Ok here is the big long letter, so
brace yourself.
I am currently in a trio with Elder Markham and Elder Matthews.
Markham leaves tomorrow so it'll all be normal soon.
I don't quite know where
to begin. I am in East LA right now, and this place is like mini Mexico, no
joke haha. The people are great though. Since we've been having to do a lot of
organizing and such since one elder just got here and another is leaving, we
haven't been able to do a ton. But we have been visiting this family, Cordevas,
who half the family is member, mom is very much less active. She even has a white kid, he is literally the
only white kid I've seen running around these projects. He is 8 and baptized,
his spirit reminds me a lot of Valentina's. And it is hilarious cuz he has a Mexican accent hahaha, and he speaks better Spanish than English. I showed him
my family pitures an he said Valentina looks better with out glasses hahah. But
It's been cool visiting them.
We also taught a "golden family" which
is like a missionaries dream, they are so ready to be baptized. But we had to
pass them off to the English missionaries because they went to the Spanish ward
(we brought 7 investigators to church!!) and they didn't feel as comfortable
:/. But I am just glad they are getting baptized and getting closer to God.
Oh!
I forgot to say something. So my "Welcome to East LA" moment was on
my first day with the first guy we went to visit in the projects. He is the same age as me. He was pretty bummed out because he just
found out his ex girlfriend was pregnant. His words (which got me laughing
after): "man, well maybe it wasn't me.. At least I hope it wasn't.. I
really hope she a hoe". The projects are just great! hahah, definitely a
different culture here.
Tomorrow Elder Matthews and I start working together,
and I'm excited. Bel 1 is the ward I'm in, it's the first Spanish speaking ward
that was founded in California. And the church buildings here are waay
different. Our apartment is pretty nice though, no cockroaches or anything.
Just some ants but it's no big deal.
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| August 20, 2013 Elder Pérez arrives to the mission field in Arcadia California |
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| Elder Pérez with his Mission President, Presidente Becerra |
I got the package and bike and everything
just fine. The mission president is awesome as well, I love him! I don't have
too much else to say so I'm gonna send another email with pictures. Love you
all~
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