July 22, 2013 - Last Cambios: Same Place, New Companion

Dear Familia,

To answer your question, the ant eater is illegal to have as a pet, but nobody obeys the laws around here. haha

Yeah, this week was good and was a great change. My new companion is Elder Muñoz. He's from Chile and is 23. He has completed 20 months in the mission, so we are both basically seasoned vets. Anyways, he is great, ready to work, and chill. He is the only member in his immediate family or in other words, his mom and dad aren't members. His uncle is a returned missionary though. 

Eating at Burger King for the first time ever with Elder Muñoz - Pday July 22, 2013 Enace, Peru

We have been able to put down a good week of work these few days, and I have been tired in the nights, that's for sure! Anyways, we're trying hard to find a lot of new people to be able to keep the work progressing. That definitely means being in the sun more time, but it's starting to pay off. We're hoping that this week we are going to start seeing results.

1/4 kilo Hamburgers - Cooking on their own in Enace with Elder Muñoz & Elder Pinegar

A feast fit for a king or at least elders-hamburgers, chips and drinks

As for the Mormon parade thing,* I'm pretty sure that no one even knows about it haha. The only big thing that is going on here in Peru is the 28th of July, when Peru achieved independence. I'm looking for an American flag so I can put it up on the 28th haha. Yeah, but that is definitely a huge day here. As for the older saints in the ward, there are quite a few, and there are a lot of returned missionaries. This 7th of August, a sister gets back from her mission. That's gonna be chill, considering that when she gives her testimony, it's going to be my last Sunday here in Peru....wow 2 years...Well almost. Still got a few weeks left. Anyways, that's basically all that I have for this week. Nothing too exciting, but we're trying to keep everything running smoothly here in Enace, Piura, Peru. 

The pics that I sent are the adventures of cooking at 11:30 pm.  Wow! And we got to the room at 9:40 pm. It was quite the day, but I gotta say that the 1/4 kilo hamburgers were good as you can clearly see! The other was taken today, the first time I have been to a Burger King in my whole mission, considering that there is only one here, and no McDonald's. But it's a joke. Fast food definitely does NOT work here. Anyways, that's the dealio for this week!!!!

Love you guys tons, and I'm always keepin ya in my mind!!! Families are forever.......that's a longggg time !!! ;)

Much love,

Your son,

Elder Alex Pinegar

* We asked if the saints in Peru celebrate Pioneer Day on July 24.