So I decided to put my subject as it is
because…surprise…I had changes and now I’m in Toto or the full name
Totonicapan. So on April 1st I went with my companions to the meeting of the
leaders because they are leaders but I wasn’t. I wasn’t with them for punishment. And at the
end of the meeting the AP pulled me aside and said Hna Anderson I need to talk
to you. And I had in my little tiny head that he was going to apologize for a
rude comment he made. But nope. He was like Hna you have changes today and I
said whatever elder that’s not funny. And he said no Hna I’m serious you have
changes. After you guys finish eating you need to go to your house and pack
your stuff you’re going to Toto and your new companion is Hna Castillo. I couldn’t
believe it. So we ate fast and left. We ran into Hna Castillo and I was like
hey were coming back don’t worry new companion and she gave me a weird look. Well
it turns out she didn’t know either. They came to Xela for interviews. We ran
back to the house and I just basically threw everything into my suitcase. But Hna
Gonzalez was in a different area in Toto and knows a member who is always happy
to help so he was going to bring my suitcases down. But when we were almost at
the office. The AP called and said that the Hna that had changes doesn’t have
her stuff so we all need to go to Toto. So the member took us all down in his
pickup and the sister that had changes threw her stuff in and left. Thankfully
she never unpacked so it was super-fast for her. She was only there for two
weeks. But hey that’s the crazy thing that happened this week. We arrived at Toto
at 7:30 at night.
The thing about thing
change was I didn’t have anytime to say goodbye to anyone. But I got permission
to come today and I got to say goodbye to Noe and the Castillo family which I
was suuuuper happy about.
But Toto is gorgeous. It’s
like in the valley of a mountain. And there are lots of ups and downs which I
love. And I think it’s one of the oldest cities here in Guatemala. My new companion
rocks. She loves to work. I still feel a little lost because everything
happened so fast and our area is huge. But it’s great. My companions name is Hna
Castillo and she is from El Salvador. She understands English perfectly but doesn’t
like to speak it. So if I need to I can tell her stuff in English. Our house is
weird. It’s set up like a hotel. Like to
go to another room you have to go outside. But it’s big and we don’t have neighbors
yet and it has a huge patio. The family that lived there before has their cat that
still lives there. They brought the cat to their new house but the cat didn’t
like it there so she came back. And she has a kitten they are so cute and I’m
so glad they are there. They’re a comfort for me and I’m glad because they kill
rats and I give them milk every day.
Toto is a lot colder
than Xela because it’s in the mountains. But it’s only cold at night but during
the day it is fine. This week I got to know some members. There is a family of
13 and they freak me out a little just because they look like gringos. They are tall and a lot of them have red hair
but they’re from here and speak Spanish. But they are great. We had an activity
and my companion taught us how to make pupusas. They are really good. It’s like
tortillas filled with beans and cheese then with cabbage and carrots on top
with a sauce. I will have to make it when I get back.
Conference rocked!!!! I got to see all of it in English which made
it even better. I can’t really tell you right now which was my favorite. Because
I loved them all and got so many answers I needed. BUT now I do expect that you
guys write me every week with what you learn from preach my gospel. Speaking to
everyone that reads this. Do missionary work. Like seriously it will bless your
life in ways you can’t imagine and the lives of others. Stop thinking about
doing it and DO IT. Year after year the prophets have called us to be
missionaries. Sorry for my rant. But I say these things because I know they are
true. Open up a door of wonderful blessings!!!!
We have two baptism
dates for this month. One is a girl that is 19 years old. She is awesome but the
problem is mostly her family. But she wants to be baptized. The other one is a mom of six kids. The
oldest is 9 years old. Her husband works in the capital so she is basically a
single mom of 6 crazy but adorable kids. She so wants to get baptized but she has
to get married. So she will be getting married at the end of this month and
then her baptism. She is a sweetheart.
Also the cool thing
about Toto as well is there are tuks tuks everywhere. it’s like a go-cart
type of a thing with three wheels and when we have somewhere far to go we take
a tuktuk. Anyway…that’s all for this
week. Love you all so much. And always thanks for much for your prayers. Have a
wonderful week.
Hna Anderson
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