Dayron

We often hear a lot of different words to describe the mission. Spiritual, life changing, beautiful, humbling, hard, etc. All of which are true. But I think an often forgotten word is fun. I genuinely have a lot of fun every day. From interactions with drunk guys to running from dogs to meeting funny people, I have a blast every day. 

We have put a ton of emphasis as a mission on the importance of two baptismal dates. One for their own baptism and one to do baptisms for the dead. The closest temple is just over 4 hours away (not to terrible to be honest). The retention rate for new converts that within a few weeks do baptisms for the dead is so incredibly high. It is cool that within a few years there will be a temple here in Chiclayo. The faithful members that have traveled hours their whole lives will be blessed and the work on both sides of the veil will flourish. It has been a blessing to be able to help pave the foundation for that beautiful day. 

Jhon and Francesca are a couple we are teaching that have been coming to church and we have been meeting with consistently. They have a little one year old baby that is adorable. They both have the desire to be baptized and would have been but they aren't married. We are currently working on the process. Pray for them. 

This week we were knocking doors looking for an inactive member named Dani. We knocked a door and a lady opened and we asked if she knew a Dani , she said she was Dani and let us in. We talked with her for a while and then she asked us how we found her. We told her we have an aplication that shows us all the members. She said she wasn't a member. It turns out the Dani we were looking for was a completely different person that didn't live anywhere near there. But the other Dani and her family turned out to be super cool and interested. 

In this town there are a ton of people from a place called Incahuasi. They don't speak very good spanish (they speak quechua) but they are super fun to teach because they are super humble.

We had a baptism last night for a guy named Dayron. Super cool kid. He was 15 days from first contact to baptism. Elect. It is crazy how prepared some people are. We are also teaching his parents and they seem to be increasingly interested. 

Good times in the P. Man I love this place. This land and these people will forever hold an incredibly sweet place in my heart. 

Elder Pohlman 🇵🇪