Hey y'all, this was quite the week.
Monday, I went on an exchange with Elder Pili. He's one of the Zone Leaders and he's cool. He plays for BYU's football team. He's a jacked Tongan but he's humble and helped me out a lot. Oh and by the way, he's the one who invented "jawn". Finally met the creator. He also started this thing where you say "basura" whenever applicable. It means garbage in Spanish but it's not necessarily a bad thing.
We met quite a few people while in Sorrento. There's a member couple that is really chill. Nana and GM. When I first went in the house, Nana said she was going to cut my hair so they could mix it with the sisters hair and make babies. Needless to say, I was really confused. Turns out she was joking the whole time. I could talk about them all day but ill jist say this ine thing. Nana gives every missionary a nickname. She called me "heartthrob" because I am "adorable" and my name is Pulse-n. Kind of funny. She also told me to marry someone that loves me when I'm poor, that's how I'll know it's real.
It also rained a tom this week. Every time a storm comes in, parking lots flood and it's pretty cool to see. I'll have to get a picture this week. I was wet for about half the time.
The rest of the week went pretty well. We met with a guy named Marc from Haiti. He works part-time as an uber driver and met a member that he gave a ride to. That member referred him to us. He was really receptive to our message, but the funny thing is, I didn't even notice. I had this huge desire to help him be happy. We got into a groove where we were just teaching him things he needed to hear. It was a great experience.
We finally got in touch with Marysel again. She's been going through health problems but she is super solid. She knows this is the right path for her. We also gave her daughter Nevaeh an opportunity to be baptized on June 2nd and she accepted. It's incredible to see the growth of this family over the past couple weeks.
I just want people to be happy. I've had a hard time being happy lately and the only way I can combat that is by focusing on other's happiness.
Ether 12:34-36 "And now I know that this love which thou hast had for the children of men is charity; wherefore, except men shall have charity they cannot inherit that place which thou hast prepared in the mansions of thy Father. Wherefore, I know by this thing which thou hast said, that if the Gentiles have not charity, because of our weakness, that thou wilt prove them, and take away their talent, yea, even that which they have received, and give unto them who shall have more abundantly. And it came to pass that I prayed unto the Lord that he would give unto the Gentiles grace, that they might have charity."
Elder Poulsen
