23 de Junio 2014
Well
hello there family. This week has been one of the fastest of the mission. Kind
of stressful. But it's good.
So anyways. I got to spend Monday and
Tuesday in La Legua with two other Elders who were also going to train, Elder R
and Elder M, both from Lima. It was pretty fun. Those were actually two of the
least stressful days of the mission. And we were able to teach some pretty good
lessons together. It's kind of hard to teach in a threesome though.
Tuesday morning all of the trainers
had a meeting in the mission home with President Rowley. He talked with us for
about 2 hours about the importance of a trainer in the mission of a new
missionary. A trainer is what really determines how the missionary is going to
be throughout the mission. If we are trunky, the new missionary is going to be
trunky. If we are 95% obedient, the missionary is going to gain a testimony of
being 95% obedient. And if we are exactly obedient, then the new missionary is
going to have a testimony of exact obedience. That was pretty cool. President
talked to us about the trust that he is putting in us. President Rowley knows
how to motivate you. I am so blessed to have President Rowley as my mission
president.
One of the coolest things of my
mission also happened Tuesday night. So we were with Elder R in his area in La
Legua, but that part belongs to the Piura Central Ward. And that night they had
ward council at 7 pm in the stake center. Well supposedly it started at 7 pm
but we are here in Peru and nothing starts on time. We showed up on time and
were sitting in the hall waiting for the others to arrive. And so anyway, I was
sitting there talking to Elder M and I look over at the door and guess who
walks in the door..... A C! No joke! My first baptism on the mission! So I ran
over to him and gave him a huge hug and started to talk to him for a while.
Turns out that he is still active in the church and is actually leader of the
Young Single Adults in his ward and in the stake! And the coolest part was that
he told me that in 2 months he gets to start on his mission papers so that he
can go on a mission! That honestly made me so happy! It was one of those
experiences that makes you feel like you have actually done some good on your
mission! A has actually been able to baptize 2 new converts in his ward! It was
sooooo cool talking to him. It brought back so many memories! It made that
probably the coolest part of the whole week! So that night I was super happy.
After the Ward Council we went over to the polleria and bought pollo a la brasa
to take back to the apartment and eat. That pretty much was a perfect day.
Literally perfect. And I hit 11 months in the mission that day as well! CRAZY!
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| Reunited with my first baptism in the mission after more than seven months |
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| My companions for Monday and Tuesday |
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| Pollo a la Brasa to celebrate 11 months as a missionary-- but mainly it was just because we were hungry and wanted chicken |
So Wednesday morning we had to get up
early and head over to the mission home to meet up with our new missionaries
that were arriving from the CCM in Lima. We ate breakfast together and then
went into the living room of the mission home to receive our new companions and
have a little training for the new missionaries. My companion is named Elder S.
He is from Santa Elena, Ecuador. He is actually a super cool kid. He is 19
years old and has been a member his whole life. And the best part is that he is
super excited to be a missionary. He is excited to study, excited to leave,
excited to talk to people, excited to get rejected! He's super excited for
everything! That's one of the things that I love most about working with new
missionaries. It's horrible when you have a companion that doesn't want to do
anything. Doesn't want to talk to anyone. Only wants to teach lessons to the
people that are already in the area book. It's so much better when you have a
companion that is actually here to do what missionaries are supposed to do! The
rest of the week was an absolute blur. I honestly can't remember much of what
happened. It is a little bit slow working with a new missionary because you
have to teach them about everything, but after the first week, they get the
hang of the mission and from there on out it's working hard all day every
day.
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| Me and my new companion, Elder S and President & Sister Rowley |
So we have two baptisms in the
planning. So there is this family in the ward that used to be less active but
they are now back in the church and have been attending weekly for months. But
just recently we found out that they have a 9 year old son who hasn't been
baptized that wants to be baptized. And they also have a niece that is living
with them that is 12 years old and loves going to church and associating with
the young women and she wants to be baptized too! So tonight we are having a
family home evening with them and then they will be getting baptized pretty
soon. We are still not quite sure of the date though. Pretty soon though. Their
names are H (9) and D (12). And we have some other people progressing. And we
are starting to find some new investigators. Things are looking up here in La
Union! I'm super excited for these next 2 transfers!
So one downside this week was Sunday
morning. Sunday morning I woke up at like 4 in the morning because I had to pee
sooooooooo badly. But anyways, as I was walking over to the bathroom my
companion sits up on his bed and says, "Elder Baker, do you have anything
to take for stomach pain?" (except he said it in Spanish, because he
doesn't know English, jajaja). But the only thing I had was Pepto Bismol. So he
took that and I went back to sleep. But about 15 minutes later, I woke up
hearing my companion run over to the bathroom and throw up. That was pretty
gross. And the worst thing about it was that he had to throw up every 15
minutes. From about 4:30 until about 7:00 in the morning. He was sick as a dog.
I honestly felt so bad for him. His first Sunday in the mission too. So
unfortunately we weren't able to go to church today. Because my companion
was a little bit under the weather. Luckily by that night though he was feeling
super better. And today he seems to be just fine again. So that's good. But
anyways. That was pretty crappy.
But other than that, this last week
has been amazing. And I'm sure that this next week is going to be the exact
same way!
Love all of you guys! Thanks for all
of the love and support!
Elder Baker
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