This week has been pretty eventful. It's been a great week! First off, straight saw my paisanos (countrymen - from the same country) down here, like 20 students that are here for service. One is from SLC, so that was awesome.
Quick update on the investigadores. Victor and Ebelyn went to Cajamarca this last week so they weren't home, but we will be visiting them this next week. They're so cool though!
Jessi is doing awesome! She came to church all 3 hours this week and we have had 2 great, spiritual lessons this week on the Plan of Salvation and baptism etc., it's been great. She doesn’t have much of an education so we teach her a little slower. It actually has strengthened my testimony of Joseph Smith porque (because) I know there is no way he could have translated the Book of Mormon solo (alone) without any education.
Me and Elder Aldea with Jessi and her children at church.
Also, Vilma didn’t go to church because she traveled this last week and so we aren’t sure if she will be getting baptized the 29th. She has a huge desire to be baptized as well as a testimonio of the Book of Mormon but she needs to come to church. We are going to talk to President Rios about it though.
We talked to Jorge about baptism and praying about it and he said, “I'll pray about it but, I mean, if Heavenly Father says no.. then I mean..” hahaha we told him to ask and we´ll see what happens.
I had an intercambio (interchange) with Elder Herrera this week (one of the elders in my District.. I don’t know if I told you but they changed my District again.. so now I have had every area in our Zone in my District) but yeah, we straight saved a dog's life. We found it in the street, literally still in the sack and still connected. I broke the sack and we ran a mile to get it to the vet, who is a member. He cut the sack and fed it and warmed it up and whatnot. Yup. I saved a dog's life this week.
The next day Elder Aldea and I got to destroy a member's wall as a service. We were in our proselyting clothes but, I mean, I don’t wash my clothes, so I'm good.. haha just kidding, we put on other shirts, but it was cool. We took sledge hammers to it. I would’ve taken pictures but Abraham was using my camera to get my pictures back that got a virus.
On Saturday we went and made pizza with Hermana Marta mientras (while) we were conversing with her sobrina (niece), Daisi (about 27-ish years old.) She was having a bad day. We asked her what she likes and she said music, so we went a little apostate to cheer her up, haha. I told her to put on some Bruno Mars and I sung in English and she thought it was hilarious. She isn’t a member and we told her to come to church. She isn’t one to come to church but I think because of our friendship and caring, she came and she said she liked it a lot. She only stayed 2 hours but she seems a little more peaceful afterwards.
Enjoying the pizza we made. Daisi is in the background.
On Sunday we taught my boy Angel again, and naturally, he had more questions and we just went off on doctrine again about the Plan of Salvation. He says everything we teach he agrees with and it makes sense. It's obvious he has studied the Bible a bunch and obviously he understands it because he agrees with everything we say. He's a stud though. His parents are actually converts about 20-ish years ago. Pretty nuts, but he's great.
Yesterday we were able to have a NDH (family night) with Ana and her family. Jose Luis made Tequeños and wow, they were good! And it was pollo a la braza day here in Perú so we ate that as well. Oooo baby girl, it was good. We watched a video of the life of Christ and spoke a bit more of that as well. Jose Luis actually shared a testimony of the Savior. It was super cool and I was able to express my gratitude towards them and him and let him know how much it meant to us and his family when he came to church. It was a really great and spiritual NDH!
Time sure is flying. I realized that in one year I will be home.. I have a lot of work that still needs to be done so I'm going to work double hard this next year than I did this past year. It's crazy to think that. I'm not going to lighten up though. I'm going to make sure I "leave it all on the field" before I leave. I love being here and I'm so happy. I know it's only one time in my life so I've gotta enjoy every moment!
But yeah that’s about all for this week. I started reading the Gordon B Hinckley book and I loved something that Gordon´s dad had always said to them as jovenes (young boys). It was about the Mayflower and his ancestery and he told them his ancestors did never look back and continued forward. Pretty cool, the same applies to us when we have hard times. Leave them in the past, trust in the Lord and continue forward.
I love you all. Hope you have a great week and keep doing what you do. Besitos. (Little kisses)
Elder Rokovitz
Elder Rokovitz
More pizza (Sent from a church member)
Me and Elder Aldea with Melissa and her son Facundo, at church. (Look at the cute little boy off to the side with his little missionary badge on - so sweet.)
