HELLO FROM PERU!!! Guys its crazy pretty here like oh my goodness. Its so so humid though. But I absolutely LOVE IT. I have already made some amazing friends. SO the flight to Peru was one really long day. We finally got here at like midnight and got to the CCM (MTC-MIssionary Training Center) at like 2 am. Its been great fun. SO my companion is Hermana Schmidt. She´s from Rexburg and shes way chill. We´re the only two new American Sisters that are in the 6 week program. SO that means our district of 8 is made up of six Elders. There are only 16 American missionaries in the 6 week program. 8 are Hermanas and 8 are Elders. The rest of the Hermanas are already 3 weeks in and they're way cool. Its so cool being in PERU. There are so many Latinos and Latinas its crazy!! I don't know what they're ever saying but they're so sweet and the Hermanas always give me huge hugs. I LOVE THE MTC PRESIDENT AND HIS WIFE(Presidante Moore y Hermana Moore): They are the sweetest people and have already helped me so much. The food here is crazy. Lots of interesting flavors Ive never had before and SO MUCH CHICKEN. I have never eaten this much chicken. But its all pretty good. The teachers are amazing and its crazy how fast they threw us into speaking Spanish in lessons but we're doing really well! I asked our ¨investigator¨ to get baptized the other day and I didn't mess up! I really thought I was going to but I didn't. We also sang I am a child of God in Spanish in the first lesson and that was way fun! My district is crazy. The Elders are so crazy. but they have really amazing testimonies and I've learned alot from them.
One funny story from the week. We were teaching a lesson and Hermana Schimdt instead of saying you can be free from sin which is Pecado she said Pescado which means fish. So she said you can be free from fish haha. It was really funny.
Also here's a spiritual thought that Hermana Moore Shared. Matthew 11:28-30
We must come unto him especially now that you are in the CCM. Its hard but if you come unto Him and take his yoke upon you He WILL be right there with us always. We will be working side by side with the Savior. I just love knowing that he's always there with us. Helping us.
This week has been super hard but really fun. Definitely not used to having someone with me every second of everyday after being such an independent person. But I still love it the spirit is so strong.
Also we went to the temple today and got to do it all in English which was very nice.
I love this gospel and I love being a missionary.
Love yall :)
Hermana Haley Howe
Peru Arequipa Mission
