I ought to mention that the P-Days here in Nauta are pretty fun! The first P-Day we had here, we hopped into our regular clothes, walked over to the Marañon (the name of the big river next to the city), and began to fish! We managed to catch some decent fish (I caught the second-biggest one). We plan on doing it again today, and this time, I'm gonna catch the biggest!
This last P-Day, we kind of had a funny experience that reminded me of a talk Elder Uchdorf gave a while back. When I came here to Iquitos to head to Nauta, the assistants to the president told me about this big, Texas-styled restaurant just a few streets from the offices. The food is imported directly from Texas, and everyone in Iquitos saves up to eat there. I, too, wanted to go there and retry a bit of some good ol' American food, but eating there was kind of expensive and we didn't have the time to go there.
Last P-Day, we travelled back to Iquitos to play a huge game of soccer with 3 other zones in the mission. We wrote our families there and bought what we needed there. We didn't quite plan for lunch, though, so I just bought a couple of apples to eat, not wanting to waste money on anything expensive.
Turns out, one P-Day for every month, travelling to and from Iquitos and eating there is competely free for the missionaries in Nauta. I totally could've eaten at the Texas-restaurant if I wanted to, but I found out too late. Guess I gotta wait until next month. :P
That experience reminds me of the talk Uchdorf gave called "Your potential, Your privileges". I want to share the video with you guys. It's pretty funny!
Sometimes, we're given spiritual and priesthood gifts that we're given to bless the lives of others. Those are privileges in and of themselves. We can all pray to know how we can better use these gifts for the advantage of all.
Down here, the rainy season is rolling around. How are things up there? Is everyone doing their "ponderizing"? This week, I'm going to do Ether 12:27. What's everyone going to do this week? How's school going for everybody?
I love you all and keep you all in my prayers!
Love,
Adam
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