AMERICAN BREAKFAST

The missioneries told the relief society president of a local ward that Kathy made a wonderful American breakfast.  So, we get contacted by the relief society.  They want Kathy to do a demonstration on how to make an American breakfast.   We buy all this food and haul our pans, food, oil, etc to the ward house.  The ward house kitchen is about the size of a large closet.  Kathy is cooking French toast, omelettes, hash browns, and bacon.   She is cooking away with 25 sisters crammed into this little room.  They all had note books and took notes and photos.  It was a great time.  A few strange things:  Kathy made the French toast first, then the omelettes.  The sisters would not serve the anything until they had all the plates ready to serve everyone.  So we had plates stacked everywhere.   And, they will not use napkins.  It just is not in the culture.  However, the experience was wonderful.

We were invited to talk about marriage to a family along with the missioneries.   We brought our computer with the DVD "together forever".  The family joined the church in October.   Previously, they fought a lot and the man was losing his temper.  After joining the church, they were ok for a while but now the were ready to split up.  So, we really felt the spirit with us. We showed the vidioe and both of us bore our testimonies about marriage.  We told them about us before and after our being converted to the church, our temple marriage with two little children, and over the years we were taught in the church and with the Holy Ghost about how to have a happy family.    They listened intently and the spirit was wonderful and we did our best.  We hope and pray they make it.

We attended church this Sunday in a little branch way up in the mountains.   These are amazing members.  Very dedicated and temple attenders.   The district president was there.  President Ochoa.  A wonderful man.  It was testimony meeting.   We gave our testimonies, and, so did the president.  President broke down in tears with weight of his calling.  It was a very tender moment.  After the meeting, we talked to him and we took on several of the issues he was worried about.  We drove home with a testimony in our hearts that we were called here for a purpose.

We got a call Saturday morning by missioneries that were preparing for a baptism.  The water pump for the fount was broken and they could not fill the fount.  We told them to call the bombaderos, fireman, to come and fill the faunt.  They called them and arranged for them to fill the faunt.  We drove over to make sure it worked ok and to pay the fireman.   The fire truck came, with the hose through the  window, they filled the faunt.  And we paid them about $50.  Later we attended the baptism.  A ten year old girl was baptized in freezing cold water.  But, she was such a sweet little girl and was so excited.  Only a few people attended.  The ward has major problems.  The new bishop and his family was ther and the bishop gave a talk.  After the baptism, we gave the little girl a hug and gave her a picture of the Savior with a note on the back reminding her of her baptismal commitments.  Hand painted by Kathy.  (We give these to all the people that get baptized).  The bishop is very overwhelmed and he thanked us over and over for supporting him.  Just doing our job.

Here are pictures.