Andaré con Cristo
Salama
So, I was in Salama for four days this week because I didn't have a companion. Salama is where the ZLs are and that place is literally beyond blessed. The church is huge, the members all have money, the members all want to help you, and they have unreal restaurants. Literally members fed us for every meal and because there were three of us, were just dropping like $60 on us. That place literally might be the promised land. And the members are so sick. I was with the presidency of Salama and I was like, “Hey… I'm about to have six months in Rabinal… is there anything we can do after this.” President Pope says he's gonna talk to Urizar haha.
Elder Ruiz
Elder Ruiz is my new companion, and he is such a dog. What a duo walking the streets of Rabinal. He's finishing his mission this transfer and for that I think I'm staying again in Rabinal. But also because he's finishing his mission, I might be having lots of study time… But he's such a goat and we have a lot of laughs together. So, for reference he was in Belize for six months before this. So, when we are walking the streets, it has consisted of three things. Him singing Teach me how to Dougie and hitting the dougie literally all day, Young and Wild and Free by Snoop Dogg, or They Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar. We both have the gift of knowing lyrics, so it's a good time. It was also his 24th birthday this week and a member blessed us with pizza and cake. We don't really get fed in Rabinal like those Elders in Salama, and we got two dinners back-to-back, so that was amazing.
Moment
So, I don't know if you guys have those moments where you're doing something and then it just hits you like something kinda crazy. I had this. I'm in Coban right now because my comp needs to cancel his visa and we were with four other pure Latinos. And we were just walking, and we had been together for a while and it like hittttt me. I was like I'm in Guatemala, with four Latinos speaking Spanish and getting along with them like they are my boys in Utah (Don't worry HFTD boys, nothing will compare). But it was a crazy feeling. And no I am not saying by any means I'm crazy at Spanish, but it was a crazy feeling to just be able to be walking with four people who four months ago I would've had too big of a language barrier to say anything. They put a Wendy's in Coban so they were hypedddd to eat there.
Random Things:
Elder Aceituno: So there's this Elder from Guatemala City who is in our mission for just this transfer then leaves to Provo MTC then to serve his mission in Orem Utah. He's so hyped but I wish he was staying cause he is suchhhhhhh a goat. Treat him right out there, please.
🏀: Today for P-day we played a lot of basketball, and it was so fun. Can't even lie I was cooking had the hot hand. Had to hit a “they do have a timeout decide not to use it… Curry way downtown… BANGGGGG”.
Wallet 💸: So, we were waiting to play mini golf and Elder Redd's wallet fell out of his shirt pocket while bending over and perfectly went down the storm drain falling about 40 feet never to be seen again. I'm not sure Iv'e laughed so hard in a long time. Sucks for him though.
Spiritual Thought
So, every single day of the mission we teach the gospel of Jesus Christ. The Gospel of Jesus Christ consists of five parts. Faith, repentance, baptism, the Holy Ghost, and maybe the most important which is endure to the end. There's a story I love, well don't love, but it reminds me of these principles so much. I have told this story before for a Mother's Day talk so if you have heard it already my bad and I'm sorry.
I don't remember how old I was, but I think I was probably about six. My family and I were at the Polynesian Culture Center and it started DUMPING rain. Everyone put on the same ponchos and appeared the same. Now at the time there was a game I loved to play and that's walking on the side of curbs trying to balance. So of course, I'm sure I took the challenge of the rain and the curb and began to walk. After a little bit of time, I decided to stop my game, which I imagine I won, and return back to my family. It didn't take long to realize that the path had split in two and I had decided to balance on the wrong side and went the wrong way. I could not find my family and did not know where I was. Everyone appeared the same. I decided to start walking to find my family when I thought I found my mom and went and grabbed her hand only to realize it was not her. I kept walking and stopped at a cart and sat there with the worker. Of course, I was found and I will never forget hugging my mom after being lost.
This story has many gospel principles in it.
Faith: We cannot balance in the middle. We cannot be halfway in halfway out. There's a story that says on one side of the fence there was God and the other was Satan. Both were offering different things of value, but they couldn't decide so they stayed on the fence. When he got grabbed by Satan and was told the fence belongs to him. We need to be committed. Trying to balance in-between gets us lost. We need to have faith.
Repentance: Sometimes we pick the wrong path. We make the wrong decisions. We are not perfect. But there is always a way to perfect your flaws or errors.
Holy Ghost: Do not stray away from those that are there to love you and help you. Theres a reason they are there to help you. We need them in our lives to keep us going where we need to.
Perseverar Hasta el fin, Endure to the end: At points of my balance, I'm sure I was making strides in the right direction making my way. I was doing a little better throughout. But I messed up. Eventually I made the wrong strides. But all three of those principles came back to me. There was someone working to find me and help me back. We are always gonna have setbacks. But we also need to come back. Enduring to the end isn't being perfect. It's doing the little things despite the hardships. He knows we are going to mess up. It was in the plan for us to mess up to become better. He is always the shepherd to leave for his lost sheep and rejoice when he finds it.
Alma 37:6 Now ye may suppose that this is foolishness in me; but behold I say unto you, that by small and simple things are great things brought to pass; and small means in many instances doth confound the wise.
Love you all. Sorry for the longer email. I hope you all have an incredible week.
Elder Wilde
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