The locals are getting ready for Halloween and Dia de los Muertos. They are popping off fireworks almost hourly, and when we went to the temple last Friday there were large crowds gathered doing festival stuff. I´m not sure what they do, but I´m told from the night before Halloween to the 1st of November they will be partying like crazy. i wonder how well I will sleep.
Some kids got sent home trying to climb the 20 foot wall/fence to get some street tacos.
My Spanish is coming along pretty well. We are teaching multiple 'investigators' and I´m my companion and I are doing pretty well. We spend about an hour a day in the computer lab learning Spanish, then we have two hours of Language class in the morning and evening, then an hour of Personal Language Study, and everyone speaks Spanish the whole time. There is a lot of opportunities to learn here. My favorite way is talking to the Latino Missionaries, they are always super friendly and enjoy talking to us.
Our last Devotional was from an Area 70 named Elder Helaman Mentaje, he spoke entirely in Spanish but he also had a translator with him. I could actually understand the majority of what he said. He gave three pieces of advice for missionaries, and a story to go with each one:
1. Never doubt your impressions.
2. Listen to your companion.
3. Have patience.
Tune in next week to see if we celebrated Halloween. I still have no idea.
Elder Gray
