Quito is really wonderful. It is a lot bigger and mountainy than any other part of the mission I have been to. Our sector is literally the side of a mountain. We are either going up, or going down, so my legs are going to become as strong as iron. =P. Also the altitude makes things rather hard, and even though it rains almost every day here I feel like it is as dry as Utah. I´m hitting it hard today with bloody noses.
My new companion, Elder Marcavillaca has the same amount of time in the mission as I do. He is really fun and wants to become better and help me as well. It will be a really great change.
This week we´ve met a couple of really great people to teach.
Familia Lagla are a couple (non members) that have been struggling recently. At first the wife was really interested in the church and wanted to come, but when her husband started coming she lost interest. Now neither of them are coming to church, and the husband feels really bad for the situations that are passing in his life. We have been helping them realize that if they keep the commandments they can have a better life. The wife still seems to not have a lot of interest, but we pray a lot this week that they can have the faith to come to church and keep the commandments of God.
Mauricio is the son of a recent convert who is struggling with alcohol. He is really nice and receptive to our message. I´m excited to keep teaching him.
Jostin is the son of a member who we met yesterday. He almost was baptized but was offended by a member before the baptism and fell away. Yesterday we talked about opposition and how it helps us become better. He liked the promise God gave to Joseph Smith when he said, ´if you bear it(opposition) well you will be exalted on high´ He has a baptismal date for the 29th of December.
Abdul is a man who showed up in the church on Sunday. He is from Africa and only speaks English, but because of a war in his country he came to Ecuador. Almost all of his family in Africa were killed for being Christians or members of the church of Jesus Christ. I felt a really strong love for him and hope to help him out some more as he works here in Ecuador.
I had a really strong experience in church this Sunday. After we took the sacrament, I thought a lot about repentance, and how we become better as people through the atonement of Jesus Christ. Just as that happened a truck passed by singing the title of the email and selling natural Gas to the people here so that they can cook. The sacrament completes the song that the truck sings, and it helped me realize how important the sacrament is in our progression as people.
I am out of time, so I will be sending more (including pictures) next week.
Love ya´ll!
Elder Cloward
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