So, I got sick.

I guess a little too sick to remain in the mission field. Do not worry, for I shall return to the field. I had the medical need to return home for testing and rest so that this missionary's body could return to a stable state for work.

Sooooooo, I am better now and have sent off the papers from Doctors offices to Salt Lake and we are currently waiting the response from the big guys up in church headquarters to mail me my "reinstatement" haha so that I can once more return to my missionary duty and finish the few 6 or 7 months that I lack in my journey.

Haha
 Yo se que esta iglesia es la unica verdadera en la faz de la tierra. Yo se que vive mi senor y que nos ama bastante. Yo se que nuestro padre celestial nos ama tanto y nos cuida en nuestros caminos. Yo les amo, y quiero que tengan paz en su hogar y en su corazon. Duden sus dudas, y suigan al Senor.

-(for now) Bro. Braeden Darling

Hello Family Dear

Hi, we are almost to call number #3 of the 4 times we call home on the mission, thats coming up in a few days haha crazy. 

Right now things are going slow being sick and all but we are having success and working with a few families that have some members and some non-members, they are pretty great. 

So, today I went and took some more tests because the cardiologist was thinking that what i have isn't directly related to the heart, but we will see. I am supposed to go to Xela to go see a specialist here soon, just waiting the call. Xela is like a few hours from Reu, i have driven there a bunch while i was in the office. i have sent some pictures. its a cool place that is where one of the 2 temples here in Guatemala is. 

Last week we had to go to a place called mazate so we had to catch a bus and had like 15 minutes to write, that's why it was such a lame p-day haha. but mazate was great. There is an Elder there named Elder Zavala. He is super dope. He and his brother have like the same exact story that Elder Whelan and I do. He is 21 and his bro is 20. both came out together and are both going home the same day, awesome!!! 

Yo sé que el señor dirije esta obra, y que estoy aqui por una razon, ayudarle a Él. 

Les amo muchisimo. Feliz dia de la madre!!!

pics. 

some pics from the thing i was hooked up to. fancy thai food in mazate, shrimp in curry sauce. and i bought a fanny-pack!!!!! #neverchange              [Editor's note: We apologize for the fanny-pack video]

No Time to Write!

hello family. I have been moved into a different area because of my heath problems. I am now in San Felipe with Elder Angulo, from Lima Peru. He is dope. I don't have like anytime to write because we need to go to a place called Mazate because early tomorrow i am going in for an appointment where they are going to put a thingy on my arm that will take my blood pressure for 24 hours. So we will see how it goes :)

San Felipe is awesome. It was rough leaving El Codo because there are some amazing famileis there that I miss a bunch but I will visit them when i come back to visit. 

7 months left in the mission, thats cool hahaha. I am the oldest missionary in my zone, thats super weird because it is the same zone as where I started the mission in Brillantes hahaha. 

We had a baptism this last Saturday so that was neat haha. I never taught the lady, just showed up to see her get baptized basically. 

Don't have time to send pictures, sorry. 

I love you guys!!!

[Editor's note: Braeden has had headaches, high blood pressure/heart rate, and felt very fatigued for the last 2-3 weeks. He's gone to see a couple of specialists, and tomorrow (Monday) is going to see a cardiologists. We spoke with his mission president tonight. He's not extremely worried but is concerned and wants to get to the bottom of it sooner rather than later. Hopefully this week's emails from him will provide more clarity and good news.]