A few pictures from Peder in Capo Verde with his companions

Another Straight up Awesome Week in Capo Verde

Familia e Amigos,
 So this week has been pretty solid. First off we had a division at the start of the week. I went into a different area which was pretty chill and got to hang out with Elder Pugmire. He's training right now so he said it was pretty nice having someon with him who could teach a little more with him. But it was all chill. During the week things went well and Elder Twiggs and I were able to find some new investigators who really seem to want to progress. One lesson in particular was one with an investigator named Lu. We taught her about the Word of Wisdom and it turns out that she smokes, drinks, and drinks coffee every day. So we talked to her about living the commandment and obviously she was thinking that it would be pretty hard. But we gave her a blessing and the Spirit was just there so strongly. It was just awesome and since then she has almost completely stopped smoking.  As well this week we are workinf with an investigator named Anilza. She is straight up awesome. She came to church on Sunday and everybody just welcomed her so well and made her feel welcome. It was just awesome to see. She also prayed in Gospel Principles class which was awesome. Things are going way solid here and I really love this work. We are always on the search for more people to teach but things are moving. I love this work and I love all of you,
 Peder

btw I have been a slacker at pics so here are pctures of three of my comps that you guys still don't know, one is me and Elder lima, the baptism one is Elder Edwards and I, and this last one will be Elder Twiggs and I, Sorry for slacking

Bo Podi Credita?

Familia e Amigos,
 So this week was a really solid week. We have found some investigators that are pretty sweet and as a whole the work is going really well. This week we have been working on memorizing more scriptures as well. I highly recommend this. It is awesome to do and scriptures just come into your head so quickly. It has improved our teaching so much.
 So in terms of teaching there have been some pretty sweet lessons we had this week. One was with a member named Carlita. So since we have got here we have been told to pass by this member and talk to her and her family. But every time we have passed by we haven't been able to find her. So eventually one night we decide to pass by. So first off we got lost because I'm awful with directions. But when we found it, there was someone outside reading. As we got closer we saw that they were reading in the doctrine and covenants. Finally we found Carlita. She said that ever since she had moved that she hasn't seen missionaries since. But finally we were able to find her. As well she is a boss. She wants to work so hard to unite her whole family in the church and she is more than willing to hep us teach. Man it was just awesome.
 I want to tell a story about what happened Saturday night. So I'm sure you've all heard the stories of the  missionaries praying to find someone and then they choose this random street and find someone who needed them in that very instant. Well I've always thought about how I've wanted that to happen to me. As ocassion turns out on Saturday we had no one to teach. We didn't know where to go but Elder Twiggs just picked a street. As we were walking by we saw this house that looked way nicer than any house we have seen in our area. As we passed we stopped a little just to look at the house and to think. So from that house a lady leaves in that moment. She is walking around for a while and then finally Elder Twiggs decides to talk to her. As we talk to her she mentions how she has seen elders before but never had the chance to speak with them. We talk a little more and mark a time but just as we are about to leave she mentions to us. "You know right before you guys were talking with me I was praying". It just was amazing. Honestly the Lord is preparing those that are ready. I know it and I know that when we follow the Spirit that we can really help people to follow Christ. I know that this Church is true. I know that God loves us and that He will always help us. This work is amazing. Everyday we are led by the Spirit and miracles happen.
 I love you all, 
Peder

Mosiah 4:9-10
 Stinking sweet scripture

Sta na espera. Okay, I have no idea what that means, but Peder does.

Familia e Amigos,
 This week has been a pretty solid week. We have had much more lessons than that of last week so it's been solid. So to start off we started this week a little slow because we had to stay in the house one day. But luckily after that day we were able to get things going. First off we found one of our investigators named Anilza. So we were talking with Anilza and we asked her how she felt about Joseph Smith. She said that when she prayed how different she felt and that she just felt that it was true. Soon afterwards we were able to invite her to get baptized. She is now preparing for the 24th of November. Also something really awesome about her was that this Sunday she went to church. But she not only came for her first time alone but she invited two of her friends to come with her. So it was just straight up awesome.
 As well we have an investigator named Silvino. So Silvino we have been worrying about him because he has a drinking problem. So we were talking with him and we asked if he had drank. Turns out that he had after we talked to him for a  while. But what was awesome was how much we were able to help him afterwards. We were able to give him a blessing and it really helped him to just be a lot more honest with us. It was just awesome and I really loved that lesson. Just such a reminder for me how we are not here just to baptize a million people or to fill a church but to really help them follow Christ. If we are really here to help people then they can overcome those insufficencies and really follow Him. I just loved it and it really helped me a lot.
 This work is more important than anything else that we are doing and it doesn't have to be only in the mission sense. How many people can we help everyday? Honestly the number is limitless. I love this work and there is nothing better than this. I love you all and I really hope that everything is going well.
 Peder

ps We also talked with a new investigator who knows a ton of basketball. I almost got distracted yesterday talking about it but luckily we got back on track. I'm pretty excited about him. 

Relva to a Villa Nova

Familia e Amigos,

 So this week has been a good one. We had zone conference which was awesome and then we were able to get back to our area on Wednesday. This week we were able to work super well with some members. I did a couple of divisions with a member named Silas. He is straight up awesome and it was a really good time to work with him. As the week was going as well transfers were coming up. So usually I donºt like talking at all about transfers so I was pretty silent about it for the whole week but I had a feeling that I would be peacing out. Turns out last night that I got a call and I am now chilling here in Praia. It is pretty awesome and I am going to be serving with Elder Twiggs, donºt know from where. We are going to be cleaning an area which should be interesting but Iºm excited for it. But Relva was so awesome. The people there were just awesome and I love that branch. I know that the Elders there are going to do so well and I know that I have been called to serve here in Praia. I love you all and I hope that you all have a great week,

 Peder

Touristas!

Familia e Amigos,

 So this week was straight up awesome.Elder Edwards and I were able to work really well and we got a ton of people excited for conference. One of our investigators showed up to three of the sessions!! Straight up awesome. As well this week we had two baptisms. Chandro and Mite. Mite is Pipizinhaºs mother and she is just awesome. She is just so ready to do things and here baptism was awesome. Chandro is super quiet but as we started to teach him he opened up a

lot and he is a straight up awesome kid. The baptism was held in Cova Fig and although the baptism font was a little low on water it went all well after a couple of tries. Afterwards on Sunday we had conference(a week late but still all good). Man we had so many people there. The sacrament hall was full to the brim and wew actually ended up sitting outside. I straight up loved it though. Also we had an investigator named Ely come. Man,I was so excited to see her there because for like all the time I've been here she has been trying to get to church and she finally showed. It was awesome. On Sunday we were also able to do a division. I went with this member named Silas which was straight up awesome. He is a beast and i love that guy. As we were walking home there was a drunk guy on the street and Silas helped him to get home. As he was doing that I was thinking of the talk that Pres Monson gave in Priesthood and about a missionary where every time he looked at somebody he looked as if they could be baptized. And those people reached that potential. I think its a super important thing. Everyone has the potential to be a disciple of Christ we just need to have to vision and follow the spirit to help them get there. It is definitely something that I need to remember. 

 So yesterday we went on this super long hike with a member called Luis. Man we passed through this one area and all this little kids just looked at us and were like Touristas! I guess we really did look like it though because it's two white guys hanging out with a cape verdean. All good though. I straight up love this work. It is more amazing than anything else I could be doing, I love you all and I hope that you have a great week,

 Peder

A Bunch of White Guys Climbin' on Rocks

Familia e Amigos,

 So things are going pretty well here in Relva. So this week has been Elder Edwards first week here and it has gone way solid. We have realized how easy it is for people to recognize us here because truthfully we are the only white guys at all in this but it has been way awesome. This week we were able to teach some solid lessons. One of which is with a less active called Zeka. So we went into the lesson and Zeka's family was there. His sister(Suzette) was like ' hey you have to talk to my brother cuz he really needs church' he actually peaced out pretty quick but then she stayed so we were able to talk with her. Man it was awesome and she has been learning so much. This Sunday she came to church and Elder Edwards told me that during church she looked around and was like man all of these people are my friends here in Relva. Straight up awesome!!! As well we had a lesson with an  investigator named Chandro. We left him with a part to read and man he read it and he made notes in his scriptures about what he learned. It was straight up awesome!! He is way quiet but he is so willing to learn. 

 Today for pday we did some random walking and find some pretty sweet stuff. Turns out some fisherman saw us and told us that we should probabaly be heading back. Just telling you how easy it is to spot some random white guys climbing on rocks. But I straight up love it here. We have some good investigators and we are able to teach so much which is just awesome. I love this work and I'm so happy to be here doing it, I love you all,

 Peder