Hating Buses. Loving Ecuador. : New Area, New Companion, New Adventures!

Hello!

We just got done with a really fun p-day; THERE'S SO MUCH TO DO IN GUAYAQUIL!
On top of that we had a full week of crazy and awesome things!

Elder Taylor and I doing Service for an investigator

So, when I got here I moved into a house of four other missionaries: Elder Rallison, Elder Banegas, Elder Taylor, and Elder Ramos. Elder Rallison and Elder Banegas were my temp comps until there real change was made, they're zone leaders and they kept telling me that I was zone leader too because I was their companion, though I never really acted as one. ANYWAYS, when President Riggins assigned me to Elder Rallison and Elder Banegas he told me that he already had my next companion in mind and that he would make the real change on the 15th when all the other changes would happen too. So, I basically lived out of my trunks because I thought that I wasn't going to stay.
I'm not too sure what happened but the change was made on the night of the 11th instead of the 15th and I found out that Elder Ramos was leaving our house of five guys and that I was to be Elder Taylor's new companion. I rejoiced and immediately started unpacking my bags after we dropped Elder Ramos off at the Mission Office.

GUAYAQUIL!!!

I am officially here in Guayaquil en El Barrio Alonor en La Estaca Orquideas living in a part of town called Sauces 8.

GOOD MORNING Guayaquil!

Like I said, my new and official companion is Elder "Tool-time" Taylor from South Carolina.
He's been in Ecuador for a little over three months now. As far as I've notice he's pretty dang awesome.

Him having only three months means that for the first time in my mission I'm the senior companion, which is somewhat weird for me.

On top of that, MI COMPAÑARO ES UN GREENGO! Which means I need to start acting like I know how to speak Spanish because I don't have Latin companions to back me up. I'll survive though.

I got the chance to rob the baptism of Elder Ramos this Saturday, I fealt pretty bad about it but sending him away on a Friday Morning wasn't my idea.

Baptism of Kati

Elder Taylor Baptised Kati Torres. Which is awesome because it's his first baptism in the mission!
She's SUPER pregers. Though the whole process everyone was worried that she would have her baby in the baptismal font. Lucky we got her married, baptized, and confirmed without her baby with ten months in the oven coming out. However, now that she all set for enduring to the end, I think its about time for this kid to be born in the covenant. We await for the day.

This Ward that I'm in right now is amazing. The leaders are all powerful and ready to help with the work, and everyone loves everyone. On top of that, the majority of the ladies here are REALLY good cooks. Lunch is heaven, and I am in it.

So that's pretty much it. We're working hard every day to be our best selves and also to go and do the things the lord wants us to do as his servants. I continue learn and know more and more that this church is true, and because this church is the church of Jesus Christ and is the biggest blessing that we can give to the world, I know that this work is the greatest work I have ever been apart of.

I love you all, I'll write you next week and be Skyping home on Christmas from the house of Hermano Glober Lopez.

~Cameron