Area: Union Villa Comp: Estigarribia
Dearest Everyone,
-Congratulations Momma! I knew you could do it!!!
-We taught an investigator repentance by having her and our member hold chocolate in their hands until it melted. The lesson went really well, but it turns out that chocolate will not melt in women's hands.
-We have the best Ward Mission Leader in the world! He's made a ward mission plan, called ward missionaries, he's planning activities, and he's the best. Also, now that officially we don't have Sisters in our ward, it's really nice because all of the members want to help us.
-I gave an almost-impromptu talk on Sunday. I was a back-up speaker for our pension's husband, so we asked him and he said he was going to go and speak. So I didn't worry, but someone else didn't show up and I had to speak anyways. My first talk in this ward!
-We moved! Not much though. Just from the 2nd floor to the 1st floor. The room's a little smaller, but it's still really nice and it's got much nicer floors. Kaching!
Anyways, things are going well! Keep it up!
Sincerely,
Elder Steele
Thursday, June 23, 2016
Piano 4, Key 18, "Half-Birthday Transfer P-day," 1st edition (4/18/16)
Area: Union Villa Comp: Estigarribia
Dear Everyone,
-Transfers! We're both staying. So that means that potentially I'll either finish here or have 4 weeks in one last place. We'll see!
-We did an activity on Saturday where we had to take a lap (a big one) carrying our companions. I carried Elder Estigarribia until I got tired, then he carried me until he got tired, etc. Besides the fact that all my muscles ache, it went pretty well! The scripture that they based this activity off of was D&C 136:31. Fun stuff!
-Right before the activity, I was stretching and I somehow managed to kick my hand and jam all of my fingers. My pinky was swollen for two days. I don't know how that happened!
-Elder Jensen (from Spanish Fork) finished his mission, and spent yesterday with us since he was in Villa Union a long time ago. It was actually a lot of fun, and it was really weird because his brother showed up and we met him.
-We have a Ward Mission Leader!! Can you believe that?!
Anyways, things are going well!
Sincerely,
Elder Steele
Dear Everyone,
-Transfers! We're both staying. So that means that potentially I'll either finish here or have 4 weeks in one last place. We'll see!
-We did an activity on Saturday where we had to take a lap (a big one) carrying our companions. I carried Elder Estigarribia until I got tired, then he carried me until he got tired, etc. Besides the fact that all my muscles ache, it went pretty well! The scripture that they based this activity off of was D&C 136:31. Fun stuff!
-Right before the activity, I was stretching and I somehow managed to kick my hand and jam all of my fingers. My pinky was swollen for two days. I don't know how that happened!
-Elder Jensen (from Spanish Fork) finished his mission, and spent yesterday with us since he was in Villa Union a long time ago. It was actually a lot of fun, and it was really weird because his brother showed up and we met him.
-We have a Ward Mission Leader!! Can you believe that?!
Anyways, things are going well!
Sincerely,
Elder Steele
Tree 4 Light 11, "Real Christmas" Edition (4/11/16)
Area: Union Villa Comp: Estigarribia
Dearest Everyone,
-Merry Real Christmas last Wednesday! I hope it was amazing! We celebrated it with another sick day. Elder Estigarribia's still sick with the same thing all transfer, and some days it's worse, so there ya go.
-Peruvian presidential elections were yesterday! That means that we didn't have church, and we just worked normally. No one officially won, because it requires a majority vote to win, and Peru is not just a 2 party country. But now it's down to 2-Keiko and PPK-and we'll see who wins in round 2 in two weeks!
-On Monday, at 10:30 at night, I got a call from President Harbertson. That was terrifying. It turns out that there's a creep investigator, and they left. We got to go over to their apartment very late at night though! That was cool!
-I went on splits with Elder Hanson, from my group. We basically only talked about how many days we have left.
Anyways, things are going well!
Sincerely,
Elder Steele
Dearest Everyone,
-Merry Real Christmas last Wednesday! I hope it was amazing! We celebrated it with another sick day. Elder Estigarribia's still sick with the same thing all transfer, and some days it's worse, so there ya go.
-Peruvian presidential elections were yesterday! That means that we didn't have church, and we just worked normally. No one officially won, because it requires a majority vote to win, and Peru is not just a 2 party country. But now it's down to 2-Keiko and PPK-and we'll see who wins in round 2 in two weeks!
-On Monday, at 10:30 at night, I got a call from President Harbertson. That was terrifying. It turns out that there's a creep investigator, and they left. We got to go over to their apartment very late at night though! That was cool!
-I went on splits with Elder Hanson, from my group. We basically only talked about how many days we have left.
Anyways, things are going well!
Sincerely,
Elder Steele
Session 4, Speaker 4, "General Conference" Edition (4/4/16)
Area: Union Villa Comp: Estigarribia
Dearest Everyone,
-GENERAL CONFERENCE! Wasn't it awesome?! I learned that I need to be less prideful and I need to get married immediately after arriving home, so get ready for that!
-We watched it in English! Here in Cusco they actually put it on in English and there aren't any problems. And we met a lot of tourists! We met two from Idaho, one from California, one from Germany and one from Ukraine. There were a couple more, but they just left without talking to us.
-I also saw a lot of my friends! I don't know if you remember Elder Graham and Elder Pearce, but they're awesome and I spent a lot of time with them this weekend, which was awesome.
-We also had interviews with President Harbertson! We usually have them every other transfer, but this was the last time I'll have one. I have 2 left-1 for a new temple recommend, and another to go home.
Anyways, things are going well! I hope you all saw conference! Keep it up!
Sincerely,
Elder Steele
Dearest Everyone,
-GENERAL CONFERENCE! Wasn't it awesome?! I learned that I need to be less prideful and I need to get married immediately after arriving home, so get ready for that!
-We watched it in English! Here in Cusco they actually put it on in English and there aren't any problems. And we met a lot of tourists! We met two from Idaho, one from California, one from Germany and one from Ukraine. There were a couple more, but they just left without talking to us.
-I also saw a lot of my friends! I don't know if you remember Elder Graham and Elder Pearce, but they're awesome and I spent a lot of time with them this weekend, which was awesome.
-We also had interviews with President Harbertson! We usually have them every other transfer, but this was the last time I'll have one. I have 2 left-1 for a new temple recommend, and another to go home.
Anyways, things are going well! I hope you all saw conference! Keep it up!
Sincerely,
Elder Steele
Gift 3 Star Wars Relic 28, "The One Where My Father Nears Death (just a little more)" Edition (3/28/16)
Area: Union Villa Comp: Estigarribia
Dearest family and potentially others,
-HAPPY BIRTHDAY ON THURSDAY TO DAD! I can't believe you're however old you are! I would count and figure out an exact number, but I think that no one wants to know your actual age. Well, it's been a good most-of-your-life, and now that you're nearing retirement, enjoy it.
-Easter! It went well! I bought chocolate to celebrate, but I didn't eat any of it. We did our fast from lunch Saturday until lunch Sunday, since this week is conference and the next is elections (and we don't have church). So the first thing I ate was lunch, which filled me up right until today. I'll try to see when I can squeeze in the chocolate.
-Another child got baptized, and the font hasn't been fixed, so it was also with cold water. Despite the fact that last week it was a girl who really didn't complain, this week it was a boy who almost didn't even get baptized. It was interesting though!
-I went on splits twice this week! Once with Elder Salazar, from Ecuador, and the other time with Elder Ramirez, from Utah. It went great! We didn't teach much either time, but with Elder Ramirez we contacted like crazy. Success!
Anyways, things are going great. Tomorrow we have interviews, and this weekend is General Conference! See you all soon!
Sincerely,
Elder Steele
Dearest family and potentially others,
-HAPPY BIRTHDAY ON THURSDAY TO DAD! I can't believe you're however old you are! I would count and figure out an exact number, but I think that no one wants to know your actual age. Well, it's been a good most-of-your-life, and now that you're nearing retirement, enjoy it.
-Easter! It went well! I bought chocolate to celebrate, but I didn't eat any of it. We did our fast from lunch Saturday until lunch Sunday, since this week is conference and the next is elections (and we don't have church). So the first thing I ate was lunch, which filled me up right until today. I'll try to see when I can squeeze in the chocolate.
-Another child got baptized, and the font hasn't been fixed, so it was also with cold water. Despite the fact that last week it was a girl who really didn't complain, this week it was a boy who almost didn't even get baptized. It was interesting though!
-I went on splits twice this week! Once with Elder Salazar, from Ecuador, and the other time with Elder Ramirez, from Utah. It went great! We didn't teach much either time, but with Elder Ramirez we contacted like crazy. Success!
Anyways, things are going great. Tomorrow we have interviews, and this weekend is General Conference! See you all soon!
Sincerely,
Elder Steele
Store 3, Shelf 21, "The One With The Tattoo-ed 14 year old" (3/21/16)
Area: Union Villa Comp: Estigarribia
Dearest Everyone,
-We have a 14 year old investigator who's just the best. We went this week though, and he had a fake earring in and a tattoo on his neck which I thought was fake but he's hid it all week and maybe not. So that's fun!
-We ran into the Stake President of Sicuani this week and he remembered me!
-Last Monday, we went to some ruins as a zone. Finally, after being in Cusco for 3 months, I went to one of the millions of ruins here. Fun stuff!
-A little girl got baptized on Saturday, and the heater didn't work, so she got baptized in freezing cold water like Jesus did. It was impressive though!
-Another sick day! And again, I was not the sick one. It's always bothersome because I want to work, but I also like the ability to clean everything.
Anyways, things are going well! Keep it up!
Sincerely,
Elder Steele
Dearest Everyone,
-We have a 14 year old investigator who's just the best. We went this week though, and he had a fake earring in and a tattoo on his neck which I thought was fake but he's hid it all week and maybe not. So that's fun!
-We ran into the Stake President of Sicuani this week and he remembered me!
-Last Monday, we went to some ruins as a zone. Finally, after being in Cusco for 3 months, I went to one of the millions of ruins here. Fun stuff!
-A little girl got baptized on Saturday, and the heater didn't work, so she got baptized in freezing cold water like Jesus did. It was impressive though!
-Another sick day! And again, I was not the sick one. It's always bothersome because I want to work, but I also like the ability to clean everything.
Anyways, things are going well! Keep it up!
Sincerely,
Elder Steele
Pie 3.14, "Pie Day" Edition (3/14/16)
Area: Union Villa Comp: Estigarribia
Dearest Everyone,
-Happy pie day!
-Elder Estigarribia! He's still awesome. And he was already here in Cusco, so we just picked him up in the Plaza de Armas and went to my sector in a taxi. Much better than a 10 hour bus ride!
-I went to Calca this week! It's essentially the "Yunguyo" of our zone. It's just this really small town in what's called 'Sacred Valley of the Incas", which means that it's actually beautiful and really cool. It was fun though!
-Do you remember my Beloved Son Elder Hogan? He's in the office, meaning that he's here in Cusco! I'm going to see him all the time!
-We walked a ridiculous amount this week. We had a ton of appointments, but we walked. But we have a focus right now on helping people instead of just getting higher numbers, and it's going great!
Anyways, it's been a great week! Things are fairly uneventful here, but that's the best! Take care!
Sincerely,
Elder Steele
Dearest Everyone,
-Happy pie day!
-Elder Estigarribia! He's still awesome. And he was already here in Cusco, so we just picked him up in the Plaza de Armas and went to my sector in a taxi. Much better than a 10 hour bus ride!
-I went to Calca this week! It's essentially the "Yunguyo" of our zone. It's just this really small town in what's called 'Sacred Valley of the Incas", which means that it's actually beautiful and really cool. It was fun though!
-Do you remember my Beloved Son Elder Hogan? He's in the office, meaning that he's here in Cusco! I'm going to see him all the time!
-We walked a ridiculous amount this week. We had a ton of appointments, but we walked. But we have a focus right now on helping people instead of just getting higher numbers, and it's going great!
Anyways, it's been a great week! Things are fairly uneventful here, but that's the best! Take care!
Sincerely,
Elder Steele
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)