Many many things have happened. Our area was a bit neglected because I had to go to the other area so much. Monday we went to Punda to do email and as well while we were there I bought a nice pink tie! Wooohoo! Happy birthday! Then we returned home and went and visited two investigators and a less active member that recently had a stroke. She had been talking with us and told us that she prayed and prayed that she could have a visit from someone from church. Then same week Elder Mason (who finished his mission last week) and his parents went by and as well we visited her. She felt so blessed and felt that her prayers were answered. It was a great experience to be there. Then on Tuesday we had zone conference. We focused on The story of Alma and amulek in alma 8,9,10 and how we really need to involve the members in our work. Then president talked more about 17,18,20,26 and how we need to become more humble missionaries. It was good but I am reaching a difficult part of my mission. For some reason lately I have been getting really down when people say no. over and Over and OVER again I hear no. and it has never been so much as a little bump in my patch but lately it just really seems to hurt that we aren’t finding people to teach. I got a letter from Elder Freckleton who was my companion in the CCM and he said he has 8 baptismal dates set and has 13 people in church. They are completely different islands different cultures but I am just reaching a point of frustration/ tristeza that I am not seeing more people come unto Christ. And on top of that we are told by president that we need to contact at least 20 people a day. Here in this area it is very difficult to do that. So we come home and I have felt like I have talked with almost everyone in our path and a few out of our path and my companion counts our contacts and I ask him how many we got and he says “7” I just fee4l like we are doing what we can and its still not fulfilling what we are required to do from our president. And especially as District leader I feel like I have even more responsibility to fulfill what president requires. But yeah! There were many great experiences this week. As I told you I had a baptismal interview this last week. I fasted on Sunday and went into the interview and from the very first words I felt the spirit so strong. I asked her the questions and just tried to get a feel of her testimony. It was great. Then I asked one question and her answer wasn’t how it should have been. I was concerned and upset but continued as if nothing happened. We called president after to ask him to come to interview her. She was upset that she had to have another interview. She was great and ready for baptism minus one small thing in her past. I called president. He told me the church’s policy for it and told me he trusted me to follow the spirit and make a decision that would be correct. So we scheduled another interview and I asked her to see if she had completed the repentance process. After another interview I felt and prayed that I was making the right decision. She was baptized on Saturday it was great! The elders that taught her were very excited. BUT before all that we showed up to their baptism and they couldn’t get the hoses out of the shed to fill the font. So there were trying to pick the lock. They couldn’t do it. So we kept trying and trying and one elder decided to get on the roof to see if he could get in somehow. So he climbed the wall and threw his arms up in joy that he made it up and as he did that the roof broke and he went crashing down. After a few seconds he made some noise and started kicking at the door to try to break it down. (metal door) we kept trying and trying and trying. Finally we took the tire iron of the car and Pried the lock apart and about a half hour later got the door open. 6 oclock came around and the font wasn’t filled barely about 2 inches of water. So we started and had two talks and then went back out about 20 minutes later. There was about 3 feet of water. Good thing she was short. So he did it. Then a brother mentioned he held his left hand up not his right hand. So they did it again and everything was good. Then we started our exciting journey home. Got on one bus. And it wasn’t the right bus so we went and went and went and finally made it to our destination. Then as we got there we waited and waited and then finally a man stopped and gave us a ride and told us there weren’t any more busses that night on that road. Whew.One day this week we went finding in a dutch neighborhood. GREAT! Not. We couldn’t get into anyones house. They all have gates and I am not a big fan of shouting from the sidewalk anymore so I open the gate and go to their door. We walked up to one house and knocked and nothing then we turned around to leave and there was a guy standing there. He started shouting something in dutch. (I only understood that he said the property was private) then I said sorry we don’t speak dutch. So he said “I call the police” so he rushed down the street and left us just standing there bewildered by what just happened. He stood on his front porch with his phone to his ear. We continued knocking on doors and needless to say remained in that neighborhood for about a half hour and no cops ever showed up. Quite funny.This last week we were riding and ran into a man that says he was a prophet. God inspired him to make some power source that is virtually free and he is going to use it to make kids learn. That was interesting how because he received inspiration he thought he was a prophet. We told him god has a prophet and he said. “did you know there is a prophet in curacao?” then I said “are you serious? Who?” and he replied “you are looking at him”. Then he explained some things and just made me kind of sad he seemed fairly confused about things.Also learned a little about the muslim faith. They believe Christ wasn’t actually crucified but it was just someone who looked like him.This week I also was riding my bike close to the prophets house and kicking cactuses along the way they would stick into my shoe. Then one I kicked and it missed my shoe and stuck right into my ankle. My companion had to pull it out it hurt so bad. The spikes went in to my shin at least half an inch. BOY DID THAT FEEL GOOD!As well I was doing my magic tricks and every once in a while I like to show them how to do one. So I showed them the quarter bite one. The kid watned to try it. So he bit the quarter and yanked it off. (broke the rubber band and everything) then tried to spit it out and it didn’t stick so he thought he just didn’t do it right so he picked it up and tried to do it again and nothing so he thought it really was magic. My companion started laughing histerically. It was funny!
That was my week. Full of good moments. A few disappointments but all is good. I am excited for my first District meeting as district leader. WoohoO!
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