Glad to be of help

We received the nicest comment on Landon's guestbook, from Preston Wheiler, of Maple Valley, Washington. He will be entering the Peru Lima North Mission in January ! Congratulations !!

We are so glad this blog has been a help to others. What started off as a way to keep family and friends informed about Elder Rich, has blossomed into so much more. We have made so many friends along the way, both in the states and in Peru. We have always tried to make sure that the information we present is uplifting and positive, remembering always, who Elder Rich is representing.

The internet is really quite amazing. You can look up just about anything, and so when you "google" Peru Lima North Mission, this blog comes up. Blogging is contagious :) There are quite a few other PLN blogs available for review, Elder Layton, Elder Ridge, Elder Hyde, Elder Griffin, and Elder Morton.

Another GREAT resource is the Missionary Mom website. This is invaluable, and I would urge all prospective missionaries and their parents to sign up for it. There is NO CHARGE, and it is basically a "listserv" where questions are asked to the group (from Peru) and answered. We have all learned so very much ! If I can be of any other help, please email me (Elder Rich's mom) at sled4fun2 at hotmail dot com.

Did you hear it ?

I could hardly wait for conference to get over, so I could post this !!

Did you listen to Elder Eduardo Gavarret, a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy? He spoke about Peru! Even though he didn't mention the Peru Lima North Mission specifically, that is exactly where the Puenta Piedra Stake is located. It was wonderful to hear about the "reactivation" efforts that are going on there. I can just picture all of our Elders listening, with smiles a MILE WIDE, can't you? And then to TOP IT OFF - Elder Nash, whom they had just met last week, and spoke with, and shook hands with - gave the closing prayer !!

I absolutely LOVED conference these past two days. It was so uplifting, and just what I needed to hear.

Helpful Information - PLN Mission Zones

Click here for info on areas WITHIN the zones.

And now, after all of this.......What is always the CONSTANT?
You've got it - CHANGE !!

From Elder Rich's latest email:

"On October 8, 2008, when all is said and done with the changes, and with all of the new missionaries (including those from Bolivia), we will have over 200 missionaries!!!!!!!! and 16 zones!!!. I'm stoked.... It's going to be sweet... I hope it all goes well..."

"There is a new zone, called PRO. It is just the Puente Piedra zone, cut in half and named differently, and also the PALMERAS zone is the INDEPENDENCIA zone cut in half and named differently. The same areas, just different names and more leadership."