So this was a really good week!
It's a little crazy here. One thing I really enjoy is navigating the metros. It's fun to pull out a little map and figure out which ones we need to take. We take tons and tons of stairs though.
No Dad, I haven't seen any dead bodies but one day on the metro a guy ran into the train car with two policemen chasing after him but they caught him and got off at the next stop. There are tons of crazy people haha.
We walked passed the hotel de ville a few days ago, it is city hall not a real hotel and that was really pretty. Haven't had too much time to see anything but we met a lady on the metro who is willing to show us around on a p day so that's exciting!
Christmas night we had dinner with a member couple and 2 of their friends! It was super fun and very delicious. I ate raw oysters for the first time, not too bad just tasted like water from the ocean. I'm not really sure how to explain what we had for dinner. There was a pot of boiling water in the middle of the table and we would put vegetables to cook. There was also some raw chicken and beef that we would skewer and put in the pot of water as well. Then it was all cooked and delicious! We did the popper thing with the joke, crown, and thing inside. And I got a mini key chain screwdriver, super handy. I already used it to fix a pot lid.
Last night we saw a guy digging in a trash can and gave him an orange and banana. He tried to refuse because he said that he eats fine, in fact he told us not to worry about homeless people who are hungry because there are places where anyone can just go and get food.
We met with a less active (not for long :) my first few days here and since then she has given us 6 referrals! Yesterday she came to church and right when it was over she went to see her friend and gave him a book of mormon!! And our number. This morning she called and asked how our lessons went with her other friends and also told us she woke up like a princess!
Church was a little weird because there were so many Americans! That made me miss the Nancy ward. The recent convert there, Raphaël, blessed the sacrament last week!
After a lesson on Saturday night, we were walking home and decided we should contact people on the way back. The first person we talked to was Alma! She is from Mexico and her old boss is Mormon! She has actually visited a temple before. We are so excited to see her this week!!
I know that Heavenly Father is looking out for us and that he is preparing people to recieve peace and joy in life.
Sœur Giles
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