Ant hill and dead animals

 
I've got lots to tell but not a whole lot of time, so id better get to it.

A couple of days ago me and my papa (elder fielding) were walking down this ghetto street that seemed to be more of a dump and we came across a very bloated dead dog a dead horse and another dead dog. haha! its really not that surprising anymore to see this kind of stuff.

"Bloated Dog"

"Dead Horse"

Yesterday, we were teaching a lesson and i don't speak very good Spanish so i was kinda just chillin and i looked off into the distance and on top of a house i saw a toucan! Yes, it was quite possibly the best moment in my life.

He is an area that's on the boarder of Paraguay and Brazil

Standing on an ant hill!

We also had the opportunity to go to a village in our area that is a 45 min. bus ride away form our house, its called Santa Clara and its in the middle of the jungle. we went with a member and its a good thing we did because all that they speak out in Santa Clara is Guarani and neither me or my companion speak Guarani. all we did out there was give blessings. it was way cool. these people live in huts smaller than my room with 7 or 8 people living in it with dirt floors and a rusty tin roof. its really sad to see but it makes me grateful for what i have.

During another lesson, i was just chillin while my comp was teaching and this lady's dog brought in what seemed to be a chicken foot. but then it dropped it next to me and it definitely wasn't a chicken foot. hahah so i was curious and being myself, i grabbed it and put in my back pàck so i could take it home to get a better look at it. i pulled it out of my backpack when i got home and it turned out to be an armadillo foot. haha how cool is that??

And finally, i don't know why but i guess its ok to breast feed in front of the missionaries but it happened again. haha its pretty normal now. it doesn't even phase me.

Something pretty cool about our investigators is that we have one, named Ignacio, being baptized this Saturday and my comp. said that im baptizing him. im soo stoked but soo nervous. im getting to know the members more and it is getting to be more fun. i can communicate most of the time with most people when they speak very slowly and very clearly. unless that happens, i cant understand a single thing. its hard but worth it.

Ive never prayed so much in my life and my knees hurt because of it but i know that what im doing is the right thing and i have seen the blessings that come from it. i have found a new love  for the book of mormon and i probably would have found it along time ago but i was stupid and never took the time to read it. i took a lot of things for granted back home that i wish i wouldn't have but im grateful for my mission and the things ive learned.

I bear testimony that you can receive an answer to any question if you ask in faith and read the scriptures. i can now say that i know that this gospel is the only true gospel on the earth today and if you dont know for yourself, get on your knees where ever you are and ask to receive a testimony. ive done it for several months now and have had many sacred experiences that have bore testimony to me that it is true.

i love you so much.

love elder petersen