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first off we went to Hollywood after temple pday last wed! it was soooo cool! we just walked up the avenue of the stars and took a lot of pics! we even got a free pic with barney! there are a lot of people dressed up as movie characters and stuff- like we saw michael jackson, darth vader, playboy bunnies, chip n dales guys, jack sparrow, freddy kruger, bumblebee from transformers and the joker and more! it was so cool! I cant wait to go up there with you guys!
well here is an update on da hood!
villanueva
they are now confirmed members and are loving life! they love the missionaries and the church. they always do their reading asignments and we are BLOWN away at how much they comprehend and retain! they have amazing questions. The only problem is that Isela, the youngest daughter age 10, is VERY VERY VERY VERY shy and insecure (she has cried a couple of times when she only read the asignment once and not 3-4 times as they all usually do or when her mom calls on her to say the closing prayer in lessons...) and does not want to go to primary. It is so weird bc she is really tall and kinda big and acts really mature so i am laughing in my head bc it is like convincing a 14 yr old she has to go to primary for two more years haha
raul aliaga and his family
they are still having trouble coming to church every week- he and his daughter alternate weeks while the other one takes care of the shop in the alley (think canal st but in LA) it is really cool! anyway also angela the 26yr old daughter who recently returned to activity is having some problems deciding to take back her husband after they seperated... he is dating a 16yr old crack adddict gang girl (pandillera en espanol) and he is afraid to break up with her bc her brothers and family might come after him and even angela
maritza mecias/la familia moya
i knew her family when i used to go to inglewood... she is the only unbaptized person in her family. she LOVES the church and believes its all true and comes just about every week.,... slight problem: she is 16 has a baby from a gang banger who wants nothing to do with her or the other 3 girls he has had kids from. and to add to it all she is currently dating a girl who is 22. and she wont really admit anything or talk about it with us, despite our very open and strong relationship with her and her family. her 22 yr old girlfriends name is babera, she is from Argentina so that is cool, she comes to church too....
we are teaching some other people and have 2 baptismal dates but besides that there is not too many solid stuff to aupdate you about...
just trying to put my head down and work! and fight off all the cockroaches in our apartment... they seem to be getting smarter and they seem to have bolder tactics now aka they come out more during the day haha
