Hey family,
Well, I don't have dengue anymore. It got pretty gnarly. My whole body got bright red, and I had the worst headache I've had in my life. I had to go to the hospital every day to get a blood test. But I'm good now, my platelets are normal now.
Well, I got better on Tuesday, so I'm back working again. We've got some pretty cool investigators right now. Been working hard. On Wednesday, I went to Piramidal and got to have some sweet lessons. But it's been cool, I also had an interview with President this week, which was cool.
I hope everything is going well, let me know what's going on!
Elder Bailey
Friday, September 28, 2012
Friday, September 21, 2012
89: Primavera 8
Hey family!
So this week has been a little interesting. On Sunday, I woke up just
way tired. Then as the day progressed, so did my tiredness. We had a
stake correlation meeting with Pres. Cordòn and all of the bishops,
ward mission leaders, and stake president later that day, and I
started getting a fever. That was just the start of it. I've also
gotten a sweet headache, esp. behind the eyes, and a really achy body.
Well that went on for a couple days, and I kept working nevertheless.
We had a lot to do. Then one night, I just felt really terrible, and
went and got a blood test the next morning. Turns out I have dengue,
a pretty sweet virus spread by mosquitoes. So I'm going to be laying
low for a while.
Other news is that we are (or were) finding some pretty positive
people in our area. I really love Primavera. It is so awesome.
So my bed is really fun. I can read the scriptures, sleep, uhhhhh,
write in my journal. I really want to get out and work again, but
President won't let me.
Well, just thought you'd want to know what's happening.
Take care,
Elder Bailey
So this week has been a little interesting. On Sunday, I woke up just
way tired. Then as the day progressed, so did my tiredness. We had a
stake correlation meeting with Pres. Cordòn and all of the bishops,
ward mission leaders, and stake president later that day, and I
started getting a fever. That was just the start of it. I've also
gotten a sweet headache, esp. behind the eyes, and a really achy body.
Well that went on for a couple days, and I kept working nevertheless.
We had a lot to do. Then one night, I just felt really terrible, and
went and got a blood test the next morning. Turns out I have dengue,
a pretty sweet virus spread by mosquitoes. So I'm going to be laying
low for a while.
Other news is that we are (or were) finding some pretty positive
people in our area. I really love Primavera. It is so awesome.
So my bed is really fun. I can read the scriptures, sleep, uhhhhh,
write in my journal. I really want to get out and work again, but
President won't let me.
Well, just thought you'd want to know what's happening.
Take care,
Elder Bailey
Friday, September 14, 2012
88: Primavera 7
Hello family, and greetings from El Salvador.
Wow, so this week has had a lot of changes. It's been kind of a crazy week.
To start out, we have seriously been running. Because we've been in a trio, we've been doing a ton of interchanges, and having a ton of lessons. The second to last week we had 59 lessons in our area that week: 29 with members present. That is a ton. The ward has been working hard. Last week we also ended up with like 55 lessons, and 27 with members present. Way cool. That also helped us bring 8 people to church on Sunday.
Well, on Saturday, I went and worked in the area Piramidal. They've had like 3 Sundays straight without bringing investigators to church. So I went there and worked all of Saturday and Sunday in the morning. That area has some way sweet members. We taught some really cool lessons. I really enjoy doing interchanges, they are always the most interesting days, and the most happens when we go on interchanges. So Sunday in the morning we were able to bring 6 people to church in that area, then people in our area Primavera as well. In all I helped 14 people go to church that Sunday! Cool stuff. So I went to church there, but the last hour I went back to my own ward for a BAPTISM.
His name is O. F. He is so sweet. About 1.5 years ago, he was taught by my first zone leader, Elder Brown. O. got a testimony and all that, and had some really powerful spiritual experiences. But his parents are pastors of an evangelical church and burned O's BOM, hymnbook, everything. They didn't let him talk to the missionaries, or any Mormons. Well, a couple weeks ago, they had a change of heart and told him they'd let him get baptized. Man, he's awesome. Way powerful. He was paying his tithing even before his baptism and everything. He even brought 3 investigators to church on Sunday.
O had a powerful baptism. The stake president baptized him, and gave a cool talk before. When O. came out of the water, he was bawling. Seriously, he was just ecstatic.
Well, then we had changes. President called my companion on Sunday and sent him to Belize. Goodbye Elder Rodriguez. Elder Feliz left on Wednesday, and I got my new companion, Good ol' Elder Hobbs. So, it's all cool. We're working hard. Yesterday we planned and had a way sweet zone meeting. It was really good. The ward is also working a ton with us. I love them.
Well, my old companions left. I loved them; we had a lot of good times, some of my best companions.
Hope everything is well back home.
Elder Bailey
Wow, so this week has had a lot of changes. It's been kind of a crazy week.
To start out, we have seriously been running. Because we've been in a trio, we've been doing a ton of interchanges, and having a ton of lessons. The second to last week we had 59 lessons in our area that week: 29 with members present. That is a ton. The ward has been working hard. Last week we also ended up with like 55 lessons, and 27 with members present. Way cool. That also helped us bring 8 people to church on Sunday.
Well, on Saturday, I went and worked in the area Piramidal. They've had like 3 Sundays straight without bringing investigators to church. So I went there and worked all of Saturday and Sunday in the morning. That area has some way sweet members. We taught some really cool lessons. I really enjoy doing interchanges, they are always the most interesting days, and the most happens when we go on interchanges. So Sunday in the morning we were able to bring 6 people to church in that area, then people in our area Primavera as well. In all I helped 14 people go to church that Sunday! Cool stuff. So I went to church there, but the last hour I went back to my own ward for a BAPTISM.
His name is O. F. He is so sweet. About 1.5 years ago, he was taught by my first zone leader, Elder Brown. O. got a testimony and all that, and had some really powerful spiritual experiences. But his parents are pastors of an evangelical church and burned O's BOM, hymnbook, everything. They didn't let him talk to the missionaries, or any Mormons. Well, a couple weeks ago, they had a change of heart and told him they'd let him get baptized. Man, he's awesome. Way powerful. He was paying his tithing even before his baptism and everything. He even brought 3 investigators to church on Sunday.
O had a powerful baptism. The stake president baptized him, and gave a cool talk before. When O. came out of the water, he was bawling. Seriously, he was just ecstatic.
Well, then we had changes. President called my companion on Sunday and sent him to Belize. Goodbye Elder Rodriguez. Elder Feliz left on Wednesday, and I got my new companion, Good ol' Elder Hobbs. So, it's all cool. We're working hard. Yesterday we planned and had a way sweet zone meeting. It was really good. The ward is also working a ton with us. I love them.
Well, my old companions left. I loved them; we had a lot of good times, some of my best companions.
Hope everything is well back home.
Elder Bailey
Friday, September 7, 2012
87: Primavera 6
Hello family!
Look, I want to go play frisbee, so this is going to be a short letter. But, just so you know, this week was AWESOME!
We had a visit from Elder James B. Martino, the area president of Central America. It was such a cool meeting. Then we had our zone leaders' council with him as well. I learned a ton. But, I think the coolest thing that happened this week is that we had 20 baptisms in the zone! This is the first time that that has happened in a really long time. YEAH.
So it's been cool. Hey, I also sang for Elder Martino in the chorus with Elder Anderson. We were the tenors. Cool stuff.
Alright, well thanks for everything.
Elder Bailey
We had a visit from Elder James B. Martino, the area president of Central America. It was such a cool meeting. Then we had our zone leaders' council with him as well. I learned a ton. But, I think the coolest thing that happened this week is that we had 20 baptisms in the zone! This is the first time that that has happened in a really long time. YEAH.
So it's been cool. Hey, I also sang for Elder Martino in the chorus with Elder Anderson. We were the tenors. Cool stuff.
Alright, well thanks for everything.
Elder Bailey
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