Well it's sad news to hear that grandpa passed away. Although it is sad, it isn't bad news. He will be much happier now that he has more opportunities. He was really suffering quite a bit. The good thing is that we really can be together forever.
Here I am as a new Assistant to the President inthe Guatemala North Mission. Don't worry, I'm not letting it get to my head. It's a little weird here in the office. It's weird not to work in the field. It reminds me a lot of working in an office at home. It drives all of the Elders crazy to be in here. Oh well. It was really sad leaving Coban. I got on the bus Wednesday at 2 in the morning and left my beloved home. That place is paradise. The work is great and the people are even greater. But the Lord has called me here. I got here that morning and was put to work to help everybody get to their areas. It's a bit stressful. Then we went home and got everything arranged in the house for our trio and ate with Hna Watts. She cooks really well.
My new companions are Elder Allen and Elder Saavedra. Elder Allen's a pure cowboy from Baker City Oregon. He's awesome. Elder Saavedra is from Argentina. He's also a really great guy. It's funny because they were both my Zone leaders in Peten 8 months ago and we're companions now. They both go home in a month.
On Thursday we had a meeting with President Watts to plan out what we wanted to do these next 6 weeks. This is what made us all happy. He said that neither he or the area presidency want the Assistants in the office. They want us out in the field training missionaries and helping them. President said that he hardly even wants to see us in the office this whole change and wants us in divisions every day. So starting yesterday we are officially traveling division missionaries. Divisions are awesome and what's really cool is that we have 3 people so we can do even more work. President let us take a few hours alone yesterday to plan every day of the transfer and who we would go with. On monday we will start with Baja Verapaz, Alta Verapaz, Coban, and the Polochic. We'll then come back on Saturday to have Sunday and Monday here in the capital. That next week we'll be here all over the capital in divisions as well. After that week we are headed off to Peten. =) I'm so excited for Peten especially. We'll be there for a week and a half and get to spend conference weekend there. Then we come home for a couple of days to rest before our mission tour with Elder Duncan, area Seventy. We get to fly up to Peten and come back, have a meeting in the capital, and then have a combined meeting in Coban with the missionaries from Coban, Polochic, and Salama. And that just about finishes up our transfer. It's gonna be awesome!
Divisions are really cool because the Lord really guides you as a leader. They are also really nerve racking because you know you have to be the greatest missionary you can be every moment because they're watching your every move. That's a good thing though because it keeps you really focused on the work.
I got to go in a trio with the zone leaders in Alameda yesterday. They are in the zone that I started my mission in. Man I'm glad I got to serve outside the capital for so long. But, even though it was a little feito, we had some great success and they are great elders. It was also great because I got to see a lot of the families from my first ward at an activity they had going on in the church. We also had an activity in the ZLs chapel that 20 investigators attended. It was a huge success. Too bad we can't get that many in sacrament meeting! Maybe we should strap fireworks to a guy and have him run around every Sunday too. =) It was a cool activity because today is September 15, the independence day of Guatemala.
My new house is awesome. It's once you get in the office of a mission that you really realize how much money the church has. It's ridiculous how much we spend every day! At least I have a hot water heater in my house now. =) I won't complain.
Anyways, I don't have much else to talk about because I haven't done much this week. I officially don't have a proselyting area... =/ That's the lame part about being Assistant. No more baptisms for me... Oh well, there is still the chance that I train to finish out my mission. That would be so amazing. Anyways, love you guys. The gospel is true. Shall we not go on is such great a cause?
Love,
Elder Lloyd
P.S.- Here's a picture of how the men carry fire wood here. That thing weighs more than 150 pounds. They weigh like 80. Also a Kekchi family in their ropa tipica. Everybody dresses like that in Coban.
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