5 Months - Chillin' in the Hospital and Mario's Baptism

Joseph will be having preparation day on Tuesday/Christmas next week, so that's fun, we are excited to be able to talk to him! He is going to call around 11, but he was offline before I asked him if it was a phone call or video/skype. I emailed the mission office and they said video call, so we'll be ready for both. Maybe he'll call first while we get the video set up, we'll see. I think their little tree is the cutest, the simplicity of it gives my heart a "true meaning of Christmas" feeling - the humility of it. We sure love this kid.
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     Subject: Andando en la hospital y el Bautismo de Mario!!    

Hey hey!

So this was a GREAT week!! Super crazy but really really good.

So last p-day, Wednesday, we had divisions and Elder Erikson and I sent our comps together even though they have the same time in the mission and they are both in their training. But it was because we had Mario's baptismal interview. Then right after that he had an interview with the bishop and we had another appointment and Elder Adams didn't know the guy because he only had a day in the area so that's why it was me and Elder Erikson here.

Then Thursday we met up with our comps on the way to Utatlan, where the mission offices are, because there was a new missionary meeting for all the missionaries that just have a change in the field. That meeting was really good and then I was really looking forward to Friday because it would be our first normal day as a companionship. But we ended up in the hospital. He is all good now but Friday morning he woke up and had some sort of paralysis thing, we're not really sure. But he couldn't like move his hand or his leg and they hurt a lot. So we spent all day Friday in the hospital and it was super super boring. But since we had a baptism the next day on Saturday we did divisions so that I could go to the baptism. So Elder Erikson came and we left the newbies together again. Then we went back, had another singing thing at a mall, and then went to the baptism. Also funny story is that like an hour before the baptism I realized I forgot something at the house so we went back and Elder Erikson was using my keys to open the door and he broke it! Just like on my first night with Elder Gadea haha. So we were locked out of the house but we just decided to go to the baptism. After the baptism we got an extra key from the lady we rent from though so we got in the house. We had some extra keys but they were both inside the house haha.

And the highlight of the week was for sure Marios baptism!!!

He is super great and ready to go. And he talks about going on a mission all the time so hopefully we see him out there with a plaque in a year or so!!

And this last picture was taken after Elder Erikson told him to actually smile

 

Then Sunday was amazing because we had 5 in church!! It was a miracle! One of them was Brenda, Ronal's sister, and we are planning on going to the temple with her this Friday! So that's super exciting. There are a lot of miracles happening right now and I am super excited for the rest of this change! And not just because I am gonna hit my birthday and Christmas in this change haha. Speaking of Christmas next week p-day will be Tuesday so that it's the same day as Christmas.

And speaking of Christmas we put the tree and the stockings up!

It's not the best light job haha I just kinda wrapped the lights around the little tree a few times but up close it looked super chafa.

The presents under the tree right now are a package from Grandma and Grandpa and Elder Adams has a couple Christmas presents too. He had more but he opened them. And his parents also sent down presents for his comp which is me! so that's where the stockings came from and also a pair of pajama pants and a tuk (which is what they call a beanie in Canada).

That's it for this week but I hope you all are super involved in Light the World!!

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