Jan 3

well another year closer to the second coming... ha any ways to start the week off.. new years was fun. was similar to christmas with eating tamales. gross and chill-axing around the house. i ate at a local Chinese food place and wrote letter out to a few people. just need to get envelops now. at mid night the sky was really beautiful with all the fireworks and such. after the fireworks i wanted to sleep.... well the stupid drunk neighbor was blasting music ALL night long i could barely sleep and was a rough night.
 ill attach a picture or two... the next morning we went out to get our money for the month out of the ATM. yay for pay day. well the atm we visited was in our area which is conveniently located by a burger king!! the only one in REU. well i made a stop for a good chocolate shake. was great and reminded  me of mom and when we would get them after a dentist appointment...
well after that we went to WOON WOON. a chinese place. really good and what was on the tv... Lord of the Rings 3. ugh. was a good time eating and such.

also this week for service we helped a member dig a well. was a good experience. it was after church and had a group of elders go. me and my comp went to give support. well they were all joking about us going in to the well with our shirts and ties. well i ended up helping out and digging a good 2ft. was really good but i have a great blister on my hand now.. ugh.

the work here is getting better. my comp decided to shut down and let me lead the way for everything. which is annoying at times but i am learning alot from this experience and getting ready to train. i feel it coming faster than i know. i just need get down and study more..

so today we went to the ruins in another area.. was really cool and i was excited until i found out they charge more for a foreigner. and the ruins weren't all that great. but its a once in a life time chance really was great taking pictures they also had a zoo. which is of the picture of the monkey. i gave him my tie. was really funny but that thing had a really strong grip! ha was a good time though. i learned alot about ancient architecture  the ruins dated back to 150AD. was cool but i wish i could see the city in its prim that would be cool. reminded  me of the hike me and davy took and how places used to be a big hustle and bustle but now are nothing.

this week i should have a good time. time is really going by fast. and before i know it this change will be over. good times
if there is anything you wanna know let me know 

love elder crockett

Dec 27

well as you all pretty much know im doing great here in guate and just having a chill christmas. i told kevin about this expirence and forgot to tell everyone else... any who the 24 we got together as a zone and went to the hospital to sing christmas carols and such to the people. i was thinking awesome the hospital mindy love the hospital and will be jealous of me... well i stept in the the building and just felt like death in there. i think there are some bad things/ spirits in there. we sang and sang. the hospiital was really nasty and dirty so be thankful for what you have in the states. my house is cleaner than that hospital was. anyways we sang and sang was really a cool expirence i enjoyed it.

christmas was basically newyears for the states. at midnight the whole city of San Sebastion was filled with fireworks and drunks. was funny but really cool too... i really loved talking to you all. and sorry i didnt call back in the night. all the tiendas were closed by the time my comp was done with the phone so i couldnt buy minutes. but o well we can all wait another 5 months. thats not to long now.. time is really going by fast. it was this time last year that i started working at the KING. and wow just really went fast. i hear thats how the mission is. so we will have to see how that goes.
yesterday we had another baptism! was really cool. then we went and did service for our recent convert with  some of the ward members. was really good and i think it had a positive impression on him and will help him stay on task.

hmmm i dont know what more to really say things here are really normal. this week we have double PDAY! so saturday ill get to sit around and sleep. ha ha anyways untill next week!
Love
Elder crockett

Dec 20

hey well this week was really good. first off i got my pacages thanks mommy they are awesome. i swear i have gained at least 5lbs since tuesday! really good. the people here like my starburst. and im thinking on christmas about making muffins. hmmm just need the keys to the church which isnt to hard for me to get as long as i dont have a change in areas.

this week was packed with stake activites and our mission christmas party. tuesday was our mission party. it was filled with a devotional and then we ate. then performed skits. well the food was great no problems eating it. but i think the night before i ate some bad food. i had the worst stomach cramps.... i literally could not move and had a feaver. sucked and after i got my delicious pacages i went to bed while my comp was out with another kid for divisions. i had really bad hersey squirts... ill just end it at that.

next day was our district meeting and i still was suffering from the pains. but yeah... then the next day we had our stake activity. ´´blanca navidad´´ or for you spanish challenged people. white christmas. it was our zones baptism day. me and my comp had two people back out and that sucked but one has a date set which its going to be next week sometime. anywho we had 2 baptisms. was a good time.

the next morning we had a stake activity so our zone was all togther again. i like when we get together because i can talk to other people and such. in english. just another oportunity to relieve stress and get to express my feelings and such. so thats really all that i have done this week. sorry it was borring. i find out tonight about changes. i think i may be sent to another area. but who knows.  things are going good and time is flying. its almost been about 5 months that i have been out. crazy!!  but i dont know when im going to call in the morning sometime... but yeah i hope you all have a good week and ill talk to you christmas.

love elder crockett