Alirghty, hello how are you? So first things first, I think I should be calling on skype on Sunday at 3 in the afternoon here in Ecuador so around 1 your time. Or maybe a little later so you can eat. Don`t worry about it. so let`s say 1:20 haha.
If ya wanna call me call.... . It`s the church phone. That`ll work.
Yeah UVU or UofU whatever is better I`ll go. I don`t know much about either!
So Cameron is going to live in Papa`s house? Plaza de Sol.... dang, what will papa do there? That`s rough.
Um okay so this week was a good one and a bad one. It was like.... well I guess I`ll tell you.
So President Ghent called on Monday night asking me about my companion, how he was doing and what not. I said he`s good, but what exactly was he asking for? Spiritually? Physically? So he got to the point and said that the nurses had told him that Elder Briñez`s knee was hurting him. I said yes and that it would swell sometimes and it hurt him. So he told me that he had spoken with the area doctor and they decided that it was better that Elder Briñez return to Cali, Colombia and do therapy sessions until he could get better. (He had surgery in December for a torn ACL....it wasn`t getting better.) So I said, "Dang. But okay." He then informed me that I would be receiving another companion. He said he was sorry that this would have to happen but that he loved me and yeah things would work out. So I said, thanks for the opportunity and passed the phone to my companion so President could talk to him. Elder Briñez objected, he didn`t want to go home, afterward he was sad, we had to talk there for awhile, he was frustrated and scared about what everyone would say once he got back. They would think it was an excuse not to go on the mission. We talked and I tried to help him but he asked me, "And what if I don`t come back?"
"I guess it`s what the Lord wants."
"But I had faith I would be healed! And it didn`t happen. Maybe I don`t have faith."
"Faith in God doesn`t mean, having faith that He`ll give us what we want, but give us what`s best. It`s trust in Him. Everything happens for a reason."
But we left the next morning and we talked and laughed but then said goodbye in the terminal with tears in our eyes and then he left to Quito. He`s a good guy, and I`m gonna miss him.
So then I met up with my new companion, Elder Riveros from Paraguay, with five months in the mission. He`s really happy, likes to joke, and I met him in the zona activity to Baños. He knows Elder Recalde, the elder that I trained also from Ecaudor. So we started talking and I`ve found a few things about him. He`s the only member of the church in his family of 10, he was less active for four years but active for two and now he`s here on the mission. He has good intentions but nobody`s really taken the time to help him I feel. So he`s good and he`s adopted me as his trainer haha. I asked for mountains to climb so can`t complain when they come!
We also had the baptism of Anibal this weekend, awesome!! By a beautiful river and we had member support and it turned out really nice. Church attendance also went up. so I feel good. I`m happy. Just a little sick. I ate something terrible!! Destroyed my stomach. I`ll send photos next week.
But anyway I hope ya have a great week. I`ll talk to you all on Sunday! I love you guys, take care!
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