Service

Apr 21, 2025

Today, I was busy all day at the office with lots of paperwork and trying to finalize details for Missionaries that are leaving tomorrow.  We also have the last dinner for the two that are leaving. They are from Bolivia. This transfer is only a five week transfer, usually six weeks. But the president and his wife have an area meeting in Lima and it conflicts with the transfers. So they had to change it. But the missionaries that are leaving tomorrow are only on a four week transfer because of the training that they have before they're being released. After the dinner, the two of them share their testimony and so far they have been the best. Also today another couple that I have helped got married and her and their 2 children got baptized.  So wonderful.

Apr 22

I was gonna take the elders to the airport, but there were Missionaries that were able to do it so I didn't have to go to the airport. 

Apr 23

Ahhhhh did I tell you I make mistakes and when I make them, they have to be big. So the Missionaries that left yesterday had to take their connection from Lima to Santa Cruz at 1:00 AM. Arriving around 4:15 a.m.  Someone from the PIA training had to go and pick them up. But guess what? I didn't send the itinerary to the president that I was supposed to send them to. And on Monday night, I was talking to him, asking him for permission for one of those elders to receive a friend that he grew up with but move out of the city where he lives now. Neither one of us remember to check that I didn't send them the itineraries. So we guess what? This morning I'm getting texts from them at 3:54 AM. Finally, they called me at 5:15 AM because I didn't check the messages. After they told me that no one was there to pick them up immediately I called the president that I was talking to the night before and we realized that I had not sent the information needed. He had to contact Bolivia and two hours later. Finally they were picked up and dropped at the hotel. The PIA doesn't start until Thursday, so that's good that they had the whole day to rest. I was so upset with myself for forgetting something so important. It affected me more as a mother and a grandmother than as a secretary. As a secretary I can make mistakes, and I know that as a mother and grandmother too. But it is harder to accept. Because I wouldn't want to leave my children or grandchildren in that situation. 

I checked with the archive office over the email for 3 birth certificates. They told me that they had the books for two of them. When I arrived and they checked, none of them were there. I end up sending two of the elders from the office to the town where one sister was born to get the birth certificate. They called me from there to let me know that there is some mistake in the ID document that she has been using all her life with the birth certificate. There is one letter different. I will see what will happen if they accept it or not.

Apr 24

All morning I was busy, finishing with all the paperwork for the files that I was taking to the Municipalidad. I took 3 more files for marriages. And the one that was with the error, she said that I can bring it but it will be based on her ID and not on the birth certificate, and that is ok, because that is what the sister wanted anyway.  I also requested 3 more  analysis certificates.  I did all the errand that needed to be done to file those documents.

Apr 25

This morning I went to the Posta Medica, like the county health department in miniature.  I took the analysis of 7 couples and the doctor did not want to sign the certificate for the marriage that we need.  He wanted to talk to each couple and most of them are not from the area, I even have one couple that is coming from another state. So I went back to see the lawyer from the Municipalidad, and she called someone else.  So on Monday I have to do more errands and hopefully we can take care of this.  Today there was going to be another wedding and the Municipalidad had trouble with their system so they had to reschedule. 

Apr 26 

I had to do the grocery shopping that I don't like, buy milk, yogurt and juice, besides other things.  But those 3 are very heavy, it is not fun to go up 3 flights of stairs with all the heavy bags. Thank Goodness I don't do it every week. I also was able to get some walnuts so I can bake some cookies.  I love it with walnuts and the elders in the office too.

Apr 27

The class today at church was very good, it was about service, and they asked me to share my mission call.  It was very emotional. I went home and was boiling some noodles when the gas tank got empty. Thank goodness they also gave me an electric 2 burner stove and I was able to finish my meal.  I also wanted to make the cookies, but no gas, no oven.  Then I decided to still make it and bake them in the electric small oven.  Of course it took me several hours but I made it, and the missionaries at the office will be very happy. They were tissing me because I have not done it for a while.  I guess I already spoiled them. This is good, because today they get their call to see if they are being transferred from the area where they are.  Only one of the Elders in the office is affected.

Preach my Gospel:  God has given you talents and gifts to use in His service. Your talents and gifts are different from those of others. Recognize that all of these are important, including those that are less visible. As you consecrate your talents and gifts to Him, He will magnify them and work miracles with what you offer.

Until the next time, I love all of you.

Hermana Malpica

Office Specialist

Peru Piura Mission

+51-944-740-051

Pic 1  The couple that got married

Pic 2  Her and her children at their baptism

Pic 3  The 2 Elders that are next to me are from Bolivia and left

Pic 4  Elders Von and Mediavilla that I sent to get a birth certificate to another city.

Pic 5  And they keep working everywhere……