Starting Week 5 in Laredo

So yesterday was one fantastic Sunday. I was blessed with the opportunity to share my testimony in two different branches last week it was so much fun. But I kinda want to share with ya'll a bit of what I talked about then. This past week or so have been super rough but it's those weeks that I'm always most grateful for in the long run. We had person after person drop us or cut off all communication. I ran into the most rude group of doors I've ever knocked in my life, which normally doesn't get to me, and one thing after another it simply added up to fill up the cup and leave room for seconds. I saw a talk on lds.org this week that was titled "The gift of being broken" what an oxymoron that title seemed to me. But through this past week or so that's what I'd say I felt and saw. Though things got to be more and more rough God's loving hand seemed to be more and more present. When I felt burden like a one man army fighting against all of Laredo ready for at any moment the white flag to be thrown in Heavenly Father was there every time comforting with the Spirit. When I needed to see some sign of hope God would send some sort of an angel. Whether it be a member or another missionary or a nice honk God was there through and through the whole way. So at the high point of the week ready to bring all of our friends to church with us... well not a single one came. Not a single promise kept. You can image I was feeling pretty low, and when we got to church another blessing was waiting. Members sitting ready with smiling faces still coming in ready to take the sacrament. the sight was enough to make me cry. Through that whole Sunday I felt Gods love for us and that all is well, all is well. So I'm doing great now, God lives and miracles are on the way, Moroni 7:22.

This little Mexican man is the sweetest man ever! We had a schedule change with President Torres and now we leave our apartment at 10 instead of 12 and we spend the fist two hours of our day looking for lost sheep. Well this day we met two members that hadn't been to church in years and a host of other people and this wonderful little man. He is a member but goes to a Spanish branch. Well that little bike is all he has and he is pretty old so he doesn't get around as fast as he used to. He waved so we decided to turn back and talk to him. turns out he fitted the church with electricity way back in the day but now life has been hard on him and he doesn't really have much of anything left. He doesn't have a phone and didn't have a way to get across Laredo to get to church. He gave us his address (lives on Canada st if that's not a sign;) and asked if we could get him a ride. So we left him with a pray and a picture of Christ well he took that little photo and gave Christ a kiss and said this is my brother, I love him, and then he said you are my brothers too, I love you, I love missionaries. This little tender mercy was the highlight of my day. This man's eyes couldn't have been brighter, surely God cares about each of his children and cares for the 1 lost in the 99. 

The world's most expensive ice cream!

Belated birthday celebrations.

Horse tacos.