April 14, 2014
Corazon de Ancash
Hey, Alicia got baptized on Saturday! That was crazy,
because we found out the day before that the super gross old baptismal water
could no longer be emptied the normal way, since the magic suction machine was
all out of pixie dust. But, thanks to a couple genius missionaries and
several buckets, that worked out just fine. Julio, our branch mission
leader, baptized her. Great service. As it turns out, she used to
be a semi-famous singer with the stage name of Alicia Peru, from the all-too-classic
group known as Corazon de Ancash. Yes, THE group Corazon de Ancash. [means “Heart
of Ancash.” Ancash is a region in
northern Peru.]
Also, Fredi Antunez
got his interview with the branch president. He's going to buy himself a
white shirt in preparation to receiving the priesthood. It was cool to
see how excited the Virhuez family (our pensionist) was to see him, the man
they hadn't so much as seen since he was a boy.
We got a referral who's
married! We just did a short family home evening with them, which seems
sometimes more powerful than a regular lesson for the first visit, especially
if they are family oriented. They need some praying for, so the Cano Padilla
family would be great to pray for.
I'm
sorry for not having sent photos in such a long time. I think the
computers are stupid here, because I refuse to believe that it's just me.
Well, I'll end for now
with a new joke. I know it's overdue.
Habia
una araña y una hormiga. Ellos eran vecinos y cada uno siempre hacia una
fiesta cada fin de semana. A pesar de todo el esfuerzo de la hormiga,
siempre habia mas gente en las fiestas de la araña. Sabe por que? Porque la araña tenia mas patas! (En Peru, pata can also be used to say buddy)
[Translation courtesy of Spencer: There once was
a spider and an ant. They were neighbors and each had a party every weekend. No
matter how hard the ant tried, the spider always had more people at his
parties. Know why? Because
the spider has more legs/buddies!]
Anyway, love you all.
Elder Johnson
PS - Oh, and tell Jim and Dixie that I love them and I'm proud of
them. [Dalton's great-aunt and great-uncle, who just returned home from a 20-month mission in Cambodia.]
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