24 de Marzo 2014
Well how are you all doin'? It's been a while. Like 7 days.
jaja
This
last week was a good week. Not much has changed about the heat. It's still
super hot. All day every day. I'm pretty used to sweating. It's pretty cool
counting how many drops of sweat fall from your chin in 1 minute. I've probably
set a new world record.
Tuesday
we had our last district meeting of the transfer. It was pretty good. I love
district meetings. I love being able to talk with other missionaries. That's
usually one of the few times each week where we get to talk to other
missionaries. Sometimes it can be a little lonely, but when I see other
missionaries it reminds me that I'm part of an 80,000 person army. I love being
a missionary. It's the best. It's the hardest, but it's the best.
After
the district meeting we had to go and fill out that survey that Lauren talked
about because Elder Grow is going to be coming to our multi-zone conferences
this next month! I'm pretty excited! And then after that we went and ate lunch.
Hermana Columba's husband is a Buzo. No clue what that is in English, but it's
someone who dives in the ocean and uses his harpoon to shoot and catch super
cool fish. And they're super expensive too. But he catches them in the morning
and comes home for lunch and then sometimes he cooks us lunch. Tuesday we ate
Mero. It was the best lunch of my entire life. It tops everything. McDonalds
even. It was so good!
Tuesday
evening we went and taught L. We are focusing in our mission right now on
"rescuing." To "rescue" a member, the missionaries have to
teach them all 5 lessons, they have to attend church 2 times and have an
interview with the bishop or branch president! And on Tuesday we finished
teaching the 5 lessons to L. It was super great! He's a super great member with
a super duper duper strong testimony! We just had to help him find it!
Wednesday
the thing that stood out to me most was the fact that it was 100,000 degrees in
our apartment. My companion is new in the mission and all of the new
missionaries have an hour of additional study time. During this time we study
and practice teaching the lessons. Honestly I really like it. I know it's for
the new missionary, but I'm learning a ton! The only problem about it is that
it's in our apartment from 10 until 11 every morning. And I'm not sure but I
think someone turns on the heat at about 9 every morning and by 10 the room is
preheated and ready for the cookies. Cooking time of 60 minutes and you've lost
10 pounds from sweating. IT'S HORRIBLE! But I will live. The people keep on
saying that it's going to cool down a bit in April. I don't believe it though.
Because in February they said it is going to cool down a bit in March. And I'm
still waiting! March has 7 more days to prove itself though.
Thursday
was the best day of the week. Thursday we had to go to Piura for the 5-week
training for all the new missionaries and the trainers. It was so cool getting
together and getting to talk with all of the other people that are in the same
spot that I am. I can hardly believe that I have made it through half of the training.
Being a trainer is hard. And the training that we had on Thursday made me
realize that I'm not a perfect trainer, and that there are tons of things that
I can do better. But I just have to put forth my best effort every single
day.
It was
super fun talking with Elder S who is training right now too. He is probably
the funniest elder in the mission, and one of my best friends. It's so funny to
talk with him. He has a great attitude about everything. Definitely one of the
people that I'm going to talk to after my mission! And another great thing was
that we ate Sloppy Joes for lunch. No joke. Good old American Sloppy Joes. They
were so good. And Inca Kola. Jugo de los dioses [juice of
the Gods].
Friday
as we were eating lunch, Hermana Columba's sister showed up. She is the one
that was companions with Haylee Buchanan in Argentina. How small is the world?
Especially in the church! Everyone seems to know someone!
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| Lunch at our pensionista's home |
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| With Karen Aguirre (Haylee Buchanan's companion) |
This
week was the last week of this transfer. But Elder R and I are staying here for
another transfer. That means that I'm going to have 6 months here in Paita.
Paita is rough. The work was a lot easier in Piura, but I enjoy being here. I
have learned a ton. And there is no way in the world that I would want to trade
all of these wonderful things that I have been fortunate enough to
experience!
Sunday,
Hermana G and her kids showed up to church! We had a lesson with her and her
husband earlier in the week and we talked about the importance of marriage.
They both want to get married. And she wants to be baptized! So we are going to
try to encourage them and help them so that they can get married soon!
One
funny thing happened Sunday night. We went and visited these members who have a
sister in law of theirs that is staying there. She is like 80 years old. She
fell and broke her leg and so her whole leg is in a cast. But she doesn't
remember falling and going to a doctor, and she thinks that while she was
sleeping people put her entire leg in a cast as a joke. She is super angry and
wants to take off the cast because "This joke is not funny at all!"
but her leg is broken and she has to have the cast! jajajajajaja. It was one of
those situations where you just have to try not to laugh.
Today
was pretty good. All the new people arrived in Paita that had transfers. We got
a new zone leader today in Paita. He is actually coming from a mission in
Venezuela. There are some crazy things happening in Venezuela right now so they
took all of the foreigners and placed them in other missions. The only people
that are in the missions in Venezuela right now are the people that are from
Venezuela. Pretty crazy! But we played soccer, like usual. And I'm dead tired.
I'm so
grateful for all of my many blessings. The mission is the best! I would
recommend it to anyone! I know that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints is true! Love you all!
Elder
Baker
Lauren,
Sounds like you are doing some major work in your area! I'm so happy for the
family that you are teaching! Families are the best. A family centered in the
gospel is destined for happiness! Love you tons! Keep working hard! I pray for
you daily!
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