We are teaching an awesome investigator named Victor Prieto who is a carpinter. He's a very hard worker and only takes a break to listen to us when we stop by to visit him. We noticed that he was always working (in the night and sundays too) so we decided to teach him about The Sabbath Day. We promised him that the Lord would bless him in his work if he dedicated just 1 day to him. He accepted when we challenged him to keep the commandment and came to church with us the following Sunday. During the week he told us that he´s already been able to see a difference in his life, after just a few weeks. He has had more energy and more success in his work, and he has a steady flow of clients. On friday we taught him about The Law of Tithing. This is a very difficult commandment here in Mexico. Many people work long hours to make very little money, and truthfully, they don´t have a lot. But he accepted it willingly, and faithfully told us that he would obey this commandment. And on sunday when he went to church, he paid his tithing! He´s already more obedient and faithful than most members down here!
He has also invited us to eat with him several times. Sometimes soup, sometimes posoli, and sometimes tacos. One time he invited us to try a sea food soup with octapus, squid, oyester, crab, and other fish. I have to admit that I was a little skeptical about trying octapus but it was actually really good! Victor is from Vera Cruz and the people down there eat some weird stuff sometimes. Have you ever tried a good beef stew? Now imagine it with banana. Yep, that´s right. They put banana in their soups.
I recently tried a few typical Mexican desserts. One of them is called buñuelo. It´s more or less a fried tortilla with sugar. They look really cool, are super thin, and taste great. I also tried Mangoneadas (or Chamoyadas). These are tasty popsicles made of blended mango. Then they stick it in a salsa called Chamoy. It´s a little strange at first, but it´s also pretty good and super easy to make. It´s an unofficial parting gift for missionaries I think, because almost every family offers us Mangoneados when it´s time for us to leave. The people here are super nice and friendly!
And to finish up, this week Kimberly (recent convert) was telling us about her baptismal experience. We asked her how she felt and she told us: ¨I feel great, but now I´m too lazy to insult Edwin (her younger brother).¨ Well it wasn´t exactly the answer we were expecting, but I guess that´s one way the spirit can help you have more peace in your home.
So if you have a lot of contention in your home, pray for the spirit of laziness!
Sincerely,
Elder Phillips
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