Hey Howdy Hey. Man, first of all, I was so pumped today because I got a bunch of emails from a bunch of people I haven't heard from since I left on the mission. Thanks, everyone for all of the emails, love, support, and prayers. Really, I'm flattered and extremely grateful. The numbers 3 and 2 definitely are significant this week.
3: We had 3 baptisms this week! Daili Julio and Cristofer. Three siblings who were super excited to get baptized. We had their baptism on Sunday but we ran into some problems we filled the font in the night and went to finish filling it in the morning. We later went to pick them up and when we got to the church someone had pulled the plug and only water knee-deep was left. Plus the light had just gone out. And all of the water here is brought from underground with an electric pump so we couldn't add any more. Luckily the kids were all pretty small and we got them all baptized correctly with only one redo. So that was super exciting for everyone in the branch and we had a ton of branch support.
I also gave my first talk on the mission this Sunday. I told the story of how our lacrosse team lost in the state championship with 12 seconds left. Just writing the talk made me feel way sad. And I realized that I still could learn from the experience. I talked about enduring to the end and how we can't lose in the last final part of our lives. Equally, we can't repent with only 12 seconds left. It's not enough to save the game. I also talked about how the last minute we wasted a ton of time just waiting for the other team to act. We should be acting and not letting The Devil control our decisions. I thought it was a pretty decent talk and I delivered it pretty well.
2: We killed 2 Tacuazines or opossums this week. They seem cute on TV but they are vicious and pretty nasty. Look at your arm. Just visualized a rat the size of your forearm and tail the length of your bicep. That's basically a Tacuatzin. A huge rat that eats chickens and lives.... well lived in our house. Apparently, people also eat them here as a delicacy. The first one we chased around all night on Tuesday and man this thing was HUGE!!!!! But finally, with about 30 shots of the slingshot, we got some pictures taken and through the thing over the fence. Then yesterday I saw another one. You have to shine a flashlight in their face to keep them from moving. And I guess we learned from the last one because it only took one hit to bring this other one down. I was pretty proud of myself, to say the least.:)
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I also got my Valentine's Day package! It was amazing! And I still felt the same amount of love even though it was about a month late. Thanks, mom!
OH! I forgot to report about what happened last week during the changes meeting! We got back our test results! And during The meeting, Presidente Ruiz read off a list of about 20 Missionaries with ''Brillando notas.'' Surprise! Surprise! I was one of them! Then he asked me and some other missionaries who were moving to comp A to stand and told us it was because of our knowledge of PMG! I was pretty excited!
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"We also helped this Hermana Florinda make bread. The big dirt thing is the oven! They just put a ton of wood and burn it to heat it up and then add the bread in pans! It's soooo cool!"
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But really the week was way good! We had a ton of miracles! We have a bunch of people committed to being baptized in the weeks to come so we are super happy. I can testify that hard work and obedience brings miracles. I hope that everyone is doing well and that you are trusting in the Lord. I love and miss you all.
Love,
Elder Pugmire
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