15 de Septiembre 2014
Well hello there family. This last week has been quite the
interesting one.
I'm here in Sullana in the Sanchez Cerro ward. It's super
sweet! Sullana is a stake. And there are 5 wards, I think, with some branches
and groupo familiares. So it's pretty big. There are like 24 missionaries here
I think. Our ward has six--4 Elderes and 2 Hermanas. It's great!
Not going to lie, I'm kind of liking being here in a ward
that is established because the last ward that I was in was a new ward. And it
still wasn't very big. So that means that there is not as much support from the
ward. But here the ward is awesome! Super supportive! And another great thing
is that there are some youth with mission calls and youth waiting for mission
calls that accompany us! I wish I could have gone out with the Elders before
the mission. It probably would have helped me prepare a ton! But I didn't ever
even meet Elders in Utah. jaja. One of the joys of being from Utah. But anyway,
I'm loving it here in Sullana!
My companion is good. The good things about my companion is
that he has good desires, and he's obedient. Which is a whole lot better than a
trunky companion, that's for sure! But anyway. This last week for us went super
well. We taught 10 lessons with members present. 10! That's a new record for me
in the mission. Before that the most that I had ever taught with someone was 9.
Something super cool about my area is that we have part of
Sullana and Marcavelica. Marcavelica is super sweet! It's a little town about
15 minutes from Sullana. When I started the mission there was a groupo familiar
in Marcavelica. And there were full-time missionaries. But unfortunately there
was a long time without much progress so they closed that groupo familiar. And
it now belongs to the Sanchez Cerro ward. But there are still lots of
investigators and lots of faithful members there in Marcavelica. So, 2 days
every week we get to go and work there. And I love it. It's so pretty. You
might think this is funny, but it actually reminds me of Disneyland.
jajaja--not all of Disneyland, but the part over by the Jungle River Cruise and
Indiana Jones. Because it's like kind of a jungle. And they have little fruit
stands set up on the side of the road selling coconuts and lots of different
kinds of fruit. jaja. It's so cool! Going there honestly just makes me happy!
There is a super sweet recent convert in Marcavelica named M
N. She is like 40 and she and her daughter that is 12 are members. She is super
cool. And probably the coolest part about visiting her is talking with her
parrot. jaja. It's so funny! It dances and talks. It likes to bite though. So I
haven't been able to hold it yet. But if you talk to it a lot it starts to say
"Callate la boca" jajajajajajajajajajajjaajajajajaja which in English
is "Shut your mouth." jajaja-- It kills me it's so funny!
So there was a baptism here in the ward on Saturday. It was
a baptism of the Hermanas. But the guy who got baptized is super cool! Since
I'm District Leader I was the one that got to do the baptismal interview. His
name is J A and he is 26 years old. He honestly has the strongest testimony
ever! There is no doubt in my mind that he is going to be a super strong
convert here in the church! I like baptismal interviews. It's one of the
coolest parts about being District Leader!
So probably one of the coolest families here in Sanchez is
the family of our pensionista. The N F family is the best. She is our
pensionista and she washes our clothes for us. She and her husband are both
super cool! Normally when people feed you here in Peru they serve you your food
and then leave you alone to eat it. But she and her husband sit down with us at
the table and talk with us! They are so cool! She is a returned missionary and
her husband is a convert to the church. They have a son that is on a mission in
Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Almost every day after lunch she gives us a little bag of
chifles. Chifles are the best. They are like potato chips except that they
aren't made from potatoes. They are made from green bananas. No joke. When I
first got to the mission I kind of stuck up my nose to them because they were
banana chips. But over this past year I have fallen in love with them. They are
super greasy and salty. So don't worry about my health. Because I'm sure
between those and Inca Kola it's completely fine! jaja. But for real. Although there
aren't many super obese people here, most everyone has got a gut. I'll show you
guys my testimony after I get home! It's growing every day! jaja. Pretty soon
my testimony is going to be so big that my pants don't fit so well! jajajaja.
But don't worry too much. I'm not gaining that much weight. I gained at first,
but I think it's kind of leveled off.
Well anyway. I'm super happy being here in the mission! I
love my new area! It is big and there are tons of people to visit! We taught on
average 6 lessons a day this last week! So that was great! More than in my last
area!
Thanks for all of the love and support! I love all you guys!
I know the church is true! NO DOUBTS!
Elder Baker
P.S. - My companion
and I arrived in the mission the same day. I have one more month than him
though because I was in the CCM longer. He has been a member since he was 11
but he was less active his whole life and reactivated about a year before the
mission. Here in Sullana there are like 5 wards. I'm District Leader. We live
in an area called Lopez Albujar I. It's by a Plaza Vea. Real plaza. Maybe by
that you will be able to find it. It's super close to the entrance of Sullana
from Piura.
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