This week has officially been labeled the Week of the Strangest Things I've Eaten on the Mission.
On
Sunday, we had lunch with a member family, and for dessert, they
introduced me to something rather Mexican. I can't remember exactly what
it was called, but it was something like covered apples. (Manzanas
cubiertas). Basically, you take an apple, wrap it in this weird
caramelly type stuff, and sprinkle 7 tons of chili powder on it. I have a
picture to show you what it looks like.
Yes, I ate it:
It was rather weird. My
taste buds kinda liked it, but my digestive tract didn't. I spent a long
time in the bathroom shortly afterwards.Also,
for dinner, we went to another member's house. He is from Honduras, and
he is the closest thing I've seen to a redneck out here. He is very
outdoorsy, and he made us this dinner of grilled fish. It was so fresh,
that it had still had the head and everything on it when we arrived. He
basically just grilled it whole. It was really good, and we ended up
making fish tacos with them. I really liked it. It was strange, but
good:
Also,
since our zone is the largest zone in the mission by land area, and
since I think we are in one of the biggest areas in that zone, we will
be getting bicycles tomorrow. It's awesome because we often spend an
hour walking between colonias (neighborhoods) just to make appointments.
It's gonna be great!
Also,
on a really random side note, I have noticed that people here drive
just as insanely as the people in Mexico City. Everyone--including us
pedestrians--lives and dies by the rule of If You Can Get Your Car to
Fit Between those Other Two Cars or Get Your Body Across the Street
Without Getting Crushed by a Car, Go For It. It's utter insanity. Also, I
found it weird that it is more common to have Texas plates on your car
than Tamaulipas (the state we are in) plates. About half of the cars
I've seen (maybe a little more) were bought and registered on the other
side of the border because going into the States and buying a car there
and registering it are less expensive and less time-consuming than
simply staying here and doing it. Only about two-thirds of the remaining
cars have Tamaulipas plates, and most of the rest are simply
unregistered. Most people don't care. I just thought it was funny.
Anyway,
on a more spiritual note, Elder Bonilla and I found a golden
investigator. Most people say that they are interested in hearing our
message, and we set up an appointment to meet with them, but when it
comes time to have the appointment, either we realize that the address
they gave us was fake or they simply never appear to be home when we
stop by. It's rather annoying. This investigator, however, is different.
Carina in a student living with her family, and she not only read the
lesson pamphlets we gave her (which is extremely rare), she also wrote
down a bunch of questions and comments and we had a great first visit
with her. She committed to reading the Book of Mormon, going to church,
and even to getting baptized next month (all in the first visit!!!). The
drudgery, monotony, and disappoint of the mission life all wash away
when you find someone who actually wants to learn and progress. It's
refreshing working with those we call escogidos (chosen).
Anyway,
I'm really getting to enjoy Mexico. The people here are super friendly,
and It's nice to see that the work is progressing, at least for some
people. It's only been two weeks and I have already learned a ton.
Thanks for all of your love, support, prayers, and emails.
Lots of love from Mont--I mean Nuevo Laredo!!
No comments:
Post a Comment