We have received our changes and I am here in the coast of Ecuador! I am, and was, so excited for this huge change. It is crazy hot and humid here and I love it. We took a bus here into Atacames (our sector) and you could see the ocean just over the houses. So cool! My new companion is Elder Garces from Ecuador! He lives over by Guayaquil and just finished his training. I'm excited to learn from another trainee how other trainers teach.
But back to Cotacachi. We had a very slow week, as in not a lot of work. But, it is all good and that is how some weeks just go.
But of course, I have to tell some good stories. The first was all in one day. We were traveling by bus to a family we eat lunch with. The bus suddenly stopped and everyone got up to see. I don't know why human nature is so nosey, but I had to stand up and see as well. Turns out, there were a bunch of trees that got destroyed and they were all over the road. I think it may have been the rain, but we ended up having to take an alternate route to the house. It was interesting and I had never seen that before in Cotacachi.
The other was in the same day. Once we were done eating lunch, we received a call that one of the members needed the church open to go and clean it. We had to almost run back, because it is about an hour's walk; downhill. We went as quickly as we could go to get back. We got there, opened up the doors, and decided to help them out until our appointment that we actually were going to have in the church. As we entered the sacrament room, we noticed that one of the windows on the door to enter the room from the outside was broken. To this day, we still have no idea why or how it was broken. You could tell someone, or thing, hit it from the center. Half of the glass was shattered on the ground inside and half was still in place but also shattered. Also something I had never seen before, and that includes that states. And so, President decided I was bad luck I guess.
But probably not. I hope that everyone is doing great and that you are enjoying the snow everyone has told me about as I am enjoying to heat and humidity. Love you all!
--Elder Ogden--
When I asked Stanley about his arm and possibly going back to verify there's not a break and also wishing him Happy Valentine's Day, this is what he responded with:
It is getting better every day. I have those thoughts every now and then, but I have the x-rays to show that nothing is broken. I think it may just be a little longer until it is 100%. I bought three tennis balls and practiced my recorder. I was with my two loves on Valentine's Day.
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