2 more weeks

well i am down to 14 days... I cant say im sad, but i will miss things about guatemala.

Mom sounds like the bishop is makeing reservations this week. I have a ton of shampoo so you dont need to bring any, I wouldnt worry about getting to cold.. just as long as you can layer up.

I should have a mouse and keyboard coming. If it´s not already there keep and eye out for it.

New years was good here, just like christmas we ate alot with the members.

Anyway.. Nothing new, I read about everything on kims blog.. I hope they like it there.. Do they know when they will be moving?

Anyway things here are fine. Love ya
Elder Taylor Wood

Almost Christmas

So while my mind is still fresh.

This last week we invited a family to babtism that we are teaching. they kindly refused! they said that unless god came out and pinched them they wouldnt budge from their religion (calthlics). Its wierd because they ask a TON of questions and are really intrested.. they read the book of mormon. but just CANT come to church.

We have a few plans for christmas.. Memeber ALWAYS feed you tomales so i planned well.. we have a 5, 7, and 8 oclock appointments for christmas eve, and morning and lunch for christmas day! My comp is planning on calling about 12, (11 for you) lets say he talks 2 hours, 1 hour for lunch.. That puts us on a call of.... 4 oclock (3 utah time) what do you think?

I will call the bishop this week and let him know about out plans..

Hotels will be MORE expensive in antigua and atitlan.. he is planning with food but what do you think? i dont think it includes for 5 people though).

I will also be calling carlos to find an afirmative on SLASH if he will be comming with us.

Things are fine here. Love ya all .. christmas at 3...!!

Elder Taylor Wood

Last Change

Its official.. I am in my last change here in the mission.. We had changes today and i Stayed with my companion and he is my matador...

I talked to him about how he felt being with me for one more change.. His response was a bit shocking.. He hasn´t seen any success in his mission and he is SUPER discouraged.. HE now has 6 months. I try to keep working hard but you know how it is.. Time slows. and you just want to go home. HE mentioned that its frustrating because i am going home and his light of the tunnel is so small.. Anyway, I will try to get some positive into him.

We are working with a girl named Lisany.. Age 14. She has been to church 3 times and wants to get babtized. We just have to talk to her mom and get permision.. We will be doing that this week.. However her friends are going on vacation for like a month and she might not come to church OR listen to us withouth them present..

Other than that things are fine.. I am just trying to stay focused and do what i can.

Tell grandma thanks for the letter and that i appreaciate it.

Hey guys. This week was just another average week.. Not to many prospecs.
Sounds like mom is getting kinda serious with plans.. I can only help with about 6 days... because i know nothing about atitilan or antigua..
I will try to get a van rented for about 15 dollars a day.. gas here is about 30 quetzales.. or about 3.60 a gallon for gas.
other than that im not sure what else to do...
Sounds like my room is up and running... how does the junk room look? any chance that i could turn that into a room? it would make good for a little home theater as well..

Anyway I am just trying to survive here... Kinda hard when the end is near.. Elder turek helps me and keeps me moving..

Thanks for the letters. Good to hear from you all!!

La Libertad

22 months out

Well another week gone. Today i hit 22 months So before i forget...
Today we were traveling to san benito to use internet. For those who don´t know guatemala EVERY stop you make they try to sell you things... so 3 people got on the bus and were selling things. well the bus drive either didnt care or didnt know and hit the gas.. The 23ish year old lady hit the ground from the shock of the acceleration from speeding up.. she ate it .. anyway there was a speed bump and usually they just slow down enough so you can jump out... thats exactly what she did when she ATE it hard (again).. She fell flat on her face and all her fruit she was selling was all over the road.. So now there are only 2 kids selling soda pop left right?? so about 20 minutes later in the middle of the road we just stop and he tells them to get off. they kindly refuse. and he kindly picks up the childen (age 8 and 10) and drop them off in the middle of no where. HAHAHA that was so funny (kinda messed up too)
Anyway.. Kim beat me at katan!! Good job.. At least next time i will have an idea of what the freak i am doing.. I didnt even have Brick or rocks!! whateva Next time!!!

Anyway thanks for the letters... love ya alll
Tay

11/9/09 Tikal for 3rd time

Well mom i´m kinda swamped too.. We went to Tikal today (for those that are counting thats number 3) Just another day in lamanite country.. We found a group of missionary tourers, they go to mexico etc.. they were various places.. Mesa AZ, UT, and idaho falls..
I found a member who know´s a guy who has a TON of computer games.... how convient right? i will burn a few for home..
Peten weather has cooled down. THANK HEAVENS!! its cloudy all day.
So we have zone conference this friday as well as some confrence VIA satalite. I think the prophet might talk to guatemala.
tell kim i will try to get on at 2.. we have to buy food and travel for 1 hour to get to my area so that Xcludes 4, and 5-.. So 2 to 3.
Last week i bought mountian dew.. 2 cans.. It was 1.25 a can so i only bought 2...

Anyway Thanks for the letters.. I love you all!!

11/02/09

Man its super hot here in peten. Like i Said my companion is elder turek.. He has 5 months in the mision (he entered with elder goodwin and elder Schone) he studied spanish 4 years in high school and sounds great. He is a good worker so that will keep me going!

We have a few possibilities for babtism but none went to church this week so i´m not sure how they will progress.

sounds like the volleyball team got hammered.

Anyway.. no word on any good deals with the tv? looking for a 1080P 42inch or 37 inch.. any brand will doo..

also no word on the computer..

Things are fine here, we are going to Tikal next week so i wont be on early for email

I sprained my ankle again yesterday... i was just walking normal and it happened..

Anyway things are fine here

thanks for the letters Wood

The Winner!!

He wins, hands down. Never seen anything quite like it. Taylor, don't shop at the same stores he does!!

He had someone make this suit and tie for him out of the fabric that is used in Guatemala. This is Elder Chacon, an assistant.

Double click on picture for full effect.

And actually, though it caught me off guard, it's pretty cool to have this suit and tie to remember Guatemala by.

New Area - Transfered again

Dad..
Great letter! It was full of things that i liked.

First of Changes.. I went back up to peten in an area called La Libertad. (the liberty) I am with Elder Turek from Denver colorado. I am excited for this one needless to say that im sweating really bad.. Ask mom if she can update my blog and put Peten´s weather back on instead of guatemala.

Buisness Next. Here is what I am looking for in a computer.. Also get blaine in on this.
4GB Ram
dual core possible a quad core
Video G force 512-728 im not sure on how raedon graphics cards work.
500 GB hard drive
I really like the new HP´s how they can scan your finger print. I think i like hp more than dell but i think they are also more expensive.
I am assuming that they all come with built in mics and cameras?
I dont know the diffrence between microsoft 7 and vista.. someone look into it and see if the new Microsoft games will run onf microsoft 7 when required Vista.. (yeah its alsmst been 2 years.....)
I am assuming that dad was putting down 1000. I will put down 200 as well.

OTHER BUISNESS:. I was thinking about getting a 42inch Plasma tv with HD... in guatemala they are around 10000 quetz or like 1000 to 1,250. how much could i get one for there.. also i am thinking about getting it black friday.. Can you keep your eyes out?

As for the outage/school.. here are my plans
I was thinking of what i wanted to do with my life and i decided i want to be a Xbox game tester.. LOL J/K Inspite of what everyone thinks of how i will be a good buisness person i have never thought of that.. I want a job that keeps me home so i can go to my kids dance concerts ETC.. I don´t know if some huge buisness Traveling job would suit me. I was also thinking about engineering.. but havent looked deep into ANYTHING. As for school i was assuming i was going to Snow because everyone else did.. I am interested in going to Dixie, Snow, or UVU in provo. I will look into Utah state in about 3 years.

As for my plans for getting home.. I want to get the newest games, and vegatate, but not the the extreme.. which is why i was looking into a good short time job. I want to live at home untill Augest when i start college. As goes a job at the power plant, I´m not sure who hires. I would like the be able to get a job for my work history and not a free be of the workers (you) son (me) :D. I did work for 6 months on a copper mine. Look into the jobs they will have available, how much they pay, and what requirements are needed. and im not sure how the conflict of intrest works...

By the way.... I saw Halo 3 on a high Def tv.. you at least gota see it!! The only down thing is you gota spend about 500 bucks for an xbox 360 and some games.. (dont worry im converted to the good old COMPUTER!!)

Schooling again. I will want to go to the fall semester but i dont know if i want UVU, Dixie, or snow. I have some credits over at snow.. i dont know how to look them up though.

Sounds like the devotional was good in the upper room.. Why exactly did you do it? I know mom´s talented. you 2 are the best!!

Anyway thats what i got.. there are a few more pictures on flickr.. Please foreward this to mom and the rest.. I dont want to do anything but click send!! i think it will log me out or something.!

Once again THANKS FOR THE GREAT EMAIL!!

Wood