Lockdown

 First things first i am doing okay and the recent things that have been going on in mexico havent affected the city that im in too bad, we were in lockdown for 2 days but now just have to come home before 6 and stay in the house so it isnt too bad and we still get to work most of the day! (Also made friends with a guy who knows everything about the bad guys here so hes keeping us in the loop!)

Crazy story time:

This week might rival craziest weeks in the mission and i genuinely dont know how this keeps happening but i guess heavenly father wants me to have the craziest mission stories ever, when transfers came (addidng a second set of elders in san felipe) president told us that all 4 of us couldnt live together and we needed to find our own house to stay in, while we have been searching for a house president told us it was okay to stay with a member who has a little room outside of her house for guests. So we moved in there and on our second night someone broke into the main part of the house to rob the little old grandma that stays there alone, she yelled for us to come and help her in the middle of the night and so we stormed into the place wondering what was up. We found the guy and got him to leave (my comp and i have come to the conclusion that he probably thinks that we're either magicians or angels) and we were able to notify the poliece and they caught him. But i do have to testify in court this week and i cant really share too many details about what happened, but thank you all so so much for the prayers they have helped so much and i am safe and my comp and i have moved back in with the other elders with permission from president because i couldnt sleep there anymore and it wasnt the best for my mental health to stay there in the house after that. But i have had a flash back of when i first got to this area because we are sleeping on the floor again haha! Good thing we kept the dog food bags handy!

Work:

We won our basketball game on tuesday and it was way fun lol! I miss playing basketball with all of my friends back home but soon we will be able to play again! Elder Elledge and I werent able to work as much as we'd have liked to because of the whole break in and such because we still are having to deal with legal people right now so prayers would be appreciated! We were able to find one new person to teach this week which isnt too good but we also checked on 20+ different apartments and none of them had space for us. This week was slow and long but thats okay because ive got faith this next week will be amazing! 

Stats:🏋‍♂️

Workouts done: 2😭

Apartments weve been rejected from: 20+🏠

Nights i fell asleep before 12: 2😅

Texas roadhouse trips: 0😭🫠 

New people found: 1🫡

Cold showers taken: 4🥶

Basketball points scored: 25? 😁🏀

Hours in lockdown: too many to count☠️😭

Spiritual thought:

My mission has taught me that no matter what you have set in front of you, god will provide a way for you to overcome it. (Also don't ever repeat the words "it can't get harder than this" because it can, and it will😂) but from armed roberies to dog food bag mattresses and house break ins with many more inbetween, i can say for certainty that god is real and protects his followers. I should not be as healthy as i am if not alive without the support and protection of my heavenly father and my savior jesus christ. They are there, and they are real. And i testify that through the lowest of lows and the highest of highs, they are always there for us and are never changing. My mission has also shown me that angels are real, and that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is the only church with the restored gospel and priesthood power of jesus christ. I know this church is true, and i know god is watching over all of us, always. 

I love you all and hope you all have an amazing week! Send me an update on your lives? I miss you all so much!

-Elder Ericson