Monday, February 23, 2009
Oh Peru, you are so dang hot, but yet you grant me blessings of baptims!
This last week we baptized brayan nieto. A young man of 16 and very strong in the church already. He also already has plans to serve a mission along with the other young men of his age! WOOO I BAPTIZED A MISSIONARY! Its pretty much one of the dreams of every missionary. And i feel so blessed to have been the one allowed to do it.
As for the weather it is very hot and its been like this for about a month and a half now. We hit 90s about everyday and we walk it every day as well. I have developed an extremely dark tan line, and i personally think its great haha. Just shows that i am out in the sun doing the work! My only worry is skin cancer, but i doubt that i will get it.
The work has been getting better. We had our struggles there for a while but things have picked up and we have more things to do during the week.
As for transfers they are coming this next week. So in my next letter you will know where it is that i am going. Hopefully out into Providence, that is where i will get all the crazy stories. But if its city, not a problem. I do like going to get mcflurrys every now and then and that is a pirk of the city. It really doesnt matter where i go, as long as there are people to baptise, i am happy.
Dont get too bumbed out mom. Febuary always is terrible, no matter where you are in the world haha. Things are always bad now, but when things turn around, it is only that much sweeter. As you could have seen from my letters of this month. Bad, to much better. Just wait it out a little longer, and then you will see the reason for all of it really soon.
Well querido family, i am having the best time of my life here and Peru, and i will be sending my photos as soon as my chip is filled. They will be coming through a cd that i will send through the mail here. I love you all very dearly, and pray for you constantly.
With love
Elder Washburn
This last week we baptized brayan nieto. A young man of 16 and very strong in the church already. He also already has plans to serve a mission along with the other young men of his age! WOOO I BAPTIZED A MISSIONARY! Its pretty much one of the dreams of every missionary. And i feel so blessed to have been the one allowed to do it.
As for the weather it is very hot and its been like this for about a month and a half now. We hit 90s about everyday and we walk it every day as well. I have developed an extremely dark tan line, and i personally think its great haha. Just shows that i am out in the sun doing the work! My only worry is skin cancer, but i doubt that i will get it.
The work has been getting better. We had our struggles there for a while but things have picked up and we have more things to do during the week.
As for transfers they are coming this next week. So in my next letter you will know where it is that i am going. Hopefully out into Providence, that is where i will get all the crazy stories. But if its city, not a problem. I do like going to get mcflurrys every now and then and that is a pirk of the city. It really doesnt matter where i go, as long as there are people to baptise, i am happy.
Dont get too bumbed out mom. Febuary always is terrible, no matter where you are in the world haha. Things are always bad now, but when things turn around, it is only that much sweeter. As you could have seen from my letters of this month. Bad, to much better. Just wait it out a little longer, and then you will see the reason for all of it really soon.
Well querido family, i am having the best time of my life here and Peru, and i will be sending my photos as soon as my chip is filled. They will be coming through a cd that i will send through the mail here. I love you all very dearly, and pray for you constantly.
With love
Elder Washburn
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
HEY FAMILY!
SUUUUUCCCCCCCEEEEEEEESSSSSSSS! Let me give you some background first. So w=
e started this month with no one with a date for their baptism. As you c=
ould probably tell we were pretty bumbed about that. But as we kept work=
ing this month we have finally seen the fruits of our labors for this mon=
th and the next month! We now have three people set up for their baptisms=
this month! One for this weekend, and he is a sure thing. And two more f=
or the 28, one is a little sketchy, but the other one isn=C2=B4t. The on=
e that is teetering is a 9 year old kid with inactive parents that really=
dont like the church. He likes the church but were not sure if we should=
baptize someone that doesnt have the support to stay active. But it all =
depends on him and if he really wants to be baptized. We are still grate=
full for the success from the Lord, and realize that it was only through =
him that we actually have these people to baptize!!!
I am doing really well out here. I did mess up my back a little bit, but it=
s fixed now so no worries. We went running on monday, and that is what k=
illed me. Bad shoes and concrete are not a good mix for running haha. S=
o instead we have been playing basketball. I am teaching some kids in th=
e ward how to play. They are cool and in return they leave with us to do=
divisions and to go to lessons. =20
We are still walking in this REALLY HOT SUN ALL THE TIME haha. The days ar=
e finally cooling down a little bit so its much more pleasant, but dont k=
id yourself, we still bathe ourselves 3 times a day! And amazingly i don=
t have skin cancer from all of the sun haha. =20
The transfer is almost done, and im pretty sure that im going to leave, alo=
ng with a lot of people in our zone. We have a bunch of people that are o=
ld in this area, so we all should be leaving soon. Hopefully i will be g=
oing out to PRovince!! Cerro de Pasco or somewhere!! It will be really in=
teresting to see the people and the life out there in the wild haha.
We did play some games on the bus recently. One game is where an american =
speaks english and the other latin speaks spanish. Us americans can say =
whatever we want, so were dying the whole time as we say things like =C2=
=A8I have a lovely bunch of coconuts, tweedley dee, there they are a standi=
ng in a row, bum bum bum.=C2=A8 Oh the good times. And then to make it e=
ven funnier we switch up the roles- My companion spoke the english that h=
e knew and i just made up stuff in spanish. Oh.......priceless haha.
Thats all from here in Peru. Have fun in the cold, and ill probably get to=
enjoy it soon!
Elder Washburn
SUUUUUCCCCCCCEEEEEEEESSSSSSSS! Let me give you some background first. So w=
e started this month with no one with a date for their baptism. As you c=
ould probably tell we were pretty bumbed about that. But as we kept work=
ing this month we have finally seen the fruits of our labors for this mon=
th and the next month! We now have three people set up for their baptisms=
this month! One for this weekend, and he is a sure thing. And two more f=
or the 28, one is a little sketchy, but the other one isn=C2=B4t. The on=
e that is teetering is a 9 year old kid with inactive parents that really=
dont like the church. He likes the church but were not sure if we should=
baptize someone that doesnt have the support to stay active. But it all =
depends on him and if he really wants to be baptized. We are still grate=
full for the success from the Lord, and realize that it was only through =
him that we actually have these people to baptize!!!
I am doing really well out here. I did mess up my back a little bit, but it=
s fixed now so no worries. We went running on monday, and that is what k=
illed me. Bad shoes and concrete are not a good mix for running haha. S=
o instead we have been playing basketball. I am teaching some kids in th=
e ward how to play. They are cool and in return they leave with us to do=
divisions and to go to lessons. =20
We are still walking in this REALLY HOT SUN ALL THE TIME haha. The days ar=
e finally cooling down a little bit so its much more pleasant, but dont k=
id yourself, we still bathe ourselves 3 times a day! And amazingly i don=
t have skin cancer from all of the sun haha. =20
The transfer is almost done, and im pretty sure that im going to leave, alo=
ng with a lot of people in our zone. We have a bunch of people that are o=
ld in this area, so we all should be leaving soon. Hopefully i will be g=
oing out to PRovince!! Cerro de Pasco or somewhere!! It will be really in=
teresting to see the people and the life out there in the wild haha.
We did play some games on the bus recently. One game is where an american =
speaks english and the other latin speaks spanish. Us americans can say =
whatever we want, so were dying the whole time as we say things like =C2=
=A8I have a lovely bunch of coconuts, tweedley dee, there they are a standi=
ng in a row, bum bum bum.=C2=A8 Oh the good times. And then to make it e=
ven funnier we switch up the roles- My companion spoke the english that h=
e knew and i just made up stuff in spanish. Oh.......priceless haha.
Thats all from here in Peru. Have fun in the cold, and ill probably get to=
enjoy it soon!
Elder Washburn
As for Peru, the work is slowing going. Its not really the greatest so its tough to get out, but regardless we get out there and talk with everyone that we can. We do have one baptism planned for the 21 of Febuary, but we dont have anymore. Its sad because we had 4 planned or it was our goal for this month, and we wont come close.
This week has been fun in some aspects though. Its CARNAVAL!!! And everyone is throwing water balloons and water at one another. Luckily we havent gotten that wet. Only the members hit us haha. Especially Hma Rose, she does our laundry, she always hits us with water. This last Tuesday we had a huge water fight with her and her kids. I ROCKED THEM!!! They had a little water gun, so i grabbed a huge bucket and let them have it. I got her, and her son SOAKED haha. But they did get me pretty good too.
Elder Huanambal has been a great help to me so far. He helps me with the language and shows me how to work with the ward more effectively. The ward is still slow and not doing much work, but Elder Huanambal and i gave great talks this last sunday about how the ward needs to start working or its going to become a branch. We hope that instilled the force necessary to get them to work and not be so afraid to talk to people about the church.
Lately i have been reading Teaching of the Prophets, Heber J Grants book. It is a great book and i hope to read all the prophets books. He puts a great message about missionary work and about many other aspects of the gospel. It also helps my spanish a lot since its in spanish, and its the way normal people talk too! I reccomend those books to everyone.
I am healthy and happy, and doing the Lord´s work so i really cant ask for much more in my life. I love you all and am thankful for your support!
Elder Washburn
This week has been fun in some aspects though. Its CARNAVAL!!! And everyone is throwing water balloons and water at one another. Luckily we havent gotten that wet. Only the members hit us haha. Especially Hma Rose, she does our laundry, she always hits us with water. This last Tuesday we had a huge water fight with her and her kids. I ROCKED THEM!!! They had a little water gun, so i grabbed a huge bucket and let them have it. I got her, and her son SOAKED haha. But they did get me pretty good too.
Elder Huanambal has been a great help to me so far. He helps me with the language and shows me how to work with the ward more effectively. The ward is still slow and not doing much work, but Elder Huanambal and i gave great talks this last sunday about how the ward needs to start working or its going to become a branch. We hope that instilled the force necessary to get them to work and not be so afraid to talk to people about the church.
Lately i have been reading Teaching of the Prophets, Heber J Grants book. It is a great book and i hope to read all the prophets books. He puts a great message about missionary work and about many other aspects of the gospel. It also helps my spanish a lot since its in spanish, and its the way normal people talk too! I reccomend those books to everyone.
I am healthy and happy, and doing the Lord´s work so i really cant ask for much more in my life. I love you all and am thankful for your support!
Elder Washburn
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Alright, I know that i am a little late this week with my email, but it is
because we didnt have time to go to internet yesterday.
AS for this past week, we have been walking till the soles come off our feet.
As we have been contacting and meeting with people, we have been walking a lot
more than previously. We are still not having a ton fo success right now, but
it will come along shortly. We have one baptism planned for this week, and then
another for the 21st of this month. They are both kids so its not that great
but it still counts. We are still very grateful to be able to baptize them. As
for our investigators, we really dont have too many. Many of the people that we
meet in the street, fall through with their visits or are just not interested.
It is a little depressing but not really. We are trying extra hard to get the
ward back into helping us, but it is a little difficult. Elder Huanambal and I
have our talks this sunday, so we will be trying to instill the vigor and life
back into this ward. Our pensionista is very helpful, because she is a return missionary, and
so is Hma Rosa, the sister that does our laundry and goes to all of our
appointments with us. They are always giving us new ideas and places to go.
Without them, we would be dead in the water haha.
I finally feel that i am not a dead beat in the lessons and that i have finally
arrived in the mission. Spanish is alright, but good enough that im not scared
in lessons to give my part. Life has improved dramatically and it only seems to
rise higher and higher. I really dont have any amazing experiences this week.
I have given a lot of blessings lately, and all of them have worked or come
true. Those that were sick, are now healed and those that needed comfort were
counseled. The priesthood power is most definitely alive and real. And it is
not because I healed these people, no it is far from that, but it was the faith
that these people had that they were able to be made whole. I was merely a
conduit of the priesthood that was nearbye. Any worthy man in the world can perfrom the miracles that christ
did, if only they would have the faith to know that the miracles would happen.
It all seems to boil down to that 5 letter word, Faith. So small, but it holds
the power to everything. I still have a long way before i can say that i have
faith, but it is reassuring to see some miracles because of my miniscule faith
haha.
I am still grateful for your support and your letters. I will probably recieve
them in the next week or two, so dont worry, they will get here. As for the
package i dont really need anything desperately, American candy and beef jerkey
is always a plus haha.
With my love
Spenser
because we didnt have time to go to internet yesterday.
AS for this past week, we have been walking till the soles come off our feet.
As we have been contacting and meeting with people, we have been walking a lot
more than previously. We are still not having a ton fo success right now, but
it will come along shortly. We have one baptism planned for this week, and then
another for the 21st of this month. They are both kids so its not that great
but it still counts. We are still very grateful to be able to baptize them. As
for our investigators, we really dont have too many. Many of the people that we
meet in the street, fall through with their visits or are just not interested.
It is a little depressing but not really. We are trying extra hard to get the
ward back into helping us, but it is a little difficult. Elder Huanambal and I
have our talks this sunday, so we will be trying to instill the vigor and life
back into this ward. Our pensionista is very helpful, because she is a return missionary, and
so is Hma Rosa, the sister that does our laundry and goes to all of our
appointments with us. They are always giving us new ideas and places to go.
Without them, we would be dead in the water haha.
I finally feel that i am not a dead beat in the lessons and that i have finally
arrived in the mission. Spanish is alright, but good enough that im not scared
in lessons to give my part. Life has improved dramatically and it only seems to
rise higher and higher. I really dont have any amazing experiences this week.
I have given a lot of blessings lately, and all of them have worked or come
true. Those that were sick, are now healed and those that needed comfort were
counseled. The priesthood power is most definitely alive and real. And it is
not because I healed these people, no it is far from that, but it was the faith
that these people had that they were able to be made whole. I was merely a
conduit of the priesthood that was nearbye. Any worthy man in the world can perfrom the miracles that christ
did, if only they would have the faith to know that the miracles would happen.
It all seems to boil down to that 5 letter word, Faith. So small, but it holds
the power to everything. I still have a long way before i can say that i have
faith, but it is reassuring to see some miracles because of my miniscule faith
haha.
I am still grateful for your support and your letters. I will probably recieve
them in the next week or two, so dont worry, they will get here. As for the
package i dont really need anything desperately, American candy and beef jerkey
is always a plus haha.
With my love
Spenser
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