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You can send snail mail: Elder Aaron Daniel Howard, Mision Guatemala Ciudad Norte, Apartado Numero 951 A, Guatemala, Guatemala C.A. OR www.dearelder.com

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Drop Me Like I'm Hot

What a champ - Joseph - Why would Ruth send me a check? What am I going to do with a check? jaja The answer to your question is, no I haven't received a card from her yet. Mom, you could have knocked on Braden's door and asked, and it would've been given to you right. Hey, where is Brandon Barfuss ,btw? and Garrett Clementine? sach inch'ool. Hey, Happy Birthday, Dad! In 6 dayz. We are going to baptize 4 people this Saturday if they pass their interviews, if they understood anything I said to them. And we're baptizing 8 year old twins, so it's going to be a party. My interview was fine. President Torrez just asked me how q eqchi was coming. I asked him about my baptisms, and whether I should baptize them or not, 'cause there's a good chance they are going to move somewhere that they will become inactive forever. He told me that I need to teach them everything I can, and tell them if they have to move, they might have to sacrifice to be able to go to church. If they can't go to church they should still practice the teachings of the gospel in their home. So two days ago, my shadow woke up and I was rapping in my sleep at 2 am. He thought I was awake and just joking, so he starts talking to me ,''Howard, hey Howard''. I guess I stopped, dropped my flow, and then just started going off at him in q'eqchi in my sleep. I have no idea if this is true, but if it is, it's funny. The best thing that happened to me this week, other than preaching the gospel, was I taught this lady - pure q'eqchi - and she's listening to daft punk- one more time, and it was insane. K, I love you,
one more time I want to celebrate
know we're going to do it right
to night. neeeeed
celebrate and dance for free,
celebrate and dance for free
celebrate and dance for free
one more time

Thursday, October 21, 2010

It's going for sure. Thanks for praying for my family. I hope they can get baptized, 'cause they are threatening to move to my old area, Santo Domingo, where they WILL go inactive. I don't know what to do. Their baptismal date is right before they are planning to move, maybe. The lady (Rosalina) is about 50 -she doesn't actually know- I love asking people things like ''How old are you?'' and seeing how often people don't know. I also wanted to see how much these members knew about the church. When we had a family home evening with them, we sang, prayed, and we started to talk about the scriptures. I asked them what the scriptures were. The word of God. O.K., good answer. O.K. now, from what two books do we read to learn the word of God? Um.... the Bible... and.... The Book of Joseph Smith. Great answer! They know who Joseph Smith is. Right now I'm in Senahu, using the worst internet on the planet. Hermana Torrez gave me blankets to give to Q'eqchi babies; oh, and Halloween candy!! I have my interview in a few minutes, and zone conference is tomorrow. Umm, IDK what else happened this week... The district president came and presided and spoke in church. He told everyone that if they weren't doing their simple callings in church well and on time they don't have a testimony. It was some really harsh Q'eqchi, but really needed. You guys should go to Braden's homecoming for me. I miss seasons, I'd like to see some colores other than the green of the banana trees and the gold on q'eqchi's teeth.
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CHEERILAQ EERIB'!!!!
love
the one
son
Aaron

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Please don't waste my time time time




That's crazy Ben got in a bike accident. I hope he's doing better and wears a helmet. Jo'k'an aawi' rik'in lix tz'i' laj Peter (the same with Peter's dog), (wearing a helmet that is)). Um, if you must know, I want whichever of the two Harry Potter ties looks more classy -but I don't want it if it's silk ,like going to get ruined. Get me the more durable one, and if possible, the classier one at the same time. K, I sent you some pictures. Hope you get 'em. So this week, we found this super great family and I taught them lession one. I told them they needed to get baptized, and they figured I was right, so they're going to get baptized on the 30th and I'm stoked. Lix Rosalina, Lix Lorena, and Lix Lady. We took them to church and it was good. The only thing bad that happened is that the Mom of these two girls just got up and left during Sunday School, out of nowhere. Luckily the church gate was locked and she couldn't get out. I went to talk to her, and ask her why she was leaving, and she just told me ''I need to leave.'' "O. K., hold on." I said. I went to go get the keys, and when I got back she was gone. She went to the side of the church and went to the bathroom. I told her, "Oh there's a bathroom in the church fyi". She was like, "Oh I'm fine now." Sorry, I don't know if you understood that. Other things I've done this week.... I helped pull down a seba -a giant tree- with a bunch of Q'eqchi's. This week a parade passed by our house, and my comp got owned by so little girl, jaja. We were watching it 'cause it was crazy loud, and a little girl came up to my comp and said ''Do you want some candy?'' "Yes!'' Well then go buy some at a tienda'' haha. Anyways, that's what's happenin'. Love, yr son

Monday, October 4, 2010

I Got Me Some Bathin' Apes

I am in Sacsuha' right now, and it is so great. We have a house that's really good, 'cause the bathroom works and there's almost always water (oh, there's always power in this house too). We also have a microwave, and we're getting a blender next week. I took elder Goodwin's spot, and now I'm sleeping in his bed every night and eating all his food he couldn't pack. My church is sweet. It's the Stake Center, so it's really nice and has air conditioning. (It's that one that you saw a picture of me standing in front of with the construction workers... and Mom, just because they're brown doesn't mean they're construction workers). So my companion is Elder Gonzalez, and he's a... nice kid. I like him just fine. He's from Nicaragua. He's been in Polochic for almost nine months and he cannot speak a lick of q'eqchi. I teach everything. He's DL here. I think I'll be in this area for 4 1/2 to 6 months, so I'll be learning a lot here. Conference was great! I liked the Saturday sessions better. Especially the talk that English General Authority gave. In my notes it says : wear shoes. That was in priesthood I think, so sorry if you have no idea what I'm talking about. That's cool Adam went to priesthood w/out his date, but with his date group. Only in Utah, right. All the missionaries slept over at our house 'cause everyone lives unreasonably far away. There were like a trillion people making food and destroying my house. Seriously destroyed. I cleaned from 4 30 am this morning to 8 00. My new thing is waking up early though. My new thing is waking up at 5 30 am every morning so I can study an extra hour of q'eqchi. I have to do it, or I'm not going to be able to do anything. My comp knows nothing. He has a 50 word vocabulary. Love the kid, but 9 months COME ON!!! That's crazy Sharon Neville is getting married. I played with her when I was 3. All these people are getting married no me llega esta casaca. That's really cool you're taking an institute class. I really loved my Preparation for Eternal Marriage class, probably just 'cause Dr Marcas Martines is the man. I'm happy though. My new area is going to be awesome! The members are still pretty crazy and apostate, but it's WAY better than St. Domingo. Now I have to use all the q'eqchi I don't know, and do and say everything and its crazy. Anyways nekexinra k k k
HAOAWRAORND