May 5, 2011

Whats Up!!!!!!!!

So some quick news is that i stayed in my area with my short little Ecuadorian companion. We are still companions and its really good cause my Spanish has improved a hundred percent with him. i have so much to say. Okay, first I’m now from South Africa and my mom is black and my dad is white so I’m a mix, cause Osama bin laden died and there are a bunch anti-American here so the security for our area called the president and said that we are not allowed to say we are from the USA and we can’t speak English anymore at all!!! Turns out i am part black, dad that’s what you always wanted. As for investigators this last week was awesome!!!! One investigator named Aldo started and finished the Book of Mormon in 1 week and downloaded it to his computer to read at work. (He didn’t come to church though and i don’t know why). The next thing is we found a family of 15 and 7 of them have a date for baptism. They are all coming this Sunday to church!!! This last Sunday we had 5 investigators in church, it was awesome until priesthood meeting when a crazy member burst in the door and asked for a priesthood blessing with oil and all the investigator were weirded out, but i think it all went well. We also found out that the family that should get baptized this next Saturday is not married so we have to wait for a marriage before they can get baptized, but the spirit was so strong when we talked about the law of chastity (that’s’ weird) but when the wife said yeah I’ll get married (at first we ask him and he said for sure and then we asked her and she said no. You should have seen his face. He was crushed but we helped them a little and then she said yes. (Reminded me of you mom) It was so powerful. I’ll keep you posted on them. Then another investigator that went to church this last Sunday when we passed by his house later that night he said that the devil had over come him when he ate the bread at the santa cena (i forgot the word for the bread and water part) and that he couldn’t move and his mouth locked up and he never wants to go back. We didn’t know what to say but my companion remembered the part about Joseph Smith when he began to pray and how after the blessings came or God appeared to him. He says he will go back this Sunday to see if it happens again. Sorry I’m going really fast but I’m a little behind today.

Oh and i never thought that i was ever going to use the coat Devin gave me. i thought he was crazy when i got here and felt the weather but i just about died this last week. ITS FREEZING HERE!!!!!! i had garments, shirt, sweater, coat, and rain jacket and was still cold!

Hey i found out that we are going to do the skype this Sunday at 2 for you guys, its 4 for me. I’ll try and call you and make an account. i don’t know how to do it but I’ll call that account dad thank for giving it to me. i haven’t made one yet but 2 o’clock your time

I love you

Elder Shaw

CHOUUUUUU!