Robin Hood

Hello everyone! How are you guys? Hope you all had a great new year and practiced some of the jokes I taught you. It's been a pretty good week, not a ton happened but it was solid.

I'm not gonna lie guys I have no idea what to talk about in this email. I left all my humor in the last one. I also forgot to write down all the interesting stuff that happened this week. So I'm just gonna try to come up with some stuff as I go. Let's start with my area.

I'm by the beach, in one of the breezier areas in the mission. It's like my third month here, so I've gotten to know the area really well. Some might say too well. All the people are awesome and they love to talk in English to me. Most of them only know like three words though so when I respond they just look at me like they have no idea what's going on. It's like me when I first arrived in Peru and I was just this little gringito that knew nothing. 

As for the language, I feel like I've got pretty solid Spanish at this point. You know if it wasn't me saying this, I'd say I'm pretty good at the ol' spanish thing. Haha it's honestly insane how much I've learned in my three months here. Having two Peruvian companions has helped me like crazy. I've reached the point where I can understand almost everything, and I can speak pretty well too. I still have a long way to go but I also have come a crazy long way. I still probably sound super white but to me it seems decent. 

Let's talk about the food for a little bit shall we? You guys all mostly know about the food here. It's just chicken and rice for basically every meal. It's pretty good though, but definitely boring at times. Hey it's all good I've only got 20 more months left. But the highlights are always the ceviche, the fries, and anytime they give us desserts. It's all pretty chill down here. Just praying they don't give me anymore cow intestine. That stuff's pretty bad.

Oh I just remembered something. Like a week ago we found one of our investigators that had been on a fishing trip for like two weeks, so we talked to him for a bit. After talking for a little, he basically told us that he was a robber, and that when he doesn't have success on his fishing trips, he robs people to buy things for his daughters. It was like the Peruvian Robin Hood. It was crazy. He was also low-key eyeing my watch the whole time we talked. Luckily we got out of there quickly before he swiped my $20 Casio watch that my brother found in a park. Shout out to Dave. 

Alrighty it be that time, the part of my email that actually matters. Recently in my area it's been super hard to get people to come to church, and it's kinda frustrating at times. They'll say they're coming and then they never show up. They just don't quite understand the importance of attending church. Something that my Zone leader told me I thought was really cool. I'm gonna tell you guys in another paragraph so this one isn't massive. 

So basically some guy went up to the Grandpa of my zone leader and was like why do I need to go to church? I've served a mission, I already know all the doctrine, and I never learn anything new these days at church. The Grandpa then proceeded to ask him what he had eaten for lunch the previous Thursday, and the guy didn't know. The Grandpa then explained that he doesn't quite remember what he ate, but it was something he needed in order to live.

There may be some weeks where we don't think church is super important, or we don't want to go. But I promise you guys it's so important. It's something very short and simple but also something that we literally need. I want to challenge you guys to keep going to church, and remember how important it is! Also don't be afraid to invite your friends, family, and neighbors, help them receive the blessings as well!

A little less funny email this week guys, it's only my second since last year. (evil laughter)

But anyways I hope you all had an awesome week! Love you all!