This past Pday was great! we got to bbq real hamburgers and fries! as you can see in the pictures they where nice and juicy and yummy!! it was super fun and then we got to watch Como A Capacitar Tu Dragon 2! it was great! all in spanish of course, but still good! 
Then throughout the week we did a lot of walking and had some great lessons with less actives. Their progress is going good and they are going back to church! It's awesome! One example is last week, we stopped teaching a lady. We had explained to her it was because she wasnt progressing and seemed stuck not putting forth effort or seeming interested! Well, I guess that kinda made her mad at us and told us we don't have patience. anyway, guess who showed up at church the next week??? Yep... I think she showed up just to make us feel bad! it doesn't make us feel bad at all! its great, we were so glad to see her there! Now, she has come to every activity and church just to prove us wrong! hopefully she keeps it up!! Also, this sunday Boyd and i were asked to give a talk right before sacrament! I was freaking out and trying to write stuff down and i had two themes picked and then Boyd said to me "hey man, just relax and let the spirit guide you." So i sat back, said a prayer, closed my scriptures, and went up to the pulpit and just talked! i gave a couple minute talk, completely guided by the spirit. nothing that i said was anything i planned or even thought of saying! i talked about repentance and how we all needed to repent daily in order to better our lives. it was an amazing experience and i felt so empowered by the spirit! the words in spanish came from my mouth like smooth butter!! after i sat down boyd asked how i thought my spanish was, i said, "it felt pretty good." he said, "dude your spanish was almost perfect!" I only messed up on one word! the gift of tongues is real!!!! i know my savior is watching over me always and that through my baptism, i can have the holy ghost with me to guide me and work through me! it was an awesome experience! Saturday we had an awesome service project at Pedro's house! we fixed his chicken coop, shoveled dirt, moved rocks and did all kinds of stuff! it was super fun! the smile on Pedro's face as we were working... priceless!!! It's amazing the happiness that service can bring others!! Pedro was shining and i was just overwhelmed with the love of my savior for him! We are all children of God and i know that to be true with all my heart!! 
OK now for the downs. Well, to start out with the sadness... we didn't have a baptism... celeste was doing so good! she passed her interview with the bishop and was super excited to be baptized, but when we needed a signature from her father, he shut down! I guess he didnt think she would ever really get baptized. He said she will die a catholic... so that really stinks!!! We were sad for her... But we will keep sharing the gospel with her and pray that her fathers heart softens! Then we had sports activity all set up for Saturday night and it was gonna be super fun!! We got the basketball court and soccer all ready, the ward was supposed to come with teams and play the missionaries and bishopric. The deal was, if they won, we would buy them a pop! but guess what?! not ONE person showed up.. not one. it was so sad.... so we just played basketball and soccer for a while... gosh dang that would have been awesome!! But next time... We have to figure out what will make them come out to activities. I know it sucks, but you know.... what would I have learned if everything always worked out for me? NOTHING! So, i am thankful for my challenges and glad i have the opportunity to grow from them!!
Mommas Qs
1. Any mail yet???
1. yes i got the mail!! i haven't opened the Christmas one, but Boyd went through it and checked it all out... I got my christmas one from you momma and then i got the halloween one from grandma!!!
2. How was the baptism?
2. no baptism.. :(
3. How old is Celeste and does she have a family?
3. celeste is 14 and has no kids! haha she lives with her dad.
4. Do they have pinatas in peru?
4. not very often at all, the piñatas are very uncommon!
5. Any details on Christmas?
5. No I think we are going to tacna.
Food of the week!
i don't have a picture of a new food this week, but I have to say our hamburgers this week for pday were darn good! Also, Rice and chicken every day lunch and dinner....it is getting so old! oh and grandma sent me skittles in my package and oh my goodness!!!! that made me sooooooooooo happy!!!! i love those things!!! love you grandma and papa!!!!
Well that's all for this week. Love you,
Con Amor
Elder Wagner, Samegua
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