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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