The Haslers in the Peru, Limatambo Mission 2023-

We love our mission and love every opportunity to bear testimony of Jesus Christ and of the Restoration. This is something we did not get to do as much in our previous mission but here, we get an opportunity every day. We have taken Bonnie Cordon's words to heart and have really tried to "Never Give Up an Opportunity to Testify of Christ." It is rewarding and if nothing else, has strengthened our witness.  The city shut off the water last week. It was supposed to last from two to five days. We spent a considerable effort preparing. We had missionaries buy water and tanks to hold sufficient water to keep clean, eat and take care of other necessities. The outage lasted from 14 hours to two days as far as we can see. It worked out to be quite a bit less than expected. Because we have a cistern, we did not even have to worry about it. Missionaries had the usual number of health issues. However, we have seven dental appointments on Monday! Health issues run the gamut from wisd

General Conference is a welcome break from all that has gone down during the last weeks. We are thrilled beyond words for the news of the 8th and 9th temples announced for Peru! What a time we are living! Such a blessing to serve here at such a time! It is a thrill to serve. We have been privileged to help with lessons and bear witness of the restored gospel. The missionaries seem to not know that they can invite us so when it happens it is a treat. Our Uber Book of Mormon campaign continues apace. We have presented the Book of Mormon to just under 200 people who have accepted the challenge to read it during the past three months. Whether they do or not is up to them. On Friday night, a week ago, our friend José Luís was baptized. We attended with the mission president and his wife and the elders responsible for teaching him in his area. He had asked one of his friends from our mission to baptize him though he is outside of our mission boundaries so our mission president had to give pe