My name is Elder Welch. I am a member of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints. I am currently serving a full time mission, sharing the gospel with the people of Lima Peru West. Here you will read about my experiences in my letters home. Please feel free to write comments, but know I wont see them until I get home in February 2013.

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Monday August 20,2012


Hola Familia!!!!!

as a missionary we are called to save soals but unfortunately this week i want to share with you how i almost sent someone to the spirit world. we went to the beach this last monday (thus the pictures) and i was with Elder LLaique and Elder Villalba exploring a little cave we found. Elder Villalba was outside guarding our things. well in one moment Elder Llaique and i felt the need to leave the cave so we do. we get back to the beach and the first thing i see i a young man running up the hill. and Elder Villalba was no where to be seen. then out of the clear blue the word camara comes to mind. i look at the backpack where i had left my camera and it wasn't there. everything came together very fast. Elder Villalba for some reason left our stuff unguarded and some jerk saw his opportunity. i yelled at elder llaique that i had been robbed and took off after this kid. i have never ran faster than in that moment. i got to the top of the hill and i saw him getting on a bike and then the word ROCK came to my mind i grabbed a rock and threw. i NAILED him in the back he obviously fell off the bike and together elder Llaique and i were able to claim what was rightfully mine. but the saddest part is that this jerk is a member of the church. i just grabbed my camera and said "we'll see you in church on sunday" and i left about 10 feet later i fell shaking to my knees and thanked god for helping me. he gave me the strength to save my camera. it sounds like something kinda dumb but i have almost a years worth of pictures and i would never be able to have them again.

well fam sorry so short but not much happened this week. we went to lima 2 times this week so we weren't in our area very much next week will be better. 

i love ya fam and always remember that i am working as hard as i can.

Elder Landon R. Welch

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