So this week was one of the better weeks! We had some difficulties finding a new room for us, but we are moving into a way better room today and it is way awesome compared to the other rooms I stayed in. Hopefully we can move without breaking anything.

It is weird to think that I have been here for a little over three months. Time went by so slow. It is starting to speed up. I can talk somewhat in Spanish. I still am handicapped, but I can communicate the lessons and understand the general topic of what people are talking about. I am developing lots and lots of patience. With myself, with the language. It is hard to have patience, but I am learning.

We spend lots of time walking. Lots and lots and lots of walking. This place is nothing but sand. It is all brown! I saw some pictures of Cajamarca, and man it is green over there. I am really hoping the Lord needs me in Cajamarca some time because it looks gorgeous. I am learning to love the area. If I am honest, I was not liking this place at first. It was rough. It didn't look pretty, it smelled weird, I couldn't understand or communicate. But it is true what they say - over time it does get better. I do like the people, and maybe the place isn't that pretty, but that is okay! I am starting to enjoy it because I am doing the Lord's work. He has placed lessons and challenges in front of me for me to learn and to grow. If I can learn to love this, I can learn to love anything! There is so much about life to be grateful for. We focus on the bad a lot, and at least for me, I didn't focus on the good very much. I don't think I will get to celebrate Thanksgiving here, which I am sad about, but I have so much to continue to learn and the Lord will bless me when I constantly rededicate myself to him.

So, find things to be grateful for! Especially in the people around you. If you see something bad about someone, find three good things about them! Because usually people have more good than bad. Unless you are just a terrible person. Then I am sorry. Find the good things in the area around you. Life feels like it sucks and life was meant to suck. We couldn't be happy if we didn't know sadness.  But there is so much to be happy for. I know it! Cry out and shout 'The Lord is my strength and my song!'  2 Nephi 22 was the scripture I read this week that made me so happy. And it is true. It was an MCO song I realized, but it is so true.

I love and miss you guys. I hope everything is going well. Have love for each other. Know that I am here, learning to love, and I have so much love for my home, and for the Lord, and for Peru. I hope what I say helps. Love y'all!