Hey! Holy cow! Today is my one month. It´s gone by pretty fast and now i only have 17 months left. Oh and Wednesday is my p-day here. And I have heard the mail isn´t too reliable but dear elder does work here. I got the one mom sent me last thrusday. It´s not as fast as it was in provo but it is reliable. Hint... Hint... That´s a serious bummer about the boat. I feel bad... but only slightly. :) It knows that I´m not there. Anyways Gautemala is really pretty. It´s so different down here. But it´s not as hott as I thought it would be. It´s humid but not too bad. They are also in the rainy season so that might have something to do with it. It´s cool here though. The culture and people are so different. And the food is amazing. I´m pretty sure Ive gained weight being here but I´ve been told I´ll lose it all in Honduras. So I´m not too worried. Hermana Anderson is my companion (I had her in Provo). I was a little worried at first because she is so quiet, doesn´t smile or laugh a lot but things have been good. I think it has really helped that it´s just the two of us. She is really amazing and great. I´ve also been praying that I will love her so that has helped quiet a lot. We also have Latina companions for our meals, devotionals, meetings and anything we do as a group. It´s been fun. Hard at some times because of the language barrier but they have been pretty patient with me. They help me with whatever I need and I can already tell my Spanish is improving. Slowly but surely. Last Friday we got to go to the temple which was so cool. It´s closed for the next two weeks but will open up during my last 2 or 3 weeks here. It is so tiny! But it is definitely used. It amazed me at how many people where there the day it was closing. It was packed. There were so many people in such a small area. But it was great. It is just awesome to really experience this gospel in a new place like this. I love it because it truly is the same no matter where you go. On Sunday, we had testimony meeting and guess what... Yep. I bore my testimony in Spanish. Haha I couldn´t believe it. It was very short but I felt I needed to do it. I promised the Lord I would open my mouth and trust that He would put the words in for me and so when I felt prompted I decided to just do it. It was scary but worth it. And plus, I know they know that I am still learning and so I wasn´t too worried about saying something wrong. It was a different experience than how it is in North America. During other people´s testimonies, they just walk right up. When the Branch pres sat down people literally ran up there. I was very impressed. If they feel the Spirit, they don´t wait for the person to finish talking, they just walk right up. It was really weird at first but very humbling, just as everything else here is going to be. During the time that the first person was speaking, at least 15 or so people got up. You can´t wait to think about anything here becasue you´ll miss your chance. I loved it. On Sunday, I did fast for the language but we were also asked to fast with the people in central america. The area presidency asked us and the people to fast for the protection of the members in all of Central America. They also shared some scriptures from D&C 88 (89) :89-92 and a scripture that said something about the wrath of God coming upon the wicked. Not going to lie, when I first heard that i was a little freaked out. But after I thought about it a little longer, I realized I was in the best place. if anything were to happen, what better time than being a missionary. I still don´t think about that but it gave me a little comfort. I just really hope nothing happens while I´m here. Next Tuesday, we get to go out to the Plaza with our Latina companions and contact people for 2 hours. I´m a little nervous because when they speak, it´s so fast that I can´t understand them but I´m just glad I have them to help me. I´m more excited about it than I thought I would be but also pretty nervous. This is like my first real contact. I hope it goes well and I hope I can understand at least a few things that are said. But I´ll tell you more about it next week. And I loved the picture of Karson! It is so awesome and I am so proud of him! When I can actually print things off I will print off that picture and show everyone. Tell everyone hi in Idaho for me! I miss you all and love you! Know that I am working hard and praying even harder. It´s not easy but I am praying to develop a greater desire to do all the Lord asks me and I can tell He´s already helping me. As hard as it is, I know He is there for me and for everyone else. No matter how hard it gets, I have to always remember to keep telling myself that. Also, you might be able to see a picture of the missionaries here. We just took one and I was told that if you found this MTC´s webiste you could find it. so look for it! It´s pretty cool. And my mission president´s name is President Hernandez. I LOVE YOU!!!