We confirmed
the Familia D (who got baptized last Saturday). That was awesome. I was
really nervous because the confirmation is much longer than the 2 sentence Baptismal
Prayer...but one again some how I made it through (it´s almost as if God is
helping me out or something like that.... :)
Today we
went to Quito to go to the Offices/Church store. I bought a sweet case for my
scripts (holds Bible and Triple), that said Ecuador Quito Mission and has a
sweet little world with Angel Moroni on top--and of course is hand crafted
Ecuadorian patterns :) Unfortunately, while at the offices my companion asked
the nurses about one of his teeth--so tomorrow we have to go back into Quito
for him to get it filled. Hopefully Ecuadorian dentistry isnt too sketch!
We hit
Mcdonalds in Quito today, First Burger since the states... its way similar. SO
BOMB. Its like a nice place here though...haha
Also, the
past 3 days Elder G has been pretty sick. Wasnt sure whats going on...just
stomach pain, head aches, and shaking a bit (no biggie..right? haha). All the
members and nurse thought it was a parasite or virus, but today he is feeling a
lot better...so hopefully it is passed! And hopefully I dont get way sick this
week...only have a sliiiight head ache right now so I think I will be fine! We
worked through most of his sickness--aside from a few naps he had to take to
make it through the days. But I got extra personal study which is always
relaxing (not that I wouldnt rather be out there working!) We still managed to
have a really successful week. Found a family of 5 (a single dad with 4 girls
ages 9-22, his wife died a few years ago so he is looking for support big
time), a 23 year old hommie with a wife (we hope) and 2 babies, 3 single women
aging between 35-60, all who have either a dead of a spouse or a rough divorce.
Never realized how much work I would be doing aside from the gospel--just
trying to help people out with their personal lives. Its great though..keeps me
CRAZY grateful for all the unreal friends and family I have. Also, one other
family of 2 kids whos parents are right now living separate--but they both want
to take lessons so we will see how this turns out. Pray for us! I could use
some help from Sir Kent...hes so seasoned and wise. (but not too
seasoned...that perfect amount...like parmesan cheese).
Pizza!! There is a bomb pizza place in the Sectorof the 2 elders who live with us...so we go there here and there!
Speaking of
Kent (my dad by the way...for those who dont know him, I only refer to him as
Kent SOMETIMES because Dad just doesnt show enough respect for a man like him).
Pretty sure half my friends only came over to see him... Duer, Mike, Manny (LOL
the curb)! Anyways--heres some questions provided by my loving father!
Do they have
different types of bananas? TONS, but 4 main. Verdes (massive 2 foot long green
ones for cooking), Verdes Amarillo (verdes when they turn yellow lol), Platinos
(regular like we have in the states), and Plantinos Chicitos (tiny, wayyyy
sweet bananas.) Its like 20 bananas for a dollar here...I go hard on banana
shakes (PB, vanilla yogurt....oatmeal...the works. GNC cant hang)
What do you
drink at your mamita's -- soda or your own water? Soda, juice, handmade
juice. Whatever, they all know we cant drink the tap--so I think most of them
dont. But all the drinks here are DELISH!
How many
miles a day to you think you walk on average? NO IDEA. Tons. We take a bus if
its more than like a 20 minute walk...but a good amount of hills to
climb...majority of our roads here in Montzerrat are rock or dirt...yeah, I
sleep well haha.
Do you
have any time to work out? Does the altitude effect either your
walking or workout energy? Me and my comp started going hard again on
Friday. Usually do abs/body lifts/my work out bands for about 20-35 minutes
every morning. The altitude killed me first week...not toooo tough now.
Do any
missionaries have cars or bikes? None. Only President. Not even the Senior
Couples or APs.
So, do I
have it right that there are 6 Elders in your ward? Yes! 2 up top of the hill
near our church, 2 down at the bottom of the hill, and us in between!
One of the
many big catholic churches in the Quito area. Pretttty!
Love you
all, thanks for the support and prayers.
Elder Sorensen
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