Hi Mom and Family,
Well this week was an interesting week. Elder Johnson
and I got robbed on Tuesday. It caught me and Elder Johnson off guard.
We were walking down the road to our house around 9:00 and a scooter
pulls up and a young kid gets off. They
were no older than 20-21 years old. They came to us and pulled a gun on
us. At first we thought they were joking because we get harassed all the
time here. So we thought they were kidding around with us until they
pulled the gun on us. We knew the gun was real because of the sound it
made when he cocked it. So we gave him the one peso Elder Johnson had in
his money pouch. Then we started giving him our bags, but he didn't take
anything except the one peso Elder Johnson had and ran off and got back on the
scooter. This all happened within like 45 seconds or a minute. But
we were still kind of in shock over what just happened. We walked away
saying, "We were just robbed!" It was kind of funny because
they went through all that work to get one peso, not even a peso. It
was like 70 centivos. Not even a penny in $$$$. (I'm forgetting how to
spell.) So, yeah, that was an adventure.
Then on Thursday we got lost trying to find a doctor's place
for Elder Johnson. But we got lost because the Assistants didn't give us
an address that we could give to someone to help us find it. So we ended
up walking in the wrong direction. We eventually got there but it was
really interesting.
I had my first adventure with food. We were eating at
a carnita place (carnitas are soooooo good!!!!!!!!!!!!) but when they
brought us the food they told us the meat wasn't "pure" meat.
We had no idea what that meant until we bit down on the taco. It
was like crunchy, chewy, soft, gristley, all rolled into one bite. It was
super interesting. We had NO idea what we were eating until someone told us
none "pure" meat means it is every part of the pig all chopped up and
put on a tortilla. Lets just say it was really hard to get it down.
So that was super interesting.
I might have also told you all this one but we ate at a
member's house a few weeks ago and she is really poor. As we ate, we started to see a TON of
cockroaches crawling on the walls where we were eating. We call
experiences like those good "Journal" experiences. I didn't get
sick though so that is good.
Speaking of sick, I got sick Friday. I woke up
throwing up. It wasn't good. So
all Saturday I didn't feel good. We didn't work that day. I felt
super bad because I wasn't working. But we made up for it yesterday.
We worked super hard yesterday to make up for Saturday and Thursday.
I confirmed my first person yesterday. I
confirmed Isabel. We baptized Jose Lewis and Isabel last week. But
it was super scary confirming her because it was my first time. Its also
really tough in Spanish.
I was reading in Alma 42 and 43 and 44 and 45 today.
It is the start of the war chapters in the Book of Mormon. It is so
amazing to read of the brilliant faith that Moroni had. Because they all
knew if they had the faith and they were doing what was right they would have
Heavenly Father on their side. And they fought for they right reasons,
too. because they were fighting for their Families, their religion, their
homes, their fallen brothers. They never fought for anything else, just
for the things that were so dear to them. I compare that to us being
robbed on Tuesday. I look at that as a miracle. They took nothing
other than the peso, yet they held a gun to us. I know that if I am
doing what is right and I am doing all I can to be a worthy Representative of
the Lord, Jesus Christ, then we will have angels on our right side and on our
left side keeping us safe. Yes things do happen. But I am bought
back to rememberance of a scripture: "Perfect love casteth out all
fear." Moroni 8:16. It always brings me back to my family.
I am always thinking of you all and thinking about how I want to make all
of you proud because I am bearing the name "Hancock" and "Jesus
Christ". These two names are my biggest motivators. I always try to love the people. Even
the people that rob us, because with the love of Christ all is possible.
It is love that makes the work go forward. Love. Love with
all that you have. Have a love for the Lord. Have Love for every person
you meet. Because if you show them your love they will see the light of
Christ in you. My biggest goal is to
reflect the love of Christ to all people. I love you all. With all
of my heart.
LOVE,
Elder Hancock
Helaman 5:12
Ps. We climbed this mountain this morning and took
these pictures. All the white things are houses. All the Buildings
in the background is DF.
How tall is the giant Cristo in Rio?
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