This picture is kind of small, but it shows the distance between La Libertad and Guayaquil.
....this last week has been crazy but awesome :). So starting Tuesday we had interviews with Presidente Gamboa in the morning. He came and inverviewed every missionary in our zone. And I guess the church in me and Elder Sanchez's area is the main church because we had it there, but that meant we had to go early to open it and get everything ready. It was a really fun morning. It was neat because Sis. Gamboa and the assistants came too. During the interviews Sis. Gamboa and one of the assistants went around to every house and did a house check (yeah, always nerve racking, lol, but luckily our house was "acceptable":). So yeah that took up all of the morning because me and Elder Sanchez had to wait till they were all through as well to close the church after they left. It was cool because they brought the pouch for our zone so we got our letters and things early. (By the way, I got the package you sent about the 22nd! It had the pedigree chart and pictures of the district meet, thank's! as well as those betty crocker brownie microwave mix which I can't wait to try, lol. It was terrible though, because we got it Tuesday- meaning we had to wait the entire week until today to open them. yeah, no me gusta :P)
Then the next day was the zone conference in Guayaquil. It was really neat. We had to get up an hour and half early so we could leave and catch the bus there (it's about a 2 hour trip to Guayaquil). It's funny because we got to put on our long sleeve shirts and suits and it seriously felt like we were dressing up for a special occasion. I mean I guess it's kool that it makes the zone conference feel like a super special occasion, just funny how a suit feels like I'm dressing up now, lol. Every day we just wear our short sleeve shirts and ties. But yeah it was really neat and fun to see two other zones. But, just like the last conference near the beginning they had the zone leaders, one at a time, stand up and ask random missionaries questions like "what is principle number 5 of lesson 2? thank you and recite for me a scripture to teach the principle." yeah I was scared, lol. Luckily they didn't ask me anything. But again it just gave me the feeling that President really does expect excelence of us and we have to know the scriptures. That's one thing I'll be working on :) Then when we went back to "Terminal" (the bus station in Guayaquil that's more like a mini airport) we couldn't help but stop and get lunch at PIZZA HUT!! lol it was expensive but definitely worth it, lol.
Saturday was awesome. Oh man we had lunch with the Bishop's family and they made us HAMBURGERS!!!!!!! ooh it was great, lol. they were burgers with cheese and tomato and I think even some balogna served with homeade french fries. ooh and after we each ate one they brought out seconds!! yeah, it was pretty much amazing. But then get this, as if the hamburgers weren't good enough, for dessert they gave us banana splits!!! the classic banana split with one scoop chocolate, one vanilla, and one strawberry, and chocolate syrup and these wafer cookies to go with it. Yeah, I could've died I was so happy. A classic American meal in the heart of Ecuador (ok not completely classic we had a bowl of soup with popcorn which is genuine Ecuador to start but still :). lol it was great.
The rest of Saturday was pretty good and then we finished the day with a baptismal service for Alex Orrala. He's 8 and the son of Carmen and sister of Michelle who were baptised last week. It was really neat. I had the honor of baptising him which was amazing. It was kool because before the baptism there was a ward primary activity at the church so many of the kids and adults stayed for the baptism after. Definitely a spiritual highlight again.....
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