Kenny’s week 54: The referral happy dance, SWAT takedowns, and trying “hígado”

Transfers came and went! I’m pleased to say… of the 50-something companionships that were moved around, all changes were successfully executed! 

- We had an interesting experience this past week, the day after transfers we left a little bit late from the office, and went to visit some members who lived in our area. On the way there, this one lady stops us and asks if we could help her sister who had recently tried to kill herself, but was under the impresión that God was telling her to do it. We got her number and set up to go by the next day, and not 30 minutes later after we left the house of a different family did we see that they had called us and said that the sister was actually in the house and we should go by right then. So we did exactly that and met Estrella, Cecilia, and Mauricio. Not even before we could sit down, we heard shouting at the front door, and the Police start forcing their way into the house (at this point we’re thinking they're selling drugs or something and they’ll think we’re a part of it)... Luckily, they were looking for an escape convict (I think?) or someone who was on the run, and they were searching this part of the nieghborhood. It turned out fine, we had a phenomenal lesson about Christ and His Gospel, and we’re actually planning on going by them tonight so wish us luck that we don't get hit by a SWAT team haha

- There were these whack Chinese Lays chips that you know I had to take a picture of.

- I’m including a video of when a member here let us try “hígado”... or liver, one could call it... That stuff tasted weird

- We’re working like crazy with our local Leaders and members to be as efficient as possible, there was one hermana that gave us a list of a ton a people in our District that she wanted us to go by and see if we could help, so we made a video for our District chat... if it can’t attach here to this email Mom will upload it to my blog

Other than that, just work and prep for this next week when a General Authority 70 of the Area will come down to talk to the Mission! 

Keep on keeping on,
Élder Chalk

PS. got to FaceTime with family and grandpa Bill in Utah this week!









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