April 25- Peruvian Times

Hey everyone! 

Hope you all had a great week! Today I went to Huaytapallana glacier for the 4th time. It was such a nice day! Pretty hot!!  Took some sweet pics that I will send next week! 

No I dont feel trunky yet! I am kinda getting sad its coming to an end, but excited to see you guys as well and to apply everything that I have learned here in the mish in my life !  I think its like not reel for me this! My week was good,  my comp went to Lima so we couldnt work that much! But it still was really good!  I think the biggest thing I will miss about Peru... I dont know its probably just the people that I have met and the experiences I have had as well, something that has changed my life, so its super important to me.

So funny story, we have a lady that is coming to church and progressing because my companion wanted to go look at some corn maze that was in our area (more than just look, he just about died because he had to go to the bathroom so bad) but anyways...... we left the corn maze and we talked to a couple that were walking our way afterwards. Turns out the guy is a less active member and his girlfriend had a lot of questions about the church, so we started teaching them and now she is coming to church hahaha. Weird how things work out, but I always know that God puts people in our path that are ready to listen to us, and to accept our message! Que tengan Buena Semana! 

Elder Baca

April 18~ Birthday and Baptism

EGGED!! Peruvian birthday tradition.

Birthday cake

Baptism of P. Monte

Hey Everyone! 

This week was awesome for me! I could really feel God's hand working in my life and the lives of others. Many times I feel like we lose focus on what really matters. That is what I have seen this past week. We lose focus on things that really matter, like God, and our families. I have seen too many families become destroyed by becoming too involved in worldly things, or putting their focus on other things of less importance. I think just being parts of a sports team helps you become disciplined and hard working. The sports guys here in my mish are always obedient and work super hard, its honestly like getting up every morning on Game day here in the mish!  But THE best thing I have seen is how the Gospel and the Atonement of Jesus Christ can fix families, and can fix individual lives.  It personally has done that for me, and I have seen that in others. I honestly love my Savior with all my heart, thats something I have discovered here in the mission. I know God knows what is best for us as well so thats why we need to follow Him.

Wow, thats nuts, 3 more weeks. I don't know what happened, but looking forward to working super hard these last couple weeks! And okay thanks for the money!! Ill go blow it all today.. nah jk. But I love that message you sent me about Satan and the tools, Ill try to find it in Spanish to share with the Peruvian peeps. My pension treated me super nice, bought me a nice sweater, and threw some eggs at me! I finished the book Jesus the Christ this morning! Great book, learned a ton. Im starting the BOM again, want to finish it one more time before heading out. Well, love you guys. You are always in my prayers! I have a ton more pics but will have to show you all in a couple. 

PAZ!  LOVE ELDER BACA

April 11~ New Helmet

We received Ryan's FINAL RETURN itinerary on his birthday this week! 

My new bike helmet.

My pension got locked out of her house so we broke in

Hey everyone! Hope you all had a great week! 

We had a great week this week! It was sweet seeing one of our investigators gain a testimony that the Book of Mormon is true and that Joseph Smith is a prophet. She was the lady that had SO many doubts about everything, about the Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith, and if God really exists. The last lesson we had with her we asked her if she believed that these things were true now and she told us that she does. She says that God has told her though the Holy Ghost that they are true! It was amazing hearing that to be honest because she has been doubting and having problems for the past 3 months and now she is getting ready for her baptism within these next couple of weeks. 

We also have a baptism this week, this young man named P.  is getting baptized, hes so smart he TEACHES US THE LESSONS! Its crazy.

Well anyways Im going fishing today, should be sweet. Love you all! 

Elder Baca

Apr 4~ Coming Closer to God

Hey whats up everyone! Hope you all had a great week! Shout out to my mom! HAPPY BDAY! LOVE YOU!! 

Wow the conference was amazing! I learned a ton! The talk that got to me the most was by Elder Renlund who is one of the twelve apostles about THE GIVERS and THE RECEIVERS ("That I Might Draw All Men Unto Me"). I have seen that as we come closer to God and Jesus Christ, we have more desire to become like them. We dont have any more desires to cause them grief by the things we do. We change, and our relationship with God helps us understand so many things. Being here in the mish has honestly helped me come closer to my Father in Heaven and his Son Jesus Christ. I have come to the moment where I really have realized they have been there all along helping me out in my life. Its the best feeling knowing that! I am so grateful that there are Prophets and Apostoles in these days. Its helped me out a ton. 

Anyways love you all. Had some crazy experiences this past week. I'll tell you all in person when im talking about all the crazy stuff I have seen here hahaa!. Love you.

When was the last time you have seen a Guinea Pig in the middle of the street?

And heres an older pic from Cerro de Pasco (my last area)... idk what i was doing!?