this was a rough week for peru. well in my eyes that is. i got my
package, one of them that is. it had the pants in them and what was my
beautiful nieces and nephues pictures and letters. but for the first
time in my mission they the mail workers in peru opened my package and
cut every single paper right through the middle. HOW STUPID. what damage
could a single sheat of paper do to you. but every single freaking page
was ruined by careless hands. even logans sweet picture of a church was
ruined how is it that people can be so mean. and then to and insult to
injury we stayed in huaura until wednesday afternoon for a meeting we
had in the stake center. well tuesday night while we slept someone broke
into our house and stole all my money and one of the suitcases of my
companion, with all his clothes and mission memories, including his
journal that was filled with 20 months of experiences. this week was the
first week i really hated being in peru. but i hated it for the bad
people that are here and not for the good ones. so needless to say it
was a sad week. but needless to say we got to Sayan and started to
work.
well we are growing. no baptisms yet for our small group in Sayan
but we are growing this week we had a attendance of 10 people so that is
always a good sign. but i have started to see that sayan is alot like
Huaura, a ton of yes`s but not very much fulfilling. but that is in the sense of investigators. Javier and Liliana are going strong as ever
Javier fasted for the first time and his testimony on sunday was amazing
it is increadible to see how much he has changed over such a short
amount of time. i remember two months ago we found him drunk but since
that day he has not touched the bottle. he even gave me his wisky flask
as a memory and this last week we took it to the river and watched it
float away. he is amazing and i honestly think one of the best converts i
have ever seen.
i am washing by hand but yet to bleed my fingers. i try to wash 2
times a week that way i dont have to wash as much but sometimes time
doesnt last long enough and i am washing just one pair of garments i
will need for the next day. even though we are in Sayan we still have to
come to Huacho every monday and tuesday so that takes about 2 hours out
of my time but it is worth it otherwise i wouldnt be writing you.
it seems like everyday i have dreams of being home and being with
all of you guys but i need you to do me a favor. pray that the dreams
will stop because everyday it seems more and more real but i still need
to be here and now. i am so excited to be on my way home but at the same
time i cant be there yet. have a good week fam and know that i love you
and miss you all so so so much but remember that i am working as hard
as i can.
Elder Landon R. Welch
p.s. i need to ask a favor. will you send something to my
companion. . . . it isnt important what just something to make him feel
love we have for him. his full name is Ulises Jose Alberto Villalba
Paredes. thanks love ya
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