Hola! Not much time, so I'll write fast.
First
off... All my pictures got wiped from my memory stick. I have no idea
how, but I was SO sad. All my family pics, CCM pics... gone.Sigh. So,
mom, if you could send a bunch of pictures of the family and stuff,
thatd be sweet.
The work was kind of slow this
week. A lot of people were working in their chakras (farms) or on
vacation, so it was slow. But it's moving. I hope this week we have a
bit more success. We had 2 baptismal dates this week, so that was good!
They're a young family, and they are gonna be married next month, and
then baptized the next day! They already have strong testimonies, so
thats really cool! I'm excited to keep teaching them. We also finally
made some headway with this other Hermana, named Doris. So that was
good. I'm excited to see where that goes.
So this week I have been craving
American Food. Mostly a hamburger... but pizza too! So, we had pizza
this week! It was definitely NOT the same, but it was pretty good
nonetheless haha. Food stories this week... I didnt have to eat it, but
I watched someone eat a chicken foot... YUCK. Ugh. Not excited for my
first experience with that haha. Also, yesterday
for dinner, we had beef and potatoes... halfway through my potato, I
looked down... gosh,I still wanna puke. I saw little holes in my potato,
and 2 worms that I could see. I couldnt eat more after that. Gosh.
So, our area is pretty big... so
we walk a lot, and there are a lot of hills. Haha. I am going to die
here. I realized how out of shape I am this week, and how in shape I'll
be when I'm done! Haha. Beautiful walks though! I have pictures. Um...
oh! There are fireflys here! I was really excited when I saw them!
So this week, we went at did
service at the Chaka de la familia Escalante. It was a crazy hike up a
mountain, but they have a coffee farm haha. So, we picked coffee all
morning! It was actually pretty fun just to do something different.
Um... yeah. The language is
coming! But it's slow. One of our investigators teases me by saying, "No
hablo espanol" everytime she sees us... she thinks shes real funny...
But it's good. I was reading my Missionaries Book of Teaching Tools
this week, and there is a way to teach about the Plan of Salvation that
you put a bead on a super long piece of string, and say that the bead
signifies our time on earth. It really hit me, that yeah, this is kind
of hard, and I miss my family, and my old life. But thinking about the
fact that my mission is an insignificant fraction in the eternal
perspective of things is powerful, especially considering that the
reason I am here is so that these people can continue on to have eternal
life. Pretty awesome.
So, this is totally worth it.
Haha. I have some pictures. I have pictures of cacao, the view from some
of our trails, and then just some of the area, and then some crazy
clouds the other day.
Thanks for your love and support,
and everything! I appreciate them all so much, seriously. Love and miss
you all, but I am really starting to love these people and care about
them. It's pretty great. Hoping this week is a bit more successful, but
it's not my work, it's the Lords work. Gotta trust and pray hard haha.
All is well in Peru. Hope to hear from you all!
Elder Richman
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