So yes we had changes. And yes I’m back outside the cap in the biggest
zone in the whole mission. We have to take a bus for an hour and a half just to
go for district meetings... it sucks. The area that we are in is in the middle
of nowhere. As well we are on the side of a mountain so everything is on a
hill. But I really do like this area. Being back outside the cap is really
awesome. Because everyone lets us in to teach. I went up and knocked a door and
the guy told us to come in before I said anything about our church. People always
like to hear from us. My comp here is really crazy. Good old boy from Idaho. Like
I said he was my first zone leader in Catocha so we already knew each other. We
work really well together as well. Funny thing about this is that he ends this
change. So he gets to be with the best Canadian in the mission haha.
So here in the area we reopened it. Which means we both came in here as
new missionaries in the area. We didn’t know a thing or a person. And let me
tell you it was really hard when the area book had nothing in it. But we have
this one family that wants to be baptized but the husband hast gotten an answer
yet. The wife wants to be baptized and everything else. We just have to wait
for the husband. We have been finding a lot of people that listen to the missionaries
before and all that but never got baptized. So we are going to go and work with
what we have and see if we can’t help these people.
So we had interviews the other day here in the area with president Caffaro.
The thing is for me is I just remembered that this is the last interview I will
have with President Caffaro. The reason why is that we are going to get a new
president here in June. It’s really exciting to see that but was well it’s very
sad to see President Caffaro go. So when we were in the interviews we had one
with Sister Caffaro. And before we start she always asks me how I’m doing. All
the time. Hey elder nelson how are you doing how are you feeling? She asked me
about my comps and she told me, now Elder Nelson I know you have had some bad
ones. And we know that it’s been hard for you. She basically told me what my
mom and dad always said, we know more then you know. It’s good to know that
president is here for us no matter what. So I always bug president about Utah
being better then BYU. Because he worked with BYU for many years with the
football teams there. So after the interview president said, Hey go Oilers. I
guess it’s okay if he can pick on me haha
So our Sundays here are really nice. They have a new church building here
that was just finished a month ago. We also go to church with the dentist and
his wife. I thought they were just more missionaries like the Oylers. But it’s
the dentist haha. So they pulled into the parking lot and they told us who they
are and where they are from and all of that. Then they asked if we needed
anything like peanut butter or anything like that. And let me tell you that was
like my prayers have been answered and I could finally buy some peanut butter.
They told us that if we ever needed anything just ask. Then after like always
in the mission here we got some chocolate. It was kind of weird getting candy
from a dentist. So let’s talk about the area a bit here. So it’s the
rainy season here in Guatemala. So the thing is it won’t rain in the morning but
when it hits like 2 or 2:30. It rains cats and dogs. But the thing is it will
only rain hard for 5 min then stop for 10. Then rain again for 5 mins then
stop. It’s crazy. We were out finding a house on Sunday around 7. And to get to
this house it’s all downhill. But all mud as well. So we were standing in front
of this house and my comps goes, this is pretty crazy. We are on the side of a
mountain in the pouring rain and then it’s super dark as well. And right as he
said that the power went out... And let me tell you that is one scary walk back
home when there is no light in the street and all you are thinking is this is where
I get robbed. The thing that sucks when the power goes out here we have to go
back to the house because we can’t be in streets without light and we can’t
knock doors without lights.
I know this is small but I’ll be talking to you guys here in one week.
So thanks for all that you do and thanks for all the love and support!
Love Elder Nelson
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