The Fourth Change

 I've made it this far. I'm staying here in San Luis with my Ecuatoriano for the next six weeks. I'll be in this ward for more than 6 months. What a crazy time! In this week an old investigator came back and he is still living with his girlfriend. So we told him to get married and it was a little weird. This kid just turned 19 and he is getting to get married. It's like if I was getting told to get married right now! That's insane. We'll see what he does. 

This was a very sad Easter. We ate for lunch noodles and a plate of rice. I was very sad. Then we had a bunch of meetings at church and the bishop told me to fix the hoop. The hoop fell and bent really bad. So I had to jump up and yank it down, but it didn't work. So the other white guy pulled me down till we got it straight. It was fun!

Love you guys!

Colder

 It's been a crazy week! Normally I go to bed at 10:30pm and I'm hot and just lay on my bed with the window wide open and wake up at 6:30am. But one night, I woke up and my toes were cold! It's getting there! So last night, me and the other Gringo took our mattresses on the roof to sleep in the cold. BEST NIGHT EVER! I felt like I was in my room at home because of how cold it was. 

  So a sister in the ward got married on Friday. At about 10 we get a call that they did something bad and need some help. So we went and found the basketball hoop/ soccer goal fell and broke and they need help to set it back up. So we picked up this huge metal frame and put it back together. Then they asked us to help take chairs outside. So we had a contest to see who could take the most. Of course I won with 10 on my shoulder. 

  We also went to a less active's house and found a bird! And she let us hold it. It only bit me a couple times, but it got on the shoulder eventually, it was insane. These people love birds and say it's mans best friend. And throw the dogs on the street. 

Hope everyone is doing well, everything is great here. Changes are next week, so we'll see if I stay or if I go. I think I'll stay... We'll see!

Full Weeks

 So I managed for the last six days since I wrote. It was a really normal week. My Ecuadorian companion told be that everyday he is missing his family more and more. He still has 11 months. Something he does to worsen the situation is look at pictures during study everyday. But he doesn't believe me when I say that is the problem. 

We've been having lots of fun going around and dying from heat. I'm still learning the area and have four months here. There is so much to do! I don't know where to start. But we are always learning and teaching. The people here are really funny. My favorite thing is the kids. We talk to a lot of kids while looking for their parents. We'll ask and they'll tell us they're not home. Then the question after is, can you ask if they have un momentito to talk, and then they go and ask their parents. I love these people! 

Have fun back at home, miss you guys. I'm doing great down here!

Trujillo Temple

 What a crazy full week. Last P-Day, we watched "Intensamente" which I guess is "Inside Out" and I would highly recommend it. It pulled q5 my heart strings though, maybe it's just being thousands of miles away from home. But, a very good P-Day, we have an Hermana from Argentina and we drank Mate which is that grass thing you drink out of a weird cup. But we drink it with soda... It was amazing. Then I did a work visit with a zone leader for a day! He is from North Carolina and is dying in two weeks. 

He told me he had 20 days left and when we got up the next morning, I got up, turned around and got on my knees to pray, and he immediately hit me with a pillow and said, "19 Days!" He is a little excited, but it was the best day ever. We then had a normal week and then, went to the Temple! We woke up at 4 in the morning to catch a bus at 6 to get the session at 10. It was incredible! The Temple is so new and there was almost nobody there, we saw Presidente Marler and his wife. They are awesome. We hung out on the grounds, ate pizza in the lunch room and took a bus back, and here we are! It was a crazy fast day. We got to watch Tarzan and The Book of Life of the bus rides, Best P-Day ever! Miss you all! It's only getting hotter down here. But I'll make it. I've made it this far, what is 19 more months....    Love you guys!

Mom note: Kristi grew up with the Marlers in Escondido. President Kurt and Sister Kathy Marler are currently mission leaders in the Trujillo North Mission. President Marler's father, Don, performed the marriage ceremony for Paul and Kristi in the Los Angeles Temple. This picture is from earlier in Jack's mission when he was still in the MTC in Lima.