I am so happy to hear about mom and dad starting their work
in the temple. My area is too far from a temple to visit in my mission,
and I miss temples a lot. They truly are the houses of the Lord.
To answer some questions, I will probably get a new
companion but stay in Pueblo Nuevo. This is fine because I love this
humble area, and my zone. Also one of my friends here in the mission
(Elder Boywer) who is also in my group is from Gilbert. It would be crazy
if his family is in the same ward as the Low's.
Wow this week was crazy. We had an exchange with the Zone
leaders and it was great. I was with Elder Samame in Chepen and the day
flew by. Elder Samame is great and his area is a lot of fun (it is more
like a city). We worked so hard and he taught me a lot of things.
We also made tacos in his apartment, and talked about how much we miss
Mexican food (he is from Panama which is more like Mexico then South America).
We had a really good companionship study together and we talked about
miracles and obedience. Which is ironic because Clara sent me "obedience brings
blessing perfect obedience brings miracles". We also talked a lot
about how funny the Spanish language is, like how everyone in Peru says
"Claro" or "ya pe" or how the word "cita"
means date (like a romantic date) or appointment (like teaching appointment).
So
here is my section about food. There are a lot of things I miss about US
food, but one thing I know I will miss one day about Peru is their panaderias.
Think about a slice of the celestial kingdom squeezed into a sketchy
corner building and that's what it is. Really though the bread here
is so good, and the pastries are even better. The tastiest stuff has the
funniest names, like calocones or piononos. A lot of the food is stuffed
with this stuff called majarblanca, which is this caramel like stuff that dad
would love. But a lot of the stuff is also topped with shredded coconut,
which I love, but dad would not love.
I am starting to become really familiar with all the
members and the area. Tonight we are going to Pacanga for a FHE with a
member. We are trying to grow this area for more missionaries to enter in
the future. Piere is from Pacanga, and I am so excited for his baptism
this week. Also Martina is so close to getting baptized, I just feel it,
but we need to work better at finding new people and teaching with members.
There are things I just love about this mission, like
waiting in a mototaxi for a heard of cattle to pass or holding the parrot of an
investigator. I really love this country. But there are also tough,
humbling parts of the mission. Watching a recent convert struggle with
alcoholism, or mental illness, or hearing a sister in the branch cry because
she cant read, but she wants to be an example to her children. It shows
me how Satan wants to bring people down, but there are also moments when I see
the tender mercies of the Lord. Like when an investigator completely
changes his life and walks away from alcoholism (he just needs to get divorced
and then married for baptism). Or maybe my favorite moment of the week,
when we were walking to our room and we saw through a window our landlord,
Segundo, who is a recent convert on his knees offering a secret prayer.
It is moments like that, that make the mission fulfilling. Not
everyone accepts our message, but I see real change in the lives of every single
person who accepts the restored gospel of Jesus Christ into their lives.
I know this is the work of the Lord.
Love
Elder Perryman
PS: The photos are of a parade in Guadalupe, and an open air
market in Pacasmayo (because I know mom loves open air markets).
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