Baylee - October 17 2016

October 17 2016

Hola Mi Familia y Mis Amigos!! :)

¿Qué tal la semana? ¿Cómo les fue? I am suer it was a wonderful week! Here is what went down here...

- Monday evening we went to visit a less active family, the f. Correa. Recently the dad, Carlos, has returned from working in Lima and we caught the five of them there in the house! It is so amazing to see happy, whole families blessed by the Gospel. It changes the atmosphere and makes one just smile :) I am so grateful for my forever family and the blessings I receive through them and the Gospel!

- This week we have had to travel to Piura various times to practice with the Zone. We have to practice two special musical numbers for tomorrrows Multi-Zona! We are singing the MoTab medley of The Battle Hymn of the Republic and Let US All Press On but in Spanish. Also we are singing the song the MoTab sang in Conference, Take Time to Be Holy, in English. LOL I was going to play the flute, the one I had bought, but another sister Hna. Kelley plays and they wanted me to sing LOL so she is going to play instead! It sounds super pretty! 

- Wednesday morning, we were finally able to track down one of our investigators, Juliana. She had kind of fallen off the map for a little while. We were accompanied by a member. Juliana has many questions. We were able to cover more on the Restoration. That message is so important, and every time we teach and testify it touches my heart. Truly I know that Joseph Smith was a prophet and that he was an instrument to the hands of the Lord to restore the true church here on earth. That simple truth blesses my life and changes lives! Hna. Juliana is experience these changes, little by little!

- Thursday we had our first District meeting of the transfer. Our new Dsitrict Leader, Elder Urpeque is pretty wonderful. He taught us on how to really use the Book of Mormon to its fullest. It is the evidence and the keystone of our religion, it is the base of it all. LOL we played a scripture chase game and I totaly won!! :) 

- Thursday we were able to go on Divisions with two YSA sisters in the Branch, Hna. Katy and Hna. Juli. They are cousins and they are awesome LOL We live upstairs in Juli´s house and Hna. Katy is an RM from Columbia. LOL that day we laughed so and were also able to accompliosh a ton of work! Divisions helps to move the work along! However, it is so very different teaching withot¿ut my companion.... I love my compi! 

- Saturday was a crazy day because in the morning we went to Piura to practice the songs, came back for lunch with our Pensionista, then traveled with the Relief Society to the little pueblo of Waurawaus for a Relief Society Activity. We watched the 20 mion video of the Restoration and bore our testimonies. Then we were able to learn how to make alfajores! I will have to make them at home! :) It was a good, successful activity. However, A very long day! Waurawaus is little by little receiving the Gospel! It is amazing to see the changes in such humble people! :)

- Sunday I gave a talk, using Elder Stevensons talk on Latter Saints from May 2015. We all need to be latter day saints who keep on trying, or else we are just latter day sinners. and even more, we need to help others do the same. We need to share the Gospel so that others can also receive the joy of by a latter day saint who keeps on trying! After that, Hna. Fernandez and I gave the class in Gospel Principles all about Familes can be Forever! LOL we started out by inviting one sister to draw on the board, with the suggestions from the crowd, a family that can be forever. A Mom, a Dad, kids, and a temple were drawn. Then we talked about all the important things to do as a family to reach that goal: family prayer and scripture study, patience, Family Home Evening, recreational activities together, etc. It wsa a fun lessona dn we finished with a white board full of ideas and drawings!

- Today, we came here to Piura for a Sidstrict activty in the which we went and sought out some fabric in bulk to buy and make matching skirts and ties!! :) It is awesome! Then we went to the Hna.s from Miraflores Pensionista to eat some lunch. From there Hna. Fernandez and I went on a mini shopping trip to the Open Plaza mall :) I love shopping!! Today we are going to spend the night here because tomorrow morning early we have our Multi-Zona! I am going to get to see Hna. Carrera!! :) :)

So ya that was my week! I wish you all a wonderul week to come!! Be good, be faithful, pray, read your scriptures, and smile! :) :) I love you all!!

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Baylee - October 10 2016

October 10 2016

Hola Mi Familia y Mis Amigos!!

Well, the week went by fast!! Hopewfully you all enjoyed it! here is what happened here...

- Mon day evening we taught a rescued family, the f. Mendoza,. about the plan of Salvation. it was a very beautiful lewsson and it is such a beautiful topic! We all need to remember who we are, where we came from, why we are here, and where we are going! And it fits perfectly with the talk given by Pres. Monson!! 

- This week has been miraculous in that we have found tons of new people who are ready to hear more about these truths! 14 new investigators!! Hna. Fernandez and I have been left amazed to see that Lord working little miracles far out of our hands. This work truly is His work!

- Tuesday evening was a birthday party! Elder Pareja and a member Hna. Katy had their birthdays that day and we threw a little fiesta! With a cake! As they blew out the match stick make shift candles, Hna. Fernandez and I attacked! We had brought 20 eggs and a kilo of flour! :) It was a very violent war, a very messy and loud coupole minutes are we smasshed the eggs on their heads and dumped out the aflour on top for good measure! A very Peruvian tradition! :) such a good time followed by good food and good company!

- Wednesdya night we went to visit a less ac tive named MAria. LOL she was in the misddle of cooking dinner and made a deal with us that wwe could sit around her kitchen and teach as she cooked. What ended up happening was that I offered my help because she was kind of lost in what she was doing as she tried to make some dough for flour tortillas. LOL I ended up making the food and Hna. Maria sat listen ing to Hna. Fernande and Hna. Katy teach!! :) It was silly because I felt kind of like the help, just awkwardly there cooking! And the tortillas turned out pretty good!

- Thursday morning we once again joined Hna. Juli and her parents at their chacra, there fruit fields! it was great fun picking maracuya, mangos, limes, and papaya! The silliest part was when I fell!! You all would have just about died laughing! I was carryiong the maracuya in my arms, full, and went to follow Juli`s dad crossing a little ditch, I didnt sterp quite far enough and my foot placed right where irt was an incline super wet, and down I went, face first! I guess I arched my back and didnt hit my face, but my chest slammed intop the ground real goo dLOL! i jumped up fast, laughing so hard1 If only we had been videotapinGg!

- Saturday morning we had a Zone meeting in Piura. It was a really good meeting! We talked about how to maximize our study hours and how to better understand the dictrine in order to teach more effectively. I learned a ton and i am working to put it all into practice. Our zone is pretty great now, too! There is a photo below! :)

- Sunday we had some good meetings with topics such as obeicence and charity! Wow such powerful truths, the essential law of obedience and requirement of charity. We must become as Christ is! I invirte each of you to go and study those important themes! :)

- In the evening Sunday, he relief society president went out visitng with us and we were able to finally track one oinvestigator who has been super busy lately. the spirit guided us as we focused the lesson in on the priesthood. She was left thinking, pondering the great truiths of thw power and authority of God. I testify that this power truly is on the earth today and that it is found in the Church of Jesuis Christ of Latter Day saints! it is an amaizing bklessing for each and every one of us!

- Today, Hna. Fernandez and I cooked Navajo tacos wioth Hna. Juli and they turned out alright LOL northing as good as mom makes them! LOL Hna. Fernandez has decided she wants to try stuff froom the States! It has been agood chill day! :)

So theres my week!! Espero que esta semana que viene esta llena de felicidad para cada uno de ustedes!! Les amo mucho!! :) Cuídense! Hasta le próxima semana!

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Baylee - Conference Week !! October 3 2016

Hola Mi Familia y Mis Amigos!!

I hope you all had a wonderful week!! My week was pretty wonderful LOL Here is what happened...

- This week we have found 7 new investigators who want to learn more!! Our Distrcit Leader put a goal for us, 6, and we upped him by one!! We worked super hard for that and prayed a ton and saw tons of miracles!! People who are searching for the truth and who are willing to act. One family in particular was amazing. Hna. Fernandez and I were stressed because it was Friday night, We werent going to be able to work much Saturday and sUnday due to conference, and we only had 4 new investigators. We desperately chose to knock on doors. And the very first door we knocked on was a family of three, the daughter has a RM friend, and they had some very large questions about baptism and Chirsts doctrine. The Lord blessed us to have with right words and now they are ready to learn more! WOO HOO!

- Wednesday Presidente and Hna. Rasmussen came out the Tambogrande to do t room inspections and interviews! It was super schill and I loved visiting with them! They have such a great love and concern for each one of us!

- Wednesday evening we had a talent show with our branch members! LOL It was so silly! little kids dancing, all of them dancnig exactly the same, some singers, skits, etc. Sadly, they started late, so us missionaries didnt get to present our number do to the need to run home before 9:30. It was still good though!

- Thursday we had our last District meeting of the transfer. It was a really good meeting, but as always it was a sad goodbye session. Your district often becomes a little like family and it is hard to see them go their seperate ways. But that is part of the mission! 

- We have one investigator who is progressing really well. Her name is Meri and she has many questions. This week we decided to chang eour lesson plans and talke instead about prophets and obedicence so that we could invite her to GeneralConfernece this week. It was definitely inspired from the Spirit to do that because she had been alittle confused. We were able to resolve her doubts and help her understand a little bit better. I love when we can see righ before our eyes as the people learn and feel teh truth! 

- Friday was a crazy day. A member had invited us to come over for lunch, so we told our Penionsista to not cook for us. We did weekly planning through the nirmal lunch time to get to the members house at the sheduled time of 3:30PM: We showed up and her son first lied to us and said she wasnt home, then she did come and her and her recent convert husband began to tell us about their marital trials and how there wasnt any water, and that she hadnt been able to cook...we taught a short lesson on how husbands and wives actually need }each otehr to reach exaltation, a thought that had never crossed theirminds, and then we left, without food! And Since it was the end of the month, we didnt have hardly any money. We ended up buying so rolls, a few limes and a little onion to use our food storage tuna and make a ceviche de atún with bread...It was a rough day! LOL but one to remember!

- Saturday and Sunday was General Conference and it was amazing!! My favorite topics were definitely joy, the Book of Mormon, Prayer, and Missionary Work! Sorry, I am so bad remembering who said what LOL but those themes were inspiring! we must find the joy in our lives, the joy in repentance, the joy in the Plan! The Book of Mormon is the keystone of our religion and a precious treasure to cherish and study diligently daily!, ´prayer is sincere ("am I really praying or just saying prayers??)}") missionary work is our work - HELP THE MISSIONARIES! :) Also, it was way awesome to be able to watch it all in English with the other Norte Americanos and even Presidente and Hna. Rasmussen! Ther were so many missionaries and itw as just inspiring! And Hno. Renzo who was just baptized last week was able to come to the SUnday morning session!! WOO HOO!! :) 

- An awesome part of Conference weekend was that was stayed here in Piura instead of going back to Tambogrande and we got to stay in Ramon Castila with Hna. Ruiz and Hna. Apeña!! That was the best, and kind of the worst. I was able to chat and hug Hna. Apeña, but I also had to say goodbye...she goes home tomorrow...I cried, and she cried...I love her so much! Eternal friendships are real, I know it!

- Today was transfers for everybody else LOL since Hna. fernandez and I are in training, we didnt have transfers. However, we now have a new District leader, Elder Urpeque. He was in my District in Castilla and he is awesome! And Truly, the transfers this time around were crazy! Mamás have gone back witht their Hijas, repeat District members, Hna. PArks training and being a sister leader, tons of craziness!! Oh, and today Hna. Juli accompanied, Hna. Fernandez and I to Catacaos to pick up my new leather scripture case for my English scriptures!! :) WOO HOO!!

So that was my week! I jam packed week, and a good one. Les amo bastante! Quiero que recuerden siempre que estoy orando para ustedes. Ustedes son hijos e hijas maravillosos denuestro Padre Celestial. Sigan adelante!! Hasta le próxima semana! :)

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Baylee - September 26 2016

September 26 2016

Hola Mi Familia y Mis Amigos!

How was the week?? I hope all went well! Here is what happened here in Tambogrande...

.- RENZO!!! So basically this week was about Hno. Renzo . Monday we visited with him about temples and family historia work. that was an awesome lesson because it really touched his heart. His moom died when he was a littlekid, so the opportunity to see her again really struck a chord with him. Tuesday our visit was a little different...We had actually gone in with the plan to change his baptismal date, because w efelt that he needed a bit more time to be prepared. However, he bgan defending his date, remiding us of all thethings he has done and the answers he has received. It came down that he was going to go through with the planned date for this Saturday. Wednesday was the big interview day...Wow that was a crazy long day of lots ofwaiting and Elder Richards had come on Intercambios with our Districtleader so we talked in English over all the craziness. It all began at 3PM and finally around 8PM Presidente Rasmussen signed the paper and Renzo was home free, but there was a little wall between us and him because he hadnt been completely honest with us. The Elders formed a little connection that made it a trial to know what would happen after the baptism. Thursday we tried to track him down and talk but we couldnt find him and Friday night we went by accompanied by a member and we found the Eklders inside getting the sisters signature for the baptism sin Renzo is 16. That threw another loop in the situation. We finally visited with Hno. Renzo that night at 9PM and everything got worked out and Hno. Renzo said he still wants us to be the ones to visithim since we were the firsts. Then came the big day Saturday! LOL Renzo made us super nervous and showed up more than an hour late, but he came and we traveled up to Los Peroles allin the back iof the pickup truck. The baptism was him and a little 8 yrold, the cute girlfrom Waurawaus that had me sing Let it Go! It wasbeautiful!! :) And Sunday morning Hna. Fenandez and I passed by in the morning to remind him, and all was good, but he showed up! Presidente Valverde confirmed the little girl, Alexandra, and then he asked us all to wait five more minutes to see if REnzo wouldcome...and he came!! :) It was a little miracle! So this week was basically all Hno. REnzo. He shared his testimony and it was super powerful!! Hna Fernandez and I made a cardboard frame with a picture of the Lima Temple andwrote him a note as a baptism gift!! :) WOO HOO!! 

- Other things apart from Hno. Renzo.. Tuesday Hna. Fernandez made it to 5 weeks here in the field!! We went to the mission home for our meeting and it was really wonderful. We talked about obedience, paying attention to miracles, the Atonement, diligence, and other wonderful topics. As always, the food was amazing! Turkey and mashed potatoes and gravy, I love Preisdente´s Pesnsionista Hna. Jimenez! 

- We had a suprise Zone Meeting this thursday and it was an awesome meeting. It was very dynamic with themes such as humility, patience, new contacting ideas, as better first lesson, unity, and remembering why we are all here. It was amazing to learn from so many wonderful missinaries! 

- Yesterday afternoon, we had planned to go with a member to visit less active and part member families, however Hna. Fernandez got sick to her stomach out of nowhere and we ended up in that members house for abit before we went on Divisions and Hna. Fernandez stayed with the members mom and I went with Hna. Katy for about an hour. It was a sad thing to leave her becauseshe literally was crying because she didnt want me to leave her....I love that sweetgirl!

- Today, Hna. Fernandez and I had a real preparation day in the which we cleaned the room, actualized the area book, cooked some delicious french toast, and listened to EFY, Christmas, and other awesome music! :) It has been a good day :) 

So theres my week! Wow, a good one! A crazy one with roller coaster rides, but a good one! I wish you all a very awesome week this week! Remember, the Lord loves you all and I love you! :) Hasta la próxima semana!

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Baylee - September 19 2016

September 19 2016

Hola Mi Familia y Mis Amigos! :)

Another week! How was this one for al of you? Spectactular I hope! Here is what went down here...

- Renzo. Renzo. Renzo. He has been our giant focus this week. LOL His baptisma date is for this coming Saturday! And We have been working so hard to make sure he is prepared for it. It has been a bit of a roller coaster. He prays and feels his answer, but then he is not completelyy sure if the church is true even though he knows Jose´h Smith was a prophet...So we are working with him. He is excited and wants to be baptized, but we want to make sure that he is well prepared. Please pray for him like a ton!! 

- Tuesday evening we were able to teach one of our recent converts, Hno. Moises about the proclamation to the family. And just perfectly one of his non member daughters walked in. It was an awesome moment to teach, she even opened up with us! Litte miralces! :)

- Wednesday evening we visited with a less active/basically investigator named Maria, one we visited last week too. She tolld us that she hadnt received a confirmation that the chhurch really is true, but then confessed that she hadnt kneeled down to pray and ask. Truly, humbling ourselves before God brings miracles and brings anweser! I know she is going to come back!

- Thursday we had a District meeting, and this week Hna. Fernandez and I were assigned to teach about the importance a}of a personal testimony here in the mission and in our lives. We made a motto...Live, Enjoy, Rejoice in you Testimony! LOL It actualy turned int oa really cool lesson. After we shared our piece, our District Leader asked each of us to bear our heartfelt testimonies, and it was super amazing to isten to the conviction of each of this missionaries. The Gospel is true!! Then we folllowed up that spiritual time witha  competitive matching game to learn English! LOL

- Thursday going on Friday I had Intercambios, with Hna. Lang, onj of the sister Leaders here in Miraflores. She is awesome! We talked a ton and she is such an amazing example of strength and faith! :) I love the opportunity to learn from other sisters!

- Friday night we visited with Hna. Fanny and her family, a lessa ctive and returnign family. After the good lesson on the Plan of Salvation, they demonstrated their awesome talents for the upcoming Branch talent show! They sing awesome and can dance too!! :) It was such fun! 

- Saturday we finally tracked down Billy and Karla!! We have been worried about them, but they have been reading and praying, every thing!! They even went to the casa capilla ast Sunday but we were in Piura for the Stake Conference! So that was exciting to see their dedication!

- Yesdaterday in the afternoon, us four missionariesin Tambogrande and the Branch Counci traveled an hour a}out to a little pueblito callled Waurawaus. It was super coo because we traveled standing up in the bakc of a truck, and then the family of members was so sweet. they have three little girls and once again I was Elsa from Frozen! LOL they made me sing Let It Go and For the First Time in Forever, but I had to sing in English because I haventbeen able to learn it in Spanish. LOL They were just the cutest! Serves me right for braiding my hair! The trip back was super neat in the dark! LOL

- Today, Hna. Fernandez and I went with a member, Hna. Juli, to Catacaos! All the cool tourist stuff! I did spend a little bit of money :) LOL But it was fun and then we went and ate at a chinese place owned by real people from China. So Good!! :) It has been a good day!

Well, there you go! Espero que todo estén bien y que sigan adelante. Sé que el Señor está con ustedes. Nunca se olviden que estoy orando para ustedes cada día, siempre! Les amo bastante!! :) Hasta la próxima semana!! 

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Baylee - September 12 2016

September 12 2016

Hola Mi Familia y Mis Amigos!

¿Cómo estamos hoy día? Ojalá que todo esté bien! My week was a good one. Here is what happened...

- Monday night we had anFHE with the f. Calle Carmen. They are super sweet! and then Friday afternoon we taught Hno. Gian just him and read the Conference talk What lack I yet? It was a v ery spiritual lesson and afterward Hno. Gian touched my heart. He told us that as w shared the message it was like angels were talking with him, sharig just what he needed to hear. He thanked us profoundly...Wow I have to thank my Savior for this opportunity to feel such love from such wonderful people!

- We were finally able to track down a reference we received from a member, and it was really beautiful! Her name is Juliana and she is probably 40 or so, and she has been friends with members for most of her life. She always asked questions, and finally she has decided to accept a visit from the missionaries. It was crazy because both Hna. Fernandez and I commented that we had felt such a warmth in her home, like the Spirit telling that she is someone super special. We are excited to work with her!

- Tuesday evening we were trying to track down one of our investigators and we knocked on the wrong door LOL but it turned into a little miracle! We apologized and presented ourselves, asking if we could share our messasge with them. They let us in!! It wasa darling couple and their little girl. As we talkd, the two of them were left amazed at the new message. They paid attention to every word and asked questions. They really want to know if the story we shared is real. It was inspiring to see such devoted interest. Hna. Fernandez ad I left the house in shock wlalkng on water!

- Wedsnesday afternoon, I cried in a lesson, the first time in quite a while. We were teaching a less active YSA about serving a mission...Wow as I testified of the blessings received on a mi ssion, I got choked up...I know this work is true,. I have come to know my Savior on a level I ever thought possible. This mission has changed my life and it is has changed ME. I am grateful for every single minute, the good the bad and everythign in between!

- Wednesday night was a marathon night. We had worked hard to put together an FHE for our youth investigator Hno Renzo and the hermanas he lives with. It was all set up, members were present, the only thing missing was Hno. Renzo...we called and his "sister" said he was on his way with one of the other "sisters" so we kept waiting and waiting...and waiting! Fianally at 8:40 PM they showed up and the Branch was celebrating! It was a super short lesson with a cute video called for Small and Simple Things. We were able to give Renzo´s "sister" a Book of Mormon! Litle by little they too are going to come to know!

- Thursday we had an awesome District meeting. It was aabout inspired questions, but it wasnt the same old message we always hear. The Secretares presented thre types of inrpised questions, ones to hear their feelings, ones to help the find their own answer, and ones of verification. Each type was backed by scriptural examples and then we did practices that were super spiritual! Hna Fernandez is so powerfully inspired and blew us all out of the water with her inpired questions!! :)

- Vriday night we had to do divisions once again! LOL I went with Hna. Juli to visit a less active from Chulucanas, another pueblito, who ahd sasked to Elders to visit her and she lvies in our area. She talks a TON!! LOL and sadly she has many doubts and doesnt remember much about the church. We are going to be starting fro point 0.0 to help her gain a testimony and come unto Christ.

- Yesterday was Stake Conference! It was relly neat because teh Branch hired a bus and we all traveled together to Piura to hear the speakers! LOL ROAD TRIP! and Hno. Renzo came! The meeting was great.  Topics such as being self Sufficient, the Sabbath Day, Service, Temples, and the Book of Mormon. Lots of inpsired m essages!

- Renzo is mo ving forward towards his baptismal date!! We are super excited! Please pray for him!! :)

I love you all so very much! :) Be safe hasta la próxima semana!

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Baylee - September 5 2016

September 5 2016

Hola Mi Familia y Mis Amigos!

Another week and I hope ou it was a wonderful one! Here is what we did here...

- Tuesday morning we were able to teach a family of recent converts. We taught the most basic and precious, the first message, the Restoration. The Spirit was so crazy strong in that lesson. Truly, this Church is true. The Spirit testifies this to me every time I teach. I know in my heart and in my soul that these things are good and right and true! It is also amazing to see the strong testimonies of others we teach! :)

- Hna. Fernandez and I went on divisions twice this week in order to cover all of our appointments. She is doing so well, well enough  that I felt comfortable enough sending her on her own with one of the  returned sister missionaries here in Tambogrande. All of our appointments were a reat success during that time, too, and we were able to accomplish so much!! WOO HOO! :)

- Thrusday we were able to go to an FHE with many of the Branch members. It is always fun and super faith building to see faithful people come together to talk about and study the Gospel. LOL and afterwards came some silly games such as hot potato, the tie tying cat and mouse game, and then a new one in the which we piled little match sticks onto the mouth of a glass bottle and for every match that some cknocked downt hey got a line of lipstick on their face! LOL We laughed a ton! :)

-  Friday afternoon we taught one of our less actives, Hno. Julio. He is so ready to be rescued, he just needs to go to his interview! He has a budding testimony, one that is getting stronger and stronger. Also, he wants to go on a mission! He recently turned 19, and that is our next goal for him, to get out to the field! Please pray for him!

-  We have one investigator who is progressing swimmingly. He is a 16 year old named Renzo. His baptismal date is for the 24th and us, the Elders, and the Branch are all working together to help him along the path. He came to church yesterday in his white shirt and tie!! That made our hearts soar! :) Please pray for him, too!! 

- Saturday we had our Zone meeting. Our Zone is itty ibtty!! 8 Elders and 8 hermanas! But we a}have a really wonderful group of missionaries. We talked about making good goals and working with them. Also, a special topic was the 10 commandments of health LOL there have been a few health issues lately! Hna. Fernandez made a wonderful comment when the Zone Leaders asked what we should improve as a Zone. She commented that we need to be more unified and trust one another more. As companions, as a district, as a zone. Aint that the truth!! Love mi hija! :)

- In the afternoon saturday we helped the Branch go out in search of some less actives to invite tehm to church. They have started a new activity called all against one in the which every Saturday afternoon we wet aside some time to go out and find less active from each organization and invite them to church. It is a wonderful way to help reactive people, and I highl recommend it!

- After the activity Saturday, Hna. Fernandez and I rushed over to visit with some investigators who we finally tracked dowwn. The lesson went well, and then yesterday they came to church!! We are super excited for this new couple, billy and Karla!

-  We had a wonderful miracle this week as we found a less ac tive youth. What happened was that we were searching for names in the futre investigators list, and we went to this one house. Turns out the name was the less actives father. We were able to teach the family of four, and the 19 year less active pulled out the photos from his baptism and is really excited that the church has come back into his life. He even came to church yesterday! His family are some wonderful future investigators and Hna. Fernandez and I are super excited to work with them! :) 

- Yesterday are progressing investigator, Renzo, with a baptismal date came to church in a white shirt and tie yesterday! It was a such a happy and inspiring feeling to see his progress! He is rapidly progressing towards his date on the 24th! :)

- Last night we traveled here to Piura in the evening and spent the night in Ramon Castilla!! My old area! We came because today we left at 3 AM to head to Canchaque, my second visit. Last night was way fun visiting with Hna. Flor and the Sosa family and the hermanas! A big family dinner, 12 people around the table!! Then todays trip was really wonderful. We laughed and had a blast. I did take photos, but I wasnt able to pass them to my USB, so next week! Sorry! Afterwards we hurried back and ate lunch as a Zone. A good day all in all!

Well, thats my week! Yo sé que todo esto es verdad y que estoy aquí con un buen razón. No es fácil siempre, pero sé que el Señor está conmigo. Tenemos que seguir adelante con firmeza en Cristo. Tengan animo, mis hermanos y hermanas! Les quiero y les amo bastante y espero lo mejor en esta semana que viene! Hasta la próxima semana! :):)

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