let's get down to business

*cue Mulan*

(i love that movie, someone watch it for me this week plz lol)

so some of the coolest things ever happened this week, but i think the thing that made me the happiest was when I shook the hands of a shaking man in church yesterday.

Wayyy back in November I met one of the friends of some menos activos (less actives).  We swung by carnicería (butcher shop) and learned about him and what he believed and whatnot.  He had some pretty freaky strong opinions and nada que ver (nothing to do) with whatever we believe.  He was respectful, but 600% not interested.  But that´s okay!  He was nice and we always said hi and chatted when we saw each other in the streets.

Fast forward a few months, our boi has gone through some pretty rough stuff.  Addictions to drugs and alcohol and poor decisions led him to late night calls for help to our menos activos.  They did nothing but love and support him and try to help him out.

Then one Sunday, this man walked in to church.  It was raining suuuuper hard and the capilla (chapel) didn´t have any lights.  There weren´t many people there and nothing super amazing happened.  He came to my class of the doctrine and then went to sacrament meeting.  He was a little overwhelmed (as all newbies are) by the hymns and how to sing and all the weird scripture references (provided by yours truly). But he seemed to enjoy himself.

We stopped by his meat shop on Thursday with the now active menos activos to help him clean a bit.  While dodging spiders as big as the palm of my hand (no joke) we chatted and had a good time.

But the really incredible thing happened during lunch.  He poured me a glass of water and I noticed his hands were trembling.  I didn´t say anything and neither did he, but when we left, the menos activos told me something:

This man liked what he felt in church, so he decided to come every sunday, and what´s more amazing (to me) he felt that he needed to completely drop every vice that he had.

and he has.  and that´s the reason for his quaking hands.

I know this gospel is true. I have seen the changes it makes in people´s lives, and I am so grateful to have had this in my life.  I love being here and I love feeling the love the Savior has for all of His children as I am here serving.  I am so glad that I´m a Mormon.

I LOVE YOU DUDES STAY AWESOME!
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1. stellar rain storm <3

Also,
i forgot to tell you all that we got our transfers and i get to chill here and hna fina se va (is leaving).

I´m feeling weird about having 6 months in an area, buuuuut it´s fine. it´ll be cool lol

k, love you all

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