Week 7- East L.A. California-September 23, 2013

Buenos dias everyone!

                           So this week has been the first week we have been using buses and the public transportation stuff. And I have to say, it has been super awesome. There have been a lot of people we have been able to talk to, and it is so great to meet them and see all these different backgrounds people come from. And there are people that are super nice and open to us. There was a guy that gave me a small pie and another who gave me one of the toys he sells (he was one of those guys that goes around and sells toys, and this one he proudly claimed that he invented this one). On the other hand, there are people I try to talk to and be nice to but they give me the coldest of shoulders. But it happens! It's super fun because it's pretty much like talking to the people I talked to to get a picture. President gave us this guideline called the CASH system which works super well.

It goes like this:

Compliment (Ex.: Hey I like your shoes!)

Ask (Inspired question Ex.: Where did you get them?)

Smile (Be nice)

Help (show that you are there to help them and really care for them)

 We have gotten a good amount of referrals, but with some, the spirit tells me they're not quite as ready as others... Kinda cool! One bus referrall we actually passed to someone in our zone and they had they're first lesson with him yesterday and he committed to being baptized! Pretty awesome stuff! President told us that all the referrals we give out, we'll get them back and the success will be shared.

We had a trainer/trainee meeting and all the kids from the MTC finally came in. The kid from SOAR got here too! It was weird seeing him haha. But it's funny because tomorrow I am most likely going to the 6 week trainer/trainee meeting since I got here early.

We are currently living with the zone leaders and it has been pretty fun to be with them. They are both really energetic and have great attitudes. We had our first Sunday as the new Boyle Heights ward. We had a good amount of members show up, more than I expected, actually! There still aren't any callings other than the bishoprick, but they are getting it all together for next week.We taught this family, the Soliz family, who was passed off to us by our district leader because the areas changed and what not. The wife has a bit of a tough time thinking she can change from Catholic to Mormon, but I shared Papis conversion story and I could tell it helped her because right after she was like: You know what, I'll read this book and when we are done with the swapmeet stuff, we'll go to church and see if this is true. So I am hoping this works out. The only thing is that they have a bit of a tough time retaining the information we teach from lesson to lesson. But slowly they will surely progress. I can't quite think of anything else to share, my mind is kinda going blank. 

Love you all very much! :)

Elder Pérez in China Town

China Town