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This week was jam packed with stuff!First on Wednesday there was Zone Confrence. It was great, Elder Ituarte and I were leading the special musical number so had to get there are 9am, to make sure we weren't late we got up at 5 am, all the music went great, especially the special mothers day number we sang for Hna Lyman. The theme of the Confrence was the Book of Mormon, and helping our investigators experience the spiritual power of it. The Book of Mormon is the key stone of our religion, it is what sets us apart from all other Christians sects, if we aren't using in missionary work we are playing the game with one arm tied behind our backs, how do you know Joseph Smith was a Prophet, the book of Mormon, how do you know the Church of Christ has been restored, the Book of Mormon. It is central in all aspects of our doctrine.
Thursday, we had exchanges. I got to go back to Milpa Alta for the day and work with our District leader Elder Petersen. It went great, we had one lesson with an investigator named Aldo who I had taught when I was serving there. The lesson went really well, he really wants to do the right things.
Friday after returning to San Pablo, was a normal day. Saturday and Sunday on the other hand were crazy.
Saturday and Sunday in San Pablo were Carnaval, and San Pablo is known for its Carnaval people for all over the city go. It's similar to a massive fair: food, rides, music dancing, alcohol, the works. The Main Streets even close down. Luckily stake Confrences was Saturday and Sunday so we got to avoid some of the crazy.
Saturday night has its own crazy story though. The missionaries in the zone were asked to sing a song for the adult session. We sang "A Child's Prayer" in English and it was fantastic. However the session ended at 8pm, and after taking to the other missionaries and taking the MetroBus to street with busses to return to our area it was 8:45. Due to that and the possibility of no transport to San Pablo because of Carnaval, we decided to go sleep with the elders of Milpa Alta (we had packed clothes just incase this happened). By that time busses more or less stopped running and the one that were, were so full that we would of had to be hanging out of the bus for the hour+ ride back. At 9 pm we called President Lyman and explained the situation, he said not to worry and called us an Uber, but it canceled on us. That is a problem here at times in Mexico City ubers really like to cancel on you. Then for the next hour and forty-five minutes while chilling at a Little Ceasars we had 16 Ubers cancel on us. (For those wondering I did buy a pizza.) Finally one Uber didn't cancel and we were were able to get to Milpa Alta at 11:30 pm.
Sunday was the general session of stake conference, it was at the taxqueña stake center, as the ones in the stake weren't going to be big enough. The Milpa Alta ward a booked busses so we're were able to hop on those. It was a great meeting, after we returned to San Pablo, Carnaval was in full swing. A little crazy walking in those streets. I also got to call home and wish my mom a happy mother's day
Monday was a good day we had some great lessons, and got a investigator back on baptismal date.
Pday today we went and played billiards with some other Elders, and after Elder Ituarte and I went to a tianguis of musical instruments. It was all pretty cool.
Hasta la próxima,
Elder Neilson
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| Carnaval Float |
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| Late Night at the Little Ceasars |
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| The Zone |
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| Zone Confrence |
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