You Know You're In Mexicali When...

HOOOLA! Not too much to share, unfortunately, as we spent the majority of the time in Mexicali. However, I learned some pretty cool things there, for example, 

You know you're in Mexicali when...

The "not so gentleman" you're contacting spits at you, but it evaporates before it can hit you. you open a bottle that fifteen minutes ago had ice in it and find steam. You have a tan line through your shirt, marking where your tie goes. :)

What else?

We met this lady named M* the other day. She's pretty cool. She had talked with President S* and told him that she was interested in hearing from us. Prs. S* talks to EVERYONE about the church. If he sees me contacting, then he takes some of my cards and contacts EVERYONE around me. He feels no shame. Then again, not sure why one would feel embarrassed about talking about the STINKING COOLEST MOVEMENT in the history of the world! Adam was mormon before it was cool to be mormon. Actually, he was probably one of the most mormon mormons that any mormon had ever seen mormon. Anyway, you get the point.

Tijuana Temple Trip May 2016

Back to M*, she has been smoking since she was 10 or 12. Her mom never had a stable relationship. Her family is full of problems, more problems than a math textbook. She said she hadn't ever really felt happy in her life. She's taking care of a schizophrenic sister and drug addict nephews. The list goes on, and on. Anyway, she almost doesn't put down her cigarettes. She almost smokes two at a time, honestly. Well, she did. After the first lesson, she told us that she didn't even want to smoke a cigarette for 6 HOURS after. Crazy Right!! She is evidence of the prophecy in Amos 8:11-12. She was running to and fro in search of the Gospel of peace and joy, and she knew not where to find it. Now, however, she's finding more and more peace as she reads the scriptures and prays every day and as she goes to church every week.

Honestly, I believe that's it. Loving the work here. Learning a bunch. Seeing things happen and changes take place.

I know that Jesus Christ lives. I know that He came to this earth to show us a perfect example. He suffered pain, offense, and attacks in every manner, from almost every person. He had more problems in His life than any other person that has ever walked the earth. Despite all these, he could have lived a king, a God, even, but he chose to do something greater. He took upon him OUR transgressions, addictions, pains, embarrassments, and problems. He chose to DIE, that with His death, he might bring us, all of us, out of every problem, sadness, and disappointment, or even addiction, we may have. He lived, he suffered, and He died, but that's not quite so important, because HE LIVES, and LOVES us.