Trials

Dear family and friends,

Talk about obstacles! I had to make appointments for Interpol and Migrations, and I still make mistakes because in the Interpol calendar they start with Monday. I needed to make the appointment for Tuesday, and made the mistake of making it for Wednesday, and the Elder cannot go, because there is a Zone training that he needs to attend. Interpol doesn't change or cancel their appointments and we have to pay again for the appointment.  In the end he never went to Interpol, because when he came into the Country at the airport the person that entered his information in the computer made a mistake and put tourist instead of religious. And I found out all this when I took the sister missionary to do the Interpol and Migrations on Tuesday.  Interpol was fine with her. In Migrations trying to do the biometrics for the carnet de extranjeria, they said that she couldn't because the visa she had did not qualify for it.  That she had a temporary religious visa and that she needed to make a change of migration type.  Since I had the paperwork of the Elder I showed them and they said that this was not good either.  

I got back to the office and checked other previous ones and hers looked good, his does have a problem.  I asked the person in charge in Lima, she is on vacation, but answered me and said that nothing was wrong with her documents, they were wrong, and either go back and let them know or go to another office.  I asked so many people, I was so down.  I guess I have to pray a lot and figure out what to do.

We had Zone capacitation today, it's amazing to see the youth teach themselves. It was from 9 o'clock until after 12 noon. I missed being in the picture because I needed to leave a few minutes earlier. I had a lot of work to be done in the office. I'm working with like 22 couples. And some of them were already texting me and requesting my help.

Finally, today, I had very good news. One of the couples that I've been working with was able to enter their paperwork into the City Hall to be able to get married. The announcement of their wedding will come out tomorrow in the newspaper and it has to run for eight days. After that, it will take up to a month for all the papers to be reviewed and finally issued the marriage license and then they can get married.

Also today Wednesday was raining a lot for maybe an hour and a half but it caused a lot of flooding. I ended up leaving around 6:45 PM from the office because there was still light and I didn't wanna step into puddles. But I had to keep working at home until like 10 PM. 

Wowww Thursday I start the day with one of the neighbors, yelling and screaming and crying. Some of the words are understandable but others I couldn't understand what she's saying and it's not the first time she is very very loud.

I have been trying to help some couples and all of the ones I talked to, it was problem after problem..  And we were trying to update and see what else they needed. We ended up paying for some fees that a brother owed so he can get the rest of the papers done. And the sister was going to come the next day to fill out other papers that they need, but instead she called me to tell me that she talked to her husband the night before, and that he wants to have a big party and that they want to save for their wedding to have it done in December and they will refund me the money that we spent. Well she promised she will pay it back that day and it has been 3 days and no payment back yet.  So sad.

The Elders in one of the areas that are not so close to the office sent me some documents so I can add the pictures and send them to get the Certificate of being single.  I am praying that will work, because they could not scan them back to me, they were only able to take pictures and it is not the same, but they are sent and we will hope that it works.

Thank Goodness for the Relief Society and the activities that they just planned in a week.  We celebrated Women's Day and part of the Relief Society Anniversary.  We started with 3 games, we were laughing so much.  Continue with Karaoke, food (potluck) and finish with dancing.  We were 16 sisters, it was soooo goood!  Being able to decompress and relax, and throw away some stress. 

Saturday afternoon I was at home, when big noises started. The city is fixing the street in my corner.  They worked for like 3 hours.  They ripped a lot of the asphalt.

Before I left for church today Sunday, the city workers were back working more today on the street.  Hopefully they can finish all that soon.

I have been interviewed to be a teacher in the Relief Society on the 4th Sundays. I will be set apart next week. 😬

We have trials to face because our Heavenly Father loves us. His purpose is to help us qualify for the blessing of living with Him and His Son, Jesus Christ, forever in glory and in families. To qualify for that gift, we had to receive a mortal body. With that mortality we understood that we would be tested by temptations and by difficulties.

By Elder Henry B. Eyring

Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Hermana Malpica

Office Specialist

Peru Piura Mission

Pic 1 Zone training. 

Pic 2 & 3 Rainy day the Elder wanted to get wet and he went out.

Pic 4, 5 & 6 Relief Society activity

Pic 7 Fixing our street.