Hola Familia!
Well it seems like you guys have had a pretty normal week up there in the United States! It's about the same down here in Peru. Nothing different really has changed. Just the normal mission stuff is happening- lots of teaching, contacting, baptizing, and reactivation down here in Lima.
I will say this, it's extremely hot outside! There's a tradition that during the month of February everyone plays with water, and of course, gets drunk while doing it. I don't really know if I've ever been able to explain the amount of drinking there is on Sunday! Just about EVERYONE is in the street drinking on Sunday- every single week during the year. It's really sad, but anyway, what's so special about february is that they play with water.
They fill up water balloons, buckets, pools, and water guns- full of water. Then what do they do? Every single person they see, they try to get them soaking wet. Especially the ¨Gringashos and Mormones¨!!! So yesterday I had a few water balloons thrown at me and water thrown at me from a bunch of drunk people. It was really funny and refreshing because it's really hot!! But at the same time you get wet in nice clothes, so it's kind of one of those win-lose situations.
Well the work is going really well in the zone of Independencia! This last weekend we had 8 baptismes in the zone! So as of now we have 13 baptisms! Thats already 1 more than we had last month and we still have baptisms for this week! So were going to work super hard so that we can get even more than 13! But yeah the mission is really awesome.
Right now we're teaching a really cool guy and his son. The guy was a drunk that contacted us on the street and the next day we went to his house. He's really cool. He has stopped drinking and has gone to church twice. We're really working with him to help him strengthen his faith in Christ and repent of ALL of his sins. He's basically confessed everything he had done in his life to us and with that information were really able to help him set goals and understand the blessings and consequences of keeping or disobeying the commandments. He should get baptized next month. Please pray for him, he really needs help.
ALWAYS remember that there ARE consequences for committing sins! You can't trick, escape, or run away from them! Have Faith, Repent of your sins, Keep your covenants. If you do it, you will have joy! It's a promise.
Well I love you guys a lot!
-Elder Wilson
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