Another Great Week!

January 30, 2012

Dear Familia,

Sorry that you have all had the flu, but don't worry mom, the flu bug already rocked our district the week before Christmas so we've been there, done that.  I was actually the only one that didn't get sick.  Hna. Moncur has been sick ever since.  I think she has been puking once or twice every day since around New Years.  They have been running a lot of tests and they got close to sending her home but she just got some kind of magical nausea pill from the doctors that is making it a lot better.

But anyway, we got the baptismal commit from Claudia (Feb 11) and she and Misael both came to church so we will get a new date out of him this week.  It was an interesting day at church but all of the investigators enjoyed it (We also had Christian and Vivianna there, who are the Park Slope ward's investigators and have been going to that ward, but that is an English ward and they both don't speak English -- Park Slope is pretty much a little Utah and is filled with RM's who have been translating for them but they might just come down to Midwood from now on).  But anyway, in sacrament meeting all of the talks were about temples, and when we sang "Families Can Be Together Forever" for the closing hymn, Claudia started crying because she liked it so much.  Then I sat with Misael for gospel principles second hour.  It was about the creation and it went really well.  I think most of the people there thought he was a member because he was answering so many questions.  He is so freakin smart. 

Then the last hour it was combined priesthood and relief society and the lesson was about families so I thought it was going to be awesome.  Unfortunately the Rojas family has a little feud going on with a member of the High Council that was there and every time he said something the Rojas would start arguing and then other people would throw in their opinions and it became a bit of a battle.  Misael was just laughing the whole time and I think Claudia was too because most people could tell that the Rojas were just trying to make trouble (this isn't too bad apparently).  In the East New York branch (East New York is pretty much the ghettoest place in NYC) they have to have two priesthood holders in relief society because fist fights break out. 

But afterwards we had a baptism for the son in a family the ZL's have been teaching and Misael and Claudia both stayed for that and it went really well.  Then after that we took Claudia to eat lunch at the Palaez's house, which every Sunday after church there are usually about fifteen to twenty members there to eat lunch and she had a really good time there.  We've got her for sure.  And Misael too if he keeps coming to church.

Unfortunately it's looking like we're going to have to drop Ana, she just isn't doing what she needs to do so we will tell her when she figures it out give us a call and we will be right there.

I think that's just about it for this week,

Love you guys,
Elder Pearce