Elder Max Merritt

Mar 11, 2019 Today was a tough day, on Mondays it’s our preparation day, so we clean the room, clothes, play sports, eat like kings, and call family. This morning we woke up and showered and shaved and studied the scriptures for an hour. My companion called the wife of the mission president also known as mission mom, about a fish bone that has been stuck in his throat. She said come to Chiclayo and go to the hospital. So, we left our room at 8 and spent the whole day in taxis and hospitals. We went to the best hospital in Chiclayo and I walked in and in front of the door was a dry puddle of blood. It was not big but enough to make you wonder... we got back to Jayanca at 5 and it was a day where I was not moving and working hard but the waiting just took the energy out of me. I was kind of sad I did not wash clothes, play sports, or eat like a king. I spent 3 soles on lunch which is the equivalent to 1 dollar, but I had a boost of moral talking to the family! I am exhausted after to...

Mar 4, 2019 Well today was awesome! we had super day of preparation, so all the elders and sisters got together, and we played games like sharks and minnows, water sports, volleyball, massive jump rope and more! I got really sun burnt but that has become the norm here on day of preparation. speaking of norms-- I got to say hi to the one and only... the man, the myth, the Elder… E. Norman! We said hi and I also vented to him a bunch of stuff and he helped me! He told me sometimes it’s just hard to get things rolling and that is all part of the learning process to be a testimony to god to see how bad we want to be out here and how hard we will work for it. then I talked to this sister missionary who is from Bolivia we came from the same mtc group, so she is obsessed with me talking Spanish because I knew none when I left the mtc. So, she wanted to talk a lot! But I do not want to get sent home. We came back to the area and CALLED our families! That was so awesome! Mom, Dad-- that rea...

Feb 25, 2019 Better today than yesterday! Please watch the video The Atonement and Missionary Work. It is a video for missionaries, but it also gives perspective on life. Please, please, PLEASE! Today we went to Lambejeque to have a last-minute zone meeting, there we found out that we had the most success in this month than we have had in the last 45 months! That was amazing! Then we headed back to Jayanca. We ate lunch and talked a little with our families. This is new so I have many problems with it. Then we got haircuts and went out to teach. My companion is really depressed today so that was difficult. Hopefully he will feel better. I love you good night Feb 26, 2019 Better today than yesterday. Well today was a ride! The district leaders called early this morning to have a district meeting, so we drove 2 hours round trip and got back to the room at 12. He also said he wanted to do an inner change today, but we needed to do a planifacation seminar and with that we...