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| Baptism of Jose Garcia - he is on the right - Jan. 27, 2013 |
Hey Familyyyy
Well, I’m glad that you are having a great vacation, sometimes all you
gotta do is laugh, it sounds like from the moment you booked the trip, from the
moment you got to the airport, from the moment you got to New York. You’ve just
been having great adventures haha. Sometimes
things just work out that way.
That’s crazy about all the ward changes, I’m glad that Tuscany ward
stays the same, although I’m sure it has changed a lot since I’ve been gone.
This week was good, we baptized Jose Garcia. The last member of the Garcia family to
be baptized It was a good month. The mission did not complete its goal of 350
baptisms, but I can say I did my part, we baptized every week this month, for a
total of 6. But we still need to do better, and we will.
Last week Jose still wasn’t too sure about his baptism, but we were able
to have a really great lesson about repentance, and he was able to decide and
take the decision to be baptized.
Right now we are teaching a really pilas young couple named the familia Ramos
and they are progressing well, they should be baptized on the 17th of February.
This next month is going to be a little strange because there are
various dates for changes, not just one. Because of the amount of new
missionaries coming in. So on the 5th of Feb there is a chance of changes, and not
the 20th. I really hope that I’m not gone on the 5th, but I believe that on the
20th I’ll be going to a new area.
There are a lot of visa problems here in Guatemala too, all the
missionaries that are from Guatemala that haven’t gotten visas are just staying
in Guatemala, and a lot are serving in our mission. Apparently in February
there are 70 new missionaries coming in, and about have of them are only going
to be waiting for their visas. In about 6 months from now, 50% of the mission
will only have less than 6 months of being in the mission field. There are just
tons coming in.
Well, I sent you pictures of the baptism we had, also of us with a youth
that always comes with us on visits, and always says high to us with this salute.
He just went to another part of Guatemala to study so that was the last time I
saw him. And a foto of me and a really cool cloud that formed about the
volcano, and then one of the volcano and sunset, and you kinda can tell from
the picture that it has been cold here, but the weather has gotten a lot
better.
On Friday I did divisions with Elder Tanner, I went to Comalapa with him
cuz I had to do an interview. It was really fun though, the people there hardly
ever speak Spanish, they only speak Kakchiquel, but I was able to learn a few
new phrases from being there. It was a lot of fun.
Also I got to weigh myself on a trustworthy scale yesterday, :S. I only
weigh 144.4 pounds haha. I used to weigh 160, hey I try to eat, but it’s just
the Guatemala effect. I weigh what I weighed in like grade 9. It’s great that I
have baggy collars though, way more comfortable ha.
Well, I don’t really know what else to say. Send me some pictures of
your trip next week! I’d love to see some!
I love you all, keep it real, stay classy.
From Guatemala, With Love,
E.Hops ;) xoxo
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| A youth that often comes on visits with us, and always says hi with his salute |
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| A cool cloud that formed above the volcano |
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