Last night we set an alarm for 4:30am. The reason is, a few days before, we'd been talking with Hermano Serrano, (the absolute machine who's been bishop in like 4 different wards, district president, and seems to think he's still a missionary), and we asked him if he needed any help in his corn field. He said yes! And that he's going early in the morning. So, we went to sleep that night with much anticipation, but instead of waking up to an alarm, I woke up to my companion on the phone with Hermano Serrano, who was already grumpily waiting outside. We rushed to get dressed, went downstairs, and jumped in his car.
I thoroughly enjoyed driving away from the city. As we passed through the small towns scattered around Apizaco on the way to his field, I watched as the dormant volcano Malinche drew nearer, and enjoyed listening to my companion talk to Hermano Serrano in the front seat. On arrival at his personal corn field, the hermano gave us each a pair of sizable scissors, and instructed us how to cut off the ruined parts of the corn plant's leaves. The heavy hail we've had here recently could've destroyed all the crops, but it's thankfully still salvageable if you cut off the ruined parts. So we went row by row, sniping away, and some two hours later, we finished our work, and he drove us back to his house.
There, we decided to have breakfast together, so he sent us to the market to buy some bistec, vegetables, and tortillas. With only tomato, onion, and steaks, he showed us how to make an excellent meal. We talked as we ate, then finished all the food and cleaned the plates, and talked some more. He told us amazing and terrifying stories from his mission in Monterrey. He talked about the people he baptized, all the weird things he ate, dangerous encounters, his experiences in the offices of his mission, and much more.
Tomorrow morning, we'll go back to his field and finish cutting the plants. It's not the most important or interesting experience I've had, but I think it renewed me. Hermano Serrano has a striking personality, but he has an impressive way of telling stories, and bringing spirit-filled wizdom.
Our most recent baptism was of two kids named Juan and Veronica! They come from a family that was less-active. Hermano Serrano actually already knew the family from years back, and he was with us in the majority of the lessons. Juan and Veronica progressed very quickly, and were excited to get baptized. I had the opportunity to sing and play the ukulele with two sisters in the ward in their baptism. If you want to see that video, it's in the google photos link.
My new companion, Elder Suarez, has helped us focus more on visiting and ministering to the members, and we've gotten a lot of references. We've got more people that we're planning to baptize this month.
That's all I have for today. Keep studying, praying, and loving everyone enough to serve them, and share the gospel with them when given the opportunity!
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Mexico
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