Elder Dalton David: Without the downs there wouldn't be Ups

This week has been stacked full and busy but somedays were harder than others just with the out comes, but I'm just as grateful for those as the good times.

I had divisions with Elder Rasmusson who's from Oklahoma for a couple days this week just because it's so far away. We visited Hno Zapata! And guess what!? He got a prosthetic leg! I was so surprised and he seemed so happy! He has to practice a lot with it still but he stood up with is and showed it off, haha. He was so grateful and looks at it as a huge blessing from Heavenly Father.

While we were contacting that day there was a little 7 year old on a tiny bike going door to door selling this type of bean called wandu. He stopped and talked to us and then asked us if we are interested in buying some. Such a smart kid, We couldn't resist and bought a bag for a dollar twenty-five. Then he kept going door to door asking everyone. He was a champ. His name is Gorge Manuel. With the bag of wandu we just gifted it to the next people we talked too and it turned out to be a great contact!

So one day we were getting back from Concepcion when we changed back companions and in the Chiba (bus) we told him to stop at the church of Jesus Christ of Latter- Day Saints. They knew which one it was and so while we got off some guy on the bus made a comment saying ´oh Joseph Smiths Church´. I turned around with a smile and demonstrated the words it says right on the side of the building in big bold letters and I read it out loud. The Church of Jesus Christ. I don't remember his face but I felt good knowing I helped someone learn something, haha.

Well Sunday came around and that afternoon while walking I was a little down and I asked my companion where are all the people that the Lord had prepared. Well, Our next lesson was with a girl named Ester, and Thursday when we had a family home evening in the church she just walks in and walked right up to my companion and I. She said she had a feeling we could help her with her situation because her health is not very good and she asked us to pray for her or anything we can. I was shocked she came right to us. So Sunday we went back to visit them and they live right next to the church. And oh my gosh it was am AMAZING lesson. We taught her and here husband and they are actually married! I've learned here that sometimes Heavenly Father makes us eat our words and for sure I know he tests us before letting us have the blessings.

Well today a group of the zone all went to the costa rica border to walk around and look at the funny little stores they have. There was a ton of foreigners there so it was fun listening to their accents. Well I hope you all have a good week and enjoy the snow while you can! Before you know it you'll be begging for it like I am... haha.

Elder David