Hola Texas whats up? Well this week was really cool. I got a new companion his name is Elder Barrenechea and he is from Bolivia. He is 19 about 20 years old and he is great so far. Elder Condori got a transfered and became a zone leader in a trio which is really rare but really cool. He's actually right by my area so he can come to the baptism of Erick and Jovanna. They are really excited for their wedding on 26th this month and so am I. They will be baptized the next day on the 27th so we are really excited. They wanted him to baptize them so it's all good and I am really happy for them. They are actually beginning to give us references and invite there friends to church so we are probably going to be working with a lot of new people this month. My new comp and I have been putting an extreme focus on families and trying to contact every family we see. He's really good at it and is quick to gain peoples trust and confidence which is truly a blessing since I was scared that my families wouldn't like my new companion. I heard rumors that he is lazy and has a past but well regardless to those rumors he is working hard with me so far. Well we get to marry a family or actually a couple in our branch. The woman is a member and her boyfriend who we still haven't met. The womans name is Jahira, she is the daughter of Mami Chela, the woman that I skyped you guys. She is amazing and she is actually is separated with her first husband and her boyfriend is like a father to the kids and we hope to marry them this month as well and baptize her boyfriend . She is already baptized . We are trying to help a recent convert in our branch named Jorge get the priesthood. He has a little problem with drinking. People here drink like crazy by the way. He doesn't drink during the week cuz hes so busy, it just on Saturday when his friends go to his house to drink. I still don't know why they want to drink in his house its horrible. I am considering calling the cops on his friends since one of them was walking around with like a pound of coke in his back pocket the other day. Oh well I might just go all Bruce Lee on them if I get the chance. Well anyway for the funny part of the letter Friday or Saturday me and my comp just finished teaching a lesson and a bunch of kids about 4 or 7 kids ran up to us and asked me [Where are you from?] I said,"United States"! They smiled and just ran away screaming yelling GUYS, GUYS, LOOK LOOK ITS THE GRINGO FROM ONE DIRECTION!!! My comp just bursts out laughing and I shout NO NO I'M NOT NOT FROM ENGLAND !!! MY HAIR IS NOT THAT POOFYY!! Long story short I had a lot of people look at me laughing so if you hear anything about one direction visiting Peru this week there is a possibility it was me. Ok well another cool experience. Well Tuesday morning while me and Elder Condori were about to leave for changes I am still in the same area btw. A bunch of Jehova Witnesses knocked on our door, I was so happy. Well they tried teaching us. Then I started teaching them . They said Jehova is the father of Jesus Christ and then they went off trying to argue. I just calmy said, because they were yelling at me, so Jesus is his son and they said yes yes exactly and I started lessson 1. I said well Jesus called 12 apostles right and they agreed. Then I said then Jesus acted as a prophet and organized a church they again agreed . Then I asked them does your church have a prophet and 12 apostles? They looked at each other and told me, no . Then I responded, THEN YOU ARE NOT THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST!! Please take in mind that they were screaming at me then one of them said reading the scripture in mathew 7 but mathew says that there will be many false prophets. I asked him to read the next verse which says by there fruits you will know them!!! dun dun dunnnnn . Then I magically pulled out a Book of Mormon and since they were screaming at me about Joseph Smith the whole time. I then said THIS IS THE FRUIT OF JOSEPH SMITH. I invited them to read it and then pray about it , and I promised them saying I PROMISE YOU IN THE NAME OF CHRIST THAT IF YOU READ THIS BOOK AND PRAY ABOUT IT YOU WILL KNOW THAT THIS IS THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST.
It was cool and one of them was about to take it but the other one slapped his hand and started yelling at me then they left. I felt real sincerity in the one that was about to take the Book . Well I wanted to share that with you guys please don't think I was bible bashing or anything but the point is this. It did a lot for my testimony.Later while we were in the taxi driving to the changes I just felt so sure about this church about the Book of Mormon about everything. The point is this if you want to have a stronger testimony share it with someone. It was truly a memorable moment for me. By the way people when I said prove them wrong using the bible I was trying to say prove me right by using the bible. I really like to do that. Please don't think I was yelling or bible bashing cuz I am really not that type of person . I just strongly shared my testimony and encourage all of you to do the same.
Love you all
Elder Atwood
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