Dearest Darlingest friends and family,
Another week here in Monterrey and yet more stories to tell. I tore my first pair of trousers. I was pooped on by a bird. I got sprayed point blank in the face by a hose held by another elder. I slept on my kitchen floor last night. And today....I went to the temple!!!!!
The pants were discovered to be torn by an Hermano in the ward on Sunday. It's a pretty severe case of general extreme wear. The bird poop happened during a lesson with the man that we will baptize this coming week. He was working on his car and so we decided to teach him about the Word of Wisdom, sitting on the curb. While my companion was explaining something, a sudden onslaught descended from the tree above. It was not a happy time. The spraying happened while we were washing a member's car. A latino elder from my zone who was coming to sleep in our house for the temple trip today was playing around with the hose when he discovered the lever to let the water go.....I got wet, to say the least. I slept on the ground because the other elder got my bed and it was not nearly large enough to fit both of us. But it was fine, because very very very early this morning we got to take a taxi train and rickety bus to visit the Monterrey temple.
It was certainly an experience to sit through a Spanish session. I understood the greater part of everything said, too! I am eternally grateful to have a temple in my mission. The blessings of the temple and temple work are amazing. The spirit has rarely been so strong while I have been here.
Se que los bendiciones de los templos son bien poderosos. Se que podemos sentir el amor y presencia de Dios mas en el Templo que en ningun otro lugar.
Much love,
Elder Sean Joseph Lambert
PS: So, if you want to know what a typical day is like at this point, here it is:
Arise at 630 and do some basic stretches and exercises. Shower, eat a tiny breakfast and get fully dressed for the day. Study personally for an hour and a half from the BoM, Bible and Our Heritage. Study the missionary handbook, preach my gospel, and various other resources with my companion. Finalize plans for the day and finish with a little language study. Leave the house around noon and begin proselyting.
Generally we try to find our current investigators at their homes while we try and contact people on the street. If any person has someone who could benefit from what we have to offer, we knock the doors of those people, otherwise we don't really tract. On occasion we get a referral from members, and very very very occaisionally we get a member to join us in a lesson. Our area is one of the smaller ones in the mission, with only six seperate parts.
There are also day specific things like English classes and district meetings on Teusday among other things that come up.
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