Always Invited, Everywhere

m sorry. I can never remember what happens during the week. I just remember eating a lot of beans and rice, and walking and sweating.

We are officially in summer here in Honduras. It is so hot. It doesn't matter what you do. You just sweat. The only thing that can save you from sweating is sitting directly in front of a fan. We sweat when we walk, we sweat when we eat (especially when we eat soup), we sweat when we study, and we sweat when we sleep. There is nothing you can do to get away from it. Except for hugging the fan or showering all the time. I shower about 3 times a day nowadays. Not really shower but I get my body wet. I will shower in the morning and change clothes and all that but after lunch and before going to bed I will just jump in the shower just to stop sweating and then I put the same clothes on. It sounds gross but it is better than sleeping covered in salt from my sweat.

This week on Tuesday we had a cool FHE with a recent convert named Eva. Eva got baptized about 2 weeks before I got to San Juan and is super cool. She has two daughters that about Madi's and Cami's age. Anyways we came over and we had a good time. The daughters had made us a poster that said something like "Welcome Missioinaries, Elder Gessell and Elder Benitez to the Family Home Evening, We hope you have fun!" We taught a lesson about self worth and played charades and drank soda. It was fun. Sometimes I feel like missionary work is like always being invited to everyones house so they can give you food and play games just for reading the scriptures. Haha

Also on Tuesday it was Elder Peterson's birthday. Elder Peterson is part of the other companionship in the ward and he is from California. I get along well with him. We have actually been close by for like 6 months now because he was in my district in Satelite also. So we went to a members house and ate cake and sang to him. 

I went to my first ward counsel for a long time this week. I was actually kind of nervous because my last ward counsel was in Lempira and some of the members there were kind of scary and liked to complain a little about us. I know they had good intentions and sometimes they were probably right. Also, it did help me push myself a little harder and become a better missionary. But it didn't make me a little uncomfortable in the ward counsels. Anyways when we got to the ward counsel for San Juan I actually really enjoyed it. The members were happy and willing to help. I didnt feel under pressure but I felt like I was making good connections with the ward members. It felt good to be in a ward counsel again.

Anyways, that was my week. Today we went to Burger King. Now we are going to play some soccer and try not to get dehydrated. 

Hope you have a great week!!!

Elder Gessell