Elder Wagner Arequipa, Peru : Week 21

Well, what a week! it was pretty dang solid, i have to say!! i will start with our last pday! we went to ilo to play soccer! and guess what!? we demolished!! hahaha it must be somthing about the moquegua power cause we killed it! its pretty legit, we went there and played soccer and got shot with water guns and hungout and played around! my comp elder boyd was the player of the game in my opinion!! he was goalie and only let 2 goals in!! we scored like 6 goals and he was just tearing it up! BRICK WALL for sure haha! it was pretty sweet! and the hermanas stepped it up! they played defense and nothing got paced them and in their bare feet, it was funny! i am suprised they didn't get stepped on! i guess they were protected! but ya ilo was super fun and the missionaries there are pretty awesome people, we get a long good! then when we got back we helped the sisters move in to their new apartment, the whole zone there so it went fast!

then new years!! well new years in peru is crazy! first of all, everyone is hammered!!! all day!!!!! and then every flippen person in peru shoots off fire works here!!! its not like american ones! they go every which way!! we were watching and there was one that went side ways and slammed into a side of a house, it was so crazy!! it didnt break anything but gosh is was scary!! but the people are all like YAAAAAA CHevere. it was soo intense and really loud, but super cool!! kinda hard to go to sleep later cause they would randomly go off and wake us up but what ever. then new years day we spent the day from 8 am to 8pm in the stake center reading the book of mormon!! we have this thing here where it is a 90 day reading thing that isnt the whole book of mormon but 1/4 of it, we use it for out recent converts and stuff! the pres wanted us to read all 1200 and somthing verses, so we did in one day! it was crazy but wow, what a spiritual experience!! i am sooo grateful for the book of mormon and the testimony of the truthfulness that it holds! i know it is the word of God along with the bible and i use both everyday! Iinvite everyone to read the book of mormon and the bible too! together they hold the fulness of the gospel of Christ! we cant know the fullness with out one or the other! i hope you all can do that and find your own testimonies of it too!!

(may i help you???) Boyd working the window

also i went on divisions for the first time with elder Mackay! it was way cool and i found that my spanish is alot better than i thought! i can have full conversations and say what ever i want! i have full confidence in my abilities now!! its an amazing blessing to learn this language so fast with the help from my savior!!

MILAGROS!!

Salamon, an old investigator that we stopped teaching, randomly showed up to church and wants to be taught again now!!!! hopefully he will progress this time!!!

Maria and her husband showed up to church on time and participated really really well!!! they are two new rescues for us, hopefully they will continue to strengthen themselves!

a new family moved into our ward, the kids are all member but parents not. But they want to be baptized!!! they just need to be married and they can be baptized!!! ahhhhhh!!!!

} we are seeing blessing start to unfold here!! its pretty amazing!!!

MOMMAs Qs

1. Hows the work going? Anything new, different?

1. work really good!! new investigators and progress is becoming visible!!! we have a new kid named nilson! he was a reference! he is shy but cool! hope we can get him going!

2. Are your rescued people still attending church? Give us some details....

2. ya rescued people are doing great! there is one that kinda fell away but she has problems that bishop know about but she comes when she can!

3. ANy new foods?

3. no new foods but pizza was good this week haha!

4. Did you get your room cleaned up? I looked a bit of a mess.....

4. haha our room is pretty clean now, we moved basically everything around just for kicks so its cool!

5. Do you want a water bottle to refill? or do you just like using one you can buy?

5. ummm i would actually like a good water bottle! if you want to send one.

6. i have a package almost ready i will send it probably next week, is there anything else you need? (i got D.O. but what else)

6. hey a shower sponge! i found bars of soap last way longer when you use those!!!!

7. What are your plans today for Pday?

7. we are going to Cristo Blanco ( a statue of christ), then to a museum and of course some soccer with an investigator!

8. Does the President ever come and meet with you guys? Does he every come and inspect your apartment?

8. he is actually coming this week and we have interviews! and no he doesn't check our room, that i know of!

FOOD OF THE WEEK!

well its not the best but it works, its a plate of rice with an egg on top!! hahaha its soooooo boring!!!! but filling!!! hahah we are blessed to have the food we have here! it is something!