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7/5/18 -- Sister Katie Buntin, Guatemala, Guatemala City Mission

Everyday is a good day as a missionary

helloooooooo!!! hows everyone doing_ i hope super duper well! this week was a week of miracles and i mean straight up miracles!!! we met a super awesome man named carlos! he is super pilas! he told us that he prayed for angels to come and help him then he saw a commercial for byu on the TV then he looked into it and found a facebook page that led him to a facebook page for the stake and sent a message asking for more information! the lady on facebook called us then we went to his house and he read the book of Mormon he prayed for the truth he even went to family home evening on Monday! hes so awesome! its weeks like this that make all the pain and all the rejection that comes from being a missionary worth it! HOW GREAT IS MY CALLING! on Monday night i was on the phone with president shumway and the first few seconds of my call were my favorite... [hello hermanas how are you_[ [president im doing GREAT[ )i heard almost a small gasp of air and then i thought i need to tell him why...= i responded [President EVERYDAY IS A GREAT DAY WHEN YOUR A MISSIONARY[ there is no lace i would rather be than here in the mission! the blessings are endless and the happiness is over abundant! I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY!!! i also wanted to share with everyone a little poem...

elder wittle had been there before the alarm clock rings 6:30 and i stumble to my feet i grabbed my companions bedding and pull off his sheets

a groan fills the room [is it time to arise_[ it seems just a second ago i was able to shut my eyes the morning activities follow..study prayer and such

but when its time to leave the apartment you feel you haven{t accomplished much.

[we have a super day planned[

my comp says with grin

i lowly utter a faithless breath,

[yeah if anyone lets us in.[

with the word of God and my faithful shwinn,

we ride off in the street prepared to face another day in humidity and heat.

its 9Ñ30 in the evening,the day is almost through.

my companion and i are riding home not accomplishing much we{d thought to do.

we ride up to the mailbox hoping to receive a lot

only to hear my echo reverberate [airbox[

we go up to the apartment the day is now complete

the only thing i have to show is a case of blistery feet.

silence engulfs me all about as i begin to weep

i thought wed teach somebody but everyone was away.

my hands my aching hands worn hurt and beat

[if our area was any smaller i would have knocked every street[

[why on our missions are the days so much alike_ the only difference between them is the flat tire on my bike.will you send some cooler weather_ the heat is killing me, i sweat so bad it gets in my eyes its very hard to see.[

[why do i have to wear a helmet isn{t your protection enough_ people always laugh at me and call me stupid stuff. please send us investigators so that i may give them what they lack.

i want to give them books of Mormon the weight of them hurts my back.[

[and what about my family_ they don{t have much to say.

im sick of not hearing what{s REALLY going on day after day

oh father, why am i here_ am i just wasting time_ sometimes i want to go home im sorry but thats on my mind.[

my companion heavenly father what have you given me_

the way he rides his bicycle i don{t think he can see.

now you have it i cant go on, i don{t know what to do.

that my dear father is the prayer i have for you.

my prayer now is finished, i jump into bed.

i need my rest for tomorrow weve got a long day planned.

sleep starts to take over me i seem to drift away

then it seems a vision takes over me another time another day.

im standing alone on a hill the view is nice

a man walks toward me and says [hello my name is Jesus Christ[

tears of joy well up inside

i fall down to his feet

[Arise[ he states [you and i need to speak[

my attentions to my savior total and complete

he says [your mission is similar to what happened to me[

i understand what you are going through.

in fact its safe to say ive felt the same as you.

i even know how you felt when nobody listened to you.

at times i felt not quite sure what else that i could do!

i know you don{t like to ride a bike, for you a car would be sweet.

just remember the donkey i rode wasn{t equipped with 21 speeds.

i understand you don{t like sweating in fact its something you hate.

remember when i sweat blood from every pore oh the agony was great!

i see you don{t like your companion, you{d rather have someone else.

i had a companion named judas who once sold my life for wealth.

its hard to wear a helmet people make fun of you.

remember when they put a crown of thorns on my head and called me king of Jews.

so you feel burdened with the weight of your pack_

i recall how heavy it was when the cross was slammed on my back.

your hands hurt from knock doors all day...

i guess when nails pounded in mine ached a similar way.

its hard not to hear from home and family you can not see

i lost communication on the cross and cried [father why hast though forsaken me_[

we have a bit in common but there{s a difference you see.

i endured to the end / finished my mission so follow and do like me.

he embraced me with his light and love

with tears in my eyes i watched as he went back to the father above.

i stood in awe and wonder when a beep rang in my head.

i listened and heard my alarm and realized i was in bed.

my comp let out a groan [6:30[ NOWAY

i sat up and said [come on ill even carry your scriptures today[

no matter what we go through

when we feel we cant take more

just stop and think of Jesus Christ

hes been there before!

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i love that even when life is hard i can always look to my savior and know that im not alone! ive never been alone! he will never leave me behind he will never let me down! he suffered and died for each and every one of us! I LOVE THAT! i love that i can count on him and i love that he loves each o us so much that he gave up his life so that we can live again! so back to my conversation with my mission president, the mission is the best time of my life and as much as i may ache and hurt, no matter if i cry at night, no matter how many doors get slammed in my face no matter how scared i am, no matter if i cant speak the language 100% perfect... im not alone and this is the best time ive ever had its the hardest thing ive ever done but the best thing ive ever done! i love our savior i love his sacrifice and im so grateful that i get to be a representative of him and suffer a little of what he suffered.

i thank everyone for all the prayers and for all of the support! love you all so much!

7/4/18

Hermana Buntin

October 18 2017-April 16 2019

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