Last
Monday, we were poking around this collection of stores, when we saw
something very interesting: a 3d print shop. We went in and asked what
they made, and they told us that they could make statues of people:
they'd take photos of you from a few different angles, then digitally
combine them and print it out in plastic. So, if anyone wants an 8 inch
tall version of themself for just $200, let me know!
On
Tuesday, I was on an exchange with the zone leaders in the 1st ward
here. We went all over there area on buses, and had a very interesting
lesson. One of their investigators had invited us to meet his father,
who is a hardcore Methodist. We tried to teach the Restoration, but he
wasn't really interested in listening, and repeated the same questions
over and over again, even after we answered them. That made for a very
long lesson. We told him about the book of Mormon, and asked if he would
read it. He sort of gave us a vaguely affirmative answer in the end, so
I guess we'll just wait and see what happens.
We
swapped companions back on Wednesday, and had a relatively normal day.
We tried to meet with one of our investigators at night, but he bunked,
so we tried to go caroling with the ward. That didn't turn out too well.
We showed up right on time, but they didn't leave until 8:30. Also, we were talking to a new investigator who showed up for institute, and so didn't notice them leave.
On
Thursday, we had some very exciting weekly planning, followed by
another really interesting day. We spent half of it with the 2nd ward
elders, helping them to compose a skit for our ward activities. That'll
be a lot of fun! I'll see if someone can tape it, and send you the
footage when we perform it. Failing that, I'll just send the script.
Anyway, we did manage to go caroling with the ward that night!
Friday
was very long. In the morning, we tried to meet with an investigator,
but he was going to be way too late and we had to leave. We had zone
training all the way over in Medina Guda, which is an hour away by
train. Funny story about that- at one of the stops I got a water bottle,
and nearly missed the train, which only stopped for about 30 seconds. I
ran and jumped for it, and did manage to make it, though. In A.S. Rao
Nagar, we had 3 very interesting back to back appointments. The first
one was with a 14 year old kid, who we took with us to the next
appointment, with a 16 year old kid. They are both super excited about
learning! The final one was far and away the strangest teaching
appointment I've ever had. The father was deaf, couldn't talk, and
didn't know sign language or how to read. So, we used lots of gestures,
but did manage to get our meaning across.
Saturday
was relatively uneventful- we had a long bus ride back to West
Maredpally, and then worked on the skit more, and finalized it. We tried
to go caroling again, but they left without us! A member called us at
night, and insisted that we come to his house. The only problem was that
we didn't know who he was, and he couldn't tell us where he lived. We
asked around, but no one knew him. We eventually had to give up on the
idea.
We found the conclusion to that
unfinished story on Sunday. In the morning, we went to invite one of our
less-active members to church. But, he was out, so we went to his dad's
house, which was just opposite. As it turns out, HE was the guy who was
calling us last night! We gave his son a blessing, which is what he'd
been asking for, and then had ward council. After church, the 2nd ward
elders grabbed us and needed our help to finish up the skit, and perform
it for their ward council. We did so, but finishing the skit burned up
the whole rest of the night.
I can call
basically whenever, also. We got permission to call on the 24-26th,
whenever you are available. Which means that for your time, I can call
on the 23rd night, or anytime up till the morning of the 26th. The only
time I can't call is between 11 am and 10 pm
in Indiana, because that is the middle of the night here. So, mornings
work great. Just let me know when works best for you in that range.
This is a very strange pigeon nest in the 1st ward apartment:
Also, I barely remember Rosie, let alone
the people we gave her to. But, that is pretty trippy. Wait- did they
come over to our house to play a few times? Or am I thinking of Xavier
or something? What are you talking about with playing the violin for
Thanksgiving? I only got the violin last week. But, I may be playing it
for the Christmas celebration, depending on how things work out.
This was our ward's Santa, who came caroling with us:
And this is Elder Touthang (rhymes with cow tongue), my district leader, on the train:
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