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So what a fun week! I feel like the battle is on, or at least trying to get a good day planned and for everything to go as planned would be my challenge at this point in time. I would like to help my companion so that he can feel comfortable to take the drivers wheel (literally and metaphorically: I gotta teach him how to drive stick shift in these next few weeks. The bad part is he has noo desire to drive, but his assignment says otherwise. haha). It was a good week though! 

On Sunday we talked with a jewish lady who was really nice! She had such a great look on life and wanted to really do what god expects of her. Although what was hard for me was the fact that she doesnt believe that Jesus is our savior. It caught me off guard and I knew it before hand, but the pass along card I gave her was of Jesus, and so she explained why she couldn´t accept the card, but was really nice about it. We bore testimony and she told us she was really busy, but maybe one day we could get together and share something with her. I couldnt help but think how much of her family is also jewish because she was saying how the church has always been apart of her family. It was a cool experience! Also, later that night we talked with a less active lady who even served a mission, but then came home on health problems and married a catholic boy and he doesnt want anything to do with God now, and as we were talking with her we could see her face light up remembering all the blessings that come from the gospel of Christ. She however did not think that we should come over just yet. She lives a couple towns away, but we could tell that she is scared of what her family will say. She said she was sure they would say no, but we said "We are used to that, and what is it going to hurt if we come by? Maybe he will be ready to listen to this gospel. She was convinced though. Where is the faith in this world?

Then later in the week we helped the hermanas move into their new pension and we got the contract signed and everything is nice and dandy for the missionaries there. However, closing the pension was a different story! haha We called the owner to tell them that we could give them the keys and we were expecting the "mes de garantia" or like idk what it is in english. Its like a payment to start a house, and at the end of renting it, you can get it back if the house is in good shape still. Well we told them we were expecting it back and suddenly, they needed to just change a billion things. So Elder Valladares gave me the phone (and this is my first time opening and closing a pension, but I have learned how it all works) and the man was saying how we had to pay another full months rent because they didnt know and the sisters just left a week ago, and that we would have to pay for this and that, and since they didnt have the keys that we would have to pay even more. Clearly we were working with people who had no idea what they were talking about! I simply asked "Have you even ever rented before?", a little bit strong worded, but I knew the answer, they had not. So We planned a time to get together and to bring the keys, that night. When we got there they tried to go at us again and get more money from us and we explained how they were wrong and I said "If the repairs are going to be expensive, we can leave the mes de garantia with you and we just want you to sign here saying "we are no longer liable" and they were happy with that. Man, I just could not believe someone would argue about something they didnt know a thing about! And he wasnt even the owner! Whatever, it was funny on the drive home to think about it! haha 

I also felt like I got to know President better this week. He had to come with us to sign the contract and and so we had some time to talk and I loved it! I can now say that I feel more respect for him and less fear. I know that he is guided by God, and he will bring great things for this mission! I am loving all that is happeneing and I cant believe that I am in my last 2 weeks of the office! Where has the time gone!?!? Well I hope that everyone is loving their time now that school has started back up again! I remind you all to pray for those in need, whether it be friends or family. I know that there is a pawer in prayer like none other. Practice your faith and you will see God´s hand working miracles! LOVES!!!! 

Elder Marvin