So this week I went out
and taught with my companion and a youth member Rafael, (the 14 yrs old I have sent
pictures of him before). He is the
absolute best.
So dreaming in your
other language is supposed to be the sign of fluency. Well I`ve been dreaming in Spanish since my
second year of taking Spanish in school. I just have no clue what`s going on, so I need
another identifier. Probably dreaming in
Spanish and understanding what people are saying. Not having a way to effortlessly express
myself is killing me. I`m learning more
and more every day, but the whole "there`s nothing you can do except wait"
thing is something I don’t agree with. I’m working hard and not waiting.
The elections here in
Peru are crazy. There are about 10 people
that want to be president of Peru. It’s
hard to explain but those that are running for president do not like the
missionaries, because obviously the missionaries cannot vote in the elections
so we are not worth their time, but it is very fun to say hello to them in the
streets because they will not address the missionaries. They also have their own songs. They are pretty much the same and the chorus
for one of the songs is "en el cinco de Octubre marca de olla"
another song is "marca la casa si si"
With that being said,
the elections in Peru are taken very seriously, so serious to the point where
no meetings will be allowed on voting day. As I mentioned before, voting day is the 5th
of October or in other words- general conference. I AM NOT GOING TO WATCH GENERAL CONFERNCE
UNTIL THE 11 AND 12 OF OCTOBER.
A new motto I have come
up with is that you cannot stop the word of God.
So when I see someone in
the streets I will not let whatever is occupying their attention keep me from
saying hello. Whether it be the phone in
their hand or the bill of their cap covering their face.
Love you all…. the
church is true.
Familia McCook son lo
maximo
Elder McCook
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