Pitstop.

This week was one of having to change out the tires on our bikes pretty much every other day. No idea how we kept having bad luck with our tires getting flat, but needless to say, we got pretty good at fixing them and changing tires. Pitstop indeed.

Strangely enough, despite the weather getting warmer and the temperature rising, a bunch of people got sick, which made teaching a bit tougher. We still found a good number of people, but a lot were sick on Sunday. Some of them I believe actually were, and some I don't. Mexican people were surprisingly excited for the Super Bowl (another reason to party and cook good food, I guess), so I wouldn't be surprised if that was also a factor for some of them not being able to come.

This week, we were also able to start teaching the mom of a couple of our recent converts. She's come to church a lot, but until now hasn't been interested in meeting with missionaries. We had a super cool lesson with her this week where she took notes and seemed excited to read the Book of Mormon. The Spirit was super strong during the lesson, and I'm super excited to keep working with her. Unfortunately, she also wasn't able to make it to church (which was surprising because she hardly misses). We'll get her back on track this next week, though.

Something that has stood out to me this week is both the simplicity and complexity of the Atonement. Jesus Christ makes the entire plan of happiness possible and redeems us from our mistakes. He quite simply redeems us from all our mistakes. I know as we turn to Him and trust in His Atonement, we can and will overcome all trials.

Hope you all have a great week!

-Elder Teeples

Last week's email:
"That was not nice and easy"
Movie: Happy Gilmore – when he tries to putt the golf ball into the hole, he hits it way too hard. One of his golf buddies says this to him.

Pics:

Lizard
Consejo de Distrito
Massive anthills
Popped tire
Temple




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