We were meeting with a lady in her house one night. It was our first meeting with her so we were sitting around getting to know her. She explained to us that Ecuatoriano people are a chosen and blessed people because of their faithfulness and humility. I nearly laughed, but I refrained.
guys, I think there's one important point to be made clear. Humility is a touchy subject because in the very moment you boast about how humble you are, you've lost your humility.
If you want to be good and humble, do good works and never look for reward or recognition from anyone, the moment we do is the moment we are numbered among the hypocrites that Christ talks about in his sermon on the mount.
"Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven." (Matt 6:1)
As for the people who DO fast, pray, and do "good works" for the whole world to see, don't worry about them, "Verily I say unto you, They have their reward."
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So, having a birthday out here wasn't all that bad. The Zone got me and Elder Ralison a cake because his birthday was on the 22nd and we don't really have enough money to buy two cakes. I got my face smashed into this cake because it's tradition for the one having the birthday to "bite the cake". The other part of the tradition is for someone to smash your face into the cake while you're taking that bite.
Some members here also made me some cakes and another even got me some Papa Johns. The people here are pretty awesome. Tip to all future missionaries: ALWAYS let it slip to the Relief Society President by accident that your birthday is coming up. She is usually the center of good ideas and productive gossip. She'll let the ward know.
This week has all and all been pretty interesting:
Elder Taylor tried to cook Habaneros Empanadas and nearly killed the four of us in the process.
Jaime Testified in Fast and Testimony Meeting that he was baptized so that he could teach us all the truth about us being children of the holy ghost and be receive the holy ghost through sexual relations.
He also mentioned that in the past life he was a Christ. If he had been born 2000 years ago the congregation would have stoned him for blasphemy... in this case the Stake President got up after him and testified of the truth.
And... today for P-day we went bowling. That's about it.
I'm doing well over here and I hope all is going well back home. Hope you're all having fun with the wedding plans and all that.
Talk to you all later!
~Cameron
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