Kyle in Torreon Mexico: Week 4 Industrial

This week has been very good, and also very hard. Its been a week of very little success but we are just chugging along. lots of teaching and tracting but no one wanted us this week. Yesterday we were in a lesson with a lady and we were teaching her about Joseph Smith, and she just lost it ha. She kept saying that we were of the devil and all this nonsense. Then she grabbed her broom and chased us out the door... People here are definitely different ha. Friday we had splits again, and this time I stayed in our area and Elder Robbles came to Industrial. That was very hard ha. I just kept blanking where everyone lived and where our members lived. But because of that we found a lot of new Investigators. Friday was La Dia De Reyes here in Mexico. I had people explain to me what it is like 10 times but honestly i have no idea ha. All I know is that night we ate this weird thing called a Rosca which was pretty much just sweet bread ha. Then there's a baby Jesus toy thing inside the Rosca and whoever gets it has to buy tamales in Feb. Of course it was in mine, so i'm now in charge of Tamales for a family on the 2nd of Feb. We had a Ward Council meeting this week and i learned from the Bishop that we have 642 members in our ward but only 60 to 100 are active. I was shocked when i heard that. Basically half of my area is members ha... Lots of work to be done here. Our ward is good for the most part. Lots of strong funny families that think i sound and look hilarious ha. One family is convinced that i'm blind because of my eye color.. no sé... Mexico is a strange place thats for sure. This week the food also killed me ha. I did not know food could be so spicy. I have no idea why they like spice so much.... its just pain to me ha. I got pee´d on by a dog this week... that was great. all the dogs here are on the roof and love to pee off the houses into the street. wrong place at the wrong time ha... gotta love it. This week i learned a lot about preparing for the sacrament before Sunday. There is power in preparing before hand and praying for what you need help with through out the week. I found that as i do this i grow closer to our Savior every sunday. Its truly a blessing to partake of the sacrament... All is good down here in the great city of Torreón! know how much i love and miss all of you! Im trying my best like always and i know that the Lord will do the rest! have a great week this week yáll! Keep making good choices and trust in the Lord! Till next week

Love Elder Richardson