So, first of all, I just have to
say Mendoza is a bit weird, and now I understand even better why it
really isn't doing very well: yesterday, the entire province shut down
for a holiday (which is already kinda dumb by itself), but even the days
before and after are holidays, and nobody worked anywhere! And, to top
it off, what was the holiday? El Día del Niño. They're celebrating the
existence of children by not working for three days in a row and
therefore making everyone die for lack of money. And don't forget the
siesta that lasts for three or four hours every day. I'm legitimately
confused at just how lazy that is. Mortals. The politicians keep saying
that they'll "seguir mejorando Mendoza", but if they want to do that,
why don't they pass a law that makes it impossible for companies to shut
down for the siesta? Maybe that wouldn't be the best idea, but they
aren't using ANY ideas, so... I'm just really confused. Elder Cardozo
says Buenos Aires isn't like this at all. But that's fine; it gives us
more opportunities to teach people, I guess, so in a spiritual way it's
beneficial for the people.
But this week, we
saw miracles. We had a goal to find three new people to teach, and
instead of three we found NINE. That's a bit of a difference. I feel
really good for being able to serve more people thus. We taught a dozen
lessons, and every one was full of the Spirit. We even had one in which
the woman we were teaching, named María, seemed just to be bearing our
presence and not internalizing anything; but then suddenly in the end,
after we finished teaching the Restoration, she broke down crying and
thanked us from the heart for having come to share that message of
peace. What?! I thought she was barely paying attention, just having
listened out of respect, but suddenly she had tears of joy! That was
wonderful, especially after having a lesson that felt a bit more
discontinuous than normal.
We had intercambios
twice this week, once with district leaders and once with zone leaders,
and I loved it so much! I love how hard they work, and they're a good
example for me. I also discovered that Elder Anderson (see fotos) and I
have some interests in common. He is the FIRST missionary I have met
here that loves choir and theatre, and he says I'm the first missionary
of that type that he has met, too. He doesn't do math or science, but
you can't have it all, I guess. It was legitimately fun talking with him
and being able to geek out about something that someone else actually
likes. He was Javert in a production of Les Miserables! It was a great
time. I can't even describe how relieved I am to have found someone who
likes SOMETHING that I like. Everyone else is just insane about cars,
girls, and... nah, just more cars and girls. I like more complexity,
more culture than just an exceedingly worldly view on everything. That's
far too simplistic for me, and it's a relief to have found a friend who
I can relate with.
I don't have any more time, but I
just want to assure you all that God is with us, the Spirit stronger now
than ever before. I know He is here.
Just another day in the life.
With heaps of love,
Elder Hill
Fotos:
- Intercambios con líder de zona Élder Anderson
- "One of these things is not like the others."
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