So this week was the most exhausting week I have had on my mission so far. We were biking like crazy, about 100miles, teaching like crazy, 23 lessons, and finding new people everywhere, 11 new investigators. Wow I am super blessed in this mission! Tuesday was awesome, after Paniagua dropped us last week we were ready to get out and teach. So we didn't know where we should go, but we were guided by the Spirit to this hidden street that we never knew existed. We taught this really old lady named Costa. She loved everything we had to say but we had to because it a little short because she looked like she was going to fall over haha Then we found a lady, Yolanda Mesa. Yeah I know we taught a Costa and an Hermana Mesa in the city of Costa Mesa, California all in the same day. We were able to just keep teaching all day, it was awesome. Our last lesson was with this awesome less-active lady who really wants to come back to church and was wondering what she needed to do. Her husband isn't a member and had lots of questions and her son is 8 and is autistic. He is so funny and awesome. He loves hawks, has a pet snake that he carries around everywhere and can draw amazing animals. He watches youtube videos and then draws them how he sees someone else draw them he is awesome. He wanted to say the closing prayer and wow, it was the one of the most heartfelt prayers I have ever heard. He prayed to see more birds and blessed all the birds even though some birds would have to be eaten. He also told Heavenly Father that if he ever needs someone that he is always there for Him and that he loves Him, and he know that Heavenly Father loves him too. Such an awesome family, we are going to bring over the English sisters to pass them to them this Tuesday.
Wednesday we had an awesome zone meeting with our AP's. We got to do teaching practices with AP Elder Barnes and he is way awesome. It's way fun to teach with him. Later that day we found a new family. The Lomeli's. They are so awesome. They don't look like they would be interested but wow they want to change and have better lives. They have kind of been confused about God and religion because of the leaders in their other churches. The parents were baptized Catholic and then Christian but they haven't been to church for years. The mom is about 40's maybe almost 50, they have a son who is about 25, then daughters 23, 21, and 18 years old and another son who is 15. The daughters are the most interested and really want to find out for themselves if what we taught is true. It can be hard for them to focus and understand what we are teaching but they really enjoy it. Rosi is 21 and has a 3 year old kid and she is the most open. Her and her brother are awesome. After the lesson the mom wanted us to pray for the dad because his mind is really messed up from dark magic stuff and he always hears voices and weird stuff. We offered to give a blessing and he really wanted one. After we gave him one, Rosi asked for one because she told us she was trying to overcome some bad thoughts she had been having. I was able to give her a blessing and wow it was awesome. It is interesting giving someone a blessing that you just met an hour ago but it was an awesome experience. After her sister and her just looked at me and asked how I knew all of that stuff about her and how I knew exactly what she needed. We explained blessings again and wow it was a huge testimony builder to me of the power of the Priesthood. God knew what she needed and I feel so honored to be an instrument in His hands. Our Heavenly Father knows us and knows what we need.
Thursday we found this awesome guy named Manny. We actually knocked into a sober living housing complex and the first door was the manager. Way awesome dude who told us he didn't want anything to do with us but that we should knock the other doors there and he told us who speaks Spanish. So then we found Manny. We started talking to him and he told us about how he has been shot dozens of times and stabbed all over. He showed us tons of scars and wow it was crazy. He told us he went to prison for 10 years got out for a little bit. Went back for 27months and now he is really ready to change. He hasn't had a drink or smoke for over 90 days or so and so he received the privilege of living it the sober living home. Awesome dude that wants to learn more and even told us he is trying to get his tattoos removed. He wants to change for his 3 girls and be a part of their life. Really nice guy, and man does he have some stories. Friday we talked to this really nice Christian lady who was interested in the Book of Mormon. We also had ward volleyball again finally and got Rosi to come with her brother and 2 cousins. It was awesome and we got to talk to her more about blessings and prayer and the Book of Mormon.
Saturday the Vazquez family invited us to have breakfast with them and then do some service. We made crepes for them and it was way fun. Then Hermano Vazquez took us to a Swap Meet for a few minutes and it was super fun and crazy. Sunday we had Ward Conference and it was way fun to hear from the awesome Stake President that we have. We also got to watch Finding Faith in Christ with this awesome non-member family that just got back from Mexico. The kids loved it because they knew who Christ was before but didn't really understand His importance. After they seemed to have a lot better understanding. Well a lot of other sweet things happened but I don't have time to write all of it. Love you guys. Thanks for all that you do for me :) Love, Elder Hyde
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