Happy Birthday Dad!
Like I always say, another week down. This week went by just as quick hahha. We got back at it with proselyting and finding and teaching and all that stuff. Tuesday morning we also took a missionary to the airport who was finishing his mission just 2 weeks early, so that was quite fun. Then we had to regain our focus on our missions hahah. Last Sunday a guy by the name of Arnold attended in our ward. It turns out that he married a Peruana whose brother in law was the excommunicated member that just got married in our ward. He was from Elko, Nevada, and he was quite cool. They invited all of us to a big Family Home Evening on Sunday. We ate real good and spoke a lot of English. It was quite fun.
Yesterday we took a trip to Nauta, which is about an hour and a half from the City where we are, to go look at houses and sign some contracts and stuff. It was kinda fun. In this city of Nauta there's just a district of 4 elders and a small branch. Being there reminded me a lot of Nephi. It was quite a drive through straight jungle. It was an interesting day for sure.
Lately I've been studying lots of conference talks. This week I just kinda searched by topic, I started with pride, and then the Plan of Salvation. I learned lots. I've found lots of old old talks, like older than me, and its interesting to see that the Prophets and Apostles have always had the same message, they just have to adapt it to the current days problems. I've also been reading lots of Jesus the Christ lately, just at night and during lunch and stuff. It is interesting to see the different perspective that Talmage gives about the Savior and His life.
Some missionaries also came from Pucallpa to do some legal stuff for their documents and all that sooooo we asked them to buy a bunch of Mountain Dew from the Mall there, and they did it and we enjoyed it thoroughly. American soda is so good but so dang expensive here.
We also had an earthquake a couple nights ago that woke us up pretty good. It is kinda spooky hearing about how the world is changing and the scriptures are being fulfilled nowadays.
I don’t really have much to say about this week. It is been getting warmer and warmer, which means that summer is getting close. I've heard that the summers in Iquitos are pretty brutal. Last summer I was in Pucallpa. We'll see the difference. I feel like I blinked and February is already ending. Dang.
Last week in Church we sang the Spanish translation for I Stand All Amazed (Asombro me da). During my mission, and even a little before I've really come to love that Hymn and what it means.
Lately I've been collecting coins like crazy. I'm hopin' that by the end of my time in the offices I'll be able to get all of them. In total there's 40 somethin. I'm stoked.
Well guys, it was a pretty calm week. I hope next week is like that as well. This week were entering the last week of the transfer, and I think that it is nuts to see that I've already been in the offices a full transfer. Time marches on.
Elder Roper
No comments:
Post a Comment