Hola amigos y familiares!
Happy
Easter. General Conference was great! It brought to mind the
importance of the family, and the true and everlasting happiness that
comes from rearing a family in righteousness. It’s sad how many people
here do not get married. I know marriage brings happiness. Another topic
I thought was emphasized in Conference was Christ´s Atonement. This
Easter season, Christ´s sacrifice has become something very real and
applicable to me in my own life. I can´t begin to express my gratitude
to know that I have a Savior who loves me and can cleanse me from sin.
He is a man of sorrows acquainted with grief, my grief. Do I look but
not see? Do I hear but not listen? Listening to the music of the gospel
will bring us blessings as we follow the Spirit. Hey, if we start now to
read a conference talk per week, we will have read every talk before
the next conference. What do you think? Anyone want to do that? It was
cool that I was able to watch the Saturday sessions in Spanish and the Sunday sessions in English.
So I made it to my new area! It’s called Las Américas, and the zone is Xela Oueste. It´s REALLY different from Quiché because it’s in the
big city. The temple is here though! Super excited about that! A part
of me feels like I´m starting the mission again. There are 20
missionaries in the zone and it´s divided into 2 districts. My companion’s
name is Elder Caseres. He is from Honduras and knows very little
English. All the better so I can practice my Spanish and he can practice
his English. He has about 6 months in the misison and loves to work
hard. He´s super funny too!
This week was a little different because of la Semana Santa. Almost everyone was out of town. It´s kind of like Spring Break here. There was literally no one in the streets Friday, except the missionaries and the
dogs. We tried visiting a lot of people but they just weren´t home.
Although frustrating at times, it was a good week and allowed me the
chance to get to know the area and missionaries better. Super excited to
work hard and rely on the Lord with me new comp.!
Have a great week! All the best!
Love, Elder Hicken
p.s. I´ll send pictures next week. Great
to see the pictures you sent from Chicago, Alabama, and Tennessee.
Ouch, looks like Jonathan took quite a fall. But I´m glad he´s ok.
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