

Week 68: Return to the Jungle
Click HERE to listen to a voice recording from Karissa accompanying this week's update! Pensamiento Espiritual* (*Spiritual Thought): 2 Nefi 22: 2 P-Day* (*Preparation Day- Monday)! :D I’ve officially been in Huanuco for one week now! Todavia no me acostumbro al calor, jaja* (*I am still not used to the heat, hahaha). We went to lunch and then went de compras* (*shopping)- printing out pictures, eating ice cream, and going to the artesan's house for some recuerdos* (*souvenir


Week 67: Sun, Dust, and Cerros* (*Hills)
Click HERE to listen to Karissa's recording to accompany this update. Pensamiento Espiritual* (*Spiritual Thought): Salmos* (*Psalms) 116: 12 P-Day* (*Monday/Preparation Day)! :) I arrived in Huanuco in the madrugada. We spent the day cleaning, unpacking, and talking with the pension (Maruja) and her daughter Marcia! :D Luego* (*Then), we visited Keidy and Yoris, members, and Kely, converso* (*convert), and talked with them, playing some games! And Maruja made us cinnamon rol


Week 22: Satan’s Not Voldemort!
Pensamientos Espirituales* (*Spiritual Thoughts): “Behold, ye are little children and ye cannot bear all things now; ye must grow in grace and in the knowledge of the truth. Fear not, little children, for you are mine, and I have overcome the world, and you are of them that my Father hath given me; and none of them that my Father hath given me shall be lost.” Doctrina y Convenios 50:40-42* (*D&C 50:40-42) Story behind the title: We have an investigator, Claudia, who told us t


Week 5: Cataratas, Citas, Y Mas*
Querido familia y amigos, Oxapampa is so beautiful. I’m so grateful for the people here, the scenery, the fruit- literally everything is incredible. Last P-day, we got to go to Caterata La Tigre, a fantastic hike ending in a transcendent waterfall! I hiked it in Sperrys, which was maybe not the best plan. We also ate at a restaurant called Feliz Dia, which the elderes here are obsessed with. It really was delicious. We received a list of names of menos activos (less active me


Welcome to the Jungle!
Querido familia y amigos, I'm incredibly sorry for the lack of communication lately. It's been crazy with transitions, but I'm in the mission field now! I've been in the field for 7 days and I've already had 3 areas. But more to come on that later. Right now, I'm in Oxapampa, in the JUNGLE! It's incredibly beautiful here and I'm in a trio. All's chevre. :) So, last time I wrote you was a LONG time ago. So much has happened!!! On March 1, my last Pday, I got to go to the templ