Well... the truth
about this week... it wasn't all that great with the investigators... we
looked for everyone but.... we didn't find anyone.... we contacted a
bunch of referrals and all that but nothin... and also... we didn't have
a whole ton of time to work because we got to see the cultural
celebration of the Tijuana temple and then the dedication on sunday and
so we didn't really get to work on saturday or sunday, we only had a
half day on thursday and wednesday and so we only worked the whole day
on tuesday and friday but it wasn't all that great either because it was
the Virgin Guadalupe's day (on friday) so... there was a lot of stuff
going on around here and people didn't have time to listen. They had a huge parade and they do a run from Valles to Tanquian and it
took all day so ya... there were a few things that got in the
way...
I have
loved this time and the people and I have learned a lot :) Thank you for
all the love you have given me :) See ya, on the other side! :) (here
they always say "el otro lado" to say the US :) )
Something cool that happened last night was
that the wife of the branch president organized a going away party so
that was cool :) and I got to say good bye to a bunch of the members
because I already knew I was going... but something kinda lame it that I
am going to Tampico today... and I am going to stay the whole week...
so today is my last day in my area... because tomorrow I have an
interview with president and I get to go to the temple one last time and
then on thursday I have to be in tampico already so they are just going
to have me stay there until Friday.... :/
But a
little bit about the dedication.... it was really great :) President
Uchtdorf said the prayer and we got to see two sessions
and during the first session they sealed the corner stone! and we got
to watch :) it was a really cool experience! One of
Gordon B Hinckley's sons is the Temple President and he speaks spanish pretty well :) Something that I
really liked was that they said "when Jesus was young he sat and taught
in the temple and he keeps doing the same today." I have a testimony of
that because I have always been able to find answers when I go to the
temple and I know that it really is the house of the Lord :)
Well... this is my last email... I love you all! I can't
wait to see you on Friday! :) I am so grateful for the chance the Lord
gave me to serve him for two years :)
-Elder Sampson :) (soon to be Isaac...)
