December 30, 2013

 

This week was Christmas! What a wonderful time of year! We had the blessing to spend Christmas with a wonderful family. We helped them wrap Christmas presents and mole (it's a chocolate, spicy sweet sauce with plantanons) to give to church members and their families. We went and sang to them and then gave the gifts to the kids. It was so great and nice to relax and just follow along. We were able to stay out later and this made it possible for us to have an excellent dinner with this family and watch the ridiculous 'display' of fireworks...more like a war zone. Everyone in Guatemala was doing fireworks-the kind that burst into the air. I was running around with my camera taking all kinds of photos and videos. So great!

This week has been kind of rough with lessons, because people are out of town, have family, or sleeping during the times we tried to seek for them. But, we had some really awesome lessons this week. The Spirit was really strong and we're making progress. Listening to the Spirit has put us in the right places at the right times. That has been really awesome too.

It was really great to talk to my family this week and just laugh with them. I feel like I really didn't talk much about the mission, but just talked with them...it was so great. I love my family.

 

My companion got sick this week. I guiltily enjoyed reading from scriptures and Jesus the Christ while she slept. I seriously love having more time to read the scriptures. How is it that one hour every day is not sufficient?! Learning so much, mind seems to be blown constantly with new information and my scriptures are looking more and more colorful every day. <3

I love the mission. I love being here through the difficult and the easy. It's a rollercoaster at times, and the time passes quickly, but they are lasting memories, lasting friends, and eternal effects. So. Blessed.

Take care everyone. I love you all!

 

Love,

Hna Schultz