Stake Conference

 This was a crazy week. We have a Multi-Zone Conference on Friday with half the mission. President came down here to Chimbote to get on us for not being smart, and then blew our minds talking about the Plan of Salvation. Then we had Stake Conference this weekend and the Stake President is crazy. President Rios was there and spoke and left. It was really good. Then this goon gets up and goes off about Pure blooded horses and a lot about the devil and how he wants to eat us like snakes eat fireflies. He was crazy! But the First Counselor got up and gave a killer talk on the family, and then I was sad. You guys need to reactivate everyone! 

In the beginning of the week, our pensionista started making soup for the first time. And everyone got really sick; I couldn't walk. So we told her we are all very sick. She told us it was because our stomachs froze from eating ice. NOTHING CAN FREEZE WHEN I SPEND ALL DAY WALKING IN 90 DEGREE WEATHER!!! Soup is poison here. Or maybe she is poisoning us. I'll think about it. We are out of power again; all the time it just goes out. One day we were on the streets a little before 8pm and everything went black. It was a little scary because it was a bad part of town and I was a little weak in the stomach.

But it's all great down here. My new companion's name is E' Arevalo and he is from Ecuador, a city named Guayaquil. He is a lot more mellow and nice. It's a lot of fun. We made some commandments for the room because his fingers are a little light and he is drinking everyone's water, but that's all over. It's all good. Miss you guys, thanks for writing those that do! Work hard and I'll do the same!

Mom's note: In January 2020, Jackson's companion from Ecuador arrived at the Guayaquil Temple with his parents and siblings to be sealed together. Not knowing the connection, I said my congratulations as they proceeded out the front door for pictures. Jackson sent this picture to me the next day.