¡Hola Amigos y Familia!
I
honestly cannot even believe how fast the time has gone here at the CCM! We
have just two weeks left before we go out into the field! We are now officially
the oldest missionaries here! Spanish is still coming and our lessons are
making more and more sense now. Our teachers tell us every day how amazed they
are at the progress they see with us. I have a testimony of the truth of the
Gift of Tongues because I am a witness to it. I have seen the blessing in my
life and in the lives of all of the other missionaries here. I also know that
we are being blessed because of the faith of the members who pray for us
missionaries every day. The blessings are being received.
This
week was a little rough because we had a little epidemic go through the CCM. At
the beginning of the week a couple of elders had been vomiting and so we
started taking some precautions to make sure it didnt spread. On Tuesday,
we woke up to a whole district of Elders sick in bed and a few Hermanas sick.
It was a little scary to be honest. When we came down for breakfast that day
there was an hermana sitting on the floor with her companions giving her water
because she wasnt well enough to stand up. I was a little nervous about getting
sick myself, so every day I was asking in my prayers, "Bendicenos con
salud" (Bless us with health). I am very happy and relieved to say that
out of all of us here at the CCM, my bedroom was the only one to not have
anyone carry the sickness. I feel so blessed that the guys in my room stayed
healthy because once one person in the room gets sick, everybody in the room
starts getting sick. Plus, shoutouts to probiotics and hand sanitizer.
Okay
so, the best part of this week was when they FINALLY let some of us out of the
CCM to a place other than the temple or the market! Dont get me wrong, the
temple is amazing and every time I go, the Spirit is so strong and I feel like
there is no reason to worry about the outside world. The temple is literally
THE safe haven from any place in the world. I really love the temple here.
Anyway, a few of the staff members took us out of class to take us to the
Immigration Office here in Guatemala City. We all loaded up into a van and they
drove us to immigration. The car ride there and back was really sketchy to be
honest. It is NO wonder why everyones car here has a dent or scratches on it.
Nobody stops at stop signs and nobody waits or yields to anyone. Basically, you
just have to hope that people will slow down if you make a turn onto another
street because if you wait, you will never get anywhere and if they dont slow
down theyll hit the back of your car. Also, the people here dont hit their
brakes until they are literally inches away from the bumper of the car in front
of them. While we were at the immigration office, we actually had a real
missionary experience. We met a guy named Samuel who is a member of a local
Christian church. We got to talk to him a little bit about the restoration and
the Book of Mormon. I was so so so surprised at how receptive he was and how
willing he was to wait and listen to a big group of Elders and Hermanas talk
about religion. He wanted us to sing a hymn to him in Spanish but we ran out of
time and had to go back to the CCM. But, It was definitely the highlight of the
week.
Anyways,
Im still doing great here in Guatemala. I cant wait to head out to Reu in two
weeks! I couldn't be more excited.
Have
a great week, everyone!
Elder
Taylor
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