Hello Friends and Family,
So, Christmas here in Tuman was great.
We did a bunch of fun things. My favorite memory was Christmas Eve. I bought a
lot of empanadas to give out to the homeless. We gave some out but I had a few
left so we decided to go the Jarrin, a town outside of Tuman. In Jarrin, we
have been teaching a sweet older lady that is super poor. She lives in this
tiny little shack and supports her family off the milk she gets from her cow.
We walked in her one room house and gave her the rest of the empanadas. She
started to cry and couldn't express how grateful she was. Through her tears,
she said she only had enough money to buy a couple of empanadas and it wasn't
enough to feed her family. With the bag of empanadas we brought, she could feed
her entire family. This experience strengthened my testimony that we are
literally instruments in the Lord's hands when we listen and act on what the
spirit tells us to do. I was so grateful for this experience and will remember
it for as long as I live. Today, I got called saying I have a change and I'm
going to the zone Dorado, area via hermosa. Everyone just gives me a pat on the
back and says good luck when I tell them I'm going to via hermosa. Don't really
know what to take from it but I will find out tomorrow. My companion is from
Bolivia. His name is Elder Quisbert. Saying goodbye to my pensionista and her
family was so hard. I really grew to love them. It feels like I'm leaving my
family all over again. They are so humble and had so much patience with me. I
will miss them. I know change is hard, but this gospel is all about change. I
know the Lord has a plan for me in this new area.
Love,
Elder Goold
