Boliche y Cuchos

Another week in paradise. We went bowling last pday, a couple hours away on the bus, and it almost felt like we were back in America. Although most of the missionaries here are from Guatemala, Honduras, or Mexico and had never bowled before so it was fun to watch them learn. Got to visit some of the cool sights of El Salvador too and wow, this place is amazing. Its been pretty rainy this week, we’ve had some fun walks-swims through the street but its still hot enough for us to sweat through our shirts most days.

We had General Conference this week, where we get the chance to hear from prophets and apostles of the Lord. We invited a bunch of people, but sadly nobody was able to come. But that’s ok, the words were powerful and I got to watch it in English with the other Gringo in our area so we had a good time.

In D. Todd Christofferson’s talk, he said, “Either the gospel is true, or its not. But if it is, follow it.” Its a pretty simple statement but just thinking about the people here, it means a lot. I know that this gospel is true, and many of the people we teach have developed a testimony of that as well, but with that knowledge comes the responsibility to act.

One day this week we went on exchanges, swapped companions for a day. I got to stay here and as we were kinda prepping for the day, I got the feeling that I should write my testimony in a Book of Mormon and mark some of my favorite scriptures. I did it and then as we were out in the streets, we meet a man named Rafael. He’s a shoemaker and has 3 adorable little puppies and an awesome family but as we were talking to him, he told me how he had faith in God and in Christ but liked learning through reading and hearing the beliefs of others. I gave him the book from that morning and knew it was for him. We’ve been back to visit him and his family since, and I don’t know where he will end up on his journey of faith but I do know God’s got a plan for him, and He has a plan for all of us. 

In other news, we actually had running water twice this week, so 2 non-water in a bucket showers means we’re smelling better than usual. Got to work a little construction, help a few people build houses. Hung out with my cucho (Salvadorean for dog) named Tigre a lil. Ate a lot of ramen and popcorn, I think I created an animal when I introduced that combo to my companion. Overall a really fun week, times flies in the mission field.

I hope all is well back home, thank you all for your love and support! 

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Elder Moulton