Trip to Giron Falls

Hello Family,

All these elders squeezed into the truck
for a 20 minute ride down to Giron Falls.

Well, the family that we have been working with, Jessica and her brother, Jonathan, are progressing quickly, we have added Tatiana, the partner of Jonathan, to our little group.  When we first met her, she told us she was a Testigo (Jehovah's Witness)and that it would be a sin to listen to us, but Jonathan did not want to listen to us alone and asked her to accompany him to our lessons.  We started a conversation and she began talking about how she did not like the fact that she could not celebrate birthdays so we shared the Message of the Restoration with her and she liked it.  She came to church with us this week and liked that too.  Who would have known it was possible to give a missionary lesson to a Testigo?

A little fun in the cab...

We had a Valentine’s Day branch activity.  They had a big sound system set up and everybody danced.  All the different organizations were supposed to have a number prepared, but nobody except the Relief Society and Primary were ready, so there was a lot of improvisation.  The Young Men and Women prepared out in the hall way about five minutes before the performed.  The next day in Branch Council Meeting, the young married couples and the grannies had a nice friendly Mormon argument about whether or not there should be so much laughter in the Lord’s house of prayer.

Elder Nuñez and Elder Naño

Grant thought this was a nice gesture of hospitality--
charging tourists twice as much as everyone else.

Getting a little misty at Giron Falls

They called a new Branch Mission Leader because the old one disappeared somewhere in Machala.  The new guy is the Branch President’s son, so hopefully he will be a little easier to get a hold of.  The branch is excited about visiting our investigators.  Hopefully it will help the investigators to know that more than just the missionaries are interested in inviting them into our church.

Well, until next week, I hope to hear from you soon.  (The office mail strike continues)