August 27, 2012

 At a parade.

Dearest Family,
Wow! Everything sounds so crazy!!! I can't believe that Beth did that! 13 miles is not easy... EVER. And she did it! How sweet is that!!! I have also heard that Elements is dang good food. And Levi's Patriarchal Blessing, that is so great! I'll bet that he said something about a mission in there. It is very cool to see that some things from my patriarchal blessing are coming to pass. Always live worthily to serve a mission. Always look to your patriarchal blessing to guide you. It is a blessing directly from God, specifically for you.
Yes sir! James Marriott and Alex Johnstun entered the MTC on Wednesday. They are going to change so much it'll be so sweet! And Mike is in there too, I can't wait to see the things that he does on his mission. He is always looking for ways to be a better person! He is such a killer man!
Okay, time for the update. THings were a little tougher this past week. Our investigators will not come to church so we cannot baptize them. However, our ward mission leader, Tono, is still being a killer man. I told him that right now, I am not really receiving much of a training from Elder Monge, but Tono is pickin up the slack. He is like 23 or something and is way pumped about missionary work. We are gonna start doing some game nights with the youth and, with time, English classes. However, he wants me to learn a little more Quiche before we do that. At times I think that Tono is more pumped about the work that Elder Monge is. I am also realizing how differently Latinos think. Not to stereotype or anything, but it is true. I am also learning that Elder Monge is pretty self-centered. We always get along, but it is tough at times. The work is continuing, always getting better, always with a smile on my face.
On Tuesday night, this man was calling our names!!! Elderes, he said, and I was thinking oh this guy is golden! He told us that he wanted to change his life so we set up an appointment to come back to his house, but we didn't find him. Hopefully we can catch him sometime, but we'll see!
Wednesday, we did exchanges with the District leader and his companion, who also have their area in Nahuala. So, I got to go to a bigger area and spend the day with a white guy! It was great. I got to speak my mind, and Elder Vaughn(the district leader) came to the field in the same group as my buddy Jacolby Griffin. I also learned alot more about the mission. Also, we did some service and they gave this really wonderful, sweet bread. We asked them where they got it and got some more from the same shop. Then, we went to another member's house, and they gave it to us too!!! It was really great.
Saturday, we went to the bishop's house to help him lift like 700 cinderblocks to the top of his house. He had a lot of help from others, and some were not members of the church. So, at lunch I at like 2 tamalitos. At first... A tamalito is like a tamale without meat, basically just a corn tamale. They eat them every meal, everywhere we go. They were teaching me how to say we want more tamalitos in Quiche, and then came another plate of 8 tamalitos. They told me that I had to eat all of them since I asked for them. They usually eat like 5 or so with lunch. Or so I think. Anyways, I told them if I ate all the tamalitos, they'd have to come to church. So, I did it and one of them came! I was so happy to see him there. We'll see if anything comes of it!
Well, I think that's basically it. Thank you all for your support! This is the one and only true church of Jesus Christ. Only through this church can we be with our families forever. It so perfect and so true. I love it. Mom, Dad I love you! Family, I love you! Friends, I love you! I love you all, and thank you for your support! Love ya!
Love,
Elder Hilton