My whole life is different...by fifteen minutes

¡Hola amigos!

This week was ridiculous! My compaion had to go to the hospital to accompany another missionary who got suuuper sick. We thought he`d be there for a day or two, but he left last Thursday and probably won`t be back until next Sunday. It was ridiculous because it meant that I was with random other people from the zone all week, running around everywhere and helping everyone. We had lots of baptisms in the zone too, so we had to do a ton to prepare for all of them and help everyone. I think the pouring rain is what is making everyone sick, because literally everyone got sick at some point this week. But we finally finished everything we needed to do. I also had to say goodbye to Santa Lucia, my home of the last four and a half months, because the change ended and I got changed. It was really hard to say goodbye to some of the people who have literally been my best friends for a really long time. And I actually didn`t get to say goodbye to my companion, because he`s still in the hospital. Butttt...the funny part is that my new area is literally just 15 minutes away in bus from Santa! I am suuuper close still.

My new area is called Siquinala, and I love it. My new companion is named Elder Richens, and he`s the greatest. He loves life so much. He is just full of joy all the time, and he really doesn`t NOT love anything. He`s really teaching me a ton. He actually has about 21 months in the mission, which means he`ll have to go home in less than 12 weeks. I think while some missionaries get really tired toward the end of their mission, he`s just gotten more happy and excited. He`s super goofy, and reminds me a ton of my older brother Matthew. He`s also super tall. 

Another interesting thing is that we are the zone leaders! So we get to serve over like 12 missionaries in the entire zone of Siquinala, and it`s crazy! It`s a huge responsibility, and I have a TON to learn still, but I`m really excited because God is giving me a ton of help.

Today was awesome because we went to Antigua again! I went about two weeks ago with the Santa Lucia zone, but this zone decided to go today too, so I got to go back. It was super fun, especially because I got to spend time with the whole zone and get to know all of the people here. They are SO cool, and I`m super happy. 

Love you guys!

-Elder Cloward

The familia Hernandez. They are super great, and the two on the right are going to get married soon.

Miguel, one of my best friends of all time. He knows a lot of English, and I`ve gone through a ton with him.

Elder Croft and Elder Jesperson, two of my best friends in the mission. They`re both going to the new Antigua mission that is going to be created, and I`m staying in the Central Mission. That means I probably won`t really be able to see them again, which is kind of sad. But they`re fantastic, and I`ll get to write to them a lot.