Lot has happened in the past 7 days, not exactly sure where to start. First off, Elders Zabel and Cordingly, some really good friends of mine, were sent home this week for medical problems, so it was sad to say goodbye. The title is actually a shout out to their collective favorite movie, Cars, hopefully I translated it correctly. Secondly, because of two missionaries having to leave, all the companionships in our area got shaken up. So Tuesday night, we got a call, and on Wednesday morning, Elder Rodriguez headed off to a new area and I got a new companion. Sad to say goodbye to that guy, he is still on his mission but I am going to miss listening to him pretend to know English and teaching him how to throw a football. But like my title says, life goes on. As I quoted in an earlier email, the best blessings come after the hard times. And just looking at the blessings from this week, la vida es una autopista y yo voy a montarlo.
First big blessing is my new companion, Elder Clove. Dude is a beast! He only has 1.5 months more than me out here but his Spanish is killer and the guy is awesome. In the few lessons and meetings we have had together, the man is a powerhouse. But the greatest blessing of all came Saturday, with Tomas' baptism! He was so happy and hyped and told us this was just the beginning. Right after the actual baptism he just told me two words. Pecados afuera. He is such a stud. His life has changed so much in this past month and it's been amazing to be able to see it first hand. He was so excited this Sunday at church too, and he loves to tell us everything he reads in the Book of Mormon.
While that was definitely the highlight of the week, Elder Clove and I ended up eating pupusas the size of our face, got confused for angels with tortillas for hands by a very misguided old lady, and met a lady who is going up to the US with a caravan just so she can get deported and ride on an airplane. So yeah, we had a pretty good first week down here. Its always a party in Santiago Texacuangos.
Hope all are well, thanks for the love and support!
Salud!
Elder Moulton
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