LETTER FROM JORDAN - WEEK 89 (2/15/16)
Well, the days just keep counting down, and the time remaining keeps getting shorter and shorter.
Well this has been a really interesting week and probably a week where I have learned the most in a while. I have been able to overcome many difficulties in this time and I am proud to be where I am right now.
Well my time has run super short this week, and I also left my camara in one of our meetings so I wasn't able to take any pictures the whole week. But I am doing fine over here and finishing up the last week of the transfers.
We did have a really nice Valentine's day activity in our branch on Saturday. It was a couples night and every one gathered to watch videos, sing karaoke, play games, eat, and dance. We helped out with all of the investigators and less-actives that went and it had a good turn out. Other than that, not too much to celebrate for Valentine's day.
Sorry for keeping it short, but I will make up for it next week!
Elder Terry
Monday, February 15, 2016
Monday, February 8, 2016
Week 88
LETTER FROM JORDAN - WEEK 88 (2/8/16)
There goes another week in the mission!
So this week actually went pretty well and we were able to work a lot of things out with my companion so we are going to get some work done here!
This past Monday was pretty awesome though. As a zone, we all went to this place called Cañoncillo (Canyon-see-yo), which is like a hiking area that is like this weird swamp/desert/forest mix. We did a day hike, climbed a sand hill, and took a lot of pictures:
Here was the laguna that we hiked to. It's not normally this ugly:
We climbed a sand hill on the side of the trail and found this secret sandy plain:
It was probably one of the coolest P-days that I have had and I'm really enjoying taking a lot of pictures :).
Also on Tuesday, the rest of all of the Christmas package arrived!
The things that are in the plastic bags had something wrong with them and I think that's why it took so long to arrive.
There was also a present inside that made a hole in the package so they put it in the bag.
Thank you so much family, and Merry Christmas in February!
Also with the package were the two letters from my sister, and from all of the primary kids. I just love reading those letters!
In these times we are working a lot with all of the leaders in our branch. We are trying to get every one on a monthly habit of going to the temple to help strengthen their testimonies, now that the temple is so close (about 2 hours away)
I also am still messing around with the cool settings on the camara:
Well that's all to report on for this week, and the work continues on!
Elder Terry
There goes another week in the mission!
So this week actually went pretty well and we were able to work a lot of things out with my companion so we are going to get some work done here!
This past Monday was pretty awesome though. As a zone, we all went to this place called Cañoncillo (Canyon-see-yo), which is like a hiking area that is like this weird swamp/desert/forest mix. We did a day hike, climbed a sand hill, and took a lot of pictures:
Also on Tuesday, the rest of all of the Christmas package arrived!
Also with the package were the two letters from my sister, and from all of the primary kids. I just love reading those letters!
In these times we are working a lot with all of the leaders in our branch. We are trying to get every one on a monthly habit of going to the temple to help strengthen their testimonies, now that the temple is so close (about 2 hours away)
I also am still messing around with the cool settings on the camara:
Elder Terry
Monday, February 1, 2016
Week 87
LETTER FROM JORDAN - WEEK 87 (2/1/16)
Well that was a pretty nice week here in San Pedro. We attended the worldwide missionary conference and were well trained. Here is a picture of our Guadalupe Zone:
Honestly, there's not too much to report on; it was a pretty typical week here in the mission.
Well this week we have been doing a lot of work searching out all of the less-active members here in San Pedro. We've been going through the records here and looking for all of the members in our branch and updating all of their information. It's super interesting meeting all of the old members and finding out how long they have been members and getting to know them more.
This week hasn't been one of the easiest weeks ever though. We are having a little bit of problems between companions and I am helping him out a lot get into the missionary work that we have to do. We are resolving conflicts and figuring out how to work here. He reminds me of myself when I had less time in the mission and I realize how much I have learned in these past few months.
I have also had a lot of fun taking some pictures this week.
There was a power outage in San Pedro at like 4 am and my companion woke me up to check it out. I was able to take this sweet pic with the new camera and some editing functions it has:
I haven't seen that many stars in a while.
I also got some pretty sweet sunset pictures:
Well that's all I got for this week, and I'm looking forward to the month of February!
Elder Terry
Well that was a pretty nice week here in San Pedro. We attended the worldwide missionary conference and were well trained. Here is a picture of our Guadalupe Zone:
Honestly, there's not too much to report on; it was a pretty typical week here in the mission.
Well this week we have been doing a lot of work searching out all of the less-active members here in San Pedro. We've been going through the records here and looking for all of the members in our branch and updating all of their information. It's super interesting meeting all of the old members and finding out how long they have been members and getting to know them more.
This week hasn't been one of the easiest weeks ever though. We are having a little bit of problems between companions and I am helping him out a lot get into the missionary work that we have to do. We are resolving conflicts and figuring out how to work here. He reminds me of myself when I had less time in the mission and I realize how much I have learned in these past few months.
I have also had a lot of fun taking some pictures this week.
There was a power outage in San Pedro at like 4 am and my companion woke me up to check it out. I was able to take this sweet pic with the new camera and some editing functions it has:
I also got some pretty sweet sunset pictures:
Elder Terry
Monday, January 25, 2016
Week 86
LETTER FROM JORDAN - WEEK 86 (1/25/16)
Well there's a lot to write about in such a little amount of time!
So I finally got a camera again, so we're going to have some pretty cool pictures in these emails again.
My Christmas package finally arrived! But it looks like I only got half of everything and I hope that the rest is going to be coming soon.
I was super happy opening this package and thinking about everyone in my family. The green/blue tie is amazing and I loved the pin and keychain a lot! Thank you all so much and Merry late Christmas! haha
I also got a few more letters to add to the collection. I love reading these!
So I also had said that Elder Smith, mijito, had come up to the same zone with me one transfer later, and it is really interesting to stay close by one of my past companions.
Also, to try out the new camera, I was able to take some cool pictures of the area.
Also, in our area, there are a whole bunch of mosquitos so one night sleeping with the window open because of the heat, this happened:
Elder Chacon is the one directly above me on the left with the blue tie.
Also Hermana Marler went specifically in the district meeting class that I taught and really helped all of our district with our lesson.
Well sorry for being a little short of words today, but I guess the pictures make up for it in part. haha
One other announcement is that President and Hermana Marler are finishing up their 3rd year in the mission which means it's almost time for a President change! The new President will be President William Marble and Sister Sandy Marble:
Well there's a lot to write about in such a little amount of time!
So I finally got a camera again, so we're going to have some pretty cool pictures in these emails again.
My Christmas package finally arrived! But it looks like I only got half of everything and I hope that the rest is going to be coming soon.
So I also had said that Elder Smith, mijito, had come up to the same zone with me one transfer later, and it is really interesting to stay close by one of my past companions.
Also, to try out the new camera, I was able to take some cool pictures of the area.
Thank goodness my parents sent me with anti-itch cream and bug repellant, so this is never going to happen again.
Well in all of the pictures, I wasn't able to get one with my companion and I, but we did have a surprise visit by President Marler and Hermana Marler so they got a picture of us in our district meeting:
Also Hermana Marler went specifically in the district meeting class that I taught and really helped all of our district with our lesson.
Well sorry for being a little short of words today, but I guess the pictures make up for it in part. haha
One other announcement is that President and Hermana Marler are finishing up their 3rd year in the mission which means it's almost time for a President change! The new President will be President William Marble and Sister Sandy Marble:
They will be serving starting the 1st of July, so I will already be home by then. They are from Woodland, California and are really looking forward to their missionary service.
Well that's all the time I have, until next week!
Elder Terry
Monday, January 18, 2016
Week 85
LETTER FROM JORDAN - WEEK 85 (1/18/16)
Well that was a very interesting week here in San Pedro starting off this new transfer.
So my new companion is Elder Chacón and he is from Chile, Peru's biggest rival. He is from the southern part of Chile in a town called Valdivia where it's pretty cold. He is 18 years old, a convert of 3 years, and he has about 8 months in the mission. He has only been in one area so far which was in Trujillo in a part called Porvenir which is the super dangerous part of Trujillo. He mentioned that everything is so nice and calm here in San Pedro compared to Trujillo. Next week I will attach a photo, because I was finally able to buy a new camara today.
It was kind of a difficult week after only being here 6 weeks and now having to direct the area, but we have found some new people to teach and we helped some others go to church for the first time in a while, which I guess was a successful week.
Another weird thing about the transfers was that more than half of the missionaries in the zone changed to different areas, including one of the zone leaders and the two other district leaders. And the weirdest part was that my hijo, Elder Smith, came up to the zone too, so I get to see him more than once a week.
Well, that's about it until the next week! (here is a picture that Sister Marler took of me last week)
Elder Terry
Well that was a very interesting week here in San Pedro starting off this new transfer.
So my new companion is Elder Chacón and he is from Chile, Peru's biggest rival. He is from the southern part of Chile in a town called Valdivia where it's pretty cold. He is 18 years old, a convert of 3 years, and he has about 8 months in the mission. He has only been in one area so far which was in Trujillo in a part called Porvenir which is the super dangerous part of Trujillo. He mentioned that everything is so nice and calm here in San Pedro compared to Trujillo. Next week I will attach a photo, because I was finally able to buy a new camara today.
It was kind of a difficult week after only being here 6 weeks and now having to direct the area, but we have found some new people to teach and we helped some others go to church for the first time in a while, which I guess was a successful week.
Another weird thing about the transfers was that more than half of the missionaries in the zone changed to different areas, including one of the zone leaders and the two other district leaders. And the weirdest part was that my hijo, Elder Smith, came up to the zone too, so I get to see him more than once a week.
Well, that's about it until the next week! (here is a picture that Sister Marler took of me last week)
Elder Terry
Monday, January 11, 2016
Week 84
LETTER FROM JORDAN - WEEK 84 (1/11/16)
Not that I'm thinking of being home, but it looks like now in week 84 I only have 20 weeks left of the mission! Boy that has gone by fast!
Well this was a nice week. On Tuesday we had a multi-zone with just our zone, because we are kind of separated from the other areas, where President and Sister Marler came up with the assistants to give us a training. They talked about preaching repentance and what repentance means, and they focused on starting of this new year on the right foot.
We also had our zone training that we have every month on Thursday where we learn from our local zone leaders and our sister training leaders about the vision that President has for us for this month. So as you can tell we learned a lot!
Well another transfer has gone by, and it looks like there are more changes! My companion, Elder Alles, is heading over to Chocope, my first area! Coming here to be my companion is Elder Chacón. I don't really know him yet, but I'm really looking forward to this next transfer.
Well sorry that my time is a little short, but I wish you all a good week!
Elder Terry
Not that I'm thinking of being home, but it looks like now in week 84 I only have 20 weeks left of the mission! Boy that has gone by fast!
Well this was a nice week. On Tuesday we had a multi-zone with just our zone, because we are kind of separated from the other areas, where President and Sister Marler came up with the assistants to give us a training. They talked about preaching repentance and what repentance means, and they focused on starting of this new year on the right foot.
Well another transfer has gone by, and it looks like there are more changes! My companion, Elder Alles, is heading over to Chocope, my first area! Coming here to be my companion is Elder Chacón. I don't really know him yet, but I'm really looking forward to this next transfer.
Well sorry that my time is a little short, but I wish you all a good week!
Elder Terry
Monday, January 4, 2016
Week 83 (New Year)
LETTER FROM JORDAN - WEEK 83 (1/4/16)
Happy New Year!!!
Well this has been a pretty amazing first week here in the mission. Again, I am still without a camara for pictures, but I planning on buying one today, so until next week for the pictures.
These past few weeks have been a little more difficult for proselyting, because of the fiestas and drinking, but we have definitely seen many miracles this week, especially with a few new families that we have found and how many of them were able to go to church this week. Our sacrament meeting turned out really well and the Spirit was strong with all of the testimonies that were given at church.
Also recently, there has been a new focus from our mission president for all of the wards and branches in our mission. He has put a focus on helping establish our wards in stead of just helping them grow. We do this by strengthening the members that we have by helping them go to the temple, magnify their callings, etc. We've realized that the Lord isn't going to give us as many as his choice sons and daughters until we have a ward or branch where they can stay strongly. Here in the San Pedro de Lloc Branch is exactly what we need. We have about 450 baptized members in the directory, but only with a church attendence of about 80. So this is one of the big focuses that we have here as missionaries now, not just baptizing, but strengthening and establishing the branch.
Well as a new year begins, goals are set and plans are made to become a better missionary, and a better person. One of the big goals that I placed is to write in my journal every day for the rest of the mission, something that I've been slacking off on a little bit.
Well I am looking forward to another great week in the mission, and I hope you all start of your 2016 well.
Elder Terry
Happy New Year!!!
Well this has been a pretty amazing first week here in the mission. Again, I am still without a camara for pictures, but I planning on buying one today, so until next week for the pictures.
These past few weeks have been a little more difficult for proselyting, because of the fiestas and drinking, but we have definitely seen many miracles this week, especially with a few new families that we have found and how many of them were able to go to church this week. Our sacrament meeting turned out really well and the Spirit was strong with all of the testimonies that were given at church.
Also recently, there has been a new focus from our mission president for all of the wards and branches in our mission. He has put a focus on helping establish our wards in stead of just helping them grow. We do this by strengthening the members that we have by helping them go to the temple, magnify their callings, etc. We've realized that the Lord isn't going to give us as many as his choice sons and daughters until we have a ward or branch where they can stay strongly. Here in the San Pedro de Lloc Branch is exactly what we need. We have about 450 baptized members in the directory, but only with a church attendence of about 80. So this is one of the big focuses that we have here as missionaries now, not just baptizing, but strengthening and establishing the branch.
Well as a new year begins, goals are set and plans are made to become a better missionary, and a better person. One of the big goals that I placed is to write in my journal every day for the rest of the mission, something that I've been slacking off on a little bit.
Well I am looking forward to another great week in the mission, and I hope you all start of your 2016 well.
Elder Terry
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