Hello family!
Well this week was pretty good, too.
Sunday night, like I said, we traveled to Sicuani for the interviews with
president. Then for the next 3 days we were also in Sicuani. Monday was the
zone meeting. Tuesday we were just doing divisions in Sicuani so we wouldn’t
have to travel more. It was funny, while I was doing divisions, I was with a North
American named Elder Steele. While we were out working, he had hot dog to throw
at dogs that would bark at him because he was so afraid of dogs. I just told
him that if dogs tried to give us any problems I would just kick the dog in the
face like I have done here in Espinar. Actually, there was a dog that looked
like it wanted to bite us and would always bark at us like crazy. However, one
day, I was getting tired of it and ran at the dog and kicked it in the face so
hard that it flipped over backwards. Ever since then I have only seen it twice
and when it sees us it runs away.
Anyway, Wednesday we had our
interviews with President and it really helped me out understanding how I can
be a better district leader. Also, I talked to him again about my
ecclesiastical endorsement and he said he would go in probably this week to try
and do it again. If it doesn’t show up, that means that my application isn’t
showing up. Also, I was able to talk to his wife about my health and she was
able to tell me some pills to take that I have taken this last week. So
hopefully they will work but for right now I’m feeling fine.
As for this week, even though we
were only able to work for a few days less, we were still able to do some good
work. Also, we had 6 new investigators that attended for the first time. They
were all made up of 2 different families with whom we are starting to work.
Also, as for the Yuca family, we are still working with them on their dates. At
least for Sandra, we may possibly have to put her date in October because she
may not yet be ready, at least with her understanding of the teachings, but she
still has a desire to be baptized.
The funniest thing that happened
this week... I actually can’t think of anything really funny that happened this
week. My most spiritual experience was probably while I was with the President
in my interview because it kinda refreshes my desires for working. He also really
helps me understand my purpose a lot better. Whenever I go to him with concerns,
he really knows how to help me understand my trials and use them to help me get
better.
This week, or at least today, we went
to a Catholic church that was in the middle of nowhere. There is a little spout
that comes out of the ground with fresh water that apparently is blessed from
some virgin but it wasn’t anything exciting and was actually really boring. The
others wanted to go because they thought that there were going to be a lot of
people there but there wasn’t anything. But I got to see more of the area
around here. This week my testimony has grown with respects to the Priesthood
and its authority. I have been studying the book Our Search for Happiness and
it has been talking a lot about why the priesthood is so important and it
really just helped me understand it better.
But that’s about it for this week.
Next week we have changes and I’m really hoping that I will be able to train to
finish my mission. But I love you all and I hope that your week goes well.
Elder Halverson
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