I thought I would show some pictures of Justin and his life in the CCM:
This was "home sweet home" for the past six weeks.
Here he is with all the elders in his district. What great young men.
They play soccer every week on their p-days (their day off / preparation day). Justin hasn't played soccer since a youngin' in AYSO. When in South America, you play soccer!
Justin with the CCM president and his wife. The Grobergs.
The Lima Peru CCM.
Beautiful Peruvian children! Justin was visiting a museum this day.
The Lima Peru Temple
At the airport in Peru with his companion Elder Carpenter.
"I'm leavin' on an airplane"......see ya Lima!! Date: August 5, 2008
Upon leaving the CCM in Peru, Justin said," Hopefully it will be a pretty easy adjustment into the mission field, not that anything is really easy on a mission. But you grow and learn from it all. When I was reading in Moroni, I found a scripture about how we can have the spirit in our life, what the key to it is. I think it's the something we all wonder. Chapter 8, versiculos (verses) 25-26. 1. We need to have faith unto the fulfilling of commandments (aka obedience), 2. From that we receive repentance and forgiveness, 3. We can then have the spirit, which manifests itself through meekness and lowliness of heart and gives hope and perfect love (charity), and 4. to keep the spirit, we need to pray. So in a nutshell, if we are obedient and pray we can always have the help of the spirit in our lives. I've noticed that with the spirit I am able to remember what really matters in life, in what I am doing. To be able to to look forward, not dwelling on the past or getting lost in the insignificant troubles and worries of the present. I am happier, and everything is just easier. It is an essential part to being of any worth on a mission, to be able to make it through 2 years."
We love it when he teaches us!
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