Gripe

 I cant lie this week was a harder one. Mostly mentally. I am trying to find the fine line between being focussed on what I am doing here in the mission and also preparing myself to return home. I am a firm believer that having one foot in the mission field and one back home leads to misery as a missionary. We need to be all in. But I feel like I also need to start preparing myself a little bit, doing myplan, and all that good stuff so that when that day comes it doesn't hit me like a train. I have been feeling really bogged down by this. I feel like the second we have one foot ouside of the mission field our spiritual power and desire go down. I feel like up until now "well, just don't worry or think about it yet" is a reasonable answer. But I feel like at this point accepting the fact that I won't wear the tag forever and starting to think about my plans after is kind of necesarry. Anyways I am hoping to find a good healthy balance in these few weeks to be able to truely enjoy these last moments but also acknowledge the fact that I need to prepare myself. I know that I will learn a lot from this experience. 

This week was the first time I have enjoyed cuy (guinea pig). I would never go out of my way to eat it but I enjoyed it this time. 

I got the flu this week. I had a fever for a few days. All the flu pills I had brought on the mission were expired. That was a sad experience. But luckily there are a million pharmacys on every corner here that sell all sorts of pills and was able to find a good one that helps. The best part about having the flu here is that everyone tells you Its because you drank cold water. It's pretty hillarious. Every time time I cough the old people tell me I need to be carefull with the cold water. 

I don't know how I just found out about this but aparently Perú is famous for its "batidos de Rana" (frog smoothies). Aparently they're a whole frog thrown in a blender with honey and other stuff. Aparently you didn't go to Perú if you didn't drink a batido de Rana. They say it works health miracles. I think it could be the magic cure to all of my many physical problems.

Yesterday 2 people that we contacted on saturday came to church. It was super cool. They both have a ton of potential. One of them is named pedro we met him on saturday and taught him a quick lesson then on sunday he came. He loved it. Super cool guy. 

Life is good. I love these people more than I can express. I am also grateful for the atonement of our savior and his love for us. 

Matthew 16: 24-25 

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me

For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

 

Elder Pohlman 🇵🇪