Teaching Peruvian, Haitian, and Dominican college students

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This week was yet another amazing week. The work is moving so fast and I feel like we never have enough time for anything. It feels like I was just writing home like yesterday as well.

We're finally working with a bunch of different investigators now. Our days are now filling up with lessons instead of finding activities. Interesting enough, a lot of the more solid people we are working with aren't even Puerto Rican. We're teaching a Dominican student, a Haitian student, and working with a Peruvian student who was just recently baptized. They've all come out here to study at the Mayaguez college which is apparently a really good school.

As far as Puerto Rico goes, I guess I'll share some culture differences that I think are pretty funny:
- All of the school buses are pimped out. I'm talking about flashing lights, blasting music, and I swear some buses are low-riders or something. I still can just not get over this one.

- If you ask someone for directions here be prepared to get a 10 - 15 minute lesson on where the house you're looking for is. Even if it's only like three houses down. I'm not even exaggerating. They literally come out of their houses (like no matter what they're doing) to come and give you the most detailed yet most confusing directions in the world.

- Nobody refuses you for water... Ever. They could be yelling at you to leave, but if you ask them for water, they'll still go get you some.

We got to have zone conference this week as well. It was super awesome. We drove down to Ponce and had it out there. I got to see a bunch of Elders that I knew for the first time since before I was sent to New Mexico. Our President focused super hard on ministering. It doesn't matter who you are. You could be a missionary, student, or an old dude. Everybody can minister. It's how we can continue the Lord's work.

With President & Sister Smart and Elder Jensen (companion)

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