John 10-20-08

Well it sounds like everyone had a good time at the play last week. I have never heard of that play. I am better from the sickness i had the other week so everything is getting better. Just that the flea thing here actually is real. Mom dont freak out but i did get some flea bites the past week because i think they were in my socks. But now i know for next time. Glad to hear that kristi beat brookwood, whenever they lose its always a better feeling for some reason. Well the past week was pretty good. Kinda a normal week except for we did have our first Baptism in Peru. It was really fun because she is the only one in her family that would listen to us and get baptized. She knew it was true and it really helped her to see young men around her age leave there houses only to serve. So that helped her testimony a lot. Im not sure what advice i could give to the missionaries at home because i have no clue what it would be like working around up there. But 7 baptisms is very possible. Just the references have to happen. Elder Nash from the 70 said that for references dont just ask if they know anyone. Ask if they know anyone who was just married or just had a baby or had a death in the family. Stuff like that and then take there names and visit those people. Just an idea. Well as for the answers to what we do on P-days, usually we come to internet go back to our areas maybe walk around the big mall we have or go eat at mcdonalds with other americans. O ya i might be taking money out this week. I found a guy to make me custom shoes(good quality dont worry) for like $60. they should be done later this week. So i am kinda excited about that. Well as for today we are going to the Lima Zoo. Which i hear is kinda of cool. I dont know what to expect. We are allowed to go because our zone has 20 people with baptism dates. So thats pretty cool. This mission is pretty weird im not going to lie. If a zone gets enough baptisms they get to watch a movie approved by the president. Its kinda weird im not sure how i could watch anything becuase that will just click me back and make me want to watch more. Elder taylor has really seen every movie i have so when we get down we just start quoting movies(like old times) and it gets us happier. On p-days i also play some guitar to get better. I dont know many songs yet becuase my comp just wants me to get down more of the basics before anything. Well i am having a good time here. The liders are better know and me and my comp are finding some more people. Our area is actually really hard becuase there is a lot of rich people in our area. So we are thinking to start working in the hills where the people are a little more humble. And mom we are taking care of the Greenie still. Elder ridge is learning a lot with us. He might be suffering with his comp right now but it is making him better. Next week im going to try and send a video home if i can. Im going to see about it. Of our house and stuff. Umm there isnt really much else going on i think. I still feel like a zoo animal walking around the streets the way people look at me. We get a good laugh about it every now and then. O ya thats crazy that whitney is leaving already. I love how i just now heard about it from yall. I had to hear it from Elder Thompson when she got her call. But thats really cool shes leaving. I already feel old in the mission when this change is over we only have one more change till we have a year. Thats really crazy for me. Its flying by. But i am having a good time finally and o ya almost forgot we have a conference this week with Elder Christoferson at the CCM on Wednesday and i think President maynes from bolivia might be coming. So im kinda excited about that. Well thats all for this week. It was good to hear from all of you again. I love you all and hope everyone has a good time this week. And i want to hear about college football and who is winning. I havent heard that much. And also how basketball is going to go this year. Tryouts should be in like 2 weeks i think. But i lov eyou all and i will write again next week.