There was another baptism this week! Carmen Rivas, 77 years old. She's got a crazy story. On the14th of December, an old man was baptized. These two were husband and wife. They had 3 kids together. Then, she turned a little bit crazy. So, Victor, the old man, started to just take care of her. So, he looked for a new wife and found her. This change happened like 40 years ago. But, all three of them live together. It's as though the Victor guy has two wives. It's great. But they all see Carmen Rivas as Victor's sister even though they have children together. It's a great story. But now, Victor is married to the other one, named Delfina, that was baptized on the 28th of december.
I've set a goal for this year: to stop biting my nails. I have talked to a lot of people to quit their addiction to smoking or coffee or alcohol or something, saying that it's possible. When i haven't been able to stop biting my nails my whole life. This year, i'll do it. This time, i have the determination needed to do it. Another one of my goals is to stay under 200 pounds. That trial will come after the mission, but i'll keep it up. Right now in my area, i'm gonna be losing weight.
Time has been going by so fast recently. It's weird to think that Ben only has like 1 month left, and i have like 3.5. It's animating to make me work harder and really appreciate what all happens while here in Guatemala. On Thursday, i complete 20 months in the mission. I never really though this day would come, but it has. So, 3.5 months to give it all i've got and really make the most of it. I'm excited.
When i first got to this area, nobody gave us food. Now, everybody is giving us their food. It's always the same, egg with beans and tortillas. They make you eat til your full then make you go out in the awful heat. Whenever i sit down, i am just nailed with a wave of sleepiness. But, this means that the people love us. It also shows that they didn't really love the missionaries before.
We have a baptism lined up for this Sunday, so that's incredible. We're really searching for the miracle to baptize on the 25th of this month. We need to baptize every weekend, because that's the goal that we've put. We've done it so far, but we don't really have anyone progressing for the 25th. But, we'll find the person that needs to do it. God won't let us down because we'll do all that we have to.
Really, this email has been random. But life is random. The mission is random. It's the best.
Love y'all!!
-Elder Hunt
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