Viva Amatitlan!!!!

Dear Family, 

First off MOM what were you doing? You go so hard sometimes!!! Ha-ha it did make me laugh though you should send photos.  (FYI:  Jennifer broke her foot playing volleyball)

This is how we move things in Guatemala!

This week has been very very busy!! We had to go house hunting which is the worst!!! Because they are putting two more companionships into our zone I am not looking forward to that in the future ha-ha. We did crazy division we had to take all of the furniture of the sisters because they closed there area that was a pain!! IT took us 5 hours to do it!!!  It was crazy we also had to help the sisters trainers clean a little mess that another sister did I won’t go into detail about that one ill just send a photo and you’ll know ha-ha it was great!!  But we are hoping to baptize 3 people this week so please pray for Lorena Abigale and Alberto but I don’t have enough time to keep writing all have to say the rest  the next week but I love you al me and my companion have changes he is leaving and who knows what he is going to be doing but I love that guy he is definitely one of the best companions  I have had and my best friend but the Lord calls us where we need to go and do and that’s how it is we just need to always be available to him . 

Elder Toma 

Guatemala Ciudad Central Mission 

Mighty Morphin Power Ranger!

Hoy SIIII Papa!!!!!!!!!! 

Well this week has just been absolute craziness!! My companion and I were just everywhere this week with a lot of problems and difficulties that the zone is having so we had to go and do a lot of divisions with some of the missionaries to get them back on the right track. I feel like a power ranger right now when they would get the call suit up and just go for it!!! And just go hard me and my companion unfortunately have had to go and just give it to some Elders and Hermanas but the good thing is we could feel the spirt super strong every time we were teaching them and after giving it a little bit they really wanted to change and that is really what matters now it’s just helping them to follow up on it. 

Elder Johnson

Me and my companion Elder Johnson are just doing work!!! We got a good 8 baptisms lined up for the month of March and we are just enjoying the life we got right now ha-ha. I’ve already wrestled with him a good 4 times now and let’s just say it doesn’t end well ha-ha. But it is super fun right now just going to work and giving it our all even when sometimes we feel like zombies lol. But I have also noticed that when we give it our all and really try our best we get a sudden boost of energy like almost someone is just pushing us along till we finish the day and get home and crash... It always reminds me the scripture in D and C about how he will have his angels around you to protect you and I have seen that promise fulfilled my whole time in the mission especially when I have needed it. 

But I love you all!! Always be a light for those around you for God is Light 1 Juan 1:5 

Elder Toma 

Guatemala Ciudad Central Mission 

Life up here!

Well everything is good here we have been really really busy lately pretty much we have zero time to be able to work in our own area ha-ha but you have to make some sacrifices to get the blessings right. While I am writing this my companion is smacking his mouse cause it doesn’t work and I accidently shoved the micro  SD card in a slot that wasn’t really the slot.....Ha the things that happen to 2 elders I LOVE THE MISSION!!! 

But everything is great here I am learning a ton about how to not be just a good leader but an incredible one the stake center here is the most organized that I have seen it’s just like a business and the stake President reminds me a lot of President Brough just super powerful and scares you to death ha-ha. But we always are in communication with him and our bishop and always giving them reports  I am learning a lot its great we had a meeting with all the bishops and the stake Presidents and it just opened my eyes a little bit on what bishops do and as well as stake presidents and just watching the stake president just giving it to the bishops was pretty funny to ha-ha me and my companion had to give a presentacion on missionary work and the activates that we are going to be doing as a stake and just trying to help animate the bishops to work with the missionaries because we have the biggest goal yet for amatitlan we want to baptize 72 this month of march and it will be hard because we don’t have as many missionaries as there used to be but we have the faith that we can do it if the wards work with us more than they ever have before. 

We also had a miracle baptism of a man named Marcotulio he is a great guy he makes me life all the time super humble. But I am loving it its really great I just ask that you guys can pray for us that we can complete the goal of 72 baptisms in the month of march and that Luis Carlos can be baptized this week 

But I love you all sorry this is short but I have to try and figure out how to get this stupid SD card out now ha-ha.

Elder Toma 

Guatemala Ciudad Central Mission 

Vida Loca

Well this week has been incredible.  Sorry but I won’t be able to send pictures.  Something is wrong with my camera. I don’t know if it’s the battery or what but now it won’t turn on even if I charge the battery all the way. So that’s annoying but I’ll try and send some from my companion’s next week. 

 We saw some major miracles this week.  We had a baptism of a young man named Carlos.  He is super pillas was very ready and now he got baptized by yours truly and will be confirmed.  The goal for him is serve a mission; he is already 22 so will just get him already to go. 

It has definitely been crazy.  We are super busy all the time especially because our area is 2 times bigger because they closed the area of the sisters and because of that we have like 50 converts to...that’s crazy. But it’s all good we have seen the miracles and blessings for it we will be privileged to have two more baptisms this week of a man named Marco Tulio and Nicole so please pray for them .And also for Virginia, Luciana, Alfredo, Carlos, Julio, Anderson, Dominic, and Paola and Alejandra that they can all be baptized in the month of March.  We are going to be baptizing like crazy as a zone that month.  The goal is 72 so please pray that the zone can do it. 

Ummm to the fun stuff well I knew that I will be staying for what like 4 months at home after my mission.  Just try and find some work for me to do so that I don’t go crazy.  If people are offering jobs just tell me ha-ha.  And tell the Bishop to give me a calling whatever it is I’m willing.  For schooling ha-ha who knows I will see if there is anybody that will be going to USU.   I have one friend that just got home but we will see what happens my companion is tempting me to go to BYU Idaho ha-ha and its making me think I got a lot more friends that are there but it’s where I need to be not where I want to be. So we’ll see. 

That’s great that Conner won his wrestling matches!! I screamed yes when I read it just keep working super hard buddy. 

But sorry I can’t write anymore I don’t have time more next I promise!!!!!! 

Love you all 

Elder Toma 

Guatemala Ciudad Central Mission