March 1, 2009

The life on the opposite side of the hemishpere is pretty interesting, and fun at the same time. First and foremost, THANK YOU FOR THE SNICKERS THAT ARE THE SIZE OF THE HILLS THAT I CLIMB!!!! Im going to put them in the freezer and eat them later tonight or tomorrow. Mmmmmmmm.
As for the work. We kinda fell off a little bit this week. Mostly a lot of walking with appointments falling out, but we still had success. We are teaching a new family that are really good friends with some members, and another boy that has member parents. We are hoping for 3 baptisms this next month, and im pretty sure that we could make it happen. This month we fell short of our goal of 4 when we reached only one baptism. Kind of disappointing, but at least we had one! As for the area, we are still not sure if they are going to cut it down. The ward really isnt doing much and the percent of inactives to actives is not good. 500 members and 80 attend, so in this next stake conference with Elder Godoy, we will find out which area in our zone will be shut down. It tough to see it, but at least we have done some great work here.
As for myself, i am doing much better now. A little loose in the stomach, so i have been showing Peru what im made of Andrew. And yes he knows what im talking about haha. Its all from that dang cold pizza too, NO MAS! But im much better now, and can really get back to working. It slowed us down this last few days, so thats why we didnt teach too much. I am doing great though. I still have the greany power and love to keep all the rules and do the work until the last minute of the day.
Thank you so much for the letters from practically the whole family! As for maddy, my companion rocks, guinea pig is only small chicken, and spanish is awesome. I had the chance to talk with some of the guys in mygroup, and not to brag, but i smoked them haha. And these were the guys that knew more than me in the MTC! But i still have a lot more to learn, because some people still dont listen to me when i speak haha.
Thank you once again for the prayers and the wonderful package. I will enjoy every second of it haha. I love you all dearly, and pray that you may overcome those sedductive temptations of the devil, and be able to enjoy every blessing that our Heavenly Father has in store for you.

Elder Washburn