Attention Deficit Oooo Rhinestones!: WEEK 18 ADIOS DC! HOLA PERU!

And then there were 4! These are a few of my favorite people!
Sad to say goodbye, but looking forward to my new adventure!!!

Well... I´m in Peru!!! :)

But first! Last week n Leesburg we had a great week of miracles! Last Tuesday we had some time before our appointment with Carolina and Mauricio and we were trying to decide what to do. I kept looking at my plans and ¨Couch¨ house just kept sticking out to me. We had driven past a house that had a couch on the porch and Hispanics sitting outside so of course we had to stop by :) We decided to go check it and when we knocked on the door we had hardly said ¨Somas misionaras...) before he let us in! There was 3 others in the kitchen that we just sat down and taught the 1st lesson right there. It was a great experience! It was so great that we were late to our appointment. We ran there as quick as we could and met a member. We are so grateful to have him with us because we were teaching about the Sabbath Day and they think that the Sabbath Day is Saturday! I had no idea! Haha, it’s probably something that I missed amongst the Espanol. Anyway, he was able to answer questions that we have tried, but it wouldn´t have been very successful.

My last week was great, it was hard to leave but we knew it was coming :) The fly here was great! Slightly long but nothing compared to what was to come.... :) I met up with two other elders that were going to my same mission! It was nice to see someone with a tag haha. I was grateful for the time to talk with those at home that I could :) I only cried a little :) the thing that got me was Drew´s voice! He is growing up and I don´t like it haha.

We arrived in Peru about midnight, I think. It was REALLY late and I don´t really remember. I went to a hotel to sleep until I went to the office the next morning. I was laying there just thinking ¨Whoa.... I´m in Peru.¨ Haha I couldn´t sleep for a bit but about 2 I was able to. The next morning I met with the other missionaries from the MTC and those on the plane where we had an orientation. President and Sister Douglas, I LOVE THEM! They are so great! All of them spoke in Spanish and miraculously I was able to understand most of it! Amazing, I was in shock for a bit.

I´ve been assigned to Ayacucho with Hermana R from Peru. This area is great! But we had a 10 hour bus ride to get here.... :) haha It was great! But because we didn´t leave until 9:30 at night, we went to the TEMPLE! That´s right, my first day in Peru, I went to the Lima Temple! :) :) :) It was so great! So beautiful, very small! See pictures :)

After the 10 hour bus ride through the night, we got here this morning around 7ish and we just have been unpacking etc. We have Pday today which is great so I can get my head on straight and realize, I´M IN PERU! Just from what I´ve seen so far, it´s just like the pictures I´ve seen. :) I haven´t been able to take too many pictures so far but don´t worry, I will :)

Les quiero mucho!

-Hermana Udy

P.S. I´m just super happy, in case you didn´t catch the drift haha :)