Hola Hola!
Happy Halloween!!!
Halloween doesn't even really exist down here... nothing happens.
This
week consisted of changes! So that's always fun! I had a new experience
of receiving the changes first this time! It was fun to call everyone
and let them know if they had changes! I look forward
to being able to do that again!
Changes are done differently now. So President and the APs spend about a week
working hard with the spirit, trying to get all the changes
down! They call new ZLs, look at the new group of missionaries coming in,
look at the list of elders leaving, look at how long everyone has been in
their respective areas, and just try to receive revelation for the
mission and for the people who live here. That part hasn't changed, still very inspiration lead. The part that has changed is that President
now doesn't tell anyone where they are going or who their new companion
will be. It's crazy!
So the day before
changes the assistants call us and let us know which elders in our zone
have changes. We tell them, and they pack their bags and say their goodbyes. Then the next day we all go to the stake center where President
lives and all the elders that have changes are in the chapel.
Nobody knows where they are going, or who they are going to be with, The tension is thick enough to cut with a knife, it's awesome! Jaja, then President makes us sit through a 30 minute presentation, listening to
announcements, the testimonies of the elders that are going home, ect.
Meanwhile everyone is dying with the anticipation of who their next comp
is going to be!! It's kinda like torture! Jaja.
Then
one by one president goes through a power point presentation. One face
shows up, then the area, then the other face!!!! It's so exciting, it's
so much fun!! People become Zone Leaders without even knowing they were
going to! People are assigned to areas they have always wanted to go! It's
really just so exciting! It helps the whole mission have a lot more
animo. I'm a fan!
My new zone is awesome! Today for p-day we made a
slip and slide. So that was pretty fun. I'm super sunburned... like
normal! But it was a good time! I'm still not feeling super good... I've
had diarrhea for like a week and a half... in the worst kinda way... jaja but
its all part of the Honduras dengue experience! Thanks for your
prayers! You guys rock!
I got two letters from Grandma Smith this week!!! I love you so much Grandma! Thank you for
always writing me! And sorry for being so bad at writing back!
Also I
wanna give a shout out to Elder Moore's girlfriend. Jaja, he told me you
read my blog and that you got mad at him because my letters are more descriptive
than his! But don't get mad at him, he's the best! Jaja.
Well that's all from me this week! Good luck with your primary program, Mom! I'll be praying for you!
Love you all!
-Elder Smith
I appreciate the description of how the missionaries learn who their new companion is now. That was fun to read because my son just went through that and is in a new area.
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