Out Of The Frying Pan Into The FIRE

 Well where do I begin!?!?! I guess I might start with the last MTC business. I ate 15 ice cream sandwiches in one go so I'll take the title from David in that friendly, uncompetitive competition.

ECUADOR!!! Oh my goodness. This place is all that and a box of chocolates on all fronts. It appeared to be cold but as soon as I stepped outside the plane, it was toasty for the next two years. I don't know if I'm used to it now but I keep saying it's very doable and now it is. Light work.

I got to baptize Hermano (brother) Gabriel in Guayaquil and it was awesome! My Spanish is limited but I am grateful to do that! 

I got to play a ton of soccer today with all of the kids in the city. We played for almost 4 hours and we were playing well. It felt like I was at an open gym for Skyview Hoops. These kids are good but I was thinking like Lucas Witthauer would've ran these kids easy, USA all day. I was so gassed though cause it was soooo hot when we played. 

 Right now I'm in the Ventanas. It's a small city in Ecuador where they grow tons of corn and bananas. The people are very humble and super nice. I love it here.

In case I don't see you buenas tardes, buenas noches y buenas noches,
Élder Sheppert




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