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Mom! If you are going to send me something for my birthday... let it be a FREESKIER Magazine, and then I'll circle anything that I want from it and send it back. President Watts gets here tonight. President Torres is leaving the 29th. That's crazy. I'm going to meet President Watts next week. Why is Adam getting a passport? Where is he going? So, I was living with Elder Hale and Elder McPhee and working with them a lot until they both got a change. We didn't have anyone to do the baptismal interview so we had to go to Se'nauq' and grab Elder Fadel, and then go back to Teleman super fast. Elder Fadel did the interviews for the family we baptized, and we went home in a crazy huge rainstorm. It was fun. The next day we had the baptisms, and of course there was no water. I swear every time there is a baptism, Satan just shuts off the water. How can something as simple as turning on the faucet become such a big problem? Whatever. We figured it out and everyone showed up late anyway. It went really well. Manuel Jorge (the dad) got the priesthood yesterday. I'm going to get him a white shirt so he can pass the sacrament this Sunday. This is the greatest family ever. I'm stoked for them. We also taught another guy on Saturday, and it was a really cool lession. We left his house, and then when we got to the next house, I realized I didn't have my hymn book. The next day that man came and sat down next to me in church and then handed me my hymn book. This is not normal for Q'eqchi's!!! He'll be a really good possibility for us. Um... oh, I lost my cell phone this week!! It fell out of my pocket when we got in the back of a political truck, and I didn't hear it fall out 'cause there were two megaphones blasting crazy music. That was stupid of me.
K I love you
-*Aaron

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I am fine. Happy Father's Day, Dad. Hope it was a good one. Lemonade pie sounds good. The division was really good. We had to go on a four hour hike to get some identification for the baptism that they had. It was fun, and I was also there for the Father's Day activity. We were able to get the father of this family to come. We were later able to teach him, and he and his family came to church. They are going to get baptized next month so that will be cool. That area is super sick! I'm trying to send you some pictures, but I don't know if they are going to send. This computer is being really slow. We have the elders from Ch'ulak living with us because their house is under construction (the church), so we are now working with them a lot (which is super nice). They are Elder Hale and Elder McPhee. We got our family in church yesterday, and they are going to get baptized this Saturday!!! YES!!! So it will be really cool! We are going to go teach them tonight. I have never met a more GOLDEN FAMILY in my life. These people are ready. I'm stoked. Sorry, I don't have a ton to say ever, but I'm good. I'm just goin'. Have a really great week, o. k.?
love, Aaron

The Correct Story is on Elder Norton's Blog

Aaron's letter this week is full of concern for his friend Elder Norton. I think he heard a different version of Elder Norton's experience than what is posted on Elder Norton's blog. I am glad that Elder Norton is O. K., although I am sure it was very hard to lose so many important things in the water as he fell. Please check Elder Norton's blog for the correct details. Gina

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This last week was pretty crazy. Not for me. For Elder Norton. He should be dead, but he's not 'cause he's an obedient missionary. He was walking in the rain back to the church that he was living in when the road collapsed or something, and he fell into a drain pipe. His companion caught him and was holding on to him, but the water was super strong so he couldn't pull him out. The water was beating him in the drain pipe and he was dying. Then the Holy Ghost told him to just let go. His companion was screaming at him, telling him he wasn't going to let go. Then he yelled at him and told him to trust him and he let go. He fell through the pipe (which only he could have fit through), then came out the other end and fell a rather large drop into a river and then he was washed up onto a rock unconscious. His companion got him and they took a truck down to Senahu (for 600 quetzales) and stayed with the ZLs there. He got an emergency change (tear). It's seriously a miracle he's alive. You'll have to look up his story though. It was like a story right out of the movies or something. If he wouldn't have been washed up on that rock (unconsciously) 20 feet down the river, he would have fallen down a huge waterfall and died.

Um... what else... one of my favorite people got a change out of Polochik. Elder Fast... but it was for the better. He had a special medical problem... INK'A NIKINRU CHIXYEEB'AL K'A'RU XK'ULMAN RIK'IN LIX KUN CHI US AB'ANAN EB' LAJ B'ANONEL INK'A KE'XSET' XTZ'UUMAL LIX TZEJWALEJ CHI US YIB'I RU XNA'LEB'EB'!!!!!

UM... so our whole family came to church with us again. It was pretty exciting. This is going to be a huge baptism. I'm really excited. It's in 2 weeksish. We went and taught them the Word of Wisdom with our Branch President and Elder Fernadez, and they were super willing to stop drinking coffee (everyone drinks coffee here). Their kids are the best behaved kids in the Primary, and they are super fun. We just color and play hangman, and try to sing but the kids only know how to sing "I am a Child of God," so it's kind of hard.

This week I'm going on a really long division to Yalijux ... (TEA- ALLY-HOOSH) hahah, but it will be so cool! I'm really excited. This is the area where Elder Norton fell into the drain pipe, so I'll be really careful, don't worry. I'm super stoked though. This is the area that I've been wanting to see my entire mission. They live in thee most ghetto circumstances. One of the churches that they sleep in has a dirt floor, no beds, no water and the bathroom is just a hole outside, haha.

Sounds like you had a really nice weekend. I hope you think of me when you read about your son sleeping on the floor and not having a bathroom, right after staying in the Sheraton and swimming in pools/hot tubs and eating nice food. hahaha! Jk, Mom. You take it easy. That is fine. Anyways, I think I have to go, but tell Ben and Chip Chip to write me or something.

K, thanks,

Love Aaron

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No I haven't baptized the family yet, but they did come to church with us. I got to teach some of their kids because we teach primary in church... which is fun... and really tiring. Candy helps everyone behave. We are going to have the baptism on the 25th, so a few weeks. It will be good. I am still in Polochik which is good. I'm healthy.. I think you can look at my pictures and decide for yourself if I'm staying healthy. I did divisions with Elder Fast and it was really fun! I went to the capital as well, for a meeting. I did divisions while I was there and it was incredible. We taught this guy who was super nice and straightforward. He let us in and told us that he always saw the missionaries knocking on doors and everyone always lies to them and slams the door on them. He asked me why I was here in Guatemala, and I told him 'cause I'm here to build the kingdom of God and I've been in the church my whole life and I know it's true. He told us that he was going to go to church, and I think he did. Then the next lession we set a baptismal date with this older guy and it was really cool. Um... IDK... they are going to combine Polochik and Senahu' so that will be cool. I will get to go there a lot more. I'm still with Elder Hexem, which is fine.... That's weird it's already summer.. It feels too early, but whatever. Tell Adam to not work too hard. My life is good. I'm just kickin' it here still for six more weeks, 'cause I didn't have a change. Have a great week. I think you should go hear President Torres. He's an awesome man. I think he is really ready to get out of this country, haha.
k. much love -Aaron