January 21, 2013 - Sister Rosa is baptized!!

Elder Chavez, Hna. Rosa with her daughter and Elder Pinegar - January 19, 2013. A very happy day!

Dear Familia,

This week was good and started from the past Sunday. The sister Rosa decided the last Sunday that she wanted to be baptised and was ready from that day on.....I was always asking her if she was ready, smiling she just said ya he hecho mi decisión! jajaj. For you guys, that doesn't sound like much, but that's 2 months of work. We're planning on having her go to the temple to do baptisms in Guayaquil*...she doesn't know that yet, but I'm sure that she will be pleased. I have seen her family really come together. Her two inactive children have come back, and I'm happy cause her daughter Talía is really helping Norma to progress. Norma really enjoys the church and wants to be baptised, but she wants her family to support her. We did that today playing soccer with her 2 brothers, 19 and 14. They are pretty chill. 

Hna. Rosa with her family on her baptism day - Jan 19, 2013. Paita Peru

Hanging on the roof in Paita, Peru on Pday with the locals and Elder Chavez & Elder Pinegar 1/21/13

Anyways, for this week we're doing good, and I hope that we can get another family that we have planned in the playing ring. We're gonna see today in the night. That's basically the downlow for this week, nothing much new. We're working hard and enjoying a ton, and I'm trying my hardest to stay focused. I'm not perfect, but nobody is hahah!!! Anyway, just know that I love you guys and think about ya´ll every day.  I mean it from the depths of my heart!! 

Keep it on the fresh side. Powder to all and to all powder!!! love the snow!!!!!** 

peace!!!

Elder Pinegar

* Guayaquil Ecuador Temple - about a 9 hour drive
** Jared sent Alex a picture from the ski lift in UT this week--nice and cold here in UT--nice and hot in Paita right now. It's about 90 degrees every day and the middle of summer.