My Crispy New Companion!

Welp all I can say is that I have been so blessed to have my new comp, Elder Ivancovich from Fresno, California. We will do such amazing work. I cant wait!

Elder Clarkovich

Elder Ivancovich!!! He is the crispiest man on the block. We are going to work!!! We have been good friends for a while. It was such a shocker that we got to be comps. His old area closed down, so he came with me. Gorgie left haha. We now have the biggest area in the world haha!

Trip to Lima to see Elder Waddell of the 70

Good bye Elder Borjamy

The Gospel is Good News!

Well, I guess I will explain myself about the people we found a couple weeks back.

The first one, Edward, he is man  with a broken heart, he has been suffering a lot..

He needs the Atonement and to feel of the love that it brings.

The second was a  family. We were looking for this name from ward counsel, and he wasn't there , but to the house next to it was a member who called us over and she was visiting, and so I asked her if she could introduce us to her fam. and so we did. and now we are teaching them. But there also was another member who was the best out of them all, so ready, but she had to leave for Lima. but said she was definitely going to look for the missionaries in Lima. They will be so happy when she comes to the missionaries over there.

I probably had more faith that week than I will ever have.

But I have learned so much and had so much happen . I feel behind , on updating you all haha. It's like those people that are behind on their tv shows haha.

But something cool I learned is the definition of the Gospel. I don't know if everyone already knew this but, It means good tidings, or good news.

AND this good news is the atonement!


The Atonement is all the GREATEST thing that we have to offer to all.

I know it, I will let everyone know of the HOPE.


Elder Clawk

Brandon's translated voice recording

Brandon said he had 35 emails and didn't have time to write.  He apologized for not emailing last week & tried to make it up to me by sending a voice recording, pictures of his journal entries & 20 photos. So I translated a voice recording he sent to us to share with you all:

I was kissed twice today by a 60 year old man on the street.  That was a weird thing. I was dying laughing after he walked away.  The man told me I was earth. He told me I was earth and told me a bunch of other stuff that was just crazy. Just funny things like that happen.

We are out of lesson 1 pamphlets, so we came up with a great idea and we made copies of the pamphlets, it was so hard, but we were able to get it done so we can give them to people.  It was really hard to make, they’re only in black & white, but it was awesome.

We got a miracle new investigator today.  He felt the need to walk into the church as he was passing the church.  So he went in & met with the mission leader.  The guy ended up calling us and asked if he could meet with us that night.  So we got to meet with him that night & it was really interesting to see this broken down man. He was totally broken & torn.  He told us a bunch of things & all the rough things he’s gone through.  For example, his dad died recently & he was in a huge accident with a motorcycle.  He flipped a bunch of times in the air and landed on his head.  AND HE LIVED! He said he’s been smoking & drinking since he was 14 years old, and all these things. And man, wow, this guy just came to us like a humble son that’s done something bad & asked for forgiveness.  He went to the Lord, and the Lord was ready with open hands.  And he told us how difficult his life is and all the things he’s going through.  But there is no limit to the atonement.  It’s going to take a lot of work to help him out.  The atonement is for everybody.  And only through the atonement he can make it.  It was a pretty powerful day. Pretty Awesome!

Service Project

Road trip on Pday

The Monument to the battle of Ayacucho, for Peru's independence.

1826

The power of faith & true intentions

This week was a completly different week for me. As I changed my mentalitly and mindset like it was a pre'game warm up. Every morning was different. Everytime I left the house it was different. I had set a peronsal goal that I would find 5 choosen childern of Isreal, who are prepared to listen to the restored Gospel of Christ. As in everything I did, was with true intentions that I would find someone new and prepared everyday. I would always ask and talk with my Father in Heaven first. I had to ask Him that I could have this faith to find those prepared. And I was able to find 4. I know that I was able to find 4 children of God are such a blessing and the mercy of God given to me. I hope that for the rest of my like I can continue to have the faith that I was able to cultivate this past week , and apply it forever. The faith in our Saviour Jesus Christ and his Atonement, and that through his grace he will bless us, even when we lack in our afflictions. But during these trials we need to have the faith and patience like the people Alma and his people. Mosiah 24.13-16 ... that we are able to support these afflictions in happiness, and patiently knowing that this is the will of the Lord.

I wish I could explain every one of the situations of the 4 choosen childern of God that we found this week, but they are too long and amazing haha. But with faith and patience the Lord can give us this power and love to do his will.

Alma 7.19

Elder Clawrk

email sent to us from his pensionista

Ben translated the letter that accompanied the photos:
Pictures of Elder Clark's birthday from Ayacucho. How are you Sister Clark?  I'm Sister Soledad, your son's pensioner (person that prepares all his food)  He is a good missionary.  Greetings (like goodbye)

A whole new world

Well, its a whole new world over here! The people are very different the culture is very different. I feel like I'm in a movie scene everywhere I go, it's so animated. very beautiful. The area is huge! Very difficult to get to know. But the work still goes on.  There is no time to fall behind.

We taught this younger girl this week, shes 11. recently baptized less than a year ago. And she is the only member in her family, her father is in jail and her mom can't get baptized.. and there are all these problems in her family, however, she explained to us how she has hope and she wants to strive to get her family to church everyday. But something more than just her life shocked me as she gets herself to church, she has read the book of mormon 2 times already and is on her third time around. I was blown away. She is an example to me. I know many people who have barely read it 1 time, and she is on her third. What a powerhouse. She is working on saving her family, and being such a perfect example to all.

I hope we can all have this desire to read the scriptures, and to put aside all the problems and tests that we have and push forward. This scripture reminds me of this (Alma 1:25)

I hope we can't all wait for the day when OUR SAVIOUR comes again Alma 4:14 !

Because I can't wait. And I hope I will be in the right place , doing what the Lord would be doing. Setting an example of the believers.


=dler Clark

We sent peanutbutter to him for his birthday. He was so happy!

AYACUCHOOOOOOOOOO!

It was a little hard to leave, but when there is an end, there is always a new beginning!
love
Elder CLURK

*mom note: here's what he said In a separate email to me -

I left Lima at 12 at night sunday, and got here (Ayacucho)at like 9 in the morning, it was the worst bus ride haha, I was so dead yesterday haha.

*Here's what he said about his new companion:
dude is chill as dirt!!

My new companion!