May 18~ Prayer and Futbol and Football

Todos! 

Hope everyone had a great week! This week was super busy and my comp and I didn't get that much time to work!  My week started out on Monday by going to Huancayo for a zone leaders counsel about 7 hours away! It was sweet! Something we are really focusing on here in Peru is retencion!  Then Wednesday I got back from Huancayo, we planned the Multi-Zone Conference and Pday. Thursday, we had the Multi Zone Pday and played soccer and American football which was nice!  Friday, we had our Conference which was really good! We even got to watch the Meet the Mormons movie (in Spanish), which I recommend! It was pretty awesome! 

Something I have learned on my mission is that God really does answer prayers, in one way or another, but in his one due time, and way! 

Have a great week! 

Love,

Elder Baca

Motherrrrr!!!
Mom!

Don't get trunky!!! Its crazy i only have a year left! Ahhh!! And everything turned out great! We found a chicken place that brought the food, the conference was great, we got to watch Meet the Mormons! I was too busy handing out food, so i didnt get to watch all of it.  But that movie is awesome! We are allowed to watch it in the mission so thats sweet! And M. just got back today, so we will go visit him tonight-he ended up going to Huancayo. And the other kid K. is good, he has learning challenges so we are teaching him way slow.
Thanks for the talk, love you!

Elder Baca

May 11~ Mothers Day (Skype)

Hope you all had a fantastic Mothers Day! It was awesome seeing my family yesterday (skyped from our church building) and seeing that my lil bro matured! Shout out to EWEE!! But i really am grateful for my family, and my Mother! Love them so much!

SO we had a couple crazy things happen this past week, our solid investigator M. like escaped from his house, and we don't know where he is at. We also found this 16 year old, this past week (sad story) that was playing basketball with his friends. We decided to show him how to shoot the ball right, and then invited him to listen to us. We came back and taught him, and it turns out his mom and dad both passed away, and he lives with his cocaine addict step dad that beats him and his Grandma. It was awesome being able to help him out with the Gospél, and he came to church yesterday an hour early! Things are looking up here in my area, and this week should be sweet! I am going to Huancayo right now for 3 days, and then Thursday is the multi-zone! It should be a good week! I hope you all have a great week! 

Love you all!

Elder Baca 

May 4~ Blessings of the Mission

Hey Everyone, hope you all had a great week! Love you all!

I just want to tell you all I am so grateful to be here in the mission, and I am so grateful for the tender mercies of the Lord in my life. So long story short, my Dad had an angiogram and has Coronary heart disease and was 'minutes' away from having a heart attack this week, but he didn't.  I am so grateful that the Lord is watching over me and my family especially while I am out here serving him in the mission, and my brother as well. I can feel the love He has for me everyday out here, and can feel it even more now thanks to this experience. I love you all, and am so grateful for my Heavenly Father and my Savior Jesus Christ and for the millions of blessings that they have given me. I am especially grateful for my mom, and for everything she has done for me and for the love she has always given to me! I hope you all treat your Moms like queens this week, but always keep in mind how much your parents have done for you and love you. That is something I have really realized out here in the mission. I love you all, have a great week! Happy Mothers Day!

Love,

Elder Baca

April 27~ La Mision

Hey Everyone! 

Hope you all had a great week! This week was a solid week! It went by super fast! We had interviews with the Mission President and me and my companion got to go to lunch with him which was awesome! Also we had stake conference! We found a lot of new people to teach, and have some sick investigators! But we will see how things turn up!

Something I am really learning on my mission is that God really does have a plan for us. He has a plan for us because he loves us and wants us to be happy and see us progress and grow with our families, but wants us to return to Him! This life really is the time to prepare to meet God, to be happy, and to grow! I am so happy I know this plan because it has helped me with any hardship or trial, but more than anything it gives me a purpose and it helps me to strive to be the person GOD wants me to become everyday, not what the world wants me to become. Always keep that in mind and I promise you, knowing that, will help you with anything in this life! I invite you all to learn more about this plan! Go hunt down some Missionaries, and I'm sure they will be glad to help you out!! 

Love you all!

Elder Baca

Chau!

Hey mom!!  Buenas Dias from Peru! How are you guys! And I feel better! We are getting up and playing basketball in the morning so I actually think that gives me more energy.  I had interviews with President! His father passed away last week at the age of 96!! Good life lived!! But Pres is so funny!  Also he took me and my companion out with the assistants to lunch which was great. Yea times going by fast, we are in the point of the change where we are working hard towards baptisms! Like not a ton of success as far as baptisms but working towards it, so i dont have too many updates on the investigators.  And i cant beleive Sean and Jay are coming home this week, that is crazy wow!!!!!! Love you guys and hope you have a great week!! Dont get hurt!!  

Love Elder Baca

Apr 20~ FFFFFFFUANUCO!!!

Hey Everyone! 

This week was pretty solid! Went by way fast! I dont think I have every been this tired in my life though! Last Pday was awesome! We went up to some huge field and played soccer and football and are doing the same thing again today! Also, we went and got some burgers and frozen yogurt for my Bday last week! There is like some random huge frozen yogurt store in the middle of my area, its called "Blueberry" and is way good!

As for the area, like half of my area is on this super steep mountain side, which is sweet, but very tiring, and the other half is like flat. Peru is awesome though! Hope you all have a great week!

~Elder Baca

YO MOTHER MADRE WHATS CRAKCKIN

FUANUCO!! Thats how everyone says it here!!  When it should be like JUAN-u-co. Even my Pres says it like Fuanuco just to mess around!!

OHH!!!!! I GOT IT ON FRIDAY!!!! SERIOUSLY!! IT MADE MY DAY!! THANKS SO MUCH!!!! CAME IN CLUTCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sounds like an exciting stake conference seriously! Wish I was there! And that's awesome the Everetts were able to go! We have our stake conference this week and will be having Pres Henderson come and someone from the 70 as well! And uhh we are struggling a bit with the investigators! We are contacting a ton to try to find new ones, not that much help from the ward! Kinda rough! But we are taking our bishop out to dinner to talk! (in the Us its the other way around!) yea, i have just been so tired lately Serio0usly!!!!!!!! SUper tired! Like Im falling asleep in 3-4 seconds or if i sit down i start shutting my eyes! SO if you guys could keep me in your prayers just to have ENERGY that'd be great, Thanks!

The multi-zone conference! It was more of the assistants that taught us about seeing people with their divine potencial!!

I love you! Thanks so much for the package! And my pension was freaking out and says MUCHAS GRACIAS!

Love you!

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Apr 13~ Twenty!

Whats up everyone! 

Wow, well first off i cant believe I am 20 now! Viejo! Thank you all for the Birthday wishes! It was probably one of the best birthday yet just being able to focus on the Lord all day and serving others! I am super excited for the next year I have to be here in the mish! 

We have a couple solid investigators but more than anyone, this 17 year old kid named Mel. He is way chill! He is super ready to get baptized this Saturday, but his father will not sign his baptismal permission.We had a super intense lesson with him last night (the father), which was way guided by the Spirit. it consisted of me and my companion talking things out with him, and then calling him to repentance because he will not let his son be baptized. So we will find out his answer in a couple of days.

Anyways, my message for you all this week is that God loves you, and I love you all! Thanks for the support!

Chau!

Elder Baca

Hey mom!

It didnt feel like my bday at all which I loved!! hahah! I didn't tell anyone, and my pension found out like mid day and freaked out on me So she made me a cake with my name and shes making pizza! The package didnt get here! But probably tomorrow! It was awesome though! We like contacted all day, went to church, had some intense lessons and then some elders knew it was my bday so they made me a drink smoothie ( peaches with chocolate)! But yea, today we have a multi zone Pday and going out to dinner!  Thanks mom!! Love you and thanks for the package! Hey if you every see some cheap soccer shoes, size 12, without the spikes on the bottom, buy them please!!!!!!!!!! My nikes are torn up from playing!! Love you !!

April 6~ Easter

Amigos y familia! 

Hey hope you all had a fantastic Pascua! (Easter in Spanish) and had some time to reflect on the Atonement of Jesus Christ. It was fun spending it here in Peru! Also, hope you all loved General Conference. It is awesome knowing we have Prophets and Apostles that speak for God in these days! What a blessing!

Ive had a lot of time to just stop and reflect on the significance of the Savior in my life, but the important and crucial role the Savior has in the Plan of Salvation, and in my day to day life. I know without a doubt, the Savior Wants to have a relationship with us. He wants to heal us when we are spiritually wounded, and he wants to lift us up, when we are down. Its all because he loves us, and more than anything because our Heavenly Father loves us, and wants us to return to his presence. I know without a doubt, the tomb is empty, and the Savior lives, loves us, and wants to help us daily. We just need to open the door and let Him in!

Love you all!

Elder Ryan Baca

Peru Huancayo Mission

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Feliz Pascua! Bueno, seria un gusto a darles mi testimonio en espanol.

Primeramente, se que dios es nuestro padre celestial, el nos ama y nos conoce perfectamente. El tiene un plan para cada uno de nosotros. El tiene este plan porque el quiere que nos. tengamos todas las bendiciones que el ya  tiene. se que jesucristo es mi salvador y redentor, y el sufrió y murió, y también fue preparado antes de venir, para expiar por nosotros. el no solamente expió por nuestros pecados, pero también por nuestros dolores, desafíos, tribulaciones, para que el nos pudiera socorrer y darnos el poder necesario para seguir adelante y para poder sobre llevarnos las cargas de esta vida. Yo siento, y se esta coas por mi propia experiencia pero tambien por haber estudiado el libro de mormom. se que este libro es verdadero, y jose smith fue el profeta de dios que lo trandujo para nuestros tiempos. Estoy muy agradecido por la restauración , esa es la mejor manifestation del amor de dios en estos días. se que tenemos un profeta viviente, Thomas S Monson. el nos guia y habla por dios. Se que las familias pueden ser eternas gracias a la restauración del sacerdocio. Estoy aqui en la misión para predicar estas cosas que yo se. Se que esta es la iglesia verdadera, y que yo soy un siervo, y representante de mi Senor Jesucristo. El saber que yo estoy aquí por el, me da una felicidad duradera. Este testimonio que yo tengo, me da una felicidad duradera. En el nombre de Jesu Cristo amen. 

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Hey mom!  Its going good!! I tore my ankle up last week playing soccer! Its not broken ! But i didnt really leave the room this week cause i was on crutches!  And Im going to Huancayo today for a zone counsel conference! Sweet! How was general conference? CRAzy you guys were so close! To Huancayo it's 8 hrs. bluh!  We stay 'til Wed! And no not on crutches anymore! Thatd be great if I could pick that package up today! I will!! Well, i gtg to huancayo right now! I love you, hope you had an amazing 25th bday mom! I love you so much and will hold you to that promise of getting breakfast in bed! If you could send me a pic of you guys eating cafe rio that'd make my day! Love you so much!

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