Subject: TorTrix or Treat
Hey Hey!!
So I guess it's Halloween and stuff back home but its not super big here. I have seen some Halloween stuff but mostly just in American stores and supermercados. But something they do eat a lot here in Guatemala are Tortrix. They are basically just chips and are pretty good. They only cost 1 Quetzal.
This week a couple times we bought Tortrix and tortillas (one Quetzal of tortillas will give you normally 4 tortillas but some of them give you 5!!) and eaten Tortrix tacos. They are kind of dry but actually really good!! And as we were eating them one time the phrase "Tortrix or Treat" came into my head and I thought it would be a funny title to use when Halloween comes around. And then I was like wait a sec Haloween is in like 3 days. So happy Halloween I guess. But remember not to get distracted (which is one of "the 3 D's" of the adversary. See Elder Peter M Johnsons talk from conference.) and keep your life focused on the Savior!!
There is this place where some recent converts live called Xejuyu. Its kind of far away and a lot of people here have never even heard about it. Anyways whenever we go there (and many times when we go to Bola de Oro) our shoes look like this at the end of the day.
Lets just say there is a lot of mud. The Muddy Mission! But I actually really like it outside the city. Even though its far away from stuff and there are dirt roads its a lot more calm and peaceful. Although there are parts of Chimaltenango that are not like that at all and where there is a lot of traffic and it looks like the city. But there is a lot of it that is "puro campo" and the people here are just awesome. Very nice and open. I am also learning a little bit of Kakchiquel.
Xka'ij, utz' a wuch. Nubli' Yi' Elder Wride. Achique' apli'?
If you didn't understand that you can put it in Google Translate.
This week was really good though! The Osorio family got confirmed! And then right after they had their interview with the Bishop for their temple recommends and for the Dad and son to get the priesthood. They are so awesome. Nicodemo still doesn't have a set job but is doing "trabajitos" here and there to sustain the family. Also two of the kids (both of whom are not members yet because they are usually gone working) work. But we are still praying for him that he will be able to get a good job and especially the one where he doesn't have to work on Sundays. The Lord will provide! And as Nephi says in the Book of Mormon videos "How is it that ye have forgotten that the Lord is able to all things unto the children of men in they are to exercise faith in Him". I love Nephi's faith. If you aren't up to date on the Book of Mormon videos please start. Watch them to help with your personal daily study!
We were super happy that Floridalma came to church this week too! She really likes it and got to know lots of sisters from the Soc Soc (Sociedad de Socorro).
Also HUGE miracle this week! So Orlando has still been coming to church. He didn't come for like 2 weeks after he didn't come to his own baptism but then he started coming again and we visited him and left him 1 Nephi 8. Then on Sunday it was the last day of the week which was the last week that would count for October. We had hit all of our month goals but were one away from hitting out goal for people with a baptismal date. So we were thinking that there was someone that the Lord was preparing to accept a baptismal date and we were trying to figure out who it could be and who we could invite that day. We felt like it was a bit of a long shot with almost everybody but we decided to go with Orlando and he read the chapter we left him and explained it really well to us with the fruit of the tree of life and how it was the most desirable above all things and the most joyful to the soul. Then we read from Alma 5:62 "...and unto those who do not belong to the church I speak by way of invitation, saying: Come and be baptized unto repentance, that ye may also be partakers of the fruit of the tree of life." We then invited him to be baptized to partake of the fruit and he said that he had actually wanted to talk to us about that and that he wanted to be baptized. It was such a cool experience! The Spirit really directed the lesson and he was just waiting for us to ask him to be baptized. So he is on for the 9th of November.
Also remember that guy Ely (Elder) who we are teaching? Well he is doing really well and is reading the Book of Mormon and loving what he is learning. This week he said that he thinks if Adam and Eve had not eaten of the fruit we wouldn't exist so it was part of the plan and we were like 2 Nephi 2:22-25. He felt like the Book of Mormon was really just speaking to him in that scripture and in other ones that we shared about how to know its true like Moroni 10:5 and Alma 32:28.
Also my kid Elder Tercero told me (even though they aren't there anymore but his old comp told him) that like 4 people we were teaching are going to get baptized now! And the Mendoza family finally got their papers in and so they are now members of Christs church! But it made me super happy to hear that they FINALLY accepted a baptismal date and are progressing! Galilea, Eneyda, Victoria, and Marleni. It made me really happy.
Also today we had this guy (who has been asking us for a couple weeks if he can cut our lawn) if he could cut the grass in our backyard and so he did it today. it was so long he had to use a lawnmower and a machete.
Sorry for a long email this week. Things are going super well and I am happy here! I know that Christ lives and that THIS is His church on earth today. I invite you all to pray and ask God if all these things are true and I promise that He will answer through the Holy Ghost. I promise that this knowledge and keeping the commandments will bless your life and help you be happy.
Love you all!!
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