Hello hello!
Well, we learned a lot
this week!
We have a goal from
our Mission President that we need to have 1 Inspired Act, 2 Visits with
Members, 3 Visits with Inactive Members, 4 Acts of service, 10 people to
contact, and 100% References of people! It is pretty awesome, and definitely impossible
in my area! But it keeps us going, and we always have something to do!
This week was really
slow, and we didn't have a lot of people we taught this week. We have a lot of
contacts and they say they are interested, but are always busy at their house!
Always cleaning, cooking, eating, or leaving to buy something! So we are going
to work harder next week, and hopefully everything is all good!
Some crazy stuff
happened!
First off, the dogs
here... If you don´t get a letter next week, you will know why! They want
blood! Haha! But I am now a little bit more used to scaring them off! So that
won't be as bad of a problem (I hope…)!
Second is Tocosh! We
were with the Cordova family and with the Hermanas, Bagley and Mendoza. We finished eating, and they asked if we
wanted to try Tocosh! I need the experience, because it is popular in Peru and
Bolivia, and I figured I needed to eat some! Please... do not eat it, no matter
what the Peruvians say! It is filled with “Penicilina”, and I don't know why,
but they think it cures Cancer, Diabetes, tummy trouble, colds, helps with
growth (both to help you grow, and to stop other growths), It probably will be
the next president of Peru, will learn to ride a Bicycle, and Eventually World
domination! haha! But they really think it is a solution for everything! In
reality, it just is rotten Potato, that smells like horse Manure, and is a
little slimy! I had the opportunity to have a large chunk of Potato, and it was
a little tough! So Please people, do not eat this product, it receives a 1/10
just for the fact that I can say I ate some tocosh!
Third is we were able
to hear from Elder Oaks! He is pretty funny! We had a conference with all of
the missionaries from Central, West, and North Lima! The Mission Presidents spoke,
and the Presiding bishop was also there!
Elder Oaks and his wife were fantastic! It was awesome! Everyone talked
a lot about Repentance, and the importance of Christ in Missionary work. What I
learned is that we need to be good examples to our investigators, and
Repentance is one of those things we need to Improve on. We all make mistakes
in our own lives, and we need to always improve. With personal repentance, we
can be better people, learn obedience and teach with more power! Also, we are
preparing people for Salvation, and that is an individual matter, but we also
need to focus on Exaltation, which is a family matter. These goals are
important to have in mind. With good goals, obedience, and diligence we can do
so much!
About some of our Investigators...
So we are teaching
Anna! She is really interested in baptism right now, but doesn't want to fully
commit yet. We have only had 3 lessons, so it will be all good! She hasn't come
to church, but this week I feel like she is going to go. She was just at our
house one day with Mama Luz, and we had nothing to do! So we decided to teach
her, and Mama luz, since she isn't a member, just listens, and we taught lesson
1! Mama Luz helped us, and it was so funny, because she believes everything we
say, except baptism! It's so funny!
We
are teaching Luis Fernando, who is a Joven who has 15 years. Weirdo... I just
translated that from Spanish, since I put Joven...( I meant to say Joven, but in Spanish it’s Tiene 15 anos…And that
is: he has 15 years! Spanish is killing me! I think in Spanish now! I keep
translating everything into English instead of the other way! He is 15 years
old, and we are teaching with a family of half active members. It is a house of
all boys, and you can definitely tell! From the smell alone! Part of the smell
is the Ducks that go in the house to eat... It is so funny to listen to all of
the brothers/Cousins all talking at the same time, showing off their English.
It is a hoot! Luiz likes to go to church, and he is awesome! We teach with
Fermin! The cousin who lives at the guy house.
This week was awesome,
and I learned a lot! Of course! And we are going to work harder next week! Of
course!
Thanks for reading!
Have a good week!
Elder Ball
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