o tuesday we made a stop at the airport and sent off 14 Elders and 2 Sisters on return flights to their homes...and then the remaining 4 of the group of 20 left yesterday and today. definitely a tough thing to watch seeing that there were many AMAZING missionaries that finished their service. that same plane that took the leaving missionaries, had just dropped off a group of 18 new missionaries (3 sisters/15 elders), all of which are awesome and excited to be here. there are two from California, 1 from Yorba Linda(Anaheim) and the other Rancho Cucamanga, so they brought back many memories of things i didnt realize i missed ha. we stopped on the way into town on the little bus at the temple grounds!!!!!!!!!! my first time to even see it and it was the first time President Turk decided to do it with anyone. so we got out of the bus and walked in through the back of the property where the temporary wall was open, then silently walked until president got us into a circle where he shared a few words and his testimony, where the Spirit was felt VERY strongly. then he said a prayer and we left and everyone was very excited, seeing that they will most likely be the first elders who are here now to see the temple finished. it was a way to strengthen our vision of the Lord´s work, leading God´s children to the Temple and Exaltation! This week my comp and i were able to accompany President and some church guys from Lima to a new chapel that just got done in a little town an hour away where the contractors turned over the keys to the local church leaders. it is BEAUTIFUL and what was even more beautiful was to see all the members waiting at the gates outside dressed in their Sunday clothes on a Thursday morning to see for the first time their new meetinghouse!
this tuesday we are headed to Huaraz (look it up on google!) where we will direct the interview meetings and then a training meeting with all the Elders there, then Thursday afternoon we are gonna head back here to Trujillo!
this week was really busy with the old elders going home and the new ones arriving, but it was awesome to be able to meet the new missionaries who are so full of the Spirit.
this morning President and Sister Turk invited us over to their house to watch the BYU basketball game they recorded against SDSU and President cooked us pancakes. yes, we were surprised too, but we only saw the game, none of the commercials. that Ferdette kid is pretty awesome.
anyways, im loving my time aside President Turk, and feel the direction of the Lord here through him. Miracles have not ceased, I see them EVERY DAY and I know that the Lord loves me and my family.
Until next week,
Elder Nichols
oh ps. Tyler- as a missionary from Chile stepped off the plane to join our mission, the first thing he asked me was, "Hey, did you have a brother who served in Chile?" and obviously he ended up telling me he knew you and was your bud. is that the truth? his name is Elder Araneda (Familia Araneda) from Chillan, near Concepción.
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