Mom,
Thanks for sending me birthday wishes, that was very nice of all you! Thanks for sending me money. I was able to buy some ties and stuff that I needed that was very nice. The Lord's work is progressing and that makes me happy. This week we had conference in the mission for two days, which was sweet. My mission president is really awesome. This week went well, our investigator with a baptismal date is progressing and were teaching her family too. We had a really powerful lesson teaching a family with ¨The Family¨ and we were able to help a member teaching her about the Atonement. It helped me as well remember how grateful I am for my Savior. Seeing the Atonement work in the lives of other people, is really something special. Wow, Christmas is coming soon like you said. That's crazy! It's not really the same though - all the holidays here are holidays of saints and apostasy, where everyone is drunk and stuff. Oh yeah, speaking of drunk people I was spanked by a drunk lady this week! I love you guys, hope you have a great week! Love, Aaron
Monday, November 12, 2012
Monday, November 5, 2012
Hi Mom,
Thanks for wishing me Happy Birthday! I would say between my 21st and 22nd year I have changed the most. Hope things turn out for the best with the election, I've noticed that the value of the dollar keeps going down, they base the Sole on that. This week went well, we found a really cool investigator this week that used to assist in Lima, and now she has a baptismal date. She came to church on Sunday, the testimony meeting really helped her. We also met a lady that said she had a dream the night before that two angels came to her door. I'm thankful that things are starting to turn around here. We've walked a lot lately. My companions shoes are complety shot! Our mission president just happened to show up this week at ten o'clock. Our bathroom wasn't very clean, that didn't go so well ha ha, but now I would feel safe to say we have the cleanest bathroom in the whole mission ha ha. I got a letter from Alex this week and Aunt Mary that was really nice. Thanks for what you said. Love you Mom! Hope you have a great week.
Monday, October 22, 2012
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
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
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
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!
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!
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