Letter #17

After and before
 
guadaña (scythe) I used for the service project 

Elder Allgaier y yo

Heyyy everybody!! Buenas tardes!!

Man this past week has been quite the adventure. I've been leading the area, showing Elder Allgaier all around, he's a dawg! He's from England/Utah, so quite the change from Elder Toledo, but we've been working together really well, this transfer is going to be awesome.

Just a couple things from this week!
4 gringos: For my first (and probably last) time in the mission there's 4 gringos in the house here, which has pretty much never happened. It's been a blast... but we may or may not be speaking a bit more English in the house than before. So here's to hoping my Spanish doesn't take a hit this transfer😅

Service: We had an awesome opportunity to help some people make a road through a pasture (by hand of course). It was pretty sick, let's just say I was definitely feeling it the morning after though. I'll throw in a before and after picture as well👇

Earthquake: I went through my first 2 earthquakes!! One last night (a 4.9) and one this morning that was a bit smaller. It was actually super cool, my first time!!
 
Last super cool experience!! For a bit of context, Sundays are pretty high-stress for missionaries (coordinating rides, inviting literally the whole world, helping prep the building, sacrament, etc etc) and this Sunday wasn't any different. But these past two weeks, I've found a lot of comfort in taking the sacrament. I've felt so much peace and comfort in just taking a few moments to think about the Savior and my relationship with Him. Life gets busy sometimes, I'm feeling that a lot right now. But I can promise you that there's comfort and strength that comes from taking a step back and thinking about Christ, especially in this time of year when we have the chance to think more about His birth!! So don't forget; if you're busy and stressed, just take a step back. Remember there's something that literally gave their life for you so you could have joy. I promise and testify there's so much comfort in this!!

That's about all I've got right now!! Thank you guys for all the support and prayers, lmk if I can do anything for you!! Enjoy the cold weather, dont forget to get pumped for Christmas!!!!

Your friend from El Salvador
Elder Bagley🤠🫡

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