Feliz Dia Papa,
Well, like the title says, Happy Father's Day Dad. I hope it went well. With the way transfers work out I will probably be home for the next fathers day. But, I don't want to sound trunky or be thinking about that. It is still a long time away. It sounds like it was fun with the whole family there. It is always fun to get the family together and talk, laugh and play games.
Like your email, it seems like there is just soccer, soccer, soccer here too. Right now is the Copa America and Peru is playing. They played yesterday, and like normal, it is impossible to teach when they are playing. They tied with Columbia and are advancing. That means one more game at least where it will be impossisible to teach. Everyone gets so excited for the game and so into it. I can listen to the games in the street because every tv is tuned in, and if there is a goal, the whole country screams.
The old restored town sounds really cool. That is something I would probably love. I love to drive up into the mountains and see cool, old stuff like that. We will have to take more drives and go hiking a lot when I get back. It shouldn't be hard for me to hike because I am always going up and down hills in this area.
This week was stressfull and kind of rough. It all started on P-day after internet. We went with the family that is going to get married to sign some papers and get them signed up for the marriage. It should have taken just less than 2 hours but there was a problem with his birth certificate. We had to go get that fixed and then go pay a fine that they had too. What should have been something really fast, ended up being an all day affair but in the end they were finally signed up for the marriage. We ended up getting back to my area at 8 o'clock at night. So, I went without p-day and a recharge for this week.
The next days we worked really hard just trying to get everyone ready to be baptized. Then, Juana and Miguel started to doubt about being baptized. We went over there and found their neice there. She is an Evangelista and keeps putting a lot of doubts in there head. She really started to get on my nerves because she wouldn't even let Juana talk. They didn't go to church this week because of the temple dedication and the meeting that the missionaries planned was late at night and there 2 kids were already asleep. We are going to work really hard this week with them and get them to be baptized the first week of July. Their batism date just jumped one week.
Max, our late night investigator, is doing great. He is doing super great and really excited for his baptism this week. We were a little sad that he didn't come to church this week but it was because it was fathers day and he was helping his dad who was drunk. We had a lot of other people planned to come to church with us this week but they all stood us up too. It was a rough end to the week when it looked like we had so much coming.
The Trujillo Temple dedication was really nice. President Uchtdorf came with Elder Bednar. They shared some really great talks. It was nice to hear their voices in English again. It has been a long time. The talks that were shared really helped motivate me to work harder. The goal as a missionary is not to baptize a lot of people to let them go inactive but to help them get to the temple to be a family forever. There were some really great examples and stories shared also. I really enjoyed it and it helped give me a little boost for a rough week.
Everything was in the package that you sent me. It hadn't been searched. When I send the package home I will ask how I should package it. I should probably get the package this week within the next few days that you sent me.
I hope you have another great week,
Elder Isaacson
Monday, June 22, 2015
Monday, June 15, 2015
June 15, 2015
Hola Familia,
Wow, soccer is starting to get pretty big in the states. I can't believe the US men beat Germany and Holland back to back. That sounds great. Also the US women sound like they are doing well in the World Cup. I haven't heard one thing about the Women World Cup here in Peru. They really don't care about women's soccer. This week the Copa America started in Chili. It is a huge soccer tournament of all of America. People have been watching soccer all week. Yesterday, Peru played Brasil. We could here the game walking down the street because every television was tuned in to the game. We were just about to knock on a converts door when I think all of Peru shouted ''Goal!'' It was so loud. They ended up losing 2 to 1 and everyone was pretty depressed the rest of the night. Peru will play again and still have a chance. It will be hard to teach while they are playing.
I feel like I just had the most crazy week of my entire mission. I ended up going on about 3 work visits this week with the zone leaders and the AP. They ended up helping the area a lot. I was super scared to go out with the AP but he wanted to visit my area because he was here about 6 months ago. He kept telling everyone that he will be coming back. I kept thinking, Oh great, that means I have to visit with the AP again.
Everything is going great in my area. We are teaching a ton of people and finding new people everyday. We have been going to bed late every night because we have to teach one investigator at 9 ocklock at night. We have been given special permission to stay out till about 10 to teach him. It is all paying off now though because he has come to church twice and should be baptized before the end of the month.
Juana and Miguel keep progressing. I will be missing a lot of my p day because I have to go with them to the Center of Lima to sign them up for the marriage. They came to church this week and really enjoyed it. They already knew a couple people in the ward and they should be able to help them out and progress even more for their baptism. They have a few doubts about being baptized but we talk about their doubts every time we are at their house. Hopefully all goes well and they get married in a couple weeks.
Oh, I finally got my package that you sent in March. It finally came through or something. I was super excited to get it and my companion was too. I have accumulated a lot of things that I would like to send home but I don't have the phone number of Vanessa's dad. If you can find it and give it to me that would be great. I will be looking for the package you sent me.
Hopefully this next week won't be quite so stressful. I feel like I am at the end of a tied soccer match in extra time. We are going all out and aren't leaving anything on the line. Between training and teaching so many people I am super tired. Hopefully I can sleep more.
Tenga una buena semana
Elder Isaacson
Wow, soccer is starting to get pretty big in the states. I can't believe the US men beat Germany and Holland back to back. That sounds great. Also the US women sound like they are doing well in the World Cup. I haven't heard one thing about the Women World Cup here in Peru. They really don't care about women's soccer. This week the Copa America started in Chili. It is a huge soccer tournament of all of America. People have been watching soccer all week. Yesterday, Peru played Brasil. We could here the game walking down the street because every television was tuned in to the game. We were just about to knock on a converts door when I think all of Peru shouted ''Goal!'' It was so loud. They ended up losing 2 to 1 and everyone was pretty depressed the rest of the night. Peru will play again and still have a chance. It will be hard to teach while they are playing.
I feel like I just had the most crazy week of my entire mission. I ended up going on about 3 work visits this week with the zone leaders and the AP. They ended up helping the area a lot. I was super scared to go out with the AP but he wanted to visit my area because he was here about 6 months ago. He kept telling everyone that he will be coming back. I kept thinking, Oh great, that means I have to visit with the AP again.
Everything is going great in my area. We are teaching a ton of people and finding new people everyday. We have been going to bed late every night because we have to teach one investigator at 9 ocklock at night. We have been given special permission to stay out till about 10 to teach him. It is all paying off now though because he has come to church twice and should be baptized before the end of the month.
Juana and Miguel keep progressing. I will be missing a lot of my p day because I have to go with them to the Center of Lima to sign them up for the marriage. They came to church this week and really enjoyed it. They already knew a couple people in the ward and they should be able to help them out and progress even more for their baptism. They have a few doubts about being baptized but we talk about their doubts every time we are at their house. Hopefully all goes well and they get married in a couple weeks.
Oh, I finally got my package that you sent in March. It finally came through or something. I was super excited to get it and my companion was too. I have accumulated a lot of things that I would like to send home but I don't have the phone number of Vanessa's dad. If you can find it and give it to me that would be great. I will be looking for the package you sent me.
Hopefully this next week won't be quite so stressful. I feel like I am at the end of a tied soccer match in extra time. We are going all out and aren't leaving anything on the line. Between training and teaching so many people I am super tired. Hopefully I can sleep more.
Tenga una buena semana
Elder Isaacson
Monday, June 8, 2015
June 8, 2015
Hola Familia,
Wow, It sounds like you guys had quite the busy week. That is kind of sad that you guys don't get to go to the Dominican Republic. What a bummer. You probably can't go because I am not there. You never took me to any cool places. Besides, Kenzie has already gone to Puerto Rico. I am sure you are going to enjoy the summer. It must be nice to be able to get away from teaching. Also, I forgot to wish Kyle a happy birthday last week, so... Feliz Cumpleaños.
It sounds like this was a big sports week for you guys there and this week will to. That is really cool how the USA could beat Holland. It sounds like it was quite the game. Also, I hope the US women can win the World Cup. I wish I could see it. Saturday was the Champions League final between Barcelona and Juventus. Everyone here was watching the game. It was impossible to teach during it. People had talked about the game for 2 weeks. We ended up seeing a lot of the game going from house to house looking for a lesson.
Well, transfers were this week and I got a new companion, a BRAND new companion. Yep, that's right, I am training a new missionary. His name is Elder Orbegoso from Arequipa Peru. He now has 6 days in the mission field. I can already say that I never want to train again. It is really hard because my companion doesn't know the lessons so I have to teach it all. When I let him teach he teaches just part of the key points and misses some of them. I then have to go fill in the blanks and tie it in to what he said. It is really hard but it is a really good experience for me. It will help me become a better missionary and eventually a better person. We are dedicating a lot of time to study to learn all the lessons.
My week has been full of meetings, studying, and teaching. I feel exhausted right now. Because I am training, we had to go to more meetings this week that took up a lot of time. We also have to study at least one more hour each day. We are studying a lot so my companion can learn the lessons quickly and be a great missionary. We worked really hard this week and found a lot of new investigators. We kind of swept out any old investigators that weren't progressing and filled in their places with new people.
I can't wait for June 21. The Trujillo Temple in Peru will be dedicated. They are going to broadcast the temple dedication to all the stake centers in Peru. I am super excited because the missionaries get to go to the dedication. It should be a really pretty dedication. All the members are really excited too.
I also found one of my new favorite foods. They are called Juanes. It is like a tamale but with rice and they are amazing. They have the best flavor ever. If you put a little salsa on top, they are even better. It is a food that comes from the jungle of Peru. Not too many people in Lima make them but when they do, they are super popular.
Well that is about all my week,
Elder Isaacson
Wow, It sounds like you guys had quite the busy week. That is kind of sad that you guys don't get to go to the Dominican Republic. What a bummer. You probably can't go because I am not there. You never took me to any cool places. Besides, Kenzie has already gone to Puerto Rico. I am sure you are going to enjoy the summer. It must be nice to be able to get away from teaching. Also, I forgot to wish Kyle a happy birthday last week, so... Feliz Cumpleaños.
It sounds like this was a big sports week for you guys there and this week will to. That is really cool how the USA could beat Holland. It sounds like it was quite the game. Also, I hope the US women can win the World Cup. I wish I could see it. Saturday was the Champions League final between Barcelona and Juventus. Everyone here was watching the game. It was impossible to teach during it. People had talked about the game for 2 weeks. We ended up seeing a lot of the game going from house to house looking for a lesson.
Well, transfers were this week and I got a new companion, a BRAND new companion. Yep, that's right, I am training a new missionary. His name is Elder Orbegoso from Arequipa Peru. He now has 6 days in the mission field. I can already say that I never want to train again. It is really hard because my companion doesn't know the lessons so I have to teach it all. When I let him teach he teaches just part of the key points and misses some of them. I then have to go fill in the blanks and tie it in to what he said. It is really hard but it is a really good experience for me. It will help me become a better missionary and eventually a better person. We are dedicating a lot of time to study to learn all the lessons.
My week has been full of meetings, studying, and teaching. I feel exhausted right now. Because I am training, we had to go to more meetings this week that took up a lot of time. We also have to study at least one more hour each day. We are studying a lot so my companion can learn the lessons quickly and be a great missionary. We worked really hard this week and found a lot of new investigators. We kind of swept out any old investigators that weren't progressing and filled in their places with new people.
I can't wait for June 21. The Trujillo Temple in Peru will be dedicated. They are going to broadcast the temple dedication to all the stake centers in Peru. I am super excited because the missionaries get to go to the dedication. It should be a really pretty dedication. All the members are really excited too.
I also found one of my new favorite foods. They are called Juanes. It is like a tamale but with rice and they are amazing. They have the best flavor ever. If you put a little salsa on top, they are even better. It is a food that comes from the jungle of Peru. Not too many people in Lima make them but when they do, they are super popular.
Well that is about all my week,
Elder Isaacson
Monday, June 1, 2015
June 1, 2015
Hola Familia,
It sounds like you had a great first week of summer, for Kenzie anyway. Just one more week Mom. At least you get to have a summer break, I don't get any type of break. At least Dad now knows where he can find his murderer's grave site. He just doesn't have a head stone. It sounds like Kenzie will have a fun time going to Lagoon all summer long. I can't wait to hear all about your summer. Don't forget to write me all about the fun things you do and I can't wait to hear about your trip to the Dominican Republic.
My week was pretty good. Do you remember Carlos, my convert in Comas who lives in Independencia? Well, I found him at stake conference. He transferred his records to the ward in Independencia to go to church with his mom. His mom was baptized on Saturday. She was super excited. Also, Carlos got the Melchezadick (I know it is spelled wrong) Priesthood after stake conference. I was able to talk to him a little bit and he is preparing to go on a mission. It is so cool to see how my efforts will extend to even more people through the work of Carlos.
The soccer tournament was pretty fun. Our shirts are pretty cool, but they spelled my name wrong. ''Esaacson'' It is alright though. I don't care that much. It was really fun to see all my friends that I have met in the mission and catch up with them. We didn't have that good of a team and only won one game. We lost the second one to the second place team one to zero. Oh well.
The mission work keeps progressing. We met a really cool family who wants to get baptized and married this month. I am super excited to help them get married because the wedding is going to be in the center of Lima in The Parque de Las Aguas. It is a park of water and light designs. I have heard it is really cool. The family is super cool and are trying to turn their life around for their two kids. God has prepared to meet with us.
Other than that, my week was pretty normal. We did help a family put the sheet metal on their roof one night in our church clothes. We decided to help them out since it was just 3 ladies. That is about my week.
Love,
Elder Isaacson
It sounds like you had a great first week of summer, for Kenzie anyway. Just one more week Mom. At least you get to have a summer break, I don't get any type of break. At least Dad now knows where he can find his murderer's grave site. He just doesn't have a head stone. It sounds like Kenzie will have a fun time going to Lagoon all summer long. I can't wait to hear all about your summer. Don't forget to write me all about the fun things you do and I can't wait to hear about your trip to the Dominican Republic.
My week was pretty good. Do you remember Carlos, my convert in Comas who lives in Independencia? Well, I found him at stake conference. He transferred his records to the ward in Independencia to go to church with his mom. His mom was baptized on Saturday. She was super excited. Also, Carlos got the Melchezadick (I know it is spelled wrong) Priesthood after stake conference. I was able to talk to him a little bit and he is preparing to go on a mission. It is so cool to see how my efforts will extend to even more people through the work of Carlos.
The soccer tournament was pretty fun. Our shirts are pretty cool, but they spelled my name wrong. ''Esaacson'' It is alright though. I don't care that much. It was really fun to see all my friends that I have met in the mission and catch up with them. We didn't have that good of a team and only won one game. We lost the second one to the second place team one to zero. Oh well.
The mission work keeps progressing. We met a really cool family who wants to get baptized and married this month. I am super excited to help them get married because the wedding is going to be in the center of Lima in The Parque de Las Aguas. It is a park of water and light designs. I have heard it is really cool. The family is super cool and are trying to turn their life around for their two kids. God has prepared to meet with us.
Other than that, my week was pretty normal. We did help a family put the sheet metal on their roof one night in our church clothes. We decided to help them out since it was just 3 ladies. That is about my week.
Love,
Elder Isaacson
Sunday, May 24, 2015
May 23, 2015
Hola Familia,
I can't believe that another school year has come and gone. It feels like just last week I was reading how everyone was getting ready for school to start, and it is already ending. It will be nice to have another summer. I am sure Mom is super excited to get away from the ''little devils'' in her class. Soon as they are gone she will miss them though. It will be fun to go to the Dominican Republic. Kenzie always gets to go to cool places. I can't wait to travel when I get home.
I am super excited for the soccer tournament this week. It should be super fun. We made another jersey as a zone. It should be pretty cool. We used a Peru jersey as the base and then added our own design. I hope we are the only zone with a Peru jersey, because it seems like someone always uses Peru. I hope our zone does good and wins, but it is highly unlikely. We aren't the most talented soccer players in this zone. We will probably get destroyed.
This week has been pretty normal. On Wednesday morning, we woke up early and decided to climb to the top of the mountain for our daily exercise. It wasn't really that hard to go up the hill. When we got to the top we couldn't see that much. It was all foggy. It has been getting colder here. It has ''rained'' every night this week. When I say rain, I mean it gets really misty and humid and everything gets wet. I still have not seen true rain.
When we came back down the hill, we went and did some service for an investigator's family. We prepared her door and window frames to be painted. We then painted them afterwards. It was a fun service activity and it is always nice to be able to help.
As for our investigators, everything is about the same. We keep teaching them and are helping them to get married. I don't know who is progressing yet because we haven't had church yet, and to be a progressing investigator, you need to go to church. We should have a few more investigators in church this week because it is stake conference. I just had stake conference in my other area so it feels kind of weird to have it so soon again. Hopefully we have a lot of investigators there and that I will be able to learn something new that will help me out.
Transfers are June 2. I will be staying but I am sure that Elder Rivas will be going. He has 6 months in this area. He started his mission here. He will go and I will be getting a new companion. I still feel like I just left my old area but I almost have 3 months in this area. Time is just going by so fast. I can't think of anything else that I would need in a package besides gloves. I will be waiting anxiously for this package.
Love,
Elder Isaacson
I can't believe that another school year has come and gone. It feels like just last week I was reading how everyone was getting ready for school to start, and it is already ending. It will be nice to have another summer. I am sure Mom is super excited to get away from the ''little devils'' in her class. Soon as they are gone she will miss them though. It will be fun to go to the Dominican Republic. Kenzie always gets to go to cool places. I can't wait to travel when I get home.
I am super excited for the soccer tournament this week. It should be super fun. We made another jersey as a zone. It should be pretty cool. We used a Peru jersey as the base and then added our own design. I hope we are the only zone with a Peru jersey, because it seems like someone always uses Peru. I hope our zone does good and wins, but it is highly unlikely. We aren't the most talented soccer players in this zone. We will probably get destroyed.
This week has been pretty normal. On Wednesday morning, we woke up early and decided to climb to the top of the mountain for our daily exercise. It wasn't really that hard to go up the hill. When we got to the top we couldn't see that much. It was all foggy. It has been getting colder here. It has ''rained'' every night this week. When I say rain, I mean it gets really misty and humid and everything gets wet. I still have not seen true rain.
When we came back down the hill, we went and did some service for an investigator's family. We prepared her door and window frames to be painted. We then painted them afterwards. It was a fun service activity and it is always nice to be able to help.
As for our investigators, everything is about the same. We keep teaching them and are helping them to get married. I don't know who is progressing yet because we haven't had church yet, and to be a progressing investigator, you need to go to church. We should have a few more investigators in church this week because it is stake conference. I just had stake conference in my other area so it feels kind of weird to have it so soon again. Hopefully we have a lot of investigators there and that I will be able to learn something new that will help me out.
Transfers are June 2. I will be staying but I am sure that Elder Rivas will be going. He has 6 months in this area. He started his mission here. He will go and I will be getting a new companion. I still feel like I just left my old area but I almost have 3 months in this area. Time is just going by so fast. I can't think of anything else that I would need in a package besides gloves. I will be waiting anxiously for this package.
Love,
Elder Isaacson
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
May 19, 2015
Que tal,
Well, It sounds like this week was a lot calmer then last week. With calling you, the wedding, and a bunch of other stuff, this week sounds pretty boring and normal. I can't believe that it is already the last week of school. It seems like school just started. I can't believe that Kenzie is going to be a senior in high school. Before you know it you will be empty nestors. Time is flying by. I can't believe that Maddy and Lexi are leaving on their missions in three days. Also, the photos you sent me loaded fast. It didn't take anytime at all. You will be able to send as many pictures as you want and I will be able to see them rather quickly.
My week was a pretty normal week. Nothing too exciting happened. For P-day we went to a members house as a zone and they did a firepit lunch for us. We had chicken, pork, cow and GUINEA PIG I have finally eaten guinea pig. I have some photos but don't have my computer cable so I will have to send them some other day. It doesn't taste bad. It taste like a mix between chicken and pork. It is a little fatty and chewy, but still good. The only problem is all the little bones you have to eat around. Other than that, I liked it.
We were able to get a lot of missionary work in this week. We are teaching quite a few people right now that love learning about the church. They just don't keep the commitments to come to church or read the Book of Mormon. We just have to pick the ones we should visit and the ones we won't. We got a really great reference this week. His name is Enrique. He just had a son who left on his mission 2 weeks ago. He wants to know what his son is doing and really know if it is true. We had a really good lesson one with him yesterday. The only problem is, like the rest of Peru, he isn't married but lives with his wife. Just one more family that I will have to try and marry in the upcoming month. Why can't people just get married before they live with someone!!!!!
Zonia, Rossmeri's mom, really wants to get baptized but can't because she isn't married and her husband doesn't want to get married. In the Gospel Principles class, they talked about how we need to be baptized. Zonia teared up and almost started to cry. We are going to teach her about fasting this week and invite her to do a special fast so she can get married.
Well, that sums up my week,
Love,
Elder Isaacson
This week I will write you on Saturday morning because the soccer tournament is going to be Monday and we are going to start early. I will write at about 10 am my time. I hope I have a letter to read on saturday.
Well, It sounds like this week was a lot calmer then last week. With calling you, the wedding, and a bunch of other stuff, this week sounds pretty boring and normal. I can't believe that it is already the last week of school. It seems like school just started. I can't believe that Kenzie is going to be a senior in high school. Before you know it you will be empty nestors. Time is flying by. I can't believe that Maddy and Lexi are leaving on their missions in three days. Also, the photos you sent me loaded fast. It didn't take anytime at all. You will be able to send as many pictures as you want and I will be able to see them rather quickly.
My week was a pretty normal week. Nothing too exciting happened. For P-day we went to a members house as a zone and they did a firepit lunch for us. We had chicken, pork, cow and GUINEA PIG I have finally eaten guinea pig. I have some photos but don't have my computer cable so I will have to send them some other day. It doesn't taste bad. It taste like a mix between chicken and pork. It is a little fatty and chewy, but still good. The only problem is all the little bones you have to eat around. Other than that, I liked it.
We were able to get a lot of missionary work in this week. We are teaching quite a few people right now that love learning about the church. They just don't keep the commitments to come to church or read the Book of Mormon. We just have to pick the ones we should visit and the ones we won't. We got a really great reference this week. His name is Enrique. He just had a son who left on his mission 2 weeks ago. He wants to know what his son is doing and really know if it is true. We had a really good lesson one with him yesterday. The only problem is, like the rest of Peru, he isn't married but lives with his wife. Just one more family that I will have to try and marry in the upcoming month. Why can't people just get married before they live with someone!!!!!
Zonia, Rossmeri's mom, really wants to get baptized but can't because she isn't married and her husband doesn't want to get married. In the Gospel Principles class, they talked about how we need to be baptized. Zonia teared up and almost started to cry. We are going to teach her about fasting this week and invite her to do a special fast so she can get married.
Well, that sums up my week,
Love,
Elder Isaacson
This week I will write you on Saturday morning because the soccer tournament is going to be Monday and we are going to start early. I will write at about 10 am my time. I hope I have a letter to read on saturday.
Monday, May 11, 2015
Happy Mother's Day! (May 11, 2015)
Feliz Dia Mama,
It was so nice to see all of you yesterday on skype. This letter won't be that big because we talked yesterday. It was nice to be able to see all your faces and to hear your voices. It was nice to meet Megan (that is how you spell it, right?) Even though Kyle and Megan were all mushy-gushy on the couch. I am glad that will have gone away by the time I get home.
They wedding sounds like it went super well and I love all the photos you sent me. I was able to see them all. I saw all the extended family in some. It was nice to be able to see all their faces. That is great that Kyle and Megan got moved into their new house last night. Maybe you can send me the video that you showed at the reception. Maybe I could get it and see it here. Also, I hoped you saved some wedding cake for me. I'm expecting it when I get home.
My week was kind of a crazy one. It was just go... go... go... We ended having a meeting almost every morning. We couldn't leave to go teach in the mornings once this week. That made it a little difficult to reach our goal of lessons. We also had a talent show in the ward to help out the mission work and get people excited to come to church. It was really fun and lots of people came. It ended up starting late, like usual, and we had to leave early due to the mission schedule.
We had 3 baptisms this week. They went really well. One of them almost didn't get baptized. When she went under the water the first time, her big toe poked out (so close to perfect). She got scared and didn't want to do it again. We ended up making everyone leave the room besides the witnesses and she was eventually baptized. My comp put all his weight on her and forced her under. She was happy the next day when she got confirmed though. We were also able to have a lot of converts at church too. I don't quite know what we did different, but I hope they keep coming.
I did get kind of sick this week like I said in the video call. I ate some bad food at night and felt sick all night long. I wasn't able to sleep. The next morning I woke up and just vomitted it all out. I felt pretty good a couple hours after that and now I feel great. My comp had some problems calling yesterday and was never able to call. We were able to work out all the problems and he called his family this morning. He was kind of sad last night but it is all good now that he called.
I can't wait to see the rest of the wedding photos,
love,
Elder Isaacson
P.S. Just 7 more months until I call again.
Karter on Skype with his companion, Elder Rivas.
It was so nice to see all of you yesterday on skype. This letter won't be that big because we talked yesterday. It was nice to be able to see all your faces and to hear your voices. It was nice to meet Megan (that is how you spell it, right?) Even though Kyle and Megan were all mushy-gushy on the couch. I am glad that will have gone away by the time I get home.
They wedding sounds like it went super well and I love all the photos you sent me. I was able to see them all. I saw all the extended family in some. It was nice to be able to see all their faces. That is great that Kyle and Megan got moved into their new house last night. Maybe you can send me the video that you showed at the reception. Maybe I could get it and see it here. Also, I hoped you saved some wedding cake for me. I'm expecting it when I get home.
My week was kind of a crazy one. It was just go... go... go... We ended having a meeting almost every morning. We couldn't leave to go teach in the mornings once this week. That made it a little difficult to reach our goal of lessons. We also had a talent show in the ward to help out the mission work and get people excited to come to church. It was really fun and lots of people came. It ended up starting late, like usual, and we had to leave early due to the mission schedule.
We had 3 baptisms this week. They went really well. One of them almost didn't get baptized. When she went under the water the first time, her big toe poked out (so close to perfect). She got scared and didn't want to do it again. We ended up making everyone leave the room besides the witnesses and she was eventually baptized. My comp put all his weight on her and forced her under. She was happy the next day when she got confirmed though. We were also able to have a lot of converts at church too. I don't quite know what we did different, but I hope they keep coming.
I did get kind of sick this week like I said in the video call. I ate some bad food at night and felt sick all night long. I wasn't able to sleep. The next morning I woke up and just vomitted it all out. I felt pretty good a couple hours after that and now I feel great. My comp had some problems calling yesterday and was never able to call. We were able to work out all the problems and he called his family this morning. He was kind of sad last night but it is all good now that he called.
I can't wait to see the rest of the wedding photos,
love,
Elder Isaacson
P.S. Just 7 more months until I call again.
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