September 29, 2008

Another week gone. Elder Nol seems to be doing good. We still have no idea how long he will be there for. Chances are he will just stay with me for the next change... but who really knows.. Elder Nol is from All Chol, Guatemala. He is 21 years old and lives not to far from here to the East. He is still waiting on a visa and then he will serve in Peru. He does understand a lot in English.

Elder Cozzens mission is running low on time. He still doesn't know when he is going to speak but I will be sending a few things home with him, mostly the weights and some other things. I have one box of worry dolls. I can buy like 6 for less than a buck.

We hiked to some old Achi ruins (Mayan Ruins) that are in Rabinal about 45 minutes away, but still in my district. It was a good adventure but man am I tired. I was third of the pack of eight the WHOLE time. till the last trail.. I decided to take a trail that looked a whole lot easier. Nope, i had to hike through bushes from who knows where. needless to say i was last to arrive. At Rabinal they offered human sacrifices.

I think we will get to listen to some of conference, but I doubt we will get to listen in English.

My ankle is doing okay for now.

anyway nothing else is new We do have baptism date is for October 11th, an investigator named Marisol. She is 18 years old and a nanny for a member. She actually went to church 5 times before we started teaching her. Elder Cozzens should still be here for it. We have also started teaching an old investigator again so we are still teaching.

Elder Taylor Wood

September 22 2008

Things are decent. I'm just chilling with elder Cozzens till he goes home.

We don't have any good investigators for now. We get close and they progress but aren't committing. We have one who is like., "I need to be baptized so lets do it", but she doesn't read, or pray to know the truth or that such. She just wants to be baptized.

Transfers will be October 13ish. I'll get a new companion next month. People in my group are already training or being district leaders. but they were good missionaries. (hard to say. in english. Meaning the most Pilas (pila is a battery.. so its like they have the most energy and are good))

The branches/wards are pretty good in my area. I don't really have much to compare it to, but they are good. There are about 100 people that come each Sunday.

Oh, and just for the record. The FLOOD helps out the Master Chief? Halo 3 must have introduced a new threat that requires the humans,
Ok... well the bruites help the cheif because the covanant hired other strong guys. so they flood helped kill a prophet and after that tried to kill the cheif. anywhay.. they human fightership shoots rockets as well as a machine gun. it doesnt fly like the banshee just kinda hovers. There are some twisted things to kill... like a gigantac scarab and u have to kill its legs, hop on and kill its battery pack. Anyway we probably wont get to finish the game.

The president wanted me and Cozzens to train another elder. He is going to Peru (not Puerto Rico) and had visa problems so we will be training him in a trio. Gota step it up.

Anyway.. this week was hard because the fair came to Salama, so we haven't had too many people in church. .

I had more to write but I forgot what it was... I'm sending a package home with Elder Cozzens ....

I bought a Mayan statue that a guy found in a well.. cost me $25. Might send some minerals home and have dad take it to the U and do a carbon dating test.. What do u think about that??

Elder Wolford got dumped. It sucks. He only has one change left, and goes home the first of December. Come to find out, Elder Cozzen's got an email from his mom saying that Wolford's X is engaged. She is in their ward. Small world.

I've decided I'm going to stay. I guess I've got 15 months and something like 28 days.

I'm thinking about buying a red lazer from China. It can pop balloons.

Guess thats all for now.
Elder Wood

What a Cutie!!

well we have zone conference tomorrow. As for the picture ... just of girls in the branch.

ohh ya.. today is independence day.. can't forget that we will be in a bus for 2 hours traveling to colban and missing all the activities.


I started buying little marvel characters that come in little donut things. I finally got the cyclops and finished my collection of 14!!

Sounds about it.

Elder Taylor Wood

We helped paint a school

Found an Investigator

This week was just the same as last week. a few weeks ago we found a girl who has been going to church for 5 weeks now. we figured she was one of the many inactive member. NOPE!!! anyway we are going to try and get here babtized this month on the 20th.

As for P days... me and my comp are determined to beat Halo 3 on X box 360. So far we have played 2 p days and are almost half way through. Its hard when you have other things to do as well.. but its a good activity for a dollar a piece.. needless to say we are going to squeeze in 2 hours on p day and still make the district happy. (P.S. Dad halo 3 you can drive 4 weelers, covent tanks, the blue evil guys work with you, Cortana is dieing and weak, that crappy flying ball thing helps you again, and A BUNCH OF NEW GUNS, and a few more things like ghosts. Needless to say. WICKED!!)
Elder Taylor Wood

Another 6 Here

Ok well transfers i stay here as well as my companion.

anyway.. about my ankle?? any help= my comp suggests surgery to fix the ligamaments. he says it will strenghthen it as well as make it not as hard to sprain. we will call the nurses today or next week.. half our district isn't even here this pday. anyway.. If surgery will fix my ankle, or strenghen it i say we do it. I sent a presidents letter to let him know about it.
Everything else is still the same
Elder Taylor Wood