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Querido family

How's it going? I'm sure you're having a ball with your last few weeks of summer. i'm just enjoying the lovely 90 winter. i even saw a few kids bathing. i was thinking what a strange winter we are having now, aren't we- haha the good thing is that i no longer sweat a ton at 90 degrees seems like being a preece camel is a good thing in peru. This week was a downer we had fewer lessons than we have had in a long long time, and two of our baptisms fell through. but i'm not complaining because both will probably baptize soon just not now. Because it's really tough for some people to go to church surprise, but it's tough to understand that when the only time you have attended church was Christmas and easter.  But as for the rest of my district they did awesome we have 8 people with baptism dates and 2 more that will have one soon, so I am super happy. Because the zone leaders are happy. Also my old mtc comp is now my zone leader that’s pretty cool even though he didn’t fall too well with me at first. I realize just how awesome of a companion he really was. he helped me cope with the mtc a bunch. also I learned that the rest of my mtc district finally made it to argentina, which is awesome. I thought the poor suckers had been stuck in the states, but I have realized that wouldn’t be so bad... cars, nicer apartments and for sure less problem elders. . . well I'm not sure about that hahaha

As for this week we have found a few good new investigators, which is awesome because we really don’t have too many as of right now because we baptized the best and have 2 or 3 or and that were going to be in the middle of the desert with boat and no oars, but we are having some luck.  As for me and my personal progress I am impressed with the way that i have been able to handle my comp. it's been rough because personally I  hate having to correct people or interrupt them which is really dumb. But it’s the way it is. I try more to motivate then to force. But my comp is a disaster very cocky, very arrogant, very controlling, very manipulating. But what surprises me about my self is how I have had the strength to do what I know to be right even though he tries to push his own agenda. but that I realize is going to be a great strength for the rest of my life because people are always trying to take advantage of others. And I need to be able to recognize that and be able to stand firm even though they do things that hurt me. But I have decided that I am not going to marry someone who is like that because I really don’t want to fight for the rest of my life. It would be aweful. . . but anyways, I had the crazy thought this week that I will be home before school gets out in the spring that gave me a shock. But I recovered.  

This last week I finish the bom (book of mormon) and the new testament, and let's just say it’s a wild ride in Spanish, but I've started to read the bom in English and now the d and c but in Spanish. Also I've got plans to read the general conferences since 2013, but there is not a ton of time for studying. so it’s a real battle because we have been running for the mornings. not sure how I pulled off that miracle because my comp struggles in the mornings. But hey i'm down. So things a looking up.   

I love yall and just want you to keep on keeping on and doing the good things that ya know you should like fhe and reading your scriptures. They really protect the fam. Btw looking forward to the eternity with yall .jajaj

May the force be with you.

And take luck

Elder Preece