So the reason Dylan didn't email on Monday is because they were busy helping the circus director get his tent put up. Elder Diaz' mom told me they were on the News and so with a little help from google I found the news spot. The town of Manchay is going to LOVE this. Dylan and Elder Diaz where so happy with the opportunity to serve and help get the Circus up and running for their little town to enjoy.
Can you find Dylan ? click on the link to watch
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
All is perfect here in Manchay !!!
Hey so ya I didn't try to get you worried last week. All is perfect here in Manchay! I had my first MISSION baptism Friday! (Logan will always be my first) we have been working hard and I am getting more and more accustomed to the mission. It is still hard but I think I am going to love it.
So the reason I am emailing on a Tuesday is that yesterday we decided to go do a service project for a member. I wasn't totally feeling up to it because I wasn't feeling too well and I woke up with an eye infection BUT I really want to do anything to help the people here. They are wonderful and I can see I am going to love serving them. We ended up raising a circus tent! so crazy. hard work but it ended up pretty cool. but after the project I had my first experience with a stomach virus! oh so fun! I am still feeling it but I will be just fine. DON'T WORRY! I have been taking the things you sent so I will be ok.
my Spanish is getting better and better. I hope it clicks sooner than 3 months but if not, I will be okay. the people here are AWESOME and are totally helpful. the Bishop had thought I had been out for 9 months when he heard my Spanish. but im sure he was lying just trying to be nice. but ya the people here are great and I have seen that you've been talking with them haha.
One of the sisters from the branch is going to send my pics for me so I don't have to take up my time and she's going to take a video too.
I miss everyone. every night I am thinking about all my other friends serving missions and that definitely helps. my mtc buds I am sure are doing great and im sooooooo glad I am here
I don't have a whole lot of time today. I love you guys and miss you all. I want to hear more about what's going on at home. oh and im way excited for Kelly! cant wait to hear where he's going!
love you guys, don't worry about me, im fine
love Elder Paolacci
ps - I got a lot of letters last week. from the whole family. im pretty sure I got one from everyone. Tell everyone thank you for me. It totally helps. I pretty much have zero time to write back but I am trying at nights. thanks for all the stuff your guys are sending!
So the reason I am emailing on a Tuesday is that yesterday we decided to go do a service project for a member. I wasn't totally feeling up to it because I wasn't feeling too well and I woke up with an eye infection BUT I really want to do anything to help the people here. They are wonderful and I can see I am going to love serving them. We ended up raising a circus tent! so crazy. hard work but it ended up pretty cool. but after the project I had my first experience with a stomach virus! oh so fun! I am still feeling it but I will be just fine. DON'T WORRY! I have been taking the things you sent so I will be ok.
my Spanish is getting better and better. I hope it clicks sooner than 3 months but if not, I will be okay. the people here are AWESOME and are totally helpful. the Bishop had thought I had been out for 9 months when he heard my Spanish. but im sure he was lying just trying to be nice. but ya the people here are great and I have seen that you've been talking with them haha.
One of the sisters from the branch is going to send my pics for me so I don't have to take up my time and she's going to take a video too.
I miss everyone. every night I am thinking about all my other friends serving missions and that definitely helps. my mtc buds I am sure are doing great and im sooooooo glad I am here
I don't have a whole lot of time today. I love you guys and miss you all. I want to hear more about what's going on at home. oh and im way excited for Kelly! cant wait to hear where he's going!
love you guys, don't worry about me, im fine
love Elder Paolacci
ps - I got a lot of letters last week. from the whole family. im pretty sure I got one from everyone. Tell everyone thank you for me. It totally helps. I pretty much have zero time to write back but I am trying at nights. thanks for all the stuff your guys are sending!
Monday, October 25, 2010
No Letter today . . . but got fabulous pictures !!!
Well he must be in trainings today so we haven't gotten an email. Maybe tomorrow. But a wonderful sister in Peru sent me these cute photos. He looks like he is going to be just fine. I love this boy !!!!
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Manchay . . . . This is HARD !!!!
oh wow what a week!
First off I'm just gonna say this is HARD! I figured it would be somewhat hard but I didn't really realize until I got into the field how hard this was going to be. Just like Brother Miller said, poorest living conditions and huge language barrier. You can't even imagine the living conditions.Well I'm serving right now in the beautiful town of Manchay! jk its not beautiful at all. probably the poorest, ugliest place I could ever imagine. The best description I could give of Manchay is Iraq with mountains. It's definitely the roughest place to start but I figured any place after this will be amazing so I just have to work through it. My first couple days were really rough and I wasn't sure if I wanted to keep doing this but it's gotten better. My comp is amazing. His name is Elder Diaz. hes from Chile and he's been out 9 months. He's been helping me alot . It's really rough here without anyone to speak English with.
OK, my time is short so I'll give you a brief recap of the week.
We left the CCM and went to the mission office for some training on Tuesday. After a couple hours of that we went to President Leyvas house for a lunch. The best food I have had on my mission. There we got to talk to them for a while. After that we had our interviews and then we found out where we were going. Pretty much everyone but me and Elder Capps got sent to bomb places. Elder Rider is in cerro de pasco, Elder Norris is in Setipo which is by la merced, and Elder Sheridan is in huancayo. they are all so lucky, haha but they'll get their turn.
So that night I went out and we had an "appointment". and everyday since then we've worked from 6:30 am to 10 at night. This week the other companionship in our district had a baptism, and we have one Friday! oh and Sunday I got to give a talk in church! It was quite nerve wracking, but I did it. it was around 10 minutes and I was sweating up a storm after. My pensionista is nice, shes a little crazy and the foods hard to get used to.
I am running out of time I have lots more to tell you . I'm gonna try to send some pics real quick. love ya guys so much!
pray for me please haha.
con amor,
elder paolacci
Okay so I have done a bit of quick research on Manchay - It is true - he did start out in the hardest area physically . . .
Another missionary described it " The people of Manchay are very poor; they have no running water and most don't have electricity. They live in "houses" with plywood type walls, dirt floors, and tin roofs. Scores of dogs roam freely through the streets of dirt, and many children do the same. The air is thick with dust and foul smells"
Dylan ran out of time and couldnt send any pictures, but I found this picture of another missionary couple that served in Manchay.
First off I'm just gonna say this is HARD! I figured it would be somewhat hard but I didn't really realize until I got into the field how hard this was going to be. Just like Brother Miller said, poorest living conditions and huge language barrier. You can't even imagine the living conditions.Well I'm serving right now in the beautiful town of Manchay! jk its not beautiful at all. probably the poorest, ugliest place I could ever imagine. The best description I could give of Manchay is Iraq with mountains. It's definitely the roughest place to start but I figured any place after this will be amazing so I just have to work through it. My first couple days were really rough and I wasn't sure if I wanted to keep doing this but it's gotten better. My comp is amazing. His name is Elder Diaz. hes from Chile and he's been out 9 months. He's been helping me alot . It's really rough here without anyone to speak English with.
OK, my time is short so I'll give you a brief recap of the week.
We left the CCM and went to the mission office for some training on Tuesday. After a couple hours of that we went to President Leyvas house for a lunch. The best food I have had on my mission. There we got to talk to them for a while. After that we had our interviews and then we found out where we were going. Pretty much everyone but me and Elder Capps got sent to bomb places. Elder Rider is in cerro de pasco, Elder Norris is in Setipo which is by la merced, and Elder Sheridan is in huancayo. they are all so lucky, haha but they'll get their turn.
So that night I went out and we had an "appointment". and everyday since then we've worked from 6:30 am to 10 at night. This week the other companionship in our district had a baptism, and we have one Friday! oh and Sunday I got to give a talk in church! It was quite nerve wracking, but I did it. it was around 10 minutes and I was sweating up a storm after. My pensionista is nice, shes a little crazy and the foods hard to get used to.
I am running out of time I have lots more to tell you . I'm gonna try to send some pics real quick. love ya guys so much!
pray for me please haha.
con amor,
elder paolacci
Okay so I have done a bit of quick research on Manchay - It is true - he did start out in the hardest area physically . . .
Another missionary described it " The people of Manchay are very poor; they have no running water and most don't have electricity. They live in "houses" with plywood type walls, dirt floors, and tin roofs. Scores of dogs roam freely through the streets of dirt, and many children do the same. The air is thick with dust and foul smells"
Dylan ran out of time and couldnt send any pictures, but I found this picture of another missionary couple that served in Manchay.
I also found this video of some service missionaries teaching about hygiene to people of Manchay (there are the dogs - so glad we sent a Dog Dazzer)
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Last Day at the CCM
Elder Riders parents traveled to Argentina to pick up his older sister, Hermana Rider, who was just finishing her mission. They were able to travel to the Peru CCM so that Hermana Rider could say "Hello - Goodbye" to Elder Rider before he heads into the field. We were so fortunate that Sister Rider sent these photos from her phone yesterday while she was there.
Here was her note
I was able to visit the CCM today - the day before these Elders begin their work in earnest. You should be proud of them. They are excited and ready to go and teach people the gospel. What a great experience to be amongst them!
Elder Paolacci & Elder Rider
I am positive that the Lord sends these young Elders to serve in the right place at the right time.I know now without a shadow of doubt that Dylan was to go Peru. He is exactly where the Lord needs him to be. I am certain that was decided long before. Dylan has developed friendships that will truly last a lifetime.I am often reminded of Saturdays Warrior when I see the relationships that have been developed here and I wonder, if these young men have been together before. Dylan may be acting silly in the above picture. But I know that emotions are tender and they are very anxious to get out into the field. But they truly are sad that they will not be together.
We were able to send a small package with the Rider's to give to Dylan. It has another memory card, a bottle of calcium, probiotics and Advantage Liquid Concentrate (we had heard from other missionary moms this will help and keep them healthy and not get stomach issues - so we were willing to try)
This morning at 6 am they traveled to the mission office with President and Sister Leyva. They will spend the day there and today be given the mission assignments and either this evening or tomorrow morning they will travel to their new area and meet their new companions. No more English from here on out except when he emails home.
Juan Augusto Leyva, 47, Peru Lima East Mission; California Ward, Trujillo Peru Central Stake; counselor in the Peru Trujillo Mission presidency; former stake president and counselor, bishop, high councilor and missionary in the Peru Arequipa Mission. Regional manager of LDS Employment Resource Services. Born in Chepen, La Libertad, Peru, to Arturo Leyva Sanchez and Olga Petita Ponce Solano de Leyva. Married Luisa Rita Yturbe Gutierrez, five children.
A stake Young Women president, Sister Leyva is a former ward Relief Society and Primary president, counselor in a ward Relief Society presidency, Relief Society teacher and seminary teacher. Born in Trujillo, Peru, to Segundo Julio Yturbe Leon and Teresa Gutierrez Flores de Yturbe.
I am positive that he will be in good hands
Here are a few different maps I have found of Peru and the different mission areas. Dylan is serving in the PERU LIMA EAST MISSION (Este)
My heart is full this morning. I am truly grateful for Dylan and his dedication and his service to serve our Heavenly Father and the people of Peru. As he has expressed in so many letters home, he has never been happier. It is the hardest work he has ever done and he misses us, but he would not trade this experience for anything. How amazing it is to always feel the spirit so strong and to know that you are doing the Lords work. He has grown and learned so much in the 9 weeks he has been out. He truly feels a love for the Spanish language and the people of Peru. I know that our Heavenly Father will continue to watch over and bless them.
We are anxious to hear how things go - but we may not hear until his p-day next week.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Last week at the PERU CCM !!!!
Heyo Familia,
Haha im glad you guys tried to translate my testimony, it was probably terrible spanish but i tried. but when love things so much you want to share. and two things i am anxious to share is my love for my savior and my love for the spanish language. when you are here you feel the spirit so strong you love to share.
first off we did get to watch general conference. AND IN ENGLISH! Haha i love spanish but general conference wouldnt be the same as in english. It was amazing! My favorites were Anderson´s and Uchtdorf´s talks. They were sooo good.
Packard looks like hes in pretty bad shape so hopefully he´ll make it to next session. Priesthood session was definitely the best. It was cool because the mtc choir sang and i would have died to be in it because they sounded so good. Ahhh we were all so jealous. the whole time i was just thinking about dad and coleton watching it. it was way cool
And i am so proud of Kelly! holy cow! 3:41! thats so good! i wish i could have been there, but just to watch because we all know i wouldnt run it. Tell him im way happy for him and that hes the man! Oh and congratulations karleigh! I wasnt ever cool enough to get that kind of stuff
So from what i can gather its monsoon season there. I already miss rain! Apparently it hasnt rained here for 30 something years which seem really weird to me. Alot of houses dont have roofs just because they dont need them.
Haha i am ssooooooo excited to get into the field! i know the first month is going to be really hard but id rather be learning out there in the field. We leave tuesday morning around 6 am and the mission home is like 15 minutes away so we might just be hopping right into our missions. Im really nervous but im also super anxious. it may not seem like it to you guys but it feel like ive been gone for 6 months already. so i think the time will go by faster out in the field and i want to be able to savor every minute.
Oh so on sunday they had elections here as i think you discovered and lima got a new president. Haha and apparently shes gonna legalize marijuana and gay marriage so the difficulty of the mission just rose a little.
Oh so i guess i talked in my sleep in spanish two nights ago which is pretty cool! Now only if i could do it while im awake.
Well i dont have much more time so ill talk to ya guys later. thanks for chatting with me mom. next email will be from the field! Wooooooo! Love you guys!
Elder Paolacci
***Notes from our chat***
** it's our last pday together and yes we are definitely enjoying it. these guys are the best we are all super tight
**alrighty! thanks alot! im so excited for the pillow. Oh and i forgot to mention in my email that this place is a small world. So there is an elder from snowflake who was really good friends with meagan hoopes best friend lexie. His name is elder denhalter. And there is an elder from thatcher that knows brody so that was cool too.
**im gonna send the memory card i have now home with elder riders parents or in the pouch if i can. i have some videos of the ccm and stuff.
**where you able to get those shirts from pomeroys and some good pens to send
(my answer was yes. advice to any soon to be missionary moms - they love the CTR sport fit white shirts at Pomeroys in Mesa and he said good black pens are really hard to find there)
Haha im glad you guys tried to translate my testimony, it was probably terrible spanish but i tried. but when love things so much you want to share. and two things i am anxious to share is my love for my savior and my love for the spanish language. when you are here you feel the spirit so strong you love to share.
first off we did get to watch general conference. AND IN ENGLISH! Haha i love spanish but general conference wouldnt be the same as in english. It was amazing! My favorites were Anderson´s and Uchtdorf´s talks. They were sooo good.
Packard looks like hes in pretty bad shape so hopefully he´ll make it to next session. Priesthood session was definitely the best. It was cool because the mtc choir sang and i would have died to be in it because they sounded so good. Ahhh we were all so jealous. the whole time i was just thinking about dad and coleton watching it. it was way cool
And i am so proud of Kelly! holy cow! 3:41! thats so good! i wish i could have been there, but just to watch because we all know i wouldnt run it. Tell him im way happy for him and that hes the man! Oh and congratulations karleigh! I wasnt ever cool enough to get that kind of stuff
So from what i can gather its monsoon season there. I already miss rain! Apparently it hasnt rained here for 30 something years which seem really weird to me. Alot of houses dont have roofs just because they dont need them.
Haha i am ssooooooo excited to get into the field! i know the first month is going to be really hard but id rather be learning out there in the field. We leave tuesday morning around 6 am and the mission home is like 15 minutes away so we might just be hopping right into our missions. Im really nervous but im also super anxious. it may not seem like it to you guys but it feel like ive been gone for 6 months already. so i think the time will go by faster out in the field and i want to be able to savor every minute.
Oh so on sunday they had elections here as i think you discovered and lima got a new president. Haha and apparently shes gonna legalize marijuana and gay marriage so the difficulty of the mission just rose a little.
Oh so i guess i talked in my sleep in spanish two nights ago which is pretty cool! Now only if i could do it while im awake.
Well i dont have much more time so ill talk to ya guys later. thanks for chatting with me mom. next email will be from the field! Wooooooo! Love you guys!
Elder Paolacci
***Notes from our chat***
** it's our last pday together and yes we are definitely enjoying it. these guys are the best we are all super tight
**alrighty! thanks alot! im so excited for the pillow. Oh and i forgot to mention in my email that this place is a small world. So there is an elder from snowflake who was really good friends with meagan hoopes best friend lexie. His name is elder denhalter. And there is an elder from thatcher that knows brody so that was cool too.
**im gonna send the memory card i have now home with elder riders parents or in the pouch if i can. i have some videos of the ccm and stuff.
**where you able to get those shirts from pomeroys and some good pens to send
(my answer was yes. advice to any soon to be missionary moms - they love the CTR sport fit white shirts at Pomeroys in Mesa and he said good black pens are really hard to find there)
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