Baptized the Melgar Family!

Email from Feb 2

This Sunday, I totally forgot it was Super Bowl Sunday. In church, a member reminded me. When he told me it was the Broncos and Seahawks I was surprised. What happened to the big name teams??

Yesterday, for P-Day, we went to Antigua again! The only fotos I took were when we went to McDonald's. It's literally the prettiest McDonald's that I have ever seen. It was huge and had a huge garden. In this place, people book their weddings and really, I understand why. So with a few other missionaries, we took some fotos with Ronald McDonald. I ate my first Whopper that day. I'd say I'm a fan. But in Antigua, I bought a few things. I'm going to send them to the States with a member that's about to move there. I'm going to ask them to send it to you, mom. There is something for Ben, Aubrey, my future Nephew, and Grandma too. I felt like I'd share a little bit of Guatemala with other people. I'm not sure when you'd get the stuff, but one day. I enjoy Antigua, it's a nice place to go and hand out. Also, to barter with the people selling things until the moment that you have them begging you to buy something that you don't even want. like a fake jade necklace. They start at 60 Qetzales and end offering 3 for 10. Fantastic, but no thanks.

Got attacked by a cat this week! A cat was super calm, not doing anything. I walked past it like 3 times and even petted it. Then one time when I walked by, it went total hulk-mode! Made a super loud hiss and pounced for my calf. With it's claws ready and fangs out, he grabbed on. And wouldn't let go!! There will be a picture of the marks it left behind. So, until this point, I've been bitten by a dog and full out attacked by a cat. What's next?!

Not too much interesting stuff has happened this past week. Or if so, I can't remember.

The Book of Mormon is great. Today, read through Alma 17. I love Alma, Amulek, and the Sons of Mosiah. They teach great doctrine is such a great way.

Count Your Many Blessings. Live in a manner of Thanksgiving (food wise and in recognizing all the blessings of the Lord.)

I love y'all. I pray for y'all often.

--Elder Hunt

Pictures of cat attack and McDonalds:

Email from Jan 27

This week has been quite interesting. As a newly called trainer, I feel lost, not even going to lie. At times, I have no idea what's even going on here. But, I have to always pretend that I'm calm, cool, and collected so that my companion doesn't realize that I'm lost. It's great. Frequently, all of our appointments fall and I have no idea what to do. From nowhere (from heaven of course), a thought comes to me to search for a certain person or contact a certain street and we find new lessons. It's quite interesting how the Lord is aware of our situation. I don't want to let down President Brough or train Elder Diaz poorly so there's not time to be confused or a little lost.

We had a super cool experience. There is a member family and a member just died. He was about 25. THis, of course, brought a lot of sadness to the family. We've been trying to visit them, but they're never there. Thursday night, the Lord prompted me to go to their house-seeing as how they weren't really in our plans. So, we went. A little out of the way, but we went. When we knocked on the door, a sister answered. She chatted with us for a bit. Then her husband saw that it was us and just lit up with joy. He frantically invited us in and had us sit down. When we were all seated, we sang a hymn and said a prayer. Then the visit got intense. The husband went silent and a couple tears started to leave. He had been wondering what is happening to his brother right now and what's going to happen. His brother, a member, kind of fell away from the church and wasn't doing the best things. He, the husband, felt depressed and a little hopeless. Last night, he read Alma 41-43. After, he prayed and prayed just asking the Lord for comfort and to understand what he read. We taught him what happens after death. After our lesson, he told us that had once again given him hope and comfort. Thanks to our visit, he had hope that everything would be ok with his brother that had died. He said, 'God sent y'all here to me. I know it'. What a great experience! God literally answers our prayers. In these past 5 weeks, I've had so many experiences to God answering my prayers that I can't deny it in the slightest.

Once again, I'm back in an area with church at two. Talk about rough! It's like having another rest day. We study until 10, work until 12, eat lunch, take a bus to church, leave church at 5, then work 6-9. It's good but bad at the same time. Sundays are usually a good time to find new families and teach quite a few people. For us, It's pretty much turned into another P-Day. I used to love church at 2 back home because I could sleep all day, but now I just want to preach all day--¡¿What has happened to me?!

I feel like I don't eat. I don't have ideas of what to buy from the store or what to eat. I need help of simple meal ideas. Something as simple as a tortilla with refried beans and nacho cheese sauce wrapped up like a burrito and stuck in the microwave until it's hot. I need ideas. When I go to the store, all I buy is tortillas, beans, cereal, and milk. I want more but I just don't know what. Remind me of the simple things we would eat back home? Or what do y'all do to eat something quick, cheap, and more or less filling. If I keep eating like I do now, which isn't much, I'm definitely going to lose a few pounds...and that is not my goal.

I love y'all and I am thankful for the examples I have had growing up in my life. I'm thankful for the gospel. I pray for y'all daily and I feel the strengthening our your prayers. The church is true and the Book of Mormon is true. We must read it and pray about it often to receive the affirmation from the Holy Ghost that the book is true.

With much love,

--Elder Hunt