Hey family,
Well, this
week went by pretty quick! We have been busy with a lot of stuff
this transfer
week. Training, the actual transfer meeting, helping ZL’s,
buying bus tickets,
etc, etc. So, needless to say, its been a busy week. We have had
some really
awesome contacts though, and Elder Whittaker and I can see the
Lords hand in
our lives. He seriously guides us to these people, and not
kidding, 4 out of 5
doors that we knocked, the people accepted us, and we set up
appointments with
them. We found this family of 4 that we are so excited to teach,
and we have a
lesson with them tomorrow at 6! The dad owns and operates a
glass business, and
we have visited them before (when I was with Elder Williams),
and they are so
nice and are excited for our visit. The mom has been having some
trouble with
her legs, I’m not sure exactly what happened, but she went to
the doctor and
had treatment, and that has been helping her. We also knocked
the door of an
OLD man, who let us into his patio to talk. He is probably 90
years old, and
actually knew a lot about the church. His daughter is a member,
and her husband
is a bishop where they live in Lima. He said that he talked to
him, as we
talked to him, and he said, “Cuanto quisiera cambiar mi vida…”
That basically
means, “I would love to change my life.” But, the thing we found
out with him,
is that he doesn’t believe in God all that much and therefore
doesn’t believe
in the Bible either. So, we are going to visit him this week
again, and see how
we can help him. He seemed very interested, so who knows!
When
changes rolled around, an elder that was in my old sector in
Juliaca, sent me a
gift from one of my converts there! She sent me a gift, and my
son a gift as
well. It was really cool actually! This elder was saying crazy
stuff about me
hahaha. He was like, “Elder what did you do there? Everyone asks
about you,
they miss you, and you really left a mark!” Crazy, right? As we
were
conversing, I came to find out that her sister was baptized!
Whenever we taught
her, we always invited her sister to listen in, but she ALWAYS
denied us. But, about
4 months after I left, she too was baptized. Way neat.
There was an INSANE storm
yesterday. It was intense. The worst I've seen on the mission.
It started raining lightly, then started to rain way hard. Then
it started hailing and raining. The hail gathered on every patch
of grass that there was, and it looked like snow! Haha. Stairs
literally turned to waterfalls. The thunder was so powerful that
car alarms were going off. Hahahaha. I can't really describe how
crazy it was. It was like walking in a shower. We got home
sopping wet, to say the least. Shoes, pants, shirt, and all. I
made a video, so I'll see if I can burn it to a disc sometime.
This week,
was also Hermana Calderón’s birthday! The president invited us
elders in the
office up to the mission home that morning for breakfast, and
then to the party
later that night. Hermana Calderón is awesome. She is so good to
us, and we all
just love her. So, President invited a bunch of people to the
mission home, and
we had a party! President went all out too, he hired a band to
come and play!
It was just 4 people, and they played very traditional Peruvian
music. One guy
played the guitar, another played the charango (Peruvian
instrument), another
played the zampoña & the kena (Peruvian flutes), and the
last one played a
big drum thing. I took some videos, so hopefully I can send them
off on a CD
soon! But man, the culture here is so different. Everyone
danced, and afterwards
we had a feast for dinner: beef, chicken, pork (which were
prohibited to eat
here), rice, stuffed peppers, cheesy potatoes, etc. All of
which was
delicious. We got home at like 11:30, but man it was fun. The
next day I was SO
tired though, haha.
Well, I’ll finish
off with some things that I am grateful for… This week being
Thanksgiving and
all. I am so grateful for you, my family. I couldn’t imagine my
life without my
punk brothers, or my wonderful parents. I’m grateful for my
mission. For this
time irreplaceable time that I have to learn more about God, His
Son Jesus
Christ, and about myself. I will NEVER forget my mission and all
of the
wonderful experience I am gaining. I’m so grateful that I was
raised in this
Gospel! What a genuine blessing. I’m grateful for the
scriptures, for the word
of God that we can go to daily for comfort, guidance, and peace.
I’m so
grateful for the freedom that we enjoy and for those who make
that freedom
possible, God Bless America. I’m grateful for the friends that I
have, and for their
great examples. I’m grateful for the beautiful home that we live
in. For the
support that I receive as a missionary from my loved ones. I’m
grateful for the
testimony that I have, that continues to grow for this Gospel,
everyday. And
lastly, I am grateful for Jesus. I’m grateful for His perfect
example, His
unconditional love, His willingness to forgive. I’m grateful
that he would willingly
sacrifice Himself, for each and every one of us that we may live
with our
Heavenly Father again. He is our Savior. He is our Redeemer. I’m
grateful to be
his representative.
I hope that
each of you who read this will take some time this week to
notice the things
that we have, that bless our lives each day. They are all around
us; it’s just
that sometimes we don’t open our eyes to notice them. So let’s
each open our
eyes and give thanks to God for everything that He blesses us
with.
Les amo a todos. Cuidense, ¡hasta la proxima
semana! Besitos…
ELDER CHRISTENSEN
Secretario Financiero
Misión Perú Cuzco
(51) 984-503-861
(51) 084-242-521
RPM #623574
PS, enjoy the pics, sorry the shirt picture took forever to
send!
PSS, I really want the ukulele!!!!
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