5/25/2014

On our trip to San Pedro this morning to give our talks in church, we were privileged to make a visit to a home of a member. Behind a tin gate you enter their yard and you can immediately see the pila where they wash clothes. And you can see the hen with her baby chicks in the yard. There was a small one room cinder block building next to their house. The door was open (undoubtedly for ventilation) and you could see the two missionaries on their knees having prayer before they left for the day. It was very touching. When we went into the house we met the family. As we talked, we discovered that the wife/mother was having severe abdominal pain and had a very difficult night last night. She had been in and out of the hospital. We inquired if she had had a blessing and she hadn't. I asked the husband if he had oil and he said yes and ran over to the missionaries next door and came back with the oil. Her husband is the Elders' Quorum president. I don't know why it hadn't occurred to him to do that--probably because they are converts of only three years. In retrospect, maybe it was a good teaching/learning experience that we were guided to provide. I hope it helps her because it didn't look like they had a lot of money. He drives big trucks for a living. Their family was sealed in the temple last December. It was fun to ask the girls what they thought about it. The wife is the Primary President, so they have really become involved in the church programs. All of the family came to church and he also spoke in Sacrament Meeting before we did. After that home visit we went to the church. You can see a lot of pictures of us there, in the street in front of the chapel and looking at the house next door. On our way walking to the park where we were meeting our ride we met a man selling milk. How would you like to have milk delivered to you front door this way? :) San Antonio Sacatepequez is only a small town in the mountains, but it still has a central park that is right in front of the Catholic Church. It was drizzling when we got there, so we were happy for a pavilion to stand under. It was warm in the morning, so Jeanine left her jacket in the Mortenson's car. She really wished she had when the cold drizzle started.