Week 30: AND THE VERDICT IS....

IM STAYING HERE IN IZAMAL FOR CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!

And I’m staying with Hna. Gutierrez. Yeah, we were super stoked last night when we got the call. Literally I am soooo happy to be here for Christmas!!!! I get to spend it with like the coolest ward ever. They really have become my family here away from home.

This week was a little slow, but we had some pretty cool moments. So on Tuesday we had a mtg with our zone to talk about the He is the Gift project that the church is doing right now with the video and how we plan on converting and taking over the whole world with the love of Christ. Yeah, it’s pretty awesome, not going to lie. And really, really powerful. This project has definitely been inspired and I am more grateful than ever to be a missionary during this time. What a blessing it is to share with others our knowledge of Christ and his miracles and life.

Well, then on Friday, we had another mtg, but with another zone and with the Assistants and with President. And we talked more about how we can share He is the Gift with everyone we talk to. And then the last hr and a half of the mtg, we spontaneously decided to put into practice what we talked about. So all of the missionaries (there was like 50 of us) went to this huge park/plaza and half of the missionaries started to sing Christmas hymns and the other half (I was part of this group) went around to the ppl who were in the park and talked to them and shared He is the Gift. It was a lot of fun, and I had a really cool experience with it.

So me and Hna. Siafinua (she is the Polynesian that was in my district in the MTC) decided to be companions for this activity and we decided to pick a random guy that was sitting alone in the park reading a magazine. So we sit down next to him and say "Hi! Good afternoon! How has your day been?" And he responds with "eh. so-so". So we ask him why just so-so. And from then on, he just poured out all of his problems that had been happening in his life. Which were a lot and really sad too. then he started to cry bc he said that he came to this park to sit down and try to think of what he can do to change his life around bc he feels stuck and he feels lost and is looking for a way.... Yeah. It was pretty amazing. Honestly I was sitting there listening, crying with him, and thinking "is this even real?" So after he was done talking, we shared with him who we were and what we have to offer him. We shared a couple of verses in the Book of Mormon, gave him one, and invited him to baptism, which he accepted. And he said that he will go to church on Sunday (this is in Merida so he isn’t in my area). It really was such an amazing experience for me and a testimony builder that if we make the decision to talk with everyone about the gospel, that Heavenly Father will put into our path the ppl who have been prepare and who are ready to accept the gospel and make changes in their lives.

So yeah. That’s about all that happened this week. 

We don’t have a mtg today which means we aren’t going to go to Merida this week, which means no mail till next week. So hopefully I get some mail then.

Oh, Friday, I got a small package mom that you sent me of Nutter Butters. Thank you sooo much!!! They were exactly what I needed at the time. Love you soo much!!

Well, pics are coming soon!

Love you all and I’ll write you next week!

Hermana Perryman

Your wonderful package mom! Thanks!

This is Hna. Mimi who is getting ready to leave for her mission in Costa Rica. She's the cutest thing ever and goes with us on visits all the time.

This was a little banana that a member gave us. It was seriously the smallest banana I've ever seen!

Yum! Nutter Butters!

We went to the pyramid today! Excuse my lazy eye...

We took a break and admired Izamal from above.

This is info on the pyramid that is the largest in Izamal. From left to right the languages are Spanish, Maya, and English. You can zoom in and read about the pyramid.

And one last one from this morning...