What an amazing and wild last two weeks. No email last week because of how crazy things have been.
First off, I am not in Nahuala anymore. The conflict again has gotten so much worse, with now five more police officers being killed about 10 minutes in a bus from where we live. For that reason and our safety, the President of the area of all of Central América, has decided to pull missionaries out of that área. Which is us. So as of this week, I'm in Xela! Which has been fun because now there is McDonald's and real buildings in my area rather than just spiders and borrachos every where.
Last week for New Years, I was able to go to Xela as well to play hoops with other missionaries. Man, I miss it. We played 3v3 and 4v4 and it was amazing to feel it again and get shots up. Even though I've added 30+ pounds of muscle, I'm still able to dunk, which is great.
After that, that's when we were called and told that we had to leave Nahuala the very next morning with a member and not on a bus because of how dangerous it is. Once we got to Xela, me and Pres were able to talk about his ideas for me and my situation. This is what he told me....
Right now, there is an Elder who is finishing his mission on Wednesday when we have transfers. He said that he has been writing a book on Kiche'. And that come Wednesday for transfers, I will be receiving the book to add a "Volume II" to it. And that for the next six months, I will be writing Volume II on everything I've learned and will learn, on Kiche'. Then after those six months, I will be teaching Kiche' to the whole mission. He wants me to be the Kiche' pro of the mission. How cool is that. So come Wednesday, I will be heading to a Kiche' speaking area, probably a lot like Panca I imagine, and will be learning and writing this book. I could not be more excited. KINKYTAKINIK! (Estoy Feliz)
He also said that I am ready to be a senior companion and that I should be soon. He then later wrote to me and told me I will be going to an area where I will be the comp Meñor for a transfer, to learn the area first, and then after I will be the Senior comp from then on. Just hoping wherever I go has warm showers.
So for the past week almost, I have been in Xela with a different companion, eating amazing member meals (nothing close to cow feet) and seeing a lot of other missionaries in services and reunions.
It kind of doesn't even feel like a mission really. I feel like its too easy. Member meals every day, restaurants, don't have to hike mountains to find people, fletes. That's probably why revelation has me going out to these jungle areas because that's how I think a mission should be.
Right now, I could not be more excited to work. Sitting in Family Home Evenings with members and seeing the young men reminds me of when I was that deacon or teacher and we had the missionaries over for dinner and lessons. I Just reflect about how crazy it is that now I am that missionary who's in their homes, inviting them to share the gospel with their friends, when I was the one receiving that invitation not too long ago. I think about how far my testimony and love for this gospel has come throughout the experiences in my life, and how grateful I am to be that missionary that I have looked up to for so long. I love this feeling that I have that I am little by little becoming the missionary that I have always wanted to be.
There are no greater feelings than those from this gospel.
Embá Wachalales, Elder Copeland
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