Well, we have some good news, some bad news, some good bad news, and more good news. 

Whaddaya wanna hear first?!

Lets start with the bad news. 

Our mission president told my comp and I that we had to go to the bus station to go pick up some sister missionaries, like 12, so we took the van! And my comp doesnt like to drive in Conce much, so your man was behind the wheel. Me being a little new around town, I don't know exactly where I need to go exactly. 

So as my comp was trying to tell me in spanish what lane to get into, we were going through a roundabout, and after a bit of confused spanish driving instructions, I gave our lane neighbor a little love tap on the right fender! 

WHOOPS! 

The damage wasnt bad, but the paper work that I had to fill out and the stress that was produced from that interaction almost made me lose my thick head of hair!! 

We're all good now, but man, what a time to be an office man.

Good news!

I have officially identified the devil dog that attacked me last week. Here's a photo of that stinky old street dog.

More good news!

This was a good week, busy with lots of work and things to do. My comp and I have been killin' it here in Conce, and we've been seeing new fruits every day. This week we headed into the city center to do another invitation attack, and it was a success. We passed out over 2000 invitations in conce centro. 

The temple has been the biggest focus right now, and it's been the biggest blessing of all time to have a new temple opening in the mission. 

2 weeks to go until the open house! 

My comp and I have been working with a sweet little girl called Camila. She is 12 years old, her parents are divorced, and she lives with her mom and some other siblings. She was introduced to the church from a friend, and has been really interested. This week, she came to an activity where we played a game like telephone, but with drawings. Someone had to draw something, and then somebody had to write down what they saw, and then someone had to draw what was described. And as the game progressed, the image was slowly changed until it was something totally different. We used that game to explain the great apostacy, and then we watched the First Vision video. It was a really cool experience to watch the video with somebody who was just getting to know the church. 

We talked with Camila after, and asked her how she felt watching the movie. She told us that she felt something different, and felt like somebody put a warm blanket over her. We talked with her a bit about baptism, and she told us that she has thought about it (she had told us before that she'd wanted to get baptized) and that she was ready to be baptized. 

We were all so excited, and we have a baptism date ready to go. We've got a lot to teach and lots to do! 

Its experiences like that that keep the spirits alive in the mission, the things that just work out so well, things that only God could make happen. Many times, God works in mysterious ways, but the important thing is that we recognize the blessings from God and that we thank Him for all that He has done. 

I love you all and I thank you all for your love. 

Have a great week, and stay safe!

until next week,

-Elder Grant Lewis