WEEK 71

This week is called ¨That grasshopper just bit me!!!¨ Well this week has been stressful! We have had a little problem with the numbers of lessons we are teaching each week so we have been trying to get everyone to teach more and with members. Zone Leader has been a tough but very rewarding job. I have seen some great blessings through my work here. This next week is transfers and I am kinda nervous about some of the changes. I know that we are getting a couple of great missionaries but I am unsure about some of the other changes. I hope they are all just ready to work. We are unsure whats going to happen to my comp, Elder Medrano so we will find out soon! I feel so ready for this next transfer and for the big changes that we will be seeing in this zone. Ha ha about the title, last night we were at the house of one of our investigators, Yeilin, who has a baptismal date for the 10th of January, sharing a lesson with her when all of a sudden her mom says ¨There is an Esperanza in here!¨ Not only meaning Hope, Esperanza is a green grasshopper. So being from Utah and loving to pick up creepy crawlies, i picked it up. Right before I put it outside, IT BIT ME! I was like ¨What the freak, the grasshopper just bit me!!!¨ EVERYONE WAS LAUGHING. They didn't care to tell me that Esperanza's, when attacked, they bite. I started bleeding a little and I was like this country is crazy, even the grasshoppers have self defense tactics. But that's life I guess.  Ha ha don't worry mom, Esperanza's aren't poisonous. Also, tomorrow will be the last Turkey Day in the Mish that I miss so I hope everyone enjoys football and food because I will be home for the next! Well I love and miss you all! Have a great week! Elder Garfield

 Elder Medrano, his Companion

 Last day in Puerto Plata

 Elder Espinoza, his Companion in the MTC

Him and a tiger.. TYGAR