It sounds like everything is good over there. Please don't give me any actual spoilers when the next movie comes out Issac. It might not make a difference though because they do watch Star Wars here. I asked one of my teachers and he looked at me like I was crazy, cause why wouldn't they have star wars!
So I missed my flight from Seattle to LA, and they rerouted me and Elder Trampp to Atlanta and then to Guatemala. we were only 6 hours late, so it was all good.
My companion is pretty great, we get along pretty good, the only problem is we're still learning how to teach. I have the best district ever here in the MTC, well technically its called el CCM... Spanish and stuff. So they divided us up by Spanish skill into 2 groups, which actually turns out to be North Americans and Latinos. I have yet to meet a Canadian among the North Americans though. But they divided those two groups into districts of 12ish people, and my district is the best. We have such great people in it: everyone such great testimonies, and great senses of humor.
Speaking of teachers, the teachers here are great. They all have a sense of huma\or, and they're super patient. We're in class basically all day except when we are eating or something, but it is the best thing ever. We have already learned to pray, bear testimony, and share scriptures all in Spanish. The teachers speak to us in Spanish, and we are supposed to speak Spanish as much as we can. If you ask them a question in English, they will pretend they don't understand you, until you at least attempt it in Spanish. They all speak English by the way. But we are learning so fast, I've already started to think in Spanish a little bit, and sometimes I accidentally write them in my journal.
We have realistic practice almost every day of teaching an investigator. One of the teachers named Sister Morales plays a character named Micaela and we are supposed to go in, one companionship at a time, and teach her a lesson that we prepared. So far we have taught her 3 lessons and she has expressed a desire to be baptized. My companion Elder Kirkman and I got her to break character in the last lesson. She just randomly started laughing because of something one of us said, and just as she was starting to calm down Elder Kirkman yells, "Esta es el Espiritu!" which means," It's the spirit!" because we had just finished talking about how to feel the holy ghost. But after he said that she started cracking up all over again.
But yeah, I'm having a blast, and learning so much. I feel like in the last 6 days, I've learned more Spanish than I ever knew before, and all the other gringos here say the same thing. Most of their language teaching revolves around helping us obtain the gift of tongues, and it really works. I don't think any other language program would have as much success as this place, even if they used all the same teaching techniques because they don't have Heavenly Fathers help as much as we do. On top of all the grammar, they teach us specific language tasks, and that is how we learned to pray and bear testimony and all that stuff.
We just got back from the Guatemala temple. It is super small but really beautiful, it might just be my new favorite. After we are done emailing, we are going to the distribution center, which is great cause there are a few things I need.
The food here is soooo good too, the only problem is the portions are huge, and it is insulting to throw away, or refuse food., so I guess I figured out why people gain weight in the CCM!
I have a few pictures but I heard a rumor there are laws against sending pictures out of the country, so until I know more, they'll have to wait.
Anyway, I love you all.
P.S. I don't know if they have Jack in the Box, but I do know they have Wendy's.
P.P.S. Guatemala is so beautiful
