17 November 2008--Put me down for un bautizmo!

Hey family things are still going great in Peru. Yesterday was really an amazing day. First of all Elder Lima and I had to talk in Sacrament meeting. I talked for 15 minutes in español, and it felt like 5 minutes. It makes me wonder why I had such a hard time with my farewell talk that was in English. I actually prepared it about an hour before church too There just wasn't time this entire week. After all of the church meetings we had the baptism of Diego Rosales. Elder Lima baptized him, but it was just great to be a part of the whole thing, and I ended up having to give another ten minute talk at the baptism. It was just a great experience, and the Rosales family is really an amazing family. It was good to see all of their family is now baptized into this wonderful church. It is really great to see how the church is already blessing their lives. I was going to send you the pictures, but I forgot my camera back at the room so I will send them next week.
La Oroya is an interesting place. It is a mining town, and it is like in a canyon so it stretches really long, but isn't very wide. There are about a million taxis and buses that drive back and forth and they honk constantly. It took some getting used to. I remember back in Tooele people would honk at you because they knew you. So I was used to waving every time I heard a honk. Well lets just say that ended fast, or I would be constantly waving! We ride in the taxis and buses all of the time to just because we have so many appointments, and no time to walk like three miles back and forth. Its good though because we contact every one we ride in My favorite thing is when we contact entire mini buses. We ask them to turn down the music, and then we go on with our message, and then take down the names and addresses of those that are interested. Its awesome. I think this last week we had like 27 new investigators.
I am fine with the money situation. I love how things here are so cheap. Whenever I am hungry I just buy bread. Its like 8 pieces of bread for 1 sol (33 cents) so I load up! We get 85 soles for personal expenses per month so I'm good. I'll let you know if I have problems with the money situation though.
Oh when I get home I am never going to worry about dogs when I am running every again. There are dogs everywhere, and some of them aren't very big fans of the missionaries. The worst is this one dog right outside our apartment. Everyday it goes crazy when it sees us. It nipped at my pant leg once, and after that I swore if it came near me I was going to drop kick it. Everytime we walk passed we carry these big rocks, and when it sees us it keeps barking but usually keeps its distance. We finally decided that the dog is catholic, and thats why it hates us so much. Our apartment is good. I have 4 blankets now so I am nice and warm at night. The only problem is we haven't had hot water for like 2 weeks. Thats ok though, I am doing just fine and couldn't be happier out here serving.
I guess I only have like a minute left, but just want you guys to know I love you and always pray for you. Look forward to hearing more of the amazing things that are happening at home. Love You!
Elder Lee