Hola Familia,
It sounds like everything is crazy with the wedding coming up. What day is the wedding, I forgot? With all the wedding preperations I am glad I am not there, although I think I will be sad I miss the luncheon. You will just have to take me there when I get home. I am going to get a new suit before I go home. I think I will do it for my birthday present. Custom fit suits here are really cheap. No more than 80 to 100 dollars.
I had a really great week. Transfers were this week and I stayed with Elder Rivas. We should have a great six more weeks together. The other companionship in my ward had a change. The missionary who stayed is now training a elder from SLC. He is studying to be a mechanic. He is really cool and we get along really well. I have kind of a funny story about him. Last night (Sunday) I got a phone call from his companion. His compaion said ''my companion got sick. What to I do?'' It made me laugh really hard. He is just getting used to Peruvian food and didn't feel so good. It reminded me when I was getting used to all the food. I am used to it now and the food doesn't get to me anymore.
I won't need to be there to celebrate Kyle's wedding because I was able to celebrate a wedding this week. Everything worked out. They didn't have any more arguments before there wedding and they were married Friday morning. I wasn't able to take a ton of pictures but a member was and I am going to get the pictures from him. The wedding went really well. Violeta looked really pretty in her white dress and her husband, Jimmy, dressed really nice too. Their whole family came to the wedding and afterwards everyone went back to their house to celebrate. They served everyone lunch, including the missionaries. Everyone then started to dance. It was a little trunky to go to a wedding and then not be able to dance, but it was really fun. Now we are going to help them prepare to go to the temple.
As for investigators, they are doing great. We had 10 investigators in church this week. That is a new record for me. Two are going to be baptized May 9. We were planning to baptize another family May 9th but we ran into some problems. Sonya, the mom of the Crisostomo Family, got married in the sierra but there are no papers to prove it. They will now have to get remarried to be baptized. The problem is, they are kind of seperated. They haven't slept in the same room for almost two years but they live in the same house. I am not 100 percent sure what we are going to do. To get baptized she will either have to get married or get seperated from her husband. We don't want to break up a family so we are going to try and marry them. We also had another family in church but they also need to get married so they can get baptized. It looks like I will be focusing a lot in marriages this coming month, too. Don't worry Mom, you aren't the only one in the family planning wedddings right now.
I am glad you were able to get the USB. I hope you enjoyed the photos. And, fyi, I did write down the phone numbers. I gave it to the kid her copied all the photos for me onto the USB. He must have just given the USB and not the phone numbers. I hope you enjoyed all the photos and I will tell you what they are when I get back. I also hope you enjoyed the Peruvian candy. That is the only chocolate they have. They don't eat a lot of sweet things here.
Con mucho amor,
Elder Isaacson
Monday, April 27, 2015
Monday, April 20, 2015
April 20, 2015
Hola Familia,
It sounds like it is crazy in the house right now. I remember that I told Kyle that he could get married without me being there and that I would actually prefer it so I wouldn't have to be there for the wedding preperations. I can't believe it is almost May and time for the wedding. Time just flies here in the mission. It sounds like the shower for Megan went well. That would be cool if Kyle could get an internship for the summer. He should try and do that.
Congratulations to Tyler on getting his mission call. Nebraska sounds super cool. He will enjoy it. When does he leave? I know that the Lord calls all of us where we are needed and for some reason we all go where we are needed.
The auction in the church sounds like a fun fundraiser. And if it matters, I rode in the back of the truck quite a bit and I never fell out.
It sounds like you did find my church on Google Earth. To find my area you will have to go farther up the hill. Above the church is the other area that is in my ward. My area, is farther into the hill, and farther from the church. I wouldn't say the buildings are falling a part. They may look like it but that is just the cement/mud that they put on the outside of their bricks. They don't know how to lay bricks because it always comes out really ugly.
I was able to send a USB home with a copy of all my photos. I almost couldn't do it. But the family below copied all my photos and sent the USB off while I was in the center of Lima finishing the papers for the Portocarrero's wedding. I don't have her information but she has my email, your email, the house phone, and mom's cell phone number. All my photos should be there and you will be able to enjoy them.
We had a great week for having investigators in church. There were six investigators there. The Crisostomo family was able to come down to church and they really enjoyed it. We are going to set a baptisimal date with them tonight. We now have two more baptismal dates, Maira and Yosety. We were teaching their whole family but there parents don't want to get married. Their daughters come to church every week though and their dad finally gave in and signed the permission slip to be baptized.
The wedding is supposed to be this Friday, if they actually get married. Jimy called us last night at 11:30 and said that they weren't going to get married. We went over there this morning at 8 and talked with them. They had gotten in a fight and Jimy didn't want to get married. We were able to talk to them and the marriage is back on. Satan tries so hard to keep people from obeying God's commandments. We are going to try and visit them everyday so Satan doesn't have an opportunity to tell them no.
With lots of love,
Elder Karter Isaacson
It sounds like it is crazy in the house right now. I remember that I told Kyle that he could get married without me being there and that I would actually prefer it so I wouldn't have to be there for the wedding preperations. I can't believe it is almost May and time for the wedding. Time just flies here in the mission. It sounds like the shower for Megan went well. That would be cool if Kyle could get an internship for the summer. He should try and do that.
Congratulations to Tyler on getting his mission call. Nebraska sounds super cool. He will enjoy it. When does he leave? I know that the Lord calls all of us where we are needed and for some reason we all go where we are needed.
The auction in the church sounds like a fun fundraiser. And if it matters, I rode in the back of the truck quite a bit and I never fell out.
It sounds like you did find my church on Google Earth. To find my area you will have to go farther up the hill. Above the church is the other area that is in my ward. My area, is farther into the hill, and farther from the church. I wouldn't say the buildings are falling a part. They may look like it but that is just the cement/mud that they put on the outside of their bricks. They don't know how to lay bricks because it always comes out really ugly.
I was able to send a USB home with a copy of all my photos. I almost couldn't do it. But the family below copied all my photos and sent the USB off while I was in the center of Lima finishing the papers for the Portocarrero's wedding. I don't have her information but she has my email, your email, the house phone, and mom's cell phone number. All my photos should be there and you will be able to enjoy them.
We had a great week for having investigators in church. There were six investigators there. The Crisostomo family was able to come down to church and they really enjoyed it. We are going to set a baptisimal date with them tonight. We now have two more baptismal dates, Maira and Yosety. We were teaching their whole family but there parents don't want to get married. Their daughters come to church every week though and their dad finally gave in and signed the permission slip to be baptized.
The wedding is supposed to be this Friday, if they actually get married. Jimy called us last night at 11:30 and said that they weren't going to get married. We went over there this morning at 8 and talked with them. They had gotten in a fight and Jimy didn't want to get married. We were able to talk to them and the marriage is back on. Satan tries so hard to keep people from obeying God's commandments. We are going to try and visit them everyday so Satan doesn't have an opportunity to tell them no.
With lots of love,
Elder Karter Isaacson
Monday, April 13, 2015
April 13, 2015
Hola Familia,
My week was pretty good. Victor passed his baptismal interview and was able to be baptized on Saturday. He even asked me to baptize him. We met him on my first day in this ward so I have been able to be here the whole time we taught him. The baptismal service was supposed to start at five in the afternoon on Saturday. People didn't show up until at least seven. It was awful. With conference, we weren't able to broadcast it as well that there was a baptism. I started showing Mormon Messages on a TV while we waited for people to show up. Finally the Bishop showed up and some members. (We, the missionaries, burned the members a little bit the next day in ward council). Just a little more Peruvian Standard Time (PST) for ya. It was a simple service that ended up going really well. The baptismal font was completely full, so when I baptized Victor, I had to drop him really low. I was worried I would have to do it again but all went well and he was baptized the first time.
Mirella's mom is doing all right. She is not progressing as well as some of the other investigators that we have. She still hasn't decided if she wants to get married yet. I will still be going to the wedding though because we registered a less active family to finally get married. They have been less active for more than 16 years. They are finally starting to come back to church and have finally decided to get married after almost 14 years together and 2 children. It is way normal for people to live together their whole life without ever getting married. They are going to get married and we are going to help prepare them to go to the temple and be sealed.
May is looking really good for us. We have at least three families who are very interested in learning more. One of them, The Crisostomo Family, is super cool. On just our second visit, the mom told us she was going to miss us when we get transferred. Whenever we go over there they always give us something to drink, and some crackers or fruit. They didn't go to church this week because their 14 year old daughter spilled boiling water on her leg and burned it really badly. It was all blisted and she could barely walk. I usually don't except excuses from people when they don't go to church but I could except that one.
I did get a little sick this week but nothing serious. Thursday and Friday I had a stuffy nose, sore throat, and a headache. It was super hard to get out of bed, focus, and go outside to work. It passed really quickly though and I feel a lot better now. I am amazed at how healthy I have actually been for being in a foreign country. I am suprised that I haven't actually got even more sick.
I still haven't recieved my packege yet but it could be in the mission office. The sister of the lady who lives below us is going to Utah tomorrow to study at BYU. She asked me if I wanted to send anything with her. She will be going up to Ogden for a friends wedding at the end of the month. I think I will buy a USB today and put all my photos on it in their computer tonight. If I end up doing that I will write a short email to you guys tonight with her information so you can contact her.
Love you lots,
Elder Karter Isaacson
My week was pretty good. Victor passed his baptismal interview and was able to be baptized on Saturday. He even asked me to baptize him. We met him on my first day in this ward so I have been able to be here the whole time we taught him. The baptismal service was supposed to start at five in the afternoon on Saturday. People didn't show up until at least seven. It was awful. With conference, we weren't able to broadcast it as well that there was a baptism. I started showing Mormon Messages on a TV while we waited for people to show up. Finally the Bishop showed up and some members. (We, the missionaries, burned the members a little bit the next day in ward council). Just a little more Peruvian Standard Time (PST) for ya. It was a simple service that ended up going really well. The baptismal font was completely full, so when I baptized Victor, I had to drop him really low. I was worried I would have to do it again but all went well and he was baptized the first time.
Mirella's mom is doing all right. She is not progressing as well as some of the other investigators that we have. She still hasn't decided if she wants to get married yet. I will still be going to the wedding though because we registered a less active family to finally get married. They have been less active for more than 16 years. They are finally starting to come back to church and have finally decided to get married after almost 14 years together and 2 children. It is way normal for people to live together their whole life without ever getting married. They are going to get married and we are going to help prepare them to go to the temple and be sealed.
May is looking really good for us. We have at least three families who are very interested in learning more. One of them, The Crisostomo Family, is super cool. On just our second visit, the mom told us she was going to miss us when we get transferred. Whenever we go over there they always give us something to drink, and some crackers or fruit. They didn't go to church this week because their 14 year old daughter spilled boiling water on her leg and burned it really badly. It was all blisted and she could barely walk. I usually don't except excuses from people when they don't go to church but I could except that one.
I did get a little sick this week but nothing serious. Thursday and Friday I had a stuffy nose, sore throat, and a headache. It was super hard to get out of bed, focus, and go outside to work. It passed really quickly though and I feel a lot better now. I am amazed at how healthy I have actually been for being in a foreign country. I am suprised that I haven't actually got even more sick.
I still haven't recieved my packege yet but it could be in the mission office. The sister of the lady who lives below us is going to Utah tomorrow to study at BYU. She asked me if I wanted to send anything with her. She will be going up to Ogden for a friends wedding at the end of the month. I think I will buy a USB today and put all my photos on it in their computer tonight. If I end up doing that I will write a short email to you guys tonight with her information so you can contact her.
Love you lots,
Elder Karter Isaacson
Monday, April 6, 2015
Happy Easter! (April 6, 2015)
Feliz Dia de Pascua,
I hope you all enjoyed conference this weekend. I know I did. I got to see all 5 sessions, although I only saw the start of the Preisthood session. We went out into the area to go get people and they weren't ready yet so we would get there late. The Peruvian time schedule is worse than Mormon standard time. We would get there to bring the people to church and they would have just started to change. We got to every session between 15 to 30 minutes late even though we left an hour and 15 minutes before conference to go get them. Since I got to conference late I only heard the end of President Monson's talk. I really enjoyed Elder Holland's talk and Uchtdorf's also. Conference was a lot better this time because I could actually understand it. I didn't struggle at all not falling asleep like I did during my first conference in the mission. Our investigators, recent converts, and less actives that listened to conference really enjoyed it, too. A lot of messages were centered in the family and the blessings that they can receive. I am pretty sure some of the messages about marriage will help motivate a few of our investigators get married so they can be baptized. It was a little trunky to listen to but it will help the investigators. :-) Even though I understood the talks I still want to be able to read them and study them so when you send a package I would like an Ensign of conference.
Mirella's mom came to conference and really enjoyed it. She was really busy this week and it was hard to get a hold of her so I am not sure how she feels about getting married yet. We have an appointment with her on Tuesday and we will bring up marriage again. In these coming weeks there will be a matrimonio masivo (massive marriage) that the mission does. A lot of people need to get married to get baptized but it is difficult to get everything ready to be married. The mission prepares everything and makes sure everything is done right. We will be marrying a couple hopefully in March. They were both less active and have never gotten married. They want to get married so they can get sealed in the temple.
Victor is super excited for his baptism this coming Saturday. We have a lesson with him tonight and he will have his final interview tomorrow. He and his wife are already talking about getting sealed in the temple one year after his baptism and he isn't even a member yet. I am sure everything will go well with his interview and I am not really worried about anything.
Where it was Easter this week, it was kind of crazy in the streets. School was out on Wednesday until Sunday for the holiday. There were so many Jehovah's witnesses in my area these past few days. When we would walk past them they would just sort of glare at us. We still were very nice and said hi to all of them. We were killing our enemies with kindness.
We had 15 of 24 recent converts at church this week. The percentage is slowly climbing up. We also had 3 different part families come to church. We are working with all three to complete the family and baptize the family members who aren't members.
Congratulations to Tyler. I can't wait to hear where he is going. He is going to come to the Mision Peru Lima Norte. I am sure of it.
Te amo,
Elder Isaacson
Giant water balloon fight with my new zone in Indepedencia.
I hope you all enjoyed conference this weekend. I know I did. I got to see all 5 sessions, although I only saw the start of the Preisthood session. We went out into the area to go get people and they weren't ready yet so we would get there late. The Peruvian time schedule is worse than Mormon standard time. We would get there to bring the people to church and they would have just started to change. We got to every session between 15 to 30 minutes late even though we left an hour and 15 minutes before conference to go get them. Since I got to conference late I only heard the end of President Monson's talk. I really enjoyed Elder Holland's talk and Uchtdorf's also. Conference was a lot better this time because I could actually understand it. I didn't struggle at all not falling asleep like I did during my first conference in the mission. Our investigators, recent converts, and less actives that listened to conference really enjoyed it, too. A lot of messages were centered in the family and the blessings that they can receive. I am pretty sure some of the messages about marriage will help motivate a few of our investigators get married so they can be baptized. It was a little trunky to listen to but it will help the investigators. :-) Even though I understood the talks I still want to be able to read them and study them so when you send a package I would like an Ensign of conference.
Mirella's mom came to conference and really enjoyed it. She was really busy this week and it was hard to get a hold of her so I am not sure how she feels about getting married yet. We have an appointment with her on Tuesday and we will bring up marriage again. In these coming weeks there will be a matrimonio masivo (massive marriage) that the mission does. A lot of people need to get married to get baptized but it is difficult to get everything ready to be married. The mission prepares everything and makes sure everything is done right. We will be marrying a couple hopefully in March. They were both less active and have never gotten married. They want to get married so they can get sealed in the temple.
Victor is super excited for his baptism this coming Saturday. We have a lesson with him tonight and he will have his final interview tomorrow. He and his wife are already talking about getting sealed in the temple one year after his baptism and he isn't even a member yet. I am sure everything will go well with his interview and I am not really worried about anything.
Where it was Easter this week, it was kind of crazy in the streets. School was out on Wednesday until Sunday for the holiday. There were so many Jehovah's witnesses in my area these past few days. When we would walk past them they would just sort of glare at us. We still were very nice and said hi to all of them. We were killing our enemies with kindness.
We had 15 of 24 recent converts at church this week. The percentage is slowly climbing up. We also had 3 different part families come to church. We are working with all three to complete the family and baptize the family members who aren't members.
Congratulations to Tyler. I can't wait to hear where he is going. He is going to come to the Mision Peru Lima Norte. I am sure of it.
Te amo,
Elder Isaacson
Giant water balloon fight with my new zone in Indepedencia.
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