Hola Familia!
Fun
week! 2 birds went to the bathroom on my head, we didnt have water for 3
days (it happens a lot here, like in paita. but dont worry we have
storage water), and we are busy serving the Lord and it is so much fun!
Hna Burton said that the 2 birds means 2 baptisms in the near future. I
sure hope she is right. :)
So the trip to Lima was great! Went with he usual crew- hna
Johnson, Harrison, Cardon, Roper. :) They all told me they could tell
hna Burton and I never speak english to each other, because my english
is terrible. Speaking backwards is just how I speak now! haha Ill get it
figured out one day. :) We also weren´t sure how to greet each other.
Here you always give other girls a kiss on the cheek and a hug. We dont
remember what we used to do so we just do that to each other too. haha
Everytime you talk to someone, you do it, and then when you leave them
too. And with guys you do the handshake when you see them, AND when you
leave too. And if you walk into a room of 20 missionaries, or people,
you greet all of them! It takes some time but its the polite thing to
do. :) now I understand why Adnon in Alpine Ariels gymnastics always had
us shake his hand when we got tehre, and when we left. :) ANyways, Im
legal now and that completes my 3 trips you have to make. But surprise,
hna Burton has to leave today for Lima! So more bus rides and fun trips.
We were frustrated how much we were out of our area the other week, but
this week its even more! But we know everything is in the hands of the
Lord, and that he will bless us in the time we are there.
In our district meeting we talked about how understanding the
why, increases the power to do. As we teach people, helping them
understand WHY we go to church, gives them so much more incentive to go!
To partake of the sacrament, feel the spirit, and given more strength
for the week are some pretty great promises and reasons why we should go
to church. Everyone has their agency though. We are learning that. The
Elders had a baptism
saturday,
and none of our investigators came. I felt like on the district when
the same thing happened to the elders, but then in the very last part
one walked in! Well no one did. The investigators we have have lost
interest or stopped progressing. We are on the look out for new people
who are ready to hear the message of the restoration. I konw the Lord
will guide us to them, or them to us. :)I love using our pamphlets, My
family. We carry it in our hands with our book of mormon. I love showing
complete strangers pictures of yall :) They all say Jared is so tall
for a 15 yr old. (i need to put an updated pic of dallin in there), taht
mom looks so young, if jess and kell are twins, if travis really is my
brother (yes he is..) :) and if that is really me because they dont hink
it looks like me. (its the blonde highlights from the sun .:)) I love
bearing testimony of teh restoration, and relating that to my family,
and the blessings we have receieved from the gospel. I am so blessed! We
all are!
In the rama Bello Horizante we had an activity celebrating
peru! the food and the dances. We do not have an active mission leader
in either branch, so thats a trick. President Rowley said we are the
hearts of the branches. So it looks like my heart is in 2. The members
here are so great, and I love how activities like these help bring them
together. Any ideas for how we can work better with he branches without
the help of a mission leader?
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