I learned this week that Valentine’s Day
does exist in Peru. It’s certainly not the same nor as big as it is in the
States, but it does exist. A couple of the photos that I sent this week are
of the ward party that we had here. The Elders Quorum had an activity for
all the couples in the ward. They shared wedding photos, ate, and sang
karaoke. We didn’t stay for long because they started at like 8:30 and our
curfew is 9:00, but it sounds like everyone had fun.
Everything is going well here in
Peru. Elder Vera and I are working hard here in Palacio, or ‘The Palace’ in
English. We found a couple new investigator families this week, and we’re
hoping that they feel the desire to be baptized and become members of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
We visited one of these families with our bishop. The lesson was awesome.
He taught super clearly, gave great explanations, and taught with the
Spirit. We talked mostly with this family about prayer. Continue reading →
I’m now a father here in the mission! My new
companion, fresh out of the CCM in Lima, got here Tuesday morning. His name
is Elder Vera. He’s from Peru. He’s 20. All of his family are members. His
older brother served in this same mission 14 years ago, so that’s cool. I’m
here training him in the area. We went to meet a lot of the members this
week and also taught some of our investigators. He has a strong testimony,
and we get along great. He’s not as crazy as my last companion, but that’s
okay.
Last week for P-Day, we went to some waterfalls.
It was really cool. We hiked up a slot canyon with a shallow river running
through it. I don’t have pictures because my camera was dead, but I might
get some from the other Elders. We then went and ate some lamb. It was
pretty good. Not like it is in the States, but good enough. We also played
some baseball for a bit in a soccer field that we found. It was a good last
P-Day with the Zone.
It was the last Zone P-Day because we had transfers this weekend! Continue reading →
This week was good. We had a baptism on
Saturday. The First Counselor in our Bishopric baptised him, and then on
Sunday, I confirmed him a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints. It was great to see his desire to be baptized and hear
his testimony. He’s 16, so he’ll be a new priest in the ward. Hopefully, he
will be preparing to go on his mission in a few years. His parents should
be baptized next month.
After the baptism, we went to lunch with a member. Those pictures are from
the Continue reading →
