Hey Family, How are you all doing?
This week was actually kind of exhausting but worth it. I'm so glad to hear that you are all doing well. I'm also amazed that there is still snow in the mountains and that the rivers are flooding. That's pretty crazy that some kids have drown in there too. It's pretty much the opposite here in Arequipa, although it did rain a lot in February, there hasn't been a drop since. Every single day is the same, super clear skies with the hot sun. It would be awesome if I could swim, but I can't so it's kind of torturous.
This week was a bit interesting becuase the family that we live with is remodeling their kitchen. They started last week and they have a week left. It's going to be really nice when they finish. It wouldn't be that big of news except that one of the walls of our room is shared with the kitchen and they had to knock down that wall to redo it. So there's just a plastic sheet right now seperating our room from the reconstruction of the kitchen.
Also, this week was pretty cool becuase we finally got a baptism yesterday right before church (seriously, like 5 minutes before sacrament meeting). It was of a boy who turned 9 yesterday and whose mom is a member. It counts for us becuase he turned 9 yesterday. It was good. His dad isn't a member but came to the service and thanked us a lot after the baptism. He lives in a different city so we can't teach him but hopefully he opens his heart to the missionaries one day. It's definately in our line of work as members and more especially missionaries to strengthen the families around us. This gospel is for families and I felt good in providing that family a way to live together after this life.
It seems that we're finding a lot of part member families lately. We have been teaching a 15 year old boy Johan whose Dad is an inactive member but wants his son to get baptized. We're planning on his baptism this Saturday. His Mom isn't a member (yet) but it's good to see that he is choosing to follow the steps of the savior and what he taught. We also just found a girl whose aunt is a member and has been going to church with her. The girl's mom and dad aren't too interested in the church but we're hoping to change that this week.
I had a pretty cool experience this week. We were pretty much running back to the run becuase we were kind of late. We ran into a young couple walking together and decided to just quickly give them a pamphlet with our number on it. We gave it to them, and they said "Thanks Elders", so we asked if they were members and they said yes. So we just kept on walking, but a few seconds later the girl called us back. She told us her boyfriend is a member but she wants to hear the missionary lessons and get baptized. She has been going to another ward with her boyfriend for awhile but she lives in our area. That was pretty cool. An almost identical experience happened last night too. This time they weren't members, but they told us the same thing. They asked us if we visit people in their homes and we said of course we can visit you in your house. That was a big surprise too. You just never know who the Lord is preparing for you to teach in any given moment. But I shouldn't be too surprised becuase we pray to find prepared people everyday as a companionship. I can testify that the Lord hears ours prayers and will definately bless us with missionary opportunities everyday if we ask for them.
Once again I was happy to hear about Levi Savage and that movie. I can't wait to be able to see it. I also can't wait to read his journal if you can find it. This week is Father's Day so I'm going to wish Dad a happy Father's Day now. I wish I could call again but just know that I love you and I know that you are serving well in the Lord's kingdom. I was also excited to hear about the Mavs beating the Heat.
Well that's time for this week so I'll write more next week, the week of transfers.
Love,
Elder Child
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