Thursday, June 14, 2018

Pope Peter, Nicaragua Missionaries, and Don't Taze Me, Bro!

Nine months out!  Crazy.....

Hi everyone back home.  Another good week.  I'm a little short on time for email this week so you'll need to read my journals for more daily details, but its been a good week.  I am missing being out in the field full time, but at least we still get to in the evenings and weekends.

I've seen some interesting people here in the heart of Santa Cruz,  We had a long disscussion with a Canadian Menonnite.  Yes, mennonites are a thing here....a real thing.  There are over 60,000 of them in the country in over 70 colonies.  Amish and mennonites are similar, apparently.  Anyway, they have interesting religious views and we spoke to her for awhile.

You may have heard that all missions in Nicaragua were closed down, temporarily at least, due to increasing violence and political unrest. Some of those missionaries have been sent here on emergency transfer to Bolivia and I went to pick one up this week.

Had a zone activity this week complete with bowling and pizza, and both always work well.




We have a third elder with us for awhile due to an ankle injury and he has to stay out of the field for awhile.  It makes it a little more of an issue logistically for us, but we make it work.  The Lord will always find ways for His servants to move forward.

We have a sister investigator who was at church on Sunday and wants to get baptized so that is exciting for us.

"Don't Taze me, Bro!"
Here is kind of a long ping-pong video of us......wait-for-it at the end

So ya, thats it for now.....read my journals for the daily details.  Our discussion with a guy about Peter being the first Pope and how Adam and Eve were just symbols was fun stuff.

Chau y con mucho amor,

Elder Connor deCocq






Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Zamfir: Master of the Pan Flute

Well this week was actually hilarious to say the least. We are finally getting to know the area better but I am pretty sure the stress of the offices is just setting in and making us be weird.(pictures will explain later)
My 'Office' building
I live in the top of the closest building.  Thats our casa.
Anyway, found a Vans store here in the center and it´s all authentic stuff so we might have to see about looking into that a little bit more in the time I am here.  Oh yeah, and this chicken place:

"Heyyy...Stay away from the chicken!!
Bad Chicken!!...Mess you up!"

Really not sure what to write this week, but my journals tell it all....and here are some pictures. I intend to become the next Zamfir by the end of my mission:









My Provo comp repping THS





Weekly entries from the Journal.  I learned a lot this week, as you can tell (read on):




chau. I love everyone.

Elder Connor deCocq