Week 1 Letter

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Ahhhh! I am in Lima and it is the greatest thing ever. I can’t even imagine what Trujillo will feel like. So just a couple things, I am writing in a Word document because we can only access our email in basic HTML…so features are very basic. But that is ok!

Thank you for all the emails! I will take a pic and read them all. Nobody has died, and I haven`t bled yet so I have done no crying. ;) All is well. The driving in Lima is so crazy. Mom, I apologize for being such a backseat driving to you. The streets are filled with garbage and dogs and craziness but I instantly felt so much love for it here! It is super humid and feels like I am walking in a cloud. Not a good combo when working out outside. My favorite is playing soccer. It is way fun. I have gotten so much better and love it. The Latinos are really good. There are about 100 missionaries at the MTC. 23 of us are whites, the rest are wonderful people that I cannot yet talk to very well, but we talk as much as possible. The gift of tongues is real, and I need it, so please pray. ;) The MTC and instructors really focus on first learning the language of the Spirit, so I really appreciate that. The Spirit is so strong as we talk about doctrine, teach our investigator and watch devos. We watched the devo from the Provo MTC and it was amazing. Elder Bednar talked about how Christ

teaches and loves the people one by one, and how each of us, are a one. It was such a blessing to feel Heavenly Fathers divine love for me. It is hard work staying focused and learning a new language, but I am often reminded of my purpose as a missionary. I am a one. And the people that I will teach will be a one. So I need to make sure that I teach with the spirit!

The food is pretty much rice and chicken every meal…and it is wonderful. A lot of Hermana’s complain, but my philosophy is that I will never get this good of food in the field so I should try all things and eat everything that is on my plate. Obviously that isn’t too hard for me. But the food is amazing. I love it so much. I have eaten so many fruits that I have never even heard of. The juice is also amazing. I am pretty much the only white person that likes Papaya. The pineapple is so good. It is almost white, and tastes so much better. And the ice cream is good too. I just really miss

popcorn…We did have Peruvian pizza one night.

Elder Rasband is coming tomorrow! I am pretty stoked. It will be really good. The Lima Central and South missions will join us. There are 5 missions in Lima! It is crazy! The Book of Mormon is so great. I for sure advice you all to read it, and read it often. Read it on top of your seminary assignments in the Bible. I wish I did that more. I LOVE Alma 26 and after a long day, it was a miracle that I just so happened to be on that chapter. Tender Mercies are real, and much appreciated.

So, I am in a trio. Hermana Herdklotz y Hermana Moeaki. Everyone in my district and the other new “new” district is from Utah except me and Hermana Herdklotz, so story time gets really interesting really fast….but they are all so great. I am really blessed. We get a long great. There are always little things, but you just let them go. It’s good stuff.

President Moore and Hermana Moore are so great. They know JA and so that’s cool. But I love them. They are strict which is so good! They have been mission presidents before so they know what they are doing. I love them so much. Every time President Moore teaches or speaks, I think of dad. So be careful, or y’all might have to move pretty soon…

I found a dandelion! I was so happy! I of course picked it and stuck it in my journal. This is probably the most pics you’ll ever get from me. I can only take them on pdays and so there really isn’t much to take pics of. But I thought I would take some pics of my comps and the other companionship in my district. And we have one set of elders in our district too. Best district ever. Well, I love you all!

Thanks for being such great family members! Haha. Until next week!

Mom

PS - I MISS THEM ALL! But no tears yet, because I am a Lee, and you and I
both know when lees can cry. ;) I do miss American cereal though. They
have fake cocoa puffs and some other stuff. Their milk is way sweeter.
But the Latinos eat their cereal in their yogurt which is so weird.
But hey, I’m in Peru. I have to try everything. Just so you know,
people here live in basically small shacks or holes, but they drive
nice cars, and the most popular are Toyotas...so lots of ravs. Good
stuff. And I have also taken a prenatal every single day...8 in a row is my
record. I don’t think I ever even took any since the summer...so ya. I’m
being blessed by obeying you so thanks.

Hey!!!!!! I can't get on dropbox in the MTC. The whole email situation
is really sketchy anyways. But I will look at them in the field! Tell
those little girls I love them! Holy hot! It is winter here so it is
about 80 degrees in the afternoon but really humid. The mornings are
pretty cold. I wish so badly that I could swim! The family letter will
come soon.