I’m legal here now!
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| We love opening the door of the library and taking pics because the lighting is good. |
You should ask my dad, who’s an actual lawyer, but I’m pretty sure I was technically never here illegally. I just have all the documents set in order to get an ID and all that jazz. I’m pura chapina (that’s the nickname for Guatemalans).
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| Here I am, hour three of sitting in immigration and doing nothing. |
But it didn’t start out so easy, dear reader. You see, I’m not sure if you’ve ever read this scripture that says:
“But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first.”
That scripture foretells a lot of things, including my trip to the capital this week! We got to the immigration offices around 9 a.m., and I was the first appointment of the day! But not even a minute into the worker looking at my papers, he announced that something was wrong with them. The area offices in Guatemala City are in charge of the paperwork stuff, so I went to find the hermano who came with us and said he would be right outside the door if we needed anything. The man was not right outside the door. The second time I checked, it was to no avail, but third time’s the charm, and he started getting to work solving my legal problems!
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| I went to brush my teeth, and when I returned from the bathroom … |
Unfortunately, fixing legal problems means patience. I had to leave that room and sit in the front lobby for over four hours until whatever was wrong with me was fixed. At one point, it was suggested I’d have to stay in the capital one more night, but the Lord is merciful, and that was not a trial I had to bear. And because we left the capital late thanks to yours truly, we got to stay the night in Xela! My home.
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| Is this a random picture of a bank in Guatemala City, or could there be more here than meets the eye? 👀 |
When we got back to the area, we hit the ground running, and even though we had a day less in the area than we originally thought, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday were busy and joyful! Looking through member lists, calling former investigators, all of that jazz. Even though it’s hard, that new adventure of getting to know the people has been my favorite part of opening areas.
There are a million things I’ve learned this week. Some of my favorite stuff has been inside Jesus the Christ. At one point, Talmage quotes a scripture from Moses 6 that particularly struck me:
52 … hearken unto my voice, and believe, and repent of all thy transgressions, and be baptized, even in water, in the name of mine Only Begotten Son, who is full of grace and truth, which is Jesus Christ, the only name which shall be given under heaven, whereby salvation shall come unto the children of men.
At the end of the day, this is what really matters. There are countless things to worry over, notice, and scrutinize, but the truth of the situation is that everything comes down to Christ. And when He’s at the center of what we're doing, it will fall into place. It all starts when we listen and believe.
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