October - 2016

Week 37: HalloWeek

Pensamientos Espirituales* (*Spiritual thoughts): Alma 10: 5-6 Lunes* (*Monday)! In the morning, I said goodbye to beautiful Cerro de Pasco and traveled to Huancayo! After 8 months, I finally have been to the mission office. :) My companion, Hna Aramayo from Bolivia, came and got me and we traveled to Chilca! It's city, there is MUCHO oxigeno* (*oxygen), and hace calor* (*it’s hot)!!:) We first stopped at Metro to buy cena* (*dinner) and I was amazed at a real supermarket. I

Week 36: On to Chilca, Huancayo!!!

Pensamientos Espirituales* (*Spiritual Thoughts): DyC 90: 24* (*Doctrine & Covenants 90:24) Lunes* (*Monday)! Today, we had a zone P-day in San Juan! :) Due to it being rainy season, we played board games! I dedicated my time to Risk, por supesto* (*of course). :) We all played games and talked. Despues* (*Then), we went to a Noche de Hogar* (*Family Home Evening) and birthday celebration at Familia Anchante* (*The Anchante Family), less actives! Their daughter turned 7 today

Week 35: Ice-Skating, Christmas carols, and Paneton

Pensamientos Espirituales* (*Spirtual Thoughts): Alma 57: 21 P-day! Today was spent yendo de compras* (*going shopping), and we decided to buy a paneton and some hot chocolate! :) It´s a Peruvian Christmas tradition, so we put on musica de la Navidad* (*Christmas music) and celebrated a few months early. :) It's been especially cold this week, so we figured it was fitting! Chistoso era* (*it was funny). :) We visited our investigator Alex and had a noche de hogar* (*Family Ho

Week 34: Happy

Pensamientos Espirituales* (*Spiritual Thoughts): Matthew 21: 21 P-day! :) After Internet, we went and bought the ingredients for tacos and headed out to San Juan for a P-day de Distrito* (*District Preparation Day)! We cooked and ate tacos, talked, and played Clue and Uno for a while. :) After journeying back to Centro, we had a Noche de Hogar* (*Family Home Evening) with our investigator Jeny G. where we watched the video 'Finding Faith in Christ' and discussed the infinite

Week 33: #LDSConf

Since this is the closest thing I have to a Twitter account right now, there’s the hashtag for this incredible week!!:) Pensamiento Espiritual* (*Spiritual Thought): John 8 Lunes* (*Monday)! Bueno* (*Well), I woke up with some pretty crazy stomach pain, so after studies, cleaning, and Internet, we came back to the cuarto*(*room) and rested. Mas tarde* (*Later), we went looking for a new room and I got a package from Alva, a Slytherin colored llama skirt!!! :) Best surprise ev