Mission Moments - March 13, 2017

Hola! 

This week was a really good week. I didn’t go to Managua so that was a first in a few weeks. we had a lot of great lessons this week, and we should have some baptisms in the next few weeks. Today we played American football for p day. It was really fun, but I think I jammed a finger so I am typing with one hand now. 

This week we ate some gross fish. the way they prepared it was just put the whole fish in boiling water and ya esta. Eyes and everything. Gross. 

Things are moving along here in Granada. it is like my home! I officially have 8 months in the mission today, how does time fly. The mission really is just a blast! I love it here! It is worth every hard part and more. 

Funny story for this week. We filled the truck again with people for church on Sunday, so Elder Bonilla and I were running ahead to get to church on time, and as we were running a dog came out of nowhere and started chasing us so I ran pretty fast, but the dog ran faster (I didn’t eat my Wheaties that morning just rice :) ) and proceeded to attack me. it bit my leg but didn’t go through my pants, and so I kicked it off and ran away. My companion and the investigators and members in the truck thought it was just hilarious. Oh well - good story. Life is great here and I love it more every day! Thank you all for everything!

Elder Erickson

Running to Church - March 6, 2017

Hola!

This week has been quite a week. Again, I had to go to Managua for a consejo de lideres, and I think I am going to have to go this week too for a trainers' meeting. Yay for crowded Nicaraguan buses. Anyways, this week was really awesome. We found some really awesome new investigators that are part of a member family, and they are doing awesome, so hopefully everything goes well with them. 

Our hours got changed so we are still adjusting to that, but it is nice and it seems to be working better. Elder Bonilla and I are doing well and we are finding a lot of success here in good ole Granada. It keeps getting hotter every day, and I like rice less and less every day! But love it all! 

Cool experience for the week (I have no idea how I changed the font to italic) we bring menos activos and our investigators to the church with the white family’s help in their truck. This week it was really awesome, but we filled up the truck, like there was people standing up in the back and it was just crazy full. it was so full and we were already late to church that Elder Bonilla and I couldn’t fit so we had to run to church to get there in time. I will count that for my exercise this week! :) Life is just awesome here and I am learning so much. I know that this is the Lords work and His church! I love Him and am so grateful to serve here! Thanks for all that you all do! Have an awesome week!

Elder Erickson

Rats and Becoming Nicaraguanese - February 27, 2017

Hola todos!

This week was a pretty good week! I will give you the run-down of what happened: Tuesday we went to Managua for a multi zone conference which was really good like normal (President Brown is the man), Wednesday I went on divisions with the Zone Leaders which was fun and I learned a lot. 

Friday, we had interviews with President which were awesome too, and then Saturday we had a ward activity which was also fun. This week I realized I am officially in the culture when they gave me some soup and I was excited to eat it. I remember when I first got her and it was absolutely disgusting. Well there you go. soy Nicaraguans. 

I am just loving it here! I love Granada especially. Things are going well here and the work moves on. We have a couple of investigators and they are going well and they should be baptized in this coming month. Funny story: Sunday night I was closing the back door when a mouse ran in. I told Elder Bonilla and he lost his mind. He was up on shoes at it and I was chasing it around the room, and eventually he nailed it from across the room. it was pretty great. good time here! Have a great week!

Elder Erickson 

Elder Rasband and Other Cool Stuff - February 20, 2017

Hola!

Not a lot of time this week. In short we couldn't use our cyber, because ther was no room, so we had to go to the church, and the taxi driver tookl his time to get here. This week Elder Rasband visited us and it was really awesome! I will write more next week! Life is crazy here! Hope all is well!

Elder Erickson