Elder Hayden Roper: Week 80

Elder Neves and I went out in the morning and we looked at a bunch of shops and we bought some key chains and all that. It was a fun morning, but it sure was hot. Right now, we're gonna head to the airport to drop off a good friend Elder Bustios. Today is his last day. He's going home 4 weeks early in order to catch up with studies. So basically bye P-day again. But it'll be alright, we'll be able to eat lunch out by the airport. (the airport is a half hour ride from the office in a moto BTW) So I'm hoping to be on later this afternoon to chat with ya'll a bit.

Goodbye Elder Bustios

Hey all! This week........ not very surprisingly flew by! Elder Neves and I spent a lot of time getting to know the new area and found some good people. We're hoping that they can progress and that we can have a baptism soon. Speaking of which we have one, but it technically it isn’t ours, the APs have done all the teaching. But we're stoked about that. It should be a good way to finish a P-day.

This week one of the Elders that is in my last area (Quistococha) came to the office and we talked a lot about the area and the people they’re teaching. It made me miss it so much. Quistococha was honestly the Promised Land. I learned so much during my 3 and a half transfers there before coming to the office. The Cordova Lopez Family is still active and killing it. They said that they haven't missed more than 4 Sundays since they were baptized. The dad, Roman is also in the process to receive the Melchizedek PRIESTHOOD. So that’s big news to me. I really wish I could go back to visit them, but they live even further than the airport. So tough luck there.

This week there were some emergency transfers, which is never good. One of the new guys that got here just 2 weeks ago had a mental breakdown and is already home. Rumor from the APs has it that there are more similar cases like that going in the mission right now. Which is really really sad, but it honestly makes me wonder how they get into the mission in a mental state like that. Missions are dang hard and they require a lot of preparation so things like that don’t happen. But… what can you do?

Presidente Li is officially in his last 12 weeks as Mission President. Right now he and his wife are in Lima doing a big Mission President Seminar with (according to Presidente) President Oaks. It is crazy how fast time is flying. We are stoked to receive Presidente Parker, but we're sad to see Presidente Li go.

Also my package came Thursday night!!! So I'm pretty stoked about that!!!! I'm still in denial that I'm gonna turn 20 years old here in a bit!!! And have 19 months in the mish. Life is too crazy. I'm excited to read all the letters from everyone!!