Week 19 - Blessings will come more frequently and abundantly as you follow the gospel plan of Jesus Christ.

Hey guys! Hope everyone has had an excellent week.

This week we went to Guatemala City to fill out paperwork for my companion Elder Proby. Fortunately we got to go to the mall in the capital afterwards which was pretty cool. Elder Proby got some glasses and I got a shirt. 

We also had a Zone Meeting this week where we talked about personal conversion and working with leaders. I had a really neat spiritual experience as a part of this as well. The previous night I prayed in my evening prayer and after I prayed I paused and distinctly had the word "raíces" come to my mind which means "roots" in Spanish and I thought that was super random. The following day we talked about making our roots deeper in the soil of the gospel and I´m certain that Heavenly Father wanted me to pay special attention to that message. Certainly a fantastic experience!

We also had a cool mission activity this week where we played some Minute to Win it games. We distributed about 500 pamphlets with invitations this week and had an attendance a little bit shy of 100 people. It was fun and successful, albeit a little hectic.

This week I might have to go to the doctor because I have a rash on my chin. My guess is that I shaved with some bacteria on my razor. It looks pretty ugly but it´s gonna be treatable.

I want you all to know that you´re in my prayers and that I´m doing very well! I hope the best for each one of you and I can personally promise that blessings will come more frequently and abundantly as you follow the gospel plan of Jesus Christ.

"Do we realize that happiness here and now consists in freely, lovingly, joyfully acknowledging God’s will for us—and doing it in all ways and all affairs big and small? To live perfectly is to live happily. To live happily is to grow in spiritual strength toward perfection. Every action performed in accord with God’s will is part of that growth. Let us not partition our lives. Let us unify our lives, being contemptuous of fictitious honors and glories that do not come with God’s approval. Let us remember that the real source of our strength and happiness is beyond the reach of men and circumstances." - Ezra Taft Benson 

Have a great week!

(Answers to Tatum's questions)

What is your favorite part of Guatemala so far?

Things like haircuts and food at restaurants are super cheap. A haircut is less than two dollars and a meal at a restaurant is around 3 dollars. The people are really cool too. A lot of times it´s sad cause they´re super poor but there´s never really mean people here.

Is the language getting easier?

Yeah it´s a lot easier now. When I´m talking to people I think pretty much 100% in spanish. Every once in a while there will be a specific word that I don´t know but when they explain it I know what they are talking about.