April 8, 2013 1 Nephi 14:14

Dear Family,
This week was really great! The scripture of the week is 1 Nephi 14:14. Conference was SOOOO Good. I love these servants of God. Sister Flor has came to church 4 weeks in a row now and has committed to being baptized this saturday the 13th, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATT AND WHITNEY!!. Someone else will be having a spiritual birth this same day! She is going to be baptized with her 8 year old kid. Alejandro has also accepted to be baptized. But he might have to work this sunday so prob will be baptized in a couple weeks. I am glad I am staying in chimbote for my last transfer so I can keep helping this people. That was cool seeing my old byu choir teacher and some guys in the byu mens choir on saturday afternoon session. This past week we had zone leader council. It was great. We are all pumped that Elder Bednar is coming to the mission. We played soccer together which is always fun. and my son elder Meza is now a zone leader. so awesome!! Sounds like you guys are having fun. Hope you enjoyed conference. I invite any married couple who reads this letter to go back and re read the talk by elder whitney clayton of the 70 and make plans to try to follow the council. It was really awesome!!! I am so grateful to be apart of the Lord`s work. I love it so much and I am sad it has gone by so fast. I still have 6 whole weeks to work with all my soul here in perú. I love each of you guys so much. Thank you for being examples to me and for teaching me how to live the gospel of Jesus Christ. I hope you have the best week of your lives!!!
Elder Hurley

April 1, 2013 D&C 101:77-80

Hey family,

This week has been crazy awesome. The scripture of the week is DandC 101:77-80. HAPPY BIRTHDAY COURTNEY.!! Yes dad I did get the money and thank you so much for helping me with my BYU schedule! you are the best. There was an earthquake her nearby chimbote a 5.6 everyone said it was shaking pretty bad but we were in a car driving and didn`t even feel it. Today has been crazy. We moved rooms. Our current room hasn`t been that great and is actually a garage rather than a room haha but our new room is good. We finally got everything. Im jealous the other day I remembered grandmas hot dog potatoes. lucky!! Thanks for writing me and sending me pictures. March flew by. I am really excited for the general conference!! and speaking of apostles. David Bednar is coming to my mission! woohoo. I love that apostle. He is going to be a prophet some day for sure. Just look at a picture of all the apostles and prophet and ask yourself . . who is going to be around in 25 years?.. haha. We had our multizone this past week and president came to chimbote. It went really well. also elder zarian is going to be the new assistant!!! he will do great. my companion and I with a high councilor in our ward organized a stake mission activity that was realized yesterday. It turned out really good we had 3 work shops focused on new converts, members, and investigators, WE got pres turks councilor pres. mendez to come speak and we had some great results. Life is busy and I wouldn`t have it any other way. GOing to trujillo this week for concilio. I love you all so much have a great week!!!

Elder HUrley

March 25, 2013 Helaman 6:3

Dear Family,
This week was awesome. The scripture of the week is Helaman 6:3. The week flew by there was so much to do. Last monday was fun our whole zone went to the big stadium in chimbote and played futbol. We did a cool service this past week too. It rained last week and the people here are not ready for rain at all cuz it only rains a few times a year in chimbote. But this cute little old lady who lives by herself and recently was baptized got soaked by the rain in the night cuz her roof was bad. For the service we took out her old roof cleaned things up and installed a new roof. It was fun. I sent some pictures. We have some good investigators. a lady named flor (whos husband is a member less active and is a dentist) came to church again with her kids. Her kid is going to be baptized this week (he`s 8) and we are hoping that she does it too. A brother named alejandro is also reading and has accepted baptism. He is the head of a wife and kids who are members so we are making plans to help him show more faith and repent. Today was lunes de limpieza. We cleaned all day long and had to verify the other elders rooms too. Fun p day....! Thanks for your letters. WOW  I cant believe courts is gunna turn 18. that is unbelievable. Thanks for all your prayers. I am trying to make the most out of every single day because after a couple months there will be nothing like this. I love you all so much and hope you have a great week!
Elder Hurley

March 18, 2013 Acts 2:17-18

Dear Family

The scripture of the week is acts  2: 17 through 18. This week was great I don`t have any time to write today sorry. But i did go to lima in an airplane. We found an amazing investigator this week whos husband is a member and dentist. She wants to be a member of the church and she came yesterday.  I am happy and focused and I love you guys a lot. sorry for the short message this week!!
Elder Hurley

March 13, 2013 Post from Sister Turk about the Zone Leaders

Zone Leaders...

Here are the newest Zone Leaders...

Elder Castillo, Elder Iler, Elder Tierra and  Elder Vanden Bosch

I have nothing to tell you about the Concilio last week because 

I wasn't there..

But I am going to start putting up all the pictures

from the events that I am missing.

President and the Assistants have been taking

photos of the big events for me...

I will try to catch up for all of you

I love the Zone Leaders

March 11, 2013 Exodus 31:13-16

Hey family!!!
Thanks so much for writing me. Life is going great as a missionary. The scripture of the week is Exodus 31:13-16. I only have like 5 minutes to write this so im sorry. I will tell you the most important things. Went to trujillo this past week which was fun. We have a joven who is possibly getting baptized this week. He is totally ready but just lacks a little faith. We also found a man named alejandro who´s wife and daughter are members less actives. We visited them on saturday and they explained that he hadn´t able to go to church for his work that was far away. but they let him go with benefits which allows him now to be with his family and follow christ. They all came to church yesterday and our goal for his baptism is the 30th of march (happy birthday courtney) I am going to go to Lima this week to do some document stuff. Our zone is becoming more excited and I love them all so much. That is crazy that you guys decided to go to hawaii this week. I was just thinking this past week how cool it would be to go to hawaii again. haha. WEll I love you guys so much and hope that you have the best week of your life. hey you should get me and dad a job at solution reach just for fun haha . sounds like you guys are all doing great. sorry to be short. Have a great week!!!
elder Hurley

March 4, 2013 Genesis 50:23-15

Dear Family,

This week was really great! The scripture of the week is Genesis 50:23 -25. THis week has been crazzzyyy busy. But I like busy. So much to do in the new zone. We have 20 elders in our zone so its bigger than my last zone. and 0 hermanas. We have some good established members here which makes me happy. They seem really willing to help and serve.  I lost my camera for a few days and it worried me a lot. but .. . i finally found it. I sent a picture of the picture i took right when I found it. I was really happy. haha. Thats cool that you researched a lot about chimbote. Ceviche is one of the favorite meals here among Peruvians. It is something that we are prohibited to eat though as missionaries because it is raw fish and many missionaries have gotten sick in the past. :( my pensionistas have made me different almost ceviche dishes with chicken or cooked octopus. Its good. Today we played futbol as a zone and we have a big turf field in my area that is only 5 soles for 2 hours. what a deal. We have some good people to teach and found a family of 7 yesterday that seems really awesome. I sent some pictures of the coast. My area isn`t actually on the coast but we went to the central today. Overall I am excited to work hard these last few months. Thanks so much for all your support. Congrats Matt for graduating college!!!! wow. that's crazy awesome. Let me know if there is anything I can do for you guys!

Elder Hurley