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¡Hola Amigos!

 

This week I have been thinking about how crazy it is that I am up here in Canada trying to learn a language that only about 5% of the population here speaks. It is growing and I hope that my knowledge and testimony of this gospel will as well. The Spanish is coming along slow, but the Lord seems to be teaching me patience.

 

But this week we were super busy. We beat our record for lessons and were able to get in touch with a lot of the people that we are working with. We met with Mauricio and the main thing that he needs is friends. He is looking for something that he can be assosiated with and find friends. He is very sincere and I hope that he can find the right motive to keep meeting with us. We also met with the usual less-actives and we have really been trying to establish good relationships with them. We ate with the Cruz and Contreras family yesterday and they made us these giant sandwiches with chicken and all sorts of vegetables.  And then after that a member had us over as well. And they fed us this Peruvian dish that was to die for... and for dessert...Tres leches cake. I almost died! I was so full. But this family has to be one of my favorites. The Reatmozos. He is from Peru and she is from Argentina and they met on their mission in Chile.  Their kids are crazy and they are really good member missionaries to top it off.

 

Oh man...we lost our phone on Monday after we left the church. It was like we lost our left foot. It was hard and we felt so naked. But we were lucky that the zone leaders got it from a memebr and they gave it to us. Tip of the day: never lose your mission phone!!! Also Vianney was at work and he cut his finger with an insulation knife. When he called us on the phone he seemed very stressed. We went and saw him on Thursday and he seems like he is doing well though. He got 15 stitches!!

 

We are excited to see the progress that is going to come in the next weeks and have been trying to get our humble name out there. Still sometimes when people hear Spanish missionaries in Canada, their reactions are funny. But we are still pushing along. I have really pondered a lot this week on how we as individuals can grow everyday. It is hard some days to see the progress and find something to be happy about. We can be happy because we are children of God and we know the plan of salvation.

 

I love you all!!

Elder Kipp