2018 / Fany's Baptism

What a week, first, it was awesome skyping the family on Christmas, was super happy to see them. I LOVED this Christmas, I don't know what it was this time but I had a blast, we had so many activities and did so much service. Also really excited for this next year, Elder Austin, Elder Hatfield and I were talking a lot about how 2017 was the only entire year that we would be serving and giving everything to the Lord. Makes you reflect on a lot but 2017 was the year I learned the most, (so far). Time flys, sometimes it doesn't feel like it haha, but it really does. Excited for what's to come this year and for what will happen here in Sicuani. I hope all of you had a good new year and a good Christmas!! 

This week Fany was baptized!!! One of the coolest if not most spiritual baptism I've been to, it was really small but the young women helped us out a ton. Fany's testimony after she was baptized was one of the strongest I've heard from a convert and it made me just say to myself "THAT is why I'm here" Of course I always know why I'm on the mission but it was kind of like a wake up call and just awesome. Sorry If I can never put my stories into words but it was just something that made me reflect a lot, especially for the new year too. We're very very happy for Fany and we know she'll be a very strong and awesome addition to the Sicuani ward.  

This past week on the 28th of December was kind of like April Fools in Peru, our pension and with some help from the zone leaders told Elder Austin that he had an emergency transfer to a city very very far away close to Yunguyo, he packed ALL his stuff just to realize it was a joke, I died laughing, if you can find his email he'll probably explain it better but my goodness I cried it was so funny. 

I hope you all have had a time to kinda look over this past year, hopefully it's been a good one, and if not, this one will be better!! I'm having a blast, I'm also realizing how much I need to take advantage of the time I have to just give absolutely everything to the Lord. I don't have a scripture this week but I've heard there's a new mormon message about not looking behind you this coming year, through Christ we can just look forward! So yah go watch it! I hope you all have an awesome week! Sorry I'm terrible at writing letters and explaining things but hopefully you all can get the jist of it. Love you all!! #bringiton2018

p.s. We had some HUGE hailstorms this week.

Pics- Here's some classic "sun in the face" baptism pics haha