This week we put 2 baptisimal dates, one a 15 year old girl, and the other a 45 year old senora. I'm pretty stoked for that as well!
So I've found that my comp is a complete clown honestly. He is 21 and is super interesting, but super funny at the same time. But he knows where to draw the line, when its time to be serious and all that good stuff.
This week I learned in a Lihona that only three Languages in the World have LDS approved Bibles, everything else is just as close as they can get it. It is really interesting to see how the BOM and the scriptures read differently in Spanish and Preach my Gospel as well. Oh well, all is well.
At night lately I've been watching the District training videos for the new missionaries. I felt like it would be a bit of a help to study some more. I've learned a lot about what I should do and how to teach all that good stuff, but as I was watching it, I felt kinda bad, like I wasn't really fulfilling my purpose because, to be 100 PERCENT honest, I really struggle to pay attention to the people here. Its tough to really focus in, translate what these people are telling us, listen to the Spirit, and then teach them what they need. I told my comp about all that and we had a good heart to heart talk before we went to work yesterday. He told me that he feels the same - sometimes when he hears of other friends in their missions that have cars and nice phones and it isn't hot all the time. He just told me (he's a big videogamer) that he feels that God has put him on "Legend Mode", like a difficulty, and that if he were to be in a different mission, it would be way too easy for him. So I'm just really trying to think that way. What is it that God is trying to teach me here in Iquitos?
On a funny note, we found a legitimate Nike store here last week on P day. Might have to spend some soles there hahah
Elder Roper!
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