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Morrope and the Lord of Sipan

Hey Everyone,

So a few suprises this week...

First, I get to stay in Morrope!! :D wooohooo! haha im super happy about that. Im excited for the chance to be here for josé and his baptism. Also, the mother of Hermana Rosa comitted to be baptized!! whoooohooo so we are planing a baptismal service the 23 of this month for as well. Im super excited and ready to put everything into my last transfer here in the area. 

Wednsday morning we got a nice suprise as well. I was studying at our table and my companion was asleep (he hasnt felt super amazing this week) when someone rang the doorbell to our chaple-house (we live on  the second story) I was really suprised because everyone works in the morning and there shouldnt be any reason for anyone to be ringing our doorbell that time of day. (also i thought it was one of the neighborhood kids who was trying to play a prank on us... thats happened before) so i wanted to ignore it. but i decided instead i was going to catch the little kids that have totured us during our studies in the past. so i causually walked out onto the balcony and slowly peeked of the edge and there was a woman below who stared up at me with the biggest smile on her face, and said "at last i have found you!!" .... haha i almost didnt know what to say. 

she explained she is from lima and she was there visiting her sister and looking for the church to help her sister attend... i told her to wait and ran and woke up my companion. haha he didnt seem to beleive me, but he got up and looked out his window, saw the lady and got dressed. we went down to talk to here and she told us she was looking for the church for a few hours and she had almost given up when she realized the house she was standing by WAS the church (we have a sign outside) haha. she then took us to three houses where her siblings live with their families! 3 family references in 1 day!!! :D wow, we were a little more than excited. haha. 

we got to visit one of the families this weekend with the sister who met (Hermana Carmen is her name), and looks like we will be able to progress with her (her name is juana). she is definately looking for the gosepel in her life.

so that was another great suprise that we had this week is that our mission president called to let us know he was coming out to morrope to visit. he brought us 10 more plastic chairs and a plastic table for the speakers to put their scriptures. (morrope is growing) we talked a little bit and then he interveiwed my companion and I. I guess my companion told him a little about our district because when it was my turn the first thing pres risso asked was "¿so i hear they call you `la maquina`?" haha we laughed a litte bit about that.

after he had left i asked my companion what they had talked about. and it turns out president risso is encouraging the district president to send in a request to make morrope a branch!! Morrope with most likely be its own functioning church unit in august!!! Im excited, but there is so much to do!

This week as well i finished the Book of Mormon for the first time in spanish! wow. great experience. its amazing how a different language can help you look at things with such a differet veiw. took me about 6-7 months. I finished it this week due to the fact that my companion was sick for a day. (poor guy) he had a sick stomach from somthing im not sure what, so i read my book of mormon while he slept.

today we wet to the Tumbas Reales museum here in lambayeque. wow. so sweet. The Lamanites where here!! we had a mormon tour guide who lives close to here (ferranafe) who showed us everything and explained a few things from the book of mormon (like evidence of the Jaredite cultures as well as lamanites) THE BOOK OF MORMON IS TRUE! Haha. 

well im out of time,

Love you all, 

always turn outward, and keep smiling!

Elder Bunker

Last go in Morrope?

Hey Everyone,

first off MOST IMPORTANT address to the mission office has changed!!!

so here is the new address:

Elder Bunker

Mision Peru Chiclayo

Los Alamos #128, 

urb: Santa Victoria

Chilayo - Lambayeque 

Peru

second... how is BERT?! someone asked me the other day if our family has pets and i remembered that we have bert. I have heard a little about everyone but bert. how is he? haha.

so this week has been pretty good. we have been progressign little by little here in morrope. we have had more lessons and better numbers this week than any other but i am super tired. i think when i finish up here im going to sleep the rest of Pday.

we have an amazing investigator named jose, i have already talked about him already but he is practically already a member, he will be baptized the 16 of this month. yesterday we had a fast and testimony meeting and he gave his testimony that he knows that the church is true and that there are profets on the earth again. I was amazed he had such strong desire to share his testimony. when we visited him after he asked us if he was allowed to go out and teach with us and help us... awesome.... he is ready. haha. I have only had one other investigator like him. (Junior, my best freind from my last area)

There are people who are ready for the gospel. i know it. I just hope and pray we find them. I appreciate all of your prayers i know they help. they have kept me out of harms way, please pray as well for the people who are ready for the gospel that they can find it. 

so... this could be my last week in morrope. i hope not. i feel like i could be here my whole mission and there will stil be more to do. my companion told the familia fiestas that i might be leaving and they looked so sad... tore my heart in half. i wish he wouldnt have done that i dont know if im going to be able to leave this area. 

there are a ton of new missionaries coming soon due to the change in missionary age. they are opening new areas in our mission that missionaries have never been to. and they are doubling up missionaries in a few areas. Its so exciting to see the work growing. I feel an urgency to find people and to help them receive the restored gospel, but at the same time i know i need to be patient with my own area.

My goal for the mission is to find a family. I want to find a full family that will be able to receive the gospel and be baptized. it is awesome to find individuals but what would bring me the greatest joy is to help a family obtain Eternal Life together, because the life eternal isnt eternal life without the family,

I hope and pray that all of those who are at home who havent heard the gospel yet will get the chance to hear the message and will accept it. I have thought many times what it would be like to hold onto the name tag for an extra transfer after i get back just so i would be able to share the gospel with all those close friends of mine who dont have those blessings in their life.

I love you all

sorry so short.

Always turn outward, and keep smiling!

Elder Bunker