This week was super strange, but made us laugh a lot. We both finally got better from being sick. And then the next day I woke up in the middle of the night with an ear infection. I ran around trying all kinds of things, but nothing really fixed it, and my companion found me the next day sleeping on the floor in a different room. He said he really freaked out. It was all good though, because the next day I got some actual medicine which helped it to feel a bit better. I still can´t really hear out of my right ear, but it´s all good. My companion also got sick again, and he´s been coughing a bunch. We weren´t very fortunate getting sick again, and some of the week we felt like we were running on fumes the whole day. But, we´re getting a lot better and we´re happy to not be quite as bad anymore.
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| Jeremy |
We did help a lot of people too this week. We did a lot more work building the well, and I found myself digging in a hole that went over my head, which was actually really hard. But it was really fun to do with everyone. We did have to do something sad though. When we teach people, we invite them to act. To change and to do things to bring them closer to God. But when they don´t follow the invitations, we can´t really help them very much. It´s like when a kindergarten teacher explains how to read, but the student doesn´t want to. The teacher is limited to teaching and inviting, but the real learning is up to the student. And for us, when the people don´t decide to do things, we can´t keep visiting them. We had to do that with a family this week, and it was really hard to do. We´ve been visiting them since I got to this area, and they always listen and love having us there, but they just haven´t really progressed and chosen to follow the things we teach. So we had to tell them that we couldn´t keep visiting them. It was kind of sad, but I know that as we spend our time with people who do want to change their lives, we will bring a lot more happiness to the people in this country. The mission can be hard, but the things I´m learning are incredible. Even though there are sad things that happen, being here is worth every minute.
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| The conference invitations we made. Lots of people came to watch because of these! |
This week we got to watch the general conference! We were super excited, and we enjoyed it a ton. I´ve watched it twice a year my entire life, but I´ve never been able to focus this well and learn quite so much from the things that the prophet and apostles have said. It was really fantastic, and it really helped me to feel that God is really watching over us and guiding us through everything we do. One of the things that stood out to me most is that we need to focus on the simple things that will help us to be happy. Prayer, the scriptures, going to church, and serving people can make a huge difference in our lives. Also, Christ brings peace. He suffered everything we did, and so He knows how to help us to feel better if we ask Him for help. And when we ask Him to help us in our times of stress and sadness, He helps us immediately. He gives us peace, and helps us to feel loved. And sometimes the full blessings He has for us take longer, but there are always blessings He gives us instantly. I know that God loves us, and that He will always help us if we look to Him.
Love you guys!
-Elder Cloward
Oh yeah, also today marks 6 months of being in Guatemala! I can´t believe I´m already a FOURTH of the way done with my entire mission! I literally feel like I just got here still, and I like it that way. This is my life right now, and I´m gonna try and not think about how fast the time is going by.
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| Our little house |
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