Wow, major challenges with my companion. In fact, president
invited us over tonight to eat with him and his family (his daughter and son in
law are visiting) and probably to have interviews with us... On Thursday after
the district meeting, one of the assistants came on divisions with us. My
companion didn't really behave himself very well, and the whole rest of the
week was just kind of a joke...contacting doors by myself was a very different
experience (: "Hi, we're missionaries. I'm Elder Blackwelder and that's my
companion over there on the corner" hehehe thats just how it was this
week, but we (I) found a new family of 5. In the prayer at the end of the
lesson, the wife-who was praying-just bursted out in tears asking for help with
her kids and her husband. It was a really good first lesson, but they didn't
end up going to church ): Our church starts at 2:00 and we taught them in the
morning at 10:00, they said they would try to go, but weren't able to do so.
Anyway, I am growing a lot in a lot of ways. Physically too! I got my pull up
bar installed and have been hittin it every morning (: and the elastic bands
they gave us in the MTC I use as well. With my companion, I am learning how to
be decided, direct, and firm. I am not wishy washy nor suave anymore. Well, at
least I try not to be. I think that is something I got from my dad, very suave.
But it will help me to be a better leader here in the mission and a better dad
in the last days.
Sorry I don't really have much to write about, nothing
really exciting happens in Quito. Nor do I have photos to send for the same
reason. But if you write and ask questions, then I will have something to
answer to (:
Oh, there is a new missionary in our house. He is from Utah,
but has lived just about everywhere in the west. Named Elder Fowkes (like Faust but with an
X sound at the end). That's about it for news from me..
Until Next week
Elder Blackwelder
