Wow. Guys, Providence is rad. This past week has been a blast! So I started my mission in a well-established Spanish Ward, and now I'm finishing my mission in a well-established Spanish Ward. So cool! It's weird going from our little Rama in Worcester where I knew EVERYBODY and everyone needed our help, to come here where I know nobody and a lot of people are all set. But it's good. I love it here. And pretty soon I will know everybody, so it's cool :)
The reason for the title of this email is because of the dinner we had yesterday. Apparently Providence is known for being the most fattening Spanish area in the mission -__- And I learned why yesterday! There is this sweet, wonderful Dominican lady who feeds the missionaries every Sunday. The Elders and Sister Lira tried to warn me about it, but I've eaten a lot of food before. No big deal, right? WRONG. When we got there there was a HUGE plate of rice sitting on the table, with chicken, fried plantains (shudder), and a huge salad. I was all, "Holy moly cow." But we sat down and I was all, "Hey, I can do this." But then-- plot twist, the woman pulls out ANOTHER giant plate of rice and sets it in front of me. Like what?
THERE WAS A PLATE FOR EACH OF US
Immediately I started looking for escape routes. And God, in His infinite mercy, allowed the woman to go shower while we ate, and I used the Ziploc bag that held my plan of salvation cutouts to dump 4/5 of the rice into it and stored it in my purse. It almost didn't all fit... Ai ai ai! But wow, dodged that bullet... Next Sunday could be interesting... Stay tuned, lol.
Also, yesterday was just a crazy day. Sweet mercy! We got a call from the Elders during our appointment when we were planning the baptismal service of our investigator... And the greenie elder got into a bike crash and split his upper lip in two, and lost a tooth. So after our appointment we rushed over to the hospital to see how he was doing... poor kid! Just 18 years old and is on his 2nd transfer in the mission. I think he'll be fine though. He just needs a lot of dental work and stitches. Please keep our good friend, Elder Ruben, in your prayers!
Also, the saga of 3 new gators per week continues! It's rough to come to an area mid-week and not know ANYTHING or anyone and find 3 newbies, but we did it! Again, the Lord in His infinite mercy provided a way! And we didn't just find 3, we found 4! A whole cute little Dominican family! We were already teaching the dad, and we invited the whole family in and taught the Plan of Salvation. It was one of the best Plan of Salvation lessons I have ever taught in my mission. Plus, Sister Lira is great! I have so much to learn from her!
Guys, life is so great. It's weird to come to this area and telling everyone how long I've been on the mission... Yes, I know. It's been a while... But I'm not done! The work is not finished and I will continue running. I am so ready to get to know everyone here and just love them. I'm excited to find new people to teach every week and jump-start this area. The field is white! By faith we can move mountains and do other incredible things. I love this gospel and my Savior Jesus Christ. Something cool this weekend was Stake Conference here... We took the sacrament as a stake! It was wicked awesome! I'm grateful for that sacred ordinance.
I love you all! Keep the faith!
Con amor,
Hermana Frei
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