24 Hour Crutches!

(the picture situation is rough right now. this is about it until he figures his camera out)

Sorry these are so quick! I'm still trying to figure out how to manage my time writing here so here's the speed version.

I hurt my knee earlier this week playing volleyball. I could not walk the entire day and was assigned to crutches. It was pretty awful. But the Lord will not allow his servants to be out of the fight unless he wills it to be. The next morning BOOM. I could walk. With minimal pain but I was back just like that. The power of prayer is real. The Lord loves us. 

Heartbreaks are also real out here. Our Brazilian roommates, Elder Mattos and Elder Moreira left this morning for their missions. They were my best friends in the MTC here. Through their very tiny English and my small Portuguese we established such a strong bond of love. I seriously just loved them! They have the biggest hearts and know how to serve. 

I'm loving it here! I'm still struggling to adjust to rice and beans as my staple foods and I'm gaining weight like crazy, but I don't even care. Well another good week is in store for all of us! Maybe next week I will have pictures! 

Love, Elder Hixon

P.S. Until I send pictures youou can see me on the CTM Facebook page video of us singing, kind of. 

Flingin Flangin Good!

Another week in paradise! Otra semana en la vida!

Time is still FLYING. This past weekend, Elder Gehring, Elder Parry, and I created a tournament for fútbol in the mornings. We went around and recruited every person in the CCM, and then we picked 8 captains, after which we held the first CCM Draft in the history of this Santiago CCM!

I´m a coach of 2 of the 8 teams, and I´ll tell you what WE ARE FLINGIN FLANGIN GOOD! Hermanas and Elders (and Latinos...wow they are ridiculously good at fútbol) are all mixed together, so it´s pretty equal and pretty dang fun. The tournament ends Friday. Elder Anderson and I commentate (is that a verb?) on the games when we´re not on the court, and we got President and Hermana Doll to ref the championship game! We also got permission to use headphones from the computer lab to wear while we coach, and it´s just a blast. Everyone plays, and everyone has fun. Of course, this is only day 2, next week there might be some different emotions. 

I have 3 minutes before I need to finish emailing, so this one is gonna be a bit short. Hey I met Elder Texiera or however you spell it this week! Member of the 70. He presided over the ground breaking of the Conceppcion Temple, then we saw him on the temple grounds outside the CCM and shook his hand! He took a picture with us on his camera, said he´d put in on facebook or something? But who knows, who really cares haha. It was cool meeting him.

Two other things of note. Scripture mastery comes in handy EVERY DAY of the mission. And hey I got a haircut, and a selfie with my stylist! Yep I said stylist :) 

I have a testimony of this work, and I have a testimony of this Gospel. One of the greatest things I´m learning is that, no matter how hard or easy the day is, I can find familiarity and comfort when I am on my knees, conversing with The Lord. He is unchanging, He is all encompassing, He is ours, and we are His. As I try my best to find Him in my every day life, then no matter where I am, I am always home. And it all starts on my knees!

Hey be a missionary this week! Find somebody to lift! 

Okay I gotta go.

Les amo, les amo, les amo!

-Elder Hixon