A new Companion---Elder Chamorro

January 20, 2014

hello family!

This week was a little bit long not going to lie hahahah.  As you already found out, I got a new companion this week Elder Chamorro.  He's from Lima and has about 10 days more than me in the mission hahah.  He's pretty cool, I definitely miss  Elder Quille though, he was like my brother!  I've talked to him on the phone a couple times though and h'es doing good.  Elder Chamorro and I get along good, its just kind of weird having him here instead of quille.  He also really liked his old area and is trying to change ours.... hard to explain, but I'm just trying to be patient.  Other than that all is well out here. We are trying to focus on getting baptismal dates because we are lacking in that department.  My Spanish is improving like always and everything is going well.  My lessons are improving  and I am a mejor maestro de leccion 3 so that's pretty sweet.  I got one package this week with the converters and letter from the tan man hahah glad you liked the video, they should be sending the one of me eating sure soon!  One scripture I thought was cool this week was Romans 1:16 which talks about how we shouldn't be ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ because it is really important!  I;m also really starting to feel at home with the ward members here which is pretty cool!  They really are so awesome and its cool to seem them working to grow the ward along side of us!  Hope everything is going well out there and I love you guys a bunch!

 

 

 

                                                                       Elder Chamorro & Elder Zundel

 

                                                                                        Peru!!!!!

 

Jesus was baptized!! January 11, 2014!!

January 13, 2014

This week has been a good one!  It's gone by pretty fast and nothing too crazy happened, but it was good all the same.  Jesus did get baptized on Saturday which was sweet I will try and send some photos later. Other than that nothing crazy has been going on.  We are trying to work with the members here, but it's a little hard hahah.  Everything is going well though, my Spanish has been improving a lot lately.  I no longer have to translate in my head to speak or to understand which is sweet.  The next step is thinking in Spanish which is kind of weird to imagine, but it will be cool!  We don't know about transfers yet, but will find out after this!  we came a little bit late to internet today, so I won't have as much time as normal so I apologize about that.  Everything is going well over here though!  One thing I was thinking about this week was the ola, which is orar leer y asistir.  this is when we have an investigator that is progressing, when they are praying, reading and attending church.  I think we can use this in our lives to progress as well because they are the most basic, but most important things to do!  well these were my thoughts for the week.  i thought i should start with this one just to be more effective with my time hahah

 

 

 

Happy New Year!!!!

January 6, 2014

Hi mom,

This is my long email for the week.  This week has been good, but a little bit off because of New Years.  This week will be good when nothing gets in the way.  This was a good week for me, it does seem like a while since we have talked but I just think that is because Christmas we talked so many times haha.  Nothing crazy has been going on out here, but we have had so many less active families and members start coming back which is really awesome!  We also should be having our baptism this Saturday and I am stoked about that. Jesus is really awesome and was pretty much a perfect investigator haha.  I read a cool scripture this week in 1 John 4: 20-21 that talks about how we should love our brothers and this is something I think we can always improve!  I'm doing great out here and have almost been gone for 4 months which is kind of scary.  I miss you guys, but its really cool to be a missionary haha sorry if these aren't very long, the weeks seem to blend together for me hahah



                                                                      HAPPY NEW YEAR  2014!!!!!

Gotta keep working....

December 30, 2013

This week was pretty calm.  I was just talking to you guys a couple of days ago which was awesome! Glad to see that everyone is doing well!  Nothing to crazy is happening over here, Jesus' baptismal date got pushed back to the 11th, so we gotta keep working there!  Vicente also went to church yesterday!  we didn't go, but he called us and we meet with him after and had a sweet lesson about the atonement!  He is trying to change some stuff in his life and its hard. It's definitely a process, but we are going to help him along the way!  He really is awesome!  Everything is going great out here  and I hope everything is going well at home!  Tell the missionaries I say hi and hope they had a good Christmas!  tell Bufton he's the man, and I hope his companion is doing well!  I could use a couple more ties, but other than that all is good!

                                                                         Skyping with Jake on Christmas!

          

                                                                              Merry Christmas!!!!

Working hard and looking forward to Christimas!!

December 23, 2013

this week has been pretty good.  it went by pretty slow because we are so excited for this week. we have a huge party with all of the mission tomorrow (on Christmas Eve) and then Wednesday (on Christmas) we get to talk to you guys! it will be sweet!  we had another week full of work which was awesome! elder quille and I taught 36 lessons again, and have a baptismal date for the 4th of January.  his name is Jesus Iquiapasa and he is awesome he is a brother of member.  he really is so sweet.  its been kind of hard this week because I have been thinking a lot about Vicente who hasn't gone to church in three weeks.  we are trying to work with him, it just kills me inside and i don't know what to do.  it's all good though, the spirit will guide us and show us what to do!  I studied some cool stuff this week, first in Matthew 7:24-27 which is the parable of the wise man and the foolish man and thought how we really need to build our testimonies on Christ who can be our firm foundation like it says in Helaman  5:12.  also another cool parable I found is in Doctrine and Covenants 101:43-62 and it talks about how we need to prepare now and shouldn't put anything off!  don't know if you guys like getting these, but I just thought it was cool hahah  I'm doing good on everything just wish I could have maybe a couple more ties and a ped egg for my calluses hahah other than that all is well!


                                                                this is a mototaxi in Peru

                                                                            Before

                                                                              After

Armadillo soup and SURE!!!

December 16, 2013

This week has been a good one.  Not much went on, just a lot of work. We had 36 lessons this week, our best week yet! It’s getting harder and harder to distinguish in between the weeks out here so sorry if this one is a little short.  One cool thing we did is we ate some very interesting things.  The bishops wife is from the jungle and they eat everything that moves out there hahah.  On Saturday night we ate sure (pronounced sude) which is a live fat worm.  I have a video of it, just don’t know how I can send it..... I’m working on that though!  We also had armadillo soup and are going to eat a turtle soon hahah.  That’s pretty much all I got. My spanish is getting to be pretty good so I’m pretty excited about that because I have only been gone 3 months.  One scripture found this week that was cool is in romans 5:3-5 and shows how we should face our trials! i love you guys so much, and will find out about the skype this week! do you guys have a skype account?  I think i will get a pre call as well to inform you guys more on the 25! i love you guys so much and hope all is going well!

                                                                      sure (pronounced "sude")

 

this is living with us for a little while

I told Jake I love turtles--do you have to eat it?

He said, I'm not sure, it's up to the bishop--it's his?!

 

Judging between good and bad...and donuts

December 9, 2013

hey mom!  this week has been pretty good.  we had a lot of our appointments fall through, but we are just trying to do our part because everyone has their agency.  everything is going well out here though.  we got three packages this week and they were awesome!!!! i feel so blessed to have a family that supports me so well. also i am very grateful for the members of are ward because they are a great support to me as well.  nothing really crazy happened this week.  i did get to carry cement up a huge hill this week which was a good time...... hahah I did want to share some scriptures, one is in moroni 7 verses 16-17, i really like this scripture because it shows how we need to judge between the good and the bad.  This is really imortant for us because we need fill our lives with good things and not waste our time on this earth!  the other one is in first nephi chapter 15 verse 24.  I like this one a lot because if  we study the scriptures and learn the words of christ, we can be strengthened.  They really are a gift in our lives and we need to take advantage of them!  I would also like to ask for the scripture mastery cards that they give out every year in seminary..... there are four of them, old new test, bom, and doctrine and covenants! also if you could send donuts that would be sweet!  I dont know if its possible, but it would be sweet! love you guys so much!

these are the pictures for the week, elder sepuleveda who went home last week! my first zone leader to finish his mission!

                                                                        salchipapas, the best thing ever!!