Sunday, May 19, 2013

EATING ANTS


October 15, 2012

Well everybody my first change in the jungle is over and man did it go by fast. Man was it hard and man is I grateful for it. We just heard the transfers and my companion is going back to Lima and I am getting my new companion on Tuesday. My zone leader Elder Flores, just ended his mission and is leaving for Arizona today so my companion will not be traveling alone. But there is a nice little surprise there is a third person coming to Moyobamba my best buddy in the entire mission Elder Clinton Wayne Brown is coming to Moyobama! So Brown, Anderson and I will be here together for quite some time I believe. And o man did it not come at a better time, man am I scared to direct this area ha-ha. I barely know it myself, but hey the last time that happened I got a ton of baptisms, so let’s just see what happens. And right as my companion and I were figuring things out we get changed. But hey that’s what companions are for. To learn the things you need to change, then change them, then teach better, and be a better missionary.

OK let’s talk about what happened this week because there is a pretty big miracle inside.

Monday BBQ for Elder Flores. Then it started to pour a huge jungle storm and us gringos and a few of the Latin’s played soaking wet soccer which was magical ha-ha. Tuesday district meeting tons of new rules so tons of new changes in the house so that’s good, gots to be obedient. Wednesday we teach Luiz and verify his baptismal date. Perfect he is ready. Baptism nice. Two weeks of teaching prepared by the lord, ready! But Wednesday night. Phone call. Luiz lost his job. He is moving to a different part for work because he cannot pay his rent he has two days to find work or leave. We search search ask ask and we find a few options for him to work. But he moved. To work with his buddy. But he had his interview and he committed to be baptized. Thursday night. Rat in the house. But we can’t find it. I saw it but it disappeared ha-ha. Friday can’t find Luiz. Discouraged searching praying fasting. Everything we can do. We made peanut butter with my pension; I toasted the peanuts and ground them up myself in the grainer. O heavens was it delicious. A great way to end a fast. Saturday, scared, tired don’t know what to think. We ask our pensionist´s husband (the buddy of Luiz whose is going to do the baptism) if he would go looking for Luiz in the area where he lives. Because he knows who it is he is working with. So we trusted the lord and went to the church. But we can’t get a hold of Luiz his phone is off. We can’t get into the church because no one has the keys. We walk to the pension’s house to see if they found him. And we were walking sad and lost. When we see Luiz and the pension's family driving to the church. We turn right around and start running with big smiles on our faces we get to the church, the keys are there and we get him baptized. Jose the penionsita's husband was so excited to baptize him. He had been preparing all week to do so. It was something special. I’m not going to lie I didn’t think we were going to get him baptized I doubted my faith. But when you are at your most vulnerable that is when the things happen that strengthen your faith. All we have to do is be obedient and have faith and we will be blessed. The gospel is so simple. It’s not all large epistles and fancy words. Its love the Lord. Keep the commandments and receive blessings. Nothing more. Then after the baptism we went back to the pension and ate ormigas (giant ants). The ants live below the earth and only come up in October when it rains a lot. They are a delicacy and o my were they good. I wouldn’t have believed it if I didn’t eat it myself, but they were actually very tasty. They sell them for ten soles for a little bag. So everyone just hunts their own. I crave them now ha-ha. Elder Flores left Sunday morning after church and I have been in a trio with my companion and my other zone leader. The new zone leader is an Argentinean so I will be in my apartment as the lone gringo ha-ha my Spanish is going to get good ha-ha.

I’ve restarted the book of Mormon over and 1 Nephi is all about overcoming trials, being obedient, and trusting the Lord. I encourage all of you to read 1st Nephi and study chapter for chapter there is so much doctrine in the beginning of the Book of Mormon because it is what the people read most.

I pray that I will be able to direct this area. The other zone leader and I have only one change here so we are just going to start it all over and change this zone. I am so grateful for your prayers and they are getting through, I see those blessings every day I love you all





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