So we had changes. And we´re both staying! We were right, and we´re excited to get to be together here for at least another 6 weeks. This week was super full, but really fun. The people here don´t agree on much when it comes to the seasons, but one thing they all do agree on is that April is the hottest month of the year, and May is when the rain starts. And I think they´re right. We´re getting tastes of the heat and the rain, and it´s crazy. This week has brought some really loco weather. One day it poured so hard that the streets were just rivers of water (apparently that´ll happen everyday in May), and we were waiting under someone´s roof for it to stop...but it didn´t stop. So we just decided to go out and teach. So we walked through the rain straight to the next appointment. We were completely soaked, and everyone was looking out at us like we were crazy. But that´s what you do when you´re a missionary. Clothes are less important than people, so people get the first priority. It was fun.
One of our friends taught us how to weld this week, which was super cool. We also walked by this house one day and heard someone yell "¡Buenaaas! ¿Que tal?" Basically "hey, how´s it going?" And my companion told me that it wasn´t a person. And so I asked him what he was talking about, and he told me that it was a parrot. I told him he was crazy, and that birds can get trained, but they still sound like birds. And he said "no no, I´m serious!" And so we took a step back, and he pointed to this green and blue bird sitting on a tire. And the bird looked at us and said "¡quiero comida!" This parrot was literally talking to us, and asking us for food. Apparently that´s really not uncommon here. And this guy came over and the bird yelled his name and told him to get over there and give it some food. It was really funny. He told us it was his bird, and it always starts talking when it gets hungry. I could not believe how good its Spanish was. And when we left, it said "nos vemos, ¡va pues!" One of the strangest things I´ve ever seen.
We also found this really cool road in our area that we explored one day, because it takes you straight through the jungle, right by the river. It was soooo green, and there were tons of exotic birds and trees all over the place. Guatemala is such an amazing country, I honestly can´t believe it sometimes. It´s so cool.
But the best thing that happened this week was the baptism of Keneth., He´s a little boy that´s only 8 years old, and we´ve been teaching him for a really long time. He finally got permission to get baptized, and he and his mom were both really excited for it.
The baptismal service was simple, but one of the happiest things in the world. You can really feel the joy of the people, and the joy that comes from doing the things of God every time you go to a baptism. It´s a calm joy, but one of the happiest feelings I´ve ever had. It´s so clear to me that we´re hear because God wants us to be, and we´re getting so much help from Him that it´s just incredible. I´m really happy to be serving the creator of the universe, and I hope I can always help people to change their lives and become truly happy as they come to Him.
Love you guys!
-Elder Cloward
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| We also live in a fortress. |
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| The fridge froze my juice |
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| And McDonald's here is actually kinda good. |
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