this week has felt pretty slow. it has rained very hard for 4 out of the 6 days that we prosylite. we have been soaked up to the knees and it was rare to find people outside but we continued. we have been teaching someone who is very interested and completes with all of his commitments. he had just changed his school hours to be able to make it to church. which is very impressive. because normally when a Dominican has to change school they normally freak out and refuse. but his response at first was "I will see what I can do about it". just yesterday before he had school he was looking for the church and could not find it on account of it being a rental house. he had been asking around and someone had said "I am not sure, but two white people live over there". he showed up but to get our attention he was throwing rocks at our door. because we don't have a door bell and our door and window in the front were closed. at first I had thought some kid was messing with us but when I looked through the window I had realized it was him. I got dressed quick to see what was the matter. he told us that he would not be able to make it to church this sunday but he had been able to change his school hours and go next week.
but besides that my comp. and I get along very well and we teach very well together. we are finding lots of people and getting lots done. hopefully I will be able to find a camera today so I can start taking more photos again. I also had to buy a new umbrella because my last one broke. the top part came flying off when I pressed the button and left me with the rod in my hand. we had a pet lizard for a couple days that we named Kermit that liked to hang around my desk between some things but ended up dying for no known reason. we just found a dead crumpled up corpse of a lizard. we put him in a coffin and had a nice burial and several tears were shed or should I say we threw him in a Pringles can and tossed it in the garbage on our way out this morning.
until next time.
Elder Stimpson told us about this guy who was interested. . . They met through shoes polishing. He was going around and asking if he could polish people's shoes for a price. Most of the time, they would turn them down but this time around they accepted his offer and paid him for the job. While he was polishing their shoes, he told them about himself and his life. He said that his dad died young and now can't be in heaven and he is worried about him being in hell. It was when they had chance to tell him that he could give his dad second chance. He perked up and was very excited. So they are working with him this week.
Here's some fun facts Elder Stimpson and Elder Mikesell shared with me:
-There's two seasons in Dominican Republic: Summer and Hell.
-There is a type of stone that is only located in Dominican Republic. It is called Larimar. 
Be sure to purchase this stone while you are there. Because it is unique stone located in this region. Here's fact from Wikipedia: Larimar, also called "Stefilia's Stone", is a rare blue variety of the silicate mineral pectolite found only in the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. Its coloration varies from white, light-blue, green-blue to deep blue.
-Soy oil is popularly used in all frying in Dominican Republic. Because of that, you will see a lot of body types influenced by that- excessive estrogen.
-There's few lizard species that you will see everywhere in Dominican Republic: Types of geckos, lizards, frogs, and our favorites: (swimming turtles) Loggerhead, Green and Hawksbill turtles.
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