Week 22---April 26, 2017---A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS

April 26, 2017

A PICURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS

1. Taco stand next to the immigration office.

2. Saw a super artsy setting so I asked my companion to take a picture.

3. Next album cover (November 2019).

4. Elder Jones' birthday Oreo milkshake that we made in our house that didn't have lights for a week because we didn't know that there was a breaker switch in the garage. 

5.  Sweet tamale. With raisins on the inside, too. 

6. Meat de tacos al pastor ready to by put on the grill by a ninja cook that is in the background.

"Picture 6 never made it,"  Dante.

WEEK 21---APRIL 20, 2017----CIUDAD DE MEXICO, RAINY, COCHINITA, FUEGO

​​April 20, 2017

Ciudad de Mexico

Rainy

This week has been a little bit more rainy than usual. And it also only happens to start raining when we get outside. We tell people that you can tell when we are out and about because it starts to rain.

At the bottom of one the hills, there is a bridge that leads to one of the pueblos. This bridge has a lot of traffic and has really narrow sidewalks. So when it rains, all the water drains to this bridge, and there is only one small drain to drain it. 

One rainy day we had to walk across. The water was up to the curb of the sidewalk. The first half of the bridge we were feeling good because no cars had come across yet. We then realized that if we made it across before a car came, we would not get soaked. As soon as we both thought this, we just started sprinting across this bridge. A lady across the street realized the same thing at the same time and started sprinting too. We were all sprinting for our lives and then we saw some headlights flash in the distance. This only made us run harder. Alas, the car beat us. It drove straight through this water as fast as possible and completely soaked us and this lady across the street. I was a little upset about the disrespect. However, like five minutes later, I thought it was the most hilarious thing.

Cochinita

We have a found a little taco stand that sells cochinita tacos and now we are sold. We love it. It is a type of meat made in the Yucutan. 

Fuego

We found a piano that can record, so now I am a happy guy. We spent a lot of our rest day playing and recording.

Week 20---April 11, 2017---BLESSING, WHAT HAPPENED, THOUGHTS

Blessing

A lady that is a member of the church here in our area is off to get surgery for eyes. She asked us to come over and give her a blessing beforehand to help her with the operation and the healing. I felt humbled to see her faith in the power of God. I realized that I can always put more faith in God and His power to bless my life. We can always increase in faith.

What happened

Other than that...this week was one of those weeks where I literally cannot think of anything else that happened. I need to improve my attention to what goes on in my life obviously, because how can a week pass me by and I cannot remember what I was doing during that week? Downright embarrassing. Don't do the week like I did last week. 

Thoughts

One idea that has been in my mind lately has been the power of thoughts. A space can only be occupied by one object at time (I think that is how it goes). And thus it is with our minds. Our mind can only be occupied by one thought at a time. Therefore, we can use this to our advantage if we fill our minds with positive thoughts. This is easier said than done, but I think it may be one of the noblest quests we can pursue. Pay attention to how your mind shapes your day and your life. It cannot be overstated. As we try more and more to fill our minds with positivity, it becomes a habit. That is the goal. Habitually thinking good thoughts. What more could you want?

Week 19---April 4, 2017---COMIDA RETURNS, NOPALES NO PROBLEM, PRINCE OF PEACE, ELDER JONES AND ME, MISSION FATHER AND SON REUNION

Comida Returns

This week I got pleasantly surprised by one of the best meals of my life. A family invited us over for lunch on Saturday, and as we descended the stairs into their front patio, we saw the husband of the family stoking up the grill. At that moment, I knew my life would change. He agreed to show us how to grill the Norteño way (because apparently in the north of Mexico they make better meat). He made us steak after steak (the meat was called arrachera) and chorizo (which is the true fifth love of my life (obviously after God, family, freedom, and liberty (necessary to state twice))). 

It was a really good meal of tacos accompanied by Manzinita soda and Coca Cola. It was a great meal. 

Nopales No Problem

We are still on that health wave craze so we decided to take the craze to crazy and by some cactus (nopales). Since then, we've eaten cactus every night, and Elder Jones put it into his smoothie. Ha it was crazy.

Prince of Peace

Easter is up and coming, and so a new video has been produced to explain the peace that Jesus Christ brings to the world. This video struck a chord with me. I am convinced that the greatest source of peace in this life is Jesus Christ. The peace Christ offers is often criticized because of its simplicity. But, because something is simple, that does not mean that it is untrue or foolish. The peace of Christ is simple but is real. The peace is a personal peace that only comes as we learn more about Him and strive to draw closer to Him.

Video that will change your life and that has a surprisingly good soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly9xk59Qkfc

Elder Jones and me

Mission Father and Son Reunion
Thought I would share this picture of our boys that Elder Edwards sent with this caption: "So Elder Sweat (my child of the mission) was called to be the new finance secretary here in the offices. Father and son reunited in the offices haha. We found a bronze eagle and American flag in the offices and took the photo because...'Merica"  from Julie Austin Edwards Facebook Page