Week 75

normal week. nothing really happened as usual lol.

I had entrevistas with Pres. Marsh on Thursday. He told me he will prob leave me in this area for 2 more changes so that means I might get to go to Arequipa to end my mission hahaha lol. I can't think of anything else that happened.

I hit 17 months this week, which is sick.

Wednesday is Christmas. Gonna be chill.

Oh ya today bought some Ray Bans for 3 dollars in the cachina which is sick.

I'm sure Jacob's Spanish is better than mine. But with 17 months I'm finally confident saying that my Spanish is better than Bryce's (plus he's been home for a year and a half) lol so ya that's sweet. Give me 3 more months and I'll be confident enough to say my Spanish is as good as Jacob's lol

Besides that ya nothing else. It's fetching hot here. 

Sorry mom, I haven't taken any more pics lol

peace

elder mortenson

Week 74

decent week lol. actually have something to write about.

Everything was normal up until Friday when we went to Arequipa. 7 hours. The bus played Frozen 2, Angry Birds 2 and Wreck it Ralph 2. so ya not great movies lol.  we got to Arequipa at like 7:30. After we dropped our stuff off at the hotel we headed to the centro to go eat. On the way we were walking and we had to cross the street. so we go to cross and there was a car parked right there on the side and I went to walk right in front of it and I stepped right in front of the tire, then the idiot in the car decided to go for some reason and he drove right up on my right foot. It was super weird cause all the sudden I couldn't move hahaha Then I realized a car was on my foot. It just felt like a fat dude standing on my foot, but ya all the elders freaked out lolol. then I slapped the hood of the car and told the guy to back up and he did. lol so ya that was lit! We went to McDonald's to eat. I hadn't eaten McDonald's in 15 months and it was so amazing. We ran into like 20 other elders there so it was lit lol.

Saturday we went to the meeting. it was crazy there with all of the missionaries in the whole mish. But ya the prophet didn't actually come. He got sick apparently. Elder Soares came instead.  He speaks Spanish pretty well. grammatically its aight but his accent is perfect. But ya we took some pics and everything but I don't have them. I have to wait until I get them sent to me. I assume some of them should be on the blog or something cause some church photographers came and took pics of us with Elder Soares but idk

Afterwords we had like 2 hours before the bus left so a bunch of us headed to one of the big malls to go eat. we went to TGI Fridays where we ran into a couple from Arizona that was living there that are members. After we ordered the wife came over to our table and said they were going to pay for our meal lol. Then as soon as she left we all ordered dessert as well hahahha lol. It was amazing I got a bacon cheeseburger and it had legit meat and bacon it was so amazing!!! So good! Then after, we went to Papa Johns and I picked up 2 pizzas to take back to Tacna.

the ride back was even longer cause they didn't play any movies.

but ya that was my Arequipa experience lol

Nothing else happened lol

peace

elder mortenson

Week 73

chill week. just trying to get familiarized (is that how you say that?) with the area and the new investigators and members. This is probs the biggest area I've had. Tacna is definitely the biggest city I've been in by a long shot. super weird.

My comp is chill, likes to talk a lot in the lessons which can be annoying. he also doesn't and/or can't pronounce the spanish "R" which is weird. I thought it was just a Bolivian thing cause none of them pronounce the spanish R but apparently in his city as well hahha. he completes a year this Thursday which will be chill.

There are 2 zones here in Tacna. one of the zls is from my group and me and him are the oldest in our zone (not sure about the other cause idk who is in it) so that's sick. super weird being the oldest but also cool

this Griday we are gonna travel to Arequipa and stay the night cause Saturday morning we have a meeting with Pres. Nelson with the entire mission. The bus ride is around 7 hours so that sucks way bad. but that will be pretty crazy with all 160+ missionaries there. I'm not sure where we are all gonna sleep cause everyone from Tacna, Ilo and Moquegua is traveling to Arequipa on Friday and we are like 58 missionaries or something hahaha. and no I don't think we are going to the temple, just gonna meet in one of the stake centers there.

Thanks for the package btw hahha, the shoes are sick and ya they fit. lol its a good thing Trish put "for Brock's comp" on the other package or I would've taken it lol. 

Also they are making a Pizza Hut here which is a miracle. I should still be here when it opens which will be sick.

Apparently this change is only gonna be 5 weeks. That's just what I've heard. I haven't heard anything official but that's what everyone is saying so ya this change should go by pretty fast with Christmas and everything.

no new pics. maybe next week lol

peace

elder mortenson

Week 72

last week was chill. same as all the others hahaha.

so i finally got moved out of Ilo. I've been transferred to Tacna. the weather here is basically just like Ilo except there isn't an ocean. The bus ride here was only like 2 1/2 hours so not too bad. Last night had a big fam ham and said goodbye to all the converts and cool members. Then we stayed up till like 3 packing and getting everything organized cause they transferred both of us. Naturally my comp went to Arequipa, where I have yet to serve. so ya didn't get much sleep at all last night so I'm pretty freakin tired. my new comp is Elder Aslan. He's from Argentina so that's chill. He has 3 changes less than me. I was really hoping to not get put with another American so I can keep speaking Spanish so ya its chill.

6 months left here in Peru. I'm thinking this could be my last area if I stay here for 4 changes like I did in Ilo. I really wouldn't mind cause I don't wanna pack my suitcases again cause its the freaking worst. and if I do end here I can load up on amazingly cheap legit stuff from la cachina (basically just a massive market full of stuff from the US that never got sold and is sold here for like 98% off lol. but ya. its weird to finally have 6 months left after so much time here haha.

anyways ya not much else.

peace

elder mortenson

Week 71

I basically only write these emails for the subjects cause there isn't really anything to write about hahaha.

Normal week. Nothing happened. Saturday the stake went to Arequipa to tour the temple.

We found out that on the 14th the entire mission is going to Arequipa for a meeting with pres Neosporin  which is cool. But no we don't get to stay overnight and go to the temple dedication. That will be broadcasted to each stake center.

Besides that ya nothing else

Still haven't downloaded the pics lol

Peace 

Elder mortenson

Week 70

So ya chill week. We were able to baptize the 3 kids on Saturday even though everything didn't go according to plan. The ward was supposed to prepare everything but they didn't prepare anything so we had to delay it by 2 hours for their incompetence.

I'll try and remember to transfer over the pics this week from it

Nothing else really happened besides that. Kinda gotta hurry this email cause I forgot to write it lolol. 

In other news, today is the big 16. We're getting close-ish now lol

Anyways ya peace hahaha

Elder mortenson

Week 69

Normal week. Nothing really happened lol and I forgot to write until right now and it's late haha

We had interviews last Tuesday and them went to tacna on Thursday. Had to wake up super early. The conference was tiring but it was cool to see a lot of my causas.

Nothing else happened in the week. This week we are probs gonna baptize the 3 kids of the Venezuelan couple cause they won't be getting married for a while haha. 

But ya that's it.

Peace

Elder mortenson