Hey!!!!!

So this week has been super weird. There is an elder who is having a difficult time, so this week I have been on a week interchange with another gringo elder from Texas!  It has been super weird because I am used to Latinos, and this week things have been a lot different. However, the work goes on and I am making sure we are working our tails off to teach the people faith in Jesucristo and repentance!

We have a fecha for Hermana Flor Varas!!!!  She is un poco dura, however we talked with her family from Utah of all places and they are also helping her get motivated for her baptism. She has read almost to Jacob in the Book of Mormon, which is awesome!!!  I am super excited for her, and hopefully she can keep feeling the spirit as she makes these changes in her life.  She's about 50 years old, but she is like a teenager in the body of a grandma, so she is super funny.  We also have our friend Raul, who has been coming to church every Sunday for 10 years and even contributes in the classes and everything, but todavia quiere bautizarse.  We are trying to be his friends and ganar su confianza, but I feel like it might be his time now.

This week we also had an awesome noche misional, where we played a cultural trivia game!!!  Our team got second place, but that is because the other team cheated with their phones so I am a little upset about that. We did find some great references from this activity, and got to talk to all the jovenes preparing for the mission to get them excited to leave with us and serve their own missions.

So I am getting to the point where I can talk pretty fluently in Spanish, however there are still some mistakes I make. I am now learning the words I SHOULD NOT say. It is kinda weird because things that are super offensive here, don't make any sense in English.  My last companion taught me a word that meant like dumb or foolish, and when we went into our consejo de barrio, I was explaining to an investigator and I wanted to say he`s a little slow to understand and a little dumb.  WELL I called this man something which translated means a drooler, like someone who drools, but it is a word super strong and everyone just started dying laughing and told me to never say that again.  I got so embarrassed because my last companion never told me it was bad!!  That has also happened to me a few other times with many other words which is unfortunate, but the good thing is now I am learning what I should say and not say. The problem is the Venezuelans say lots of words that for them are fine, but for Peruvians are super offensive. So when I am going between Peruvians and Venezuelans it is boggling my mind!  Hahahaha.

I love the mission so much!!!  I want to move here and rent myself out a little room and just stay. I don't want to leave. I am so happy to see lots of people progressing in the gospel, so much success here in the area, and to feel just so much love for everyone here. God  has really allowed me to see the potential in His children, and I have found such a great love for every single person I meet here in Jordàn. I hope you guys have a great week!!

Love,
Elder McGreer