This past week was most excellent. My companion and I have
been working like dogs here in Marcala and we are beginning to see the fruits
of our efforts. There are 6 missionaries in Marcala. That’s 6 missionaries in a
town that you can walk across in 20 minutes. There is just so much to do. Here
in Marcala the branch has changed completely since the day I got here and
today, members are accepting and trying to magnify their callings. The attendance
on Sundays has slowly climbed. And with what I can see, this branch has a
bright future.
But with all that said, I’m ready to serve in a ward or in a
stake; because I’m tired. We organize activities, show up early to clean the
church, we give a lot of advice to the branch president. I’m pretty much
the Elders Quorum president with out the calling LOL! And just so much more....
I’m ready for a break.
I think I’m only going to be in Marcala until the 13th and have been reflecting on what I have done and how I can improve.
Marcala is a place that’s a huge clash of new and old. Here
there are people who live in the mountain that still believe in witch craft.
While more closer to central park its like I’m in the states. This place is
just so diverse it’s crazy. You can walk down the street and just see what the
people wear. It’s pretty normal in pueblo life for the women to wear long
skirts and a shirt, but the younger generation dress like we do in the states;
in name brand jeans and t shirts.
Marcela will be a very special place for me for the rest of
my life. Its here that I learned Spanish, here that I learned how to be a
missionary, and here that I came closer the Lord. I’ve struggled, I’ve smiled;
and I’ve laughed a lot.
I hope that here I found all of the people the Lord prepared
for me, and I did all that he wanted me to do.
Love and miss you guys
Elder Brown
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