11 de Agosto 2014
Well hello there!
This last week has been a great one!
I don't even know if I'll be able to fill you guys in on all that happened.
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| Me and Elder R |
So anyway. Last Monday I told you
guys that I didn't have much time to write because my companion had to travel
to Lima. So anyway, that night we headed over to the mission office in Piura.
And once we got there, the assistants gave him, and all the other people that
were traveling, their travel plans and they headed off to the airport. And I
stayed back with Elder R. We ended up coming back to my area that night super
late and were here until Tuesday night. It was so much fun being with Elder R.
He is actually from my group. We have been here the same amount of time. But I
really didn't know him much before that. It was great spending a day with him
as my companion. We talked so much in English. That was so nice. It was kind of
hard at first though because we always use Spanish words when we should use
English words. Like for example, the word in Spanish that means "to take
out" is "sacar". So Elder R was trying to tell me that he had
taken out money from the ATM and he said "I sacked out money from the
ATM." And I just burst up laughing. And he had no idea that what he had
said doesn't really have much meaning in English. It's going to be fun learning
English again after the mission.
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| Don't eat grapefruit right after brushing your teeth! |
Tuesday night we had to be at the
airport at 9:30 and the group finally got back at about 10 pm. They told us
that it was too late to travel back to our areas that night, so we went and
stayed the night in the apartment of Elder Ch and Elder Ci. Elder Ch from Syracuse,
Utah. We were talking a ton about Utah. That was pretty cool. He played
basketball at Syracuse. And his best friend is the kid on Syracuse's basketball
team that had his shorts on backwards when they played against Davis last year.
jaja. That was pretty fun. But anyway. We ended up going back to our apartment
super early Wednesday morning.
Wednesday we got a pretty cool text.
It was from J V. He is a returned missionary that texted us and said
"Quieren bautizar? Llamenme!!" which in English is "Do you want
to baptize? Call me!" So obviously we called him right away. It's not
every day that you get those texts. But anyway, we talked to him and he told us
that his mom, who wasn't a member, had gotten married on Saturday, and was able
to be baptized! His mom is a super great lady. She has been attending church
for years and is honestly more active than lots of the members. She knows the
mission lessons inside and out. The only problem was that she wasn't married so
she couldn't be baptized. But after about a year of going through paperwork and
getting everything taken care of, she was able to be married! So that was
pretty great! So that afternoon we went over to her house and reviewed the
baptismal interview questions and talked to her about her baptism. And it was
super cool that she wanted to be baptized Saturday! She had been waiting long
enough and didn't want to have to wait another minute! So that day we spent
pretty much all of our time getting the baptism things taken care of for
Saturday!
Thursday we had our zone meeting in
Castilla. It was a super good zone meeting. We talked about the Book of Mormon.
There is a lot more emphasis on the Book of Mormon right now in this mission
than there was when I started. And I love it because there really isn't much
more important for us! We talked about why we need to help everyone read the
Book of Mormon. Because how many people can you think of that aren't active in
the church, and study the Book of Mormon every day. NO ONE! But anyway, that
was pretty great! I liked it a lot!
That night we had a visita de trabajo
with the zone leaders. I was in Castilla with Elder T, and Elder S was in my
area with Elder G. It was super fun working with Elder T. He's a super great
missionary. He has one transfer in the mission more than I do. I learned so
much from him. One thing I loved about working with him was that you could tell
that he really just loved being a missionary. There is really not much more
important for him than the gospel of Jesus Christ. And he has huge desires to
share it with others! It was super great!
Saturday was a pretty crazy day! So
anyway, that afternoon was the baptism. So that morning we spent all morning
getting all of the last minute details ready. And at about 4:00 that afternoon
the baptism started. There were plenty of members there to show tons of support
to the Hermana. It was a super great baptism! I always love after baptisms just
watching the people that were just baptized and seeing the huge smile on their
faces. It really is a super special day for them. It is one of the best parts
of being a missionary!
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| Lots of members to show support at the baptism |
This weekend was ward conference here
in La Unión. So Saturday night we had ward council, with the stake presidency
present. It was kind of funny. All the members were so scared. The stake
presidency is super cool though. And it actually turned out to be a super great
meeting!
The next morning was the ward
conference. That is one thing that Peru has on Utah, as far as the church goes.
Ward Conference here is super cool. In Utah it is almost just like any other
Sunday. But here it is a celebration! They have tons of flowers up by the
pulpit in the cultural hall, everyone comes in suits (which is something that
doesn't happen much here), and they put a choir together to sing a musical
number, even though they don't all really know how to sing. And the part most
important is that they do all that they can to make as many members as possible
attend church. And it turned out to be a super special meeting. The spirit was
definitely felt. It was cool to be able to see how it turned out!
This last week was pretty cool. Today
for p-day we went to Catacaos with Elder Ch and Elder Ci to buy some souvenirs.
That's one of the only really cool places to buy things like that here in the
mission. And I don't know how much more time I'm going to have here, so I
decided to take advantage of the time that I have here super close and go and
buy some things. I bought some scripture cases that are pretty sweet. They will
be ready next week. The guy can put almost anything you want in this leather.
Super cool. And I also bought a leather bag for proselyting.
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| My bag from Catacaos |
This last week has absolutely flown
by. I'm so grateful to be a missionary! I know the church is true! No doubts!
Love you guys!
Elder Baker
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