JUNE 4, 2012 - 2 Letters This Week!

May 23, 2012 -- Letter we received 
Para: La Familia y conocidos
De: Elder Alexander Pinegar

Elder Pinegar and other missionaries on P-day (Love the hats) June 4, 2012

!!BUENAS!! Hola de Peru, Tongo mis o mesitos y me siento jiejo. jaja Yeah, so my Spanish is getting better and my English is starting to go down hill. I was talking the other day with one of the gringos, Elder Williams, he has 1 year in the mission, I noted that the response time is much slower and that you actually have to think to answer a question Haha. Wow, I have been waiting for this day to arrive!! So the mission is starting to get easier, the Leciones I've go down on lock and I feel like I'm actually helping people. The "older" and "older" that you get in the mission you expected to do more and more I guess that's what you call responsibility haha. But that's all good. I was used to that before I left for the mission. We've been workin' hard here trying to get people to come unto Christ. I gotta tell ya that it is definitely tough. The mission is by far the hardest thing that I have done in my life--not just the aspect of being away from home, but the fact that everyone is watching you 24/7. It kinda forces you to be an example and it forces you to follow the rules, even if you don't want to. (That's not to say that I don't want to follow the rules, but there are some that I could live without.) I have learned a lot so far in the mish, and I'm certain that I will learn much more with the next year and 2 months that follow. I lave learned a lot about leadership, and even though I'm "young" in the mish, I feel like I have helped a lot of people make decisions that are good and worthy of God's presence. Also, I have learned the importance of the family and how crucial it is to have a good, functioning, and HAPPY family. It's cool that I have that to look forward to in the near (years) future :) haha

Oh, and it was awesome to talk to you guys on skype!! I loved seeing everyone and being able to feel like I was at home!! haha. Yeah, so overall this letter is just something to accompany the memory card. Make sure that you read it and have fun looking at all the pics!! Hope you kinda feel like your in the mission with me!! haha Yeah, so just know that I love you all and that I'm always thinking of you guys!!
Sincerely,
Alex Pinegar
** We were alarmed when we opened the letter and found no memory card. We had to write him and tell him it was lost and how sorry we were---read his response below....

June 4, 2012 - Email
Sup Fam,
So this week was good and I've been doing a lot. We've been
working hard and I'm getting along with my companion alright, but that's
not to say that I am not waiting for cambios -- only 3 more weeks. Things
are getting ready here for the new pres and everybody is talking about
it, but I think that it's going to change smoothly.

So a family that we have been teaching finally went to church. It was good. I
believe that they will progress and that things will go well with
them.

So about the fotos that I sent to you guys, they were taken
in the manglares trees with the branch that forms the root or
something like that. haha

Elder Pinegar at the National Mangrove Sanctuary of Tumbes June 4, 2012

Missionaries enjoying Tumbes Mangals National Sanctuary June 2012

And about the memory card, no worries. The leader of the zone took it
out, but I gave him a little guide, and I sent it again. This time
you'll get it-- so no worries. yeah so everything is going good here and
were puttin in work! I'm hoping that everything goes good the following
three weeks with my comp.  Love you guys tons and have fun in the
Washington DC.


PS:  I wrote the letter to you guys earlier but it all got erased cause
the computer had a problem......haah but that's life!!!