Week 9
Well this week was halloween and dia de muerte. It's a pretty big holiday here and they make a special dish for it. it's called fiambre and its the second picture. I dont know whats all in it but its good, and strange at the same time. Now the first picture looks like poop in a bowl but it is not. It's called molletes and its so good! I questioned it and the family that gave it to us for like 2 or 3 min and I finally tried it and I loved it! also this week is a big week for people to get drunk and just wander the street and since I'm a gringo I had 4 people walk up to me and talk to me and ask for money and when I told them I didnt have any money then they wanted me to either help them, pray for them in the middle of the street, or they told me I was going to get hit by a car because I didnt want to help...haha, I just laughed about it and kept going on with my day. Anyways this week we were doing really good with lessons with members until Saturday and Sunday. Because of dia de muerte everyone was at the cemetery for those two days and we didnt have very many lessons. Also, its frustrating that no one will keep commitments to come to church. Also this week we went to the capital for my comp's eye appointment, he needs glasses for protection against the sun. I dont know the whole situation why because they were talking in espanol but he needs glasses. In the capital we bought these pens that are legit. They are called friction pens and they have an eraser! The down side of going to the capital was we had to wake up at 4 oclock in the morning and ride on a bus for 3 hours... both ways... and we had the opportunity to hear a catholic man preach to us on the bus for about 20 min. The part that irritated me the most was that he went around and asked for money. If you are only preaching about christ for money then how much do you actually believe in him? It's kind of sad how many people gave him money too. Oh well, I am here to serve the lord for two years and to invite and bring souls unto Christ. I know that this church is true and is the only church with the fullness of the gospel and I am here to share our message of Christ and to help bring eternal happiness to the people of Guatemala.
Well this week was halloween and dia de muerte. It's a pretty big holiday here and they make a special dish for it. it's called fiambre and its the second picture. I dont know whats all in it but its good, and strange at the same time. Now the first picture looks like poop in a bowl but it is not. It's called molletes and its so good! I questioned it and the family that gave it to us for like 2 or 3 min and I finally tried it and I loved it! also this week is a big week for people to get drunk and just wander the street and since I'm a gringo I had 4 people walk up to me and talk to me and ask for money and when I told them I didnt have any money then they wanted me to either help them, pray for them in the middle of the street, or they told me I was going to get hit by a car because I didnt want to help...haha, I just laughed about it and kept going on with my day. Anyways this week we were doing really good with lessons with members until Saturday and Sunday. Because of dia de muerte everyone was at the cemetery for those two days and we didnt have very many lessons. Also, its frustrating that no one will keep commitments to come to church. Also this week we went to the capital for my comp's eye appointment, he needs glasses for protection against the sun. I dont know the whole situation why because they were talking in espanol but he needs glasses. In the capital we bought these pens that are legit. They are called friction pens and they have an eraser! The down side of going to the capital was we had to wake up at 4 oclock in the morning and ride on a bus for 3 hours... both ways... and we had the opportunity to hear a catholic man preach to us on the bus for about 20 min. The part that irritated me the most was that he went around and asked for money. If you are only preaching about christ for money then how much do you actually believe in him? It's kind of sad how many people gave him money too. Oh well, I am here to serve the lord for two years and to invite and bring souls unto Christ. I know that this church is true and is the only church with the fullness of the gospel and I am here to share our message of Christ and to help bring eternal happiness to the people of Guatemala.
Elder Flygare
Week 8
So this week has been amazing, I cant believe how fast it
has gone. It feels like three days ago I was sending an email to you guys. I
have been having so much fun out here and love the work. My companion is
awesome and helps so much. He is from El Salvador like I said before and he is
a convert. he has been a member for 4 years. The missionaries that baptized him
was Elder Rivas, Hernandes, also others were Elder Day, Elder Salgado, Elder
Brandao and Elder Matamoros. Jory do you know any of them? I don't know if they
were in your mission or not... well this week has been hard at the same time
because a lot of our appointments have fell through and we had 3 baptismal
dates fall through. We are expecting to have 5 in November but its hard to say
how many actually will keep wanting to hear the lessons. they seem so
interested in the lessons and love the message but then none of them want to
read the Book of Mormon, and pray about it. Commitments are the hardest part
for them. So last week I sent two letters, one for grandpa and one for the
family. I'm curious how long it will take to get there. Also, this week we had
zone conference!!! It was super amazing! The spirit was so strong there! but it
was in Spanish and I didn't understand everything but I understood a lot of it!
which is really good! we also had the opportunity to take one of the AP's with
us in our area and go and teach people. It is crazy how great these AP's are...
they are amazing. The one thing that touched me the most was that one of the AP's
told me after all of our lessons that he is surprised at how much Spanish I
know and that I am way ahead of where he was. He also said that when I bear my
testimony and teach, that I teach with clarity and with the spirit. he said the
two biggest things to be is to be worthy and to be able to have the spirit to
be with you at all times. He said he saw that in me. These AP's are my heroes
here and are like big brothers to me.
These were my dad questions so i will answer them:
Q: So how has your
week been? I'm sure it's been busy and a
lot of work.
A: Yes it's been
hard but I love it! its amazing work and I have been able to already to do the
first part of the blessings in Spanish!
Q: How are your
Sundays?
A: Sundays are
awesome! our church is at 9 so we have a lot of work from 2 to 8 30
Q: Is the branch
(ward) big or small?
A: The ward is small.
we only have about 40-50 people a Sunday in church and we don't have an actual
bishop yet.
Q: Are the members
nice and do they help in the Missionary work?
A: Yes the members
are so nice, one reminds me of Grandma Cheryl and I always love talking to her!
and we don't have to much help from the ward. We take the priests with us for
lessons though.
Q: Have you had to
give a talk yet?
A: Yes! I gave a talk
this Sunday on faith! it only had to be 5 min and I guess it was good because
everyone told me that I did amazing, which made me feel better about my
Spanish.
Q: What are some of
the experiences you are having while teaching them?
A: No crazy
experiences but we have had a lady breast feed on my second day in the field...
and the same lady breast fed in church too... I actually had the opportunity to
be in the confirmation for her my first Sunday! (she got baptized a week before
I got out here)
Q: I know that you
said that you don't understand anything while teaching, is that changing?
A: Yes. tremendously.
It's amazing how much I have started to understand. I try to read everything in
Spanish now.
Q: Are you feeling
the spirit?
A: Yes. it's awesome!
me and my comp are always helping each other and talking about how to improve
our lessons and how the spirit guides us (especially me) on what to say.
Elder Flygare
Pictures are at zone conference, a cocoa & the inside of a cacao (looks gross).JPG)
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