I´m getting a gringa!

I...dont even know where to start. 

Carlitos was baptized! We went a little crazy looking for baptism clothes, and Carlos arrived an hour late to his own baptism, but the end goal was met, so we were SO happy. He had all of the support of his parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, and cousins. It was so great to see them all come together, and Carlos just beamed! 

Also, we were finally able to meet with his dad! He is always avoiding us, so it was huge that he came to the baptism and attended church this Sunday. We have some plans to gain his trust. :)

After 2-3 months we have a new bishop!! He has served as a counselor in the Mission presidency for 4 years, and was bishop of our ward just before that. So needless to say, everyone was surprised. But we are so excited to be starting a new chapter in this sector. Bishop Quispe´s first Sunday was the beginning of some big changes. He announced to all of the members that this Tuesday he will be holding interviews with everyone who doesnt now have a calling, and every one will be be receiving an assignment. The next announcement was that the ward will now be starting exactly on time, the way the Lord would have it. (Punctuality is a problem here in South America, which doesnt help the ´´Mormon-standard-time´´.) I love his enthusiasm to get the work here rolling! I can already tell that we will be experiencing some great miracles with the missionary work in the near future. 

This weekend we also met with Maricela and Manuel (Maricela was baptized in August) to go out for some pizza. They knew that we would have cambios, so this was a way to say goodbye in the case that one of us leaves. We had a blast! It was a day of eating way too much, but thus is the mission life. We laughed hard and remembered some funny things that had happened to us a while back. We also asked them about their wedding date...haha, it is sometimes fun to make others feel uncomfortable. But only if they are your good friends! We love them both so much. 

Today is also the day of cambios. Hna C and I were so nervous to log on and read our emails from President...but now we feel better to know our assignments. We are both still confused about Hna Chipunavi´s assignment - we dont know if it means that she will train again or become a sister leader, but we will find out more today. As for me, I will be receiving a gringa! Her name is Hna Thompson; we met when I first came to the mission, and so I know that we share the same home town! Everyone is also telling me how much they love her, and that she works hard, so I cant be any happier!

This is all for the week - love you all!

Hermana Arroyo