July 31, 2017
Hello Family!
This week has been really great! My new area is quite different from the
last and so I am learning a lot about adapting.
First of all it is about 200 degrees here in Santa Cruz and the heat
combined with lots of Coca Cola makes me really sleepy. I am having trouble
staying awake in moments when I really need to be awake. So please pray that I
can have more energy this week haha.
Last Sunday I attended church with about 34 other members and yesterday I
was in church with about 296 other members! This new Ward is gigantic and we
don't fit in the chapel, so they are going to remodel our chapel in the next few
months.
I have already met a lot of great members, and set a goal to learn everyone's
name which is proving quite difficult with so many people, but I haven't given up
yet! The people are really kind here and so welcoming, and I have already run
into several people I met and even some I taught a year ago in exchanges!
We live with an older couple named Olga and Ernesto...Olga cooks us lunch
every day and she makes a mean apple pie, better than any apple pie I ever ate
in the States. So there is a 100% chance I am going to get fat this transfer
because Olga loves giving us tasty food.
My favorite part of this week was the sacrament yesterday...in Alianza the
sacrament lasted like 30 seconds because there were so few members, but here I
have a lot of time to reflect and ponder on the Atonement.
This week I learned
that if the Atonement had only been to save me and no one else, it still would
have been worth it for the Savior. That statement is true for each and everyone
of us. He wants us to never forget that He suffered for each one of us!!! I
encourage all of you to think of the Atonement in a more individual way this
week. He accepted the bitter cup with joy because He knew it was the only way we
could return to our Father in Heaven! I am so grateful for Jesus Christ and for
His infinite love for us!
The computer isn't letting me upload pictures today, but just know that I am
still 5' 10 and white and my companion is a somewhat short Colombian with black
hair. He is currently wearing gray shorts and a chelsea jersey.
Love you all and hope you have a fantastic week!
Elder Harris
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