HOLAAAAAAAA AMIGOSSSSSSS
For those of you still learning spanish, I am disappointed in you.
Spanish is the coolest. There are so many things that you just say in
spanish so easily but you just can´t say in english. It is a real
disappointment sometimes when I am talking in english to someone who is
not bilingual and I can´t just say the phrase in spanish and they
understand me hahahah.
Sometimes as a missionary, you have a cold for a few weeks that you
just can´t get rid of. This is fun, because every single person you
visit tells you some secret magic remedy passed down from the
generations, be it a drug they bought in the store that changed their
life or, most commonly here in Colombia, a mix of herbs that you have
never heard of that they put in a drink that doesn´t even exist in your
country and give it to you at the temperature of lava. It gets kinda
cold here and the drinks are tasty so it is pretty much the best ever. I
love the people here.
Also, sometimes as a missionary, you just like stop with the cute
little discussions and you get real with people. (I will always remember
the talk from Holland about the coach "getting in your face.") We have
this lady who is less-active and is a great lady, but has a pretty crazy
story and some pretty bit challenges in her life and uses them as
excuses to not go to church, but, as we know, God´s commandments aren´t
for when we feel like it, or when it´s easy, they are lines draw in the
sand. We do it, or don´t. She, for a long time, was just not doing it.
We like her a lot and she likes us a lot, but we just had to get down to
business on Saturday and talk about the Sabbath Day and attending
church. We, with all of the love in the world (and remember, real loves
tells the truth) we talked to her and told her how things were. It got a
bit strong in one moment, but I felt that I needed to say the words I
said and in the specific way I said them, my comp as well. After that
moment, she looked down, thought for a minute, then said, "Okay. Rain or
thunder, I am going to church tomorrow." Aaaaaaand she did. Aaaaaaaand
she brought her non-member husband. Aaaaaaaand it was awesome. As
missionaries, we have been set apart and we have authority from God to
do what we do. I is pretty great to see the miracles that come when we
remember that and exercise it.
A lot of the people here don´t have the musical background that we
gringos have. Many of us grow up with a history of music and a basic
understanding of how it all goes. That is not so true here. It can be
really funny sometimes, when they pick songs in sacrament meeting that
nobody knows and either nobody sings or they kinda all just gregorian
chant it. It is a blast. That happens like almost every week. It is sad
but so great. Sometimes when we have appointments with people in their
homes, we like to sing hymns with them. Sometimes, they have no idea
what´s going on but they just sing with all their hearts and do their
very best, It is so great! I love seeing and feeling (and hearing) that
faith! Sometimes I like to think that their little other melodies that
happen are just cool harmonies thta I just hadn´t thought aobut before. I
try not to think that because sometimes it makes me giggle a bit and
that makes me feel like the bad person I am ahhahaa.
Life is great here in Colombia and we are working hard. Keep us in
your prayers and we will see what we can do to get stuff pushing even
more here in Suba. I love you alll!!!!!!
Elder Pratt
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