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The Peruvian Census

This week was fantastic! 

We have been working really hard with all of our Fechas! (People with a baptism Date) We have Shandu and Shande, who are really ready! We have been teaching them as much as we can and today they are going to have their interviews! Shandu is only 12, but has the most amazing little spirit! And Shande is 14, and would rather play futbol, but has now learned the importance of the gospel! The two brothers are excited! We are having a problem teaching their sister, Sasha. She is just having a hard, teenage life! Haha! But is 16, and we are trying for the 11th of November to have her baptized! And you can't forget about Edu! I haven't NOT received a hug every time I see him! He is so awesome, and his parents, Rosa and Raúl, were able to go to church yesterday! 

The reason that Rosa and Raúl went is because we had church at 6 PM. That is because we had El Censo de Peru! For the Census, everyone had to stay in their house from 8 AM to 5 PM. They have teams of volunteers who receive only 50 soles to do this (just over $15 US Dollars), who go to every house and ask about the living situation, water, family, and who lives there. The problem is in Peru, there are at least 2 families living in each house! One has 6 I think! And they need to restart with every family about their situation, water and everything... BUT! They only have space for 5 family members on each packet, so if you have 6 in your family it’s ANOTHER packet!!! It’s a horrible, horrible system, and It took forever! They went to 29 houses in our Manzana, and we are house 27. They got to our house at 5:30 because it takes forever! It was pretty funny, because they made me and Elder Mendez do the Census because we eat and sleep in this house. I still don't know if I should have taken it or not, but Hey! I'm a Peruvian now!

The entire Censo, I just studied and studied.. I almost finished the book of Acts, 5 pages of Preach my gospel, a ton of Leviticus, lots of Alma, and some general conference talks! We literally did nothing! It was horrible! I thought it would be fantastic! We were so ready to get out of the house!

We also had the opportunity to have a conference with Elder Zivic from the 70! He is from Argentina, and is awesome! I also had a personal interview with him! It was only sharing my testimony and talking in Spanish,really, but he says I am doing good! And a member of the 70 can't lie right? So that means I officially know Spanish! Mendez says I am going to train this next transfer, and I don't know how I feel about that yet!! Haha!

We did nothing for P-Day last week. We went with some other missionaries to buy futbol shoes, hats, and shirts. I didn't buy anything! Then we went to McDonalds to eat! The ketchup almost tastes normal there! And that was it! Haha we talked and shopped! We did some magic, and returned, and did nothing! 

We had a lot of Nuevos this week! 15! We haven’t had that in a while, but it was fantastic! We found some really good people. We are super excited to see what happens! I would talk about some, but the odds are they will not progress… haha! 

Thank you for reading! That about sums up my week! Its always walking, teaching, and doing random service projects that usually have something to do with dirt/Dust/Sand! Haha! 

Talk to you next week!


Elder Ball


Shandu and Edu


Drinking: Tomando jugo de papaya con leche





Waiting for people to join church the day of the Census


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