WELL I AM HERE IN IQUITOS AND I AM PRETTY USED TO THE WEATHER BEING IN PUCALLPA FOR A WHILE. OUR CHANGE WENT PRETTY GOOD THE ONLY ROUGH THING WAS THE FLIGHT. WE HIT SOME REALLY BAD TURBULENCE AND IT FELT LIKE WE WERE JUMPING. THE BAD THING WAS THAT IT WAS JUST AFTER THEY GAVE US OUR DRINKS, SO IT WAS A LITTLE MESSY. THE WORST THING WAS THE GUY BEHIND US HAD HOT COFFEE. AND IT WENT ALL OVER US AND HIM.
IQUITOS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT HERE THAN PUCALLPA IT WAS KINDA HARD TO LEAVE THERE AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT I MADE FRIENDS WITH. BUT IT IS WHAT THE LORD WANTS SO I DID IT WITH A GLAD HEART.
WE HAD 3 BAPTISMS THIS WEEK HERE IN IQUITOS AND ONE ACTUALLY CHOSE ME TO BAPTISE HER. I MUST BE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT TO GAIN THEIR TRUST AND CONFIDENCE. I AM GETTING TO KNOW THE AREA A LITTLE RIGHT NOW SO I AM STILL A LITTLE JUNIOR RIGHT NOW.
I AM SO EXCITED FOR CONFERENCE AND I WILL PROBABLY LISTEN IN SPANISH AND UNDERSTAND A LOT MORE THAN LAST CONFERENCE.
TODAY I HAVE SEEN QUITE A FEW ELDERS THAT I MET BEFORE AND IT WILL BE GREAT TO BE IN A ZONE WITH THEM. THERE ARE A LOT OF MISSIONARIES HERE, BUT I HEAR THAT PUCALLPA IS BIGGER, BUT HAS FEWER MISSIONARIES. OUR AREA IS MI PERU AND IS NOT TOO BIG.
WELL I AM EXCITED TO BE HERE AND READY TO WORK HARD TO FIND MORE PEOPLE TO TEACH.
WE DO HAVE A PENSION, BUT I MISS THE ONE IN PUCALLPA. SHE WAS THE BOMB. SHE WAS LIKE A MOTHER FOR US. SHE DID EVERYTHING. THE PENSION HERE IS GOOD. I DON'T KNOW WHY BUT EVER SINCE I GOT HERE I HAVN'T BEEN ABLE TO EAT A WHOLE LOT. IT IS WEIRD "I AM FAT BUT DON'T EAT A LOT" THAT IS WHAT THE PEOPLE HERE TELL ME. I GUESS IT IS A TRUE FACT.
WELL GOTTA GO
WITH LOTS OF LOVE, HUGS AND KISSES TO EVERYONE.
LOVE ELDER HYDE
Monday, March 30, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
Last Week In Pucallpa.......Going to Iquitos March 23, 2009
Hey hey hey how is my family? I am doing really good we had some really cool experiences this week.
First we had a huge marriage for like 13 couples that wanted to get married and afterwards were baptized. We had one couple that got married but they didn’t have the attendance (at church) that is needed to be baptized. It was a really cool experience to be able to participate in.
The youth of the stake had a culture party where they danced different dances typical of Peru. We went to see how many new people we could find to teach, so we got to see the different dances. It was cool.
This week it has rained really hard for three days and some of the streets were flooded. I made sure to keep away from the crap holes. : ) ( See story of crap holes on Jan. 7 2009)
Yesterday I did my last split here in Pucallpa with Set. Yep, that means that I am leaving. I get to stay in the jungle. I am going to Iquitos. The area is 9 de octubre. I am going to be comp major. (senior companion) aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I hope I am ready for that.
We are planning some baptisms for this week and I am a little bummed to go but I know that I will have much success in Iquitos.
This week we are going to do a talent show for the stake to say goodbye we are going to do a number.
I hope everything is going good there, it sounds like everyone is having fun.
I love you all and send my best with lots of love .
love, Elder Hyde
First we had a huge marriage for like 13 couples that wanted to get married and afterwards were baptized. We had one couple that got married but they didn’t have the attendance (at church) that is needed to be baptized. It was a really cool experience to be able to participate in.
The youth of the stake had a culture party where they danced different dances typical of Peru. We went to see how many new people we could find to teach, so we got to see the different dances. It was cool.
This week it has rained really hard for three days and some of the streets were flooded. I made sure to keep away from the crap holes. : ) ( See story of crap holes on Jan. 7 2009)
Yesterday I did my last split here in Pucallpa with Set. Yep, that means that I am leaving. I get to stay in the jungle. I am going to Iquitos. The area is 9 de octubre. I am going to be comp major. (senior companion) aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I hope I am ready for that.
We are planning some baptisms for this week and I am a little bummed to go but I know that I will have much success in Iquitos.
This week we are going to do a talent show for the stake to say goodbye we are going to do a number.
I hope everything is going good there, it sounds like everyone is having fun.
I love you all and send my best with lots of love .
love, Elder Hyde
Monday, March 16, 2009
Dental Work Without Being Numbed, What do you do when a girl wants to greet you with a KISS? March 16, 2009
que tal mi loving family how is it going in Utah? Well everything sounds like it is going well and it sounds like everyone is in good spirits and health.
I am doing really good it took the whole week to get my tooth fixed they do things a little different here. Well I had a root canal and the first visit he put a hole in my tooth and the next two he spent cleaning out the nerve and then the last he put a big hole in it and put something inside and then filled it.
So it was a long process without the numbing. But all now is good.
I am doing good health wise, and I have been flossing and brushing everyday, so I don’t know why my tooth went crazy on me.
I really enjoyed the last package. I would have to say my favorite are the M&Ms and the peppered jerky, they were very tasty. I love all the things that were sent. I loved the calendar and the pictures from the kids I have a whole collection on my wall by where I study.
I have a funny experience that happened this week. You know how they greet here with a kiss on the cheek. We went to a member’s house where we found one of their friends, this was the first time she had talked to or greeted missionaries and so she leaned in to give me a peck on the cheek and I like jumped and then my comp told her that we couldn’t do that and she was really embarrassed and took off. Well I felt bad and so we went to find her and got to know her a little. We got to teach her and explain our message and why we were there. We have visited her a couple times and now has a baptism date for the 28th.
The cool thing is that the member that she is living with didn’t want to go to church and so she came all by herself, which was amazing because the day before she said she would only go if someone would go with her.
In the church she met new friends and she like it a lot and I think she knows that it is true,. We also had another young women come to church this last week and she said that when she left that she felt like a huge burden was lifted of her shoulders. She also has a baptism date for the 28th. The sad thing is that I really think that I am leaving this change on the 25th. :(
Well my time is up.
I want everyone to know that I love them very much and hope to hear from ya next week.
LOVE ELDER HYDE
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Interviews with the President, Set blesses the Sacrament March 10, 2009
Sorry that we didn’t write yesterday we had our interviews with president and we didn’t have p day
We are doing pday today This morning we went and played soccer in a big stadium and last week we had a big Baroque. Yesterday I got your packages the one with the beef jerky and also one from Chantel with the calendar. It is great I love it. I can’t think of anything that need right now. So what ever you feel like sending.
You are going to notice that I took out about a hundred $$$ from the bank.(One hundred Soles is about 32 dollars.) You know my front tooth that I had filled a few years ago it has opened up and is infected and now I need to get it fixed we have found a pretty good dentist so you don’t need to worry. I don’t know shy I am having this problem because I have brushed every morning and every night and often in the afternoon. Well other than that all is good
Mom I remember often when you would talk to others that you were really happy when you saw your boys passing the sacrament or blessing it. I now know how you feel. First seeing Set baptize and then this Sunday he blessed the sacrament. It really is a sense of pride when you see that.
Set’s cousin Claire has returned and we are going to talk to her, hopefully this week we will dunk her in the agua.
Something that happened that wasn’t too great, is that the brother in law of Set doesn’t want to get married to Set’s sister. We lost her baptism unless she decides to leave him. We will keep trying to talk to him. I think he knows that she wants to get baptized and he thinks that if they are two different religions it will cause problems. But he is the one causing problems now. We don’t really know what to do....Pray for them.
Well I've got to go
FAMILY thanks for all your love and support........and candy.
You’re my favorite family
nos vemos love Elder Hyde
We are doing pday today This morning we went and played soccer in a big stadium and last week we had a big Baroque. Yesterday I got your packages the one with the beef jerky and also one from Chantel with the calendar. It is great I love it. I can’t think of anything that need right now. So what ever you feel like sending.
You are going to notice that I took out about a hundred $$$ from the bank.(One hundred Soles is about 32 dollars.) You know my front tooth that I had filled a few years ago it has opened up and is infected and now I need to get it fixed we have found a pretty good dentist so you don’t need to worry. I don’t know shy I am having this problem because I have brushed every morning and every night and often in the afternoon. Well other than that all is good
Mom I remember often when you would talk to others that you were really happy when you saw your boys passing the sacrament or blessing it. I now know how you feel. First seeing Set baptize and then this Sunday he blessed the sacrament. It really is a sense of pride when you see that.
Set’s cousin Claire has returned and we are going to talk to her, hopefully this week we will dunk her in the agua.
Something that happened that wasn’t too great, is that the brother in law of Set doesn’t want to get married to Set’s sister. We lost her baptism unless she decides to leave him. We will keep trying to talk to him. I think he knows that she wants to get baptized and he thinks that if they are two different religions it will cause problems. But he is the one causing problems now. We don’t really know what to do....Pray for them.
Well I've got to go
FAMILY thanks for all your love and support........and candy.
You’re my favorite family
nos vemos love Elder Hyde
Monday, March 2, 2009
nosotros tambien tuvimos una semana excelente March 2, 2009
As you can tell Derek knows Spanish! His letters are becoming more difficult to translate. I will do my best. He throws is Spanish words but he also organizes his sentences differently. My comments are in blue.
We had a pretty good week. Like I commented last week that we had a baptism planned for this week, it was a baptism of a young girl that we have been working with to reactivate su mama. Everything went great. The best part of all is that Set (nuestro converso) baptized her. That was freakin’ sweet!
We have also organized a matrimonio massivo (huge wedding) and we have a family (the parents, the kids are members) that is going to get married and get baptized.
The sister of Set is going to get married and then get baptized the day after. The wedding is the 20 de marzo(of March) and they will get baptized on the 21 and then cambios (changes or transfers) are on the 25. I really don’t want to leave.
This area is chevere (Fantastic? On fire? The BOMB?).
Claire is going to come back this week on Thursday, I think and then we are going to baptize her. I think she wants to return and enter the waters. We have been waiting for her for a long time.
The sister of Set is really cool too. We have taught her a few commandments. (law of chastity and word of wisdom) She understands why we have these things and is going to start living them. She is also very prepared for the gospel.
We have a family that some are members and the parents want to be members but they lack the marriage and that is why we are here. : )
We are going to work extra hard this next week because we have seen the blessings of the lord. Like it says in Mosiah, when we do what the lord wants he will bless us really fast. We want to keep finding the hidden blessings of the lord.
Have you guys been trying to give references to the missionaries there? The work is so much easier with the help of the members. The baptisms that we have had are from the references from the members.
I love you guys very much and hope that you have a great week. May the lord bless you and help you in all that you do.
con mucho amor, ( I love you so much, this is the best thing that I could be doing, thanks for all your love and support, you are the best family!!) ((when you are interpreting you can think what ever you want ;D ))
Elder Hyde
We had a pretty good week. Like I commented last week that we had a baptism planned for this week, it was a baptism of a young girl that we have been working with to reactivate su mama. Everything went great. The best part of all is that Set (nuestro converso) baptized her. That was freakin’ sweet!
We have also organized a matrimonio massivo (huge wedding) and we have a family (the parents, the kids are members) that is going to get married and get baptized.
The sister of Set is going to get married and then get baptized the day after. The wedding is the 20 de marzo(of March) and they will get baptized on the 21 and then cambios (changes or transfers) are on the 25. I really don’t want to leave.
This area is chevere (Fantastic? On fire? The BOMB?).
Claire is going to come back this week on Thursday, I think and then we are going to baptize her. I think she wants to return and enter the waters. We have been waiting for her for a long time.
The sister of Set is really cool too. We have taught her a few commandments. (law of chastity and word of wisdom) She understands why we have these things and is going to start living them. She is also very prepared for the gospel.
We have a family that some are members and the parents want to be members but they lack the marriage and that is why we are here. : )
We are going to work extra hard this next week because we have seen the blessings of the lord. Like it says in Mosiah, when we do what the lord wants he will bless us really fast. We want to keep finding the hidden blessings of the lord.
Have you guys been trying to give references to the missionaries there? The work is so much easier with the help of the members. The baptisms that we have had are from the references from the members.
I love you guys very much and hope that you have a great week. May the lord bless you and help you in all that you do.
con mucho amor, ( I love you so much, this is the best thing that I could be doing, thanks for all your love and support, you are the best family!!) ((when you are interpreting you can think what ever you want ;D ))
Elder Hyde
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