Vale la Pena

Hola y Buenos Dias from your missionaries down in Cojutepeque, hope everyone is doing alright. The rainy season is starting so I walked around town with a trash bag strapped to my back to protect the goods. Besides that I was attacked by a chicken, 3 puppies, and a 4 year old girl with a shoe. So that was good. Got told a rant that was either about babies or Catholic views on music by a nice old lady with no teeth but strong opinions. Perfected the pizza and pupusa dinner combination, I lost the keys to the house, (still MIA if you hear anything let us know), and got to see Nancy go to the temple for the first time (which was way cool and she loved it). So while this week wasn't a whole lotta new, it was still pretty exciting. From hanging out the back of a pickup on the freeway to exploring a new little city in our area, there is never a dull moment. And so in this email I figured I would give you all the rundown of what goes on in the life of a missionary.

6:30am: We get up to a semi-annoying ring tone with a huge smile and a shining disposition to start the day.

6:30-8:30: Workout, make/eat breakfast, shower, iron clothes, get ready for the day, clean a little bit, ball out

8:30-12:00: Plan out the day, personal study (Bible, Book of Mormon, etc.), study together -some language study (Portuguese, Kaq Chiqel, English, occasionally Spanish), ball out, study some more.

12:00- Lunch at the comedor by our house (fried chicken, rice, french fries, and 4 tortillas cuz the dude behind the counter is a homie and hooks it up).

12:45-9:00: THE GRIND. Teach lessons, paint houses, wash dogs, invite people to change their lives, meet new people, step in dog poop, take buses, share scriptures, answer questions, teach English, ball out, wash dishes, hike through the jungle, and do God's work down here in the promised land.

8:30-9:00: Pupusas

9:00-10:30: Study more, ball out.

10:30: dormir 

Its a good life honestly and we have a really good time. We live 4 missionaries together in the same house so we keep things interesting and have fun in the work. Its not always easy but as we say down here, "si es facil,  no vale la pena." Hope everyone has a great week, thanks for all the love.

SALUD

Elder Moulton