Miraflores

Hey Mom and Dad,

Sorry about the late reply, but ironically, although I am in front of the computer every day, I had no time to write you both an email. I was able to squeeze in one hour for today.

So you both went to Quickwok? That's cool. I didn't think Liz, AJ, or Abe would still be there. Tell them that I miss real chinese food, because over here in Peru, it's basically many different combinations of fried rice. It's really good, but it gets old when you don't have that much variety. I will definately send you recent photos of the mission, so don't worry about that. The time just does not give me space.


So we have a new Stake President? What's his name? I can't believe that I'll be reporting back to a different face. Although I am here in the office a lot, President Manning only comes in Mondays. Speaking of President Manning, us office bums and the assistants went bowling with him... in a ridiculously beautiful rich place called the Larcomar in Miraflores. Holy Moses that was a beautiful shopping mall / restaurant look out over the ocean on a cliff. After walking in relatively poor areas, I felt unworthy to set foot in such a gorgeous location... much less as a missionary.


The office elders are cool. I get along with them just fine. We started a new schedule where we rotate days to go proselyte. On Sunday we ate dinner with, I kid you not, a neurosurgeon. He showed us X-Rays of a recent patient he had to operate on, who was a 2 year old boy with a tumor a third of the size of his head... only it was inside. It turns out it was an intestine. You might be wondering what is an intestine doing inside of the head of a 2 year-old boy? When someone has cancer, the cells divide and multiply uncontrollably. So normally the cells that would be brain tissue, suddenly decide they want to be intestine tissue, and worse is that they would be in the wrong place. Crazy stuff that really you don't see every day.


I do have a favor to ask of you both. I've had quite a few families that I've met on the mission add me on Facebook, but it turns out I need to accept their "Friend Invitation" in order for them to see my photos and contact info. I was hoping that you both could enter my facebook account and accept the many friend invites that I may have received. Just go to www.facebook.com and look for "friend invites" or something similar.


Well my time is shrinking, and I must get going. Thanks for emailing me. Tell everyone (family, friends, ward members) that I said hello and that I still remember them. Oh, and Mom, Happy Birthday. I'm sorry I couldn't send you a birthday card, but I just want you to know that I do love you a lot. Even though I might forget some things, like birthdays, it doesn't change the fact that I have a great mother, and that I love you. Take care and we'll talk next week.


Elder Emiliano León