Elder Jakob Lutze: Semana 20 (Magia)

Buenas!!!

I'm just gonna get started with the title. One day long, long ago, who knows when, a missionary knew how to do magia (magic). He performed for the children, and now all the gangs of children believe that white people can do magia. So after all the little children were screaming at me to perform magia, I had finally had enough of it. So I learned one single trick. This week I have been performing it everywhere I go. And once more, the children believe that white people can do magia. It genuinely is probably the most hilarious thing. One kid even offered me his shirt. Literally just took it off himself and was trying to hand it to me. Let's just say if you see me on tik tok or something out there, don't be surprised, because I get filmed like everyday here. HaHa!

Other exciting things would be intercambios! That was a pretty fun time! I was with Elder Owens, and we became friends pretty quickly! But it kind of just felt like a sleep over. HaHa!

We had a tarde blanca this week too! The whole zone showed up to the church in Los Andes and there were a bunch of baptisms! My comp Elder Buhler was able to baptize some people from his last area which was pretty cool to be a part of! Oneil and Nakia are some of the coolest people I've met for sure.

Our Senior Missionaries came to our house this week. Elder and Hermana Barker. They were pretty cool! They just asked us a bunch of questions about our area and house. It was pretty funny because they were like "How safe is your area?" And Elder Buhler and I just looked at each other and laughed. It's safe enough!?

Elder Buhler and I had to spend a lot of time in Futuro this week. Futuro is just an area in Samaria. It is the most wicked place I've ever seen/been too. I don't really want to describe everything that goes on there, but you can imagine. I don't usually mind going there, but we were there for a really long time this week, especially on Tuesday. That night after we got back, we were just dead, depressed, and didn't feel good in the slightest. It felt as if the spirit was just sucked right out of us. So, what I'm saying here is that you should all spend as much time in holy places as you can because it truly makes all the difference in the world.

We also have a new best friend! His name is Christian. He is the grandson of the people we live with. And he got sent here to live with them for the summer. So you can imagine that he doesn't do much or really have friends. I'm pretty sure his parents were just like "Hey son! How do you feel about living with your grandparents the entire summer? Great! Have fun! There's nothing to do there! But we're sure you're gonna love it!" Elder Buhler and I have been talking to him a lot. He always just sits there and watches us workout. We also play cards with him and just like to hang out with him. He is a lot more active in the church now! And I'm sure he will always remember the two strange white missionaries that became best friends with him during the summer! This just shows the importance of just being friends and loving people. We never tried to even teach Christian once, but he is coming to church because he just loves being around us!

The thought for this week is on humility. I'm really bad with this one if I'm being honest. But, I do testify that God answers our prayers. And so I encourage you all to pray at least twice a day. We should always bow, kneel, or sit in some way to show respect, and then just give all our gratitude to the Lord. Prayer has blessed my life in so many ways. I always feel peace, joy, and a love from God when I talk to my loving Father. Prayer isn't the only aspect to humility, but giving credit and gratitude to God is a good start. I know that growing a relationship with a loving Father will bring so much joy and peace to your lives!

I love you all! Thanks for the prayers and support! They are bringing miracles here to Samaria. Please keep praying for me, and my people!

-Elder Lutze