10 November 2008--2 semanas en el campo--news from Jon

Yeah, I heard Barack Obama is the new President. Everyone here asks me how I fell about it, and I tell them it doesn't matter to me, I'm going to be in Peru for the next 2 years. Yeah we'll see how things go with that. Sounds like things are going well at home. It was so great to read all of those dear elders and hear what is going on at home.
Hear things are going great! We have a baptism Saturday. Diego Rosales is his name, he had run away from home, and had returned last Sunday. His family has been baptized, and we have been teaching him. I can't believe my first baptism is going to be Saturday! We have a lot of great investigators. In Sacrament meeting yesterday we had nine of them attend. It was such a good day! Last night we were meeting with one of our investigators Bety Cruz and her daughter Mayumi, and they accepted a baptismal date for the 22 de Noviembre. I have met so many great people already. This is great.
We definitely have busy days. We get up at 630 and exercise for 30 minutes I haven't been able to run, but I bought a jump rope so that should keep me in pretty good shape, I'm thinking. We eat breakfast which is usually just bread, ham, and hot chocolate. Then from 8 to 11 we study. Then from 11 to 930 we proselyte, except for an hour for lunch and dinner. We always have appointments, and are trying to contact people so the time really flies. We had 33 new investigators just for this last week! It just amazing to see people gain a testimony of this gospel, and I am learning so much about the gospel myself.
We put on a talent show Saturday Night. It was great, but it really cracks me up how things work here. The invitations were for 6 o'clock, but the thing didn't end up starting until like 730. It is funny how people don't really care about time, people are just pretty easy going. It was an awesome time though. Nobody is really shy about sharing their talents. The relief society did some hilarious skit dressed up like chickens, and we did 2 skits about making good decisions, and how unfortunately missionaries couldn't dance. It was a good time.
We are having dia de preparation in La Merced today. It is about 3 hours from La Oroya, and its all down hill. We are in the Jungle right now, and it is Hot! I'm loving it! We are supposedly going to check out some caves as a zone. It should be pretty cool.
Well that is whats been going on in my life. Time seems to be flying. I lucked out with my trainer, Elder Lima. He likes to work hard, and we do for sure. Oh yeah yesterday Presidente Agustanelli needed help moving a couch into his house. We though oh no big deal, but the problem was that his apartment is like three stories up, and the only way to get it up there was tie a rope to it and lift it up to the roof. It was hilarious! There me and Elder Lima were trying to heft this couch three stories high with a rope. We got it done though, a few cuts and scrapes here and there. Oh I wish I had a picture of it!
Well it sounds like first term is over for the kids. Keep working hard guys and writing me letters on Dear Elder I really enjoy hearing from everyone. Steph, you are going a 29 in your 50 back, and a 115 in the 100! That is awesome! I can't believe Dustin went a 101. He is going to break that record for sure. Hey and you are probably going to beat my times in the backstroke! Keep up the good work. Andrew keep having fun in school. Hey, and work on that Spanish bro. I expect you to be fluent by the time I get home, so we can talk and nobody else can understand. Keep up the good work on the house too. I hope that your getting better. Jen its sounds like you are turning into a professional on the cello. I hope when I get home you'll invite me to one of your private concerts or something like that! Allison BYU is awesome! Almost as good as SUU. Ha ha just kidding. Keep having fun at school, always remember I am praying for you guys. It sounds awesome that you are using your archeology skills to dig up the back yard. Mom, I love you. Thanks for always writing me, I always love hearing what is going on at home. Keep up the good work with your huge class and stuff. Dad, I'm glad you only have to work 4 days. I hope you have gotten into a van pool that you can sleep. It sounds like things are going well with the tooele house. Love you guys, and thanks for all you do. Always remember that I'm Praying for you.
Love,
Elder Lee