This was a pretty good week. As you all know on Wednesday we went to Chiclayo to hear Russell M. Nelson speak. It was really good and we also heard from one of the area presidency and his wife and Russell M. Nelson's wife. There seemed to be a theme of family history work and eternal families and how the goal isn't baptism, the goal is the temple and eternal families. That took up all of Wednesday then on Thursday me and my companion were teaching this lady and we started talking about how hot it is and she said we need hats. So she went and got us both cowboy hats hahah.
 Then Friday this new evangelic church started going around telling people not to listen to us and their main arguments were that the Mormons don't preach repentance. I have one of their pamphlets and it just talks about how Adam and Eve were not naked in the garden of Eden hahaha. Then Saturday we had a service project and holy crap that was a lot of work haha. We had to dig a trench for these people to put water in so they could have a flushing toilet. The trench was about three feet deep, two feet wide, and about 20 yards long and its not like we were using your classic Home Depot shovels, these things were home made haha. I have a blister, well a hole in my hand where there used to be a blister, about the size of a quarter haha. No big plans for thanksgiving. I'll probably just have my ramen noodles. Well that's my week. Love you guys.

 

 

Cold showers and bugs...

Hello again. This was a really good week for me. On Wednesday we had exchanges so I was with another new missionary in his area for the day. Haha two new missionaries together for a day. Actually turned out really good though. The plus side was that he is Peruvian so it wasn't two gringos trying to do something haha. Then on Thursday we went to Piura for a reunion of all the new missionaries and had a little conference thing and ate lunch there. We had sloppy joes and I have never liked them but I pounded about 3 of them haha hey everyone always says the mission changes you. It has been getting really hot lately. Everyday after lunch when we have language study I take a shower with this freezing cold water and that helps for about 30 minutes. Then I do the same thing before I go to bed haha. Also the mosquitos have been coming out. I havent gotten bit too much but my companion is covered haha. This week we are going to Chiclayo on Wednesday! Elder Russell M. Nelson is coming to talk to the mission and the whole Peru Piura mission gets to go and watch, I'm pretty pumped for that haha. Well thats all for this week. Love you guys.

 

The Elders and Adha Yr 



Short(er) and Sweet...

Well another week that flew by. Me and my companion worked hard this week and we had the best numbers of the transfer so far for us. Nothing really exciting though. Just working haha. We aren't doing anything as a zone today so we have the whole day free until 6 when we have our lessons. Yesterday the three girls got confirmed and they felt really good after. I do have to brag that I make a pretty mean French toast for what I have to work with haha and I don't know why but I can freakin eat a lot haha I'm gonna be fat by the time I come home but that's a good thing. Sorry this e mail is short haha I don't really have a whole lot to write about, just the same old same old, sand, sun, sweat. heat, etc. its great. Well love you guys.

Well this week was great and flew by. I cant believe I'm sitting here writing you guys again already. We were supposed to have two baptisms yesterday but they fell through because their mom doesn't want them to be baptized. We were also supposed to have 4 confirmations but only had one because the three little girls didn't have money to get to the church so they will be confirmed this week. On Thursday we got some great news that on November 20th Elder Russell M Nelson is going to Chiclayo and that the entire Peru Piura mission is going to watch him talk so that should be way fun. So yesterday was fast Sunday, and we get to the church and one of the counselors in the bishopric came up to us and said that the stake president moved fast Sunday to next week and that they need people to talk in sacrament meeting. so I got volunteered and got to give my first talk haha. It was good and I talked about missionary work and how everyone should want to share the blessings that we have in this gospel. Then the guy that talked after me talked about how they all watched me bear my testimony a month ago and how I struggled with my words and how today I gave a great message and he talked about how the gift of tongues is real. So I felt pretty good about that haha. Well that's all for this week. Love you guys.

Halloween was pretty normal around here. Nothing to exciting happened. Me and my companion made sponge bob mac and cheese for dinner and that's about it haha.  Its a solid 95 right now where I'm at.