The Lord can always use you for something, even if it is just for a bad example.

Ok, it is time to write an email detailing this weeks events. (Alternative Subject Line was "Mountains to Climb", but I went with the best quote from Sunday School this week instead)

Last preparation day we went hiking with half of the district in Sun Valley.  Sun Valley is home to the world’s first chair lift, and we hiked the mountain (Proctor) that it was constructed on.

Here are pictures (feat. TREES!?!):

Our [not] pet was meowing and patting at the window by Elder Silva's bed when we got up in the morning (we are on the second floor). So we opened the window to take it back downstairs. 

Elder Silva likes lint rollers.

Another perk of serving in Sun Valley is that we have a mountain in our backyard. So for our morning exercise on Saturday we tried to see how far up we could get before we had to go back. We had some members come with us. We didn't make it even halfway, but we did get high enough to get tired and a good view. 

Other than that we have still been contacting people and trying to figure out who is really ready to learn more and keep commitments. We have also had our first set of "real" lessons with people. That is still my favorite part of missionary work. Finding isn't always that fun, teaching people is where it is at.

Also, Elder Silva is applying to colleges. I'm not even trunky though.

Advice of the week: Exercise and read the Book of Mormon and/or the Bible in the morning. It helps a LOT!

Love you all!

-Elder Hazeslip

Q & A

1. Do you need anything? Did you find a raincoat? 

Oof. More miles? So, I may have been a bit misleading. I want a jacket that is the same size and style of the north face jacket I have, but made of a material that is more water-resistant and lint-resistant. I found one that I liked at a thrift shop up here but it was too small. We will look later today. I will send pictures of examples if I don't find one today.

2. Do you have any questions for me? 

How are the elections going? Who is going to be new? Dougie gone?

3. Best day this week? 

Oof. I cannot honestly answer that question. Exchanges with Elder Fjerstad were really cool. He is waiting on a visa for Madagascar. But he can also speak Spanish. That was on Tuesday.

4. Best meal this week? 

We had dinner with this family from Mexico in Dietrich. It was a lot of food that tasted really good and I ate too much of it. There was rice, beans, chicken, salsa, and tortillas. But it was all really good and I was hungry.

5. What made you laugh this week?

Elder Silva cleaning a cat with a lint roller. 

6. Song recommendation? Haven’t asked for one lately. 

Color Esperanza by Diego Torres

7. Uplifting quote of the week?

...hmm. I'm not sure how uplifting it is but the one from my email is all I can think of. "The Lord can always use you for something. Even if it is just for a bad example." -B.P.

8. Miracles this week? 

P, a young man up here has submitted his mission papers and will get his call by email later this week. Fingers crossed for ALRM... Idk if it counts as a miracle, but it was definitely something really cool.

9. Fun p day options in your area? 

Well, today we are going to hike to a volcano next to the Shoshone ice caves north of Shoshone. The problem is IDK if we will have enough miles!!! Yay! Also we aren't exactly sure where we can legally park/hike. Lots of unknowns but we are just jumping into it. There is just a lot of hiking we can do. Luckily the month will be ending on Wednesday so we will get more miles then. 

10. What did you learn this week? 

That it is hard to apply to BYU-Idaho when you are from Peru. 

Also we did our District Council using a video chat thing to save miles. I liked it. But there are definitely some bugs to work out.

LOVE YOU! I'm gonna have to write the other emails kinda quickly because I've been helping Elder Silva sign up for an English Fluency test in Boise this Saturday WHILE writing these emails. 

In Conclusion, 

LOVE YOU!