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