1/20/14
Hello todos, So this week was fantastic because we had two baptismos that were very important to me. That of Hermano Alexis (20) and Gustavo (13). With Alexis, we have been teaching him for a long time, when I got to chincha he already had a full teaching record, and well really he has been ready for baptism for a long time. The Biggest problem was that he was have problems leaving the catholic faith and he had a fear of sinning after baptism, and to make a long interesting story short for time's sake, he was baptized on saturday and now is in the path to be one of the strongest members Sunampe has ever seen! At the end of the baptism, he gave his testimony, and I have to say that there are words that can describe the feeling that a missionary has when some one that they have spent so much time and energy to help, stands in front of a group of people and says ¨I know that this is the true church of Jesucristo¨. After Alexis, Gustavo a thirteen year old boy boar his testimony, and he was crying and he didn't know why, but he stood there and looked at his parents and then at me and in the mist of his tears and his struggle to find his breath, he said ¨I cant describe how I feel, but I know that this church is the true church...and then he sat down, and I can't tell you how much those two testimonies impacted me, but I can say this; I know that this church is true, but what is more I know that all this is a part of gods plan for us that would not be complete with out the perfect love of Jesus Christ. I my self have so much to learn about all of this, but I know with every fiber of my being that if happiness, true happiness and joy can not be found in the message of the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ, then it can't be found anywhere. However it can be found, and there are a few people ready to tell you about it. I love you all, it is really hot here and yes the fruit is really good here, and Mom I think of you every time I eat a mango, and I know that I am dooming myself because the states don't have good mangos. Love you all Elder Roos. Dean send this to mom her email didn't work.01/13/14
So this week went well,
Nothing too much to report, all of our investigator with a date for bapitsm are progressing and they all should be baptized if we keep praying and working hard.
Mom I want you to know that your comment about going Vegan made my day and I want you to know that it`s against my religion too.
Rachel, tofu.... we tried that once and I remember that it failed drastically, and it gives you gas because your body is trying to tell you that your food choices were not correct and you need to re think about what you have just put in to your body, trust me about this I am in south america, me and my body have this conversation frequently. haha
Dean and Cynthina, I love you guys sounds like all is going well and your photo made me want to go sleding.
Well,
Right now in Preù it is really hot and everyone tells me that it is about to get hotter down here in February. something else is we are eating a lot of fruit, the water melon is in abundance and there are always mangos, which makes me happy because mangos are the best. I found that the only two things I have ever talked about with members here is about the gospel and Food. People talk about food so much here, which I enjoy because I like food, but it never stops to amaze me how long some one can talk about fruit.
In reference to the work all is going really well, our bishop steped up his game, and we finally have ward missionaries. Our ward is really small, and it just got smaller because of some boundary changes, but the members are so strong. The faith of these humble people are ever helping me build my testimony that this church is true. Yesterday in ward Counsel I look at the group of members that we had and realized that almost all the leaders that we have are either a return missionary that has been home for less than a year or a recent convert, for example the young mens president has less then two months as a member, and the young womans president just got home from her mission, and I could go on but I am almost out of time, But the point I am trying to make is that the church is true and I have seen here in peru that truth is stronger than anything in the world. I love you all.
Happy new year!
So they do just about the same thing for new years as they do for Christ mas, with just a few more fire works.
I am Sad to hear that Great Uncle Ernie past away, in fact I do remember Uncle Ernie he was a fantastic person, and I remember every time I saw him I would ask him were Burt was, and I think that was probably a very old joke but he always laughed. Something that my Zone Leader Elder Red Said ¨Don´t take life too seriously, no one makes it out alive anyway¨, but Olivia thank you for keeping me updated.
I got a lot of deep letters this wee, most of which told me about how proud they were of me for being out here, and so I thank each one of you for those words, it was something I need this week. However life is going very well we have four baptisms coming up this week is Hermano Gustavo so I am pumped for that one and three others that are over due. I am enjoying being companions with Elder Peralta, he is a comic relief of a string of very stiff Compañeros. I am almost out of time sorry for the short letter well here is something.
