This was a fast week it felt like, even though we didn’t
have very many lessons that we taught. One day, we had our interviews with the
president and 2 other days we were doing service for a hospital that was doing surgeries
for kids and babies that have a cleft pallet. It’s called operation smile. I’m
not sure if they also have that in the states as well. Anyway, I also had a day
were I had a fever cuz I think I ate some bad meat. However, it was only for a
day and I’m fine now.
As for the family that got baptized, they had friends and
basically home and visiting teachers before they were even baptized just
because they have been assisting so long. It was actually kinda funny because
when we announced the baptism, a lot of people were surprised because they had
thought that they had already been baptized. Also, as far as Yosimara and
Anthony go, we are still just trying to get their papers ready so we can set a
date for their marriage and then baptism. However, I don’t believe I’ll be here
to see their baptism.
Ok, so with my pensionistas, it’s basically like the one we
have for lunch and dinner is the same lady and she lives about 10 minutes
(walking) from our house. Then we have a separate lady we go to for breakfast
who basically lives like 3 houses to the side of our house. But we don’t live
with either of the 2. With the markets, it’s kinda like people run their own
markets on the first floor of their houses. However, they are pretty small and
only have the basic necessities. But it is nice because it’s like every few
houses there’s a market so we don’t have to walk very far. They also specialize
in different things like bakeries, pharmacies, and other random stores. They
also have supermarkets but they aren’t very big at all. Not nearly the size of
the ones in America. At least the biggest ones they have in Peru are all in
Lima. It’s nice, though, because there is a bakery right below our house.
Also, something pretty sad happened. So a sister that was
serving here finished her mission in December. However, this last week we
received news that a car had hit her and she died. I didn’t personally know her
but that made a lot of people (especially her friends here) really sad.
Well that’s all I really have for this week. I love you guys
and I’m glad to hear you’re all doing well. Until next week!
Elder Halverson
Baptism pictures from two weeks ago:
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