Balanyork

Hello everyone!

Hope all is well in the US because I am chilling here in Balanyork haha. That is a nickname missionaries in the past have for Balancán. Where I'm at is a tiny town with one store and a whole lot of nothing, so the nickname coming from New York doesn't make much sense but it's fun to say. This week was basically just adjusting to the area and meeting some people. 

I got here on Wednesday and Thursday morning and my companion, Elder Gallegos and I, were told we are no longer allowed to have in person lessons which sucks real bad. The only exception was if we already had them set or if it is at the church. We made sure to get all of our in person lessons in so I was able to meet some people. There aren't a lot of people here so I think I'll meet everyone in the next week or so. But yeah we had some good lessons this week and it has just been an interesting experience overall. 

Now there may not be a lot of stores and stuff here but there are crocodiles and monkeys! There's a little pond about 40 yards from our house that has a bunch of crocs so sometimes we go feed them. The monkeys are pretty sweet not gonna lie. There are 2 types, the cute little ones that you wanna hold, and the big boys who scream loud and want to attack. So far I have only seen the little boys close up and the big boys I saw from a distance. We can hear them screaming in the morning and its actually scary and does not sound like a monkey. 

My little spiritual thought this week is how grateful I am for the sacrament. At church yesterday we had a solid 14 people including us. I was able to give a talk and I mentioned that the sacrament is the highlight of the week and we need to work to invite everyone to church on Sunday to partake of it. Don't take the sacrament for granted because it's amazing and we are so blessed to have it. 

Love you all! 

Elder Wilde