5.19.14

I was thinking the other day about how I'm still waiting for Grandpa to show up here and start correcting me on my Spanish during a random lesson. I'm glad my buddies are moving on with life and actually progressing. I feel like it was a million years ago since I graduated from high school. I’m happy for E-man, even though he just wants to play Call of Duty in real life. 

So, on the way over here to the cyber, we passed through a school street thinking that nobody was on it. Then when we were in the middle (E Running, Devashrayee, Gropp and I) school got out and a stampede of high school kids got out and all just started saying things to us like HELLO, I SPEAKA ENGLISH! and one kid screamed FRIDGE! It was pretty funny.

This week we had a Zone Conference and had to travel to Tacuarembó. So we had to wake up early. We were fasting before we went and every time we fast, E Running gets a migraine and gets sick. So that morning, we woke up and E Gropp was like... “What...the...FREAK! Did somebody throw up or poop in my garments?”  We wash our garments in buckets. And I looked over and was like,  “no... no way. It was probably Elder Sasser's cooking and it spilled in there.” cause the bucket was by the stove close to the back door. And E Gropp was like, “no, that’s puke or poop...look they missed some and it got on the floor!'' Elder D Ray pointed to E Running and was like, “NIGHT PUKER!!” and Elder Running appeared as if he was still sleeping. I was like...  “if that’s puke, I feel so bad for whoever did that last night and went back to sleep, knowing that they'd have to explain themselves in the morning.”  then E Running puts his hand straight in the air and yells,  “It was ME ok!”... at that time Elder Lima comes out of the bathroom saying,´´Fahw loco quien destruyó el baño. Alguien vomitó, hizo crap y cualquier otra cosa en el baño!´´ translated... “someone destroyed the bathroom...there’s crap and puke and other stuff all in the bathroom.”  and Elder Running was like, “I promise I will clean it up when we get back from the conference!”  It was the funniest and weirdest thing ever!  What is his recap of the barf-attack when he writes to his family?

Anyways, the conference was awesome and Pte focused on how we need to learn how to pray correctly and with faith. It was super awesome and also one of the 70s came and talked to us. Also our buddy Gerardo was baptized. It was a good week and hopefully by tomorrow we will have our own apartment finally!

Same ol’ same ol’ going on here. Church went really well. I have had to get upset with a few people for not doing what they know they are supposed to be doing, but luckily we have all of the support of the bishop and his leaders. Hope everyone’s enjoying that heat because it’s beautiful here!!!

E' McRae