Okay. So
let’s start.
I’m leaving the
office next week. That’s for sure. I’m probably going to go train,
and I’m probably going to Sonsonate.
Now this week has
been very busy. Way busy. But awesome. Let’s start with
Saturday.
Elder Ward and I
have been working very hard to find new investigators in March. We put on
activities, looked for referrals, and contacted a ton, but honestly, we hadn’t
really found many people to teach who would progress.
So, it was
long. Well, Saturday, after a long day of looking and contacting,
something cool happened. We had been up in the Colonia los Santos, which
is up above Pizza Hut and the mall. We had had no success up there.
We were walking back, passed Pizza Hut, passed the mall, then passed the bus
station. To add to it, some random woman was throwing her dirty water
onto the street, and threw it just as Elder Ward passed by, and got his pants
and shoes soaked. So not so great.
Then, as we
continued walking, someone called me, saying, "Hey, hey." So I
turned around. There was a man running after us. When he reached
me, he said, "Hey, I want to be an elder. What do I have to do to be
an elder." I was a little caught off guard.
"Huh?" "I want to be a missionary and help people.
What do I need to do?" So we explained that first of all, he had to
keep the Sabbath day holy, and come to church with us the next day.
"I’ll be there, I promise." We took his address, and went our
ways. We were going to visit him even if he didn’t show up. But he
did. That Sunday was a special conference with Central America,
broadcasted from Salt Lake. William was attentive the whole time.
Elder Clayton, Elder Packer, and some other people taught, it was way cool.
After, we invited
William to come eat with us. So we went to our cook, Hermana Estela’s
house, and ate some awesome chicken, then sat down and taught William about
baptism, and he accepted a date. IT WAS AWESOME. I was so
happy. So turns out Independencia IS going to baptize this month.
William is going to get baptized the 31st, right after Saturday General
Conference. I am so stoked, even though I am not going to be here.
He counts as my convert.
Man, so that was
that.
Monday, the week
got really busy. The doctor for all the missionaries in Central America,
Doctor Drake (yeah, that’s his name), came and the mission nurse was using my
computer most the day, so I didn’t get a lot done then.
Tuesday, I had to
go to San Salvador to renew my immigration card thingy. Man, that was an
adventure. I ended up going with our bus driver (President Vargas, 2nd
counselor in the Chalchuapa Stake) to the office of the other mission, to
Walmart and Office Depot (that’s right, I went to Walmart, it was so
awesome!), and to the temple as well. It was a busy day. Then I had
to go with Elder Maradiaga to a whole bunch of random places. It was
pretty crazy. I’ve pretty much been in all corners of San Salvador
now. Well, that adventure ended with a nice lunch at 5:00 of Wendy’s chicken
sandwiches and a CHOCOLATE frosty. Good stuff.
Well, Wednesday
was another adventure. It was my last week of giving my convert
speech. I went with the ZL’s to Modelo first, then we booked it to
Sonsonate. Man, it’s a beautiful drive. El Salvador is so
pretty. Well, then president decided to show up too, so that kind of made
me a little nervous, but that was actually the best speech about retention that
I gave. It was cool. After that, I got to the office and ate really
quickly, then left with Elder Ward to teach William again. Man, he’s
stoked for his baptism. Another crazy
day.
Thursday, I
finally had some time to work in the office, but not enough. I’m trying
to get everything ready for the new records secretary who’s going to come
in. That’s why I’m here in the office today, working like crazy.
But yeah, I’m going to get some changes, finally. I’m pretty
stoked. My next letter will be interesting.
Hope it’s all
going well out there in the states, or wherever you guys are now. It’s
great here in El Salvador.
Love you all,
Elder Bailey
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