Sunday, June 10, 2012

First week in Nicaragua!

I am a little behind, sorry to all! Austin left on Memorial day and we didnt' hear anything from him for a week. We got our first letter last Monday June 4, this is what Elder Trujillo had to say:

Well family it's my first week in Nicaragua!!! Things are going great! You would never guess what my first meal in Nicaragua was! IT WAS MCDONALDS!!! hahahaha it was super weird to be in a different country and eating the same food as in America! Anyways things have been going great, my first day I went out with one of   the elders who is about to leave and I went contacting with him and we taught a lesson... well he taught a lesson ha ha. The first day I realized that my Spanish is horrible ha ha but, no things are going great and I'm learning a lot. The first two days in Nicaragua I was in Managua but then I was put with my new companions whose name is Elder Veron. He is from Argentina!!!! He is super awesome and really funny he is always telling jokes and just so full of energy. We have a lot in common and we are becoming good friends. I will send a picture when I send my SD card. I don't even know where to start there have been so many new experiences that I have been through, but I will start with where I am at. I am in the Masaya Missions it's about 45 minutes out of Managua and it's such an amazing place. The way things are here are A LOT different then in America. I sometimes feel out of place because people just stare at me but then I just smile and say hello and its fine. Nicaragua is honestly the coolest place in the world and I don't know why I haven't been here before in my life!! Not going to lie though it is scary at times. I would be more scared if I wasn't wearing my name tag that says I am apart of the church because there have been some scary situations. However the food is great I would say!! I gots me some beans and rice or some rice and beans sometimes it's hard to choose between the two but somehow I manage lol. The third night with my new companion there was a giant bug in my room and we were trying to kill the bug for 10 min apparently the bug will bite your skin and cause you to have a huge lump so we had to kill it......only problem is that it flies and it's fast!! So that made things a little harder but we finally killed it. I have had so many different experiences, the people here are very nice and open to hearing the gospel because almost  all of them believe in Jesus Christ and God, There is one investigator named Douglas and he is coming along very well I feel like he will be my first baptism!!! He is ready he only needs to fix little problems in his life. He is super awesome and he is shorter than me and he is 24. A lot of people here are very short. My first Sunday here I went up and bore my testimony which was awesome, i don't know if anyone understood me but it was cool to say my testimony in front of about 30 people in Spanish! The churches don't have very many people but I guess that's what the missionaries are here to do. The showers are awesome sometimes I get to use an actual shower or other times I get to use a bucket!!!! However the water is not warm soooooo yeah.....it's good though because I am hot all day so it's nice to have a time where I don't' feel like I'm on fire. The days are good here, there was one day it rained and we decided to continue contacting and it was just crazy we were soaked and just all wet, good thing my bag has that rain protector thing or else all my stuff would have been wet!! The people are really humble and they are just so nice and welcoming to everyone. They like to talk with us but I just wonder if they are accepting the message or not. I just love Nicaragua so much the people like to hear me talk in English which I find weird but it has got us into houses so I'm ok with it sometimes. We have 2 investigators with baptism dates for the 23rd of this month so I might be sending some pictures to you guys of that.!!!!!!!! I never thought something so hard would be so fun. Each day after we get back to our house and are getting ready to fall asleep I feel  like my feet and hands are going to fall off, but I somehow make it each day probably because of the spirit lifting us up. I believe with all my heart that this gospel is true and that it can really help and life people up. In the short time that I have been here I have seen it change and lift people up. My heart is filled with love for this people and I almost feel like they are family to me. I may not speak the language very well but I know that this is God's work and he has sent me here to teach these people! I know that without the help of the Holy Ghost this work wouldn't be possible. I love you all and hope all is well! Things are going great here!!

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