Hola Everyone!
Luckily,
my Enter Key works on this computer! This week went by so fast. We are all
learning Spanish at a remarkable pace and the teachers are helping us prepare
to be awesome missionaries. I don't really know what to talk about. We have been
practicing teaching people by having mock investigators. On Saturday we
even got to talk with a real less-active member. His name was Oscar and he was
really cool. He was baptized 4 years ago if I remember correctly. He doesn't
doubt anything about the church but his job is the reason why he misses church
a lot.
This
week the weather has pretty nice. It has been raining a lot! The humidity is so
bad that when we were working out in the gym yesterday, the moisture in the air
was condensing on our skin and we all came out soaking wet. On Monday, I
saw a cockroach and it was huge! I'm not even exaggerating. All the bugs here
are bigger. They tell us not to eat food in our rooms because then the bugs
will come upstairs and try to look for stuff to eat.
I
don't want to alarm anyone, but we have heard probably three gunshots while
we've been here. Luckily there are always security guards/police officers
outside that are carrying rifles. Speaking of security, the MTC [CCM] has its
own staff of security guards. They are awesome.The MTC is actually located in
one of the nicer areas of Guatemala City. It's beautiful here. The people drive
dangerously. They don't wait for us to cross the streets when we walk to the
temple, they drive with their doors open and they definitely don't drive
defensively.
Now
that we have been here two weeks, we have old missionaries leaving, and new
missionaries coming. Tomorrow, we will officially not be the newest
missionaries at the CCM! It is so crazy how fast these past two weeks have
flown by. We've decided as a district that we are going to fast from speaking
English three times a week, all day till dinner time [Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
Excluding any Preparation Days].
Sundays
and P Days are everyone's favorite days here. On Sunday, we had
devotionals all day and we got to watch the restoration. They even had a
devotional for us to keep our health up while we are out in the mission field.
All the water here at the CCM is filtered clean. So basically, we are in a
sterile building and don't have to worry about any of the outside germs.
However, they do tell us to wash and sanitize our hands all the time because
once your companion gets sick, odds are you will get sick as well. They also
told us about what to do with food and water. They gave each of us a water
bottle with a filter and an extra filter that will last for the whole mission
in case we need water from a tap, stream, or other impure water source. They
say it will even turn Coca Cola into water!
We
went to the temple again today and it was amazing. I love the inside of the
Guatemala City temple. The maids have been cleaning our quarters all day
so we've had to kinda stay out of the way. P Days definitely go by the quickest
out of any day. I really wish they would let us have our cameras because there
are so many pictures I want to send everyone! All the Elders and Hermanas here
are just the coolest people you'll ever meet. They are so full of spirt and The
Spirit. It's refreshing to see the enthusiasm everyone has all the time.
So
far I haven't been missing my old life too much. Everyone once in a while I'll
reach for my phone and it won't be there, or i'll feel like wanting to take a
nap, but I can't. I'm doing fine though. My body is slowly adjusting to going
to bed at 10 and waking up at 6:30 which I can honestly say I didn't
really prepare for that well [I'm pointing at you Matt and Lauren ;)].
Regardless, the Spirit is so strong and the drive to be a missionary is
growing. I know that a lot of you back at home are missing me but I just want
you all to know that I'm fine down here and that you all will see me in
approximately 100 weeks. Give or take.
Anyways,
i'm about out of computer time so i'll leave it at that. If there is anyone
else you know that wants to receive my emails feel free to send me their email
address.
I
love you back, and have a great semana [week]!
Elder
Taylor
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