Hi
family!
The library was closed yesterday, so here we are. And we planned on coming to the library when it was dark, because nights are really hard. Almost everyone we know is available during the day, but not at night. But our appointments fell through today, so we came over to the library out of desperation. And since President's Day is super random and no one actually observes it besides the federal government, we didn't do anything cool to celebrate it. Haha.
The library was closed yesterday, so here we are. And we planned on coming to the library when it was dark, because nights are really hard. Almost everyone we know is available during the day, but not at night. But our appointments fell through today, so we came over to the library out of desperation. And since President's Day is super random and no one actually observes it besides the federal government, we didn't do anything cool to celebrate it. Haha.
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| Planning the rest of our day after things fell through and we had walked to our appointments. |
Well, we're still plugging along here in Versailles. I can't think of too much
that is really exciting this week. We've been trying really hard to find new
people. It's kind of crazy how quickly you pick up people and think they're in
this for the long haul, and then by the end of the week or sometimes two weeks
you see that they aren't. But we do what we can and try to explain why this is
so great -- how it can change their lives.
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| You just never know what you'll find in a sketchy apartment building. Pictures of large cats? Why not? |
Roxy is doing good. Apparently she talked to her dad about being baptized, and
he went totally nuts. Which is dumb, because it's not like she is into hardcore
drugs or on her way to the slammer or anything. So we're still working with
her. We're going to try to get things sorted out so that she can be baptized
soon -- it's super clear that she wants it. She's the one that has initiated
the majority of the conversations and questions and things in the last few
weeks, so we can tell that she's in this for the right reasons. We're so
excited for her, even if it takes forever for her to be baptized. It's so fun
to watch people learn and make connections, and especially to follow through on
commitments, and Roxy is the perfect example of that.
We also met a cool guy named Enrique. He speaks some crazy dialect of southern Mexico called Misteco. He is learning Spanish, because knowing Spanish is better than knowing Misteco in the US (although English is definitely what he should be learning. Life is so much harder than it has to be for these people that don't speak English). He is way way cool, and he seemed to really be absorbing everything the other day at church. It's also kind of a fun thing being around him, because we really practice our Spanish finding ways to explain things that will make sense to him. Because he's still learning Spanish, he doesn't know words like "comfort" or "restoration", so we're learning how to be better teachers to help him out. But it's great, because he seems to really be interested in learning and hearing what we have to say.
Teaching English in the little Mexican store is sooo fun. The people have super fun personalities, and since there is a pretty good number of them (5-9) it's way fun to go and teach and practice with them. Last week the English Elders came with us and practiced with everyone. We broke off and practiced individually or in small groups with them, and it was so cool. I really really enjoyed trying to teach a man named Sipriano. He is easily the farthest behind, so it was hard, but it was also really cool when he got stuff right. I can see how teaching as a profession would be really really gratifying. Also, it was a super good way for me to practice Spanish, because I had to explain things and give him clues. We're thinking about bringing the English Elders along every once in a while so that they can all have some real practice with people that speak zero Spanish. I don't know if I told you -- we taught them to pray, and now they'll pray for us at the start and end of each lesson. They are so grammatically incorrect, but so great every single time. :)
We also met a cool guy named Enrique. He speaks some crazy dialect of southern Mexico called Misteco. He is learning Spanish, because knowing Spanish is better than knowing Misteco in the US (although English is definitely what he should be learning. Life is so much harder than it has to be for these people that don't speak English). He is way way cool, and he seemed to really be absorbing everything the other day at church. It's also kind of a fun thing being around him, because we really practice our Spanish finding ways to explain things that will make sense to him. Because he's still learning Spanish, he doesn't know words like "comfort" or "restoration", so we're learning how to be better teachers to help him out. But it's great, because he seems to really be interested in learning and hearing what we have to say.
Teaching English in the little Mexican store is sooo fun. The people have super fun personalities, and since there is a pretty good number of them (5-9) it's way fun to go and teach and practice with them. Last week the English Elders came with us and practiced with everyone. We broke off and practiced individually or in small groups with them, and it was so cool. I really really enjoyed trying to teach a man named Sipriano. He is easily the farthest behind, so it was hard, but it was also really cool when he got stuff right. I can see how teaching as a profession would be really really gratifying. Also, it was a super good way for me to practice Spanish, because I had to explain things and give him clues. We're thinking about bringing the English Elders along every once in a while so that they can all have some real practice with people that speak zero Spanish. I don't know if I told you -- we taught them to pray, and now they'll pray for us at the start and end of each lesson. They are so grammatically incorrect, but so great every single time. :)
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| Us at the Capitol. Elder J fell and hurt himself getting ready for the picture before the cameras all went off. Haha. |
We went to the Capitol last week with the English Elders, and again yesterday
by ourselves. It's way cool. They have the coolest We also saw Daniel
Boone's grave (if the name doesn't sound familiar, don't worry. I didn't really
know who he was either. Still don't.) It was way up on this hill overlooking
Frankfort -- I can only imagine what this place is like in spring! I'm way
excited for when everything turns green!
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| At
Daniel Boone's grave -- looking out over Frankfort. |
Have a good week!
Love,
Zac
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