Hola Texas whats up? Well this week was really cool. I got a new companion his name is Elder Barrenechea he's from Bolivia is 19 about 20 years old and he is great so far. Elder Condori got a transfer and became a zone leader in a trio which is really rare but really cool. Hes actualy right by my area so he can come to the baptism of Erick and Jovanna they are really exited for there wedding there 26th this month and so am i they will be baptised the next day actually the 27th so we are really exited. Well they wanted him to baptise them so its all good i am really happy for them. They are actually beginning to give us references and invite there friends to church so we are probly going to be working with alot of new people this month. My new comp and i have been putting an extreme focus on families trying to contact every family i see. Hes really good at it and is truly quick to gain peoples trust and confidence which is truly aa blessing since i was scared that my families wouldnt like my new companion. I heard rumores that he is lazy has a past but well regardless to those rumores he is working hard with me so far so ya. Well we got to marry a family or actually a couple in our branch the woman is a member and her boyfriend who we still havnt met the womans name is jahira she is the daughter of mami chela the woman that i skyped you guys. she is amazing she is actually separated with her first husband i think and her boyfriend is like a father to the kids and all from what iv heard so we hope to marry them this month as well and baptise her boyfriend . she is already baptised so yaa. Well we as missionaries in peru since there is alot and i mean alot of law of chastitiy violation are experts at mariage. well anyway we are trying to help a recent convert in our branch named jorge get the priestood. He has a little problem with drinking. People here drink like crazy by the way. He doesnt drink during the week cuz hes so bussy it just on saturday where his friends go to his house to drink i still dont 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. Well friday or saturday me and my comp just finish 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, And they smiled and just ran away sreaming yelling GUYS GUYS LOOK LOOK ITS THE GRINGO FROM ONE DIRECTION!!!
I was like what my comp just bursts out laughing and i shout NO NO IM NOT NOT FROM ENGLAND !!!
MY HAIR IS NOT THAT POOFYY!!
well long story short i had alot of people look at me laughing so if you hear anything about one direction visisting peru this week there is a possibility its was me. so ya that was weird. 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. Well a buch 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 went off trying to argue. I just calmy said. Cuz they were yelling at me. OK Ok 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 agread. 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 loooked 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.
Well what was cool is one of them was about to take it but the other one like slaped 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 dont think i was bible bashing or anything but the point is this. It did alot for my testimony. latter 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 trulyo memorable moment for me. and 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. anyway please dont 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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