Called to Serve: Week 14: Scorpion

This week was a great week, not a ton happened just a work week. But there has been a lot more mosquito's recently. They are everywhere, bug sprays my best friend, but even then I still get on average about 10-15 bites a day. They go away pretty quick and don't itch too bad. But I know sooner or later one of them will be kind enough to give me dengue (not looking forward to that, I've heard a lot of stories here about dengue).

After a lesson this week we were just small talking, and one of the investigators mentioned that the rainy season is coming up soon. So they turned to me and with curiosity and in all seriousness asked me if it rains in the states. I let out an audible laugh, and told them yes.

We also found a scorpion in our room this week, it was in our room so we caught it. We heard rumors about something fun we could do with the scorpion. So we waited till night, put it on the ground with a cup over it. Then put a ring of hand sanitizer around the cup and lit it on fire, then lifted up the cup. When the scorpion sees that it is surrounded by fire it gets scared and starts stabbing itself with its own stinger to kill itself before the fire can. It was pretty crazy and also really fun.

This week we also did service shoveling dirt. We would load it into a back of a motorcycle truck (a motorcycle with a truck bed on it). Then brought it up a big hill so they could use it to build a new house. But the small motorcycle couldn't get up the hill, so we had to push the motorcycle truck up a super steep hill. It was fun, but a lot of work in the hot Peruvian sun.

Today we played game one of the Copa Piura. Because we are so far north, only one of the 2 zones gets to go to Piura to play in the actually cup, so we played today to see who would go. We lost, so we most likely wont go to Piura next Monday. But we do go down this Thursday for a Christmas party at the mission home. Which means 6 hour bus ride at 6 am, then 6 hours back up the next morning. It should be really fun. I'm loving it here, everyday is the best day ever. Lots of work, and lots of fun.

Love,

Elder Luke Gruber

I also want all of you to think of the real reason you celebrate Christmas. Is it only for the lights, cookies, gifts and shopping? Try to think of Christ this Christmas season and all that he has done for us. Then think of ways that you can be more Christ-like this year. Illuminate the world is a great way to do this and I recommend that each of you look at it and try to do something everyday to help others.