WEEK 35: PIMENTEL
June 3, 2019
Today we had our zone meeting for the new month, and we set a bunch of goals so that we can get more results and more converts. I've had two months now in Pimentel without a baptism, and there's really no excuses, but we're making more goals and trying to improve in everything we are doing. I love my companion, Elder De La Cruz is super sick and everything, but he just doesn't act like a missionary. He loves to be late to every single lesson we have, and when I try to help him out the door he complains that I'm trying to be the Senior companion, hahahaha... Some people really just don't get it, but I'm sure someday he'll figure it out. I honestly think the next improvement in our area is Elder De La Cruz leaving, for real. We have so many people that we are teaching, but because of laziness, pride, and disconcert for the work, we out here with 1 baptism in 2 changes. But despite the problems here, I'm working on my patience. I'm reading so much of the scriptures, and I know exactly what not to do for the rest of my mission.
Today we actually had a little miracle happen. We went to teach this family, but the son wasn't there so we couldn't teach the lady alone, so we asked this member to come with us. She is someone we always ask but she is always really busy, but she was finally able to come with us. So we had a super great lesson, and it looks like this lady that we are teaching will finally be able to progress.
I feel my relationship with Jesus Christ is improving and growing, and I'm trying to focus my teaching more on Him.
June 5, 2019
Today we had interviews with Presidente, and it was really good. I love Presidente for who he is and the counsel he always gives us. I just want to follow all of the rules of the mission, and it's becoming really clear to me why we aren't having success. My companion doesn't care about the rules. Last night we got home super late, because my companion was trying to talk to this member family for 3 hours, and so I'm writing in my journal still waiting for him to get up. I love him, but he isn't going to get anywhere in life with this way of doing things. He's gotta leave the area, but other than that we are trying to improve things here. I need to start acting more and just helping him do the things we should.
June 8, 2019
We have been really busy the last few days, we moved from the top floor from a really nice room, to a super dirty, dark, hot room with barely any windows. But it's all good. It's literally nothing compared to Bagua.
We have been working pretty hard, finding some new people. Elder De La Cruz is trying to work for his capacity. In the mission manual, it explains all of the rules of the mission. The schedule, the rules of study and everything. But it also talks about living the higher law that Jesus taught, and for me, I think that means putting everything out of the way with no reserve for your people that you are teaching. Elder De La Cruz pulls little, tiny, stupid rules from the mission manual to make excuses for not doing something, but there is a higher law. Like today, we haven't had water for three days now, and so obviously we haven't showered for three days. But this morning, I got out of bed, did a workout, got ready, and Elder De La Cruz was still in a blanket, talking about how it was the worst day of his life, and why does this stuff happen to him? And I was literally crying laughing when he was saying all of that stuff. But we had a couple of lessons that morning that we needed to get to, and Elder Del La Cruz was calling the Zone leaders and the AP's and telling them about how we don't have water and all that. Obviously we should have just sprayed on some cologne, gone to our lessons and then worried about having water later, but we spent 24 sols for a taxi just going from Pimentel to Chiclayo and back, just to take a shower in the Assistant's room. It took about two hours when we got back, and we had no time to go to our appointments. So you see what I am dealing with, and it's super funny, but all I can do is love him. I really love my companion, but I just hate not working.
It is not all bad, we are still finding some really good people. We found a family of six, with the mom, dad, three daughters and a son. They are super amazing. I'm growing a love for these people.
Oh also, we tried cooking pollo frito last night (fried chicken). We bought all of the ingredients and everything, and we were so lost, trying to cut this raw chicken carcass and cook it and the rice without water. But we did it, and it was actually super good. It wasn't really worth all of the time it took to cook it, though.
June 9, 2019
Today was a good day, and although not everyone came to church, we had three people show up. It was alright, we are teaching some really good people, like Sandra and Gini, who are literally amazing. They are both single moms, but live with all of their family. So that is really good, we are going to be baptizing them soon.
I love the mission and my companion (when we are working). We were so hungry today, so we bought a whole chicken of pollo a la braza, so we are waiting for that to get here. I'm starting to read the New Testament, and it's really starting to help my teaching. Today we had lunch in a member's house, and her Grandma was there, who is a Jahovah's Witness. We were talking to her tranquilo and learning a lot of things about their religion. Once a year they eat unleavened bread, but only the 'anointed' can eat the bread, and there's only 144,000 people total that are anointed. So I thought that was different.
But I just like talking to new people in the street. There's some pretty amazing people out there. I was in a combi the other day and there was this singer dude there, really old, but super friendly, and it was so nice to just talk to him about anything and everything. Well our chicken just got here, so I'll write more tomorrow.
Today we had our zone meeting for the new month, and we set a bunch of goals so that we can get more results and more converts. I've had two months now in Pimentel without a baptism, and there's really no excuses, but we're making more goals and trying to improve in everything we are doing. I love my companion, Elder De La Cruz is super sick and everything, but he just doesn't act like a missionary. He loves to be late to every single lesson we have, and when I try to help him out the door he complains that I'm trying to be the Senior companion, hahahaha... Some people really just don't get it, but I'm sure someday he'll figure it out. I honestly think the next improvement in our area is Elder De La Cruz leaving, for real. We have so many people that we are teaching, but because of laziness, pride, and disconcert for the work, we out here with 1 baptism in 2 changes. But despite the problems here, I'm working on my patience. I'm reading so much of the scriptures, and I know exactly what not to do for the rest of my mission.
Today we actually had a little miracle happen. We went to teach this family, but the son wasn't there so we couldn't teach the lady alone, so we asked this member to come with us. She is someone we always ask but she is always really busy, but she was finally able to come with us. So we had a super great lesson, and it looks like this lady that we are teaching will finally be able to progress.
I feel my relationship with Jesus Christ is improving and growing, and I'm trying to focus my teaching more on Him.
June 5, 2019
Today we had interviews with Presidente, and it was really good. I love Presidente for who he is and the counsel he always gives us. I just want to follow all of the rules of the mission, and it's becoming really clear to me why we aren't having success. My companion doesn't care about the rules. Last night we got home super late, because my companion was trying to talk to this member family for 3 hours, and so I'm writing in my journal still waiting for him to get up. I love him, but he isn't going to get anywhere in life with this way of doing things. He's gotta leave the area, but other than that we are trying to improve things here. I need to start acting more and just helping him do the things we should.
June 8, 2019
We have been really busy the last few days, we moved from the top floor from a really nice room, to a super dirty, dark, hot room with barely any windows. But it's all good. It's literally nothing compared to Bagua.
We have been working pretty hard, finding some new people. Elder De La Cruz is trying to work for his capacity. In the mission manual, it explains all of the rules of the mission. The schedule, the rules of study and everything. But it also talks about living the higher law that Jesus taught, and for me, I think that means putting everything out of the way with no reserve for your people that you are teaching. Elder De La Cruz pulls little, tiny, stupid rules from the mission manual to make excuses for not doing something, but there is a higher law. Like today, we haven't had water for three days now, and so obviously we haven't showered for three days. But this morning, I got out of bed, did a workout, got ready, and Elder De La Cruz was still in a blanket, talking about how it was the worst day of his life, and why does this stuff happen to him? And I was literally crying laughing when he was saying all of that stuff. But we had a couple of lessons that morning that we needed to get to, and Elder Del La Cruz was calling the Zone leaders and the AP's and telling them about how we don't have water and all that. Obviously we should have just sprayed on some cologne, gone to our lessons and then worried about having water later, but we spent 24 sols for a taxi just going from Pimentel to Chiclayo and back, just to take a shower in the Assistant's room. It took about two hours when we got back, and we had no time to go to our appointments. So you see what I am dealing with, and it's super funny, but all I can do is love him. I really love my companion, but I just hate not working.
It is not all bad, we are still finding some really good people. We found a family of six, with the mom, dad, three daughters and a son. They are super amazing. I'm growing a love for these people.
Oh also, we tried cooking pollo frito last night (fried chicken). We bought all of the ingredients and everything, and we were so lost, trying to cut this raw chicken carcass and cook it and the rice without water. But we did it, and it was actually super good. It wasn't really worth all of the time it took to cook it, though.
June 9, 2019
Today was a good day, and although not everyone came to church, we had three people show up. It was alright, we are teaching some really good people, like Sandra and Gini, who are literally amazing. They are both single moms, but live with all of their family. So that is really good, we are going to be baptizing them soon.
I love the mission and my companion (when we are working). We were so hungry today, so we bought a whole chicken of pollo a la braza, so we are waiting for that to get here. I'm starting to read the New Testament, and it's really starting to help my teaching. Today we had lunch in a member's house, and her Grandma was there, who is a Jahovah's Witness. We were talking to her tranquilo and learning a lot of things about their religion. Once a year they eat unleavened bread, but only the 'anointed' can eat the bread, and there's only 144,000 people total that are anointed. So I thought that was different.
But I just like talking to new people in the street. There's some pretty amazing people out there. I was in a combi the other day and there was this singer dude there, really old, but super friendly, and it was so nice to just talk to him about anything and everything. Well our chicken just got here, so I'll write more tomorrow.
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