This week was a super fun/ activity-filled week. I don't know where to start.. We have had lots of FHEs with the members and investigators. We are trying to spend more time with the members to strengthen them so that they will have more confidence to work with us.
This week we had a group of American dentists come to Puerto Plata and give free dental work to the members and non-members here. It was a great experience. We as missionaries got to go help translate, and contact people who came. It really was a huge help for the people here. The Dominicans are terrible with taking care of their teeth. From the time that they are young they eat lots of candy and drink lots of soda and don't clean their teeth. Most have rotting teeth at a young age. Also the dentists here are using outdated practices and are expensive so people never go if they have problems..
The dentists who came were some of the coolest people. It was awesome to see them donate all of their time, equipment, and services to help these people. they were doing fillings, cavities, taking out teeth and lots of other stuff. On Monday, it was our day to go through. I was super confident going in knowing that I wouldn't have a cavity because in these last two years I have been brushing and flossing like crazy. So I go up to the dude who is checking what everyone has and...He found a cavity.... I was in shock.. haha He said it wasn't really preventable with brushing or flossing because it was in a little crevice in my tooth.. but they took care of it. Today was the last day that they worked on people. They are going home on Saturday. There is another group of dentists that will be coming in a month so that would be good.
Yesterday I went with Elder Kunzler to visit an old area of his. It is called Jarabacoa. It was so cool to go and see because it is a little town up in the mountains. It didn't even feel like I was in the DR, it felt more like Oregon.
We have been working super hard with a few little girls that have been taking the lessons from us. On Tuesday, the mom said that they can't be baptized because they are Catholic and always will be.. I was pretty bummed.. We are always looking for new people to teach, but most people don't
want to hear anything... But I still have to work hard until the end! I love you all so much! HAGS.
Luv Elder Morgan
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