ELDER CANYON ATWOOD: Week 3

Hey guys whats up. OK so this is my 3rd week in Lima, Peru. Ok so Sunday through Wednesday kinda sucked because I was sick like vomit sick. I looked at our schedule Tuesday and realized that we had to teach so I got my companion and went to teach them but they weren't home so we were sad, but it was probably a good thing. We went back to the house since I was sick and right when I walked in I went to the bathroom to throw up so good thing I didn't do that in anyone home. Anyway,the rest of the week has been alright. We actually had an activity Friday night like a talent show and my ward mission leader dressed up like a clown and made me and my companion dress like clowns and help with the activity. It was weird but the little kids loved it. Well after the activity we met a kid I don't remember his name anyway he is in our area and he wanted us to go and teach him and his family so we did and it was awesome. We actually set up another appointment to teach him later this week. Ok so this is the experience of the week, I was on exchanges this week with a companion who didn't know any English. Elder Mamani and I just finished teaching a family and we went to teach another family in the area but they were not there so we went to a recent converts house, a kid named Jesus. His house was all the way across town so just as we were about to knock on his door we got a call from the Hermanas: They said hey we need you guys right now to come and give a blessing to this lady who is really really sick. Well her house was where we just were so we ran across town again to give this lady a blessing . The lady had cancer in her lungs and holes in her intestines. So I gave the first part of the blessing and Elder Mamani gave the other part.Ok so apparently the Hermanas were walking to a investigators house when the daughter of this sick lady ran out and said hey come here right now we need your help so they taught her then called us. It just proves that people know that there is something special about missionaries. Anyway the language is still a little hard, but during a lesson this week I started to teach the atonement, I shared Alma 36 because that's my favorite scripture. I bore my testimony and I think I said ¨( the atonement of Jesus Christ is real I have felt it, I remember when I cried Jesus thou Son of God have mercy on me and I felt clean and I felt good) then I promised them that they can feel that way too. Take in mind I did this in really broken Spanish probably got a lot of the words wrong and the lady replied, ( You have a really strong testimony ) that shows me that although I probably didn't say the correct words the spirit makes the corrections. Our investigator Kevin didn't come to church on Sunday so he has to come 3 more times before baptism. We actually committed his friend to baptism as well. The good news, a family that we have been teaching the mom and her less active son who is not a member came to church yesterday and LOVED it. The kid was asking can I come next week, can I come next week. The mother loved it as well so that made my week. It is so easy to get people to commit to baptism read the Book of Mormon and pray. The hardest part is getting them to come to church because everything that happens here happens on Sunday like parties, soccer tournaments, and drinking. That is why we don't really do a whole lot of contacting on Sunday, mostly just visit less active families. Well that's my third week in my mission I'm just gonna keep studying and keep praying that the gift of tongues kicks in.

Love, Elder Atwood