1:32 pm
So, we haven't gone hospitaling yet this past while...I
almost want to say something close to a week? It's been really weird to not go to
any appointments, but it's been good to have a lot more time to work in our
area. However, today we've been up to our necks in phone calls of sick people,
poor Hna Robles is still not off the phone...we have a few minutes of peace,
and then she has another call come in. And then she has to call the hospitals and get appointments for the missionaries,
and does emails with Dr. Cragun, etc. Crazy. But I'm becoming a very good independent learner, so I filled my time with some PMG (Preach My Gospel) and the "Plan of
Salvation" pamphlet, and practiced explaining it to myself, thought that went
pretty well, actually. So that was fun.
On a medical note, the consults we have with specialists are usually around
410 or 800 lps, depending on which doctor we have to go to and for what, so
that equates to roughly $20 or $40... a lot lower than a $100 consult in the
States. And of course that doesn't cover the cost of medicine or stuff, but it
seems to be a lot lower of cost than in the States to get medical care.
Granted, in equivalence of value to these people, it's quite expensive.
Also, you can buy a 5 gal water jug thingy for about $1... pretty
good price, if you ask me (the people we buy them from sell them for 22 lemps). And we receive 4,300 lemps a month (which is
about $215) to live on for house payments, groceries, transportation etc... and
it all works out pretty well, actually. So I'm guessing the cost of living here
is less than the States.
9:46 pm
Funny story of the day, we were talking with Nancy tonight,
and after we finished singing a hymn, she asked me a question, but all I really
understood was "coro" or choir/chorus, and in context of her holding
the hymnbook and after teaching her how to sing the hymns, I thought she was
asking about why there wasn't a chorus to this one, just verses. So I went on
to explain that in this hymn there's just the 4 verses, but most of the hymns
have choruses...and then she laughed and Hna Robles explained that she was
asking if I sang in choir before my mission, as she liked my voice. So that was
funny. Some people talk so fast that I don't pick up on all the words, and it's
a little confusing. But for the most part I'm alright.
And
scriptures of the day:
2 Nephi
29:9-14 prophesy about the Book of Mormon
2 Nephi 31:14 and 2 Nephi 32:3 This one is special because
I had always wondered what it meant to speak with the tongue of angels, and
just now made the connection that the answer is in verse 3 of the next chapter:
"Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore, they speak the
words of Christ." Isn't that so neat? Made a lot more sense to me... I
don't know what it's like for you guys, but it's a lot easier for me to
understand the scriptures on a mission... I feel so happy when I read them.
Good stuff.
Also, funny thing
#2, we accidentally planned to teach Guadelupe at 5:00 pm tomorrow, and then
her brother who lives in the same house at 6:00 pm, so in our planning we moved
both to 5:00 pm and will go talk with Pamela. Wheeps. (that's how we say
"whoops" here... they don't have a "oouh" sound in Spanish)
It's always fun to try and figure out what we were thinking that day when we
were on sugar highs and exhausted (we had 3 servings of Coke in the space of 4
hours)... good times on the mission! Hopefully we can have our heads on
straight tomorrow.
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