Piquete Cue...Special change

Hey Everybody,

This week was dope. I got special changed out from being the traveling Elder to an area called Piquete Cue. 

Elder Pech and I got a call from President McMullin this past Wednesday telling us that we would be having special changes. We packed up our stuff and headed to the office. President called my companion into the office and took about an hour talking to him. He then called me in and told me that my companion would be going home.  Im still not sure why. He then opened up his change board and told me I would be going to Piquete Cue with Elder Pickering, and now I am here. 

Im loving it. We have a great area with lots of potential. We have two baptisms coimng up and im so excited to be a part of the work here in Piquete Cue. Its a good area, it just hasn't had missionaries in it that have given their all to the work. Im grateful for the opportunity to take what I have learn in the mission thus far and see what i can do in this area. Wish me Luck!!

I have only been in the area for a couple days but we have already put a baptismal date with a lady named Mariela. She is so nice and wants to know so much more about the church. Yesterday was our second visit and we left a lesson two pamphlet the first lesson. She read it twice and as we explained the lesson she already new what we were going to say next. She has an autistic son who is 14 years old and a crazy little daughter who is 2. I have never seen someone so prepared to recieve this Gospel in my entire mission. I hope she sticks with it and gets baptized. 

Im so excited to see what I can do in these last three months in my mission. I love this Gospel.  Its true! 

I love you all and I hope you have a great week.

Love Elder Petersen

Chatting:

So tell me about Elder Pickering.  I haven't heard of him before.  Where is he from?  So you have a photo with him and you?

He is from the salt lake valley! I forget what part but he goes to Jordan High School. He is really cool he just has been having a rough time in the choosing friends department and unfortunately his missionaries friends are kind of bringing him down. 

When you say his missionary friends, does that mean his comps or his friends from home that are serving elsewhere?  How long has he been out?

He has been out for a little less than I have, so about a year and 7 months.  His past companions. He just is bitter about the whole mission in general and its starting to take its tole just constantly hearing how sucky everything is. He even talks bad about the mission president. That's something that i don't take very lightly, but he is coming to his senses.

Oh boy, sounds like you've got your hands full, but I have NO doubt you can handle it.  Show him that it can be fun while working hard.  You have the potential to help him turn his whole mission around, but it is HIS choice.  Teach him to love and serve the people, without that he'll get nowhere.   Remember, in your famous words..."teach people not lessons."

So he's had a long time to have bad experiences and to build up this attitude.  I was hoping he was newer than that so that he could turn it around and have a positive mission.  So what are you doing to help him?

hahaha i don't know! Im just being a good example and working his butt of!! jajaja it seems to be working little by little. 

Does his seem to be receptive to you and your tactics? I hope you can help him change his thinking before he comes home.  He'll regret it if he doesn't.  He'll never get this opportunity again.  

Yeah I hope he is receptive!