Just Kidding

20 August 2012

Dear Family.

Hi, I'll write next week.

Love Nate

Hey Family,

     I was just kidding with the last letter.  I am good.  It's been a good week this week.   We put  2 baptismal dates on the calendar this week.   This area is hard but still we are out working and the work is progressing.   

     I had a few pictures I wanted to send home but I forgot the battery to my camera so I can't connect it to the computer. (haha- well maybe for the next week). 

     Tell Matt he's got it good.   I have been bitten by crickets, grasshoppers (yes they can bite), ticks, dogs, sandflies, mosquitos, children, and a large variety of bugs that I have yet to identify and the illnesses go away after a week or so.   Haha and don't worry, Mom, I haven't died yet.

     All is well here- not much new going on.  The branch is growing.  We have almost 100 inactive members here in jayanca, so we have plenty of work to do.   The work in Illimo is still going.   We found two young sisters there who could be baptized,  but their grandma is incredibly evangelic and is teaching obviously false doctrine to her grandchildren... like really OBVIOUSLY false doctrine.   I wonder about that church sometimes.   Anyway, we have high hopes for the two girls, but we will see.   If they accept us in the next appointment I think they will be baptized, but with their grandma, they may not.   We will see.  It is frustrating,  but oh well.

     Anyway,  the Bosque de Pomac is a forest by us with lots of ruins inside.  It was part of the Lambayequean Empire.   I think they were the last group before the Incas.

     With the packages, I got one.   I haven't seen the other yet,   but I got one with BBq, a tie, (Thank you very much for that. It's a very nice tie.) one shirt, one pant, food, stickers, and scriptures and candy... oh, and 2 BYU t- shirts. I haven't seen the other yet.  It could come this week.   I will look for it with the next package.   I think I'm OK with shirts for the moment.   Mensajes Mormones would be great.  They are videos and there should be like 20 on a disc.   I would love to have more. I have some, but not many  and they have been copied and copied and copied again, I think.   Some have lost their quality.   Really, I think I have everything I need for the moment.   I always like food but thats okay.   Also, I would like ties as always,  but its not life or death either.   I could also use more church acceptable music on a USB drive.   Ask Matt and Keira.  They can put that together.   I like country, disney, classical, etc. or really any of my brothers could help out with that,  but I don't really need any of this stuff if its hard or expensive to send.

     My comp is Peruvian but raised in Argentina.   He's okay.   He is really quiet, but a good missionary.     Anyway, thanks for everything.   I love you all and will write again next week.

Much Love to Everyone