Email from April 25

I've been made secretary. But not just what ever kind of secretary. I've been called as the Executive Secretary of the Guatemala City Central Mission. WHAT?! It's the strangest thing. Why strange? Well, if y'all remember, I started my mission in an area called El Caminero which means I was part of the ward Boca del Monte. I don't know if I ever told y'all, but the secretaries are in the ward Boca del Monte. So, I've returned to where I started!! I'm literally serving in the same exact area, visiting my own recent converts, visiting the same members, walking the same streets, etc. CRAZY STRANGE. Also, if you remember, my trainer's name is Elder Aragón. Well, last change, he was made a secretary. So not only have I returned to the same area and ward, but I once again am with an old campanion. We live together and are together, in the office, until 4 in the afternoon. So, right now at 11 months, I have only two areas seeing as how I've come back to the same area for the second time. President Brough told me I'd be here for at least 6 or 7 changes. Meaning like 8 months. That'll mean I'll have more than 18 months and 3 areas. It's crazy. But, I came back to baptize. So that's what I'll do!

But being in the office is quite interesting. We live in a mansion pretty much (when compared to the other houses of Guate.) Eight missionaries live there. It's a crazy party every day! This is my first time living with Gringos, or white people, in my whole time in Guate. It's strange.

As a secretary, I have driving priveleges. The four of us share the same car that we use to get from the house to the office and the office to the house. On Monday, I drove!!! It felt so nice. We have a Toyota Hi-Lux. I'm not the biggest fan, but it was nice to be behind the wheel again. It made me miss the good ole Cadi during my BYU days. I sure do miss that car.

As the Executive Secretary, my role will be vital or key to the transition from President Brough to the new mission president, President Markham on the 1st of July. I need to learn everything and then some. I have to learn it fast and learn it well.

I've learned a lot this week of just positive thoughts. Thoughts turn into actions, actions into habits, habits into character. When things don't go perfectly well, we must keep a positive attitude. That's really the only thing we can control--ourselves. This Sunday, we were going to have two baptisms. But the two people drank coffee. Oops! So, their baptism has been postponed for the next Sunday-not a big problem! There are two ways to respond to this situation. Be super disappointed and upset. or Animate the people to continue firm for their baptism next week. I chose the second.

All I do is eat fast food. Monday through Friday we eat out for lunch since we're in the office. I don't want to get fat! I need to find something to do so that I don't eat all this unhealthy stuff. But, there's a place here called 'Go Green' that seems to be really healthy, so I'll be trying to eat there more! In the office, everybody gains wait. Everybody. In my last area, the coast, I lost weight and got a little skinnier. But when I came her, I weighed like 196. what?! That's crazy. I want to think the scale was broken, but who knows? I need to start being more careful or else it's going to be super hard in the gym when these two years are over.

Really, so much stuff has happened this past week. But really, there's not sufficient time here in the office to write y'all everything. The day that I email will always change, but I promise to email once a week. Executive Secretary is fantastic. The area is booming. My companion is super fun. My house is full of missionaries that are all stressed out of their minds so we're crazy. I'm definitely loving the mission right now!

--Elder Hunt