Random parade that lasted all day
I wanted to see the broadcast of the dances for the Cultural Celebration for the new temple in Peru soooo much, but we ended up getting there late to Huancayo because we were being driven by grandfather time and the guy refused to go over thirty miles per hour the whole way. Anyway, we did get to see the dedication Sunday morning. It was interesting because David A. Bednar and President Uchdorf spoke in English and then a man would repeat everything they would say in Spanish. Pres. Uchdorf shared an interesting thought about how being part of a temple dedication is the perfect way to celebrate a Father´s day. Edifying a new house and new connection between his work and ours to our Father in Heaven. The dedication took place on a very cloudy day, but something else I liked that he said was that; although there are clouds and we can not see the sun shining, we know that above the clouds it is, and it is the same way with our Heavenly Father. We can not see Him directly, but we can feel His light and warmth, regardless. It was very beautiful to me to be able to share this important moment with Peru. On the other hand, due to meetings and travels I was only able to spend one day in my own area, and we couldn´t even visit anyone because there was a big parade filling all the streets and almost nobody was at home. We literally went down the list of people we could visit, calling everyone, and all but one said they were busy watching the parade all day long. So... we bought some festive bread which wansn´t too bad. Tanta wawa, as they call it. Baby bread, in Quetchua, that is.
I cannot number the things I would like to bring home that probably wouldn´t survive the trip too well. Do you think a potato would do okay?
Happy Father´s Day, Dad. Thanks for all your support and help you´ve given me throughout my life. You´re really a great dad. But don´t let it get to your head or anything.
Love you all very much!
Much love,
Elder Alexander
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