Being contacted in English is really awkward

Family and friends,
Being contacted in English is really awkward. The Elders came over to get the leftover of the mission money I got for the doctors, and so Elder Nordhoff decided it would be fun to contact us... in English. Still using Spanish phrasing, but in English. So much awkward. He finally slipped at the end and said a word in Spanish. We really are only missionaries in Spanish... It was funny.

I met my new sister leader this week. Hermana Chandler. I don't know her well yet, but she's really funny and sweet. Apparently, now that el profeta has left, my comp is el profeta. Which makes me first counselor. And Estrella (my pension's dog) the second counselor. So much apostasy in this joke. So much. Also, it's Estrella because right before last cambios, Elder Miranda called us telling Hermana Favero that she had transfers to open up Bagua again (lie) and that I would be training... Estrella. Well our contacts would be up at least, she talks to everyone!

Yeah, so in district meeting, Elder Miranda brought one of those puzzles where two seemingly unconnectable pieces are supposed to be separated (they're like metal). So he gave us each 30 seconds to try. All the other sisters went first, and then it was my turn. I solved it. I kill object lessons sometimes. It's not my fault I was born into my family where we do these kind of things way too much! Everyone said of course it would be me who solved it. Too much attention! But really, I was pretty proud of myself.

Lessons this week were pretty normal. Yesterday, two lessons in a row had Titanic playing. So apparently it was on tv. Good thing we have the right to tell them to turn it off!
Sometimes I'm just really straightforward when I teach now, never thought that would happen. We invite almost everyone to baptism in the first lesson we have with them now, too. Tania and her daughter Billy yesterday said yes. They don't even know anything yet. Not really. So that was cool. That whole lesson was like a counseling session. Well, we just sat there and listened to their mother daughter problems for about half an hour and have decided we're going to start with the gospel. (Lesson 3). So it will cool teaching them. Billy told us she would love to be baptized, but has to forgive herself first and change. Well, she's kinda got the concept of the gospel down already!
That's really about it for this week.

Dad, the weather is hot. Not Venezuela, but hot. I am grateful for my sunscreen which I usually remember to wear. But sometimes it decides to rain, or rather, pour down hard! And then it dries up super fast. But it's green, and pretty, and California type humid, so I feel pretty much at home. Just a little hotter.
Well, love you all!
Hermana Brogan

Cambios make me sad.....

Mi queridos familia y amigos,
So this week was super eventful. Another really bad internet day too
so sorry if this is all I send to anyone. But with the work, we had
some neat lessons, but nothing too crazy. I’ll tell you all about Flor
on mother’s day because she’s cool. Also, you guys need to come up
with questions for me, because I tell you pretty much everything I
have to say in my emails. So that’s your job.

First off, last Friday, this weird bump appeared on my left
shoulder-neck-back area. Weird. So it started getting worse, and made
all my muscles around it swell up and start hurting, so I went to the
doctor with Hermana Escobedo (sometimes it’s just easier to go with
the sister who’s been in Jaen for a solid year). Apparently it was
just an infection, so the doctor gave me antibiotics. Not only is the
bump significantly smaller and unpainful now, but it also got rid of
all the little infections on my legs from bug bites. Now I am just
left with my battle scars. ;) So I go to the doctor, and he tries to
speak in English to me. I don’t think he realized how well I
understood him because I am always quiet at the doctors even in the
US. And so he told me I have an infección de piel, and was trying to
figure out the translation, so I said, skin infection. Yeah that! It
made me laugh. Luckily he knew the word itch though, because I don’t
know that one in Spanish. So that would’ve taken a minute to figure
out… Peruvian doctors aren’t so sketchy after all.

So this was Hermana Escobedo’s last week. She’s headed home to Lima
tomorrow. So in our district meeting, the board with the outline of
the meeting was SO funny. Directing music: Hermana Escobedo. Opening
Prayer, Hermana Escobedo. Objective: Hna Escobedo Obedience
(scripture): Hermana Escobedo Tema: Hermana Escobedo (Hermana con
experiencia) (As said in the white handbook) Testimonio: Hna Escobedo
Closing prayer: Hna Escobedo She said the closing prayer in English
even. Also, we sang Loor al profeta (we call her el profeta since
she’s had more time in Jaen than the stake president), and then a song
about dying or finishing the work. It’s in the 170s in Spanish… Too
funny. The funnier part is she actually did all of it except for the
lesson. Our district is so fun. We’ve all gotten super close!
We had Noche Misional the next night, and we played a scripture search
game. We used scriptures as clues and they had to run around the
chapel to find the next clue. It was way fun. We took pictures after
that too. I think I’ll send these next week if I remember. Or maybe
you’ll just all see them after the mission. None are too exciting. I
just have a ton!

The Elders had a baptism this week! I was SO happy for them! It was
cool to go to. We brought Lucía, the 16 year old, and she had SO many
good questions. We showed her the chapel, and when we walked in there,
all empty and quiet, I felt the Spirit so strong. I don’t think I’ve
ever noticed the spirit like that in a chapel before, but it was
amazing to share it with her.Remind me to talk more about Lucía
on mother’s day too. We won’t be able to baptize her because of her
 age, but I really can hope to get her as an active investigator. She shared
 a neat experience with us though! Also, we went and taught her like a ten
 minute lesson before the baptism, and I asked her if she believes the plan of salvation. I
know she understands all of it, but I wanted to know where she was
testimony wise. (We haven’t done the restoration with her yet…) She
told us yes! So cool!
After the baptism, we went over to the Elders’ pension to have a mini
30 minute party for Elder Nordhoff’s birthday and a going away thing
for Hermana Escobedo.  They fed us dinner and a cake from a box from
the US ( that Elder Nordhoff’s family sent- so good!) And we ALL ended
up with flour all over us. Hermana Escobedo ended up with egg, flour,
and cake on her, even though it wasn’t her birthday. (And of course
Elder Nordhoff did too!) It was super fun. We also sang Loor al
profeta there. So sacreligious. It isn’t even funny. And THEN in
sacrament meeting, Hermana Escobedo had to lead the music and we sang
Praise to the man AGAIN, and God be with you til we meet again. She’s
such a good sport.
Also, we got 6 investigators at church. Let me repeat that. SIX! Three
families. :D

Not much happened lesson wise this week. We met Amelia’s son, and he’s
actually pretty cool. He asked us why we’re missionaries and what
Christ means to us (after showing them the gracias a que el vive
video. ) So hopefully we’ll be able to get them somewhere. Amelia is
doing it more for her son than for herself. But hopefully once we
teach the restoration that will change.
That’s about all. I love you all! Hope you have a good week! Peru
rocks. Cambios make me sad when people go. But we got off pretty good.
Our whole district is the same (HURRAY!), aside from Hermana Escobedo
leaving ( Boo).
Hermana Brogan

Who needs water when you have baby wipes?

Friends and family,

Okay, so I find as we continue contacting, other numbers just naturally go up. So we had a lesson with a member today which was exactly how a lesson with member should be. We had a lesson with our investigator Clara and the member, Sidila, shared about her conversion experience using Alma 32. It was the best testimony I have ever heard from a member in a lesson. Clara said she had 'ganas' to read the Book of Mormon. I really hope to see her progress even more!

We found an investigator Amelia this week, who is having a hard time with her 14 year old son. A friend (nonmember) told her to talk to the elders. Then we appeared at her door a couple days later. So cool! But aside from immediately having us come in, I think it may actually take her a bit to progress. But I have hopes if she acts on her commitments.

We have a ton of cool people we're working with, including a lady who's husband is a member (and currently in Lima), and she was at church yesterday and told us to come visit her. So we'll start with her this week. And she made comments in Sunday school about knowing how even though she likes coffee, she knows it's a commandment, and needs to work on it. So basically she already has a testimony, and we'll try to set a baptismal date with her in the first visit if we can. (And see where she is really at with her testimony and all.)

So our area is growing a TON. I absolutely LOVE my area and being in Jaen. It's amazing seeing the Lord's hand here.

So now for talking about Lucía. So in our mission, we usually don't teach investigators under 18 (too many go inactive), but we just found this girl, Lucía, who is freakishly smart (especially for here in Jaen). And she is so cool! She wants to be a nun, but her dad won't let her. But she's also really confused about what she really believes. So we taught her the plan of salvation yesterday, and she completely understood it. But understanding doesn't necessarily equal testimony. We invited her to baptism (and are now talking to president about her), and she said yes when she knows it's true. Her dad was there, and sat and talked to us for a few minutes but when we started the lesson, he left the room. But he was TOTALLY listening around the corner. When we left he said that what we said was beautiful. He had told us we would have a hard time changing his beliefs. We'll see about that. And por lo menos, if we can't get Lucía baptized, she can just be an active investigator until she's 18.
So por fin, the funny stuff! One. It's time to let the world know. I absolutely love High School Musical way way too much. (Completely my guilty pleasure of all movies). So we talked about it like three times this week, and then we were at our pension's for lunch. Our pension's daughter, Lucía is always watching movies in the other room, and sometimes when it's Disney, we figure it out just from the background music, but we really are good and don't intentionally listen in. Well, despite all the Spanish talking, there was a scene from high school musical playing, and it made me crack up SO hard because I had brought it up so much this week. (I get trunky in really weird ways you guys.) But I just thought it was hilarious.

Now for the funnier story, So Hermana Favero told me something Hermana Escobedo told her last intercambios. Back when I was having a rough time for a couple weeks, our district was worried about me because I wasn't being super social with them, and I just looked kinda sad a lot. Well, the sister leaders figured out I really love food. And so the hermana lideres spoke with the elderes and told them to start bringing treats to district meeting because they thought that would help. And the elders really liked that idea too. So I got better because Hermana Williams talked to me on the phone for like 45 minutes and gave me tons of scriptures and hymns and advice. But I also got the wonderful blessing of getting chocolate chip cookies, or galletas de MILO (SO GOOD!), or whatever sweets they bring to every district meeting and correlation. Win win! So I didn't know that's why they brought treats until this week. When Hermana Favero told me that I cracked up for 5 minutes. My district really cares about me. So then, the elders always tell us when we have to go into their area to teach single women that we have to bring them chocolate as a tax or something. Which we almost never do. Then they tell us we need to be obedient to our leaders. But on Saturday, Elder Miranda called to let us know we had correlation. He told me to bring dulces twice, and I didn't understand him, so he finally said ¡chocolates! I said está bien and hung up. So we brought everyone chocolate. Then when I pulled them out of my bag, Hermana Escobedo disapprovingly asked the elders who told us to bring food, and got food out of her bag. Apparently they aren't supposed to ask us to bring food or something. I don't know, but the whole situation just makes me smile. I'll be sad when cambios come this next Tuesday. Hermana Escobedo is going home after a YEAR just in Jaen (two areas here, but still). Elder Miranda has another transfer until he goes home. And who knows who else will get transfers.

I'm really sorry to hear about Christine. I hope everyone's doing alright.

We still have very little running water here. It isn't fun to not have a reliable shower. Just saying.
So we went three days without running water.

 (note to the left our drinking water. No problem with being alive. Don't worry.) But man was I excited to fill up our storage buckets again! We have two buckets, and go through about one each day. So we had run out the middle of this day. And to tell you all the lovely details, my wet hair hides it, but it is also extremely oily from uh, baby wipe showers. It really isn't bad now that we're used to it though. And that's the longest we've had to go so far without water. So we're doing pretty well. Lesson learned: Emergency storage is important world!


Love you all!
Stay cool up there in the states (spring is hitting or has hit right?)

Write me please!

Hermana Brogan

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! (Yesterday) Merry Christmas! (Today. If you have questions please refer to Jesus the Christ). And hope you all enjoyed (and watched) general conference! Mom, thanks for getting me out of Jury duty. At least for a year... I appreciate that. Seeing as I'm across the world. And can't do too much. Uh, so for Easter, I ate half a boiled egg, and two cadbury eggs. So it was very Easterly. But it really was. It's like an Easter egg hunt every day trying to find new investigators amongst the many who want nothing to do with us! Also got to contact using Christ being resurrected. So that was a really cool experience. (We've been doing that for the last bit with the whole He lives video going around). 

So conference rocked. It's like missionary holiday! I cannot even begin to explain just how much I got out of it! But I'll just mention one talk and comment in a non spiritual way on it. I LOVED the talk that compared music and dance to the Spirit and living the gospel. SO good. SO true. We really do need to be in tune with the Spirit and feel the beauty of the gospel. And it talked about dance. SO THEN, I remembered one summer of my high school life when I was up in Provo with Becky and we were stopped at a stoplight. With the music on. And dancing. And so a random Utah dad or something like that, started dancing when the light turned green as he passed us. Awkward? No. Funny? Yes. :)

But that isn't about my mission, so this week:

We found this girl, Luz, who's about 20 and isn't actually living with a boy. And we've just done como comenzar enseñar with her, and she told us that she feels like she needs something more. I am SO excited to start working with her! We're also making some progress with a new investigator from last week Clara. We couldn't find her this week to invite her to conference, but her response to baptism after the first lesson wasn't a flat out no. It was 'todavìa.' I just hope that I can continue to testify, teach and help the Spirit teach her! But she really feels the Spirit, and I can really imagine the change the gospel will bring into her life if she so chooses. So still finding and trying to get an investigator base, but we're also seeing small little miracles, even if it's just in the form of todavìa instead of a no. But the Spirit was so strong in the lesson with her, and I was prompted to just keep testifying, and I shared an experience with a priesthood blessing up to the point where we invited her. So it was just amazing.

Last pday, a random song from Rudolph came into my head. It's the sadder one with the lost toys. Hermana Favero totally thought that part was an entirely different claymation movie. SO I then relayed the entire plot of Rudolph to her. Yeah, I've seen that movie a ton. I cannot deny that I am excited to watch that and Annabelle's Wish in two Christmases. :P 

We also found Natali in the middle of the week. We just felt to pass by her house. I love going to an investigators house and them swinging the door open telling us to come in. It's so welcoming and warm, as opposed to us trying to get in doors most of the time. But she's awesome! She's been reading the Book of Mormon and praying (correctly even!) and still hasn't gotten a response. So she's being great and still trying, still searching. I love that she has patience. The Lord is trying her faith, but I know if she keeps doing the good things, and keeps adding on (next step is getting her to church), she'll get her answer. She's an example to me.

We were going strong with contacts this week (our mission is really contact focused- have I mentioned that?). We had 28 on pday and Tuesday. And then Wednesday, Hermana Favero randomly got a kink in her neck. She she was told by Hermana Williams to stay home, rest, and ice it, so we didn't get to do much work for two days.  And then with conference... yeah our numbers were low. But hey, it happens.

 Dad, yes, we do have snickers here, so no, I don't miss too much from the states. I do miss peanut butter, but I can honestly wait. I do miss being able to have the freedom to choose what to eat.

So we're friends with a store owner here. And she will sometimes randomly give us bananas. But this week she had guava on her counter, and we said we'd never had it before. So She gave us two. When I commented that we were going to take pictures to send home with them, she took them back and gave us bigger ones. Too funny. Anyways- here's a selfie I took with Guava. Shame. And also us tracting. (Did I already send this one home? No clue...)

Also, random fun fact, I got to watch conference in English. We all go to the stake center, and they give us our own classroom, pull a TV in there and give us the English channel. There's pictures somewhere. Maybe they'll appear on Facebook before I go home!

Haley and her companion tracting

Haley's Jaen district

Haley with her guavas

Hope everyone's Spanish is good to read this one.....

Tell Sister Clark hi back! :) And the sisters.

So my week:

I had my intercambio. With Hermana Kennedy. Who is now one of the most amazing people I've ever met. I had the most spiritual day since I've been out in the field.We turned the lights off and laid in bed and must have been talking until midnight (she also has the prettiest southern accent!) But she told me so much about her life. I really understand obedience a LOT better now. It really is one of the best ways to show the Lord you love Him and trust Him. That you would do anything for him. Even the little things. :) She's changed the way I think about a lot of mission stuff. But my companion is a little homesick lately. I have been suuuper into working hard this week. We got our 100 conacts. And she feels a little lost now that she doesn't really need to support me emotionally anymore. Basically what I went through like 2 or three weeks ago. But she's getting out of it a bit already I think. :)

Last night was my turn to call and report our numbers to Elder Miranda. It was TOO funny. He called and asked how I was. I said cold. (Bueno, Hace frío). ¿Hace frío? Sí elder. ¿Frío? Sí. ¿En Jaen? Sí Elder. ¿Jaen? Sí. Soy de California, es por eso. Estoy lista para reportar. Yeah, Hermana. Pero no tenga frío. Está bien elder. Voy a tratar. Later on... ¿Contactos? Ciento seis. ¿Cuantos? Ciento seis. ¿Cuaantos? Contactos or contactadas? Contactos. Yeah ciento seis. ¿Cuantos? Ciento seis. Muuuuy bien Hermana. Felicitaciones. (Our mission is really contact focused. BTW). It was too funny. He couldn't believe me. 

We had a lesson with this lady who seemed really cool. But in the middle of the lesson, her dogs were playing with a  bat. Poor thing. So she put it in a dust pan, walked it through the house, out to the front. Then the dogs escaped out front. And her two friends came over (we got to conact them while Rosa chased her dogs down. Heavenly Father really helped us contact this week. Even in a lesson. But then we went over yesterday, and she ran inside her house and was totally avoiding us! So we left and her dog followed. So we went back, and her daughtr took it in. It somehow got out again and followed us around the block AGAIN. But we just let it be. But we met this lady right then who was going to church 2 years ago, but then traveled and didn't go back. But she went for a couple months. Hopefully now is her time!

On the intercambio, we contacted this lady. Do you think you'll be with your family after this life? No. No no no. Do you want to be? No. No no no no no. That actually pained me a little bit. Anyways, we finally got into her house. Started teaching lesson 2 (after convincing her it's good to be with your family), and in the middle of the lesson she got up and walked away! To her kitchen. We told her we were almost done, and she said, another day. So we just got up to leave, and then she gave us juice. (It was the grossest chicha ever. And I love chicha!) It was so funny! Hermana Kennedy and I decided if we were ever going to teach someone unprepared, it may as well be that funny!

Also, have you showered with a   bucket? Because I have! I was all soaped up when 'they' (whoever they are) turned the water off. Yet again. Luckily we store water in buckets now. Not right man. But hey, now I can say I not only had to take cold showers (so nice here), but that I've showered with a   bucket, Haha.

It was POURING the other day. The street literally looked like a river. After a lesson with Norma who wants to know for real if Joseph Smith was a prophet and we have living prophets, but thinks it's too much to ask God for an answer when he already gives her so much. That was a cool lesson. I felt very led by the Spirit. :) But then back to the river. There were four kittens drenching wet! So Hermana Favero and Saira (the member we went with) picked them up and we went and took them to her house. They lived!

We taught an adventista couple. The husband walked in and then tried to convert us. At least it was out of genuine concern for the welfare of our souls. So yeah, we're not going back there. They aren't quite ready. Well he isn't at any rate. 

Women's conference was awesome! I've been really close to the Spirit lately, so a lot of it (specific phrases) were confirmations of what the Spirit has been teaching me. SO COOL. But also what stuck out was what I have promised. I promised God to be obedient, to comfort and lift others and that's how I can show Him my love because He loved me first. He loves each one of us and NEEDS us. He wants us to go back home to Him! So good!

Don't contact white guys. They're rude.

This lady CONFUSED our church with another. So we are now Movimiento misional de los mormones. Fun conact.

The kids remembered my name! On one of the streets. I heard out of the blue... "La Hermana Brogan" That's a first. Usually it's my comp. My name's hard here!

And finally, on intercambios, Hermana Escobedo misdialed us. So we told her she had the wrong number. Then we went to Zoila in the Elders area, ran into the Elders. Hermana Escobedo called them and Hna Kennedy answered, ¿Qué Quieres? What do you want? So funny. We convinced her she misdialed again. So mean. SO funny.

Love you all!

Hermana Brogan

Six month mark today!

So I am at my six month mark today. What the heck? Not cool time. Not cool.

We have found a really amazing family. We taught Deyla and her daughters yesterday (their dad works in Bagua, so he'll be there for the next lesson.) We just got to know them and taught them about prayer, and so Deyla said the prayer at the end, and prayed that we wouldn't forget to come back because they really need us right now. So COOL! We've contacted the father before too, so we already know he's cool. I'm excited to go back!

Also, Natali prayed about Joseph Smith, but didn't get an answer. So we gave her a Book of Mormon and told her to read, ponder, and pray. I really hope she gets an answer! She'll be hard though because she studies Saturdays and Sundays, so it will be hard to get her to church.

We're also teaching some presidents. Roosvelt (That's how he spells it) and Lincoln. And their mom, María. The son, Roosvelt is a LOT more interested than she is, but he's really really wanting to learn more, and would probably get baptized fast if we were allowed to baptize youth. But we have to get the whole family to do that. So this is the beginning of an adventure with them.


Fun fact of the week. It rained hard. And when it rains hard- no running water. Or electricity. So the last couple days have been an adventure. Hermana Favero is taking it harder than me. I'm not too bothered by it. They turn the water on for like an hour or two each day except today we haven't seen any yet. So we can shower and stuff. But man, brushing teeth at night and going to the bathroom is a party. But hey, I'm in Peru. I can't really say it's THAT unexpected.


Another fun fact: I say 'como' in Spanish just about as much as I say 'like' in English. I still talk like a teenager. Even with a language barrier. Great.


The sister leaders want to have ANOTHER intercambio this week on Wednesday. They are intercambio happy. And I might go crazy. Intercambios are always kinda hard for me. This time I'll be with Hermana Kennedy though, and it should actually be good. I'm staying in my area again like last time.


Also, what I learned this week: Gratitude. I was trying to figure out why, as a missionary, I just haven't been feeling like I used to before my mission. With the Spirit super strong, and being almost too happy, and all that good stuff. So I pulled out my journal from before my mission and read some of the entries, and that's completely what changed. With my first companionship in the field being super hard, and then just having my confidence shot, I totally lost my gratitude for a lot of things. And so I've been focusing on that a lot these last couple days, and I feel just like I did before coming out here, and in the CCM. It's so wonderful!


Aside from that, just contacting our hearts out and ending up with only... 66 contacts at the end of the week. I wish more people would walk around our area. But we're working on it.
We contacted an adventista this week, and she asked us why we worship on Sundays, and not Saturdays. UGH.

Also contacted a lady who thinks it's more important to care for dogs and cats nowdays than your fellowman. So she takes care of like 15 animals. She just talked a lot and was really weird.
That's about all though!
Love you all!
Hermana Brogan

The bridge was at a park we went to

Bienvenidos a Jaen

The pic with the monkey at Cascada Park from last pday

Welcome to Jaen with me and my comp. Also, there's motos in the background. That's what we always take to get places.

Working on finding

Okay, so still working on finding- so not too much happened lesson wise this week. BUT, there are some pretty amusing stories! :P

We went to teach Natali again, and before she sat down, her ten year old nephew was running around the house NAKED. 100 percent desnudo. So much awkward. I just looked really hard at my scriptures. But he went and put clothes on and we had an amazing lesson! She already recognizes the spirit. We asked her how she felt after teaching her the first vision, and she said it feel right. And it's something new, so this must be the right church. SO cool. Now we just have to get her married to her convivente. Like always...

The elders gave us a reference in their area of a single mom and her three kids. It is seriosuly the best. They have a six year old boy, and we were teaching them to pray. He wanted to say it, and we told him he could ask for whatever he wants. He asked- for money? We laughed. If you want, we told him. So cute. 

We also found a mom María and her two sons. Another family. So cool! We just did como comenzar enseñar with them, but Herman Favero is SUPER excited about it. I need to work on having more hope with investigators... But they are cool. :)

Also, we locked ourselves out of our room accidentally (And went and made copies of the key today, so that won't be a problem anymore). Our land lady, couldn't find the key. (She's disorganized. She found one last time... Also, Hermana Favero is in charge of the keys fyi. :P) But anyways, the bishop lives across the street from us (our pension's husband), and he and his daughters came over. The oldest, Milena, came up with an idea to go in through the windows over our door with a broom and unlock the door. And it worked. Nice to know the bishop's family knows how to break into a room. (The windows up top are just bars- no glass. And it's so nice to have a cool room at night!)

Last thing this week: We literally have a crazy lady living on our street. So Hermana Favero and I just thought she was on drugs earlier in the week. Our pension makes cakes, so she was over in her living room one night asking her to make her a cake. And I don't even know how to describe it. She was just weird. And then she was doing yoga the other day. And she was trying really hard to get men. Like cleaning the motos on the street and strutting around. Apparently (I didn't see this one, no worries), she was naked on the street yesterday, and so the police came and took her to the hospital. But the hospital said they didn't have room for crazy people, so her nephew, a cop, took her back and locked her in her house with a window open. Her neighbors took care of her last night, and she's going to Chiclayo to an asylum or something today. So seeing the police cars yesterday was eventful. We were just passing by the street in the middle of the day. Luckily we got to get the story from our pension. Gotta love her!

Also, we went with the sister leaders to a park today. I held a monkey's hand! I need to stop promising pictures because we keep ending up in weird internets, but I'll try to send a picture or two next week!

Love you all!

Hermana Brogan