Last week in Casablanca??

March 31, 2014

Hey mom!

Pretty solid week this week.  nothing really crazy is going on over here...... this could be my last week here in Casablanca which is kinda sad, but just gotta finish strong.  I'm doing pretty good out here, learning so much it's pretty awesome.  Also just trying to help the people in any way I can.  It's pretty cool just to have the opportunity to serve the people here and learn.  It's really a good idea to look for little acts of service that you can do for others because that's when you can really feel the Saviors love. Thanks for sending the extra money. I've been budgeting way better this month and ended with 100 extra soles.  I'm going to save to help pay for marriages! So I'm doing fine really!  I really don't have too much else too say, but I'm doing good out here in Peru and hope you guys are doing good out there!!!!

 

*Note from mom----Jake did mention that it is very expensive for most couples to get married in Peru, therefore, many of the couples live together. This is why he mentioned he wanted to use his extra money for marriages so that these families can be together forever :)

 

 

              Jake just sent me a picture of Matthew 17:20 on Spanish (this really helped our family a lot this week)

                                                                Jakes new scripture bag (a birthday present)

 

Building Bathrooms

March 24, 2014

Mom!

Hey mom this week went by pretty fast, but it was a good one! Nothing too crazy happened.  Our baptismal date didn't go to church so she will have to get baptized in April which is kind of disappointing, but we finished with three baptisms in March which is pretty solid.  The funeral sounds like it was nice.  I am sad for grandma Jeanne, but I know she will be fine. is she going to stay in Chicago?  My finger is healing up pretty good, and I have some pictures to send you and you guys will probably die.  We did a talent show for our ward and i sang as a famous Peruvian artist.  his name is Chacalon and he's pretty sweet. I'll send some pics soon.  All is going well out here in Peru. The days are kinda running together, but it's really fun out here! sorry if I threw you guys off, because I am emailing earlier than usual..... we are going to play soccer in some park with the whole zone, so we had to go a little early.  One thing I would like is Spencer's email--- Spencer Taylor! Other than that, I'm perfect!

 

Have a great week, love you guys!!

 

 

 

Jake---"Don't worry mom, I just cut my finger"   Me--Don't you think you need stitches?  Jake--"No, I'll be fine"

 

Me--What were you doing?  Jake---"We were building a bathroom"

 

 

 

   

 

Elder Zundel in the Ward Talent show as a famous Peruvian artist Chacalon

 

March 16, 2014....3 Baptisms!!

March 17, 2014

Mom!

Hey mom this week was a pretty interesting week hahah.  I have a little bit of a cold, but we are still working hard out here!  We had our three baptisms on Saturday which was pretty sweet. I'll send some pics in a little bit. President called me last night, and told me that  Great Big Grandpa Neil passed away. I was glad I heard the news in a phone call. It's too bad, but really he's doing better now I'm sure! (Alma 40:11-12).  I'm glad to hear that dad, grandpa and grandma Jeanne are taking it well though! Was dad out there or had he already returned?  I'm also glad to hear that mormal went well hahah, that's always a good time.  Definitely send me Wes' email!!! That's so crazy. He's going to be great!  That's pretty funny you talked with Elder Morales when you called the mission office, he's the man!  and ya grandpas reputation of being a Stake President followed me all the way out to Peru hahahah having Elder Waddell visit and teach us was really cool!  love you guys a bunch too and hope you guys are all doing well!!!  love you a bunch!

 

 

 

I asked Jake if he remembered today was St, Patricks day and if he was wearing green :)

 

He said---"oops.....no, I'm not wearing green!  But Alli sent me a picture that she put a green mustache on cardboard cutout Jake at home, so I'm all good!!!

SIX MONTHS!!!!!!!

March 10, 2014

Mom!

Sounds like you had a good week out there in Arizona!  I had a pretty solid week here, nothing too crazy really.  We just were working like usual and are preparing for our baptisms this week!  Nothing really interesting going on hahah.  I had a visita de trabajo this week with Elder Forward and that was good, elder Waddell is coming this Thursday and we are going to get to meet with him which will be pretty cool.  It was pretty cool,  yesterday I taught a lesson in Quechua.  It is the Incan language.  The woman is from Cusco and her daughter translated for me. I talked to her in Spanish and then she talked to her in Quechua.  It was pretty sweet.  The weather here is finally cooling down and has been kinda rainy :)Sounds like you guys are busy with mormal which is always a good time.  Didn't get any packages this week, but I got a letter from grandma Jeanne! everything is going good out here in Peru!

 

 

P.S.  Tomorrow will be six months that Jake is in Peru!!  He did not mention this in his email but here was his response when I told him Happy Six Months!!

 

 

I know right!!!!! Crazy!! and I'm gonna burn one of my ties (that's what you do at the six month mark)  hahah Elder Quille finishes a year on Thursday too! crazy stuff!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Birthday!!!!!

March 3, 2014

Mom!

Pretty solid week out here in Peru!  We were pretty busy, and are doing good.  As you guessed, I didn't get transferred!  Pretty sweet and I got another transfer to work in Casablanca!  Elder Chamorro and I have three baptismal dates for the 15th of this month so that's pretty sweet.  We had some fun for my birthday and it sounds like you already got some pictures which is good!  I got like 5 birthday cakes from all the members hahah and some missionaries too.  Really an awesome birthday that I won't forget!  Other than that I really cant remember what we did this week!  The days all seem to blend together, but it's pretty fun out here I'm not gonna lie!  I miss you guys, but the people here are so awesome!!!!! Sorry I don't have too much to say, but ya that's what I got.

 

Love you.

 

 

 

Victoria and Rosmery's baptisms

February 24, 2014

mom!

This week was pretty crazy and stressful hahah.  In the end however, we came out victorious with two baptisms!!! (will send photos in a bit!)  this week really flew by because we had a bunch of stuff going on, so it was good.  La hermana Victoria y su hija Rosmery were baptized yesterday after all of our efforts!  I also had a bunch of visitas de trabajo this week because of various reasons, which was interesting, but again, I learned a lot and worked hard as usual.  My district leader taught me something pretty cool that I thought we could use in our lives.  I was asking him how he teaches so well and he said he just focuses on the necessity because they necessity is like an anchor and if we don't pull up the anchor we won't go anywhere.  It was pretty cool because I thought that we will all have anchors, but if we focus on our anchors or disabilities, we can move on and be stronger.  I'm actually still somewhat stressed out because we have transfers tomorrow and I think I am leaving hahah.  but I am doing good, and just going to keep working hard!

 

 

El Dia de Amistad

February 17, 2014

mom!

Sounds like you guys are pretty busy out there!  Elder Chamorro and I are also pretty busy out here also!  We have two baptismal dates for this week so we are pretty stoked about that!  Everything has been really good this week.  We had a zone conference with president, went out to lunch Tuesday (5 month mark) and it really was just a good week.  Everything is pretty calm out here, I got like 4 packages this week hahah (one from you guys, Grandma Jeanne and the Dickman's sent me two)  pretty awesome and I REALLY appreciate all the support!! I don't really know what else to talk about rally hahah everything is just moving along.  My companion is good, and yes the do celebrate Valentines Day (el dia de amistad)  and its pretty much they same, but Peruvian so not quite hahah.  kind of a weak email, but I really don't know what to write about!

 

A few of Jake's other emails this day---

I was trying to think of something, but came up dry.  really was just thinking that we should always try to improve our lives and change for the better.  I read the story of Lot and his wife and that's just what I thought about.  It's in Genesis 17 I think.....  if we just look forward and focus on our goal we will be much happier.  That's also what I have learned out here, if we don't have goals and do things with a purpose, we will just drift around in circles with our lives. Just some things I've been thinking about!

hahahah something elder quille always told me and taught was about the two most powerful things in the world..... the atonement and the decisions of the people.  a lot of times we don't think too much about what we are doing, but its the little things that do big things!

 

 

         We made a sweet staircase at the top of a mountain and a lady let me use her hat hahahah

           I honestly don't know why they live so high up there, but they do..... there's houses,

            but they just climb the hill so we were helping them out!