My trainee's name is Elder Williamson and he's from Maine! His Spanish isn't that great, but whose is when they just get out of the MTC? Haha it's all good though. It's given me a chance to practice mine a lot more, so hopefully it'll keep improving. My zone leader, Elder Puertas, actually told me that I speak better Spanish than him. I thought that was quite a compliment haha. He kept asking me how to say certain things because even though he grew up speaking Spanish, he never learned the rules or the "why" behind it. So it was kind of cool to be able to realize I'm starting to get the hang of it!
It was kind of a slow week with lots of meetings for both my new companion and me as a new district leader, but this week should be a lot better. We set a ton of return appointments for this week, so we're hoping we can get a lot of those going. We had a sweet lesson with Miguel Martinez, our investigator, and set a new baptismal date for the 29th of March. He's super ready, but just needs to leave some old habits behind and keep improving every day. He's awesome though. He went to the YSA ward yesterday but thinks he might like the ward we go to better, so he'll be there next week.
I feel like so much probably went on, that I'm not really even sure what to write haha. We had a crazy rainstorm last night. There was even a little thunder and lightning for a little while. Always fun working in the rain haha. We actually did have a cool miracle happen justyesterday though. There was a potential that we were going to contact, and when we opened the door, a pretty rough-looking white guy opened the door and told us to wait there just a minute as he finished a phone call. He came outside with us and began to tell us how he's been stuck on hard drugs for most of his life and how it's something that he can't seem to kick, but he keeps running into missionaries! He told us a story of some missionaries who found him just as he was about to go buy some drugs and he had them ride their bikes with him to a train and wait there for him until he got on to go home, so he wouldn't have the temptation to get drugs. He really praised us for what we're doing and told us that every single member of the church that he's met has been one of the greatest people he's ever known. It was quite a compliment! He said he was raised Jewish, but met with missionaries for quite a while and really thinks highly of them. His name was Ned.
Really just goes to show that you're always going to be put somewhere you need to be if you allow the Lord to guide you! Just another tender mercy that I was able to see out here on the mission. Every day is another gift and another opportunity to become better! I love the Lord and am so grateful for the Atonement. I know the Church is true! I love you all and hope you have a great week!
Elder Reynolds
Picture 1: Trainee on the first night. Wore him out!
Picture 2: Elder Williamson and I. Notice my tag hanging on for dear life haha.
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