February 13, 2012

hello my dear family

So.... CAmbios... YOU´LL NEVER GUESS.....
I´m back in LA CAÑADA.
my 1st area!
And with a sister named Hna. Cornejo.
She has about 4 months on the mission she just finished up her training. She is great, she is from Arequipa Peru. she is a great missionary. she has helped me a lot already. She
It´s funny to be back in my 1st area with another peruvian.
I was sad to leave belen and all the wonderful poeple there. But Hna Hernandez is still ther with another hermana hna. merrell.

sebastian is considered a missionary baptism becuse he is 9. Anyone over 8 years is a missionary baptism. unless it´s an 8 yr old that is getting baptized with thier parents all converts.

This time though, there are just us 2 hermanas in the ward (before there were 4) so I´ve never been in parts of the area. So I walk around mostly lost stll.

WE have one baptism planned for the 25th a man named raul he is about 50 hopefully we can get his interviewed and everything because he doesnt have much time to be taught.
we have a lot of other good people we are teaching here, lots of poeple who arent married though, and we ar findi9ng more every day. this area is great, i loev it, it´s so easy to fine poeple who are willing to listen.

it´s been great to see how people have changed in this area in 1 year, its´funny because here, birthdays are a big deal, even if you´re old, and the members tell me that their birthday is coming up and i think- hey i remember what we did fo ryour birthday last year! haha.
but for example the girls in the pictures mariela and whitney, were inactive when i was 1st here and we were trying to help them obtain testimonies, and they are strong now, they accompanied us to do visits on sunday, and they are so much fun. their older sister tatiana wants to go on a mission she is saving up money she just graduated from the unviestity.

also a great surprise on sunday Carlos and irma from paraiso visited me! i dont´know if you remember them, we would go to their house and eat and make pizza and stuff, they have a son tha´ts 2 named Andres, he is a cutie, i was so surprised to see them! When i was in paraiso their marriage had falen apart CArlos moved out and started being disobedient but nwo they are back together and going to church!! So happy1!!!! hopefully that means they will make it to the temple as a family.


also remember Eliana nad Kittito from Belen. we did fhe with them each week. they got sealed this week!!!!! SO HAPPY!!

it´s raining a lot here, but even so we are going to play with water ballons after this!!! woo hoo!!! for carnaval.

sounds like some exciting and hard things are hpapeneing for you all. Just be strong all of you! I love hearing about the things you are doing. Endure to the end!! You are all amazing

the gospel is really the best. it´s amazing to know and undrstand our savior jesus christ. what a special opportunity i t is for me to represent him. read your scritptures always and pray and those are the best things to do for any problem.

sorry this keyboard is hard to type on thats why there are lots of error.s

Next week I wont be writing because it is carnaval. will be shut up in the house! so don´t expect anything for 2 weeks :( OK! i´ll try to write you something by hand while in the house.

i love you all and have a great 2 week. boo hoo!! :(