Great to hear things are going well back home. Wow, Joseph tried out for the BYU Rugby team. Cool. Sounds like a fun experience.
Well,
it’s been raining a lot here. In the morning, the sky is gorgeous, no
clouds and sunny. I love that we have a perfect view of the temple and
volcano. But it’s so deceiving. One second it's sunny and the next it's
pouring rain. If I`ve learned anything from Guatemalan weather its
ALWAYS bring a rain jacket or umbrella.
National
voting day was yesterday. Kind of a crazy experience. There were a ton
of people bright and early standing in line to vote. Depending on your
residency, there is a certain area assigned for each individual to vote.
Some of the people we knew, hadn`t updated there address, so they had
to travel hours away to be able to vote. Anyway, President Smith sent
out a message that all missionaries had to be in their homes at 4:30PM
so as not to have any problems with the riots. He also had us buy a
months worth of beans, eggs and water in case any of us needed to stay
indoors. Yummy! Be prepared. During the few extra hours of time we had,
Elder Flores and I were able to get a head start on a new book we
recently bought from the distribution center. It’s called, ¨A History of
the Church.¨ Super cool! I already have learned a lot of things I didn`t
know before about the Smith family and the prophet himself. We also ate
pizza we had ordered the night before jaja.
We
met with René this past week and our ward mission leader came too. René
had read the intro, Joseph Smith`s testimony, and up to the fourth
chapter in 1 Nephi. Awesome! He`s really smart! When we asked about it,
he gave us a whole run down of the Restoration. We watched the video of
the First Vision and encouraged him to keep reading and praying to
prepare for his baptismal date. His progress is very exciting.
The
wedding was great, a really neat spiritual experience for me! My
companion and I got there a little early to help set things up,
balloons, chairs, tables to move, food to prepare, etc. Couldn’t believe
how many people came. The bride and groom had invited A LOT of family
and friends and when the actual ceremony started, there wasn’t even
enough room for everybody to fit, so a lot of people had to stand
outside! But it was o.k. Then for the ceremony, the members of the
church had a special musical number. Time was also given for family and friends
to say a few words. Then the lawyer got to do his thing. He sure read a
lot, seemed like a thousand pages. Finally Isaias and Floridalma were
pronounced husband and wife. My comp. and I got to be witnesses jaja But
my favorite part of the wedding was after all the people had
congratulated the new couple, Floridalma said with tears in her eyes the
gratitude she felt for the message we had taught her and for helping
them get married. Really special.
I
know marriage is ordained of God. He loves his children. I know He sent
His son to die for us. I know that Jesus is the Christ and that He
guides His true church in these latter days. I know the Book of Mormon
is the word of God. I know the church and the priesthood were restored
through the prophet Joseph Smith. What an honor and privileged to be a
part of this glorious work!
Have a great week! All the best!
Elder Hicken
the ward mission leader
elderes de garibaldi
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