Fear not...

Hey this was an amazing week to be honest!! We had a cool branch activity on the beach and we cooked hotdogs and played games and had a fire on the beach. The following Sunday, the attendance, 37!!!! WOOHOO!!! haha that is so much! So things are going great!

We had interviews with president, that was amazing and a multizone! Things are going great!! I gave a talk this Sunday in church and my companion too gave an unprepared, unplanned English talk. He did good!!

We had a funny birthday surprise...we bought a cake on Saturday, and we set it up Sunday morning for Elder Merida with a 2 and 1 candle (we drew a 0 on a sticky note because he is only turning 20.. forgot to take a pictures haha) and we started singing happy birthday as he came out of the shower and he stopped us halfway through the song and said "guys guys...it's tomorrow..." and we all just paused their in silence...and then started laughing hahaha Elders these days... but we are celebrating his birthday kind of today!

And also I WANT TO WISH MY BROTHER A SUPER HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY!!!! haha sounded fun... hehe but I can't believe he is taller than me when he is 15... I am 19...

But I have realized this week strongly and I have felt like the devil has more angles here in Dangriga and is taking control of everybody and I'm sure that the people in these branch feel hopeless sometimes... but I read a cool scripture. You all should look it up and it is very true and applies to us always. 2 Kings 6:16 :)  *"And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them."

but anyways.. HAVE A FANTASTIC WEEK!!! DO WHAT IS RIGHT!!! And pray that our dog doesn't die... people are getting angry at it and it spent the night outside of our house and the librarian is angry because it keeps wanting to get in... also we went to the bank today and it wanted to go in and a police man hit it with the stick thing they have... haha please pray for orange.

how to get taller...

Hey things have been good this week! I have been super busy with tons of interchanges and tons of things we had to do. My comp had an infection and something to do with his lungs or something like that but he is back to normal right now!

I went on interchanges with an AP (assistant to the mission president) ...riding around in the car... lame haha :P No it was really cool, just the part that scared me was when he asked me something like "So how does it feel to have a ton of time in the mission" and that's when I realized...I have more time than him...not by a lot but still. Scary haha. But things are doing good.. baptizing is slow but reactivation is going so fast! I love it here!

Just money goes by so fast so I am eating macaroni and cheese with hot dogs every night!! I love it!! haha :P But...besides that, there is really not much to say! Enjoy the last bit of cold weather! Also if anybody knows how to get taller when you are 20 please let me know! haha

Moonlight Pictures

learn learn learn

Hey things are going good here! The branch is picking up!! We had on a rainy day 27!! Which the fact that it was raining and 27 came is a huge miracle for us!! We are doing great! We have 2 guardian dogs that go wherever we go! They just cause so much traffic problems hahaha :P But it is super cool! I hope we can find who the owner is someday.... anyways... things are going good!

Please pray for Devona, Deleo, and Khadijah. They are really close to baptism but they all need small miracles to see that happen! Thank you so much for all that you guys do!!

I am pretty upset at the Falcons...hahaha but it was a good game good game...I think...I didn't get to see it..haha next year.

Anyways... I am learning A TON about the gospel that I can't even explain!! It is so amazing and God's plan is so perfect!! I hope you all are doing well!! Also my companion is suffering with the flu... not fun please pray for him. Interesting guy haha.

Cool things I guess...I stepped over a long black snake on accident... that almost gave me a heart attack haha, the beach is SO PRETTY!!! And we are starting to play basketball to bring in youth. Right now we have 1 who came last week. IT will be great! KEEP DOING WHATS RIGHT!!! You will be happy and learn learn learn :) It is important!! Take care!!

 we ate at this SUPER EXPENSIVE restaurant

and there were a ton of Americans who came...haha

Do the small everyday simple things...

Hey I am doing great here in Dangriga with all the sand flies!! Everything is going good!! I hit a milestone in my life yesterday... I presided over the branch for Sacrament meeting... haha cool stuff. We did have the highest church attendance though that Dangriga has seen in a while. Things are going good! We are working so hard to baptize! Please pray for us that we can see miracles and receive those tender mercies!

Also hope that the Falcons can win their first Super bowl!! That is exciting!! But anyways... I forgot to write down all that happened this week. I did interchanges in Belmopan...caught my first fish in the ocean... got two new friends until kids shot them with rocks... and am getting stuffed off coconuts!!!

It is kind of chilly today though...it is weird! Anyways, we are doing good!! Trying our best to be obedient! Cooking Mac and cheese with hot dogs everyday!! haha and telling drunk high people to repent :) It's a fun life and you feel good about it after haha. Also I am getting pretty good at beach futbol so anyone who thinks they can beat me..every thursday at 4:30 hahaha just kidding but it is fun! Anyways... DO WHAT IS RIGHT!!!! Do the small everyday simple things and GREAT THINGS shall come to pass:) I love you all have a great week!!!

I caught my first fish in the ocean!!!

 crazy activity night

 my friends and my view from the computer

Dangriga

Here I am in Dangriga speaking Garifuna!!! haha Just kidding I haven't learned it yet just the basics but everyone here knows Kriol so it's fine. Ummm...here is WAY different than Orange Walk....I feel that I am in a different country! But I get to live with Elder Richards so that is amazing!!!

We just went to this tourist beach in Hopkins today which was super cool!! Things are going great just the branch that we are in is struggling so much...please keep your prayers out for us and the branch!

But so I was thirsty yesterday on Sunday and I was like dang it...I can't buy any water...but then I realized oh I'm in Dangriga.. so I climbed a tree a little bit...grabbed a coconut..and smashed it on the tree and drank it. SO GOOD!!! And it fills you up fast!! Here is so amazing!!

We live right by a river that leads into the ocean... and we are about to go fishing in the ocean just without fishing poles but there is a long dock here. Also I am looking at the ocean while writing you guys...haha so pretty and blue not to make you guys jealous :P But here is amazing just the only down side is it's pretty small and people aren't the nicest..and we come home smelling like alcohol and marijuana everyday because of the amount people here take. It is really sad :( They could spend their money on a lot better things. But things are great!

My companion is Elder Hernandez from Guatemala and I am teaching him English! So we have two gringos and two people from Guatemala here. It is so amazing!!! Ummmm... lots of things interesting happened haha but I will tell them some other time :) We are just really praying for success and miracles so please pray with us. God hears prayers like Chapter 27 in Mosiah helps us to see. https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/mosiah/27?lang=eng
But things are going great!! Time flies so fast... :(

just like it says in the Bible. So live it!!

So the last two weeks!!! Ummmm...it has been actually kind of cold lately haha to be honest. At least in the mornings and at nights...I shiver as a walk haha I don't know what happened....but it is so nice!!!

I AM GOING TO DANGRIGA!!! Right on the ocean side haha I'm so excited!! It will be sweet! I love Orange Walk so much and I am sad to leave but it is about time. I forgot to explain the mission schedule change. So the missions changed the schedule. We still have to wake up at 6:30 but we can personal study...excersice...and now we plan in the mornings not at night and we can do that whenever we want between 6:30 and 10. Then at 10 we leave to go teach but we come back for two hours that we choose would be best hours to come home and do language and comp study. It is really nice and helps everyone to go to bed on time and not be so stressed in the mornings! So that is cool. 

Also I have learned and experienced the powers of priesthood blessings, which are real and help so much according to the faith of the person. I LOVE THE MISSION!!!! Also last week OW3 (Orange Walk 3 - area) had a wedding and the people were going to get baptized...but since their wedding they haven't been ready to be baptized anymore so they are pretty down...please pray for the Orange Walk branch!! But it is doing great!

Also a deadly caterpillar crawled on me...haha pray that doesn't happen again either haha. But that is about it!! I can't remember much and I'm just super excited about changed and nervous and whoah...haha and I am actually fighting with Elder Richards over who is DL (district leader). We both heard different things. I heard he was and he heard I was and we will live in the same house haha so hope that he is!!! I am excited to go see him!!! But anyways...THE GOSPEL IS SO EXCITING!!!! AND HAPPY AND AMAZING AND TRUE!!!! the only way to know it is true is by living it just like it says in the Bible. So live it!! Love it!! And you will find out if it's true or not :) (which p.s., it is!!)

Randolph is who wrote that (top left corner)...

he is one of the smartest investigators ever and such a nice guy

Here's a close-up of what Randolph wrote to Brandon...such kind words.

Do what's right!!!!

HEY SORRY!!! I will write more next week I have to go!! I went to Lamanai today and holy cow that is so cool!!! I hope you all are doing well! THIS WEEK WAS AMAZING!!! And we are having tons of success. The branch attendance was 93 yesterday so we were pretty happy!! But I will explain everything next week!! Do what's right!!!!