Dogs...Ugh!

This week was pretty uneventful and I don´t have a whole lot of time so unfortunately this letter will be a bit shorter.

Elder Tovar and I started contacting in a different part of the city this week to try and try more investigators. We got one really cool one, Bertha, who seems way interested in our message, and a few other great contacts. The only downside of contacting and teaching over there is that it´s super far away and sometimes we schedule appointments, walk over there just to find that they´re not home and we have to walk back. so yeah we did a lot of walking this week.

The worst thing that happened this week was definitely on Thursday. We were in a lesson with our neighbor and their dog jumped up on the couch behind me and started peeing. ALL OVER ME! I can not stress how terrible the feeling of having warm dog pee soaking into your pants. 0/10 Would not recommend. And don´t even get me started on the smell. absolutely the worst!

Unfortunately though, the dog peeing on me was also the most exciting thing this week. Nothing else really happened. Yesterday was tough because between the two companionships in our house and our 15 or so people that committed to coming to church this week, all of them dipped. None of them were home when we went to get them or they said they were busy. Dissappointing when people don´t do what they say they will but that´s part of the mission I guess. We´re really going to stress the importance of attending church this week and hopefully they´ll come next week.

Today Elder Carr and I went to the central and went into some store to look at ties. We statred talking to the lady working there and it turned into an awesome contact and we´re going to teach her this week! Then she just started giving us all these ties and by the end of it, we got 10 ties and a pair of pants all for about 30 US dollars. I love Mexico!

But yeah that was my week, next week should be more exciting with more pictures with dia de los muertos this week and all of the festivities. I´m sorry for the short letter and I hope to send a better one next week! I know that I am in the Lord´s hands and He will guide us to the people who need his message.

 I came upon a scripture that I really liked this week in personal study and it really made me think of missionary work and the importance of it. "Behold, I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I have been called of him to declare his word among his people, that they might have everlasting life." 3 Nephi 5:13 I know that our Heavenly Father has called me here for a reason, and that reason is to serve. I´m so grateful for this opportunity I have to share this good word and I´m excited for this next week to try even harder to bring more of His children to Him.

 Thank you everyone for the prayers. I miss and love you all!

Con amor,

Elder Fillmore