11/28/16 - It's Pure Pure Joy in My Soul

This week was so good!!! We had Thanksgiving and we ate my favorite food, ajee de gallina, a Peruvian spicy cream chicken. It's unreal. I wish you all could try it.  I am just so grateful for so much - my family, the gospel, my friends, Dahlia (Elder Nielsen's girlfriend), the mission, my Savior, the scriptures - the list just goes on and on. One good thing about being on the opposite side of the equator is that it doesn't feel like the holidays - instead of snowing its getting hotter and hotter. I think I would be way more homesick if it were cold and I heard Christmas music but thankfully I'm not experiencing either of those things so it's out of sight out of mind.

We did more service and it was really good to wear regular clothes and work with our hands. I've included a picture of me on top of the world again. 

Nestor got lights in his house!!!!! He was sooooo excited to show us. It was so amazing. I love him so much. It's crazy how strong his testimony is when he prays- its overwhelming.

We are teaching a man named Taylor and we explained the tree of life to him. I love how in chapter 11 vs 21-23 he explains what the fruit is. It is insane how happy I am when I'm teaching and feeling the spirit. It's a different happiness then when Steph Curry misses a shot or I'm eating something really good. It's pure pure JOY in my soul. I love being a missionary. I am going to miss putting my name tag on sooo much when the time comes - even though people straight up murder my name here. It's sooo funny, its not even that hard!! My district leader has a way harder name than mine - it's Migliononico!!! 

Our district leader got to go to the temple with one of his converts (if you baptize someone, after the year wait is up, you get to go through with them) and so Elder Tillman joined us for the day. He's from Herriman. He's so funny and he's like 6' 2" and so people just stop and stare at us. Elder Migliononico was late so we had to sleep at their house.  We all got hungry so we ordered pizza and had a pizza party!!! It was so sick. 

Church is always a blast, especially now that I can understand what is going on. The Primary program gave our ward a run for it's money yesterday. Kids breathing into the mic's, some talking super super loud and some talking so fast I swear they can sign with a record label or something. A dog was just walking around in the middle of it and this guy next to me stood up and just straight up punted it out the door. It was soooo funny.

We played soccer on p-day again and it was so fun. Everyone LOVES soccer here and honestly its really starting to grow on me. It's just so cool how the entire world plays it and I'm playing it with the little kids in the streets. Ahhh we can buy these sick jerseys for around 6 US dollars and they look and feel real, we just cant wash them haha. We played today and I am really out of shape, but it's all good. 

They have pollo a la brasa lays potato chips here and they really taste like chicken!!! Wow Peru is just fantastic. 

I encourage you all to read Mosiah 27 thru Alma 7. It's my favorite part of the Book of Mormon. His change is incredible and I strive to be like the Prophet Alma in all I do. I love you all! Thank you all for helping me be the person I am. Until next week!!!

Love,

Elder Nielsen