8 Months Baby!!

Jun 3, 2019

Today was a good day we went to Lambayeque and had a zone meeting, and that was really good. This month’s theme is por que, para que or why and for what. That many times as missionaries we do not help people understand why it is important to obey the commandments of God, and also for what, what do they receive from obeying the commandments. Because about 90 percent of arguments and contentions can be solved for just finding out the reason of something, and it is a little more than just asking why but putting honest effort into a well-formed question to find out the real reason. It is kind of hard to write it well in English, but I hope you understand what I’m trying to say. I love you good night

Jun 4, 2019

Today we had some great service this morning, we moved dirt up this mountain, and it was really nice! Afterwards we planned our week and I ate yogurt with bananas, it was amazing! we the had two people who are preparing to get baptized this week fall through. The wife of Guillermo said she does not want to get married, and the dad of Irene said she cannot change her religion. So, that was rough, but we kept up our excitement! We found a bunch of really good people! THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT! I love you good night

Jun 5, 2019

Today was a wonderful day! We went to Motupe for another district meeting and that was fun! We played a game with the lessons we have memorized and yeah, I got last, but it is all right. Afterwards we had the interview for Jesus and he passed so we will have his baptism on Friday! We also passed by for a pair that we have been teaching and for the first time in my mission an investigator cooked us food!!! They brought out like the smallest burrito but really it was just 100 percent corn. That was it. It was sad but the offer warmed my heart! I tried not eating it all in one bite so I would not be rude. but I really do love them for the best meal of my mission! I love you and good night

Jun 7, 2019

Today we ended an interchange and yeah, I will not say much about that.... but we came back to Jayanca and had some poderoso (poweful) lessons, afterwards we swung by the house of Jesus to see if he was ready for his baptism, his sister came to the door and said he did not want to talk to us and he was headed to Chiclayo to see his daughter. We were full of emotions. we then sent his sister to him with a note that said, “this baptism is a promise with God, do not forget how hard you worked for this blessing” and we went to his baptism filled with faith. He showed up and we had an amazing baptism! Also, Frank and Araceli went to the baptism! Never have I ever seen or had hopes of any investigator assist a baptism service! When Jesus showed up, Frank said he is my cousin! Frank and Jesus are cousins. I love you and good night

Jun 8, 2019

Today was a great day, we had some good lessons this morning and I am working on opening up to people, I do not know why but I have been super quiet here on my mission, I think its a mixture of the language, not wanting to say something incorrect, or make a joke that does not translate well, but I’m working on it! We then went and visited Frank and Araceli, they took us on a tour of their farm, and it is so cute! They said they work on the farm all day and every morning they wake up at 5 to study the book of Mormon. They are so ready! It breaks my heart that I will be gone for their baptism... because of transfers ...but I’m happy to be with them through this experience. I love you good night

Jun 9, 2019

Just as I put this date down, I realized I have been graduated from high school for over a year! I really lost track of time down here in Peru. Ha-ha well today was a good day, we had 4 people visit church today, Frank and Araceli were 2 of those 4! Winning and after church we had a church leader training by President Balderrama. I’m pretty sure he burned them, chastised because we had a leader join us for a lesson and the leader only talked the investigator out of baptism... I won’t go into much detail, but it was bad. We then taught a STRONG catholic family and by the end of the lesson they agreed the catholic church was created by man and is not the church Christ established in his earthly ministry... and they had photos of the Pope and saints on their walls! I love you good night

Jun 10, 2019

Today I reached 8 months, and it has been flying by! We went to Olmos and looked at a place called Pixi Farm... roughly translated. It had peacocks, alligators, a 400-year-old turtle, and Koi fish that were 6 feet long! It was fun and I took a lot of photos. We then came back to the room to wash clothes and talk to our families, we then had all our visits fall through, but we talked to everyone in the streets and we found 4 new people and invited them all to baptism and to the church, so we had an amazing day. But when we were walking back to the room, we were a little late, so we walked fast in the pitch black and there was a big ole rock in the road and I kicked that thing with the strength of 2000 stripling warriors, and I let out a deathly war cry shriek. This was just the beginning of it all I tried walking it off, then limping, crawling, then crying... naw! I just hit my shin really hard and it hurt so bad. I love you good night

Jun 15, 2019

Well we went to Lambayeque to have a multi zone, so I did not have my typing thing, and these other few days I lost track of time and had no time to write in the nights, but I’m alive and we are doing good here in Jayanca. I’m a little: area trunky: trunky is the word used for like the seniors at the end of the school year. Most of the time we are in an area for no more than 4 changes and I have 3.5 here in Jayanca due to the change emergency. So yeah, it’s safe to say I’ll be going, but I’m leaving Elder Tituana with people with a date for baptism. I have been so busy leading the area this week because we have had 3 changes with other elders this week and I have been stuck here to lead the area. I love you and sorry for not writing more this week, I’ll do better the next! GOOD NIGHT.

Jun 16, 2019

I beat the odds... the night of changes and we got the call that Elder Tituana is leaving to Bagua Grande to be a leader of the zone and I’m staying here in Jayanca for my 5th combio, I will be here for 7 months by the end of this change. I’m so full of different emotions. I wanted to leave but I wanted to stay. All the leaders here gave me going away gifts and now I must tell them that I will be staying here for another 6 weeks... Elder Tituana is so mad to leave because we have 4 people really ready for baptism! Noelia who made many comments about my eyes the other day, asked to have an interview with the president of the branch. She talked to him about the rules on the clothes for the church, the sabbath day, and asked how she can be a member of this church... WOW! So, I’m so happy to be a part of that and most of all, I’m going to miss Elder Tituana so much he is Lo Maximo!

Jun 17, 2019

Well today was P-day and we woke up at 4 to pick up my companion and another Elder. We went back to the room and went back to bed, we then had the whole p-day with them and it was awesome! He invested in a pizza oven and we baked cookies and watched 17 miracles, awe I loved it! I love you good night

I have had no time to write this week because I’m leading the area, which means I’m teaching my companion all the streets, members, filing paperwork, updating the map, and the filter system. So, it has been quite stressful and I’m not super mentally prepared for it all. Things are looking good we have 3 who have a baptism date and Frank and Araceli do not want to get married at the moment so that kind of put me through a loop. We woke up early today and went for a run and also went and cleaned up in front of an investigator’s house to help win the trust of the mom so she will give permission that her daughter can get baptized. and today she told me to marry her.... RIP at me.

Jun 22, 2019

Today was a good day, all our visits fell through, so we were walking around Jayanca for 3 hours trying to talk to anybody we could... that I have not already talked to ...so that was not a lot of fun. But we did have a visit with Diego, and he is pure GOLD. He has read so much of the book of Mormon and has a testimony and comes to English connect. He said he’s coming to church tomorrow and is really excited!