I hope you've all had an awesome week and that everything is going fantastic!
First thing on my mind right now, it's my birthday today! Yay! It started out a little interesting since the other missionaries ended up in line for the shower before me, so I had to eat breakfast in my PJs. And since we'd cooked our own food these past couple days the Hermana Meri wanted a picture to see the difference in our skinniness.
So after breakfast we went into the courtyard, and started taking pictures. Then as I'd heard in the CCM happens here in Peru, I got beaned in the head with eggs from the other missionaries!
FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS! That's how they say it in Spain, Froehlicher Geburtztag, in German it means the same. Smash an egg on your head! Peruanos do it too. But anyway you say it, it means Happy Birthday to you!!!
And here's some pictures and a video of my singing this other version of the popular Primary song.
So after that I went and showered, which is why the others hadn't let me before breakfast to get my missionary clothes eggy. So, that part was nice. And I really can't help but laugh about it, it's hilarious. *Taking pictures, smiling....* *My head gets shoved down and the others are laughing as... they smash eggs on my head* Pretty much my brain in the moment.
But we'll be having lasagna and pansuta pizza today, which was planned before the Hermana knew it was my Birthday today, so she knows, without knowing, she knows.
The next thing to mind, yesterday Darwin came to Church!!! YAY! He's an investigator that has his warehouse in the next sector over, but lives in Sicuani sector. He is very intelligent, and when he decides to do something, he does it. So the key with him is to teach the doctrine, that correctly understood will have him desire to keep the commitment. (really the same formula for everyone) He just doesn't feel like he's ready for baptism. We're helping him though.
We also taught a couple ladies this week and they have baptismal dates!!! That's what helps the missionaries and investigators to teach more often and with more commitment. The 3rd of September is their goal right now, we're going to go forward teaching them and hoping, praying and fasting that they can do it. Because they have interest, they just need to work and pray to know for themselves, just like the rest of us.
And the other thing is, we cooked for ourselves these last couple days because the Hermana Meri went on a trip for the Independence Day of Peru, the 28th. It was really good. We got 5 out of 8 as planned apart, from just Fettuccini Alfredo and not Chicken Alfredo. Crepes, Carbonada, Stir fry. Then eggs and bread for breakfast, Fettuccini Alfredo, and dinner for me was trek cooking, instead of tacos I cooked for myself with the failed taco balls some flaky tortillas and biscuits. Like trek, good memories. Then breakfast burritos without tortillas and pancakes al final. Because the Hermana Meri got back before dinner. Elder Augat cooked a lot of the meals, and I did the pancakes and stir fry.
It was all really, really good. But it helps us appreciate the service that the pensionistas do for us, they save us a lot, a lot of time and hassle with cooking for us. Appreciate the people in your lives that help save you time. Appreciate the people that are becoming better. And appreciate the new experiences, enjoy every moment that you've got that raw egg on the top of your head! There's something to be learned and/or enjoyed from every experience.
Read the Book of Mormon, it's got so much more in it than we can imagine or think it has, it's not just stories and it's not just scriptures. It's stories and scriptures, the word of God specifically for us in these days.
Hasta la próxima semana!
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Hurrah for Israel!
~Elder Fincher
~Elder Fincher
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