Hi Mom,
Glad you had a good conference weekend, and that you got to spend time with Aunt Margaret and Uncle Doug. The conference was awesome! To answer Jennie's question, I was able to watch it in English.  All the Americans gathered in the secretary's office to watch it online but we had to go with audio because the internet was too slow.  Sunday we got to watch it better, it's always better to hear the Word of God in your own language, it has a bit of a different meaning.  It was awesome to hear about the new temple hear in Peru, the members were way excited, and the age change was awesome too. I liked all of the talks.  What Elder Bednar said about testimony really hit me, and priesthood session was really good. We rented a bus to bring the members from Urcos, to Cusco and the majority of them showed up, which was awesome.  I was really suprised, they were in another chapel, but I heard it went well. I had the most awesome baptisimal challange this week, my companion asked him if he would like to be baptised and he said, OF COURSE!  We invited him to conference and everything too, but he wasnt able to make it, we'll have to see what happened.  We also taught a lady about the worshiping of saints it was an awesome lesson.  Things are good.   Love ya mom

Hi, Mom
Timpanogas sounds fun, I still remember a little bit of the time we went, glad everything is going good at home, things are good here.  We had some cool experiences this week, we are teaching a lot more with the Book of Mormon, and it makes a difference.  I started to learn a few words in Qechua this week, since it's the native language here.  We've been working more with our group leader this week in Lucre, it was sweet, at the end of the day he took us to see some pre-inka tombs, that was awesome, and told us a few of the old stories from here, there is tons of ancient stuff where we are at. Well nobody came to church this week.   There was a ¨Lake festival¨ yesterday, and whenever there is a festival everyone has to be drunk in the streets, so that's nice.  I find it interesting when we start talking to people that are still mad at the Spanish for how they destroyed their culture and stuff, and how they brought the Catholic religion to Peru and all that, but at the same time they remain stuck to their traditions, which are VERY strong here.  I feel like I'm really striving to do my best as a missionary and my companion too.  If we keep doing all we can to do our part and follow the spirit we'll be alright.  Love ya mom, talk to you next week! 

Hi Mom,
So fall is starting?  I've come to only know two extremes - extreme heat and freezing cold ha ha, but that is cool. Timpanogas I bet was fun, sounds like the garden is doing good, that's exciting to hear. What you said is true too, I feel like we could baptize a ton of people but if they go inactive the week after their baptism I don't think that is a convert.  Yesterday we were talking to the couple we baptized 2 weeks ago, and they now have the goal to recieve their patriarcal blessing, and to go to the temple.  It's really great to see members after they're baptized move forward in the gospel. This week we received another talking to from the Mission Assistant.  He told us that we need to baptize more men.  If we only have a chapel full of sisters the church will never progress.  He talked to us about strengthening the priesthood, it was really awesome. He also said the church isn't directed for tradition but for knowledge of the gospel and revelation.  He said someone that is a bishop shouldn't say well the other bishop was like this and so I'll do that.  He said that missionaries should KNOW the gospel.  He said I hope you guys read the Miracle of Forgiveness and The Doctrines of Salvation - all three volumes before your mission! I learned a lot this week. We had a way awesome experiance teaching a family that we found this week.  We brought the recently baptized family with us, and we were teaching and the sister shared her testimony in quechua and I didn't understand anything she said but I felt the spirit really strong.  We invited them to be baptized and everything went well, but Sunday they didn't show up to church.  For once we had the help of the members going to pick investigators up for church and me and my comp were speed walking from hill to hill to bring people, but nobody showed up this Sunday, it was saddening, but some weeks are that way.   Sometimes it makes me feel like I'm a little inadequate as a missionary, but keep I trying to do my best. My new comp is Elder Ramirez from Peru, he is awesome.  We are doing all we can do have results so I know if we keep working this way will be able to see the fruits. Things are good, Love ya mom, Aaron.

HI, Mom

Glad to hear things are going good.  I hope things go well with Brett.  Glad to hear Stormy is doing well.  I've talked to him a few times. Tomorrow is transfers.  I'm getting a new companion, which is cool, I'm excited. So the Assistant in the Mission Presidency has been placed over Urcos.  This Wednesday just in time to start the transfer he is going to come and were going to make a new mission plan and I think he is going to teach us too.  He came this Sunday.  I think he's awesome.  I'm hoping that we can really get some things going here in Urcos. It needs to be a Branch, it's been a family group for 15 years, so yeah, we've got a lot of work to do.  He told us that our purpose as missionaries is to baptize and confirm and we shouldn't set that aside for anything, but because we are also in a family group we also need to establish the church. He talked about having a balance and that the lord wants leaders that learn to be balanced.  He said that there are leaders that are amazing leaders but not very good dads, or amazing dads but not the best leaders in the church.  He taught us the theory of "pressure" that a ball with little holes in it will shoot out the pressure at the same velocity in every hole, and that is how satan works.  He attacks from all sides with the same force.  He also said the law of every action will recieve the same or greater reaction, so that we as missionarys need to push back with the same force or more, it was awesome. So I'm excited for this Wednesday. Things are going good, Love ya Mom, until next week!