Yesterday, we were able to attend the Lima, Peru Temple with
a group of our departing missionaries. What a great experience … even in
Spanish! The temple brings us peace, hope, and renewal. I often think of the
following scripture when I think of temples:
“Therefore, cheer up your hearts, and remember that ye are
free to act for yourselves—to choose the way of everlasting death or the way of
eternal life.” (2 Nephi 10:23)
While I was in the temple and waiting for directions, one of
the temple workers (a young adult sister) started talking to me. When she found
that I wasn’t a native Peruvian, but was here as a missionary, she leaned over
and asked, “¿Le gusta nuestra comida?” I don’t usually understand a question
right off, but have to say, “Repita, por favor.” But this question I understood
immediately. This is the most often asked question of us. “Do you like our
food?” It makes me smile, because Lane and I are such non-foodies, but we can
honestly say, “Yes, we do enjoy the Peruvian food we’ve tried.” We just don’t
tell them that we’ve only tried Pollo a la Brasa (roasted chicken) and Lomo
Saltado (grilled steak and veggies). And we’re not the types that are anxious
to try much else!
¡Que tengan una semana fantástica! (Have a fantastic week!)
Love,
Lane & LeAnn
President Packard and Corinne always take to the temple the missionaries that are finishing the mission. We have 8 leaving the mission this week, but the temple would only allow 6-8 people in each session. So Corinne and Meredith attended a first session with 4 of the missionaries, and we attended a second session with the other 4 missionaries.
The Lima temple was dedicated in 1986, the year we were married! And the exterior style is very similar to the Boise temple where we were married and that was dedicated in 1984. So not surprising they share some similar architectural style.
Notice Lane's new hair style (the background bush giving him the spikey look), and LeAnn's permanent earring of a dangling face mask.
The sister in the middle is finishing her mission, so she came to the office with her two companions for her exit interview and to take her English exam. We love the "stair-step" look of this trio.
The dry, barren mountains of Lima as we drive home from the temple trip.
First time we've made yummy bars here. We've never found Rice Krispies to buy here, but Corinne found some out-of-the-blue the other day and gave us 3 boxes!!
Tried Burger King this weekend for the first time. And the last time! The french fries were good, like we are used to in the States. But the hamburger tasted like a fake veggie patty and had way too much garlic for our taste! The franchising these companies do definitely seem to adjust their standards for different cultural areas.
Every product that has any sugar, fat, or salt, always has these prominent warning labels of "high" in saturated fats, sugar, and salt. If it says that, it must be good!
Even the standard Sun-Maid raisins have the prominent warning sign of high in sugar. Yes, and that's why we like them!
