Tuesday, Nov 21st - Monday, Nov. 27th

So I guess I shall start and talk a little bit about this week that we had.

So starting Tuesday we had our district meeting in Sebaco (the area of elder Espinoza and Now elder Najera (since he had emergency changes from being with the zone leaders) And then afterwards we started divisions. So Elder Najera came over to work with me in my area, and my comp went with his companion in his area. I had a really good fun day. It was nice to have a change of pace. Since elder Najera is one of my best friends here on the mission. And one of the 2 elders I have the most time in the same zone with. So we have gotten pretty close. It's funny we've done divisions like 40 days together in our missions...but this is the first time that we were alone just the 2 of us for a whole night. Which is super weird. Since when I worked with him before it was usually just for the day and not 24 hours and last change we were in a trio for like 20 days but that was us two and my companion. 

Anyways that was good. We ended that Wednesday and we began to work again like normal. 

That was kinda the same plan we had for Thursday. Not much happened. It was Thanksgiving though. So I sent a message to all the Americans in the zone being all like "Right about now our families are probably resting off that turkey coma." Stuff like that and happy thanksgivings.

Friday there was a contest thingy going on with the zone and they wanted everyone to put 7 people up for baptismal date. Unfortunately, these activities never really work. We met a lot of new people but not really any positive. In the night we held an activity in the church where we invited members and investigators and watched the Restoration video. 

Saturday. Well more work. 

Sunday - Passing for people and everyone had nice and convenient excuses why not to go. So we had that, lunch, then walking around and visiting people. And yeah now here we are today

Today. We had plans to do an activity but it got canceled. So we didn't end up doing much. Thanks everyone for reading this. See you all next week.

- Elder Vogt

Tuesday, November 14th - Monday, November 20th

So weekly email.

Hrmm how do I start this...

Well Tuesday was a nice normal day teaching, preaching, working like dawgs. Pretty nice and normal kinda thing.

So then Wednesday We had a zone meeting. So we went to Esteli for that, and then came back to visit people. It was a nice meeting, and we heard. ¨Tomorrow is the Multi Zone¨ And I was like, Dang! When did that happen? We had no idea about that, but it was welcomed news. Since I really enjoy the Multi Zone meetings haha. 

Thursday. well like the day said yesterday. We had a multi zone meeting today. They did the normal talking, lesson or two, then lunch, then the machetes. Then Chilling with everyone. I enjoyed it, it was a nice time. I got to see a lot of friends, and heard some nice uplifting words from our Mission President. then we got back to our area, sent in some numbers, and visited our investigator who was preparing to get baptized this Saturday...and well he said he doesn't want to do it anymore...he lost the desire...And that's always something hard to hear, but he said at least we could keep visiting him.

So Friday we went and worked like normal and all that. Visited the area of the sisters to help them out and know some of their people. Then got back and went to the one dude who we mentioned yesterday, and he said. Honestly I though you guys wouldn't be coming back. So that was like wow. He is a really good guy, just is going through a process of gaining a testimony. 

Saturday. Well more work like normal nothing new haha.

Sunday we went to church and brought that one fella too with us. The Bells were in church with us this day (since they work a bit in 3 areas and this is one of the 3) So elder Bell gave a talk, and then afterwards we had the whole YSA face to face activity. We were gonna watch it along with our branch, but last minute 2 other areas asked if they could come here with their people to watch it, since something happened with the computer in their chapel. SO we were like sure, since we got a smart tv here. So it was a higher turn out than we thought, so it was really nice. I really enjoyed the activity.

And today, we cleaned the house, went to Esteli, and had a water balloon fight, (with plastic bags) chilled, had pizza and now I'm here writing. thanks everyone for everything. 

See ya next week.

- Elder Vogt

Tuesday, November 7th - Monday, November 13th

So I guess I'll start out about this week

So as you all know I received my new comp Monday

Then Tuesday we had a Zone Meeting nice and early there in Esteli, and so I got to see everyone and it all went good. We had quite a long get to know ya activity like we always have. But this time it was a whole lot longer haha. But anyways. Then we came back and started to work. We got him to know some of the people better here, and yeah it all went good. Nothing too bad. Got back to the house and yeah

Wednesday morning,we helped the branch president clean the church grounds, in other words we took a machete to a bunch of weeds that were growing up all over the place. we went to an area with some of the sister missionaries to go visit some of the people there in their area then we went to work in our area again.

Thursday. Work again. Visited people like usual. and Yeah kinda just that work

Friday, it might surprise ya to hear, but it was the same. Working haha. 

Saturday we had a priesthood activity going on in the afternoon, so we helped plan that during the week and pull it off. But yeah. It was more of something to help the people get to know each other better and we invited another branch from Esteli, so they came too. It was all good, and there was food there.

And yesterday...Well we sorta had quite the experience. 

So my comp wrote it in spanish and I'll send it to ya. 

Todo comenzó mientras esperábamos a un investigador para llevarle a la iglesia, le pedi a mi compañero que llamara a otro hermano por el cual pasaríamos luego de pasar con el que estábamos, cuando mi compañero llamo al otro investigador lo único que le dijo el investigador a mi compañero fue, tenemos que salvarle la vida al perrito jajaja ( ya se imaginan por donde va jajaj).

Vamos al otro investigador y le vimos triste sentado en una piedra estaba un poquiiitoooo ebrio pues aun razonaba muy bien, el empezó a llorar  y nos dijo que habia violado las leyes de la iglesia pero que no lloraba por eso, se levanto y se dirigio hacia atras y señalo llorando hacia un perro mega flaco con sarna y con rabia en el delirio de la muerte y dijo: esa es la razon de mi dolor, jajaja  me quede en shock igual que mi compañero,  nos dijo tenemos que salvarlo es una vida, nos dijo que tendriamos que llevarlo chiniado hasta el otro lado de la ciudad, me quede viendo con mi compañero y pense que rayos vamos hacer solo falta 10 minutos para que la reunión empiece y se me ha asignado un discurso (This was for Guerra), intente consolarlo diciendole que el perro resucitaría pero el estaba resuelto ha salvarle la vida, nos dijo que le habiamos dicho que podiamos ayudarle en cualquier cosa jaja, y nos dijo o acaso eso era una mentira jajaja. intentamos darle un poco de limon jajaja segun mis hablilidades veterinarias pero no paso nada, asi que llenos de incomodidad por la situación llamamos al presidente de la rama  que si podia venir para ayudarnos por que había una vida en riesgo jaja no podiamos decirle que se trataba de un perro al final de un tiempo llego un hermano con la camioneta del presidente y nos ayudo llevamos al perro al veterinario y ahora el perro vive. jajaja una historia muy loca pude llegar para dar el discurso y la reunion empezó a las 9:30 am jaja fue super loco pero el investigador llego a la iglesia y tuvimos un a reunion muy espiritual ajajaj.

Feel free to translate it.

(translated from Google Translate...)

It all started while we were waiting for an investigator to take him to the church, I asked my companion to call another brother we would go through after we had gone through, when my companion called the other investigator the only thing the investigator told him. my partner was, we have to save the doggie life hahaha

We go to the other investigator and we saw him sitting sad on a stone and was a little drunk because he still reasoned very well, he started to cry and told us that he had violated the laws of the church but he did not cry for it, he got up and went back and pointed crying towards a skinny mega dog with scabies and rage in the delirium of death and said: that's the reason for my pain, hahaha I was shocked like my companion, he said we have to save its life, He told us that we would have to take him to the other side of the city, I was watching with my companion and I thought we were going to do just 10 minutes for the meeting to begin and I was assigned a speech (This was for Guerra), I tried to console him saying that the dog would resurrect but he was determined to save his life, he told us that we had told him that we could help him in anything haha, and he told us or maybe it was a lie hahaha. We tried to give a bit of lemon hahaha according to my veterinary skills but nothing happened, so full of discomfort for the situation I call the president of the branch that if he could come to help us because there was a life at risk haha ​​we could not tell him that it was of a dog at the end of a time a brother arrived with the president's truck and helped us take the dog to the vet and now the dog lives. hahaha a very crazy story could get to give the speech and the meeting started at 9:30 am haha ​​was super crazy but the investigator came to the church and had a very spiritual meeting hahaha.

  

And afterwards I had to carry the dog from the truck a decent ways to his house. Holding a large sickly and almost dead dirty dog before church. What a fun way to start the day. 

And I hope you all end up having a great week.

Tuesday, October 31st - Monday, November 6th

Alright so since I don't have much time left. I will try to make this go by nice and fast. 

So starting off the week. Yet again I was with elder Najera in my area. So we had a nice first few days and he went back Wednesday to his area when we had a zone meeting.

Thursday we went to Cuidad Dario another area in our district so my companion could do a interview for a baptism that the sisters will have. So we did that then got back nice and late to our area and worked a bit. Though sadly I started getting sick. Nothing bad just a cold

Friday working we were walking down the street when an old dude beckoned for us. We started to talk to him. He is a bit crazy but I think it made his day to have some nice young whippersnappers talking with him. Then later we went to the church to help the president clean it and get it ready for Sunday

Saturday to say bye to my companion we went out and ate in a Salvadorian place and had something quite nice. We were gonna go to the sister's area to help em with a baptism but it got canceled. So we worked like normal today.

Sunday was elections for all the mayors of this country so most people were with that and doing work for that. So we didn't have the best attendance there Sunday. Then after that we helped the sisters from Sebaco go to Esteli since they both ended up having changes and elders will go to their area. I found out about my changes. 

My companion went to Somotillo in the zone Chinedega, with Elder Alverez. And I shall stay here with Elder Guerra (from Honduras). So let's see how this goes. Thanks for reading everyone. Cya next week. 

- Elder Vogt