Elder Gibson & Elder Hilton - Central Park, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Okay, time for some
details. We arrived at the mission home at about 1 pm on Tuesday. We had a
little meeting and our interviews with president! He is an awesome man! I hope
that you got the picture! The mission home is beautiful, super jealous that
they get to live there. After interviews and such the trainers arrived and we
got movin with things. Something crazy happened. Jacolby Griffin, who I
went to high school with was-is a trainer! I turned around and saw him, what in
the world!!! I thought it could be a possibility, but thought it was a far stretch.
He ended up not being my companion, but I still have a pretty rad comp. His
name is Elder Monge, and he is from Nicaragua. He is kinda a punk
sometimes, I´ve realized that everybody is not as obedient as I thought they
were going to be.
We are assigned to
work in a little pueblo in the mountains called Nahualá. Everybody here
speaks Quiche, and some speak spanish. This was the dream of everybody
in the CCM. They all wanted to serve in some town where they got to learn a
mayan dialect. How lucky am I! I guess nobody wants to be sent here because the
language barrier is huge. Basically all the old people only know Quiche, and
even when we find somebody that can speak spanish it isn't the best. However,
we did find a man named Diego Emiliano. We were waiting outside the cemetary
for a member to help us with some references. We taught him a lesson on
saturday and he agreed to be baptized on the 25th of August! Our goal for this
month is to have 3 baptisms, I really hope that we can do it. Many missionaries
don´t believe that it can be done in Nahualá, but Elder Monge and I are gonna
show em whats up.
The first couple days
I had some HUGE culture shock. We showed up at the apartment Tuesday night at
about 6 pm, and went directly out to the members' houses. Our apartment is
pretty dang nice compared to how everybody else is living. Everybody cooks over
a little wood burning stove and it is just very different. Haha a typical meal
here is black refried beans, rice, and tortillas. We are fed everyday by the
members and it is really wonderful. Sometimes they'll switch things up and throw
some eggs in there. It is a huge adjustment. They say Nahualá is the coldest
spot in the mission. At night times it gets down to about 40 degrees or so. So
it's pretty chilly. Liliana said that Guatemala is kinda like Utah. It is the
truth. It is a little more humid, but it is like Utah in the early summer
everyday. It is actually really nice, til it rains. Then it POURS! I love it
though, all of this is pretty rad and I am starting to love Nahualá more and
more everyday!
Now, Elder Monge, he
once was a hard worker and still is, but there are times when I question what
we are doing. I am not completely sure what we are doing all the time. We still
are becoming great friends with everyday and we have fun all the time too, so
no worries there, I just feel like at times I am training myself.
I am also trying to
learn a little quiche, but it is so nuts. There are all kinds of clicking
things they do with there mouth and much of the language is said in the back of
the mouth and the throat. It is pretty insane though. We went to church this
sunday and it is all in quiche. I don´t understand a thing, except sometimes
they´ll say some spanish words while they´re talking, so sometime I can pick
up. All the members say that they have seen missionaries pick it up pretty quick.
Just gonna work my booty off and stay 100% obedient. At times it´s a little
harder, but doable.
Tono, our ward mission
leader, has organized a little soccer tournament that started on Saturday. He
organized it to try and make friendships between the members and others that
are not members. Elder Monge and I have the opportunity to play in it too. I
have found that many people are even better than the Latins in the CCM! It is
so much fun and I love it all so much! Our ward bishopric is the bomb, too.
There is a man named
Cornelio, I think he is first counselor in the bishopric. He drives a little
Tuk-Tuk for a job, I think, but he really helps with the work. Now, a Tuk-Tuk
is basically a Moto-4 four-wheeler with three wheels and a little body of a
little car. They are very weak but I think that they are more fuel efficient. I
really am starting to love Nahualá and my comp more and more and starting to
see how the Lord has prepared those for us. I know that this work is directed
by the Lord and I know that everything does happen for a reason. I will
continue to work as hard as I do and strive to be 100% obedient. Mom, I hope
that this is sufficient. I will try to get some pictures off next week. Sorry!
I forgot my cord for the computer. So, expect some pictures soon!
Love you all! I am so blessed
to have the support that I do!
Love ya Mom and Dad!
Love, Elder HIlton
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