Mother's Day Call

It was a great Mother's Day! It was wonderful for everyone to get to talk to Hayden. Bryan and Whitney came over and Lexi was here as well. He even got to talk to Grandma and Grandpa Murdock. It was so nice to hear his voice and ask questions and share our love for each other. Here are a few of the highlights of the conversation.

• Hayden loves his new companion Elder N.
• He said that yesterday (Saturday) was the best day of the mission so -far! He and Elder N. contacted some new great investigators and they had a very spiritual day.
• His apartment is very small,  at first he really did not like his apartment or his area but now he is growing to love it.
• He is in an area where the members are strong and there is a lot of wards and a couple of stakes.
• His shower has an attachment that heats up the water so he has warm showers not cold.
• When Hayden and Elder M. first got their  apartment it had cockroaches but now it doesn't —He did not say how they fixed that.
• Elder M. and all of the other Elders in Hayden's district  got fleas somehow Hayden was the only one that avoided them. I guess we will see in future months if he is actually "flea resistant".
• He says that the mosquitoes are really bad in Guatemala.
• Some of the doorbells on the houses shock you!
• He told Taylor that he does not care if he uses his golf shoes while he is gone.......Taylor says woo-hoo!
• He cooks all of his own food. And has not gotten sick yet.
• He can buy most things at a store that is similar to WalMart and is owned by WalMart.
• He loves the fresh fruit and the markets in Guatemala.
• He says that the people are very hospitable.
• He dislikes the milk---it is the unrefrigerated kind in a box like you can get at Gosner's Cheese Factory....the funny thing is that before he went he loved to get "boxed" milk when we would go to Logan.
• He does his own laundry but a lady lets them borrow her washing machine
• Bryan says Hayden is speaking Spanish very well.
• I asked him if Sister Torres is as Happy as she looks in her Photos....he said yes she is and always smiling unless of course you are doing something you should not be doing.
• He sends his emails from an internet cafe.
• He had an interview with President Torres the other day and is very curious where he will end up next transfer...if he will stay or go.
• His baptism with N. fell through and he was very disappointed about that. N. was having some issues.
• He has enjoyed seeing Elder D. and has had a few walks down memory lane with him. He said the other day that they were laughing and saying how funny it was that not to long ago they were sitting together on a bench in a dug out playing little league baseball— and now they are both traveling the streets of Guatemala together. It is nice for Hayden to have a true friend when he is that far from home!
• He said over and over that even though he thinks of home all of the time-that he knows he is where he is supposed to be.
• He wanted me to tell everyone how much he loves each and everyone of you and thank you for supporting him. 
• Last but not least he said everyone PLEASE WRITE!!!!
• It was hard to say Good bye.......

What a good kid he is!!!