New Companion

Hey there!

I got a ¨Gone Camping¨ note in my inbox.  I guess I here for a good camping trip next week. Someone go tip the boy's tent over for me. :D

This last week had been pretty eventful for me.  On Tuesday night the trainers and new missionaries went to the temple to sleep in the hotel there so the we could get up early in the morning and do a session together.

I knew that I missed hot showers, but I didn't realize how much I missed them until I showered in the temple hotel.  That hotel is one of the only buildings that I know of that has hot water in the pipes. My legs almost gave out in the sweet relief of the hot water.  The most relaxing thing ever.  Beats showering with a bucket and a cup any day.  ...freaking Duran water  -_-

ANYWAYS, on Wednesday after the temple we all went to President Riggins' house for breakfast and to be instructed together.  There I was paired up with Elder Salazar, my new son!

I'm training now, with is pretty easy because Elder Salazar is pretty smart and already has a desire to share the gospel;.  I'm just showing him the technical things, his testimony is already amazing.

Elder Salazar is from The City of Guatemala, Guatemala.  If you don't know where Guatemala is you'll be able to find it right where you thought Mexico is.  Turns out that not all central America is Mexico.  Guatemala, Honduras, and lots of other countries are down there on the bottom.
His grandparents are converts.  He says that he's the seventh missionary of his family line.

After the last changes in the mission we're living with Elder Vargas, from Bolivia; Elder Wilson, From Eden Utah as well. Elder Wilson calls Elder Salazar "Russell" because he kinda looks like Russell from the movie UP and he's got a similar personality: He'll often poke his head into the kitchen with a smile and whisper "buenas días!" and then go iron his shirt.

Working has been a whole lot of fun with the optimism and energy of a new missionary as my companion.  And I think that because of that same optimism we're going to have a whole lot of success here together. Whether it's a challenge or something good he always has the same reaction.  His catch phrase is "¡que bendición!" or "What a blessing!"

We're going to have some fun here.  I'd send a picture but I don't have any.  My SD card broke so I can't take anymore.  What a blessing...

I get some sent next week and I'll also stop being lazy about uploading to dropbox.

I'll talk to you all next week!  Let my know how the camping trip was!


Love, Cameron