My Hero From San Salvador

This week I have a hero. Her name is Sister Vazquez. She works at the temple each week day afternoon. She hits about by shoulder and is at least 5 or 10 years older than I am. She has a bad knee and walks with a limp but on Friday she was limping on both legs. When I asked her about it, through an interperater she told me that on Thursday night she was hit by a car on her way home. The driver stopped and helped her up but she was fine, only bruised. I couldn't believe that she was back to the temple on Friday, and she walkes to and from the temple. She never complains and works so hard. What a faithful, dedicated woman. She loves her Heavenly Father and the temple. I don't think I would have walked to the temple the next day after being hit by a car. I hope I can grow up to be like her, a woman of faith. We spent all day on Sunday in meetings, first our three hour block of church, then 4 hours of training in the temple. We were so tired that we didn't write any letters. Then yesterday, our P-day, we played. We hired a driver and guides, a Stake president and his wife and the driver of a microbus (meecreboos). It an seat 15 and the 10 missionaries went to see the Boqueron volcano. It erupted in 1917 and blew off the top of the mountain. Inside the crater is what is called the little giant, another volcano that has blown at least once but it is inside the old volcano. There are people living inside the crater also. It was a beautiful walk to the top.

Our group of missionaries climbing to the crater and the little giant volcano inside the crater.

Lon is sitting on a bench that is on the path.

We then went to the Planes of Renderos for pupuses. Supposed to the the best in San Salvador.  We liked them very much.  We met a couple of young missionaries who were out tracting and had them join us for dinner, the one elder was from Draper Utah and had only been in the country for 5 days. I think we made their day. Hopefully you can open these and see part of this beautiful country. We are doing great, didn't even get sick from eating out. It was fun to get out of our temple compound and see the country. We are so blessed to live in the USA and have so much to be thankful for, like a good roof over our heads, transportation, carpet, stoves, dishwashers, all the luxeries of life. But we are also blessed to have such great friends and family. Thank you all for your love and support and especially your prayers in our behalf. Love to all Lon and Nancy