Hola familia!! I had a really great birthday on Saturday! Julio and
Keila surprised us with cake and they bought me a present too! They
are so great; hopefully we can wrap things up with their wedding and
get them baptized before next transfer. I also had cake with another
family of our converts. Then our pencionista surprised us with another
cake and a few members were there. It was a really really good day.
Man time is passing so quickly, crazy.
Yesterday we had 112 people come to sacrament meeting!!!! I am so so
so happy about that because that is a record here in Puerto Maldonado.
life is good here on the mission. We are a little sad because we
didn’t reach our goal of 2 baptisms this month, we only had one, but
we are working hard to get 4 couples married who want to get baptized.
It is ridiculous here, its so hard to get married! It takes like, 3
months. So dumb. We are going to put a goal for 4 baptisms in june,
and I think we are going to be able to do it.I love this gospel so so
much, and bringing people to this gospel is the hardest most awesome
thing ever. unlike in Russia, everybody normally listens to us, and
smile, and they know what to say to make you think they want to get
baptized, and then they don’t progress. Its hard because you can spend
3 weeks on someone because they had all the right answers, and they
know what you want to hear, but they had decided from the beginning
that they are catholic and will never change. This week was hard
because we straight up had people tell us no. That never happens in
Puerto! And it happened to us all week. So now we are just trying to
find people that genuinely will listen to us and not put on a face to
make us happy.
Keila surprised us with cake and they bought me a present too! They
are so great; hopefully we can wrap things up with their wedding and
get them baptized before next transfer. I also had cake with another
family of our converts. Then our pencionista surprised us with another
cake and a few members were there. It was a really really good day.
Man time is passing so quickly, crazy.
Yesterday we had 112 people come to sacrament meeting!!!! I am so so
so happy about that because that is a record here in Puerto Maldonado.
life is good here on the mission. We are a little sad because we
didn’t reach our goal of 2 baptisms this month, we only had one, but
we are working hard to get 4 couples married who want to get baptized.
It is ridiculous here, its so hard to get married! It takes like, 3
months. So dumb. We are going to put a goal for 4 baptisms in june,
and I think we are going to be able to do it.I love this gospel so so
much, and bringing people to this gospel is the hardest most awesome
thing ever. unlike in Russia, everybody normally listens to us, and
smile, and they know what to say to make you think they want to get
baptized, and then they don’t progress. Its hard because you can spend
3 weeks on someone because they had all the right answers, and they
know what you want to hear, but they had decided from the beginning
that they are catholic and will never change. This week was hard
because we straight up had people tell us no. That never happens in
Puerto! And it happened to us all week. So now we are just trying to
find people that genuinely will listen to us and not put on a face to
make us happy.
Thank you all for your birthday wishes, I had a wonderful birthday
here in Peru, I miss and love you all so much! Please tell Jenna I
got her picture she drew for me for Christmas!! I love her, and all
of their family. I have been so blessed to have you guys for my
family, thank you thank you thank you.
here in Peru, I miss and love you all so much! Please tell Jenna I
got her picture she drew for me for Christmas!! I love her, and all
of their family. I have been so blessed to have you guys for my
family, thank you thank you thank you.
Love, Hermana Swartz
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