Hey
Guys!
Yesterday, a cold
front hit Puerto Barrios. It got down to about 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Instead
of waking up and feeling the blazing sol that I have come to love so much, I
woke up and felt cold.
Part of the reason why
it was always such a challenge for me to get up for seminary while i was in
high school wasn't because I was sleepy; it was really because I would wake up
and realize that outside it was about 40 or 50 degrees Fahrenheit, and then I
wouldn't want to get out of bed anymore. So you can imagine how I felt getting
up yesterday and today.
In the morning right
now, what usually happens in the first 15 minutes of the day is this:
6:30- wake up, say a
prayer, get out of bed, and unsuccessfully look for a blanket or something I
can throw over my shoulders to warm me up.
6:35-6:45- get distracted
and grab the Administration Manual 2 and start reading, and then remember that
I feel cold and that i don't like that feeling, so I go put on socks and a jacket.
6:45-7:15- my companion and I
go to play soccer or run around a bit in the morning. It helps me warm up a little bit.
7:15-7:30- my
companion tells me every single morning, "If you want, you can shower
first." That is because in Guatemala in general, we do not have hot water.
So usually after he says that to me, I slowly grab my towel and go to shower
very quickly. It's normally a good thing to have a nice cold water shower in
hot weather, but it days like this, it's just not fun. You have to shower in
water that has little pellets of ice in it (well, not really, if you're in
Puerto Barrios, but I'm glad I'm not in the capital right now)
7:30-8:00- finish
getting ready, eat a bowl of hot milk with cereal, and go to study the
scriptures.
I just realized
something too: Next winter, I'm gonna be in the States. I love hot weather, but
when it comes to cold climates, I'm a wimp. And Guatemala has made me even
worse. I'm gonna die next year. :/
The work's been good.
We had to discipline some of the missionaries in our Zone this week, which is
exhausting because it usually means long 2-3 hour bus rides when we could be
doing other things, like working in our area. So Elder Cabrera and I ALWAYS
take advantage of the bus rides to sleep a little. It's always better to sleep,
because that way you don't have to listen to the awful Mexican music called
banda that the bus drivers always listen to. (The music that people listen to
here is NOT good- the banda is horrible, and a style of music called raggaeton
has become very popular down here. The music is 50 times more foul-mouthed than
the lyrics of any rap you'll listen to in the States.)
I've been good. One of
my goals is to strengthen my testimony as much as possible about all of the
doctrines of the church, so I’ve been studying Gospel Principles and the
scriptures to learn as much possible. It's been nice because now, after so
long, I have a lot of experiences that I can look back on and see that in those
moments, the Spirit testified me of the truth of those things. I feel blessed
to be a missionary, but I've only got half a year left. So I'm gonna make every
day count. You guys should too. Look for a way to make every day a spiritual
experience. i promise that you guys can find it.
Va I gotta go so LOVE
YOUR BIKE (that’s something I always say to my missionaries, it sounds like
"Love you bye" when you say it fast)
--
Elder Jeffrey Reed
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