Feb 29~ Hijo #2

This week we opened this image via Facebook messages. We didn't see the message which had been sitting in there for 20 months! It made our day!!  This was sent from Elder Baca's CCM instructor with this message, 
"Hi sister i am teacher in CCM Peru, and friend to Elder Baca, I will send pictures, your son is awesome. he is an exelente missionary. He help me so much with his classmates when I visited them."

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Hey whats up everyone!! 
Well, I am training my second child! Another Chilean!!  His name is Elder Gonzalez and hes pretty sick! He knows his rap music from the States pretty well hahaha! Anyways wow, I cant believe I am starting my last 2 changes, no idea where the time went by but I am excited to work my last couple months as hard as I can. 

A sweet experience we had this week was teaching a couple of people about asking God a question but with "real intent". Real intent means - REALLY intending to do what God tells you to do !!  A lot of times in our prayers, we ask and ask and ask God for something, but without the intention to do what He tells us. I promise you all, if you ask God for something, but REALLY want to follow and do what he tells you, the answer will be clearer and come quicker! I have had so many experiences here in the mission like that! 

Wow, there is still so much I have to do! I feel overwhelmed at times! The mission has been the best School to attend, its helped me out so much. Well yesterday I gave a talk about the Law of Chastity, (rough subject to talk about in front of a congregation) but it turned out well I feel. This week we will be FINDING, we need some more people to teach!! So thats the plan. I hope all is well at home! I pray for you guys everyday as well and I love you all so very much! keep reading the scriptures everyday and doing FHE, thats the best things you guys can do! thanks for all the support and love!! 

Have a good week! here's some pics! 

Elder Baca 

My new comp, and pics at Huaytapallana Glacier from a couple weeks ago:

 Post face-plant in the mud...

Feb 22~ Bautismo en el Rio

Whats up everyone! How are you all doing? This week was pretty sweet and flew by as well! We had a baptism last Saturday in the fiver! This lady named Clara got baptized, shes the girlfriend of a member.  They are getting married pretty soon as well.

Interesting experience this week. We had a couple of conversations with people that dont believe in God! It honestly makes me sad when people tell me they don't believe in God for various reasons, but it also makes me feel the need to help them all out! If any of you are doubting that God exists here is a scripture that I love in the Book of Mormon that helped a lot of these people out. Here's a prophet named Alma talking to a man that doesnt believe in God. 

"Thou hast had signs enough; will ye tempt your God?  Will ye say, Show unto me a sign, when ye have the testimony of all these thy brethren, and also all the holy prophets?  The scriptures are laid before thee, yea, and all things denote there is a God; yea, even the earth, and all things that are upon the face of it, yea, and its motion, yea, and also all the planets which move in their regular form do witness that there is a Supreme Creator."  Alma 30:44

Here is another scripture that I love that talks about the existence of God. 

"Believe in God; believe that he is, and that he created all things, both in heaven and in earth; believe that he has all wisdom, and all power, both in heaven and in earth; believe that man doth not comprehend all the things which the Lord can comprehend."  Mosiah 4:9

I know without a doubt that God lives. He has answered my prayers so many times, and in so many ways. I know he loves me and wants me to grow and become better everyday, I can feel his love in so many different ways out here in the mission, and I know he loves each and every one of you. I love you all as well! 

Elder Baca 

 The baptism was sick on Saturday. Its been raining a ton so the water was literally brown, but thats how Jesus got baptized right? My comp baptized her.

Feb 15~ White Rice

What what ! Hey everyone! This week was awesome!

We had a Seventy (special witness of Christ who serves under the Twelve Apostles) come to our mission, Elder Godoy, he's from Brazil. He talked about the blessings of serving a mission, and wow! It made me really reflect on all the blessings my family and I are receiving. There are so many! He also taught us a lot of things we could do to be better missionaries. 

So I gave a talk yesterday about Forgiveness, I really realized I have a dry sense of humor and say really cheesy spanish jokes to make people laugh... but anyways it was good studying about Forgiveness this week. What keeps us from forgiving others? Well more than anything I think it is our Pride! Its probably one of the hardest things to do is forgive and forget, but that is what Christ wants us to do! 

Have a great week. 

Love, Elder BACA 

Heres the pics from the baptism last weeks, oh and idk its funny to see some food brands here as well.. take a look... 

CCM reunion! These elders were in the CCM together and have all been out 21 months now! Still working hard and going strong!

 pc:Elder Leonard's mom

Feb 8~ Baptisms and Huaytapallana

Alilachu  ? (how are you in Quechua!) 

Well this week flew by! We had a couple of baptisms! Ingrid and Yelitza, they are the daughters of the lady that has cancer. It was such a sweet baptismal service and there were a ton of members that showed up! They were super happy after being baptized and I am really happy for them as well! I was super excited for them! Well that was the highlight of the week! 

Also we hiked up to Huaytapallana Glacier today ( my 3rd time ).  It was super sick because we went through a different route that has a giant lagoon! Also I was hiking down and slipped on some mud and fell face first into a rock hahaahaha! It hurt but turned out to be a funny experience to be honest! I will send some pics next week!  Have a great week ! Love you all! 
<the pic he sent of the injury to his nose was not downloadable>.

Thanks for your lettter! sounds like everything is going good up there! Im doing good! the weeks are flying by tbh, its crazy! We have a seventy, elder Godoy who'd going to come talk to us this week so it shall be good! We are teaching a couple people right now that are progressing well. The mom of a recent convert and also the girlfriend of a member that is going to get married! Wow, defintely a learning patience seriously, its been rough but its going good now. Im happy that the fam is going good, time really goes by fast and I hope you guys are all still doing great! I pray for you all the time! Heres a pic of me when I fell, i was actually laughing pretty hard, dont worry !! 

Bus ride to Huaytapallana (Elder Baca in very back)

Feb 1~ The Healer

Hey everyone! This week was really good, I would like to share a couple of experiences that happened to me that I know will help you all out as well! 

So, we are teaching various people that are having a lot of problems, and they are all in different stages of their lives. We taught the mom of a couple of our investigators that has high stage cancer, she is a single mom of two teenagers. We were able to talk to another less active lady that lost her 30 year old daughter to an illness last week. We were also able to teach a young single mom that has a baby as well. 

In other words, I really learned more about the importance of the plan of salvation and the role of Jesus Christ in being able to "heal us" spiritually and physically this week. We are all in different stages of our lives, and there's always adversity and problems, but the invitation is the same for everyone:  

13 O all ye that are spared because ye were more righteous than they, will ye not nw return unto me, and repent of your sins, and be converted, that I may heal you?

 14 Yea, verily I say unto you, if ye will come unto me ye shall have eternal life. Behold, mine arm of mercy is extended towards you, and whosoever will come, him will receive; and blessed are those who come unto me.

These verses really helped me out this week and the people I taught as well! I know without a doubt that Jesus Christ didn't only suffer for our sins, but also for our pains and sicknesses. He knows us all perfectly and is willing to help us all out, but only if we are willing to turn to him. Have a great week! 

Chau

Elder Baca 

Pic! We baptized a family that the sister missionaries were teaching! 

Jan 26- Lagoon

What up everyone! Well, another week down in the mish!  It was a good week, we have a couple people with baptismal dates for these next couple of weeks! Umm nothing too exciting this week! For pday this past week we went to a lagoon in Jauja, it was sick! I got a sick pic. 

Well I put a goal to read Jesus the Christ! Its like a 700 page book about Jesus Christ and His life, I really have seen that when I learn more about the Atonement, I have a greater desire to share the gospel. I invite you all to do the same! 

Love Elder Baca