Hey everyone!
So, time is short so I'm gonna try and be fast haha.
So, Monday, I ate a freaking hamburger. Oh my goodness. I bought it out of some sketchy bus, but it was fantastic. Seriously, made my day.
But Tuesday
was my birthday! It was honestly totally normal haha. A sister who is
super less active, invited me to a hamburger (again, yum), and for
dinner, our pensh bought chicken from a polleria, with french fries. I
love the french fries here. Although, theyre not really French Fries...
haha. So that was awesome. But other than that, we worked all day like
normal. But it was good.
The next day we had our Reunión de Distrito, and
they got me cake, so that was cool. I have pictures. I think it was
supposed to be a pig? I dunno. But after my zone sang, they shoved my
face in the cake... so that was fun! Haha.
Thursday, nothing really happened. But Friday! My gosh. Friday was weird.
So, Friday, I really learned how horrible alcohol is. Seriously. Don't do it. We went to visit Rosalia (who has been drinking again
) but her boyfriend was there, and he was drunk. So, they were outside
their property, and we walked with them back to their house, and when we
rounded the corner, he punched her in the face and threw her to the
ground. So Gallego and I were freaking out, and we jumped between them,
and he was yelling, and threatening her, and we were trying to talk to
him. But he kept like trying to pick up rocks to throw at her and stuff.
So we finally got them somewhat calmed down, and then Rosalia goes,
stands behind me, and then starts threatening him! So, he is trying to
come after her, and shes using me as a shield! I was freaking out. He
left, and we took Rosalia to stay with her daughter for the night,
because we aren't allowed to involve ourselves with the police here. So,
its kind of sad, but I hope we can help in other ways.
But, we have a family we have been teaching. The mom
is a less active member, and the daughter wants to be baptized. They
live with our pensionista, because the mom, Liz, is sisters with our
pensh. So, we have been teaching her daughter Alessandra! She is gonna
be baptized this week, but on Friday,
when we went to eat, their step-dad, Ivan, was totally wasted. He was
yelling at us but I didnt understand him. Our pensh told us that
apparently he thought we were attracted to his wife and thats the only
reason we were teaching his daughter. So, he was taking his anger out on
us, but then he was yelling at his daughters and his wife. SOOOO.. the
thing you have to understand, is that Alessand reminds me of my little
sister, Kailee, like crazy. She is honestly a Peruana version of her
haha. But, when he was yelling at them, she started crying, and it just
was really frustrating, because it was like someone bullying my sister.
So that was hard. Fortunately, the next day, he came up and talked to
us, and apologized, and said, "Elderes, quiero cambiar, por mi familia.
Esta semana, voy a asistir Iglesia, y quiero aprender." Basically, he
said we wants to change and wants to take the lessons. They couldnt come
to church this week, cuz they had to go out of town, but next week!
Um... another thing this week was just that tons of
our appointments and stuff fell through. Wasn't a terribly successful
week. We worked a ton, but just didn't see a ton of success. So it was
frustrating, especially when like no one came to church. But oh well.
Thats the mission! I have a spiritual thought about it, but I'll write
it at the end.
So, something funny that happened yesterday.
We went to our neighbors to see how they were doing, and they needed
some wood cut, cuz they're kinda old and can't do it. So I'm cutting
wood, and I hear Gallego talking with the little old lady who lives
there, and he's like, "Oh, Hermana, we don't need to eat. I'm still full
from lunch. Thanks a lot, but I can't. This is for my compy." I was
like, "Wait, what?" cuz I just dont like to eat a lot, and I was full.
So then he comes outside, and he says, "Hey, compy, shes inviting you to
some soup!" So, as I'm walking inside, making sure she can't see, I
give Gallego a death glare and he just laughs. It was chicken noodle
soup, which I like, but the thing is is they only put one piece of meat
in the soup, right? So, the piece in my soup was the neck of the
chicken! Which, normally, isn't bad, but the way that most people kill
the chicken down here is by breaking the neck, which makes the blood
pool in the neck, and then they cook it. Basically, the neck is full of
blood Jello. I couldn't do it. I took one bite, and about lost it. So, I
ate all the potatoes, noodles, and then was like, "Phew, I can't eat
another bite! But that was so good!" Afterward, Gallego was just
laughing haha. It was pretty funny.
That's about it I think. Guillermo is doing well,
and I think he is gonna be baptized this Saturday, and Alessandra too.
The Quispe's are doing great, they made me a birthday dinner yesterday that was super yummy. But they're gonna be awesome. Um. I dunno what else!
This week was pretty tough! I won't lie haha. But,
it was good! I grew a lot, and I continue to learn to trust in Heavenly
Father to help us. In Doctrine and Covenants 122:7-9, there is a
scripture that has really bolstered me this week. First off, all of our
trials are for our benefit. Second, Christ knows exactly what we are
going through, and he had it worse than all of us. Third, keep on
keeping on! My days of trials and tribulations aren't going to be
forgotten, and the Lord is ALWAYS with me! It's powerful! And the same
goes for all of you! I love this gospel, and I love Peru haha. I'm doing
well. THANKS FOR THE BIRTHDAY WISHES! Seriously. I'm going to try and
write you back now, but time really is short. Sorry. But yeah. Thank you
everyone.
Pictures are of my birthday, and then the wallet I
bought myself for my present. It's pretty dope. Anyways, love and miss
you all, but until next week!
Con amor,
Elder Richman
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