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| Package from home |
Date: April 14, 2014
Area: La Tinta, Guatemala
Companion: Elder Aguero from Peru
Week: 17
I am not being moved to another place, yet, I`m going to be staying in La Tinta for another change but Elder Aguero is going to Panzos to train a new guy again. My new companion is named Elder Cummings and from what I here from others he`s going to be fairly interesting, he is from Idaho so he will be my first ... er.... Gringo companion.
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| Elder Aguero |
No letters this week because there wasn`t a zone meeting or
something where we receive letters, but I have the feeling that there
are letters for me in the offices or on their way. Thank you all.
About the week... Well, we worked a normal week really, although we did
find this new family, the Yat family, they`re great and are progressing
well, but again we run into the problem of them not being married.
Honestly I`m a little irked at this problem. All our investigators that
are `spouses` are not married and it`s been a little bit of a stumbling
block in thier progession, but it`s part of the culture here, people
live together and have children and are pretty much considered married
by the community, but they`re not married. I`m still actually learning
how to deal with this problem, it`s all a work in progress.
Honestly.... That`s all I really have this week, we went
around yesterday to all the member`s houses to let Elder Aguero say his
farewells to them and take pictures with them. I didn`t even take that
many pictures this week, but I shall give my two cents in about my
trainer Elder Aguero, or as we know him in Kekchi, Aj Mama` , which
means Abuelo, meaning grandpa. Why does he have this name? Well you see
if you pronounce Aguero without a hard g sound as it should be in
Spanish then it sounds very similiar to Abuelo.
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| Last Supper with Elder Aguero at the house of the Pana Family |
Anyway, Elder Aguero taught me what I needed to know about
being a missionary out in the field, as was his job as my trainer, but
through these twelve weeks he has taught me more Spanish and Kekchi and
how to teach more simply, because I have found out that I really have
trouble explaining things simply sometimes. He teaches really well and
really simply, using the scriptures often and with knowledge, he`s
forced me into somewhat uncomfortable positions where I needed to speak,
but that was all to help me get used to this life and learn how to do
things. So, I`ll miss the guy although I don`t believe our relationship
will go beyond this, because all in all we never had problems and got
along, but our companionship for the most part felt like we were only
companions and nothing more, so he falls in to the category of
missionaries that will be my friend, but not a friendship that will last
beyond the mission.
As always I thank you all for your support for us out
here in the field, but don`t just say words, go out and do things to
serve, don`t show us your love, show God your love, and how do you do
that? By serving and loving one another.
With love,
Saqi Noq`
Elder Norte
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Elder Jered North
Guatemala Cobán Mission
Apartado Postal #34
3ra Calle 2-02, Zona 3
Cobán AV 16001
Guatemala, Central America
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