Boca Chica 16B - March Madness

Boca Chica 16B - March Madness

Hey everybody happy belated Valentine´s Day and month of March Madness. Hope that you´re all having a wonderful time with your families and friends and that everything in life is going good.

Running in the rainstorm last Saturday to the chapel trying to get everything set up for the baptism of Maria. One of the only things in English my companion knows how to say is "Let´s take a selfie" so that´s what we did hahaha.

 

This week was another great week in Boca Chica. On Thursday, we had interviews with President Corbitt, the president of our mission and they were awesome. It´s really a great experience to talk with a man as talented and inspired as he is for advice, guidance, and just motivation as a missionary.

 

Picture with my "dad" Elder Tate, one of the sisters in our ward, Maria, and Elder Mendez at the baptisimal service.

 

Other than that, we had a very successful but overall normal week. On Tuesday, we did service for one of our investigators, Martin. He´s the one that we contacted when he was playing guitar. He´s doing awesome but anyways we helped him dig a hole. I know sounds really exciting and not very hard, but the thing is it´s a hole dug in concrete, not dirt. So we had these really ghetto ice picks and a wheelbarrow and we basically just helped him chip off a ton more of the rock and cement and carry it all into a huge pile down the street. It really made me realize how out of shape I am out here when I woke up the next day sore - literally everywhere in my body - but hey, he gave us some fresh fruit and smoothies after so I´m not complaining.  

 

We also went over some of the things we needed to for his baptism interview that were having tomorrow and he´s ready as can be. It´s really cool to see how he´s changed as a man and just the things he´s doing differently now since he started coming to church and accepting the gospel. He showed up yesterday to church shaved and with a tie; two things you don´t see on this man ever is a clean face or any clothes even close to fancy. But we had his announcement in church for his baptism and we´re really hoping that everything goes smoothly and that it´s a great day.

 

Martin serenading us after the service project with all the bachata and salsa he knows on guitar. Needless to say I was a little trunky considering the fact I haven´t played guitar for more than 5 minutes since I got here but you better believe I´m learning all the spanish songs when I get back.

Btw while this picture is loading I´ll leave with you guys a couple good hispanic artists if you guys are interested:  Fran Reyes, Anna Gabrielle, Mana, Paulina Ruyo, Jesse y Joy, Rey, Enrique Iglesias (and not just "bailando" - that was on the radio 24 7 before I left)

Life here is good and I´m just grateful for every day more I have to be a missionary. I already have 5 months here in the Dominican Republic which is crazy. It feels like just yesterday I got here and now I´m already pretty adjusted to seeing the things I see every day here. We´re working hard and the blessings are showing for it. I hope that everything is going well with all of you and that you all have a great week. 

Elder J. Taylor Graff

 

"And Jesus said, No one that puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God" - Lucas 9 62