Boys will be Boys - Even if they're Men

Museo Visit

another week is gone. For p day we went to a small muuseam..... measuan,..... mesuam...... Small place where you can find small artafacts. anyway. another week gone. there are changes this next monday. Im pretty sure i will be having a change. Elder cozzens only has 1 change left after this one. and so if i stayed i would have to stay 2 changes to train the next elder in the elder. needlesss to say, they only have you in an area for 6 months maximum. anyway.. we will see who i´m with and where im going.
Elder Taylor Wood

(these are pictures of big grinding wheels. The grind the corn between the rollers and then make the meal into tortillas. Nice shirt, too, don't you think?)

No Idea!!!

I guess he got "tied" up. :)

Aahahahahahahaaaa!

Another trip up the Waterfall

another week gone. i was sick Saturday.. vomiting. nothing could stay in my stomach. anyway. went to waterfalls again for p day.. about DIED.. But catch this. I WAS LEADING THE ZONE!!!!! Until we ventured and the way back i was one of the last! but NOT IMPORTANT!! YAH!! anyway. nothing new.
Elder Taylor Wood

Cow Tongue for Supper

Taylor had the opportunity to eat cow tongue this week. His cook made it for him and put it on his plate. Luckily she knows him well and knew he wouldn't be able to eat it.
(Mom could have done without the picture on this one)

Rural School

As Taylor's siblings, niece and nephew go back to school, I thought I would post a photo of a rural school in Guatemala. "Count your many blessings, name them one by one."
This is a public school in Caserío El Rosario, Camotán.

Indian Weights

Indian weights from the highlands of Guatemala used to weigh produce in the markets. They correspond to the Nephite monetary system as recorded in Alma 11. Each weight equals one half that of t he next size up.

Nino Puro

The call Taylor "nino puro" which means 'Pure Child' because he loves to collect things that children play with, and undoubtedly because he enjoys children so much. I am sure that some of his greatest joy comes from being able to make the children of Guatemala happy. Why else would a mother let her missionary son take his lazer with him?

Tiendas

I ask Taylor about the shops in Guatemala. He said that they are just inside peoples houses. They have things hanging around like cow stomachs, pig legs, gizzards, liver, and testicles. I ask about the flies in these areas and he said it was really bad.

His cook tried to feed him a tendon once and he shut her down solid. Usually he just dumps icky stuff down the toilet, but this time he actually said something to her.

What's Up?

Well last Monday after emailing we heard that a fair was in town. Anyway. we rode the ferris wheel. that was good. we saw an electric fire start on another ride, and they closed the ferris wheel (while we were on it) because something was wrong. well we had a great view of the guy fixing it while we were on it.!! .

I didn't have the opportunity to talk to the president this week. I will just live it a week at a time until I can talk to him.

Nothing much here. I am starting the symptoms of a cold. within the week I will hit the peak. anyway nothing else...
Elder Taylor Wood

Grafiti

A Day in the Life ....

Taylor said that he is working hard doing missionary work during the day, spends a great deal of time hoping it isn't raining and enjoys relaxing during his off time in his hammock. He loves the people, and appears to enjoy getting out and seeing waterfalls etc.

The roads are pretty rough on him. Made of cobblestones, they are hard to walk on, and cause him to turn his ankle often. This has been a hard thing for him. He is prone to turning his ankle on flat, paved roads, so he turns them often, sometimes weekly.

The Elders have to be on their guard a little bit. Some of the people have yet to be trained/taught about the "Missionaries don't date while on their missions" rule. They have to guard against that.

Taylor had a member ask him about getting the PAF 5.0 or 5.2 update. The only problem is that Spanish PAF is only in the 4.0 version. I don't know the differences between the 4.0 and 5.2 but the 4.0 seems to work fine. Good luck with that.

All of this worrying about how hard this mission would be for Taylor, and I was wrong. He DOES have a shower. In fact, it sounds like most of the places he may serve have showers, with the exception of those serving in the Mayan language areas.

It's Raining! It's Pouring!

He's still the Champion!!

Well I am in Colban right now. tomorrow we have another conference. Before I forget.... I took a picture of some cards. those are when we played SCUM... needless to say. I still don't have a heart.

Things here?? Well i don't want to gain any more weight so I'm only eating 1 of my 2 tortillas daily. we just throw them away. so what happens after a week or so?? Nobody knows., its grows this orange cheese looking stuff. Then you wake up to little larvas running around on your floor. We only found a few though like 50 or so.

Played soccer today. playing soccer consists of running around like a clown and pretending I'm good. the Americans liked it. not the Latinos though.

I took a picture of a giant moth.

Anyway. I will talk to the president tomorrow.
Elder Taylor Wood

Here Comes the Champion!!!

well i am in colban right now. tomorrow we have another confrence. before i forget.... i took a picture of some cards. those are when we played SCUM... needless to say. i still dont have a heart.

Things here?? well i dont want to gain any more weight so im only eating 1 of my 2 tortillas daily. we just throw them away. so what happends after a week or so?? nobody knows., its grows this orange cheese looking stuff. then you wake up to little larvas running around on your floor. we only found a few though like 50 or so.

PLayed soccor today. playing soccer consists of running around like a clown and pretending im good. the americans liked it. not the latinos though.

i took a picter of a giant moth.

anyway. i will talk to the president tomorrow.
Elder Taylor Wood

Our Group with President & Sister Torres

Answers to Mom's Questions

What time do you get up? 6 30 to 6 45
How long do you study each day? 8 to 20 2 hours
How many missionaries are in your city? 2
How many people are there in your city? 20 thousand ish
Do you see any of the elders from the CCM? sometimes
What is your new president like? like whip cream
What is his wife like? whip cream with straberies
Have they changed any thing in the mission that Pres. Coleman had been
doing? maybe just longer time in our areas
How is Elder Madsen doing? alright. not sure
Is Elder Madsen still in the mission home? in the office
What is Elder Wolford like? pretty cool. he is zl now
It looks like you are having great P-days. What else is there to see in
your area? girls. waterfalls, not to much
Did you notice that we have two previous Guata Elders checking your blog
regularly now. That's kindof fun. Sounds like they enjoy the pictures.
I'm sure they would love to hear more about what you do during the day,
people (including names) that you are teaching (they may have left some
seeds before) as well as how the ward/branches are doing in your area.
sounde good.
Do you have many branches/wards in your area? just one branch with 100 attentence
Do you help with the work in the branches/wards on Sunday? nope