Sorry but again I have no time this week. Zone leaders keep asking me to do everything for everyone and it's great (it really is fun) but it just destroys my pdays.
So this week was pretty sad. Our dear, sweet Aura (had her name wrong before, it's not Aurora oops) Has cancer, and can't be baptized until she finishes up her current rounds of Chemo. It's really sad, she can't even have us over right now cause she's so weak :( But she constantly calls us and calls us her "angels" and can't wait to be baptized. She's just incredibly sick right now.
We continue to work with the Branch, which is always an adventure. Elder Riggs and I got invited to the English Ward Christmas party.. where we discovered they have more members who speak Spanish than we do. That was pretty frustrating. But it's a huge opportunity to grow! So this week we are going to be spending lots of time in the "english" members homes! We are also going to be working with the English Bishop to help try and explain to this members that the only way to grow and develop in the Gospel is if they "understand" it. Unfortunately, as our Branch President explained to us last night, Latin's can be a little bit set in their ways (coming from one himself).
Other than that, we continue to work really hard! It's definitely a little slow right now, but I'm currently creating a plan to help jumpstart the branch. It's essentially something similar to what we use in the mission to jumpstart an area, I'm just adapting it to the branch to help the branch council have more vision, direction, and focus.
Quick funny story i keep forgetting to mention. I lost all my name tags. For the past 3 weeks I've been wearing a Portuguese Tag that says "Elder Gloria de Souza." Everyone always asks "where are you from?!" I reply... "Idaho." where are your parents from? "...Idaho." Where are their parents from?? ".....Idaho." It's great. And then I have to explain to everyone I lost my name tag.
Also whoever sent me the GPS, THANK YOU! I wish I knew who you were. Also mom and dad I got all the presents. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa hinckley for the card and President Palmer as well. Meant a lot! if you sent anything to the mission office I won't get it until Wednesday.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Elder Juanes
Elder Jace Johns
23162 Post Gardens Way
Apt #709
Boca Raton, FL 33433
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