Week 22 in Uruguay: Swimming with the Roaches

1/8/18-1/15/18

Swimming with the roaches!

Tuesday-Wednesday
     This week was a tough week with a lot of doors slammed in our faces.  Tuesday we taught Ruben which was great! He has so many dog racing trophies. We taught him the plan of salvation and I think I totally bombed it haha. I was so thankful the spirit was there to help him understand it. It’s been so hot lately! Like you are just sweating, drenched, like jumping into a swimming pool which feels so gross all the time. My back has been killing me so I asked for a blessing.  Nothing is too little for a Priesthood blessing.  We then taught this couple named Julio y Anna.  Love them! We had a competition who could spin the basketball or juggle the soccer ball the longest, so fun!
     On Wednesday, we had our district meeting and went right back to work. I had a small prompting to go talk to this guy, the spirit is awesome! This guy recently got in an accident, lives alone and has been praying for help. It’s the coolest thing to have the Lord work miracles through missionaries. We had the best lesson and he was smiling at us the entire time. It was pretty amazing! After, we waited for our last investigator, which never showed up, so we decided to sing some hymns. I have to say my voice hasn’t got any better, haha

Thursday- Friday
     Today was sooo hot but I finally got a new bed! I am so excited haha! It’s super moldy, but hey it’s a bed. I had a really good workout and made a milk and eggs shake, but didn’t realize the milk was rotten. I smelled it but thought I was just being a whimp with drinking it. I was so sick most the day! Well, we got rejected and walked 4 hours without any success, but when hard times come so do blessings. We meet these 2 people who have been taught by missionaries before for a while now and they finally want to get baptized! Today was a good day.
    Friday, we did some service for a member and an investigator. We trimmed bushes, raked and cleaned up the whole yard. It was a complete downpour while we were helping. It was crazy! We got to watch the funeral of President Monson, which was so good! After, we worked 6 hours in the rain and not one person let us talk to them. We ended at a member’s home and made tables for him. It was the best just serving!

Saturday- Sunday
    I made alfredo pasta which was so good and my comp loved it! We worked in a complete downpour storm. I was a little kid again playing in the street. We walked for 2 hours to a house to teach this lady that was gone. We then taught the family. They all bore their testimonies, which was so cute. After, we then helped a guy milk cows! It’s a little weird and difficult but I got pretty good at it. He made me try the milk from the utter lol… not that good and so warm!!! We then caught a ride with this random dude that apparently wants to learn more about the gospel. He thought we lived in the church lol. Well, it has been raining here for 3 days straight. Saturday night, I woke up to a huge cockroach on my face that went into my shirt. I freaked! I couldn’t sleep after that. It was so nasty! Got to love the mish! 

Well, remember when hard things come, a blessing is around the corner!

Elder Knelly

Elder Trevin Knell
Misión Uruguay Montevideo
Dalmiro Costa 4635 Bis
C.P. 11400 Montevideo
Uruguay

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