Do I love Venezuelans now?!?

   ¡¡Que pasa mis castillos que me hacen falta!!

¿Qué tal, buenos amigos y socios?

~(What's going on my ribs that I've been missing)~

(Whats up good friends and business associates)

Yeah here in Astoria there are basically puro venezolanos (pure venezuelans) and they LOVE trading phrases in street spanish for english, so it's been fun. Anyways let's get to the jugo (juice):

(I'm in a trio so it's "we and our") our trainee has had a really hard start to this transfer... mostly because we are correcting him A LOT in basically every aspect, my companion on his(our) obedience and I on his(our) spanish...

It's become obvious that he didn't like us a whole ton... but what is way more obvious is the progress he has made. We had an excellent tear-filled falling out and testimony meeting watching the sunset right next to this Coast Guard Cutter (ship). He said on Monday he told his mother point blank he hated me, but now is studying fully in Spanish, taking notes, and striving to share his PURE testimony. (It has been beautiful to see and I am so proud of my newest Trainee)

God does not cut us down for anything more than just to build us up once again, why are we as mere humans doing anything more than precisely cutting, or building up. Shoutout Dad for really teaching me the difference between Pruning up, and Tearing Down, no one does it better than you (literally in the garden and in metaphorically as well)

Funny how you shared how much you loved the Venezuelans before I left and then I had this full circle moment with me loving them AND you teaching me how to teach with love, even though some of my siblings didn't really love that form of "love" (lecturing) at home. Strict parents prevail. oh and HBD dad. 

Sincerely,

Elder Lucas Witte

crab fest is a big deal here

temple W

idk if you can see that but it's for the team "michoacan avocados"