Plumber

Hola Madre

I am still in Peru sweating and loving the heat. I continue to look at the weather forecast for snow but I think the forecast is broken because it reads the same thing everyday sun, sun, and sun. 

The bigs of the week. Let me explain the title. I became a plumber will on my mission by fixing something very simple but nobody really wanted to. A toilet. Now this toilet had been filled and nobody wanted to get near it for a long time. I had heard it has been broken for transfers once again transfers. Well I went down to the first floor bathroom where this toilet sits in stink. Put on one of those dust masks to help the smell. Try to flush. Yes, it is broke like it has been said. Fill a bucket with water and do a gravity flush. Where you just fill the bowl and it pushes it down. Do that a couple of times. Now I fill the tank it does flush through. Found the problem to be filling the tank. Touch the stopper and poke somethings. Water starts to enter. Oh, it is working again. One more try and yep it now flushes. The water fill stopper was stuck. That is the official plumber term for English in Spanish it is agua llenar para.

That was big news. Next is interexchanges. I stayed in Paijan and an Elder from Chocope came and that was an experience to say. I had no idea what streets were which. Telling a moto in gringo Spanish a police station didn’t work as well the first time. Second time the moto understood. Lots of contacting and return appointments. I don't know too much Spanish to have a long conversation so I make the short and to the point. Lots of people were met this way. Good news is I made it through the day and survived.

Last big news was we had a baptism for this 13 year old boy. His mom and sister are members but he is not. First lesson extended the invitation and he said yes, he does want to be baptized and become clean. Well one problem he was leaving for Lima for a week. So, we weren't able to teach him. He returns and we teach the little lessons quick and get a baptism done all in one day. He shared a testimony and I witnessed what it really meant for him and how he feels. It was amazing to see it all work out.

It is a long email so this are quick bits. Had my first lesson rejection and felt really sad this family doesn't want to listen but all have agency. Played with a puppy. and gave a talk on the Book of Mormon. Watch Safety for the Soul by Holland and The Book of Mormon by President Benson for the basics of my talk. 

It is a huge blessing to serve a mission and the others around me. Continue to be examples and read the Book of Mormon. Also don't be afraid to share this special book we have. We are the only church that has a book that contains all of the doctrine of Christ taught simply and clearly that a child may know the way to salvation and exaltation.

Love Elder Cormack