a certain game did come out today but we aren't going to talk about that. We had a multi-district meeting in Oak cliff. It was really good to see the whole zone together for the first time. The meeting was really good. Afterwards I ate probably the biggest burger I have ever seen in my life at one of the best places ever! Burguesa burger... yum! The thing was huge! Avocado, tomato, tostada, ham, 2 patties, beans, cheese, lettuce etc. Thank goodness for my fast metabolism ;) Still haven't gained a pound on the mission. We got stranded in Oak Cliff trying to find a ride for the other elders and finally found one. We talked as we waited about a set of missionaries that got beat up by several people and how crazy it was. I'm thankful I have been safe. We then went and ate with a RM that just got back from Utah a few days prior, he said he served in Midvale and loved it! I asked him about Hillcrest and he said he remembers the school very well hahaha, so crazy to meet someone who served there. We then went out and he still has the fire. He contacted everyone he saw before we could even try haha. We got 2 referrals out of the 1 hour with him. It was great, such a good guy. Said his mission president talked only about marriage in his exit interview and gave him 8 weeks to be married :/ is that really what's next on the list after the mission? haha scary stuff. We got done and headed to the lesson with the Villatoros and they are just awesome! We taught he second part of the plan of salvation and headed home.... president decided "4 more years of debt" 

 

WEDNESDAY - We spent 4 hours in the Chevy dealership this morning trying to get a sensor put on our car and a new battery, we checked out the vettes and they are just so sweet! The zo6 b e a utiful. We sat in the waiting room... waiting haha and finally got the car back. we ran back the the apt and ate some food and made the genius ward mission plan and picked up the papusas from hna escotos house... papusas are so good! I love Mexican food! (I want to go back and count how many times I have said that in my emails) haha, we ate at the Alfaros and headed with Hno Alfaro to Raul's house and talked about fasting and we gave him a blessing so he can stop smoking. I was privileged to give the blessing. It was one of those awesome lessons that you go in about to teach something and the Spirit just takes you a whole other way hahaha, its amazing! church is true. We then went to the church where we taught English classes to end our night.

 

THURSDAY - Planning! yay... NOT. Orlando called and canceled so we didn't end till dinner. We headed to the Mancias and Hna Mancia is sick so Brian takes us to... da da da da! the all famous Cicis pizza. All you can eat garbage! We ate as much as we could to feel grateful for the money they spent on us but that was it. We then had another lesson with Santiago, really short and then went to the Villatoros again and talked more about the Plan of Salvation and I love Brayan! He is so cool!! He is so smart for being 11. He is going to be an awesome missionary. 

 

FRIDAY - Crazy day! So we went to the East elders apt to eat pizza with them during lunch hour and then we went tracting till about 3 and headed to the Temple. Hna Almazan in the Casa Linda ward got sealed so we were invited. We got there and guess who was there.... all the way from Idaho married and all. My trainer!! Elder Olsen!! It was nuts to see him! We talked a bit but then headed back home. We ran into Wal Mart and got a bottle and went back and ate and boiled an egg for the egg lesson with the Villatoros. We taught the Gospel of Jesus Christ and It felt good to teach again. They loved it, I invited their daughter to be baptized and I love that feeling too! No sweat now! She has excuses but give her time. We ended our night fasting for Raul.

 

SATURDAY - We fasted with Raul and again my head hurt waking up, I slept it off though and was up and ready to leave, very low energy but ready to go. We left and taught Raul at 1 and visited some people until we went and picked up dinner at 5 and ate it at the North elders apt. We also found a new family in Grand Prairie while tracting down there. After dinner we visited some people trying to get more lessons. Started to get cold here.

 

SUNDAY - I love the Sabbath day, its so nice! Its even better when there is a primary program!!! we had a lot of investigators today at church and they all enjoyed the service. We had a talk with bishop and some things going on in the ward with the missionaries and they need to be changed. Just another mess that needs cleaning up. I'm not complaining though, that's why we are here, to help others come unto Christ, including ourselves. We ate dinner with the Arrazola family and Hna Arrazola told me she was talking to Elder Rouse on Facebook and he said to say hi haha, he served here a very long time as well. We ate and left, we went with Ismael their son to some teaching appointments, he was teaching us Portuguese, he said the prayer in Portuguese and I understood almost everything, its really cool. we ended our night doing numbers and with a sore throat. yuck. Love you all!

Hasta luego

 

Elder Aaron Jackson