Pictures:
Elder Quaker and Elder Torrez
Deivis Jaurez and Giana Franco
Bautismo de Lee
Elder Alvarez and Walker
Elder Forward!!!
Me and Pepa Pig
Love dat bacon
First goldfish in 2 years-thanks EFY
Caught Studying
Baptism of Maria and Diana
Maria
Jejeje-solo por una semana
Mi area
Ran into the efy kids everywhere
Pictures of the night sky for
Sasheen Grey
This night is more frequent…orange
Baptism of Ashly
My area
CUI
Disclaimer: I have
stopped correcting his e-mails because I think partly it is the computer trying
to type English. There are NEVER
apostrophes.
I want to thank everyone for the generous donations to Perú. I am still looking for gently used ties, church sox and sox in general
for adults.
August Emails from Ryan
August 3, 2015 Just
Keep Swimming
Querida familia,
Easily the hardset week of my
mission. Wow just so much has happened, I cant even start! I think
Ill just say the zone leaders are mad at us, to sum it all up haha. So
many lamanitas (surpirse room checks), work visits, interviews, and missed
phone calls over something so silly.
Well it all kind of started when I
bought an awesome mini foosball table for our apartment. In a work visit,
my zone leader saw it and even played with it! Lol, but then after wards
told me we had to turn it in. So thats where all the room checks and work
visits started- just to find my awesome foosball table! They totally just
wanted to play with it in their room. Not really, they were looking to
destroy it hahaha. Pero les saque la piedra porque jamas lo encontraron.
But Elder Torrez and I are working
like burros. We have so many people in our teaching and coming to church,
its rediculo! Yesterday was also the baptism of the jungle family.
Brother Julio 72, Sister Rosa 68, and jheimy 13. It was bayutiful!!
The most stressful part was that President Erickson showed up out of no
where! He ended up giving a message in my baptism and thoroughly enjoyed
the work were doing. :) I hope...
The best part was the testimonys
afterwards. Well, none of them gave their testimony because theyre super shy
(as all people from the jungle). But they were crying, and especially the
father was balling. Broke my heart ;..) Theyre awesome, cant wait
till you guys meet them. They dont talk much, but are golden
converts! Yesterday payed his tithing and everything!! They hardly
have food to eat, yet still pay tithing and have kept all the commandments,
even when his friends tempted him to drink.
Bueno, that was my week. How
was yours? Not many write much more. Once again, moms the winner
being the only one to write. You only have 8 more chances to write an
Elder Walker!! Aprovechense!!
Les quiero.
Con Amor,
Elder Walker
August 10, 2015 On
the Road Again?
Querida familia,
What an interesting week.
Monday- chill Pday working + awesome Family home evening. Tuesday-
Meeting + working. Wednesday- working even more. Thursday-
NOOOOOOOOOoOoOoOoOoOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! NOOOOOOO hahaaaaa
capuchigans. Just my luck. With just 2 weeks and one change
left. I get the call thursday morning, "Elder Walker were calling
you to inform you that you will have an emergency change today at 1pm. Be
ready. Chau." beeeeeeeep. Wow. NOOOOOO!!
haha just when my area was fruitful and ripe for the harvest, I got
changed. Apparently an Elder went home so they needed someone to fill the
gap. So here I am now in the zone Independencia, area Los Pinos. My
companion is Elder Alvarez from Columbia. Hes alot like my last columbian
companion Elder Espitia. Very fun and interactive but super clumsy and
forgetful. He only has 4 months in the mish so I guess Ill be teaching
him alot too. And Im District Leader again. So much for dying
tranquilo :( Buts its been alot of fun so far. The area already has
bap dates, investigators progressing, and a helpful ward. So this is it
folks. This is where Ill be finishing. But Ill be finishing working
hard ;)
Theres also a group of EFY kids from
the states who eat dinner with us sometimes. I met one who happens to be
in the ward of John and Jennifer!! She knows Ashley. And her name
happens to be Ashley too. So if you guys are active, you should know some
Ashley whos 16 years old. Ill be sending you guys letters with her. :)
To finish, Ill answer Momma LLamas
questions-
How’s the companion?
Good.
What’s happening with each investigator?
Well were teaching mostly woman and
kids, so thats gunna change soon. I prefer familys and men. As
Christ said, I am a fisher of men ;)
How was your Sunday?
Good.
What is your schedule on “P” days?
Chill and eat with the zone,
sometimes futbol till 6. Today were gunna see a movie in the chapel.
Have you gained any
weight?
Not sure, I always lose weight in a
new area, then I gain it all back. Undecided.
Have you lost?
Think so. Gotta hit the gym
when I get back.
Do you still have all
your possessions from the beginning?
LOL yap. I still have all the
sun block and taco seasoning you gave me. I probably used 5% of all the
toiletries and things you packed.
You seem to be healthy
most of the time.
Thanks :) Blessings of being a
working man.
Con Amor,
Elder Walker
August 17, 2015 Time
to get Wet
Querida familia,
Welp I forgot my camera AGAIN
hahaaaa. So expect fotos next week.
But everythings awesome! I
havent worked so hard in 2 months! haha with a new companion, area, ñ responsabilidades,
I only get about 5 hours of sleep but so many new investigators!! 5 came
to church, but we have 10 new ones just this week ñ I promise at least 8 attend
church this week. Dad would kill to be mission leader here in my ward
with so many to teach ñ baptize. Dont worry, Ill help you guys out when I
get back ;). We reeled in 2 more this week, have another one for this
saturday, 4 more for next saturday, ñ several more for September. With
just one last month to take out baptismal dates, things are about to get
wet. Get ready.
Last saturday, Maria 13 and Diana 10
were baptized. Along with 3 primary kids. It was fun and spiritual
with so many in attendence plus chocolate cake and apple pie after!!
Thats all they pay me in nowadays.... pie and cake. So worth it. Im
pretty worried about finishing my mission fat... hope you guys dont mind
if I come back a cow. moo.
But this saturday, Ashly 14 will be
baptized. Only her sister is a member, but Ashly is solid!!
Fulfills every commandment 100% plus always wants to do 10% more. The
other 4 are Brayan 18, Lucero 16, Jessica 38 ñ Lucero 19. Lucero and
Brayan were eternal investigadores who really just needed to have a solid
date. Jessica and Lucero are a family and are stoked to be
baptized! Ready to change their lives and stop fighting + being gossipy
haha. To me they already seem like normal members.
The highlight of my week was seeing
my bff Elder Forward (whos now Bennet Forward). He finished back in
November (for those who read my letters and remember). I missed him
soooooo mucho but he came back! Plus Ill get to see him today! You
guys will probably get to know him someday, were gunna be room buddys at BYUI.
:)
So have a fandiddlytastic
week! Keep on baitin ñ fishin ñ waiting for the Lord´s time! If
things dont work out, use a different bait. If that dont work out, change
the fishing pole. Think about it. Theres always fish, "The
field is white ready for the harvest". The Lord has promised that
there is always more people ready. There will never run out. The
question is, are you ready?
Con Amor,
Elder Walker
August 24, 2015 Final
Countdown
Querida familia,
What an awesome week. We
worked so hard and were exhausted by the end of it. Yet we still have so
much more to do this week. It all has payed off, as the familia Jessica
and her daughter Lucero will get baptized this Saturday along with another
joven named Brayan. Brayan has been an eternal investigator for about a
year now and never got baptized just because he wanted "more
knowledge". When all along he just wasn´t repented. He had an
intense interview with my zone leader Elder Garcia (from my CCM group :) and
came out declaring to everyone hes getting baptized THIS saturday!! That
was an awesome moment. The only thing missing... is that it be saturday
already!!
Ashley´s baptism was awesome.
Even though her whole familia is chambon and didnt want her to do it, she is
solid and wants to keep all of God´s commandments. And she is :).
The baptism was nice as her bestfriend was their along with the leaders of
Young Women. No doubt it was a special day and shell endure 2 the end.
Tomorrow Elder Bednar comes to my
mission!!!!!! WOO my favorite apostol!! Cant wait. Its going
to be instense. Weve read 3 of his talks on faith in preparation, so it
should be a huge lecture on faith. Stay tuned for an inspired letter next
week.
Love you all and.... THIS IS
IT!!! My last transfer starts now. 6 weeks to work, sweat, bleed,
cry, and work some more to find just one more soul thats willing to change
forever and join the sheep fold of God. Then Ill be waiting for you all
here in the offices wondering just when youll get here. Ive waited for
this moment for so long- too long! 2 years waiting for the moment when I
can jump into my familys arms.......
Con Amor,
Elder Walker
August 31, 2015 Wake me up when september ends..
Querida familia,
Winter has come and passed, this
last month has gone so fast! Just wake me up when september endsss...
Bednar!!! Elder Bednar came
this last thursday, and it was everything I was hopeing itd be. My
companion and I did a fast the night before so we could recieve many answers to
questions, feel the Spirit and a change of character, and not have to get up to
go to the bathroom otherwise theyd kick us out hahaha. Weeks before, they
gave us 3 talks he had given on faith and we were asked to study them in
preparation for his coming. So he spoke on faith and how we need to be
agents and not objects. And not praying asking for help, but rather
telling the Lord what youre GOING to do and then asking for any needed divine
guidance/blessings. I recieved many answers to questions of my
soul. One of them even being whether he is a true apostol of the Lord so
I can have my own testimony in person. Without a doubt, he is. He
is a living prophet and apostol of the Lord Jesus Christ. Everything he
taught and said was not only true, but with authority and the Spirit of
Revelation. His whole personality is just intertwined with preaching the
gospel. I doubt he has a life outside of preaching the gospel.
It is a great blessing knowing that
there are living prophets and apostols in the last days. Viva
Bednar! Definitely my favorite apostol.
I also saw many friends from the
Lima East mission. Awesome to know that theyre still alive after so much
time. They seem more mature and changed for the better too. My
convert from Infantas, Davis Juarez was also there! He is so golden
solid!!! He wanted to get to know a living apostol of The Lord too.
He also convinced his mom in the jungle and she was baptized too! Hes
literally a reincarnated John Tanner.
We had yet another baptism this
week- Lucero Padilla. Her mom`s fecha was moved to the 12th of September
because she confessed more things that she needs help with. Which is good,
because we could have just baptized her, but she wasnt ready nor probably would
have endured to the end. I prefer her being converted and ready.
And she will be by the 12th after we teach her more about the Atonement of our
Saviour Jesus Christ who died for our sins so that we may find forgiveness and
move on. Its the only way to everlasting peace and happiness in this life
and forever.
The baptism of Lucero was
awesome. Almost no one came which was sad haha, but she didnt even notice
because she just wanted to get baptized and be clean! The Spirit was
definitely there. Then right after was a stake dance competition of each
ward. She with the ward won first place!! Its the best feeling
watching your converts enjoy church activitys and just knowing theyll be
alright and happy here.
Well, Ive talked alot. Back to
work. Love yall.
Con Amor,
Elder Walker
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