Week 31...3/9/15...Changes from San Pablo to El Codo. It is So HOT!

Ok so I'm gonna be writing like a hundred miles an hour and my mom tells me my grammar is deteriorating like crazy.  It doesn't help that there isn't an English spell check or keyboard... Tal ves solo voy a escribir en español? Then everything turns out good! Alright, so this week was crazy! On Tuesday they told us that a ton of people in our zone had changes. So we spent the rest of the day saying goodbye to everyone in San Pablo.

 Elder Virgin

Elder Fickes

Elder Walton

Emilio, Oralia y Wilder

Carlos y Familia (non-member friends)

Hna Marisol y familia

Super Cool Neighbors

Hnas Mary, Sucely, Estefany y Maria Luisa where we went to eat every day. This is like my second family here in San Pablo we eat with them every day for lunch.

 Familia de Hermana Gladis

Familia de Noe converts in San Pablo

I really wasn't sad until I went to the house of Hna Amelia, my first converts.  When I told them they just broke down and everyone was crying like crazy. So that was absolutely terrible but I was really was excited to go to a new area after 6 months in San Pablo!

Familia de Amelia

Familia de Romeo. This guy's family was awesome. Seriously one of the happiest guys I know and they are all so centered on the gospel it's unbelievable! 

Going to Transfers

So Wednesday we headed to Reu and during the meeting, Presidente announced like 20 people who performed the best on the Preach My Gospel Test. I was surprised to hear that I was one of them! Then I got recognized again as one of the people that was going to be moved up to be one of the senior comps!!!!

Then the changes came.

I ended up with a guy named Elder Rodas from Honduras! He's super cool and I'm finishing his training so that makes him my stepson in the mission! Kinda cool huh!

Elder Rosales and Elder Rodas

 Our area is part of the Reu Zone called ''El Codo,'' or the elbow. That's basically what it is. . . HOT and DRY. . .and like an hour and a half out of any other area. . . and did I mention hot!? It's called El Codo because It's basically one straight dirt road with 3 crossroads and then at the end of the road makes a 90-degree turn.

El Codo. . .Hot and Dry and did I mention HOT!

The cool thing is we are the only area to use bikes! Because the area is basically all farmland and everyone lives super far away. It reminds me a ton of what Wyoming is like so that's kinda cool! But man it's sooooo hot! I sweat through my shirts and have to keep my books in plastic bags because I sweat through my backpack too! (Thanks Dad for those genes!)  The members are super pilas! It's still a branch but everyone is super cool! The missionaries lived in the church before us but now we live in a house. It's actually just a bedroom of a member's house because there aren't any houses for rent, no one lives in El Codo unless they have to. The elders used to live in the church and shower in the baptismal font before the members let us move in. However, the mission is going to build us a house on the member's land we share a house with so that won't be a problem anymore. The place where we keep all of our water has fish in it to keep it clean so that's cool and it's farmland so we live with a ton of chickens and cats. UHHH I hate cats!!!!!  (Editor's note:  He's allergic to cats.) They keep eating my bread!

The only area with bikes. . .Editors note:  Did not come with helmets . . .trying to send them asap

Elder Rodas and Kevin

 We took a ride to eat lunch and it was soooo far away we just collapsed on their hammocks. Something weird we have for lunch here: It'll be like a million degrees outside and for lunch, we'll have caldo de res, a beef stew that's boiling hot.

The cool thing is we are working super hard here in El Codo and already had one baptism this week!  His name is Kevin. So that's super awesome! We're planning on baptizing every week but we've got some work to do!

Kevin

Familia de Kevin

But that's about my life here! I'm short on time but hope all well love you and miss you all a ton!

Love,

Elder Pugmire