Jesse – Phone Call – September 16, 2013
I had the opportunity to talk to Diana last night and Jesse this
morning as we shared the news of the passing of their Mema. Jesse was
very much at peace and said that it never felt bad, just peaceful. I am
so glad that he had that blessing.
He was able to talk to me a little about
his mission, and it was interesting that he slipped into Spanish and had to
think about words in English. He said that there is one person in their
ward who speaks English to him and that it is really strange to hear it.
It is really cold there this week, it has rained for 6 days
straight. Which is a lot of rain for an Arizona boy. It is cold enough
that when you sit in someones house and talk to them you can see your breath.
The people there are amazing. The young men in the wards teach
every Sunday - they teach 30 minute lessons. The people are very strong
in the gospel. But the living conditions are hard which makes him very grateful
for the blessings we have. He only really eats one meal a day - the
members usually feed them lunch, which is the big meal of the day there.
They make the lunch and then give it to the missionaries to take back to
their apartment to eat. They drink a lot of Coca-Cola - that is what all
of the members give them to drink, Coca-Cola or juices. They ride the bus
everywhere they go, ride the bus and walk.
They brought an investigator to church
yesterday and she wants to baptized. He was excited about that.
He said that is true what they say about
missions; "The days are long but the weeks are short". The days
seem long when you are out tracting, but then the weeks fly by.
