My New Pet!

August 10, 2015

Well this has been a very good week for the most part. It sounds like everything is going fine at home. Mom and dad, you probably should never look at the choristers here in Nicaragua. It is really hard to play the piano at a good speed when you don’t know what speed the chorister wants to sing. Or there is always the speed that the congregation wants to sing. You also have to play the hymn the way they sing it since they change how long you hold the notes and occasionally the tune. That’s sad to hear they will close the Jordan River temple for a bit. That is definitely one of the things I am missing being here in Nicaragua. The closest temple is in Honduras and the missionaries don’t go there.

Elder Barrios has been learning English little by little. He has learned more than other elders I have served with. But for me, I am really bad at studying Spanish since I am normally helping Elder Barrios with English. People can normally understand me and I can understand them well. But there is still a lot I can improve on.

On Wednesday we went to Managua for a multi-zone conference. It was a good conference and they talked a whole lot about the obedience and how to improving our teaching.  We won’t go to Managua until the end of the month unless we have changes the next week.

I found my new pet!!! He is very good at watching the door for us when we are gone.

Elder Ferrin's new pet.

My birthday was fine except for the fact that I got sick with a cold. So I was sick on my own birthday, as well as for Elder Barrios´ birthday. But we worked all of the day and that was it. Fine with me in my opinion.

In church we had only Domina and Yahaira, another daughter of Nelis Lopez. We might have the baptism for Domina this week if she is ready.

But that was the week. Congratulations to Andrew and good luck on the mission for him.

Remember that Jesus is the Christ and he felt everything for us. The Lord performs many miracles in our lives. One of the scriptures I read this week was Alma 37:6. It talks about how through small and simple things, great things are brought to pass (it’s easier to say it in Spanish, rather than English now). But it is definitely true. We don’t realize the grand effects that all the little things have in our life such prayer. He listens and comforts and counsels when we need it. I have never been so close to my Heavenly Father as I have been during my mission and wouldn’t trade this experience for anything. See ya.

Elder Ferrin

P.S. Enjoy your picture’s mom!!! ??