Letters from Elder Alston: May 28, 2013

hey ya'll. so this week was another good one. tuesday I helped paint a house for 6 hours. we made matching camo duct tape ties, and I gave my 3rd, 4th, and 5th blessing in the field. haha thursday we had zone conference from 8am to 3pm. fun stuff.... heard gun shots on the way home, got yelled at three times, and battled a jahova's witness. haha that was real fun:) one of the elder's in our district doesnt speak any english so I'm teaching him. He's pretty cool. friday we went got called into the VA hospital to give a blessing to a man going in for surgery. that was way super duper cool cuz I had no idea who he was, but I still knew what to say. Gotta love that Spirit guy huh? ;) so that was blessing 6 in the field. then we were knocking doors and one door was opened by a girl "dressed" in a bikini. with the top untied. We gave her a book of mormon, told her church was at 1 on sunday, and walked away. haha freaking people.. I got to play doctor too! One elder ate the ground hard when he tried to jump his bike. haha. I cleaned up his wounds, and then he wanted a blessing. so that's blessing number 7. then saturday, we set up Eric's baptism. I'm confirming him. In spanish... haha YAY...:/ that'll be a different experience eh? then saturday night we saw the very close aftermath of a drive by shooting... complete with a side of blood puddles and shoes in the middle of the street. then sunday I spoke in sacrament meeting. yes, in spanish. it went well. I spoke on the spirit and how to regonize it's promptings. then we got called to give a blessing to a guy struggling with drugs. the look on his face before and after the blessing was SO different. Crazy miracles happen, people. I've seen them with my own two ears. then late that night, Bill, our neighbor, came over and wanted a blessing for his neck. we gave him that and went to bed. yesterday was fun. we went snake hunting. haha didnt see a single one. BUT! I got a rat:) haha gotta love p-day. So that brings my total blessings in the mission to 18. I never thought I'd be giving that many. Love you all! have a good week! dont forget me!