I am going to be jacked when I leave this area. The entire area is just steep up hills and down hills. My legs were so sore after the first two days! But I like it and it is good to get the extra work outs. Elder Arnold is also super into working out and running so that is the first time one of my companions has been down to run so also something that is awesome. There are a lot of houses piled on top of each other too. I tried to take a picture but it doesn't really do the area justice. I have running water again so that is always a plus!! The branch is super awesome! The Branch President has been president for 9 years. We went and talked to him about what the Branch needs to become a ward and it is SO CLOSE!! I am convinced that if we work with him and the ward members we can totally make this Branch into a Ward. We have a lot of work to do!
A few fun stories from this week:
It was Elder Arnold's birthday this past week and I didn't know that until the day before because it was two days after I got here. I didn't really know what to do because there isn't much we can do. I found this recipe in my last house for a sweet and sour sauce so I decided to give it a try because he said he loves food like that. So I wipped up what I could and put it with noodles and it actually turned out pretty well!
Yesterday the ward was supposed to have a baptism. When got there the baptismal font was on but someone left it unattended and it started overflowing. The problem is we didn't know if it was turned off or not (it is a long story of why but we had to check if there was water flowing from the outlet at the bottom of the font. So I started making my way on the rails and was about to stick something down to see if water was coming out and "CRACK" the rail broke and I fell into the font... Luckily I was still on the side and didn't fall all the way in. There was a nice member who drove us back to the house so I could change my pants. It was kind of funny.
Today for P day we went to a big mall that was in the West mission to celebrate the birthday more formally of Elder Arnold. When we got there we decided we wanted to go eat at McDonalds (dad this kind of goes directly against what you talked about in your email.) We got there and we were deciding what we wanted to eat (because oddly enough, everything is super over priced at McDonalds here.) Then we found a family deal which was a little more money but by far the best deal for the amount of food. So basically Elder Arnold and I, for less than 10 bucks each, together ate food meant for 5 people.
Last thing is out of nowhere I broke out in hives a few days ago. It happened when we got home and all the drug stores were closed so I just kind of dealt with it all night until the next day. It was kind of weird how they spread but the next day I went to get some meds and realized that they had a ton of prescription medication that I could buy for 10 cents lol. With advice from the mission doctor I got this one pill that wasn't supposed to make you sleepy, but it didn't work. So I had to take a stronger one, but that made my sleepy. That was a hard day because I got REALLY drowsy and couldn't really remember how to speak in Spanish haha. But we are all good now.
Okay a question realy quick:
What do you miss most about living in the US?
Oh boy what don't I miss about living in the US? I mean I love it here! I thought it was super cool when I first got here because everything was so different and I didn't mind cold bucket showers or no air conditioning or washing machines that don't really work but I remember a few months ago I just kind of missed living in the US jaja. I miss a lot of things, a few of the biggest would be food, hot water, and CARPET!! That doesn't exist here. But really I don't mind it here especially when you are here for such an awesome reason!
I love yall a ton and hope everyone has an amazing week!!!
Love,
Elder Robertson
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| This was a pic of me when I forgot my shoes going to zone conference |
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| This was my last zone in Alm Campo |
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| At McDonalds for Elder Arnold's Birthday |
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| Me after falling in the baptismal font |
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| I broke out in hives. I don't know where they came from. I'm better now. |
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| My attempt at sweet and sour chicken for Elder Arnold's birthday |
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| A picture of the houses here in my area. They are stacked on on top of another |
