Consejo and other news

Hola muy queridos hermanos!

¿Qué tal? ¿Todos están bien? ¿o qué? Espero que estén bien.

This week, it was actually really fun! I´m so happy right now and remembering everything that happened in the week. So, Tuesday was Consejo, or Council. That´s where all the Zone leaders and Sister training leaders come to Cusco from EVERYWHERE in the mission. And the office Elders (us) tell them things that are changing or that we need to do better or whatever. There was quite a bit of that for some of them, and for me I just got up there and said. (in Spanish) ¨Here´s a couple reminders of things that have been said in the past, but to remind you all. 1.You need to give us two transfers notice if you want to shorten or extend the mission. 2. Everyone will get a copy of their carné (foreign identity card) and if you lose it that means you buy the new one. 3. You can only say no to going to Machu Picchu if ¨Manan kanchu colque¨ otherwise you need to go so that the groups are big enough.¨ And then I ended and only one person asked when the copies would come and I said, ¨We´re working on that.¨ Pretty simple on my part. :D

But then I took another part after having talked to the Hermana Herrera (President´s wife) a couple nights before about exercises. Because I used to not do them too well, because I just did something or another, but I then had the idea to ask my family to send me the exercise routine that the entire mission where my sister served used. So I then was feeling a lot better myself doing exercises regularly and I had more energy, more strength and I just like it. And I mentioned that to Hermana Herrera and she said it would be great if I could share that with everyone in Consejo, so ok, normal. (as they say in Spanish, alright in English)

So after lunch I had my part to share about exercises. I confirmed with Hermana Herrera what I was going to do, and then did it. I explained the exercises on the projector and how to use the routine. Then I demonstrated. I took my suit coat off and all the Elders went, ¨oooohhh, ooh, ooooohhh!¨ And generally everyone got excited. I had my yoga mat that I use and Elder Daybell (the assistant) rolled it out like a red carpet and I had President Herrera start the music on his laptop and in less than three minutes I was done demonstrating the most basic in the routine. But winded from having eaten right before. Everyone loved it and I really hope that instead of just a lot of people having a short exercise show that they have shared it with their zones and that more missionaries are doing exercises so that they can be blessed with the blessings of regular exercise. (I challenge each and every one of you that is reading this blog to do something for exercises. Take fifteen minutes and just make a plan then do it each day. Maybe different for different days, but just make a plan and do it. It feels really good to be healthy and fit.)

In other news:

I´m pretty much running the show now as the executive secretary. Elder Boelter just explains the new things and the only thing I think I may have trouble with, but think I´ll do well anyway, is when to do everything next transfer. But we schedule things pretty well. So it´ll be good. We´re wondering if Elder Ordoñez is sticking around or if he´s out. But it´s cool either way.

My parents sent a package through some friends. I´m really grateful to God that I could retrieve it. Because they ended up having to leave it at their hotel desk since we couldn´t meet up. And 80% or more of the time here, with packages, you need ID. And my ID card is still in migrations right now, so I didn´t have it. But I didn´t need it thankfully. Tender mercies. I really enjoyed playing with the Frisbee I got in my package today on p-day, but on one throw it hit the concrete hard and died. I think super glue and tape will fix it though. If not, my parents were wise in sending two. :D

As far as the work goes, we´ve visited with Jhonothan a couple times as well as Mari. We´ve been proselyting a couple times and we set up an appointment with someone that stopped by the church, we´re hoping it goes well. And things are going good. The sisters had a baptism this Saturday! Norman got baptized and Elder Boelter baptized him.

Also, we did service by painting the ceiling of a member´s house.

Have a great week!

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Hurrah for Israel!

~Elder Fincher