8/21/19  Week 3

This week was really awesome, but also tough. I had a few times of anxiety and stress, but this week was super cool! Today we got to go to the zoo, and I saw some super cool animals. The hippo was pretty awesome!  The bus ride to the zoo was about 45 minutes and driving around here is crazy so I am glad I don't have to drive anywhere myself.  The weather is really nice and everything is super green.  We also went to Wendys to eat which was really good because we all miss regular American food.  And now I get to email home so today has been Great!
Sunday I had to give a talk in Sacrament meeting. Like Alex we have to write talks every week in  the language we are learning  so Spanish for me and we don't know when we will be asked to talk. Well I was called to give my talk on Sunday. I didn´t do great but it wasn't terrible either haha. We also got to watch a movie about the construction of the Salt Lake Temple! It was super cool to see how much the saints gave up to the building of the Temple! it really made me realize the importance of temples! And since we got to go to the temple today I really thought about how important the ordinances performed in the temple are. It was seriously super cool. I am also looking forward to hearing President Nelson speak on Saturday.  He will be in Guatemala so that will be awesome!
Also since we´ve been reading the book of Mormon, I was reading in Alma 60 and verse 11 says something like, Did you suppose that you could do nothing and God would deliver you. If you have supposed this it has been in vain. I realized that we need to do everything we can to qualify for God´s strength and THEN He can help us! 
I took some pictures at the zoo, but I still haven't been able to figure out how to get pictures on the computer.  Nobody in my district knows how either.  I will try again another time.  

Sorry everyone else but I have to thank Mom real quick!
MOM You´re seriously amazing! Best mom in the world and I don´t care what anyone else says! Thank you so much for your emails, and your notes, and your prayers, and your preparations! Thank you for helping me get packed, and being the greatest example ever! When Logan photoshopped your face on Wonder Woman it was pretty funny but It´s true you are a super hero mom. I love you so much!! Thank you! 

I love you all, and thank you so much for your prayers, and especially anyone who fasted for me this week I KNOW that it helped me a lot!

Love Elder Hirschi


We got to talk to Elder Hirschi on Tuesday instead of Wednesday this week.  Here are some pics of the temple and MTC in Guatemala City.  They are right next to each other.







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