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Riots, Russians, and accused murderers?

Hi everyone! 

This week´s email is gonna be real short because I have 5 mins to write it haha.  Long story short, the gas prices went up this week by 50 cents so there have been tons of riots, so our pday got cancelled tomorrow.  This week has been literally the most stressful week of my life haha but hopefully everything gets cleared up soon!

This week´s highlights:
- Began teaching a Russian who escaped Russia after being brainwashed and hypnotized by a company she worked for, went to Thailand and was still followed by a Russian spy, so she moved here to Ecuador!  We get to teach her in English because she speaks Russian, French, and English, but not Spanish.  I´ve learned I can´t teach in Spanish, but I REALLY can´t teach in English, haha!
- Started teaching a guy who told us he has only been in prison 8 times, lol!  One of the times he told us he was accused of murdering a guy, but he said he didn´t do it (?) haha.  He´s changed his life so don´t worry, he´s not dangerous!
- Got to watch conference in English, which was a HUGE miracle!  We usually can watch in the chapel with all the other gringo missionaries, but because of the riots, we couldn´t be anywhere in large groups, so we had to find members to watch with.  Luckily we got to watch with a member who was rich enough to have 2 computers!

I can´t upload photos, but I´ll be sure to send some next week!  Love y´all, keep reading your scriptures and praying, and keep Ecuador in your prayers as well!!

Con amor, 
Hna Harris

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