More Baptisms . . . .

Ahhhhhhhh That is So Cool !!!

AHHHHH THATS SO COOL!!!!! (about Kelly's mission call)


South Carolina! Ah dang hes gonna love it there. For the longest time before my mission i wanted to go to south carolina. There are definitely benifits of going to a stateside mission and hes gonna love it. Im gonna be writing him a letter today so let him know to be expecting it.

Hmmmm so all is good in manchay! On the 11th i hit 3 months woot woot. Now that i think about it though i think thats the day coy hit a year. wow thats crazy. time flies thats for sure. I cant believe this is the last week of the transfer. Me and elder diaz are most likely gonna be together again but elder johns is most likely leaving. i have enjoyed getting to know him. he is awesome. i hope another north american comes in his place or ill be all alone :( Well next week is thanksgiving no? Im gonna be so sad without the turkey bowl. Eh but ill live. But i was thinking if you could send some thanksgiving recipes that i could give to my pension that would be cool. Idk something exciting i guess.

Hmm so this sunday we have the baptism of Clara. Shes 17 and at first wasnt very excited to be baptized because her mom wouldnt be able to come because she lives in brazil, but after she prayed about it she felt the holy ghost and knew in her heart it was the right thing to do and now shes excited as can be. We are excited for her. So last thursday after the temple we went to downtown lima to a museum. it was limas version of china town. i was quite confused, being in a different country imitating a different country. Sometimes i just have these strange moments where i cant really believe im in peru.

So where we email from has a printer so let people know for now if they wanna write me they can send the email to you and you can forward them to me and i can print them off here. .

So ya while we are on the subject, mom you are pretty much a celebrity here. At least once a week i get a "hey my mom talked to your mom". haha its awesome cause now ill have all these connections when i get back. I love you mom.

que mas. haha not gonna lie my spanish is doing farely well. I have gained a true testimony of the gift of tounges because when I teach it all just flows perfectly. It is awesome. Thursday nights we have english class for our investigators and i had to give a prayer in english! holy cow it was so hard. i havent given a prayer in english for 3 months. haha i wish i had it on video you all would have laughed at me.

So i was just reading the first line of your email.....misionerA? Mom its ELDER Paolacci, not Hermana Paolacci. But keep working on your spanish. I promise if you study you will get better.

So ya the question about dec 16. Yeah we have our christmas conference dec 16 but you dont have to worry about the package getting here until the 25. well actually the tuesday before. So yes send a cd too and I will put pictures and some videos on it of my area I have made. If you want you guys can send some videos on a dvd too.

About the preach my gospels, just 2. if you havent found them yet look into alphagraphics. they can do it i think.

So ya again let kelly know im way proud of him and to enjoy the time he has before his mission, he needs to study HARD because it's HARD WORK. Let people know they can send you emails and you can attach them to your email. Handwrittens are still better but they take a while and im sure some people dont like doing it or they forget.

Well keep reading your scriptures and work hard (cause I am working hard) remember if we are obident to the teachings of the gospel our lives are truly blessed.
Love Ya guys!
Elder Paolacci

PS - you wanted to know some things for christmas - dried mangos(costco ones) money is always nice if you have any to spare - CANDY - a recap on sports since I have been gone and whatever else your heart desires

Greetings From Manchay !!!

Greetings from Manchay!

Well everything's good from down here. Im glad the packers are doing good woot woot! And I was thinking about how cool it would be if the giants won because that's Tommy Joseph's team! so cool. Ok so im way excited for Kelly's call. I get to have email on Monday so make sure you guys update me right away. Um im not a big fan of guessing but im going to say......foreign: Toronto Canada, stateside: san Antonio, Texas.
So this week we had one baptism. His name is Michael and he's 10 years old. he's a great kid and im sure he will serve a mission when the time comes. He has an amazing testimony and such great faith for a boy of his age.

On Saturday we have the baptism of a 16 year old named nelson. The most amazing investigator ever! we seriously had no struggles with him and he accepted the baptismal challenge the first lesson. Its really cool to see how the lord prepares some people, Nelson was just waiting to here about the gospel. So when we presented it to him all of his questions were answered and he has gained the strongest testimony. We have alot of investigators and should have about 8 baptisms this month. So yesterday we had a multi zone conference. Elder Nash of the seventy was the speaker and it was so cool. oh and I also got to see elder Capps! It was awesome, we did some catching up. I love that guy. We are going to see each other again December 16th for our Christmas.

Today we went to the TEMPLE! it was awesome. I LOVE the temple. One day it will be amazing to be there with our whole family. I'll try to send a couple pics. There were a few elders from my ccm district there and it was awesome to see them again.

So I got the shirts and all the other stuff! Thank you so much! It's all totally perfect. those insoles were a great idea too. oh and don't be shy if you want to send more candy haha I promise im brushing my teeth.  so ya every thing is so good, we changed our pension on Sunday. she's not the best cook but ill get by.

My Spanish is doing pretty good. Im staring to talk alot faster and understand a majority of what people are saying. I think the thing I need to work on the most is vocabulary, but that will come I think.
Yesterday when I was talking to elder Capps I said some Spanish words in my English on accident and it was very scary. I really don't want to be one of those missionaries that cant speak English when he gets back.
Elder Diaz and I are doing good. He's a great missionary.

So I cant believe that I already have been out for three months! its gone so fast and im loving it. we end this transfer on not this Tuesday but the next. me and elder Diaz will probably be together for one more transfer after this
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So ya im trying to get letters done for the rest of  the fam that I missed. They should be there soonish.
I love all ya guys and make sure you don't change too much while im gone! READ YOUR SCRIPTURES. This gospel is amazing and Heavenly Father is just waiting to bless us if we are obedient. I'm having fun, but more importantly I'm working really hard. It is awesome.

well, Hasta Lunes!
Elder Paolacci

P-Day Switched

Dylan's P-Day was switched to Thursday so they could attend the Temple in Lima this week. So no email till Thursday. So here's looking at you Thursday !!!

President & Hermana Leyva

Elder Paolacci with President & Hermana Leyva

This Place Is Great !!!

HOLA!!!! This place is great !

So first off I'm glad my teams are back to winning! haha oh and you need to remind the boys that i totally called the rangers to be in the world series! doesn't seem like they're gonna win, but who knows so ya all is well in manchay, I'm feeling a little better, and my eye is all better which is nice. we called Hermana Leyva and she told us to buy some medicines and stuff. but ya I also remember Ryan Miller telling me that I'm not gonna be 100 percent healthy for two years so I just have to get over it.

so this weekend was kind of a doozy. we were supposed to have 3 baptisms but only ended up with one. its really sad, one of them didn't happen just because he had to work, but the other one was really disheartening. we have this 11 year old boy who has been taking the lessons and was supposed to be baptized on Saturday. well Saturday morning we were passing by his house and his dad was in town and hes a big drinker. him and his friends were all drunk, and we felt a huge need to emphasize to Irwin(the investigator) that he needed to stay away. well later that day we were passing by and we saw him take a drink of beer. ah it was so sad because now he cant be baptized for 4 more weeks. its really rough down here for a lot of kids because they don't have any good examples.
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Oh so I sent some letters this week, but only a couple. I'm gonna take some time today to finish them. haha and hopefully they get there!

Oh so last night was Halloween?! I could barely tell, they don't really go all out here like we do in the states Hmmm so we are looking for a new house in Manchay.
Tell Coleton to not quit playing the piano! that was my biggest mistake and I totally regret not being able to read music here.

Tell Logan I'm proud of his baseball skills and to keep working hard.

Tell Karleigh to get better, being sick sucks!

I can't believe how big Malorie is getting !

My shirts haven't arrived yet but hopefully they'll be there tomorrow.

oh and I must not have followed the instructions for the flea collars because we have massive flea problems

And idk if you would be willing, but a great Christmas present would be some new shoes! haha the old ones that i brought aren't gonna last, so if you want you can use my money and try to find some of those eccos. if you don't know what I'm talking about ask Elder Johns mom and Elder Riders mom. I know they might be expensive but they'll last.

I can already tell my English is gonna be toast in a couple months, so I'm interested to see how my emails are gonna start sounding.

sorry for sending such short emails lately, I'm working on it, we don't have much time because we need to email President Leyva too (in Spanish)

I'm working way hard down here and we are having a ton of success, it may be hard but there are always blessings for hard work. Stay strong, keep praying, the Lord is always there to hear and answer our prayers. I witness this daily, so don't ever be afraid to ask him for help whenever you need it. 


well family I love ya guys and I'll talk to ya next week

Elder Paolacci


PS - Tell Grandma Harper thank you for the package

PSS - Tell everyone thank you for the letters they truly are the best thing ever to get

PSSS - I can't wait to hear about Kelly's mission call

Where is Elder Paolacci

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