Semana 31: Holy Heat

So I got transferred... again and it has been great so far! My area, Poza Rica is a little more remote and far from the city center so it prevents me from impulse spending and blowing through all of my MSF in 3 days so that's been a plus. 

Crab

Allow me to describe my area in 6 words: bloody freaking hot with steep hills.

Bonfire Baby

Yeah I've decided that I am never EVER complaining about Arizona heat for as long as I live. It was 106 degrees with 80 some odd percent humidity and I was ready to dig my deathbed. With hills... ugh brutal.  A huge miracle/blessing is that this apartment has air conditioning so that was a big answer to my prayers.

Coco👀

It's that time of the year where Khaki pants are a no go and I learned that the hard way. 

The difference in skin tone kills me haha.

After 5 days of being here, gun shots are just a normal sound you hear every once in a while.

Mijo

One of my favorite members in this ward has a pet goose and every time you shout his name he honks back and it is so funny. The member also made a deal with us that as long as we send her scriptures every morning, she promises to feed us every day. I guess you can say that was a steal!

Lovely gm texts 

Every day, I am falling more in love with the people of Mexico. They are so kind, loving and welcoming of any person they see. I am spoiled to death and I couldn't be more happy to be here.

Esooo

As for the work, this area is very fruitful, and there's a lot of work to be done. This past week has been a grind but I feel so so happy. We secured a baptismal date with one of our investigators after a longggg few days of trying to help her understand that this is literally the Church of Jesus Christ. 

District 4

We had stake conference this week and one of the speakers said something that reminded me of one of my favorite talks in the world, His Grace is Sufficient by Brad Wilcox. This quote is so profound and so true, "Heaven will not be heaven for those who don't choose to be heavenly". That is why God has such a high standard for us to live up to. He knows we are going to fail, every time but His Grace is Sufficient and it is all we need. I am so grateful for his grace and mercy that I've seen in my own personal life. 

Love you all! Have a great week!

Elder Scown

Pdays en México



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