Elder EJones: A Polo and Jeans . . . to Church?

So really not much has happened. It's all kinda the same. The good thing is that today the streets have opened up more. The weird thing here is that when the people are mad against the government they block the streets-- with their cars, with sticks and whatever stuff they can find. That prevents so many people from being able to work and travel. So they do that every once in a while. Today was supposed to be really bad, but there doesn't seem to be any of those "paros" today like everyone said there would be. Idk what its like in Santa Cruz though. I hear it's a lot worse there because Tarija is super calm. Our President and the assistants really just play everyday by ear so we only know little by little if we'll be able to leave to proselyte.

Sunday...we look like angels because the lighting ruined the pic

Yesterday was kinda a weird day. So on Saturday night they called us and told us that we would be able to go to church yesterday. But they said, yeah, you should wear like a polo and jeans to church......what???? Are you serious or kidding? First off it's the Sabbath, and I'm not gonna wear stuff like that when I know that I can wear good clothes. More than anything it was for our protection so that we don't stand out like a sore thumb like we already do as gringos. And second off, I don't have a polo here. I'm a missionary. I either have proselytizing clothes or Pday clothes.

So do you know what my comp and I did....? We wore pants. Not our dress pants, but good pants, that are close enough to dress pants. They are way better than jeans. And we wore our white shirts. We didn't wear our ties until we got to church, and when we got there we put them on. It felt weird not wearing my suit, just not wearing my best clothes when I knew that I had them. So it was kinda weird. We've also been walking around without a place for the last couple days every time that we leave the house. That's like the worst, being a missionary but having your badge stripped from you. We also proselyted yesterday for a few hours with Pday clothes. It has been such a weird week, and I am grateful for Sunday-church clothes.

Chillin' on the Roof

That's about it for this week. It seems like its getting better, but we'll see this week. Hope that you have a good week this week! I am praying for you both.

Love you,
Elder Jones

A frog!