What always happens

Hey!

So this week went by super fast for us. We spent a lot of time traveling to other areas of the zone or the capital to do a lot of things that had to get done for the zone. We`re going to open up a new area in the zone called "The Democracia," and so we spent a lot of time down there finding a good place for the new missionaries to live who come to serve there. It`s funny going to places where missionaries don`t go very often, because nobody is used to seeing us and everyone stares a TON. It makes you feel special...or scared. But it was really fun to explore down there and prepare the area.

This week Ronny and Mishell got baptized! They aren`t friends or family, but both wanted to get baptized on the same day, so we did their baptisms together, and it was awesome. Except for one thing...I was sick the whole time. This seems to be a pattern. It doesn`t matter what the sickness is, but every time we are doing something really important, I always get sick. It ALWAYS HAPPENS!!! It`s almost funny, because it`s obviously not a coincidence; Satan wants us to not do God`s work, and so he tries to stop us. And he almost did, because I was really not doing well; I could hardly smile for the pictures without throwing up. But I promised myself to never be the one that stops people from coming closer to God and getting more blessings in their life, so I came to the baptism on Saturday and the confirmation on Sunday. And all of the time in between was spent sleeping and recovering. But they were really happy, which was super awesome. Yay!

Changes come next week, and it`s possible that this is my last time writing from Siquinalá. You never know, and can never even guess, but it`s possible. But we`ll see what happens. Maybe I`ll leave the coast and stop getting sick. Or maybe I`ll go somewhere even hotter! It doesn`t really matter, because the mission is awesome no matter where you are, and I`m just happy to be here.

Love you guys!

-Elder Cloward