Heat

 We've had a great week here. We made jerseys as a basketball team. We play every morning at 6. In the picture we are doing something that all Latinos do: not smile. I don't know why, but they don't smile at the camera. It's a weird cultural thing, and now I've got into the habit of it. Sorry if I don't look happy, I really am.

  We had training with president this week. He always teaches about God's plan and how we need to share it always, then his wife talks about how we need to be clean for the 50th time. She shows pictures and just burns us all the time. I love the mission.

  There is a lot more sun and heat and sweat now that we are leaving winter down here. I've been hearing about the debate between Clinton and Trump that is happening today. These people are very in tune with us and our politics. I bet you don't even know who the president is down here. Anyway, have fun this week, enjoy conference down there!!!

Early Spring

 It's heating up down here. I remember reading about the "City of Eternal Spring." Big lie. They blame it on Chimbote saying they ruined the weather, but I think it has to do with the 500,000 taxis they have here that are super illegal in emissions. But what can I do?

  I have a funny story. There was an investigator that went to a Mormon wedding reception. She said she will go to church after on Sunday because the party was Saturday. But she said she took off her shoes to dance and stepped on ice. I assumed she slipped and hurt herself. But no, she said that it gave her a cold and that she couldn't talk and everything hurt. I don't get it. 

  We are teaching the bishop's sister and her "husband", they are progressing a lot, but aren't married. I don't know why, I never thought this would be such a problem, but only members of churches are married. Please don't be that guy. JUST GET MARRIED.

Love you all, have a great week. I'm doing great, no major sicknesses.

Changes

 We had changes, and I am staying here with my companion, the fourth change here. That is six months in Chimbote and six in Trujillo. There is an hermana that has six months here, and got changed to a ward that meets in the building of the same stake. She is from Willard, Utah, pretty cool.

  There was an Elder that lives in Idaho that finishes today and he left me a football! Today me and Elder Carr, from Marysville, taught the Latinos how to play Two-Hand Touch Football. It was sooo much fun! We wake up early and play sports together everyday with my district and on Monday with the zone. There are 18 missionaries in the zone. 

  This week we were looking for a reference from a member. But his address doesn't exist. So we knocked on the door with the closest number and a 30 year old man answered. We asked if Henry lives there and he said no. So we asked if we could talk with him about the family and how God blesses the families. He looked at us and let us come in. His soon-to-be wife told us it's a sign. They were at the point of splitting up. But we showed up in the middle of the crisis to talk about what they needed. There are no accidents here in the mission. We get put right where we need to be, and the other way around too. 

Love you all so much. Have fun this new school year. Remember that here in Peru they finish in December, haha. 

Labor Day

 We had a crazy week. We had to move. I don't like it. I have accumulated a lot of things and don't want to toss them yet. It'll be hard coming home and leaving things here. Our new room is a lot better, but there isn't any door on the bathroom, and no water at 10:30am. But we have buckets and rules of where you can be if someone is in the bathroom. 

  My pensionista is super pregnant and can't really walk let alone cook. She says she is fine and we shouldn't worry, but she goes to the hospital every week. Today she served lunch and said she went to the hospital and they made her go to the fourth floor by stairs just to tell her she was in the wrong building. It's crazy here. She said she might just give birth in her house because it's easier. 

  We are having a lot of fun. All the activities are over and everyone should be drinking a little less this week; should be a successful week. Love you all, have fun this week!

Training

 We had a very busy week. Elder Montoya of the 70 came to talk to us missionaries. We all got to shake his hand. They told us if he asked us anything we need to answer. So he would shake your hand and say your last name. When I came up, he poorly pronounced Weyard and said, "Where are you from?" and me with my quick wit said " Washington." Then he said, " Ohh, Washington D.C." So I had to explain that there are two Washingtons for the millionth time on my mission. 

  He is from Mexico and spoke in General Conference in October. He told us about how it is to prepare a talk. You have to write it and send it in English. And it goes through about three chains up to the prophet. The prophet reads everything. It was amazing we were there from 8am til about 2pm. He spoke a lot about obedience and loving the people and most of all, your companion. It was incredible. 

It's funny to see the different accents they have here. Some sing while they talk. In Mexico they sing, so everyone was laughing. There is also a lot of words that are different. Polo is playera, palta is aguacate. Very fun to learn a new language. I would recommend it. Love you all. Have fun this week, and don't forget to write...

Kids Don't Lie

 We had many interesting experiences these last few weeks with kids not letting their parents lie. We knock on the door of a family and their housemaid (they are filthy rich) answered the door and said they weren't home. Then their five-year-old son Joshua comes running and screaming, "MENTIROSA, MI PAPA ESTA A DENTRO!!!" 

It made me happy that the kids trust us enough not to lie. Then we asked another family if they read The Book of Mormon. They looked at each other and their daughter Valentina said, "No they aren't reading, the book just sits there and nobody touches it. I would read it if I knew how to read." 

The kids here in Trujillo are much better than Chimbote. The kids in Chimbote yell whatever swear word they learned from songs or tv shows.

  Everything is good down here. We are teaching a woman and her son a little about when Christ died and also his apostles. Then we said the church was lost. She was so surprised that she said she wants to know if it is true. So we told her to pray to find out. But the next visit she did the opposite and asked her mom and looked it up on the internet. But she did find out that there is no relation between Peter and the first pope. The answer works, but it's much better if you just ask God.

Love you all, hope everything is going well. Take care of the states!

Ten

 Well we started the next change. I have 10 months completed. I don't know where the time went. We said goodbye to everyone on Monday and ate a lot of food. On Tuesday we had a training with the mission president. He told us to be obedient, and then a bunch of stories of lazy missionaries. It gave us ideas of what not to do.

  My companion Is Elder Zanabria. He is from Zurco, Lima. He was going to come at the same time as me, but got sick, so now he got stuck with me. He is really cool. And older than me. We have a couple that went to church for the first time. It's always fun to see their reactions and what they like. The ward is great here.

  I attached a picture of us and my favorite family. The husband and wife are both blind. They got to know each other in rehabilitation. The blind husband always accompanies us on Sunday. 

Love you guys, take care!!!