Elder Andrew Smart: Santa Rita

So this week has been pure intensity.

We are traveling a ton. We always have to go do something, always. Plan something, interview someone, check houses, divisions, everything. We are always in the freaking bus, or in a mototaxi...

The view from a mototaxi

There are about 30 missionaries in our zone, so that’s a lot of missionaries to take care of.

Some guys came by and cut the power cords to our house last week, so that was really horrible for a while. But it’s all good (answering a question about a statement made last week about not having electricity)

Independence Day is tomorrow (Independence from Spain, along with the other Central American Countries in 1821), so everyone is going nuts. There were parades and parties today, and it’s supposed to be 100% crazier tomorrow (the 15) But it was super cool seeing all the culture. Beautiful.

Oh also we had the Mini CCM (MTC) this week and it turned out awesome. There are some kids that are more pilas than we are. Incredible to see the super strong testimonies of the youth here. Amazing.

President Klein teaching the "new" missionaries

Two soon-to-be Elders

We had a BAPTISM also!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hermana M is her name and she is awesome. We found here super-fast, and the second time we went back to her house she had started to memorize her favorite parts of the book of Mormon... awesome.