Alrighty. So this week was ok. Not alot really happens. There is never anything super different. I will go by days...
Monday: Elder Guevara got a haircut, and we taught a couple of lessons. Bore testimony.
Tuesday:
We had a big day planned, but every single lesson fell through. We
tried contacting but nobody would listen to us, and at the end of the
day, we finally had one lesson happen, and he was a Dominican or
something who slurred his Spanish so bad, not even Elder Guevara could
understand him... To make things worse, he said something anout a gringa
that he married in Texas, and died or something, so he was trying to
talk to ME because I am a gringo. Wow... I had no idea what he was
talking about, and he wouldn't accept us to come back... But he kept
the LdM. :P
Wednesday:
Johan Javier Hurtado Principe had his second baptismal interview, and
passed! Other than that... it was an average, one third understood day.
Thursday: Read to 2 Nefi in el Libro de Mormón aloud in personal study, and was another very average day of not much.
Friday:
Was funny, because it was my turn to contact, and I saw this guy and
went up to him, shook his hand, and he said claro claro... then pushed
pass me and went inside... He REALLY didn't care... and we tried
knocking on the door, but he wouldn't answer... until his daughter came,
and said that he wasn't home. :P
Saturday:
We didn't do a lot, because of the baptism at 6. We were told to be
there at 5, and Elder Guevara spent a while getting ready. we got a
couple of lessons in, and the others fell through. Johan was baptized,
and there was a great turnout, and all of the Zone came (because that is
what they are supposed to do) so yeah. He bore his testimony, and Elder
Guevara said it was very powerful. I didn't understand a whole lot of
what he said, but I could feel the Spirit. We have correlation on
Saturday nights, so we had it right after, at 8, and it lasted until 9.
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The baptism with Johan. His wife and mother in law were already members.
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| Elder Guevara, Johan Javier Hurtado Principe, and Me |
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My first baptism in my mission journal
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Sunday:
Was pretty a'ight. I was so thirsty, that I drank like half ofe the
water in our room. :P Then we had a lesson with new investigators (a
family of 3) and taught our gfamily of 5 investigators who are getting
baptized on Saturday with their friend. so we have 6 baptisms this week.
I am nervous, because Elder Guevara tells me that I am going to be
doing half of the 6.... and I don't really know spanish... or how to
baptise. :P So that will be fun.
Anyways,
then today, I bought some white bread and butter, and had a slice with
butter on it, and it was exactly the same as it is supposed to be. It
was AWESOME. Best food I've had since I've been in Perú. Haha, jk, but
it made me feel at home, and it was good. :)
So,
that was my week. I am very proud of Spencer for being the good
brother that I knew he could be. Dad told me that he has been doing a
really good job at that. I wanted to thank him in front of everybody who
will read this letter, because he is the example at home now, and I am
very proud of him for being so good. I am happy for all of my brtohers
and family, and am proud of them too. Zachary, for being so fun and
optimistic (at least in his letters) and getting his Life Scout like a
boss. Brady, for getting the Priesthood and his awesome castle that Dad
just sent me a picture of, and getting his 1st Class. Paxton, for
getting his Bobcat and being such a good brother to everyone, not just
his actual brothers. And R2 because he is still being cute. Dad, for
being so uplifting and encouraging to me. And Mom, for being brave
enough to hike. Thanks everyone for behaving while I am gone.
Now for my testimony... en español.
Sé
que el Evangelio ha sido restaurado a la tierra por medio de José
Smith, el cual fue llamado de Dios y Jesucristo. Ayer, leímos en una
lección con un converso reciente la historia de José Smith. Puedo
siempre sentir el espíritu cuando leo ese. Sé que Él realmente vio Dios
y Jesucristo. Sé que el Libro de Mormón es verdadero. Sé que el
profeta Thomas S. Monson es un profeta verdadero, y que he sido llamado
por él, o sea, por Dios, para venir aquí y compartir lo que sé a ellos
que no saben. Esta es una oportunidad grande. Serviré con toda mi
corazón, mente, y fuerza. Yo amo a esta iglesia, porque es la verdad,
completamente. estoy muy muy muy agradecido para estar aquí. Gracias a
todas personas que me ayudaron. Mamá, papá, Sarah, Xander, y todos mis
hermanos. Les amo!!
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The view of the ocean from my area!
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| And my clean shoes:) |
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| A nice coke:) |
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