Yeah, I got the packages yesterday, thank you so much!!! I really was missing those shoes so much, yesterday I felt like I was back at the church when I had those bad boys on. Thanks for the shirts I only had two, one to sleep in one to get nice and sweaty everyday during P.E. Same with the socks, so yeah thanks a ton (we sent him some extra things he forgot). Well this week flew by, I'm so stoked to go to Peru even though I won't understand anything, I'm crossing my fingers for a new native companion when I get there which would help me a ton. I'm having a hard time practicing spanish because my companion is so far behind but even then I'm still learning a ton. So some interesting stuff that you I didn't tell you:
My district Presidency is amazing they're all awesome. They are also the same presidency that Talon had. President Dickerson recognized our last name and said that he remembered Talon, and that he was so proud of him when he left and that he thought it was super cool we're cousins. President Dickerson is amazing he is the biggest B.O.M. fan in the world, he tells us everytime he sees us that if he wouldn't get in trouble he'd tell us to send our Bibles home. He gave a sweet lesson about how the "B.O.M." is the best tool we have, and how he related it to how Micheal Jordan was the best player to ever play the game. So he said if we have the greatest player to play the game, why don't we put him in the game and pass the ball to him. Then related it to putting the book of mormon out there right when you teach, and give it to the investigator. Awesome lesson! We had Elder L. Tom Perry speak to us and honestly it was alright, but we had The Rasmunds speak to us who are in the Presidency of the 70ty and they were amazing both him and his wife, they totally got me ready to go.
The food here is real good thats why I gained 7lbs plus, I get about a package a day full of candy. Everybody in my district says it's a given, I get a package full of food. So when I go pick it up they call me Elder Elephante haha. The Williamson's have sent me krispy kremes and a ton of chips and salsa, the Borgets with Cookies and good Caffienated drinks and all the wonderfull cookies and coke I get from home I've gotta be the most loved and happiest misionary out here. Also thanks to everyone for writing to me!
Tell the priests and Mack to read PMG its really the best thing they could do. The priests need to go to mission prep too. I learned a ton in there and have had some real good expriences teaching so far because of it, instead of struggling and learning how to teach. Which has helped me work on Spanish.
A couple people in my district got Swine Flu but there all better now, and we're all on a bunch of pills to not get sick before we leave. By the way i got a my last shots done today it cost $110 so I hope I have money on my debit haha.
A few cool stories this week, we got to go to the RC (referal center) and talk with people. You can take calls, chat with people or confirm bible, bom, dvd orders etc... So it truly hate calling to see if people recived their bible, because they swear at you and say some thing like "Yes I got my bible and don't want any more to do with you "**** ing mormons" so that isn't my favorite. But on a chat I talked with someone for 1hr and 6mins about Polygamy, Temples, Temple Marriage, where we go after we die, the trinity, baptism, priesthood, views on gay and marriage, and the book of mormon. Joe, the guy i was talking to, sounded like he was fine with everything, and wanted to learn more but didn't want the misionaries and the BOM, but said he would get on later to know more. So that was a good teaching experience for me because we hear all day about teaching people but never get any real expericence, so that was awesome for me. Then I was trying to chat last night but nobody was on so I did out-bound calls, the bad ones. I called Lily and she answered, I asked her if she got her bible and she said she got a bom instead, then I thought she said she wanted to give the bible she was suposed to get and give it to her realator. I was like your realator? and she started laughing and said "no my relative" which really opened the door for me to talk to her. I found out she lived alone and was a widow, she didn't have anybody to talk to and couldn't read or watch TV anymore because her eyes were bad. So I just talked to her, It really made her day. I told her I would resend the bible she asked for. I asked her to read the bom but she said she wouldn't because of her religion. I asked her to give it to her grandaughter (who is an athiest) who she was going to give the bible to and she said "sure, of course." So that pretty much made my day because I got to talk to her and helped place a book of mormon!
Wish I could've better explained it but I have to go
Love and miss all you, and hope all is well
Elder Fritz Culp
