tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68934399275779958982024-03-14T09:35:13.754-07:00Sister Samantha Cox: Peru Lima East MissionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263876338555588221noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893439927577995898.post-6065563818509767052016-07-25T13:45:00.001-07:002016-07-25T13:46:45.185-07:00<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Well, I´ll be honest
and say I´ve been trying to think about and plan out this letter for a long
time now and no matter how hard I try I just can´t figure out what I want to
say. How do you put a year and a half of the best experience of your life into
one little email? There are so many feelings in my heart and so much I want to
share. I can´t believe all that’s happened in this short time and all the
growing and learning I´ve experienced. Part of me feels like I´m dying...like
I´m leaving behind a part of my heart that will forever stay in this beautiful
country. But the other part of me is so full of gratitude for this incredible
experience and an excitement to be able to put everything into practice that
the Lord has taught me. I think Ammon says it best in Alma 26 when he spends a
whole chapter just glorying in the Lord and trying to put the joy of a
missionary into words. In verse 16 it says, "Therefore, let us glory, yea,
we will glory in the Lord yea, we will rejoice, for our joy is full yea, we
will praise our God forever. Behold, who can glory too much in the Lord? Yea,
who can say too much of his great power, and of his mercy, and of his
long-suffering towards the children of men? Behold, I say unto you, I cannot
say the smallest part which I feel." <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I honestly can´t
express what I feel reflecting on this mission experience, however, one thing I
do know for sure - One of the biggest feelings I have is of gratitude to the
Lord. Another scripture from this same chapter has been on my mind and in my
heart these past few weeks. Verses 11-12 say, "I do not boast in my own
strength, nor in my own wisdom, but behold, my joy is full, yea, my heart is
brim with joy, and I will rejoice in my God. Yea, <b>I know that I am
nothing, as to my strength I am weak.</b> Therefore, I will not boast of
myself, <b>but I will boast of my God, for in his strength I can do all
things, </b>yea behold, many mighty miracles we have wrought in this land,
for which we will praise his name forever." Here on my mission I have
learned that I really am nothing. I am so weak, so imperfect, yet I have also
seen the incredible strength of the Lord. I´ve learned to rely on him and seen
that when I do, all things are possible. I have truly seen miracles in this
last year and a half, and they happen EVERY SINGLE DAY!!! It´s not because of
anything I am doing, it´s all thanks to Him and His infinite goodness. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">In Alma 29: 9-10 it
explains a little more, "I know that which the Lord hath commanded me, and
I glory in it. I do not glory of myself, but I glory in that which the Lord
hath commanded me, yea, and this is my glory, <b>that perhaps I may be an
instrument in the hands of God to bring some soul to repentance, and this is my
joy. </b>And behold, when I see many of my brethren truly penitent, and
coming to the Lord their God, then is my soul filled with joy, then do I
remember what the Lord has done for me, yea, even that he hath heard my prayer,
yea, then do I remember his merciful arm which he extended towards me."
I´ve only tried to be an instrument in the hands of God and as a result I´ve
seen and felt that great love and joy. I´ve seen the Lord change the hearts of
my brothers and sisters here and it´s reminded me how much he´s changed mine as
well. He has been so good to me and so good to his children here in little
Lima, Peru. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Last night I was
making a little list of some of the things I´ve learned and I thought I´d share
a few really quickly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">1. <b>How to
recognize and follow the spirit.</b> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">2.<b> How to love
a new culture and people</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">3. How to study the
gospel and learn by the spirit</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">4. Obedience - The
first law of Heaven</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">5. How to get along
with so many types of people and love them</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">6. How to trust in the
Lord and what it means to really have Faith in Christ</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">7. How to live a life
of Service</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">8. The importance of
Family</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">9. What it means to be
a disciple of Christ</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">10. Gratitude for all
I have</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">11. Covenants and
ordinances are the key to eternal progression</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">12. The temple is the
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">13. How to be a leader
and be humble</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">14. The power and
importance of the atonement of Jesus Christ</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">15. How to live the
gospel because I love it and understand why, not just because it´s what you
do. </span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I´m out of time, but I
testify that this work is true. I love my Savior. I’ve felt His love and seen His
hand every day. Before I trusted that the Lord would help me create a beautiful
life for myself, now I know how. I want to give my life in His service. I love
him so much. I know this is His gospel and that He has restored his church on
the earth in these latter days. I know we have a prophet who receives
revelation from God. I will forever be grateful for this experience. I can´t
wait to see you all soon and share these feelings in person. Love you all!!!!!
HURRAH FOR ISREAL!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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week!!!!!! We had interviews with President yesterday which is why we are
having pday today. :) My testimony of the power the Lord gives to his servants
has grown so much in this time here. I know that the Lord inspires his chosen
servants and reveals to them the necessary words and counsel that need to be
given. I left feeling like a burden had been lifted from my shoulders and a
feeling of peace in my heart. I could feel that the Lord really was pleased
with my offering and that he loves me, imperfections and all. It´s something
I’ve been really worried about my whole mission, what does the Lord think of my
service? President shared a scripture with me in Helaman 10: 4-5 that was an
answer to that prayer and desire to know and even though I don´t feel at times
like I deserve to have my name placed there along with Nephi, I have faith that
the Lord spoke through him and through the scriptures to calm my heart and lift
my spirit. I haven´t been a perfect missionary, but I do feel peace in my heart
that the Lord is pleased with what I´ve offered. I also felt mucho más
tranquila (more calm) about what my plans are heading back home and that it´s
going to be a beautiful life ahead of me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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sick which made things a little difficult, but I felt that I had to rely on the
Lord every day for the strength and support I needed. He in turn blessed me
with that strength and much much more. It was a week of miracles. :) One of my
favorites happened with a family who just moved here into the ward. We were
walking in the street looking for an address and the wife, R..., came up to us
and asked us where the closest church was. We gave her a contact card with the
direction and she told us that she was a member but inactive, however, she wants
to return to the church. Her husband isn´t a member but agreed to let us come
by and visit them. On Saturday night we went to visit and we began
talking and the husband started telling us all the things he didn´t like about
the church or things he´d heard about the Mormons. The wife was trying to
correct him and explain that many of those things weren´t true, but she is only
a member of about 2 years and went inactive after 10 months so she didn´t have
a lot of answers for him. My companion and I both felt the impression to just
let him keep talking and get out all he wanted to say. As we listened to him
his critical comments began to lighten up and he started sharing some of the
things he did like about the church. We were able to gain his confidence and explain
a few of questions. We then decided to share a Mormon message but weren’t sure
exactly which one. We just chose one that we had watched with a family earlier
that week called "Amor durdadero" about the grandpa with Parkinson´s
who takes care of his wife who can´t speak or do anything for herself. After
the video ended he was very quiet and we asked him how he felt. He looked at us
and just started bawling. He proceeded to tell us about how he had a sickness
as well that almost killed him about a year ago and it´s something he will have
to fight with for the rest of his life. His wife stuck with him through it all
and was a great blessing to him. We began to testify of eternal families and
that we can be sealed to our spouses and children for all eternity in the
temple. It really hit home and he opened up to us and even accepted the
invitation to pray and ask if the church is really true. We also invited him to
be baptized if he came to feel that our message was true and he agreed. It was
such a beautiful experience and we were all in tears. It´s amazing how the
spirit works through us as missionaries and the Lord knows each one of his
children. A..., the husband, started out so defensive and hard-hearted but
when we followed the spirit we could reach right into his heart and help him
understand. Before we left we all knelt down to pray and he offered a very
sincere and powerful prayer thanking the Lord for our visit, for our message,
and for the chance his family has to learn and become a forever family. How
beautiful!!!!!! I love teaching the gospel with all my heart. Sometimes I
forget how beautiful and important our message is that we carry, but it´s
moments like these when I feel the spirit testify to my heart just as strongly
as to those who are listening that it really is true. I love this gospel, I
love my Savior, I love my Father in Heaven and am so grateful for his plan of
happiness. I can´t wait to see this family keep progressing. :) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the blessings just keep coming. I´m so happy and so grateful for every chance I
have to share my testimony with others. Never forget to nurture that knowledge.
We are at war and Satan is working so hard to weaken the Lord´s soldiers. We
are fighting for the souls of God, including ours, and Christ is our captain.
That fight is getting every day more intense and we must put on our armor every
morning. Read the scriptures, pray with real intent, go to church and keep the Sabbath
day holy, pay tithing, serve others, and never forget to thank the Lord for
every blessing he sends us. I know we will win and I know we will receive our
grand reward of eternal life. It´s not easy and we can´t arrive at the
celestial kingdom by accident. The Lord needs agents, he needs strong warriors,
and he needs them for life. Love you all so much! Stay strong and find joy in
living the gospel every day. Have a wonderful week!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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one of running around and trying to keep up with the work of two areas. I love
being busy but it sure does get exhausting sometimes. :) We set a goal to take
our recent converts that still haven´t gone to the temple yet on the 23rd to do
baptisms. They are getting super excited about it and so am I! :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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miracles this week with Investigators getting to the sacrament meeting. We were
planning on bringing one of our investigators, C..., and we planned to meet
her at the bus stop but when we got there, she wasn´t there. We tried calling
but her phone was off and we were going to be late so we just went, praying
that somehow she would miraculously show up. We also have another investigator
that was going to be picked up by a family but that family called us in the
morning to tell us the dad was in the emergency room and they wouldn´t be able
to bring him. He lives far away and we didn´t have time to get him but we
didn´t have his number either to communicate. We thought of a new convert that
lives pretty close and called to ask if she could get him. She had no idea
where his house was and we don´t have an exact direction either because we
always visit him in his store. We just gave her the best directions we could
and then prayed she would be able to find him in time for them both to make it
to church. We got to Sacrament meeting and we didn´t see any investigators and
were feeling a little bummed out, but then to our surprise just as the opening
song was starting we saw C... walk in with a member that lives in her
building that she had decided to go with instead. We were super excited and she
looked really happy to be there. Then about 2 min. later J... (our other
investigator) walked in with the new convert (R...) as well. She had somehow
been able to find him and they both made it there on time. Later we had 3 more
investigators come in with members that we had forgotten to call and remind. It
was a fun day at church having them all there and seeing how great the ward was
to help them and befriend them. I am so grateful for the members who help us
and for the little miracles we see every day in the Lord´s work. We are all one
big team and he helps us as we put forth our best efforts. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and we are working with some awesome families...but many of them are living
together and not married. We are still working hard with them and seeing
progress but we will have to be a little patient with the marriage paper
process. The good news is that they are willing and are putting forth their
efforts. The Lord will bless them for that. My companion is the best and is
such a hard worker. She keeps me focused and helps me not overstress with her
jokes and humor. :) She has been having a lot of foot pain this week and it´s
gotten really swollen. We´ve had to walk around really slow this week which is
always difficult, but I feel the Lord is teaching me patience and a lot of love
instead of getting frustrated. It´s an opportunity to serve and show compassion.
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blessing and I only pray that I can continue to be an instrument in the Lord´s
hands and do his will. This week I decided I want to stop focusing on all the
things I still lack or wanted to accomplish or learn while here on my mission
and just focus on being grateful for all the experiences and blessings the Lord
gives me each day. If I do my part, he´ll take care of the rest and teach me
what I need to learn. I love him and am so grateful for this time I have to
serve him. Keep serving others, keep nurturing your testimony every day, keep
loving as the Lord taught us how. Unconditionally and unselfishly. How did you
like the talk? Awesome, right?! Hope you had the opportunity to read and study
it. :) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Thank you for your love and support!!!! Keep the prayers coming this way for
the R... Family (get married and keep progressing), V... Family (Same),
N... (get married and that her boyfriend will come back to church), J... (with his job and also that he can keep progressing. He will be moving to Chile
in a week so we want to send his referral there), S... (have support from her
family), M... (time for us to visit her), O... and N... (get married and
come to church), and V... family (Same). Also F... and M..., C...,
E..., and M...A... that they can get everything ready to go to the temple
next week!! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Another great week
here in paradise! There are seriously so many prepared, chosen people here and
I feel so blessed to have the chance to share the gospel with them and help
them to change their lives. Like I mentioned last week there are lots of
couples who we need to help get married first and then they will be able to be
baptized and take their first step towards their eternal family. We have 4
couples we are working with right now and 2 of those families also have children
who are preparing as well. What a miracle it is to work with families. I love
it so much. On Saturday we visited one of these families, the R... Family, and after we finished teaching them we asked if they had any questions
for us. G..., the wife, looked at us and asked, "So I´ve heard about
something that you do in families to help them be more united...family night or
something like that." My companion and I both got really excited and
started explaining a little bit about how we do a family home evening and why
it helps us strengthen our families. They asked us to come and teach them how
to do it sometime and it just so happened that our awesome ward mission leader
was there at the appointment with us and volunteered to bring some members the
next day and do a family home evening. They agreed and yesterday (Sunday) we
did a family home evening with them and their kids. It was so sweet and a group
of members came and joined us as well (We could barely all fit in their house).
They loved it and are so excited to keep learning more and be a part of the
ward. The members invited their kids to the young men and women activities and
they are all super excited about it. The members here are amazing and are so
willing to drop everything and serve with us. I know the Lord is blessing this
ward with prepared families because the members are prepared and ready to
receive them and help them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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investigators, N..., is the daughter-in-law of a member family and was invited
to go to the temple with the relief society on Saturday. The RS President
stayed outside the temple with all the recent converts and less active members
that couldn´t enter the session and gave them a big tour of the temple and
explained the importance of the ordinances we do there. N... came back so
touched and I think it was a huge step towards her desire to be baptized. She
also needs to get married first and her husband is less active so it will be a
challenge, but she is so sensitive to the spirit and is really falling in love
with the gospel and sees and understands how it will bless her family. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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multi-zone conference on Friday and I really enjoyed it. President
talked a lot about the importance of faith in our eternal progression and he
assigned us a talk by Elder Scott to read. It´s called "The transforming
power of faith and character". I highly recommend looking it up and
reading it. Then tell me what you think! It talks a lot about how our
character, who we are becoming is what matters most to God and in order to
develop a strong character we must exercise faith in Christ. I wish I had the
talk with me now to share all my favorite parts, but unfortunately I left it at
home...but you´ll have to read it to find all the beautiful messages for yourself.
:) At the end of the conference, President always asks a few missionaries who
are finishing to share their testimonies. Among those were Elder Josh Nieman,
Elder Kolton Pierson, and I. They are my buddies from High School and it was so
fun for me to hear them share their testimonies and I can honestly see how much
they have grown in their time here. They both got emotional and shared powerful
testimonies of the Savior and his gospel. I know they will return with great
power and continue to be instruments in the Lord´s hands. I was so filled with
the spirit as I got to share my humble testimony and I feel so grateful for
this amazing experience I´ve had. I was grateful for the chance to testify of
my Savior and the reality of his gospel. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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up that talk I mentioned and set some goals for yourselves. I love you all!!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hola! Here we are again on a beautiful Monday morning in Lima, Peru! Can I just
say how grateful I am to be here in Villa Alegre?!!! This area is amazing! This
ward has so much potential and I am so excited to be working with Hermana
Mendoza. This week was a little crazy because we are now the only missionaries
in this ward (before there were Elders too) which means we are now working two
areas and combining them. We are maintaining our area and then trying to get to
know the other part of the ward where the Elders were and keep moving forward
with all their people. They did a great job leaving us a list of the most
important investigators, less active members, and converts and a description of
what they need to keep progressing. We were able to visit almost every one of
them this week and get to know these amazing people. The members came with us
to show us around almost every day and we have received so much support from
them and our ward mission leader. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are so many prepared investigators here...and FAMILIES!!!! I love teaching the
gospel to entire families and seeing the blessings and changes that come into
their lives. We have 2 families that are needing to have the parents get
married before they can be baptized but they are both willing and we are in the
process. I am so excited to see their progress and have the opportunity to help
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towards baptism), A... and G... (get married so they can get baptized),
O... and N... (Also get married so they can be baptized), S... (Permission from her parents to be baptized), E... and N... (Activate them),
C... (come to church and want to be baptized), and just all our
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busy week but that´s how I like it. :) I need to have lots going on to keep me
from being trunky...Today I officially completed 17 months in the mission. I
can´t believe how time has flown and how much has happened in so short a time.
But it´s been an amazing journey and I wouldn´t trade these experiences for the
world. So far I’m doing really well and just feel so much motivation and desire
to work hard and enjoy every moment. Sometimes I feel a little bit of the
sadness creep in as I remember that this incredible adventure is coming to an
end, but then I remember that it really doesn´t end after I step off the plane.
I truly feel that I’ve become a missionary and have been converted into a true
disciple of Jesus Christ. It doesn´t mean I´m perfect or that I´ll be able to
keep doing all the things I do here for the Lord, but I know that when we have
a true desire to serve the Lord and give our lives to him that he will provide
us opportunities to keep helping others and keep sharing the gospel with all
those around us. This is only the beginning...the training ground for life.
:) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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doing well and seeing so many miracles every day. Don´t forget to read the Book
of Mormon every day. That is one of the biggest things I´ve been able to see
here is the difference in the members who are reading and studying faithfully
every day and progress and continue growing, and those who don´t and slowly
become weaker and Satan tries to make his way into their lives. The Book of
Mormon is our greatest tool in conversion. I know that´s true. :) I love you
all so much!!!! Have an awesome day!!! Hurrah for Israel!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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we are back to transfer time again. I can´t believe how fast these 6 weeks have
gone. I´m starting to enter into panic with how fast time is flying. It was an
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to the temple and I really enjoyed going and feeling the spirit that is there.
This will be my last time getting to go to the temple here as a missionary so
it was a little bitter-sweet. As I sat in the celestial room my mind went back
in time to the first time I entered this temple when I first got to the MTC. I
remember feeling so nervous, so afraid, so far out of my comfort zone. But I
remember praying and just crying, telling the Lord all my worries and feeling
such peace and comfort knowing that he would be with me every step of the way.
And then sitting there on Tuesday I was amazed to see how far I’ve come and how
quickly the time has gone. I realized that I now felt so comfortable here and
with my calling as a missionary. I´m not a perfect missionary and I still have
so much I need to improve (I better hurry and get on that), but I know that the
Lord kept his promise and was with me every step of the way. It´s been quite
the journey and I´ve changed so much, but I know that it´s exactly what I’ve
needed in my life to draw me even closer to my Savior. I love him so much. I´m
so grateful for the time I’ve had here and I left ready and motivated to give
my all this last transfer. Oh how I love this work. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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stay here in my area to finish with my sweet Hermana Vaca, but I guess the Lord
has other plans for us both. I will be leaving and headed back to Surco! That
was my 2nd zone so it will be fun to go back there. I will be in a different
ward, but sharing the church building with my old San Roque ward! Hopefully
I´ll get to see some of my sweet members there. :) My companion is Hermana
Mendoza from Bolivia I believe. I was her sister leader a while ago and did
divisions with her one time but I´m excited to get to know her even better. :) I
won´t be a Hermana leader this transfer which will be a nice break, but I do
believe we are opening an area which is always an adventure. I´m sad to be
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who sent me their testimonies, I loved reading them. I would still love to receive
more from those who would like to send me theirs. I hope you all have a
wonderful week and never forget to have spiritual experiences every day. On Sunday
our teacher talked a lot about how important it is to constantly have spiritual
experiences so that we can keep progressing and growing spiritually. That´s the
whole point of this life but it´s so easy to get distracted by the things of
the world. In the end none of that really matters, but the conversion we obtain
and the relationship we develop with the Lord is a treasure we get to take with
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week. I can`t believe how much revelation I received and how much I could feel
the spirit in one week. It was a pretty crazy one for us with 3 zone meetings,
Elder Rasband, and then a Family History activity we put on for the converts in
our stake. Literally every day this week we had some kind of activity and
responsibility. But where the Lord asks much of us, he always gives us the
strength and power we need to complete what we need to in his service. I really
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Rasband is something I will never forget. Being able to shake his hand and look
into his eyes was such a neat experience for me. I didn`t feel some kind of
electric shock or powerful spiritual impression, rather I felt sincerity and
the pure love of Christ radiating from him. I felt that love the whole meeting
and his humility, sincerity, and true devotion to the Lord impacted me more
than anything else. I went with a few questions in my mind and heart and I
received answers to many through the words spoken and through impressions of
the spirit. One of the questions that I had really been pondering in my heart
and wanted to ask him was this, "Elder Rasband, you are called to be a
special witness of Jesus Christ. To be that kind of witness, I`m sure you must
really need to know the Savior and be close to him. What has helped you the
most in your life to develop that relationship with the Savior and what advice
would you give us as youth about how to strengthen that relationship throughout
our lives?" I loved what Sister Moore from the CCM said, that this
ability to be a special witness has come because of Elder Rasband`s pure desire
to take upon him the name of Christ in all he does and serve him until the end.
It`s the accumulation of all the little things the gospel teaches us, but
behind all we DO must burn that great DESIRE to know the Savior, serve him, and
take upon us his name. Do what he would do, say what he would say, be who he
wants us to be at all times and in all things and in all places. I also loved
how he talked about following our first impression. I`ve been trying to put
that into practice this week and have found that it`s so true! So often I
receive an impression from the spirit but then begin to question if it`s really
from him or just my own mind and then I overanalyze the whole situation. I have
found that if something comes to my mind and it is something good, why not just
do it. Why wait for a big spiritual impression if the spirit of the Lord is
that spirit that constantly entices us to do good and serve God. The first
prompting is from the spirit, the doubting and debating that follows is either
our own natural man or the enticements of the adversary. Something else that
really impacted me about what he said was his pure and powerful testimony he
bore at the end of his message. He said that although there were still many
responsibilities of his calling he still did not feel adequate to fill yet, the
responsibility he did feel 100% sure about what his call to testify of Christ.
He bore such a powerful testimony that he lives and is our Savior. But what
struck me most is that he said that he knew with absolute surety because he
could feel a burning in his heart and continues to feel it every time he
testifies. He asked us if we too could feel the burning at that moment and I
could have sworn my heart was going to explode out of my chest. I felt that burning
that feels my whole heart with joy and sends chills down my whole body. He told
us it was the exact same for him. That feeling is how he knows, that
confirmation of the spirit, not by any other way. I realized that it was the
same for me. I KNOW that Jesus Christ lives and is my Savior. I knew it before
I came to this earth and I`m so grateful that the Lord has testified to my
heart again and given me the opportunity to know in this life also so that I
can share that testimony and witness with all those I come in contact with. I
left that meeting with the same testimony I entered with, nothing new was
taught. But I left with that testimony rekindled and strengthened until it
glowed like a bonfire. I want to strive to feel that every day and never stop
testifying of what I know and what I feel. This time we have as missionaries is
so short, but I know that it is a preparation for even more after. The things I
am doing now are preparing me for a life of dedicated discipleship to my Lord
and King. I have been able to see that so clearly and it has become the pure
and only desire of my heart. I`m here because I love him and want to serve him.
And I will live every day of my life for that same reason. What a beautiful,
unforgettable experience with a true and living apostle of the Lord Jesus
Christ. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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marvelous week. Keep serving, keep doing good, strengthen you testimony through
scripture and prayer every single day. The Lord loves us all and we should
never forget to take a moment and feel that. :) Then go out and share it with
everyone we know! I would love to hear your testimonies as well. Those who have
time and would like to I would love for you to email me and share with me your
testimony of the Savior so I can read them every morning as I wake up. Nothing
can motivate us to share the gospel more than hearing the testimonies of
others. :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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It´s gotten pretty cold lately and we live in a tiny 4th floor room which makes
it even colder. :) But we are doing well and finding a lot of great people.
Please keep praying for M... N... and J..., A..., and the O... family.
They are all amazing and so prepared. I have no time, but please pray for us
this week with a big week of trainings, zone meetings, A VISIT FROM AN APOSTLE
OF GOD!!!, and a family history activity we are in charge of. Elder Rasband
will be coming on Thursday and I am so excited I can hardly contain myself.
It´ll be an incredible experience. I am so happy and loving every day. Thank
you for all the thoughts and prayers. I love you all so much!</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Half way through the
transfer already!!! It was a great week though but each one is flying by faster
and faster! We have been worried about a lot of the recent converts in our area
and because there are a good amount, it has been hard to visit all of them each
week. We lost contact with a few and they stopped coming to church as well. We really
worried about it and realized that we needed to focus on strengthening and
helping our converts and asked for the Lord´s help. This week we were able to
contact almost every single one and have lessons with them. One of our
converts, J..., who was baptized about 2
months ago hadn´t come to church for 4 weeks because of work and complications
at home but we included him in our prayers and even our fast this week and he
came to church out of nowhere! He told us a little bit about what was going on
and that he was afraid to come back to church because of what everyone would
say but promised he was going to start coming to church again. The moment I saw
him walk in my heart filled with joy and I couldn´t help but have a huge smile
on my face. Every soul is precious to the Lord and he loves them all so much.
As missionaries he lets us feel a little taste of that great love. :) It was
such a big miracle for us. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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working with the direcciones disconocidas and have had success in finding
families and individuals who are in need of help and humble and prepared to
come back to the fold. We´ve also found many great contacts and new
investigators as we´ve been searching. The Lord is blessing us so much. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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some awesome new investigators from Colombia! The mom, M... N..., has been
really worried about her youngest son because he is being led away by some bad
influences and has started drinking lots of alcohol. She saw the church one
night and felt something special and told herself that she would go and visit.
So last Sunday on her way to the market she passed by and walked inside to see
when the meetings started. She found a member of our ward and gave the member her
information so that we could go and visit her. We called and visited her this
week and had 2 awesome lessons. The first one she told us about the problems in
her family and asked how she could fast. The member she talked to told her that
fasting and praying would help her with her problems. We explained how to fast
and the power it has and invited her to do it. When we came back a few days
later she told us that she had fasted for the 24 hours and didn´t even feel
hunger or thirst. She said that she never read the bible very much because she
didn´t really understand but that night she was up until 3 in the morning
reading it and receiving answers. It was amazing. She is a woman of great faith
and very willing to act. Her daughter J... has been listening as well and
they both came to church on Sunday and have accepted a baptismal goal for the
first of July. We are so excited for them and can´t wait to keep helping them
receive answers, help, and draw nearer to the Lord. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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week, I ate a whole fish...literally the whole fish put in the pan and fried
and then placed on my plate. Head, gills, fins and all. I ate it all and even
the eyeball, just to say I did. Wow, I’ve changed so much. Haha, Peru has
brought out my adventurous side. :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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you have a wonderful week. Thank you for all the love and prayers. This week I
challenge you to pick a conference talk from last conference to study again and
then pray about how you can apply it this week. Then look for opportunities to
share it with someone else that may need that message as well. Love you all!
Please keep praying for us!:)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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it´s gotten so cold this week! It came so suddenly and seems to have scared
everyone into their houses and beds. :) It´s been another great week that has
flown by much quicker than I can imagine. It was a tougher week in our area and
we ended up having a lot of lessons in the street trying to find new
investigators. But we also saw so many miracles and blessings. I know that
there are prepared children of God out there waiting and prepared to receive
the message of the gospel, we just need to keep searching and following the
spirit. I know the Lord is true to his promises and if we just keep working our
hardest, he will bless us for our efforts. The Lord is so good and he just
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know this week we are going to find escogidos, I just feel it! De hecho, we
have found amazing people and another whole family came to church this Sunday!
Another referral from members too! E..., F..., and their three kids. We are super excited about them and the ward was incredible.
They got to church a little late and came and sat in the back. After the
meeting ended before we could even get to the back of the chapel to talk to
them we had ward members run up to us telling us that a family of investigators
was here (they all wanted to be the first ones to give us the referral even
though they were already our investigators) and members were already taking the
kids to their classes and offering to go with them. We almost didn´t even get
to talk to them. :) This ward is incredible that way! They had members with
them the whole morning and we basically didn´t do anything during all of church
until the end when we asked them how it went. So exciting!! :) Little miracles
every Sunday!! I love this ward so much, they are seriously my family. I
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we are doing well and working hard! Please pray for us and for our
investigators. E..., F..., C..., D..., K..., A..., B..., M..., and
all the converts who have been baptized as well. J... needs a lot of prayers
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believe it´s flown by so fast, but it was sure amazing. So the most exciting
news first....Familia A... got baptized!!!!!!! The whole family together.
:) What an incredible experience I will never forget. Just seeing them all
dressed in white with huge smiles on their faces made every effort worth it. I
was so worried about whether or not they were really prepared and if they would
be able to keep strong and keep the covenants they were going to be making. It
has been such a huge change of life for them and I was worried that it would be
so easy to fall back into temptation. But after seeing their glowing faces as
they came out of the water and then especially watching them be confirmed
members of the church and receive the Holy Ghost, I received so much peace and
comfort in my heart. The Lord helped me understand that they are in his hands.
I am only an instrument, but he is the one who does the converting and the
blessing. He knows them perfectly and loves them more than I can even
comprehend. I know he is grateful for all his missionaries and so proud of
every one of our efforts. These are choices and moments that will change the
eternal destiny of people and I can´t believe how blessed we are to be able to
share a part in the process. This family is so special, so prepared, so pure.
R..., S..., F..., and A.... They were our miracle family. Now it´s time
to go out and search for our next miracle. We are praying to find another
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many miracles in our area. I love our ward and we also had an amazing ward
conference that turned out so well. Awesome choir, messages, classes. I loved
it. We met President Cristobal, the Stake President and he is amazing!!!! I am
so excited to get to work with him and I know he is going to bless the work so
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awesome and I love her so much. She is from the jungle of Peru and is just a
sweetheart. She has been sick this past week which is hard and we have a bunch
of trainings and divisions this week so we are praying she gets better quickly
and I don´t catch what she has. So far I’m doing well, but please keep both of
our health in your prayers. :) Other than that things are going really well and
I am loving this area more and more every day. I seriously think I’m the
luckiest missionary in the mission. Amazing area, awesome companion, so many
miracles, and my ward is literally my family. I love it. :) BEING A MISSIONARY
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doing well also! Sounds like lots of things are going on and I’m sure as summer
starts it will get even crazier! We are just starting to get into winter here,
the weather has gotten colder and cloudy. Time to break out the sweaters!!!
Yay! :) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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week I am ponderizing the scripture in D&C 64: 33-34. Don´t be weary in
well-doing because we are laying the foundation of a great work. And the
promise is that the willing and the obedient will eat of the abundance of the
land. I know that´s true! Wow, I love this gospel so much. I love my Savior. I
love my Heavenly Father. I love missionary work. I love applying the atonement
in my life and helping others to do the same. I love President Monson and I
sustain him with all my heart. In our ward conference on Sunday we were able to
raise our hands and sustain the prophets and apostles and I felt the spirit so
strongly and just wanted to jump out of my seat and scream "I do, I
do!" But of course that would be very inappropriate so I just did in
silently in my head. :) We are so blessed. We should never weary in well doing.
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already ending! How crazy!!! This transfer was amazing and I learned so much. I
will be staying here in my area and Hna. Suarez is headed off to another area.
I´ll be receiving Hna. Vaca from Peru and will be training her as a Hermana Leader.
It will be an adventure and I’m a little nervous about training her, but I know
that the Lord will help me and she will be amazing. :) She is such an amazing
missionary and I know that she will bless this area so much! I am so grateful
for the chance to learn from her and see how much she will bless the sisters as
well. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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this new transfer, this new beginning. I learned so much from Sis. Suarez and
we had so many incredible experiences together. I am really excited to put
those things into practice this transfer and keep seeing improvements in this
area and in myself. I learned so much this transfer about how to make a
relationship work with anyone. Hna. Suarez and I are very different and it
wasn´t always easy to work together and train or teach together, but the Lord
taught me so much and helped me to remember the importance of really loving my
companion and then everything else really isn´t that important. We may disagree
on things or have different ways of going about our duties, but at the end of
the day we love each other and nothing will change that. I also learned the
importance of relying on my Heavenly Father in all I do. I learned to make my
prayers more meaningful and trust that he loves me and will guide me in my
decisions. He won´t leave me alone and even if I may feel alone and lost he
will never leave my side. I learned how to recognize when I am not doing well
and find solutions and help through the resources the Lord gives us such as
scriptures, talks, music, patriarchal blessing, leaders, and other
missionaries. I know that these are life lessons that are preparing me for my
life after my mission. I am so grateful for this special time the Lord has
given me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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divisions and Hna. Jimenez came here to Campoy with me. She is AMAZING! She is
from Texas and is only a convert of 1 year. I loved getting to know her and be
inspired by her. :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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A... is still progressing so well and preparing for their baptism this Saturday!
This family is making a complete change in their lives and it has been difficult,
but I know that they are strong and they have shown that they really truly want
to change and be members of the Lord´s true church. The members have been
amazing and they fight every week over who gets to have them over for their
Noche de Hogar. :) So many miracles going on and so many chosen, prepared
people. Can´t wait for another week here in paradise!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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family this Sunday as well. They are doing amazing and are such a huge
inspiration and help to me. I know they love me and will be with me throughout
my whole life. It has been incredible to see how much the Lord has blessed them
as I’ve been here on the mission. They not only have physically grown and
matured, but done so even more spiritually. The Lord is so good to me. I don´t
know exactly why the Lord thought I deserved to be blessed so much, but I hope
to share that blessing with others and never lose my sense of gratitude.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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grateful for interviews with president! It
is always exactly what I need. I know that he follows the spirit and tells me
exactly what I need to hear. I am so grateful for his love and concern for me.
My doubts and concerns were resolved and I feel a lot of peace. I am so
grateful for the Lord and for all the experiences he gives me to teach me. He
never leaves me alone and always helps me with every challenge I face. I have
really felt the spirit guiding me these past months and felt him reveal to me
so much about myself and what I need to improve and learn before my time here
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baptism of M... which was so special. We were so worried about it because
he´s only 10 and he comes from a less active family who is struggling to
progress. We were trying to decide if we should wait a little longer, but we
just kept feeling like he is so ready and needed to be baptized and receive the
Holy Ghost to be able to keep progressing. He is a light for all of us and he
was sooooo happy at his baptism. It was beautiful and I’ll send pics. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Between trainings, Divisions, earthquakes, and incredible daily miracles we are
just exhausted! I´ve learned so much this week I can´t even tell you. We were
able to do divisions with an area in Chaclacayo this week and I went to work
there with Hna Arpita. She is awesome! She is from Arequipa Peru and is 39
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doing a lot better after receiving news that her mom is ok. There were a few
more earthquakes after that we found out about from the members, but she was
just amazing all week with how focused she was and her ability to put her
worries and fear about what is going on in Ecuador aside and focus on our area
and the sisters. She is such an amazing, consecrated missionary and I feel so
honored to get to be her companion and learn from her. She is helping me and
teaching me so much. Wow, I just love her. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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A... (Mom, Dad, 1 son, and 2 daughters) come to church on Sunday and the
ward was amazing with making them feel so welcome. They listened so well in all
their classes and participated with questions and comments. In Relief Society
the teacher asked the sisters what blessing the Lord has given them in their
lives. S..., the mom, answered and said, "Letting me find this
church." She just started crying and told us how grateful she is to be
learning the gospel. They are a golden family and we are sooooo excited for
them. In our lesson this week they told us that they received their answer that
this is true and they want to be baptized in May!!!! So many miracles going on
here and the Lord answered our prayers of blessing us with a family. :) I am so
happy here and I feel the area is on fire! The ward is amazing and is helping
us so much. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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baptism planned for this Saturday, M,,, P.... He is the 10 year old
son of a less active family we are working with and he is just the sweetest,
purest little boy. He lives right next to the church and has been coming alone
with his little brother (5 years old) for 3 months. We are working on rescuing
his older brother and he now comes to church with them too. His mom is still a
little harder, but we´ve also seen progress in her. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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convert, is doing awesome and received the priesthood yesterday. It´s been
amazing to see the change in him and the joy that has come into his life. The
gospel is so true and it´s a blessing to everyone who lives it. I love this
work and can´t wait for another week of miracles! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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something called cau cau, which is cow stomach boiled and mixed with rice and
potatoes. I don´t know if I’ve ever gotten so close to throwing up my food
before. I've gotten good at putting on a smile and eating here but that one
almost did me in. You can look up pics in the internet if you want...yuk!
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Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers. Until next week! :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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else to say. This week has been so full of ups and downs and all-arounds and I
can´t believe how much has happened. So many things going on at home. So much
sad news and so much need for prayers. I´m so sorry to hear about the
missionary in Steven´s mission, Lou Hickman, and Eva Fay. I don´t mean to add to the sadness, but there
has been some sad news here as well. You´ve probably heard but on Saturday night
there was a big earthquake in Ecuador. We don´t have a lot of information because
as missionaries we can´t watch the news or anything, but my companion is from
there and it happened in her city. Her dad isn´t there and her brothers are in
the US so her mom is there alone. She was so worried because we couldn´t get
ahold of her, but today she got an email from her saying she is ok. Everything
is a mess and her house collapsed, but her mom is alive and well. Please add
them to your prayers. So many missionaries here are worried about their
families and loved ones. I hope Sam Yorgason and Shannon are alright as well. I
heard that none of the missionaries were affected so I hope their families are
at peace as well. Lots of praying to do this week. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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still really good. We had 4 days of trainings this week, one of them being in a
multi-zone conference with president in front of like 70 or 80 missionaries.
But they all went really well. The only bad thing is we were planning every
night super late and then traveling and we were exhausted...and then of course
I got sick. :) Hehe, but the Lord is so merciful and I’ve never healed so fast
from a cold. Everything went well and we saw soooo many miracles this week. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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talking with her about her family so I didn´t get to write much. Love you all
so much. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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had a baptism this week!!! J... F... was baptized on Saturday and it was such
a special experience. He is an escogido for sure! The sisters found him
knocking doors and now he is a baptized member of the church. His testimony is
based on the Book of Mormon and he knows that it is true which helped him feel
that everything else we were teaching him was too. He is really shy and timid
but Hermana Suarez and I both feel that he is going to grow so much in the
gospel and be a great blessing to this ward and a great example to the members
for his complete obedience. He is exactly obedient and wants to do everything
right. He even "confessed" to the district leader in his interview
that he liked to play chess and guitar and asked if he could still keep doing
that or not. Haha, he is so pure and so ready to give his life to the
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with lots of meetings and also giving 2 trainings. We are the sister leaders of
4 zones so we do a lot of traveling and trainings. Next week we will be giving
4 more big trainings, one of them in a multi-zone conference we have with
President....yikes!! But it will be a good experience. Please pray for us! The
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M... (10 years old) who will be baptized this week or next, P... and M... who also have a baptismal date, R..., E..., J..., and C... who
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and loves us individually. We are blessed by him every single day, we only have
to look and we will surely find his hand. I am so grateful to be a missionary.
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this week, find someone who is not a member of the church and share a small
message about some blessings you have received from living the gospel. It may
seem small, but it´s the little things that bring about the great miracles.
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ANOTHER TEMPLE IN LIMA PERU!!!!!! I can´t even express how much joy I felt when
I heard that announcement from Pres. Monson. Our whole chapel filled with
excitement and I thought my heart was going to jump out of my chest for joy.
That means there will be 4 temples here in Peru!! That is seriously incredible.
The faith of the people here and their righteousness is bringing great
blessings and I feel so grateful for the opportunity I’ve had to be here and be
a part of this grand work. I decided I’m going to start my Lima temple
dedication fund now so I can come back and see the temple dedicated and visit
all my areas here. :)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Here is our zone of Campoy! Yes, as you see we are the only sisters here...that´s a fun change! Don´t worry, they treat us like princesses and take good care of us. :)</span></div>
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She actually was living in Salt Lake for a year before her mission because she
was studying at LDS Business College. She speaks fluent English which is pretty
fun. :) She is such a hard worker and I am learning so much from her! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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investigator who will be getting baptized on Saturday so please pray
for him! J... is awesome and has such a great desire to change his life. Also
please pray for M... and his family, R... that she can receive an
answer, E..., P..., and all our investigators. Also L..., V..., and
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incredible and I absolutely loved it. I received so much revelation and help
that I didn’t even know I was searching for. I loved the talks from Pres.
Eyring, Pres. Uchtdorf, Pres. Monson, Elder Holland, and the one about peace as
well by someone who I can´t remember their name. And basically every other talk
as well. :) I can´t wait to get the Liahona to be able to study the talks. I
know that we have living prophets and apostles who guide and direct us. I love
this church and I love the Lord. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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"Semana Santa" as they say here in Peru. Here they celebrate the
whole week and Thursday through Sunday is a holiday.:) I
hope you all enjoyed it and were able to have your testimonies strengthened of
the reality of the Savior`s atonement and resurrection. This week has truly
been very special for me as I tried every day to study about and think of the
Savior. I had begun to feel like my relationship with my Savior was becoming a
little distant. Sometimes it can be so easy to let the gospel lose it`s wonder
if we aren`t careful and if we don`t continually strengthen our testimonies
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santa" or Easter to really draw closer to him again. Every day I studied
about what he did in that particular day of the week over 2 centuries ago and
tried to turn my thoughts to him throughout the day. Every time I mentioned his
name or testified of him or his gospel I tried to really feel it. Wow, it was a
beautiful week for me and it all culminated with a very special and spiritual
Easter Sunday. That morning I once again read the question of the angel to
Mary at the tomb, "Why seek ye the living amongst the dead? He is not here,
But IS RISEN." (Luke 24: 5-6) What a beautiful statement of hope and joy.
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"Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Handle me and see for a
spirit hath not flesh and bones as ye see me have." (Luke 24: 39) I
remember reading the story of Thomas who doubted until he saw the Lord in
person. However, the Lord, in his great love, gave him the testimony he needed
with the words, "Reach hither thy finger and behold my hands, and reach
hither thy hand and thrust it into my side and be not faithless, but
believing." What a beautiful invitation that the Lord extends to each of
us. I especially loved his words that followed. "Thomas, because thou hast
seen me thou hast believed. Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet
believed." (John 20: 27-29) That statement from the Lord made me think. I
have never seen the Savior with my mortal eyes, but do I really believe that he
lives and is the Savior of the world? As I reflected and prayed the spirit
confirmed to my heart once again that yes, I do believe. I know he is my savior
and that HE IS RISEN. And because he rose from the grave, I will too. My
family, friends, loved ones, we can all see each other again and live in
happiness in his presence as long as we follow his example and are faithful in
what he has commanded us to do. I finished with the last verses in John,
"And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples,
which are not written in this book. But these are written, that ye MIGHT
BELEIVE that Jesus is the Christ, the son of God, and that believing ye might
have life through his name. I love my Savior and can`t wait until the day that
I will be able to fall at his feet and bathe them with my tears of gratitude.
My hope is to live worthy to be prepared for that day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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feast came on Saturday night as we had the opportunity to listen to
the General Women`s conference! I love love love this meeting and I always
leave with a heart and to-do list full. :) This conference was centered so much
on service and love for one another. It really struck me how simple the
messages were, yet how powerful. I had the spirit testify to my heart that this
is exactly what I need to focus on now in my life and what will truly help us
as women to be the daughters of God and contributors of his Kingdom here on
earth that he needs us to be. I can`t wait to listen to more counsel from our
prophets and apostles this coming week in General Conference. I hope everyone
has plans to watch and has prepared questions you want answered and guidance
you need. I know that as we prepare ourselves to receive revelation from the
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last week of the transfer and yesterday we received our new assignments. (They
have started telling us earlier so we can prepare so now you won`t have to wait
a week to hear what happened.) I will be leaving my area and going to a new
area called Campoy to be a sister leader with Hermana Suarez from Ecuador. She
will be my 3rd companion from Ecuador and I’ve been in the same zone as her
before so I feel like I know her a little already. :) I`m excited and have
received my confirmation from the spirit that it`s where I need to go. I am
very sad to leave Monterrico because I have truly come to love so many people
here. I`ve seen miracles daily in my life, the life of the members, and the
life of our investigators. I`ve felt joy I didn`t know was possible and seen
the Lord about his work. The greatest feeling is knowing that I’ve been able to
be an instrument in his hands, however small it may have been. I`m excited for
the new adventure that awaits in Campoy and to come to love the people there as
well as the sweet sisters we will be able to serve. I`ve heard great things
about Hna. Suarez and am very excited to come to love her even more and learn
from her. I`m sad to leave my sweet companions. I`ve enjoyed our 3 musketeers
so much :) But I know we all have learned what we needed to from one another and
grown so much together. Now it`s time to see what else the Lord has in store
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for L... and F.... We invited L to be baptized this week but she
still says she needs time. We don`t know exactly what more she needs to help
her make the decision but she is feeling the spirit and loving the gospel more
and more. She has also gotten into family history to help F... prepare
names to go to the temple and has just fallen in love with it. (Reminds me of
someone else I know...mom;) We are hoping that will be a big help for her
testimony. :) F... leaves for Germany to study on the 5th of
April and will stay there until he finishes school. He is going to live
with a family of members which will be really good for him, but I’ll sure miss
him. He`s such a good kid. His birthday is on April 9th and it is
also the day he will go to the temple and be baptized for his dad. How special.
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well and has received the answer that the church is true...but she is still
having a hard time accepting it. :) We are going to keep working with her but
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for C... V... as well. He is a less active member that has returned to the
church but is the only member of his family and doesn`t have much support from
them. His wife is basically against it and it makes things hard for him. But he
is so strong and I know he`ll make it through. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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excited to hear what the Lord wants us to hear. Please pray for me with this
new transfer!! Love you all! :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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again...however this is a special transfer with 7 weeks instead of 6 so it
still isn´t the last! We had an awesome week and found some awesome new
investigators. I saw many miracles as always and tender mercies of the Lord. We
got to do a service project for a less active member which was spur of the
moment. Our whole area is super rich, but there is one part that is a huge hill
of sand and many people have built little houses on it. It is a very humble
area and our less active member was concerned she couldn´t come to church
because she didn´t have water. We told her that wouldn´t be an obstacle and
volunteered to help her carry water up from her uncle´s house. It was a lot
harder than we thought it would be and by the time we made it to the house I
think we had more water on our skirts and in our shoes than in the big buckets,
but it was a fun little service we could do for her. It also helped me remember
how grateful I am for the little things we have like running water and drinking
water on demand. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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for this Easter week and hope you all enjoy learning more about and testifying
of the Savior´s resurrection. I know I will! I´m out of time. Sorry this was so short. We had to give the
big report on all the sisters and that usually takes up a bunch of time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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much and hope you have a great week!!! Find a way to remember the Savior every
day and use this special week to draw even closer to him and strengthen your
testimony of his atonement and resurrection. It is the most important message
to the world. I love you all!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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out with the big event of the week...on Thursday we were able to have a
multi-mission conference with Elder Lynn G. Robbins of the presidency of the
Seventy as well as Elder Uceda, our area president. Wow, wow, wow how I loved
it. I received so much guidance and direction from the spirit and had specific
names of investigators come to mind as he shared thoughts and teachings with
us. It was amazing how the Lord was able to answer all of my questions and
concerns through one of his servants. I also loved the things Elder and Sister
Uceda shared with us. They talked a lot about who we are really becoming as
missionaries and that just as important as our to-do list as missionaries is
our to-be list. So beautiful to remember that everything we are doing in this
time is preparing us to be servants of the Lord later on in life, especially
with our future responsibilities as parents and spouses. I´ll admit it was one
of the trunkiest (means makes us think of life back home after the mission)
conferences I’ve been to in the mission, however, I loved seeing how everything
relates and is part of God´s great plan for our lives. It really helped me to
think about what I’ve learned in these 13 months here and what else the Lord
needs me to learn and do in the 5 months remaining. I know it is going to fly
by and that scares me to death. But I am also confident that the Lord has a
plan for me and if I am diligent in searching for what he wants me to do, I
will be able to return home without regrets. Lots of great inspiration.
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commandment. We are commanded to love all people but we must also recognize
that love is a choice. It is impossible to "fall out of love" with
our spouse if we are both putting in a conscious effort. It is a decision we
make to love someone. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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obedience. The word Discipline comes from the same stem as Disciple which means
a pupil or learner. When we discipline, it should be to teach. As parents we
will be tempted to try to force our children to be obedient, but we must not do
that. The only way to change someone is to do it from the inside out. Alma 31:5
shows how the only way to change someone is teaching them the doctrine and word
of God. Elder Packer has said that the study the gospel will improve behavior
even faster than the study of behavior will improve behavior. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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principle of perspective and attitude by sharing the experience of Nephi and
his family. 1 Nephi 17:20 Laman and Lemuel always saw the glass half
empty and focused on their trials and challenges. 1 Nephi 17:2 Nephi went
through the exact same experience in the desert and recognized that the glass
was definitely not full, they still had challenges, but he saw it half full and
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mentioned that he hadn´t come to church because he had tried fasting and got
sick. We visited him this week and asked him what happened and he told us that
he had ended up fasting 3 meals instead of just 2!! Somehow he misunderstood us
when we were explaining that he could start with a half-fast to get used to
things but ended up doing a "One and a half" fast. Poor kid, but he
just laughed it off and told us he is now confident he can do a normal fast
next month. :) He is such a good kid and has so much desire to be exactly
obedient. Please pray for his mom L... who we are also trying to teach and
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family has been waiting to hear my whole
mission...............................this week I ate Quí!!! (Guinea Pig)
Hahaha, I thought I was going to make it through my whole mission without
eating it because it isn´t common here in Lima, more in the provinces. But I
did try a little bit this week at our pensionista´s mom´s birthday and it was
actually pretty good. I didn´t see the whole body and head and everything so
that made it easier, but I can now say I´m a real Peruvian. :) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hope you have a wonderful week!!!!! Remember this week to see the glass half
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go...I love it! Out investigator J... was baptized on Saturday which was of
course the highlight of the week. He was so ready and shared a beautiful
testimony afterwards. His wife is a member but he used to be agnostic. Now he
has a strong testimony and even came with us to visit another investigator we
are working with the day before his baptism to share his testimony with her. It
was awesome! He`ll make a great leader in the church and I know the Lord has
big plans or him. what a beautiful feeling it is to be an instrument in the
Lord`s hands and see him work miracles through us. I sent some pics (finally)
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the fun treat of doing interchanges with Hermana Bergeson!!!! I`m her Sister
leader so she came and worked in my area with me and one of my companions went
and worked with her companion. It was so fun to catch up with her and remember
all the fun times we had together. She is wonderful and I am so glad we are
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letter was a little bit of a "reality check, mission life isn`t always
easy", I thought it would be fun to share a lot of the random, funny
things that happen here...which there are so many things. :) Missionary work is
also super fun and we do so many crazy things I never could have imagined I’d
do. Haha, here goes. :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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man and he started walking away so I tried to hurry and spit out something
before he left and totally stumbled over all my words. But then to make things
better right as I turned around to walk away with my comps I ran right into a
pole. Yep, nailed it...literally. :) We got a good laugh.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and his mom answered. She said he hadn`t come because he was feeling a little
sick to his stomach...she said he tried fasting for the first time. Oh no...I
guess it didn`t go so well. Haha poor thing! 15 year old boys and fasting don`t
click so well I guess. We have a lesson with him today so we`ll make sure he`s
doing alright. :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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learning a lot of English right now and we`ve been trying to practice a lot.
It`s good for me because I am remembering my English...however it gets pretty
confusing in my mind with the two languages. So we now speak fluent Spanglish
in our companionship and we have had so many funny mix-ups this week and word
vomits that just leave us laughing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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week and I am loving the work. Please pray for Z..., L..., O... and
A..., C..., Family R..., C..., B..., and that we can find new
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much and I am so grateful for the spirit that leads and guides us in every
aspect of the work. We had 2 divisions this week and they were both really
important and I had some pretty big responsibilities to complete with them. But
as I humbled myself and just tried to let the spirit work through me, I felt
that the Lord was able to help me accomplish what I needed to and the spirit
taught and helped the sisters more than I could have myself. The enabling power
of the atonement is just as real as it`s redemptive power. It means that if I
give my 100% then the Lord will give His and that is enough to accomplish any
miracle. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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much going on! I have about 5 minutes to write this email so it may be short,
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week we received a little surprise package...a new companion!!! Haha, now we are in a trio of 3 missionaries.
It is a little crazy but we are super excited to see all the work we will be
able to get done with 3. We can now do splits almost every day and divide and
conquer our area...I’m super excited!!! Her name is Hermana Terry from Ogden
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was a little rough...we didn`t have as much success as we were hoping for as
far as our indicators go, I got sick on Saturday night and Sunday, there was a
miscommunication at church when we were going to give a training to the ward in
Sunday school but the teacher wasn`t informed by the bishop so she got all
upset and yelled at us and said some mean things. We found out about some problems the sisters
are having that we need to correct and help them with this next week, lots of
HOT days walking in the sun, etc. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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easiest thing at times, but what I learned this week is that the Lord gives us
our daily manna, our daily miracles and blessings that keep us going. If we
aren`t looking for them we could miss them and only see the hard things, but if
we have a humble heart and are trying to look for the good we can find it
everywhere. I don`t usually like to share the hard things that happen, but I’m
learning that sometimes it`s good to recognize them so that we can see how
merciful and kind the Lord is to us. I love him so much and know he will carry
me every day and help us with whatever problem or challenge arises. No more
time to write but I love you all and hope you have an excellent week! Please
pray for J... who gets baptized this Saturday!!!!!!!!!!!! Love you!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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another amazing one!!!! However, I`m going to skip right to the most exciting
part....F... GOT BAPTIZED!!!!!! Wahooooooooo! Wow, I can`t even describe
how excited I’ve been all week and how incredible the day of the baptism was.
F... had his interview on Friday with our district leader and he came out
just smiling and saying, "I passed!! I`m getting baptized!!!" We had
a little lesson with him after to talk about how he felt and answer any
questions he had and he could hardly contain his excitement. He told us he was
feeling the Holy Ghost more than ever before...how cute!! Then on Saturday he
showed up a little nervous but still excited and so many ward members came too
to support him. Every baptism is stressful and there is always something that
goes wrong, but I’ve learned to just enjoy it and laugh about it later. :) F... ended up having to be baptized 3 times and Hermana Martinez and I
were dying! Haha, the first time the hermano who was baptizing him said the
prayer wrong, the second time he didn`t go all the way under, and then finally
the third time everything went well. :) Afterwards we ran to the other side of
the font to talk with F... as he was coming out and he was just beaming
and said he didn`t even feel the cold anymore. :) Haha. We told him he was
"super baptized" now and he told us that he just felt so clean and
pure inside. Afterwards he shared his testimony and shared about how he had
been so depressed and lost after his dad died 2 years ago and had stopped
believing in God, yet in just a short amount of time he said that God has
healed him of his pain and sadness and he believes in God, in Jesus Christ, and
that the church is really the true church on the earth. He is such an
incredible example to me and I have developed such a great love for this little
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white shirt and slacks (he had always just worn jeans and a t-shirt before) and
brought a tie too! He didn`t know how to tie it so a hermano in our ward helped
him, but it was adorable and he looked so grown up and like an official member
of the church. The ward has been a great support for him and he is planning on
starting seminary as well. He is so happy and we have seen a complete change in
him. The gospel is incredible and really is the key to happiness. I still can`t
thank my Heavenly Father enough for this beautiful experience of finding and
teaching F.... He tells us we were an answer to his prayers but really
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baptism in our area for over 1.5 years but Hermana Martinez and I knew that
there were people here who were prepared and ready to accept the gospel. It
hasn`t been easy, but he is evidence that the Lord works miracles and answers
the prayers of his missionaries as well as his children who are searching for
the truth. I love F... and I can`t wait to see him continue to progress in
the gospel and in his testimony of the Savior. Even if he were the only person I
saw baptized on my mission it would be worth it and I would do it all again. :)
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week is Alma 29:10. That is how I feel with F...!! Wow, this work is so
true and beautiful! Thank you for all your prayers and please continue to
include F... and his mom. Also J... and Z... who have goals to be
baptized in March!! Familia R..., C... V..., L..., and A... could
also use prayers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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love you all and hope that you have a great week. The gospel is true and it
brings us more joy than we can imagine. Keep doing the little things and don`t
let the gospel lose its wonder and beauty. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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that I say it every week, but this week was one of so many miracles!!! I`ll be
honest and say that I have been a little stressed with combining the two areas
and getting to know all the investigators, less-actives, and converts that the
other sisters were teaching. The area is huge and we`ve been having to divide
it into sections and focus on one section per day because there is no time to
visit everywhere. But we are getting the hang of things and the ward has been
awesome with helping us. I think my biggest worry is just that we are going to
lose contact with people during this process and won`t be able to visit everyone
as often as we would like. However, the Lord has been very clear this week that
he is using this experience to teach me the importance of relying on him and
trusting his timing and wisdom. He knows who is really ready and he will lead
us to them. Yes, we have a huge responsibility but this is the Lord`s work and
he knows what he is doing. I have no doubt he will guide us and help people
progress. I am not the person who converts the people, that`s the spirit`s job.
As long as I am doing my best and being a worthy and obedient instrument in the
Lord`s hands, I have no need to worry that things will go exactly as he has
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when we went to visit one of the investigators from the new area named Z....
The sisters had told us that they had plans to teach her about the plan of
salvation because she had a lot of questions about it. We got there and spent a
little time getting to know her and she told us she had a desire to learn more
about the doctrine of eternal families and how it’s possible. So, we started
explaining a little about the plan of salvation as planned but we just didn`t
feel like it was satisfying her need or really reaching her. Then my companion
started mentioning faith and asked her if she had faith in Jesus Christ.
Surprisingly she told us that it was something that was very difficult for her.
Her family raised her saying that God didn`t really exist and it was just
something people made up that isn`t real. BUT, she told us that she had a
desire to believe and that is why she had contacted the missionaries. Hermana
Martinez and I felt like Ammon with King Lamoni as we started explaining who
God was and our relationship with him. We explained what faith was and why it
is necessary to develop our faith in Jesus Christ. We read Alma 32 with her
about the seed and how we need to nurture it so it grows little by little. She
asked us what she could do to strengthen her faith so we started talking a
little bit about repentance which also interested her a lot because of some
things that have happened in her past. It was beautiful to testify of the
Savior and how repentance is only possible through him. Then came the
explanation of the covenant of baptism. After explaining a little bit, we were
out of time and needed to leave for another appointment but my companion and I
both felt so strongly that we needed to invite her to be baptized. We did and
she said, ¨Wow, I can`t believe I’m accepting this, but yes. I think I want to
be baptized.¨ We had planned to invite
her to be baptized the 27th of February if she accepted but as Hermana Martinez
extended the baptismal date it came out the 5th of March. As soon as she said
it Z... just gasped and said, ¨Wait, are you serious?¨ She started crying and
explained that this date was very special to her for some personal reason that
she didn`t explain, but said that she felt that God had put that date in our
minds to invite her. She told us it was perfect and that that was the date she
wanted to make this special covenant with God. I felt tears come to my eyes as
well and just testified to her of God`s love and that the choice she was making
would bless her life more than anything else. It was incredible and the spirit
was so strong. It was amazing to see the sprit control that lesson and take her
from not even sure if God existed to having the spirt confirm to her heart that
this is true and that she should be baptized to make this covenant with him.
She came to church yesterday with her sister and is still progressing
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baptism this Saturday and I am soooo excited!!! He is so ready and is just a
little miracle for us. Please pray for him lots this week as Satan always tries
to sneak his way in when the baptismal date gets close. Also please pray for
J... and C... who also will be baptized in a few weeks! I don`t have more
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again!!! I swear every transfer is going by faster and faster!!! This time we
received our transfers in the morning so I can actually tell you what is
happening before it happens and not the week after :) HERMANA MARTINEZ AND I
ARE STAYING TOGETHER!!!! I am so excited and we are both so grateful to have
more time together. I love her so much and feel that we have made so much
progress together. The catch however, is that they are taking out the other
sisters who shared our ward and leaving it all to us. Ok let me explain
something.....our ward is GIANT!!!! Our area was already huge (the biggest area
I’ve had so far) and now it has at least doubled in size...about an hour bus
ride from one side to another. It is huge and we will be spending pday today
with the other sisters trying to get all the info we can about all the people
in their area so we can visit them and get to know their area. We are so
excited but also very nervous. We will be trying to get all the help we can
from members and especially from the Lord. We`ll be able to do it with the Lord`s
help but it will be a lot of work. Please send prayers our way. :) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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week was a little harder as far as missionary work goes, however, we were able
to see fruits of our labors this transfer. On Saturday we attended the sealing
of the R... family in our ward! They were less-active members that the ward
assigned us to activate and prepare to enter the temple. They passed through so
many challenges in the process that I can`t even imagine how they made it
through. But finally they were able to enter the temple and accomplish their
goal of being sealed for time and all eternity. It was so special to be there
with them after all that had happened and the many visits where we just sat and
listened to them cry and tell us about all that was going on. But then to see
them in the temple kneeling across the alter and watch them as they made grand
and sacred promises to each other and to the Lord. It was also Hermana
Martinez`s first time seeing a sealing and I`ll never forget her face after we
finished...completely in awe. I`ve only seen one before this and it was over a
year ago so it was a great reminder of those incredible blessings and promises
that God is willing to grant us if we will just be faithful and do our part.
The gospel is truly a gift of love to us from our Father and I’m so grateful to
live in a time where it has been fully restored to the earth for us to enjoy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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week we also rescued a less active member the ward has been working with for
almost a year and to make it even more special, her daughter was baptized and
confirmed this week as well. Her daughter is 8 years old and turns 9 in two
weeks so it`s not a baptism for us, but we have been teaching her all the
lessons with her mom and it still felt like a great accomplishment for us to see
her enter the waters of baptism. Grand miracles and blessings that are
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work of the Lord and I have enjoyed every moment of my service here in Peru.
It`s not always easy, but it`s something I wouldn`t trade for all the treasure
in the world. I know that God is a loving and merciful Heavenly Father and that
Jesus Christ is his beloved son and our savior. I love them both so much and am
so grateful to live in this time that the gospel has been restored upon the
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