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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 20: Peace and Love, Bro/ Selvamonos

Pensamientos Espirituales* (*Spiritual Thoughts): Alma 36:3, DyC 58: 2-4, Mosiah 24 Last P-day was by far the most adventurous Pday yet! After a normal morning of cleaning, internet, and lunch, we journeyed back to Villa Rica with the intention of going to Catarata la Bruja* (*Witch Waterfall). We played cards in the capilla* (*church) for a while como distrito* (*as a district) before separating into 3 different motos*(*taxi-type cars) to go. Sinks and I went first and our m

Week 15: Casi la Muerte* (*Nearly Death)

Pensamientos Espirituales* (*Spiritual thoughts) for all of you from this week: Alma 7: 11-12 “May we maintain the courage to defy the consensus. May we ever choose the harder right instead of the easier wrong.” – Monson “There is no life sho shattered that it cannot be rebuilt.”- Uchtdorf This week was a fantastic and difficult one, filled with ups and downs. La vida misional, realmente* (*Missionary life, really). :) But no se preocupe* (*no worries), all is well here in Ox

Week 13: Adelante como Elefante!* (*Forward like an Elephant!)

This week was one of the best weeks yet- complete with the news that this will be my third transfer here in Oxapampa and today is officially my three month mark! It’s gone by way too fast to even comprehend. Some spiritual thoughts for the week: DyC 64: 33-34, Alma 36, DyC 6:34 :) Lunes*! (*Monday)! Today was a tranquilo tranquilo* (*quiet, peaceful) pday here in Oxa with just the four of us Oxapampinos! We cleaned, did internet, and went shopping for snapback hats in the mor

Week 12: “I’m not an owl!”/ Let Change Be Your Quest

Buenas, amigos y familia! I hope this week was amazing for all of you- for me, it was both incredibly difficult and rewarding, but such is the work. I can’t complain. Spiritual thoughts from this week: “Weaknesses become strengths, challenges become opportunities, trials become triumphs, and adversity becomes an adventure in the service of the Lord.” “Let change be your quest.” “Love is a daily decision.” Loving your life is something you have to choose every day- choose to

Week Something or other (Week 9): Libres en Lima (*Free in Lima)

Although you didn't get to hear from me yesterday (thanks to literally being in a car for 12 hours), you get to hear from me today! YAY! Last Pday, we went to Villa Rica and it was by far one of the mejores dias* (*better days) yet. We met up with Hnas Keeler and Cruz (my favorite humans) in their cuarto* (*habitation) and dropped off our stuff before all of our distrito met up at the sisters´ pension for... PIZZA and 3 liter bottles of inca kola! It was pretty fantastic. Our

Week 6: #Aleluya y Dulces* (*Hallelujah and Sweets)

Querido familia y amigos, I’m loving Oxa. It’s fantastic, the people are brilliant- all es tan chevre. :) Last P-day, we had a p-day de las hermanas aqui en Oxapampa, which was fantastic because we have literally zero pasaje. No money to travel. All the hermanas in our zona (La Merced) came here to Oxa, and EIGHT of them stayed in our room, so it was a bit cramped to say the least. We went to a really expensive restaurant for lunch, hiked the same waterfall, and went to a mi

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