Busy week and I forgot to post again. Here is from Nov 7th. Another letter should come tomorrow.

So the pictures. Animal crackers I found in the store today.... :) yo= happy. my compañera Hermana Gifford, and some of our apartment and the view from the balcony. :D I think about you every day. I really hope you guys can come get me when I am done!!! I want to have lots of adventures with you. :)  We could ride the busses and go shopping and sing the reggatone songs that are playing on the radio, and walk around by the graffitti on the walls. The other day 'No es amor' by Aventura? was playing on the radio and I totally thought of you. I am becoming a little more adventerous too I think. I love you SOOOO extremely much Papa!!!! Take care, and don't forget to rest some too. Don't just work all the time. take a 'p day'.;) 

LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I got to try papa huancayena last night! Shayla Moulton told me it was yummy, and we were talking about it with an Hermano who cooks for us, and he made it for us! :) That's cool that Presidente is posting pictures on Facebook! Don't judge my looks too badly that first day, it was a little crazy in the morning. haha!

 Ok Dad, to answer your question, we eat all sorts of stuff. For breakfast we have bread, usually a crunchy roll with ham that tastes like baloney, and another soft roll with usually jam, sometimes eggs. We also have some sort of juice with every meal, or echo. Echo is a super yummy drink. I guess it is like coffee, but it doesn't have the same ingredients as coffee, so it isn't against the word of wisdom. Anyways, that's super yummmy! We sometimes have oatmeal too, which I really like. Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. For lunch and dinner, we usually have the same thing. Some sort of meat, usually chicken, with rice and veggies. We eat broccoli, peas, carrots. Beans sometimes. We have juice and echo with it too. Last night we had pasta with our chicken instead of rice, and papa huancayena. I have not tried anything here yet that is yucky (knock on wood). It is all good. I am even learning to eat chicken with bones and stuff in it (yes, point! :) ). haha ! Every Sunday, and I guess Fridays and Saturdays now, we get to eat with the members. This week we were visiting families and were expressing our desire to learn how to cook Peruvian food. We have invitations to a couple of houses to learn. Yay!!! :) Mama, to answer your question, cuye is guneia pig. It is expensive though, so only for special occassions. I have heard it's good, but I am not wanting to try it.... we will see. I guess in the jungle, (not where I am at), they eat cat and monkey. Really! I promise. 

Our area is the nicer part of town, yes. Our apartment is...wow! We call it the palace. Presidente loves us, let's just put it that way.:) I love living so close to the temple too! We walked around the outside of the temple the other day with our investigator Fernando (the one who is getting baptized the 16 of this month), and he told us that he thought it was like Heaven. :) This is so true! I am so extremely thankful for the covenants we have the opportunity to make and that as families and friends, we can be together forever!!!!! :D This gives me hope, that through Christ and His atoning sacrifice, all will be well in the end. 

This week something I learned was that the times we have work are the best times. I was a little down earlier in the week because although we were talking to people on the streets and such, nobody wanted to listen. I was a little discouraged. We were praying to know how we might find new investigators, and our answer came through the members of the ward. Besides Fernando, our 6 new investigators are all references from members of the barrio (ward). I have gained a stronger testimony of the need we have for members to participate in missionary work! and really, as members, we do not have to do it alone! I would invite everyone to have the missionaries over for a family home evening with a non member or a less active member (these are the BEST!!!!!), or ask them to come over and teach you and help you practice how to share the Gospel. As my compañera always says, the Second Coming of the Savior is near, and there is only a little time that we can share the Gospel with our friends and loved ones. And trust me, when we put forth our best efforts, I promise that the Lord will help us! It is GREAT!!!! Anyone who is preparing for a mission, do not get discouraged! It is only hard because Satan knows that this work is important. With Christ, we can do ANYTHING!!!!  

It is amazing to see miracles every day. Some people call them coincidence, but they are miracles and evidence of God's love for us. I promise that miracles are all around. We just need to take the time to listen and open our eyes. 

Well, I guess that's all for this week. 

Remember I LOVE YOU SOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!! Thank you for your letters, love, and examples! I pray for you every day. Keep your faith and testimonies bright! 

Love,

Hermana Waite