What up people? This past week has been interesting. It started where on Tuesday all of the leaders had a meeting in Chiclayo. My companion is a leader so I was paired up with 2 other elders who also was changing there comps. Needless to say, for 1 day us three (all of us are from the USA, having 5 months in the mission, me with 3 months, and the other had a week in the field.) were companions of awesome that didnt understand everything. it was Great! After that this week wasnt that good partly because I have been sick the past couple days. Today we are going to have a small party for an elder whose birthday is tomorrow, he is in a different part of Ferreñafe, and then tomorrow our zone is going to a museom, my companion said it is one of the best in the world, but I dont think so. Right now we are just preparing for activities for christmas. Partly because the people are just partying and also because we have a lot of activities going on. Sorry I dont remember who asked me a couple weeks ago, but no they dont celebrate thanksgiving here.
I dont really have stuff to say other than get ready for christmas. I can skype, but I wont know what time until Christmas eve. Hopefully I can remember my username and password. If not I will just talk through the phone. HAHAHA.
I dont think I will write next monday, but I will see some of you next week. If I dont see you...Merry cold and snowy Christmas. And remember everyone loves the younger brother. :)
Tupanchis kama wawa
Elder Tyrone Mufasa Olsen
Thought for the week: Are the Utah Jazz going to go to the playoffs this year?
Monday, December 23, 2013
Imaynaya Qashquanqui-Dec 9th
What up dudes? So I have been guiding my new companion around for the past week. His name is Elder Silva and he is from a city about 3 hours away called Trujillo. He is actually some what tall and he has about 6 months left in the mission and so far he has been a good companion. After tuesdays changes, I now have a lot of people from North America in my Zone. of the 24ish people in my zone 9 of them are fluent in english and from North America, and all but 1 of them have less than 7 months in the mission. So there is a lot of english speaking. It was kind of fun the last week when I was killing elder Fernandez because the members took us out to eat a couple of times, and we got some ice cream 1 day, oh it was great!
Also in the past week, 1 of the girls that I live with was having a baby. It really sucked because she woke up at about 3:30 in the morning screaming. Then like every 20 minutes she would have a contraction or what ever is going on that makes the girls scream. It wasnt until 8:00 when they actually went to the Hospital. it was terrible because I didnt get any sleep, also because I was thinking that I was going to be checking "deliver a baby" off the mission checklist...ok lezbihonest I was more worried about not having breakfast.
Yesterday I was able to watch the christmas devotional. I didnt really understand much of it but the music was amazing. Seeing elder nelson yesterday reminded me. Did you guys know that he has some funky eyes? I noticed that when I shoke his hand a couple weeks ago. Also yesterday we had a big meeting with a lot of missionary and ward counsels in the area, where Elder Calderon of the 70 talked and told us how to make this work of salvation better. It was the 2 time we heard from Elder Calderon so we must not be doing a good enough job.
As far as the work here, me and my companion are starting a new little branch group in the little town of Mesones muro, which is in our area. But other than that, it is pretty much the same, teach a lesson, knock on doors and eat rice, and sweating the whole time. Hope you all had a good week, and Happy Birthday to my favorite nephew Jaxon today.
Tupanchis Kama Wawa
Elder Tyrone Olsen
Also in the past week, 1 of the girls that I live with was having a baby. It really sucked because she woke up at about 3:30 in the morning screaming. Then like every 20 minutes she would have a contraction or what ever is going on that makes the girls scream. It wasnt until 8:00 when they actually went to the Hospital. it was terrible because I didnt get any sleep, also because I was thinking that I was going to be checking "deliver a baby" off the mission checklist...ok lezbihonest I was more worried about not having breakfast.
Yesterday I was able to watch the christmas devotional. I didnt really understand much of it but the music was amazing. Seeing elder nelson yesterday reminded me. Did you guys know that he has some funky eyes? I noticed that when I shoke his hand a couple weeks ago. Also yesterday we had a big meeting with a lot of missionary and ward counsels in the area, where Elder Calderon of the 70 talked and told us how to make this work of salvation better. It was the 2 time we heard from Elder Calderon so we must not be doing a good enough job.
As far as the work here, me and my companion are starting a new little branch group in the little town of Mesones muro, which is in our area. But other than that, it is pretty much the same, teach a lesson, knock on doors and eat rice, and sweating the whole time. Hope you all had a good week, and Happy Birthday to my favorite nephew Jaxon today.
Tupanchis Kama Wawa
Elder Tyrone Olsen
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| Is me on the roof of our house. I like this picture because it makes me look fat. |
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| One of the first p-days we hiked a mountain in a town that is also in my area. This was taken not very far from the bottom. |
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| My new woman named Tortuga |
December 2nd-Put Me In Coach!
Well I have oficially killed my first companion, Elder Fernandez, also known as father. So tomorrow I will recieve a different companion. Right now I am a zone leader, so I am the boss...until tomorrow morning. So I have to go back two weeks ago to talk about some more stuff. First we got to hear from Elder Nelson of the Qourem of the twelve. He must be use to the peruvian time because he showed up 45 minutes after he was suppose to talk. However his talk was amazing. Not only was it only the missionary in Chiclayo but also in the Piura mission, so there was about 430 missionarys there. But he shock everyones hand. When he shock my hand he said nice to meet you elder Olsen, I didnt know what to do so I just turned around and walked away. Last week, we also got to hear from Elder Calderon from the 70. He talked for 3 hours, which was a lot of spanish that I didnt understand much. But I am sure that is was good also.
My Thanksgiving was alright. I grew up the strength to ask my pensionista for mashed potatoes. She didnt understand me, so my companion asked again for me. But my lunch was normal only she took a little bit of rice off and added on some mashed potatoes.
Right now I am in Chiclayo until tomorrow morning, so my camera and list of things I was going to share with you are in my room. So I will have to talk more next time when I remember what to say. Until then Happy Birthday Taylor.
Elder Tyrone Mufasa Olsen
Tupanchis Kama Wawa
Though for the week. If I eat 2.5 cups of rice a day, how much grams would I have eaten when I finish the mission?
My Thanksgiving was alright. I grew up the strength to ask my pensionista for mashed potatoes. She didnt understand me, so my companion asked again for me. But my lunch was normal only she took a little bit of rice off and added on some mashed potatoes.
Right now I am in Chiclayo until tomorrow morning, so my camera and list of things I was going to share with you are in my room. So I will have to talk more next time when I remember what to say. Until then Happy Birthday Taylor.
Elder Tyrone Mufasa Olsen
Tupanchis Kama Wawa
Though for the week. If I eat 2.5 cups of rice a day, how much grams would I have eaten when I finish the mission?
Friday, November 29, 2013
Ummmm.....November 25th
Well this is awkward. So I dont know why, but I guess we have permission or something, as to why I am writing for an hour now at 8 at night. I dont know, but oh well I have some explaining. So today I spent all day in Chiclayo because my companion was giving permersion by the president to visit some of his converts. It was good though, because I got to have PIZZA!! I had to pay for it, and it was expensive but it was worth it. They had Mcdonalds and KFC also. Until about an hour ago when I had rice again in Ferreñafe.
Last week, we did go to a party for a recent convert, for her birthday. I was so excited for some cake and ice cream, but instead they had chicken and rice...shocker. They had cake but they brought that out after we left. However the chicken was probably the best chicken I have had here.
Now I really dont have anymore time, so I will talk about Elder Nelson next time.
Happy Thanksgiving
Tupanchis kama wawa
Last week, we did go to a party for a recent convert, for her birthday. I was so excited for some cake and ice cream, but instead they had chicken and rice...shocker. They had cake but they brought that out after we left. However the chicken was probably the best chicken I have had here.
Now I really dont have anymore time, so I will talk about Elder Nelson next time.
Happy Thanksgiving
Tupanchis kama wawa
Nov 25th---Sorry
I am in chiclayo right now using some members crappy internet. I will explain more when I have time. maybe in 2 weeks, because next week I kill my companion so I might not have time again. So for this week all I can say is happy thanksgiving hopefully you have fun and eat a lot. I might ask for something to eat other than rice but have fun and love you all.
Tyrone Mufasa
Tupanchis kama wawa
Tyrone Mufasa
Tupanchis kama wawa
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!-November 18th
Happy Birthday to my favorite mother tomorrow! Hope you can have a little fun without me there. We have a member whose birthday is tomorrow, so we might stop by if we dont have anything. Also I will be celebrating by listening to the words of our apostle Russell Nelson, who is visiting our mission on Wednesday. I have known for almost a month but we are a little excited for that. Hopefully he will be speaking in English, or else I wont really be celebrating. He is going to be speaking to every missionary in the mission. All 250 of us.
Things here are good. The kids really love me even though I dont talk to them. I wish you could see the 3 sitting behind me in this cafe trying to read and understand what I am saying. Everyone down here wants to learn english, so my companion makes me teach every Friday at 7:30. I have done it 2 times now and it is not very good. Last friday we had a meeting with just all the white boys with in an hour way of chiclayo, and we talked about stress. It was good, because I go to see all of my peeps from the CCM and share experiences, and in the night the stake had a fiesta (party which down here means dancing) and for the first time in the life I was not told to GO and dance, but yet I was told NOT to go and dance! I almost cried!
That has been one of the hardest things so far, is to adapt of how to deal with stress. Because in the US, when I was stress or mad I would play some music, go on a drive, watch a movie, go dancing, or beat on my pillow. But here I have no car, cant watch movies, no music (except for what I hear in the street) I cant dance, and I dont always have my pillow. But it is all a part of this process of learning.
We are starting a little branch in my area in a small town called Mesones Muro, mainly because we dont have any more space for people in our chapil so that is more work to be done. Other than that I dont really have anything else to say. Just more knocking on doors, walking, teaching, and eating rice everyday! I am on companion exchange right now so I dont have my camera so next week I plan to send pictures. Hopefully you all have a good week!
Though for the week: Why dont pen marks come out of white shirts?
Elder Tyrone Mufasa Chanchino
Tupanchis kama wawa
Things here are good. The kids really love me even though I dont talk to them. I wish you could see the 3 sitting behind me in this cafe trying to read and understand what I am saying. Everyone down here wants to learn english, so my companion makes me teach every Friday at 7:30. I have done it 2 times now and it is not very good. Last friday we had a meeting with just all the white boys with in an hour way of chiclayo, and we talked about stress. It was good, because I go to see all of my peeps from the CCM and share experiences, and in the night the stake had a fiesta (party which down here means dancing) and for the first time in the life I was not told to GO and dance, but yet I was told NOT to go and dance! I almost cried!
That has been one of the hardest things so far, is to adapt of how to deal with stress. Because in the US, when I was stress or mad I would play some music, go on a drive, watch a movie, go dancing, or beat on my pillow. But here I have no car, cant watch movies, no music (except for what I hear in the street) I cant dance, and I dont always have my pillow. But it is all a part of this process of learning.
We are starting a little branch in my area in a small town called Mesones Muro, mainly because we dont have any more space for people in our chapil so that is more work to be done. Other than that I dont really have anything else to say. Just more knocking on doors, walking, teaching, and eating rice everyday! I am on companion exchange right now so I dont have my camera so next week I plan to send pictures. Hopefully you all have a good week!
Though for the week: Why dont pen marks come out of white shirts?
Elder Tyrone Mufasa Chanchino
Tupanchis kama wawa
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Nov 11th-2 Months Down, 2 More 2's To Go
What up Gringos? I am writing you all, on this happy veterans day which we obviously do not celebrate down here in peru. but Happy Veterans day. My companion needs to go to chiclayo so we are going in the afternoon, hence why I am writing earlier.
So I guess that my explaination last week, was not good enough and people want a little more. I am living a room of a house of a family that has 3 girls and only one of the girls is a member, and that is because my companion baptised and converted her. The food down here is super risky as far as what we can and cannot eat, because of that I do not cook a single meal. We pay someone (the mom that we live with) to make us food everymeal. She is called our pensionista. Also with the food, I am certain that I will gain weight here because I cant eat the healthy stuff. I cant have cervesa, lettuce, pig or strawberries and some weird stuff I dont know. So I eat rice every meal exept for breakfest. and we eat a TON of meat. mostly chicken. Which is why I think a lot of us get sick is from the meat. To be honest I am terrified of my pensionista, she is a big (I mean big) lady that never smiles, even though she only come up to my armpit.
The baptism last week was good, Elder Fernandez and I cleaned the whole church before, luckily it is small. Then we had the baptism, I didnt do anything for it but it is was fun. Then after she tooks out to eat. It might suprise you, but we had chicken! Surprise!
So far in this experience my nerves has been getting pushed to the limit. Because of a couple of things. 1. I hate starting things late or being late to things. and the latino culture does both of those. Por exemple the baptism was suppose to start at 4. we took pictures at 5:30 and the service started at 5:45. 2. I hate being touch unless it is by girls, even then I dont like it sometimes. but they touch so much here. Especially since I am white and they think I am the shiz, even though I dont understand what they are saying. 3. I am not patient, but this work requires a lot! So needless so say, this experience is a hard working, fun, frustrating, emotional experience. until next week peace out.
Elder Tyrone Mufasa Chanchino Olsen
Tupanachis kama wawa
Thought for the week: Would Nephi had been faithful and good if Laman and Lemuel were not so "wicked"?
So I guess that my explaination last week, was not good enough and people want a little more. I am living a room of a house of a family that has 3 girls and only one of the girls is a member, and that is because my companion baptised and converted her. The food down here is super risky as far as what we can and cannot eat, because of that I do not cook a single meal. We pay someone (the mom that we live with) to make us food everymeal. She is called our pensionista. Also with the food, I am certain that I will gain weight here because I cant eat the healthy stuff. I cant have cervesa, lettuce, pig or strawberries and some weird stuff I dont know. So I eat rice every meal exept for breakfest. and we eat a TON of meat. mostly chicken. Which is why I think a lot of us get sick is from the meat. To be honest I am terrified of my pensionista, she is a big (I mean big) lady that never smiles, even though she only come up to my armpit.
The baptism last week was good, Elder Fernandez and I cleaned the whole church before, luckily it is small. Then we had the baptism, I didnt do anything for it but it is was fun. Then after she tooks out to eat. It might suprise you, but we had chicken! Surprise!
So far in this experience my nerves has been getting pushed to the limit. Because of a couple of things. 1. I hate starting things late or being late to things. and the latino culture does both of those. Por exemple the baptism was suppose to start at 4. we took pictures at 5:30 and the service started at 5:45. 2. I hate being touch unless it is by girls, even then I dont like it sometimes. but they touch so much here. Especially since I am white and they think I am the shiz, even though I dont understand what they are saying. 3. I am not patient, but this work requires a lot! So needless so say, this experience is a hard working, fun, frustrating, emotional experience. until next week peace out.
Elder Tyrone Mufasa Chanchino Olsen
Tupanachis kama wawa
Thought for the week: Would Nephi had been faithful and good if Laman and Lemuel were not so "wicked"?
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