Two Weeks for the Price of One
Our family went back to their home in New York on Sunday, February 23rd. Then it was back to work for us.
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| Nice little church in Chaclacayo |
On February 26th and 27th we had Multi Zone Conferences. At this conference we had a special presentation by the Chosica Zone. The missionaries are going to do a devotional in each of the 10 stakes in our mission. It is about the restoration of the gospel, focusing on Joseph Smith and the first vision. It is a musical devotional. Chosica Zone presented the devotional showing us all how it should be done. They really did a great job and you could feel the spirit strongly. It was a highlight of the Zone Conferences.
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| Bougainvillea |
Dos semanas or two week training was March 3rd. It was really fun to be with and meet all the new missionaries. They had arrived in the mission when we were off in Machu Picchu. We have 12 new missionaries--5 hermanas and 7 elders. One of our new elders had to wait 4 years to be baptized! He was converted when he was 14, but his parents wouldn't give him permission to be baptized. Right after he turned 18, he was baptized. His parents disowned him for a while. When he got his mission call he told his mom that maybe he shouldn't go. She told him it was a call from the Lord and that he needed to fulfill that call. His parents have been to church at least one time since he left on his mission. What a blessing for him and his family. Who knows maybe they will be baptized while he serves the Lord.
March 5th was Leadership Council. President Amato shared with us the story of Betsy Cunningham (It's in the movie "17 Miracles"). Her parents had been promised that ALL of their children would reach Zion. Her mother relied on that promise and a miracle occurred. What promises have we been given and do we have the faith to trust that the Lord will fulfill his promises to us.
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| Leadership Council |
At one time Elizabeth ... was left for dead on the plains, as she was thought to be frozen to death. The
ground was frozen so hard that they could not dig a grave so they just wrapped her in a blanket and laid the body on
the ground and hurried on to make camp for the night, as darkness was fast overtaking them. After they had reached
camp, the mother of Elizabeth felt impressed to go back to the child. Her friends ridiculed the idea, but the mother was
determined, for she maintained that the child was not dead. She had been promised in Scotland that if she was faithful,
that she and all her family would reach Zion in safety. She went back to the child and found her undisturbed by the
wolves. She carried the child back to camp and worked over her. Some hot water was spilt on her foot and it caused a
quiver to go through the limb. Convinced that she was still alive, they kept up their efforts until they brought her back
to life. This is the Elizabeth who lived to be the mother of thirteen children, and the foster mother of three others.
Leap Day! February 29th!
Date Night
We were able to sneak in a trip to the symphony on Friday, March 6th. We went to the Grand National Theater with another senior couple, The Hixsons. It was really nice and relaxing. One of the pieces that the symphony played was Beethoven's violin concerto. It was really interesting because the soloist was also the conductor! It was very fun to watch him play and also lead the orchestra.
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| The National Symphony Orchestra of Peru |
Plants of Peru
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| Very interesting flower on a tropical plant |
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| These are the blossoms on my favorite pokey bark tree |
Random Photo of the Week
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| Elder White sitting in the President's chair! |
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