Last P-day in Guatemala

(In this new picture, Hermana Hannah is on the second row from the bottom, third person in on the right)

One interesting thing here is that they don´t celebrate Easter with Easter Eggs. I´m not sure what they do here instead but one of the teachers kind of laughed about that like she thought it was a crazy idea to hide eggs and hunt for them. I hope that you all have a fun time! Easter Sunday is one of the hermana´s birthday. In celebration we´re singing "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing." The only sheet music that they had for it here was not very well written. I tried to fix it but it ended up being too high anyways so we´re doing it a'cappella. I´m glad that I´ll be able to sing it too.

The other day during deportes (sports) there was a reallllly loud BANG. We kind of dismissed it as being thunder since there were some big clouds overhead. Well turns out it was an earthquake! Our night teacher Hermano Bonilla told us that it was an earthquake and that we would be given two flashlights to have in our rooms in case there was an aftershock. Honestly I was kind of excited for something to happen because I've never really felt an earthquake before...even though I did without even knowing it?

In one of the most recent Liahonas there´s a story about a brother and sister in El Salvador and their story about going to the temple. The brother is an Elder serving here. He is super friendly, has this great big smile, and during deportes he was helping me talk to a Latina sister. He speaks English really well. I asked him how he learned English and he said that before he was set apart as a missionary he knew some grammar. Ever since he was set apart he´s been able to understand and speak English. How amazing is that? 

Yesterday my district had the opportunity to walk around the temple grounds and talk to people. My companion and I were able to talk to a man that was tending the bushes. We asked him if he knew much about the church and he said that he didn't. We talked to him about the Book of Mormon. He was concerned that it contradicted the Bible. We helped him understand that they both go hand in hand. Then I shared one of my favorite scriptures with him. It´s the one right before "Take no thought therefore for the things of the morrow for the morrow will take thought for the things of itself." I told him how grateful I am for the knowledge that as I live righteously and do my best everything will work out. My companion gave him a Book of Mormon and invited him to read Alma 32. He said that he would. We bore our testimonies, got his name and phone number and said goodbye. I love being a missionary! It´s a great thing to be able to share what I know and what I feel to be true.

On other note Today is the last P-day I´ll have before I am a grown up missionary!! Less than a week now. I´m definitely excited. I´m a bit nervous because I feel like I´m still struggling with the language. But at the same time I am so excited. I haven´t really been able to get out and about much while I've been here. I look forward to being able to talk to lots and lots of people. Panama here I come!! 90 degree weather I hope you´re ready for me! 

Send my love to everyone!! 

Happy Easter! Grandma and Grandpa Babcock your names are in the Guatemala temple and I´ll keep praying for you! Family I love you! Friends I love you too! Okay time to go. ((((cyber hugggg))))) only to the girls!...I´m a
missionary!!