Transfers!!!

Hello All! This week is transfers!

I'm going to have two "dads" in the mission! Elder Wilde is going off to Puerto Maldonado again, he'll probably end there, where he began. And I'll be companions here in Sicuani still, with Elder Cubillas. We don't know too much about him, but give me some questions to answer next week and you'll get the answers.

This is a crazy moment, apparently training used to always be in the same place with the same trainer for everyone, but even Elder Boulter, my MTC/CCM companion had an emergency transfer with his companion to Puerto with all the other emergency transfers.

This week though, it was great. Yesterday and Saturday we had a senior couple here, the Poulsens. I think they're from Utah. We did a ton of Family History, and I helped a lot of people get started with their family history in FamilySearch. I didn't think I knew a lot or how to teach FH, but I know a lot more than I thought, and more than most people here, missionaries too. I get the idea. But I get the opportunity to help teach people. We might do an indexing class since I taught someone last night and other people are interested.

I think the coolest thing about this family history time, besides the fact that it's awesome and everyone should do it, the cool thing for me is that I was speaking Spanish very well. I can speak Spanish well. But Sunday and Saturday I was blessed with the Gift of Tongues! It's real!

And then on Wednesday we had intercambios, exchanges, I think in English. I was with Elder Urrutia and Elder Wilde was with Elder Fritz, who now is the Gringo Assistant to the President! Elder Urrutia "killed" his companion (was with him as he ended his mission) and then his next companion transferred to be the Assistant to the President! He's doing alright though, we've just got a trio until his companion arrives, and then Elder Wilde leaves Wednesday morning! 7 AM!

Anyway, exchanges were good, it showed me that I know my sector or area. And that I can teach. Elder Urrutia just kind of gave me the wheel, at least partly because he didn't know people, but it was a good opportunity to learn more about being a leader.

The other cool thing this week, Monday we didn't have p-day.

We also had a conference with our new Presidente Herrera, which was p-day instead. We all went to Cusco and here is the picture of the missionaries that were there. It was good to get to know them, they're really cool and ready to be the new Presidente and Hermana of the mission. And apparently they'll only be around Gringo Elders in the mission until more come.

Elder Wilde and I stayed the night with the Assistants and Zone leaders of Inti Raymi. We'd planned on heading back, but no buses and lateness said no. That was fun. The best part is that during that trip I found out that I shouldn't eat granadillas, because they clear you out, and it hurts. So yeah, fun bus trip to Cusco, but you learn and grow and look on the spiritual side of things and learn that your sour experiences are but a moment that you'll forget the pain within a day or less, usually. Everything passes, but charity will remain and happiness too. Be good and happy. :)

Go study Moroni 7:45 and around it, but that verse is powerful.

Read the Book of Mormon and I'll talk to you all next week!

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Hurrah for Israel!

~Elder Fincher