December 26, 2011

Hey!
Yes it was so great to talk to you all. I was kinda sad that the connection wasnt too great but its ok. I was just happy to talk to you guys. Man i wanted to talk for longer though. Haha i didnt know how crappy it was gonna be afterward! haha i went and made lunch and i was like wow i really wanna go home now hahaha. But its all good. Im almost back in missionary mode. Probably tonight after pday ends and we go to work ill be a normal missionary again haha. Oh and hey what was that guys name thats coming here to my same mission? And has he already left for the MTC or no? Also im sure that the package will come soon. The mail system here is super crappy. Oh but when you send packages if you send something kinda valuable dont write it on the box where you are supposed to write down everything you are sending. Also you can print out pics of the virgen mary and Jesus and put them on the box and its a better chance that people wont steal stuff.
I dont have a ton to write about cuz we just talked but this last week was just really good. We actually had members helping us out and everything. That has been a struggle in my area. The members havent been a big help. But this week we got some really awesome references and everything and they are looking really promising right now. So we are super excited about that. And we are gonna have a baptism this week! I hope it actually goes through. But im pretty sure it will. Ill be sure to let you guys know how it goes. But hey only 2 more calls and then ill see you guys! The next one in what like 5 months? Something like that. I cant wait. Well i love you guys so much and i hope that you enjoyed Christmas. I miss you guys. But ill talk to you soon! Until next week!
Love, Elder Gunnell

December 12, 2011

Hey!
Sorry to hear that you arent feeling too well Mom! Im not either.. My stomach has just been killing me. Im hoping that it lets up soon. But i hope that you feel better soon. This week was pretty slow. But it was alright. On the 7th it was burn the devil day haha. So i bought a paper mache devil and we burned it with some of the youth in our ward haha. It was pretty fun. Almost burnt my shirt! But it didnt happen so its all good haha. So that was fun. But really this week we didnt have much success finding people or anything. But we might have a baptism this week! But im not sure yet. You will know if it happened or not next week haha. Oh and also yesterday we had the opportunity to go to the temple dedication of the temple that they just finished here in Guatemala. We didnt get to go to the temple but we went to the service at the stake center. It was awesome! It was President Uchtdorf who did the dedication. So awesome! And during the cornerstone ceremony Uchtdorf was joking around and what not ahaha it was hilarious. But that was a really really awesome experience. We got to attend 2 of the 3 sessions so we got a double whammy of temple dedication goodness! It was awesome.
I cant believe that Christmas is coming! Pretty crazy stuff. I cant wait. I took some money out of my personal card and did some Christmas shopping today. We got to go to the central market! That place is sweet! They have a bunch of typical Guat stuff and you can barter with the venders so it is super fun! I got some good deals on some stuff ;) I wanna send a package home but im not sure when ill do it. It will probably be around Christmas time. Ill let you know for sure though. Well i love and miss you all so much and im suuuuuuuppppeeeeeeerrrr excited to talk to you on Christmas! That wil be awesome! Well i hope that you guys have a great week. Talk to you soon!
Love, Elder Gunnell

December 5, 2011

Hey!
Tomorrow I am a third of the way done with my mish! What the heck? Crazy right! Haha. And i cant believe its December already. That is just crazy. It makes me pretty homesick sometimes because of all the Christmas stuff. But its all good! I get to talk to you guys in a couple weeks! Woo! And it is actually pretty cold here! Whoever said that its like 70 degrees the whole year is a liar! But its not too bad. Just a little different than what im used to.
Things with my companion are about the same. He is just insane. But i have just been telling myself that i will learn something from him. Its ridiculously hard right now but i know that God knows something that i dont. So im just praying for patience like crazy and hoping that i dont snap haha. But i have just been trying to work hard and not think about my situation. Sometimes it works haha. But we are picking up the area a little bit! We have another baptism date! Her name is Jenifer. Her Mom is a fairly recent convert and she is active and everything. Anyways Jenifer told us that when the missionaries were gonna baptize her mom she was gonna get baptized as well but she always had a reason not to. But her aunt who is a member of our ward as well challenged her to read and pray about the Book of Mormon and she did it and got her answer that it is true. When we taught her therestoration we asked her if she had any questions or doubts and she said no! She said that before she had a lot of doubts but now she knows that it is true. So we are gonna baptize her at the end of next week i think. We are super excited about her! In the picture with the family that i am sending she is the one on the far right. Yeah the pregnant one haha.
Well i am missing you guys a bunch now that Christmas is coming. But hey in like a month ill be able to say that im coming home next year! Hahaha thats kinda depressing but cool at the same time. But itll go by fast. Well i hope that you all have a wonderful week! I love you so much! And you guys should write me! I havent gotten a letter in a loooong time! Haha
Love, Elder Gunnell