Thanks for all the birthday wishes! I had a great birthday, i am now 23!! holy lanta. we had an awesome week too, wednesday we had interviews with president, then thursday the zone conference, friday the wedding, saturday the baptisms and yesterday my birthday. full total.... saturday, only norma was going to get baptized.... she is sooo incredible. Her husband too, miguel, but didnt want to be baptized yet. while we were there, and norma was all changed for the ordinance, my comp said to the elders "go give him the baptismal clothes and tell him to get changed to be baptized and lets see what he does!!!!" so the elders cornered miguel with the bishop, and gave him the clothes and talked to him... i dont know what they said, but he went and changed for his baptism!! then he had his interview, and got baptized with his wife! norma ran to him and threw her arms around him and kissed him and was jumping up and down like a little girl, it was a miracle. really a beautiful experience. I love seeing families change together, it makes everything better.
Yesterday my pensionista made pancakes for breakfast!!! so that rocked. we worked super hard all day in lessons and looking for new investigators because during the week we really didnt have any time, and we had some good lessons. Then in the night, some of the members and our converts threw me a surprise birthday party, it was awesome. I LOVE puno. i love it. I will be really sad to leave, these members are so special. well, actually everywhere i have been has been so special. Norma told us last night she feels like she knew us before this life and thats why she accepted the message so easily. she told us she was waiting for us to find her. I love being a missionary after weeks like this!!!! It was a great birthday.
Very cool clay is home, man has it really been two years? weird. Tell him hi. and Raquel when you see her!
Also, i am now allowed to write people back individually via email! so someone needs an answer, i can. the only thing is that there still isnt much time to respond. i still love letters and dear elder, para que sepan (Just so you know). :D
Welp. i love you all very very much!
here are some pictures of the wedding and my birthday... for the food after the wedding ceremony, the family spread a blanket on the ground and put a bunch of potatoes and chuño and fish.... so that was interesting. you can also see how people dress, the traditional peruvian women. aka panai.
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