This week was full. Lots of doing, and lots of thinking. I also noticed a lot of super stereotypical Guatemalan things. Yesterday we saw a bunch of kids sledding down a suuper steep dirt hill on big pieces of cardboard. It actually looked really fun. We also saw the metal outside of a computer in someone´s yard, but they had ripped out all of the inner mechanisms and were just using the outside to hold their firewood. That´s Guatemala for you. There´s also a lot of written English here, like on their t-shirts, products, and napkins, but they don´t actually know what it says. And sometimes it says things that are super funny, and we have to not tell the people what their shirt says so that they won´t get all embarrassed. Another common thing is that people´s headlights will break, and instead of fixing them, the people will just attach these huge bright light bars to the front of their car, and connect them to the wires from their headlights. We also see chickens trying to fight all the time, but then they forget they were mad and sort of shuffle away...but then they remember again and run up and get super mad! And then they forget again and walk away. It´s really funny.
I´ve been learning a ton this week. I literally get to serve people all day, everyday. And because of that I love them a ton. But I don´t always show it. I´ve noticed that sometimes I fall into a mentality where I just teach the people a ton of things and then hope that they come to church and want to come unto Christ. But that´s not how it works. They need to know that they´re important, and that I love them and care about them a lot. So I´ve been working a lot harder to show the people how important they are to me. That means listening to them more, talking about their problems, their joys, and the things that are really important to them. And really listening and then helping them as well as I know how. And not just with them, but with my companion too. Jesus established His church on lots of things, but one of the most important things is love. So I´m working right now on making sure that the people can feel the love that Christ has for them through the way I make them feel. And it´s really fun to make people happy. That´s why I´m here, and I know that when you do what Jesus did and follow His example, you´re always more happy. We´ve seen tons of miracles this week and learned a lotta lot, and I know that God is watching over us, helping us to love His children the way He does. And it´s one of the most incredible things I´ve ever done.
Love you guys!
-Elder Cloward
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