AY MI MAMA!

 Whats up yall hows it going. This week flew by and it was super fun lemme give yall some highlights

-Had exchanges with Elder Mickelsen and it went so lit. Hes my zone leader (and going D1 to the Utes to play rugby) and since im the district leader we have exchanges together and I learned a lot. He taught a ton on consecration on the mission and the importance of using the spirit in all aspects

-We have a baptism this Saturday and im super excited, all of the hard work in Villa Maria is paying off here so its very worth it

-Played some soccer and we got some ballers in the zone so thats a relief

-I arm wrestled the strongest in the zone and won, sooooo I conquered Ayacucho also 

-This week I have more exchanges and also multizone so im super excited for that and ill update yall on that

Spiritual Thought: Long story short i had a insane spirit story in my house and we had to bless the house and put our arm to the square and cast out stuff in every room and we also moved out of our house and now we are in a quad with the zone leaders haha, but the point of the story is the power of faith. I learned that as we keep our covenants and stay faithful we literally have the power of God with us and he can protect us with whatever we need

Thats all chat hope you guys have a great week and I love all of you!

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Allinllechu Ayllu!

The title is Quechuan for "hows it going family" Whats up yall hows it going. Sorry about not writing last week, it was super busy and chaotic with transfer news and everything so lemme give yall some updates

I got transfered to Belen, Ayacucho to be a district leader and to finish the training for my comp as well

My comp is Elder Trujillo and here's some facts about him: hes from Columbia, is 18, loves soccer, super energetic and fun to be around

My old pensionista from Villa Maria named her new cat "Jensen" after me so thats dope

Now lemme tall yall about Ayacucho : 

Its the only green area in the mission, people speak Quechua here because it was the first language in Peru (some dont even know spanish, so yes im learning quechua, and the goal is to bare my testimony in Quechua for when I return home), the people here are some dope, you can find llamas in the mountains, people eat some crazy food here

We had a baptism on Sunday with hermana Luna 

I also hit 6 months on the mission so thats fire

But yah thats about it for the updates, I absolutely love Ayacucho and everything about it and I cant wait to see what it holds for me here

I love you all and hope you guys have a great week

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Whats good guys hows it going? This week was really good and we found some really good people. One of them was a dad, mom, and a son. And the dad told us how he wants to change and be better for his family, and we said we could help him out and thats our job as missionaries. And so we had a lesson and after the lesson he said this is what he needed, and started crying a ton, and I may or may not have started crying also. The spirit was so strong and you could tell this guy wanted to improve. I also met a professionally soccer player for Peru and I ended up playing a little soccer match and it was fun

Time is flying by here and my time in Villa Maria is almost done. Im almost starting to really like soccer so thats cool

Spiritual Thought: I listened to talks, read scriptures, and fasted and I learned a lot about trusting in the Lord and his timing for us and its a relief. There is stuff in my life now that I want to happen sooooo bad and I need to learn to just trust the lord and be patient and that he blesses his missionaries. A elder actually randomly shared a scripture today that I really liked and here it is

Alma 34:41 But that ye have patience, and bear with those afflictions, with a firm hope that ye shall one day rest from all your afflictions.

And the thing specifically in my life isnt necessarily an affliction but for me I need to have patience and learn to trust the Lord and the things I want will happen

Thats all chat hope yall have a great week and hope it goes well

Love you guys 

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HELLO 2026!

 Whats up chat how's it going? Happy new years!! I hope yall had a great Christmas and New Years as well. Nothing too crazy happened this past week, but ill give you some updates

1) I experienced my first earthquake here in Peru, it was a small one but it was cool, experiencing my first one

2) I had exchanges with one of my zone leaders and it was super fun, he is 25 years old and was Catholic for 21 years, but missionaries converted him and now hes on the mission which is so sick. He only has 2 months left though

3) 2 weeks left until transfers and i think ill be out of Villa Maria

4) Fireworks were going off for 2 hours straight on New Years and it sounds like WW3

Spiritual Thought: Ive been learning how to trust in the Lord and try to put my life in his hands but man is it difficult. So thats what the goal this week is during personal study, I just wanna put my life in his hands and trust in him, because he knows my life, my desires, and my future wants, and its through him that I can get all of those things. So ill give you guys an update on how thats going in the next email

Prayer list:

1) Santiago

2) Clavel y Juan Andres

3) Sofia

4) Rosario

I love you guys and hope you have a great week!!!

!!!!! So cool man

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