Week 5

Hey hey hey!

how is it going in utah? is it still snowing? it is a little hotter here. but ya okay i wont talk about the weather anymore. so life in the mtc in peru goes like this.... all that i do everyday is study, read, learn grammar, attempt to teach in spanish, play soccer, shower and get ready frantically (sometimes i have time to do my hair.. sometimes i have like 10 minutes to get ready... we battle for showers) and also i try to communicate with my companion. Hermana caicedo is from ecuador. she was a nanny before she came here, so we call her mom. she keeps track of all of the hermanas in my room. it is a lot of fun. i can say that personal study is the best thing ever. i never really got into it before the mission, but i am telling you. i have recieved so much strength my personal study. in fact... guess what?! i am about to fininsh the book of mormon tomorrow. it took me two weeks to read it all of the way through. yesss. next i am going to start on the new testament and pearl of great price. i am so hackin excited.

you would not believe what i had to do last saturday. i had to go out and visit less active members in the streets of peru. it is soo so different here, there are a lot more locks barbwire, and bars and no one has any yards. weird.... most of the people on our list were not home. but it was hot and we got lost a couple of times. i am so grateful that my companion speaks the language. i have been humbled once again, because i didnt understand most of what the people were saying... o boy. there were stray dogs everywhere!! unbelievable. no animal control here. and we got the talk about rabies. so now i am officially afraid of all of these dogs. probably the biggest culture shock came from my companion. it is so simple, but it made me realize we were from different places. we bought some bottled water and drank it while we were walking... then my companion crumpled up the bottle and just threw it in the street!! i was just so confused by this.. i dont know why. i had to stop myself from yelling, litterer!!! wow it was weird.

we got a visit from a ward here at the mtc.. all of the young women wanted to talk to us, but we couldnt understand them. they just had this pitying look in their eyes. they would try to correct our spanish a lot. all who read this... please pray for the poor north americans at the mtc in peru. we really really need to learn spanish... and fast. but it was a lot of fun.. the young people of the church are so faithful here.

soccer is getting a little crazy. we had four minor injuries in one day. ankle, hamstring, nose, and foot. we need to calm it down a little bit. i dont know if i am getting much better, but o well.

i was reading the story about alma the younger, and it is so great. you should read that story this week. o ya and i just got back from the temple and i want to give all of you a challenge.... i want you to go to the temple once a month for the next 17 months. can you do that? it is so simple and doesnt take much time, but it will make all of the difference in your lives. so ya. that is what i want you to do. i am going to ask you if you went to the temple faithfully when i get home. i am giving you a commitment, just like all of my future investigators.

Thanks for the emails. they are so much fun to read. i get so excited every week to hear from you. i am out of time once again. so ya i learned a new phrase.... are you ready.

the church is true, the book is blue, and Jesus is a mormon

hahaa have a great week.

hermana milne