The rain this week was crazy. It literally
flooded the streets. They became flowing rivers. It was super loco. We’re
safe and sound. We bought some big ol’ rainboots which helped a lot. We
could cross the streets/rivers just fine. Lots of houses flooded and there
was a lot of damage done by all the water. There was so much rain the pipes
broke and all of Arequipa went without water for a day or so. I’ve heard
some parts still don’t have water. We got water Sunday morning, just in
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Hello everyone! Everything’s great here in Arequipa.
We’re starting to get some rain again, which is nice. The city needs it.
They’ve been in a drought.

The missionary work goes on. We’re looking for investigators and helping
lots of less actives right now. We don’t have any baptisms set in stone
yet. We might have a couple somewhat soon.

I’ve been learning a lot in my studies recently. I’ve been learning about
how important it is to have a testimony, about the power of prayer, about
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Well, I got transfered
yesterday. It was a really busy day and didn’t have time to write. I’m back
in Arequipa, though. I’m now in the Central Stake, Salaverry Ward. It’s
been good so far.

My companion is Elder Smedley. He’s great. He’s from my group, so we met
each other in the CCM/MTC. He’s really funny.

Our new Zone only has 10 missionaries in it. It’s half the size of my other
Zone. We only have 1 district here instead of 2. It’ll be different. It’ll
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