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Learning to marry people in Peru


These weeks have been fantastic! I have had such a great time here in Casablanca! We have found a TON of families, but all of them need to get married in order to get baptized. So - we have been organizing paperwork, focusing a lot on their testimonies, and visiting the same people over and over and over again!

Alberto and Patricia are going to be the first to get baptized! We have been working with them ever since I got here, and it looks like I am going to leave the week they get baptized! Woohoo! How sad! Haha! They always invite us to eat at their house, and of course Picarones on the street, because that’s Patricias Job, selling scone circles! We have helped with their rabbit cage, cleaned dishes, cleaned floors, and we are always helping and receiving more and more food! Alberto doesn't have a phone right now and is a taxi driver, so it makes it super difficult to get in contact with him and his papers to get married! But we are finally there!

We will most likely have a baptism this week, Estér Villegas! She just turned 9 and was never baptized even though her family is activating itself again! So woohoo!

And Gabby! She finally came back to church! She has had a TON of problems getting to church on Sunday, for family problems! We had planned to baptize her at the beginning of the other month, but she hasn't been able to attend! So with this Sunday, she will be all good to go! And we are planning on the 29th! She is super sweet, and with her son Gael, she is always super happy! She is super chill, and loves the church! She is always reading her book of mormon, even though her kid almost never lets her!

We have been teaching a few others regularly, like Abi, Damaris, and Yarumi. The two moms need to get married, and so we have to talk about marriage every time we go! But they want to! We just have to talk to their partners! The hard part! Haha!

Last P-day we played Mundialito, or mini world cup! We organized teams, and played in a grass court! It was awesome! My team won! woohoo! Then we ate some bistec a lo pobre! (Steak, rice, plantain, and egg)

Well, I have been on work visits with Elder Lainhart, we had stake conference, and they are going to open up the other side of Casablanca, so we aren't alone again!

I have been contacting a lot more, we have even knocked on some doors! We are just trying to find a lot more people as always, we are only finding 11 people every week, and we need to be finding at least 15! So we have to improve on that! Ask more references and contact more!

It’s been really fun to contact, I didn't enjoy it basically my whole mission! But Its a lot better now, especially contacting every Family that passes by! No exceptions! And that is why we are super happy here! Because we are focusing on families, I just won't be here for a lot of it!

But even though I am getting a little trunky having only 9 months left, I have still been chugging away, and with my comp, I am learning how to teach Much better! He is a fantastic Teacher!!!

Thanks for everything! Talk to you all later!

Chao!
































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