Elder Jake Simpson: Week 3 - Halfway through MTC

Woah it's already week three? Crazy... Mom I hope you got those pics, thats the best way I can figure out how to send them.

Can I get Kevins email? Thanks.

Sorry to hear about Noah, I bet it's hard to get a Visa to go to Denmark!

Thanks for all the scores updates, I appreciate them! Keep me updated on the Braves as well! Basketball, football, soccer. Basketball and football I don't need play by plays however, just how they r doing, and the boys in our ward are doing.

No they do not have the new film down here, but I got to see it in Spanish for the first time today! It was super cool. I would say I understood half of it.

I am glad to hear that all went well with missionary week! I am glad there was a good experience!

So Lauren sent me a letter before I left, and I got it last week. So it takes a good 2 to 3 weeks to get here. So from here on out, I would send anything to my actual mission. Thanks I appreciate it! I liked getting a letter too thanks Lar.

So we have this joke in our district that whenever someone does or says something a little sacreligious we go, And..... smite. And push our invisible smite button. Yeah... We think its funny.

So Hermana Sanders who is a psychology major went around and told everyone in the group what their role in the group is. I am the camilion I guess. I just get along with everybody! I guess thats a good thing!

Mother dear, thank you for the sweater, I quite love my sweater and its super classy and I will never go back. I love sweaters over white shirt and ties. Love it. Thank you mom!

So all the Elders in the District gave a priesthood blessing together one night and it was super cool the feeling, a bunch of teenage boys acting together in the name of God, exercising our Priesthood Authority. It was real neat.

So all my candy that I stashed is now gone. I ate the Twizzlers last. They were soo good.

So my taste buds must be dying cuz the bland cereal tastes great now. And I love Alfahores! And my whole District is obsessed with Dulce de Leche. It's rediculous.

So here is a quote from Hmo. Fioramanti in preparing us for proselyting...

"Two words will open every door for you,... push and pull."

I thought that was pretty funny.

Hey here is a little spanish joke for ya, what did one fish say to the other? Nada.

(It´s funny cuz nada means nothing AND you swim.) Tehe

So you know that poem that Noah read at his farewell? About the missionary and his dream? I read it everyday. I love it.

I have started to realize how much I miss music. We sing hymns and stuff but I miss just hearing music! I think my District is sick of hearing me sing. Well too bad District, this is my stress relief hahaha.

So there is no Be Still, My Soul in the Spanish hymnbook. Sad right? So we are trying to translate. It's fun.

Called to Serve in Spanish is super cool. Here is a direct translation of the last line,

"God gives us power, we will fight for the Celestial cause."

Super cool huh?

Funny quote this week comes from Pdte Openshaw and Elder Degn while in a fireside.

"So there was 6 liters of wine per person and the end of the wedding (talking about a story in the New Testament), What does that mean?"

"Quite a party!"

Ohhhh my it was so funny, he didn't even mean to say it out loud. Sooo funny.

Alex, thank you for picking out my shoes. I love them. Also I caught your snap and sent it back through this email. Thank you.

Ok proselyting. So saturday they drop us off in this "middle class" area. Tons of stores and some super nice houses and some not so nice. No homeless people or anything.

On the bus on the way there we stopped at a light and this guy blew a kiss at one of the Hermanas through the window! It was so funny! Especially cuz he only had 2 teeth and was probably 50 or 60! haha sooo funny.

So proselyting went like this, Hola! Como esta? And they don't answer and walk right past us. Haha we literally didn't teach anybody for 4 hours. Just walked around our little area 10 times and tried to tak to people. They were always busy! Some even crossed the street because they see us coming. It's sorta funny actually!

The weirdest part was that from 2 til 5, it's siesta (nap) time. All of the businesses close and almost everyone is inside. So weird!! We still had people to talk to on the street, but we tried clapping (yes clapping, not knocking) a few doors but no answers.

Well it was a total of 5 hours proselyting, and at the end we got a breakthrough. We talked to these 3 teenage guys who we just sitting there eating something. We talked about the Libro de Mormon and La Iglesia (Church) and stuff, and one of them especially was super interested! Too bad we couldn´t understand what he was asking us... Haha but we gave them a Libro de Mormon and a Plan del Salvación pamphlet and gave them the address of the church! They said they would go on Sunday! I wonder if they ever did... I hope so!

Other than that it was a lot of walking and ignoring, what-are-you-doing faces looking at us two tall gringos that barely speak spanish! It was fun. I appreciate the CCM a lot more now. We r in such a litttle bubble!

Adios for now! It's been great hearing from everyone! Someone hit Ryan with a 2 by 4 would ya? and push Kevin in a font. That'd be nice. Just kidding that's blasphemy and a smitable offense. I will watch out for lightning. ANd..... smite.

Love you all!

2 Cor. 5:7

(For ye walk by faith, not by sight:) (with smiley face too)