Week #26......Through God we can do hard things!!

Sup family and friends,

This week was really hot and sweaty. I drank 15 bags of water in one day. I am doing really well but I’m kind of sick right now due to the heat, but we are all good. This week we had 5 investigators at church one of which was Henry. He is the coolest dude ever and he is progressing great. He just has problems to fix before baptism but who doesn’t we aren’t perfect. This week on Friday I did probably the hardest thing physically I’ve ever done in my life. We started a fast for some investigators at one o’clock, worked all day in the heat and went home. I was soooo parched and wanted to drink water with all of my heart but I didn’t and kept fasting. The next day we woke up at 5 to do service on a farm that harvest the Ule (rubber) form trees. We hiked like several miles in, cut wood carried it back with a makapal (thing for our head to carry wood) I was sweating so bad my shirt was dripping sweat it was nasty. I wanted to die because I wanted to drink so badly, but by the time we ended and got showered up we were only at like 11o’clock so we were still missing two hours of no water. During the hike I was praying the whole time to God to ask for strength to finish the hike and to finish the fast. He didn’t make it easy but he did make it possible to finish the fast in the Guatemalan heat. This reminds me of the atonement of Christ. Christ wanted to have the cup pass from him. But that was not Gods plan, God by no means made the atonement easy, but it was possible through his perfect son. Through God we can do hard things!!!!!

I love Santa Barbara and Guatemala and the mission and you guys!!

Peace from the heat 

Elder Peacock

PS GO PATS. My super bowl prediction without knowing a thing about either team is Patriots 27 - little birdies 10

Santa Barbara, Guatemala

Elder Peacock

Jake Companion Elder Lares

Elder Lares

Harvesting the Ule Trees

Week 25 .....Santa Barbara Suchitepeques AKA the hottest place on mother earth

Sup people

I am in Santa Barbara in the coast of Guatemala. First impression… I am going to die because it’s so dang hot. But its so pretty here likes WOW. My companion is Elder Lares from Peru. I love this kid.. LOL he is so funny and we are working hard to get people to the branch here. The branch is made of 40ish people and the president is a recent convert and the counselors are less active lol. Funny thing, I gave a talk in church because the people who were going to talk did not show up. We are finding people left and right to teach. This area is small but we are being creative to find people. Our best investigators are Henry and Abneer they own a hamburger cart and love talking bible, but they also love the Book Of Mormon, so that’s good. I am doing so great. I am sweating so much but I’m happy so all is well. The house was soooooooo gross when I came so we cleaned all p-day and its better now. I sprayed the whole thing with cockroach spray and we also have mice and lizard problems so let me know if you know a good pesticide for lizard’s lol just kidding. I am doing well.

Spiritual thought - We need to read the scriptures to fully gain a testimony. How can we have a testimony if we don’t listen to what God has told us through his servants the prophets?

Love you all, peace out

Elder Peacock

PS GO PATS BABY

Week #24 .........Last Day in El Tejar

Hey Friends and Family,

I really don’t have that much to write this week. It is my last day in El Tejar and I am getting transferred tomorrow to who knows where. I am super excited for a new opportunity to meet new people and to realize who I can be here in Guatemala. I love being here and helping people realize there Eternal potential.  This week we had a lesson with president Markham. He randomly showed up and we went to a lesson with him. The lesson was really cool we felt the sprit so strong. I also found out my buddy Elder Miles will be in Sumpango the area next to mine which sucks because I am leaving, but cool for him. He will baptize like a monster there. I’m doing sooo good and loving life.

Spiritual Though - The mission is a once in a lifetime experience. I have realized something while I’ve been here. The mission and life in general isn’t easy it is hard; we have ups and downs. The reason life isn’t easy is because salvation and the atonement weren’t easy.

I Love you; Have a great week this week.

Elder Peacock