February 10, 2009, Elder Milner

Guànatama‏

Hey everybody, it is so great so hear from you, and thank you Carli and mom and dad for the inspiring words. I am excited to hear that Carli has her papers in already, and i can´t believe how fast time flies when you are having fun and working hard. You all have always had that philosphy in life, work hard and play hard. But more work...I am happy to hear that the ward will now have three missionaries out in the field, or preparing for it. I can´t really imagine a better place to be. Elder Pomerleau and Sister Milner will be missionaries that I am know are going to bless and change many lives. And also importantly, their own lives and that of their families. I have a real testimony of this work. I have a really testimony of the power of conversion, as I have seen it shape and bless the lives of the people here in Peru.
We are doing well here in Peru. The zone and districts are doing well, and we are excited to do the work of the Lord.
I forgot the last week to share a funny experience that we had. We almost every morning don´t have water until about 9 oclock. And also during the day the water frequently shuts off and we are left waterless. That is a horribly created word, but that is okay. Words are starting to become more difficult to exchange between the languages. Thats alright, I still have a long way to go. But anyways, the other elders in our cuarto had tried to turn on the water earlier that day, but there wasn´t water. So by accident they left the tap in the on position, ready to shoot out water. And so me and my compañero returned to the cuarto, and as we were putting in the key, we noticed a puddle of water forming under the door. Confused and a little worried, we opened the door, and our fears were confirmed. Throughout the entire cuarto (apartment) there was an inch of water flooding across the floor. Throughout the whole cuarto. It was awful, and we entered to find the tap faithfully shooting water, and the sink overflowing. So we worked for more than two hours, cleaning up this mess, our 6 missionaries ringing out towels, shirts, and whatever we could get our hands on. It was funny, because we are on the fifth floor, and the water was falling down the stairwell, and we saw people coming out, wondering what was going on, and having water shoot down outside their rooms.
Well, on the more spiritual side we have a sister Feliciana who is preparing for baptism this week, and she is doing great. She is a very humbled lady, who has seen a lot of pain in her life and struggle. But she has found finally a message of peace, a way of life to know that she is not alone. That her Savior has always been there, every step of the way. The Savior has descended below all sin, pain and sorrow, so that we may be free to escape the pain and sorrow.No more time!

Love, Elder Milner