Alright so we got some big news this week. I can now ride
with no handlebars. I was pretty proud of myself. The other day we were riding
around and a little girl saw us riding with no handlebars and stopped in the
street and just looked at us with her mouth wide open in shock until we left.
As well as learning how to ride with no handlebars this last week was a great
week for us.
We have been able to find a ton of new people to teach the
gospel to. There is a ton of potential here in our sector and we are very
excited! Last week we went to a park in our sector and chained our bikes up and
decided we were not going to leave until we got new people to teach and taught
a lesson. We walked over to a group of teenagers playing ping pong and we
played for a few minutes and then they all listened to us as we taught a
lesson, and we have continued to teach them this week! We are so excited
because it means a ton of potential for our ward with not a lot of young men
and young women. On Saturday we also had a good experience. We were contacting
in a diiferent park and started to talk with a young family. We had a great
talk about eternal families and how to have one, and we found out they are from
Venezuela and are really eager to learn the gospel. I know that under proper
Preisthood authority and the convenants we can make with God we have the
opportunity to have eternal familes and to live with them forever.
Ok so funny story of the week. We had lunch yesterday with
some members and as we were talking and eating ice cream their little 8 month
year old son started to cry and scream. So the mom did what I would have done
and took a spoon of ice cream and gave it to him. It got real quiet as we
watched to see what was happening and the little kid started smiling with the
biggest smile ever on his face. But the funny part is he stayed with the same
smile on his face for 20 more minutes. I can relate to the little guy,
sometimes icecream is the best part of my day too.
Ok I have just decided to throw in a part on my email
everyweek about my dog stories. I honestly hate these things. I am sorry to all
you dog lovers out there, but you have never met Chilean street dogs. These
things need their own page in Wikipedia. So last week we went to do a service
with some other elders. I had a shovel in my hand as we were riding and a dog
decides to come run at me from a side street. I let it get close and then hit
it on the head as I was riding. The dogs ran away. I was happy. One day they
will learn obedience. Like I have said before, one of us is not leaving here
alive.
Overall it has been a great week. I love the mission and I
love the work and I love the Lord! Keep writing!
Lvoe,
Elder Tilghman
Alma 6
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