So, Highlight of this past week was last Friday. We (the 11 English speakers here) went to the university about a half mile away to practice our Spanish, teach the Restoration, and place LDMs (Book of Mormons) and when we get there we all kinda split up and go teach people.
Just by chance the 5 elders all happened to run into each other right where a group of students were playing this game called Vitilla. They were all super excited to see Americans, then my comp told them he played baseball and they flipped out and made us play with them. So basically what this game is: Its baseball, but they don't use a bat, they use a broom stick. and they don't use a baseball they use a small plastic cap (just a bit bigger than a milk jug cap) and they spin-flick-throw the cap at the batter and you have to hit it with the broom stick. Its super hard. I couldn't get it. But my comp and one other Elder did and it was super cool and super fun. Then we gather the whole group of students around, 10-15 in all, and taught them about prophets and the Book of Mormon. They all listened intently and when I closed with my testimony they all gave a gracious "Amen", and we passed out LDM and they were all happy and it was just all around super cool!
So yeah, I'm basically a full-fledged Spanish speaking missionary now (soy fluido y todo)...(jkjk, my Spanish is straight trash)... But the Holy Ghost speaks fluently so he helps me out a lot!
We get to leave the prison walls again tomorrow to go on splits with the missionaries. Reports from the last group say its super wild and super ghetto so ill let you know next week how it goes if I survive.
Here's some selfies for you too with our favorite teacher, Hermano Rodriguez, el hombre!
Things are good here. Zone leader thing is not really a big deal. I've been district leader for 4 weeks now too (still am) and the district leader responsibilities are harder then the ZL ones.
Tell Parker Hunt congrats for me - that's way cool, and tell all of those graduates congrats too, I graduated 1 year and 1 day ago and it feels like it was just yesterday!
Iv'e spent a lot of time studying the healing power of faith in Christ this last week, and the one thing I am certain of is that con fe en Jesucristo y su Expiacion, todos los heridos pueden curar y nada es imposible. Isaiah 53:5 "With his stripes we are healed". If you want to read a cool chapter: Matt. 8.
Good luck with all, Love you,
Todo de bien,
Elder Bailey
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