Week 63 - To Querétaro and back, sick stomach and changes!

Hello!

This was a pretty good week. We had to go to Queretaro for Elder Sapien's visa. That was pretty fun, especially having a sick stomach. I like Leon a lot better than Queretaro. I don't know why, maybe Leon has nicer people.

We started teaching a cool guy named Leo, he's 21, he's in the process of leaving alcohol and parties, he says that when he listens to us he has no more desire to drink. He says he wants to fill his life with light in place of darkness. We actually found him because we started giving english classes and his neighbor, Alberto (who got baptized last week), invited him to attend.

We also are teaching a lady named Juanita. Her daughter is 10 and loves to read the Book of Mormon, she even takes it to school. They live in very humble conditions, but you can see that the most important thing for them is family. 

We also found a less-active family that went inactive because the hno doesn't want to shave his beard. It's such a small thing, but for him it is very important. What are our spiritual "beards" that limit our progress?

Oh and Elder Sapien is going to open an area in Valle de Santiago, and I received Elder Ramirez from Kentucky. This'll be an interesting change haha

I can't wait to speak to you all on Christmas Eve!

Love,

Elder Rasmussen

We also visited a Crypt, how do you spell that? At some catholic church. It was a little creepy tbh. 

Week 62 - Ras the Baptist

Hello!

This was a pretty great week! We had our ward christmas party and the stake christmas concert. It's been pretty cold lately, so we've been bundling up with sweaters and jackets.

Also, we baptized Alberto on thursday. It was a good and quick service. Alberto has been very happy since. He's a good guy, good example of being humble. It's been cool to see how much he's changed in such a short period of time. That's what the Gospel of Jesus Christ does, helps us change.

I am doing well, not much new going on here. We are going to have changes next week, so we'll see what happens. I hope I stay here. I like this ward. Thanks for all your support, and I hope you all have a great week this week. 

Love,

Elder Rasmussen

1: I baptized Jesus, hence the nickname.

2: Before the concert, at Parque Explora.

Week 61 - Aquarium

Hey all!

This was a good week. Not much new, but all is well. We went to the Aquarium today. It was cool to see the same fish over and over again haha but really there wasn't a lot of fish. We got to touch little turtles, they were pretty cool. 

Alberto is progressing really well. It's too bad his family doesn't support him much. We are excited for him though.

We had a pretty cool experience this week. We went to a very far place in our area, really the corner, to look for some ancient investigators, and we actually found one! Victoria and her four children. Her children are sooo cute and nice to us. They are 12, 10, 8, and 7. Victoria is a member, less'active, but has a lot of problems. She said that we arrived in just the right time. I know that God guided us to that family. We really are just pawns on God's chessboard.

I am very happy to be here in Leon. I love the ward, even though they have their problems, it is a good ward.

I also really liked the Christmas Devotional. I invite you all to watch it if you didn't have the chance. Hope y´all have a great week!

Love,

Elder Rasmussen

1: Yo, Aguirre, Paul, Muncey at the aquarium

2: Cool looking water

3: Alligator, or crocodile, who knows.

4: Turtles

5: fish