July 27, 2015
Howdy!!!
Hello friends and family!! How are you all? I sure do miss you but things really are getting better here in Peru!! I have seen the hand of the Lord so much in my life this week and am happy and proud of the progress that I have personally made in the mission. There is nothing more satisfying than reaching one of your goals that you had for your mission.
My good friend Elder Salvatierra is improving. This week we just had a sit down talk and it was so perfect anybody could have felt the spirit that was there. I thank the heavens that the spirit was there because without the spirit that conversation would have turned out a lot different.
Tuesday we had our talk and that is when things started to get better. The whole day Tuesday was about the same as always. I studied the whole day and I have been praying this whole transfer to know what to say and when to say it. It is really hard to have a talk like we did, and I was honestly a little scared to talk to him about it. But I had questions come to my mind that I know were from the holy ghost. With some of these questions he really opened up to me and ever since that day things have been getting better. Things are not perfect but they are getting better and that is all that I need right now. I am not wanting perfection just improvement.
Wednesday we had an appointment with the Cucharro family. I love them - they are investigators. They are 4 siblings. We are not teaching the parents but the kids are really progressing. We had a family home evening that was really fun. When we play games, there is always a loser. Usually I am one of the losers. Considering that all of our games have to do with tongue twisters and that I am talking in my 2nd language that really isn't a surprise. But it is fun. There are a few punishments that they can choose for me to do and for some reason they really like it when I go out the door and yell "Neighbors, my pig laid an egg!" They really like that here, I don't even know how many times I have yelled that here in Peru, more than 15 hahahaha!!!
Thursday we had a mission conference with Elder Uceda. He is in the 70 and is amazing. He is one of my favorite General Authorities. He talked with us a lot about repentance and how many people think of repentance as something bad or like a punishment. But he said something really cool, "Repentance is a principle of perfection," think about that for a few. I just really like that phrase. It is kind of simple but really powerful. We have to repent to become perfect. I don't have time to write that much about it but it was amazing.
Friday we had a really rough day. We walked a lot but we didn't teach one person, but that is the mission some days. Some are good, some like today and others just different haha. There is no such things as a bad day in the mission. Just different.
Saturday the zone leaders came and had divisions with me. We went to Calca because I had another interview for a baptism and the elders there are going to have. That pretty much took up the whole day, an hour and a half there and the hour and a half back but what can you do. I have no money because I have to go to Calca so much so I am one poor missionary haha. Like there are missionaries, poor missionaries, and then there are district leaders who have to travel to interview missionaries haha!!!
Sundays are always nice to just feel the spirit real strong in your life. I have learned to really love going to church and participation in the Sacrament. We contacted a lady that Is SOOOOOO ready for baptism yesterday, so that is good. We have an appointment this week so we will see how it goes!!!
That is about all for this week, if you want to hear about anything in specific throw my a question at the end of your email and I will try to get back to you!!
Love you and am praying for you too!!
Love Elder George
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
A TON - - The Word of the Day
July 21, 2015
This week was a good week!! Well, if you compare it with the past two weeks, it was good, haha!! But here we are. I am learning a ton in the process and that it what it is all about. If I can change and become a better person, learn to love, this companionship will be a success.
Tuesday, I went on changes with the elders in my district. They live almost 2 hours away in a little village, but this is one of the prettiest little towns I have ever seen. It is so calm and everybody is more open to listen to the gospel. We were walking back from breakfast and somebody pulled over their mototaxi (look it up)
and just told us to get in and that he wanted us to teach his family. Elder Jeffery was a little scared but I told him that we should just go!!! It was awesome!! We invited them to be baptized in the first visit and they are going to get baptized next month!!
Wednesday we gave service the whole day!! We try to not do that too often, just service and no knocking doors but it is a form of missionary work also!! So that is all we did the whole day!!
Thursday, my comp was tired from the service and so I read Jesus the Christ. That book is really awesome. I have learned so much about Jesus and his life and it has helped my testimony grow a ton. I am also reading the Bible dictionary. That has helped me understand the Bible a ton. Like a TON!! Sounds really nerdy I know but if you want to understand the Bible better read the Bible dictionary first - it helps a ton!!
Friday and Saturday were about the same as Thursday and I read a lot.
Sundays are always a good day for me. A day in which I can feel close to the spirit. We don't have a temple to go to so I just try to feel the spirit as much as I can during Sacrament meeting. Sounds weird, I know, but if we have a righteous desire the Lord can do anything,
Love you all to the moon and back!!
Love Elder George
This week was a good week!! Well, if you compare it with the past two weeks, it was good, haha!! But here we are. I am learning a ton in the process and that it what it is all about. If I can change and become a better person, learn to love, this companionship will be a success.
Tuesday, I went on changes with the elders in my district. They live almost 2 hours away in a little village, but this is one of the prettiest little towns I have ever seen. It is so calm and everybody is more open to listen to the gospel. We were walking back from breakfast and somebody pulled over their mototaxi (look it up)
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I looked it up this is a random picture from the internet! |
Wednesday we gave service the whole day!! We try to not do that too often, just service and no knocking doors but it is a form of missionary work also!! So that is all we did the whole day!!
Thursday, my comp was tired from the service and so I read Jesus the Christ. That book is really awesome. I have learned so much about Jesus and his life and it has helped my testimony grow a ton. I am also reading the Bible dictionary. That has helped me understand the Bible a ton. Like a TON!! Sounds really nerdy I know but if you want to understand the Bible better read the Bible dictionary first - it helps a ton!!
Friday and Saturday were about the same as Thursday and I read a lot.
Sundays are always a good day for me. A day in which I can feel close to the spirit. We don't have a temple to go to so I just try to feel the spirit as much as I can during Sacrament meeting. Sounds weird, I know, but if we have a righteous desire the Lord can do anything,
Love you all to the moon and back!!
Love Elder George
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
A Girl Gave Me Flowers♥♥♥
July 14, 2015
Well here we are again, one week less that I have in the mission. It is weird that the more time you have in the mission the more valuable that the time becomes. You start to say things like, "one day less in the mission" instead of "one day more in the mission." Well that is if you really understand why you came on a mission. You start to pray with my love. You change. This week was a....week. What can I say?
Monday we played soccer. That is what you do in a mission in South America. Every P-day. All day for P-day - soccer.
Tuesday, we had a goal to find 6 new investigators this week. So I reminded my companion that we had that goal, and in order to reach our goal, we would have to work pretty dang hard. So that is what we did...for a few hours. After a few hours of contacting and such, he was tired and wanted to sleep a little bit more. I was very thankful for the time he had given and wasn't up for fighting, and so I gave in, and we headed back to the room where I was able to finish the Book of Mormon for the second time in Spanish. Well yeah, I also read in Alma where they lay down their weapons of war in the ground. I thought a lot about how we can apply this story to our lives. We have to do the same with our sins. We have to bury them really, really, deep in the earth and promise God that we will never take them out. That is a real repentance. That is how we can become the people that God wants us to become. Okay, that was really random but, it was something that I really liked from my studies this week.
Wednesday we had a lesson with a investigator that we dont visit that much because he really doesn't want to progress. He is not willing to do the things that he needs to do. His wife is a member that is coming back to the chirch. We are basically just his friends. That is what he thinks, so we explained that we are here for a much bigger purpose. We are here to help people make covenants. He didn't like that very much, but it is something that you have to do as a missionary, help others understand why you are here.
Thursday we went to the birthday party of a member and ended up staying there practically the whole day. I was talking to all the people who were not members that where there while my companion was being a Latino and dancing, haha. We have a few new people to teach this week because of the party and my comp got his dancing in for the week.
Friday I was running around the whole day doing things for the district and trying to get everything ready for zone conference with Elder Black. He is the other district leader in the zone and we have to teach about unity in zone conference today. So we spent most of the day planning together.
Saturday we went to Calca (look it up online it is beautiful) for an interview. It is always so sad when you interview someone and they are not ready for baptism. You have to explain that they just need a little more time to prepare for this covenant. But you can see the spirit working within them, and when you can help them understand how important it is that they don't just get baptized to be baptized, it is a really special experience if you ask me. There are not that many people who get to give a baptismal interview. We have the last say if they get baptized or not. That is a pretty big responsibility.
Sunday we went on divisions with a few of the members . That is always something that I like to do. You learn a lot about yourself and the member. It was a good time to just talk and learn.
Nothing too exciting this week maybe I will have something a little different next week!!!
Love you all and know that I am praying for you all!!!
Love Elder George
Well here we are again, one week less that I have in the mission. It is weird that the more time you have in the mission the more valuable that the time becomes. You start to say things like, "one day less in the mission" instead of "one day more in the mission." Well that is if you really understand why you came on a mission. You start to pray with my love. You change. This week was a....week. What can I say?
Monday we played soccer. That is what you do in a mission in South America. Every P-day. All day for P-day - soccer.
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| Selfies can be so disturbing. |
Tuesday, we had a goal to find 6 new investigators this week. So I reminded my companion that we had that goal, and in order to reach our goal, we would have to work pretty dang hard. So that is what we did...for a few hours. After a few hours of contacting and such, he was tired and wanted to sleep a little bit more. I was very thankful for the time he had given and wasn't up for fighting, and so I gave in, and we headed back to the room where I was able to finish the Book of Mormon for the second time in Spanish. Well yeah, I also read in Alma where they lay down their weapons of war in the ground. I thought a lot about how we can apply this story to our lives. We have to do the same with our sins. We have to bury them really, really, deep in the earth and promise God that we will never take them out. That is a real repentance. That is how we can become the people that God wants us to become. Okay, that was really random but, it was something that I really liked from my studies this week.
Wednesday we had a lesson with a investigator that we dont visit that much because he really doesn't want to progress. He is not willing to do the things that he needs to do. His wife is a member that is coming back to the chirch. We are basically just his friends. That is what he thinks, so we explained that we are here for a much bigger purpose. We are here to help people make covenants. He didn't like that very much, but it is something that you have to do as a missionary, help others understand why you are here.
Thursday we went to the birthday party of a member and ended up staying there practically the whole day. I was talking to all the people who were not members that where there while my companion was being a Latino and dancing, haha. We have a few new people to teach this week because of the party and my comp got his dancing in for the week.
Friday I was running around the whole day doing things for the district and trying to get everything ready for zone conference with Elder Black. He is the other district leader in the zone and we have to teach about unity in zone conference today. So we spent most of the day planning together.
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| Calca Peru - I looked it up! ;) |
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| Yeah I got flowers from a girl in the mission! |
Nothing too exciting this week maybe I will have something a little different next week!!!
Love you all and know that I am praying for you all!!!
Love Elder George
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
I ♥ AMERICA!! ♥♥
July 6, 2015
"God bless the USA"!!! I love the 4th. It is my favorite holiday for sure, but, it is not quite the same here in Peru. Well, in fact, it really isn't a holiday at all, but oh well, you know.
This week was really LAME!!! So this Email will also be really lame. Sorry in advance.
Tuesday I waited for my new companion to get here. All day I literally did nothing. Just waited. Well actually, I got a lot of reading done in Jesus the Christ and finished it this week. It is a really interesting book. My companion got here at 5 in the evening and his name is Elder Salvatierra. He is going home in 4 months and is not afraid to just tell someone that, "Ya I am going home." He is TRUNKY - - is what I am saying. He doesn't really want to work and so I have that on my plate now.
Wednesday all the District Leaders had a training with President Harbertson and I learned so much. I can really tell that he is a man called of God. He has helped me grow so much spiritually. I will forever be indebted to that man.
Thursday, Friaday, and Saturday were all the same. I got the opportunity to study the whole day. I seem to get the chance a lot more as of late. My companion likes to sleep the whole day. I feel pretty trapped but I will continue to set an example and be the most obeident that I can.
I know that this Christ's church on earth today. I know that Joseph Smith saw God the Father and his son Jesus Christ. I know that the Book of Mormon is true, that through the teaching in that book we can become the type of people that God wants us to be. I know that we can live with God and our families forever. I know that through prayer we can talk with God. I know that He answers our prayers. I know that Christ is my Savior and that through his atonement I can be cleaned from my sins. I love this gospel and I love this work. I love my Savior.
Keep sending prayers my way. I am praying for you guys always!
Much love,
Elder George
"God bless the USA"!!! I love the 4th. It is my favorite holiday for sure, but, it is not quite the same here in Peru. Well, in fact, it really isn't a holiday at all, but oh well, you know.
This week was really LAME!!! So this Email will also be really lame. Sorry in advance.
Tuesday I waited for my new companion to get here. All day I literally did nothing. Just waited. Well actually, I got a lot of reading done in Jesus the Christ and finished it this week. It is a really interesting book. My companion got here at 5 in the evening and his name is Elder Salvatierra. He is going home in 4 months and is not afraid to just tell someone that, "Ya I am going home." He is TRUNKY - - is what I am saying. He doesn't really want to work and so I have that on my plate now.
Wednesday all the District Leaders had a training with President Harbertson and I learned so much. I can really tell that he is a man called of God. He has helped me grow so much spiritually. I will forever be indebted to that man.
Thursday, Friaday, and Saturday were all the same. I got the opportunity to study the whole day. I seem to get the chance a lot more as of late. My companion likes to sleep the whole day. I feel pretty trapped but I will continue to set an example and be the most obeident that I can.
I know that this Christ's church on earth today. I know that Joseph Smith saw God the Father and his son Jesus Christ. I know that the Book of Mormon is true, that through the teaching in that book we can become the type of people that God wants us to be. I know that we can live with God and our families forever. I know that through prayer we can talk with God. I know that He answers our prayers. I know that Christ is my Savior and that through his atonement I can be cleaned from my sins. I love this gospel and I love this work. I love my Savior.
Keep sending prayers my way. I am praying for you guys always!
Much love,
Elder George
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Transfers - YUCK! President Uchtdorf - AMAZING! Carla's Baptism - PERFECT!
June 29, 2015
This was a quick one liner that he wrote to me before he wrote his "long" letter. I am so very thankful that he was able to have Elder Alen. It is so much fun to be a missionary when you love your companion as a friend!
I HATE transfers!!! I don't get one more change with Elder Alen!!!!!:(
This is his "long" letter. I devour every word every week. I love this young man and will be eternally grateful that Father chose me to be his "Mommy"!!!
I hate transfers!!!!!! Really though I don't know what it is but I will be receiving my 6th companion and this is only my 7th transfer in the field field. That gives me time for my training and then after my two changes with my trainer one companion every change!!! It is a little disheartening but everything passes for a reason!! I am going to have like 15 companions at this rate hahahaha!! That is a lot!!! Everybody says that if you had lots of companions you were either a really good missionary or a really bad missionary well let's all hope that I am the good missionary right!! ;)
This week was a little crazy. Whenever you have a baptism your week is a little crazy. You have to run around all week making sure that everybody is going to be there and that everything is all in place. Everything is a little more disorganized here so we have a little more work than missionaries in the great old USA!!!!!! I love the USA by the way!!!! :)
Okay, so basically Tuesday we walked around like......people walking lots!! We went to the president of every organization in the ward to try to get as many people to the baptism as we could. There wasn't anybody in their house so we didn't get to teach one lesson. Those days are a little discouraging but I don't let it get to me!!! But there was a little miracle in the lives of Elder Alen and Elder George. Last Monday we were told that we wouldn't be allowed to be in the same building as
President Uchtdorf. HOW DUMB!!! We had to go to our building and watch it through satilite transmition. POOP!!!!! But we have a lot of very touristy sites in our area and we had been joking that he would be in our area and that we would see him. Funny joke, no? Well our little joke turned to reality!!!!!! We were walking to one of our appointments when we had to cross the Plaza de Armas!!!
IT was packed!! (You can look up pictures on the internet of the Plaza de Armas in Cuzco.) And as we turned the corner, there he was he said "ELDERS!!! How are you?" I talked with him for about 1 minute while my companion stood there in shock!! IT WAS SOOOOOOO AMAZING!!!!!! Just a little side note for those not of our faith. President Uchtdorf is the second counselor to President Monson who is the prophet. For us it is like meeting Peter, James, or John, apostles of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. So for our Elder George this was a great experience.
Wednesday was the same as Tuesday!! Lots of walking - you guys should see my legs, talk about defined muscles!!! HAHAHA but really it is the truth!!
Thursday was a good day. We were able to find a few new investigators and that is always really good. Sometimes it is really hard to find new people to teach in this mission but when you work hard the Lord blesses you with people to teach!! Her name is Jenet and she has two kids. Sometimes you can't talk about husbands here because for the most part they are drunks and leave their wives for someone else and so that is kind of a touchy subject here. All I know is that there is no father in the home. Okay that is always really sad for me!! Anywasy (There it is!! ANYWASY!! Haha!) I think that she will progress and that she will be a faithful member of the church!
We will fast forward to Saturday because that was the best day of the week!! We were at the church most of the day cleaning and getting everything ready! We had our baptism at 6 in the afternoon and everything was PERFECT!!!
There was proabably 30 or 40 people there and they were all there to support Carla. She was soo happy. We had been heating up the water for about 2 hours and my companion said, "It's good Elder George." So I went and turned it off. I baptized Carla and I went into the water first!!! It was freezing cold!!! Poor little Carla!! But she said, "I don't care Elder George lets do this!" Afterwards her dad bore his testimony. He isn't a member - it was really sweet. I think that he will get baptized too. After that was the party of the Relief Society. It was really fun. They didn't have any string to hang up the piñata so they asked Elder George to stand on a chair and hold it!!! I will send pictures next week. They are some funny pictures!!!
Well there is my week!!!! Love you all and hope that you all had a good week!!!!!
Elder George
This was a quick one liner that he wrote to me before he wrote his "long" letter. I am so very thankful that he was able to have Elder Alen. It is so much fun to be a missionary when you love your companion as a friend!
I HATE transfers!!! I don't get one more change with Elder Alen!!!!!:(
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| Elders Alen and George |
I hate transfers!!!!!! Really though I don't know what it is but I will be receiving my 6th companion and this is only my 7th transfer in the field field. That gives me time for my training and then after my two changes with my trainer one companion every change!!! It is a little disheartening but everything passes for a reason!! I am going to have like 15 companions at this rate hahahaha!! That is a lot!!! Everybody says that if you had lots of companions you were either a really good missionary or a really bad missionary well let's all hope that I am the good missionary right!! ;)
This week was a little crazy. Whenever you have a baptism your week is a little crazy. You have to run around all week making sure that everybody is going to be there and that everything is all in place. Everything is a little more disorganized here so we have a little more work than missionaries in the great old USA!!!!!! I love the USA by the way!!!! :)
Okay, so basically Tuesday we walked around like......people walking lots!! We went to the president of every organization in the ward to try to get as many people to the baptism as we could. There wasn't anybody in their house so we didn't get to teach one lesson. Those days are a little discouraging but I don't let it get to me!!! But there was a little miracle in the lives of Elder Alen and Elder George. Last Monday we were told that we wouldn't be allowed to be in the same building as
President Uchtdorf. HOW DUMB!!! We had to go to our building and watch it through satilite transmition. POOP!!!!! But we have a lot of very touristy sites in our area and we had been joking that he would be in our area and that we would see him. Funny joke, no? Well our little joke turned to reality!!!!!! We were walking to one of our appointments when we had to cross the Plaza de Armas!!!
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| Plaza de Armas Cuzco Peru (compliment of the internet) |
Wednesday was the same as Tuesday!! Lots of walking - you guys should see my legs, talk about defined muscles!!! HAHAHA but really it is the truth!!
Thursday was a good day. We were able to find a few new investigators and that is always really good. Sometimes it is really hard to find new people to teach in this mission but when you work hard the Lord blesses you with people to teach!! Her name is Jenet and she has two kids. Sometimes you can't talk about husbands here because for the most part they are drunks and leave their wives for someone else and so that is kind of a touchy subject here. All I know is that there is no father in the home. Okay that is always really sad for me!! Anywasy (There it is!! ANYWASY!! Haha!) I think that she will progress and that she will be a faithful member of the church!
We will fast forward to Saturday because that was the best day of the week!! We were at the church most of the day cleaning and getting everything ready! We had our baptism at 6 in the afternoon and everything was PERFECT!!!
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| Elder George, his sweet Carla, and Elder Alen |
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| The human pinata holder! |
Well there is my week!!!! Love you all and hope that you all had a good week!!!!!
Elder George
Monday, June 22, 2015
Sickness and Priesthood Blessings, Temple Dedication, and President Uchtdorf IS IN CUSCO!!!!!
June 22, 2015
Hello, hello, hello!!! Well here goes our last week before the changes. Weird stuff! The changes really do go by so, so, so, fast. Six weeks has me a little confused and all but what can I do about it, NOTHING!!! Well, I will just keep working and not let the time get to my head. Really though it is weird stuff - time!!
This week I got really, really, sick. Probably more sick than I have ever been in my entire life!! Monday I was a little sick to my stomach but that is normal and I didn't really give it much attention. However, Tuesday and Wednesday were really rough for me. My whole body hurt and I couldn't really move. The zone leaders came over to our house on Wednesday and told me that if I didn't get better then I would have to go to the doctor on Thursday. That is something that I really don´t want- - to be in a hospital outside of the USA. The hospitals are different and kind of gross. So I had to get better!!!!!!
There was no option. Then I thought of a priesthood blessing. We called our word mission leader and he came right over. My little companion gave me one of the best blessing for health that I have ever received in my whole life. I was better in no time and we were able to work that night. I have a strong testimony of the power of the priesthood and the power of God here on earth!!
Thursday we had interviews with President and that is always a really fun experience. President Harbertson is someone that I believe was put into my life for a reason. I have learned so very much from him and I know that I will continue to learn more from him through the coming year! We had a really awesome lesson with one of our less actives. She has been less active/active. She will come every now and again but is not even close to active. Her name is Jenny. I really like sharing the message of the restoration with less actives. I like it because they know. They know that it is true, sometimes they just need help remembering. She said "Elders, I know that it is true. I just am not doing what I should." Hopefully we can help her come back to what she knows is the truth.
Friday we couldn't really work too hard because I had to do a bunch of stuff for the district and was running around all day like a headless chicken trying to get everything done. That is a really good image, huh? Elder George headless HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Saturday we taught our family!! Rocky, Dina and their kids. Dina is a member that is coming back to the church and Rocky isn't a member. He just doesn't understand why we need to come to church!! We are praying for and working with him a lot. All your prayers would be greatly appreciated. Because they work, I know prayers work. This Saturday we are having the baptism of their daughter, Carla. She is so cute. The other week her family couldn't come to church and we walked in to find little Carla in the chapel, 30 minutes early, all by herself. I asked her what she was doing and she look back at me and said "You think that I am going to miss a Sunday before or after my baptism? NO!!!!" Oh how I love Carla!!
Sunday was the dedication of the temple in Trujillo. It was a really awesome and spiritual day. We went to all 3 sessions and were able hear Elder Bednar and Preident Uchtdorf!! How lucky we are!! Guess what else?? We a have a conference TODAY with PRESIDENT UCHTDORF!!!!!!!! He is in CUSCO!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Elder George is pretty HAPPY!!!!!! :)
Well there you have the week of Elder George!!
Love you all take care and be safe!!!
Love Elder George
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| Elders George, Alen (the shortest one in front), three other elders, and some people who this elder loves!! |
This week I got really, really, sick. Probably more sick than I have ever been in my entire life!! Monday I was a little sick to my stomach but that is normal and I didn't really give it much attention. However, Tuesday and Wednesday were really rough for me. My whole body hurt and I couldn't really move. The zone leaders came over to our house on Wednesday and told me that if I didn't get better then I would have to go to the doctor on Thursday. That is something that I really don´t want- - to be in a hospital outside of the USA. The hospitals are different and kind of gross. So I had to get better!!!!!!
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| Elders George and Alen and to be honest I don't know who - - someone Elder George loves.♥ |
Thursday we had interviews with President and that is always a really fun experience. President Harbertson is someone that I believe was put into my life for a reason. I have learned so very much from him and I know that I will continue to learn more from him through the coming year! We had a really awesome lesson with one of our less actives. She has been less active/active. She will come every now and again but is not even close to active. Her name is Jenny. I really like sharing the message of the restoration with less actives. I like it because they know. They know that it is true, sometimes they just need help remembering. She said "Elders, I know that it is true. I just am not doing what I should." Hopefully we can help her come back to what she knows is the truth.
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| Elders Alen and George and once again someone I am sure Elder George loves! |
Friday we couldn't really work too hard because I had to do a bunch of stuff for the district and was running around all day like a headless chicken trying to get everything done. That is a really good image, huh? Elder George headless HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Saturday we taught our family!! Rocky, Dina and their kids. Dina is a member that is coming back to the church and Rocky isn't a member. He just doesn't understand why we need to come to church!! We are praying for and working with him a lot. All your prayers would be greatly appreciated. Because they work, I know prayers work. This Saturday we are having the baptism of their daughter, Carla. She is so cute. The other week her family couldn't come to church and we walked in to find little Carla in the chapel, 30 minutes early, all by herself. I asked her what she was doing and she look back at me and said "You think that I am going to miss a Sunday before or after my baptism? NO!!!!" Oh how I love Carla!!
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| Five elders and a Peruvian they love. I (Gabe's mom) smile because they have Elder Alen on a chair in the back! |
Sunday was the dedication of the temple in Trujillo. It was a really awesome and spiritual day. We went to all 3 sessions and were able hear Elder Bednar and Preident Uchtdorf!! How lucky we are!! Guess what else?? We a have a conference TODAY with PRESIDENT UCHTDORF!!!!!!!! He is in CUSCO!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Elder George is pretty HAPPY!!!!!! :)
Well there you have the week of Elder George!!
Love you all take care and be safe!!!
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Our Elder George is truly blessed to be in Peru. I do not know the names
of anyone in this picture with the exception of Elder Gabriel George and
Elder Alen. But I do know that as this mom kneels in prayer of gratitude she
will thank Father for each of these people and all the others her son is
blessed to associate with during this time he has been given to become a
missionary for our Savior Jesus Christ.
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Love Elder George
Monday, June 15, 2015
A Pretty Awesome Week!!
June 15, 2015
Well, I am so glad to be on internet writing you all again. Some weeks you just need some "alone" time. Well, you are not alone, but you can feel alone for your one hour.
The Lord really, really, knows how much you can take. He knows what you can take and what you can handle. After a few experiences from last week I just really needed a good, good, week. So Monday we had a really relaxing day. We didn't really leave the room and we just chilled.
Tuesday we had a day full of appointments. Most of them fell through but we just picked our heads up and kept walking. We got in contact with one of the references that we had gotten earlier this past week. He is soooo prepared. His name is Rafiel. He is seriously sooo prepared. We had one appointment with him and then passed him to the sisters because they are teaching his partner. The sisters that we share a sector with, are teaching him now. I will get to that story.
Anyways, I will first tell you about the sisters in the district. Their names are Sister Burgos and Sister Wight. I have been with Sister Burgos since my first sector, she was in Puno for 9 months and then we got changes, and now I am her district leader. She is a awesome missionary and finishes up this next change. I will be sad when she is not here. She helps our ward a lot. Sister Wight, wow, what can I say about her. She is from my group, we came into the mission at the same time. SHE IS CRAZY!! Not a bad crazy but she is crazy. I don´t get why a lot of Elders have problems with sisters. In all realty they are more valiant than us Elders. It is a choice for them, but as Elders, it is a commandment for us.
Wednesday, well Wednesday was about the same as Tuesday, haha. Had a lot of appointments the fell through. We taught a family where the dad is not a member and neither is his daughter who is 9 years old. I love that family. They live in a one room house for the 5 of them and they really are a huge example of all the attributes of Christ. Carla, the 9 year old, has a date for the 27th of this month to be baptized. During this same appointment we got the signature form her dad and she is going to be baptized.
Thursday we had our appointment with RAFIEL!!! He is so awesome. His friend gave him a Book of Mormon and one of the first things that he says is "I have been reading that book my friend gave me." Wow, at first I was in shock and had to remind myself to let the spirit teach. He looked down and looked back up and said "I know it is true." I almost started crying. That may have been on of the most spiritual experiences of my life.
Nothing more happened until Sunday. We had an appointment with a family that had heard the missionaries before and they were awesome. We hope to be able to keep working with them and helping them progress in the gospel.
That was about my week. I know that this is the church of Jesus Christ. He is my Savior.
Much Love
Love Elder George
Well, I am so glad to be on internet writing you all again. Some weeks you just need some "alone" time. Well, you are not alone, but you can feel alone for your one hour.
The Lord really, really, knows how much you can take. He knows what you can take and what you can handle. After a few experiences from last week I just really needed a good, good, week. So Monday we had a really relaxing day. We didn't really leave the room and we just chilled.
Tuesday we had a day full of appointments. Most of them fell through but we just picked our heads up and kept walking. We got in contact with one of the references that we had gotten earlier this past week. He is soooo prepared. His name is Rafiel. He is seriously sooo prepared. We had one appointment with him and then passed him to the sisters because they are teaching his partner. The sisters that we share a sector with, are teaching him now. I will get to that story.
Anyways, I will first tell you about the sisters in the district. Their names are Sister Burgos and Sister Wight. I have been with Sister Burgos since my first sector, she was in Puno for 9 months and then we got changes, and now I am her district leader. She is a awesome missionary and finishes up this next change. I will be sad when she is not here. She helps our ward a lot. Sister Wight, wow, what can I say about her. She is from my group, we came into the mission at the same time. SHE IS CRAZY!! Not a bad crazy but she is crazy. I don´t get why a lot of Elders have problems with sisters. In all realty they are more valiant than us Elders. It is a choice for them, but as Elders, it is a commandment for us.
Wednesday, well Wednesday was about the same as Tuesday, haha. Had a lot of appointments the fell through. We taught a family where the dad is not a member and neither is his daughter who is 9 years old. I love that family. They live in a one room house for the 5 of them and they really are a huge example of all the attributes of Christ. Carla, the 9 year old, has a date for the 27th of this month to be baptized. During this same appointment we got the signature form her dad and she is going to be baptized.
Thursday we had our appointment with RAFIEL!!! He is so awesome. His friend gave him a Book of Mormon and one of the first things that he says is "I have been reading that book my friend gave me." Wow, at first I was in shock and had to remind myself to let the spirit teach. He looked down and looked back up and said "I know it is true." I almost started crying. That may have been on of the most spiritual experiences of my life.
Nothing more happened until Sunday. We had an appointment with a family that had heard the missionaries before and they were awesome. We hope to be able to keep working with them and helping them progress in the gospel.
That was about my week. I know that this is the church of Jesus Christ. He is my Savior.
Much Love
Love Elder George
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