Hey
Guys!
So guess what happened this week?
Carlos Morales got baptized! I haven't written about him before,
but he's really cool. His uncle, Cristopher, is a convert of about two years,
and is 20 years old. Carlos and his little brothers have had a really hard
life, and after many challenges, they came to live with Christopher, their
20-year-old uncle and also their grandma. It was very difficult to get Carlos
baptized. Although Cristopher is a member and a good friend, the grandma wanted
nothing to do with us Mormon missionaries at first. For most of the time I've
lived here and visited them I had never seen this person; only heard her
shouts. As we kept visiting and teaching Carlos and Cristopher she stopped
shouting as much, and one night, we actually saw her and talked to her! And it
was a calm, almost friendly talk. The next time we saw her was the night before
the baptism, and she had made us hot dogs! (Yep, they eat hot dogs in
Guatemala). It's very cool to be able to work and teach them, and to see this
special miracle. Carlos has a lot of faith, and this Gospel came very naturally
to him. It's been very cool to see him accept the gospel and grow.
Bad news this week: One day, on divisions with Elder Aguilar,
our zone leader, I started to have a killer headache. Then it started
traveling, out of my head and into my neck (which is possibly one of the
weirdest sensations ever) and before I knew it I was dying all over. When we
got home, I could hardly plan, and as soon as we finished I went straight to my
bed and collapsed. Chikingunya. Awful. Awful. Awful. Luckily, I recovered
fairly quick, and now I'm working again at a basically normal level.
Also, it's that time again: CHANGES.
Elder Franco, my first companion, finally left me here, alone,
to fend for myself in Zacapa. And I'M TRAINING. Tomorrow, a brand-new Elder
Juarez or Sanchez or Ramos (or some other Latino name) is gonna arrive here in
Zacapa, and we're gonna take his suitcases and everything to my apartment, y
despues, nos vamos! Trabajaremos como perros y empezaremos nuestro
compañerismo. [Translation: “…and after, we’re off and running! We will work like dogs and thus begins our
new companionship.”]
Wow.
What happened to the time?
I'll write more about my adventures the next time! I love you
all! Thank you for your support!
--
Elder Jeffrey Reed
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