Hello friends and family!

This week:

I realized I’ve been using my placenta all wrong.

Shows how much Spanish I really know.

All this time I’ve been showering and putting it on after and going on with my life

turns out its supposed to work like conditioner and you have to rinse it out.

Who really wants placenta in their hair all day?

I know you were all interested, so that’s the placenta update.

Today we ate pizza with the district in central de Lima.

I poured Inca Cola all over myself

in front of 10 million people,

embarrassing right?

I can’t remember all the other stupid things I did this week.

Let’s seeeee...

Monday was great.

We don’t have much time because in Callao the missionaries have to be home by 7:30 which only gives us an hour and a half,

but we had a great lesson with P.

I don’t know if I have mentioned him before.

Single father,

his mom and daughter got baptized about a year ago.

He’s never been interested in listening to the missionaries or anything,

but recently, as everything in his life has been going down south, he’s been joining us in the lessons

and this week was FANTASTIC!

We talked a lot about how obedience brings blessings.

So simple, but so important for him

and at the end when we got to the invitations part

I invited him to be baptized,

but didn’t realize he was crying

like actual tears.

And just so you get the picture,

he’s this big tall guy, like 2 Peruvians.

Always has his big work boots on,

never smiles,

never speaks, nothing.

And he was crying.

Usually when we invite him to be baptized he says, “No Hermanas, maybe later,” and laughs awkwardly

but this time, he said, “I’m going to do everything possible.”

Such a HUGE step for him.

I wanted to cry right there with him.

And then on Tuesday

we had another lesson with S.

and we talked about the Book of Mormon

and she said, “it’s just so clear and easy to understand, I really think it’s true.”

It took about everything I had not to stand up and jump on her couch for joy.

That’s all I really look for in a typical day in the mission.

Of course we’ve had our fair share of rejection and pain this week,

but it just makes moments like those with P. and S. that much sweeter.

I am grateful for moments when I must defend my testimony because I can feel the Spirit that much stronger. I KNOW the church is true. I KNOW Joseph Smith was a prophet. I KNOW the heavens are not sealed and that God continues to reveal His word to His children because He LOVES us.

I am so grateful for the restored gospel of JESUS CHRIST. I am so grateful for my SAVIOR. I truly feel my Savior’s love every day.

I had several experiences this week where I felt the power of the Atonement, and how humbled I am for it.

Thank you for your support,

Hermana Anderson