tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22080161788570231142024-03-05T18:29:48.540-08:00Doubt Not, Fear NotKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02554188851637047959noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208016178857023114.post-64937450359508177462015-04-20T20:57:00.001-07:002015-04-20T21:06:09.970-07:00April 20, 2015 - Maipú <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The mountains were so fun! So
we went on the wrong trail and it ended up being trail blazing through
prickly bushes and watching out for cactus! But I loved it :) Also,
none of us brought enough water, so really, just an exciting trip. We
went with 6 elders, so we covered the US, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Brazil, and
Argentina countries in our group of missionaries. We had an awesome time exploring,
hopefully pictures will work this week.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Our investigator Raquel is doing
amazing. She has been working on the word of wisdom and has kept it for a
week now! She is so strong. She is trying not to drink wine and the
occasional strong beer, as she likes those. It is so exciting to watch
her make these leaps of faith and grow in her conversion to our Savior.
Our next step we are focusing on is coming to church, as there is so much
strength and support she can receive from coming to church. She wasn´t
able to come this past week because of elections, but I am praying she will
come this Sunday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Also, Mariela disappeared. I
guess she moved, last minute, rapid decision, and we have no idea where she is,
as she won´t respond to calls or texts. Her neighbors said something about
her maybe being in Godoy Cruz, but we really don´t know.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We are working with an 18 year old
guy too. He told us our first visit that he wants to grow his faith in
Christ and he asked us about how people can become missionaries...WHAT!
He has such pure and inspiring desires, sadly his friends are not the best influence,
but he has been attending another ward for just over a month now, which is a
huge step in faith, just to attend church. I am excited to see where he
progresses and how his faith grows. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Choir is just awesome! Sadly,
without me, the pianist, and Elder Christiansen, who basically carries the
tenors, it might be a bit harder. They work so hard, and the songs are
beautiful, I love El Cristo Es, and we sing Oh Elderes de Israel, and who can´t
smile and get inspired by that song? We are also doing Divina Luz and
Cuando Enseña a tus Hijos.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sometimes things in life happen and
we don´t understand why. We want to question why and life is hard.
At these times, as I humble myself and pray to God, I have realized how much
God knows me personally and answers prayers. Sometimes, all I ask is for
a little peace, knowing that I don´t understand, but God does. He knows
everything and everyone perfectly. He tells us in the scriptures,
"be still and know that I am God" and He gives us peace, as stated in
Matthew 14:27, not as the world gives, but as He gives, which is a greater peace
and assurance. A hymn I have had in my head this weekend is "God
Moves in a Mysterious Way". I never fully understood that song
earlier, thought it had an interesting title, but it is true. We don´t
understand the why of everything, especially in the moment, and sometimes it
does seem like a strange way for things to work out, but God knows, and moves
in His way, a mysterious way to us. He loves us, and will not give us any
trial too big that we can´t overcome with His help. He is there to help
me as I turn to Him on my knees in prayer and as I read His words in the scriptures.
He is there to help everyone. He is there to help you, you just have to
turn to Him. I love the story in Matthew 14, when Christ walks on water
and Peter tries too. He becomes scared and calls out to Christ, and
Christ is right there to help him. Christ is right there to help us too,
to reach out his hand to grab ours and pull us up and give us strength.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02554188851637047959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208016178857023114.post-78685520811827588032015-04-13T14:10:00.000-07:002015-04-13T14:23:28.658-07:00April 13, 2015 - Maipú <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It has been a week of miracles!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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such a blessing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So, Raquel, I don´t think I have
told you about her, is so awesome. She is a previous investigator, but
had tons and tons of questions and doubts. We had a lesson with her, in
which she prayed, then we sat in silence for about 5 minutes, and we could all
just feel our Heavenly Fathers love. We are just working with her on
obeying commandments and going to church.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mariela, who is our other main investigator,
has been super busy, so we are working on trying to see her. We got to
see her once this last week, but were only able to pray with her and invite her
to church, but she didn´t come.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and today we are going to the mountains! I will make sure to take some
pics. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<em>only missionary from Nicaragua here</em></div>
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intercambios, exchanges, and I went over to Rivadavia with Hermana Workman, it
is almost 2 hours away by bus. It was so awesome! Hermana Workman
has been out for 9 months and gave me advice and was great to talk to. I
also tried my first pancho, and I love them! Kind of like hot dogs but
even better, and the place we went to makes them on homemade type bread.</span></div>
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<em>intercambios, exchanges, in Rivadavia with Hermana Workman</em></div>
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<em>My first pancho! These are the best panchos too, homemade bread and toppings,</em></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We had zone meeting on Friday and I
got to play piano for it! And I played piano for church and for choir
practice!!! Love, love, love! Mom, I love the quote and talk about music
from conference, I could relate to it more.
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our minds, but we hear the music with our hearts. The dance steps of the gospel
are the things we do; the music of the gospel is the joyful spiritual feeling
that comes from the Holy Ghost. It brings a change of heart and is the source
of all righteous desires. The dance steps require discipline, but the joy of
the dance will be experienced only when we come to hear the music.”</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> - Elder Wilford Andersen – </span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Saturday we had our first member
present lesson, with Raquel, it was awesome! The member was an older
lady, as with Raquel, and they could relate so much more to each other.
We are working on continuing this having members there trend.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I am so excited! The Cordoba
Temple Dedication is coming up, and we will be able to watch it from
here. Temples are such a blessing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As we turn to the Lord and rely on
Him, He strengthens us so much. I have felt this so much while being
here, learning a language, new culture, and teaching about our Heavenly
Father´s love. He loves and knows each of us personally.</span></div>
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<em>huevos de pascua! And my first day wearing my hair down for proselyting!</em></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Monday</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: I extended the baptismal invitation to an investigator and
she said yes! However, we haven´t been able to get back in su casa, so
hopefully she will not be so busy now.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tuesday</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: I couldn’t do much, as I had lost my voice and was
sick with a sort of flu. I did eat fiambre, which is basically just sandwich
meat and cheese, a cheap snack.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Wednesday</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: Recovering from being sick, so we didn´t do a ton, though
we had district meeting which is always awesome.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thursday:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> We went to the offices for Hermana Jasso to be at a
meeting. I got to be with other sister´s for the day. We went to a member’s
house in one of their areas and helped to make huevos de chocolate por la
pascua! So much fun! It was with Hermana Zoolinger(she didn´t send
pics, but I am pretty sure she has a blog, so she might have our pics up on
that to look at). Warning family-I want to do this when I get back, it is
just chocolate molds, you stick candies in the middle, it is a tradition here,
not painting eggs. Also, I tried dulce de membrilla, it is kind of a
thick jam from a type of pear. It is so good, especially wrapped in
cheese. The man we rent from gave us a thing of it homemade! So
nice! He has started doing his own homemade wine, which is interesting to
see, but it smells sooo strong.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Friday:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> I tried sopapillas today. We bought them from
these little boys selling in the street and talked to them about the Sabbath
day. They are kind of like donut, fried bread with sugar on them. I
started getting sick again and losing my voice. :(<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Saturday</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: CONFERENCE! We watched the women’s session and the
morning session in Spanish and the rest in English. I love love love conference.
I really liked Elder Eyring’s talk about fear, and how it can be gone through
Christ.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sunday:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Probably the roughest day of being sick: I couldn´t
swallow, breath, or talk, but we still got to watch conference! There are
going to be 3 more Temples! How amazing is that? So in-between sessions,
from 3-5, everyone just eats at the church. Saturday we brought our own
food, and Sunday the Obispo familia brought us a vianda, with enough to feed us
and 4 elders and still have leftovers!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Monday</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: Went to the doctors and had to get blood work and swabs in
my throat, because they were worried I might have mono or strep, but I don’t´!!
Yay! We also went to the offices for entrevistas, and learned about the
importance of the law of chastity and how to teach it. A long but good
day. And I met the Maseda´s from Vacaville! We ran into each other
at the offices, which was so fun.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So that has basically been my week,
with the highlight being how amazing conference was. I love getting to
listen to the teachings of modern-day prophets! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I love you all!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hermana
Quain</span><br />
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A pic of me at the computer! Just so you know that I still look the same :)</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It truly has been a week of miracles!!<span style="mso-tab-count: 6;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">March 30, 2015<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tuesday</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: zone conference! We had 3 zones at this
conference. We are the only sisters in our zone, there were none in one,
and 3 sets in the other zone. It was so fun to meet some other
sisters. There aren´t very many of us in this mission, so I am hoping to
get to know more throughout my time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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waiting for the train to get to zone conference</div>
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all of the Hermana's at zone conference, the other 3 sets are in another zone</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Wednesday</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: We talked to soooooooo many people today, somewhere
between 30-50! We are trying to meet people to teach, so lots of abrir la
boca.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thursday</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: Oh my! So in trying to find a young man´s house, we started
talking to this family, who set up an appointment with us! We didn´t end
up finding his house, but more on this for <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Saturday. We also had a woman,
in trying to find an antiguo investigador, come up to us, ask us what religion
we are, and tell us, I am interested, when can you teach me!!! What?? We
are going by today, so we are praying that she will be there.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Friday</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: So, again, we had lecciones planned, but all of them fell
through, which is basically what happens every day, but we still had faith that
Saturday would be better<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Saturday</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: What, another day!! Amazing! So, we finally
found the young man´s house, and he is interested, and we are going by
tonight!! Hopefully we can bring the spirit with us. Also, the
family!!! They have been so prepared by God! Life has been really
hard for them, especially recently, and they have had bad experiences with
other churches in the past. Therefore, we are emphasizing how this is a
church of Christ, not man, and are not pushing them too fast. There are
three generations, the grandma, her children, spouses, and grandkids. We taught
5 of them on Saturday, all except the grandkids, there are three ages 20, 6,
and 2. They have such an amazing spirit in their home, we are praying
that they will maintain their interest and pray and ask Heavenly Father, and
that all will be well with them. Also, the 2 yr. old is sooo cute.
He just runs around, screams :), and even blew us kisses, ran in while we were
teaching about prayer and clapped his hands excitedly. They can only do
Saturdays, when all are together, but we are going to drop by throughout the
week to check on them, maybe give a short spiritual thought to whoever is there<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sunday</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: I got to play for choir again! And I might
start playing for church, as right now they just use recordings. As those
who know me know, I am sooo excited to serve in this way, I just love it so
much, love piano! Also, a truck full of really drunk guys drove past us
on our way to church, calling out for a miracle, then they passed by again, calling
out for us to save them. We couldn´t help but laugh, we can´t save
them. I also was so worried for them, they were sooo drunk and should not
have been driving, I hope they didn´t get hurt or hurt anyone else.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Random
advice</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">:<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">* Bring as many underclothes as you
can! Way more than the 8-10 recommended</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">* Girls- bring as many no-show socks
as you want, you can never ever have too many.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">* Go for durability, not cuteness in
shoes, at least in walking missions<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So, we found out that there is a Walmart,
so we are going to try and find it today. Otherwise we have been using
little minimarkets, panaderias, and vea (kind of like Raley’s, but smaller).<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So, in preparing to go home, Hermana
Jasso is starting a diet today (she has this and next transfer left). So
to have unity, I am joining in on this, basically, she wants to actually work
out in the morning, as she doesn´t always (yay! this includes running, though
at a very slow pace, but it is still running!!!). Also eating healthier,
so she is on a strict no soda, and one treat a week. Which means me too,
soda, easy easy, treats, a bit harder... to give you an idea, she is
accusing me that I will get diabetes with all the sweet stuff I like.
This will be for the next 2 months, and then the last week or 2 before she goes
home, we are not following this at all :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sé que nosotros tenemos un Padre
Celestial. Él tiene mucho amor por nosotros. Podemos orar por ayuda
y Él nos da. No estamos nunca solo. Nunca. Estoy agradecida por
esté conocimiento y la ayuda que yo recibo. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Con mucho amor,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hermana Quain<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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our funky washing machine, it just soaks the clothes, so they smell good, but aren´t cleaner</div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>Questions</strong>:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><strong><u>How do you get your clothes
clean then? Do you hang out to dry or have a dryer?</u></strong></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">They just don´t really get cleaned
:), we are hoping to maybe find someone that we can use their washer at least every
once in a while so they can actually get clean. We hang dry too.
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><strong><u><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">What did you do in zone conference? Do you have Elder &
Hermana Zone leaders? So is Hermana Jasso Zone leader? What does STL stand for?
Maybe you could manually move the clothes around a bit to help them get clean?
;) Like with a big stick, ha.</span></u></strong> </span></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In zone conference, we learned from
our zone leaders, assistants to the President, Hermana Goates, and President
Goates, it is kind of like a big seminar. We start altogether, but then
split up by zone and go to the different classes. There is one set of
Elders as zone leaders, and then Hermana Jasso is a sister training leader-STL, (female
version almost of zone leaders, Spencer could also help explain). Usually
it is a companionship, but I am a trainee, so she is solo as sister training
leader. She is over me and one other set of sisters in a completely
different zone, an hour and a half away. There is maybe a 1-5 ratio of Hermanas’
to Elders here, maybe, so sister training leaders are sometimes over sisters
pretty far away. And we all cover big areas, so other missionaries are
easily super far away anyway.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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manual washing, as we have to manually bring the water by buckets into the
machine anyway, and scrubbing my clothes, especially garments. Or maybe
find a big stick :)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Garamond",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><strong><u><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">How are your Sundays -
church meetings?<o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We have all three hours, if you go
on the lds tools, we are at the stake center of Maipú, and Spencer is good at
figuring it out. At 9-12 we have Relief Society first, sometimes only 4 of us at
the beginning, but we can sometimes grow up to maybe 10 by the end, then gospel
principles, then Sacrament, we have been having really good attendance, about
60 in Sacrament meeting, typical is 40. We then go back and do studies,
go to choir, then only have an hour and a half for proselyting. </span></span></span><br />
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any meals with the members? Does your ward have the missionary spirit?</u></strong></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">They
either feed us or give us viandas, togo lunches, as we do lunches with
members. We are working on building up the spirit, they have it in
them! They are super supportive and want to help out, which is awesome!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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</span>Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02554188851637047959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208016178857023114.post-76442447486636269982015-03-23T09:57:00.001-07:002015-07-26T18:16:16.294-07:00March 23, 2015 - Maipú<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It has been a week of miracles!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I got to play piano!!!! For the
choir practice! I loved it so much, and was exactly what I needed.
I don´t know if I was just filling in or if this will be an every Sunday thing,
I couldn´t understand completely the explanation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Our investigator pool is basically
about nobody, but that is ok, because we are working really hard and are going
to find people, or have people follow through with lessons! We have a few
for this week, and many, many potentials.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So, we go to a cyber and use the
computers there, where we pay for the time. The people here would not be
able to afford computers, I think there is a family history center in the
offices, but not here in Maipú. We are serving specifically in the
Gutierrez area. Maipú is beautiful. All of the streets are lined with
trees. It is getting a bit run down, but still so beautiful.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hermana Jasso is 23, fluent in both English
and Spanish. She is in her last 2 transfers, and so will be heading home
right when she is done training me. We work with just one ward, and we share
the ward with the Elders Christensen and Fernandez.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So, yesterday, we taught Soc Soc and
talked in Sacrament meeting! Lots of talking. Everyone is so patient
and encouraging with my Español and castellano. I get lots of comments
about how I must have learned from a Mexican, or am used to hearing a Mexican
accent, which is true... It is funny when they use different words, or
when I say something and get a funny look.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So I can receive mail, it takes 2
weeks. Mission office is the best place to send it. Everyone tells me no
packages, but nearly everyone who is older mission-wise has received a package
at some point, but it takes a very, very, very long time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Interesting things:<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">* The smells..</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">* I almost get ran over... all the
time, every day, every hour, it is just a part of life.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">* I tried fried pigs ear, and it didn’t´
get me sick!!! They put them in tortitas, and it is actually pretty
good.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Some fun stuff I have had:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">* tortitas, grido-helado, facturas, alfajora
de maiz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Oh, and elders will do anything for
a coke :) and Hermana Jasso has a coke addiction like everyone here </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So, I have read and reread D & C
1 many times this week. I sometimes wonder why Heavenly Father would call
someone who can´t speak the language and is only 19 to teach the Gospel, but in
this chapter, we are told that God calls the weak to do His work. This is
true in life. As we are shown our weaknesses, and turn to God, He helps
to strengthen us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hermana
Quain</span><br />
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<o:p>Group of Missionaries that arrived the same time as me</o:p></div>
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<o:p>View from the Hotel I stayed at in Mendoza</o:p></div>
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<o:p>Hermana Sangama from Peru</o:p></div>
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<o:p>Me & Hermana Jesso!</o:p></div>
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<o:p>My first meal before we could go shopping :)</o:p></div>
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from on top of a hill outside of Godoy Cruz, BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY!</div>
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San Martin Monument</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It has been a week of miracles!<span style="mso-tab-count: 5;"> </span>March
16, 2015</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I made it to Argentina! After
leaving the MTC around 6 am Monday morning, we flew to Georgia, then to Buenos
Aires, then to Mendoza. We arrived in Mendoza around 5 pm on
Tuesday. I was so tired as I didn´t sleep on the plane and Sunday night
only got 2 hours of sleep, as the other Hermanas got up at 2am to leave to
CA. Something fun, I met Elder Holland! He was on the same flight
to Georgia. In Buenos Aires, the Elders and I met up with the group from
the Buenos Aires CCM, which had 5 sisters and 8 elders. I was now comps
with Hermana Sangama who doesn´t speak English. She is so awesome and
nice, and we were actually able to communicate ok. We stayed in a hotel
Tuesday and Wednesday night, and were at the offices during the day.
Thursday I found out who my trainer is, Hermana Jasso! She is from
Mexico, but also has lived in the US and is fluent in both Ingles and Español,
which is such a blessing. She speaks to me in mostly Español, except
some random moments. She is so encouraging and awesome.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I am in Maipú! Sorry I don´t
have pics of Maipú, but I love it here. The trees aren´t as big as in
Mendoza. We washed Maipú, so we are working on finding investigators. It
is a bit rough, as mostly what we do is walk around all day meeting people, and
have only taught once. But we have a few appointments set up for this
week, and hopefully they are there and remember. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">There were a lot of people at the
ward this week, which apparently is weird, we had about 90 at sacrament
meeting. It is us and 2 elders working with this ward; Elder Christensen
& Elder Fernandez.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><u>So, some interesting things so far</u>:<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">* One man we met threatened us,
telling us how much God loves us, which is a really strange threat. He
was also only wearing what appeared to be very small underpants,
beautiful. Then, when we were trying to leave, he kissed me! Yay!
Mi primero beso! Luckily it was a nice wet one on the cheek, and not the
lips. It was a bit startling, but we just walked away and I couldn´t stop
laughing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">* Sad- I saw my first dead
dog. Alive dogs are EVERYWHERE, but this one was bloated and covered in
flies, really sad.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">* I gave a tarjeta to a man, who
then went on to say, I am Jesus, you can´t see me... ok... I just handed you a
tarjeta... but ok.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">* We don´t eat dinner here, only
breakfast and lunch, which is different. It works though. We are
shopping today, so we will now actually have non outdated food or cereal.
I have already lost probably </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">5 pounds this week, my body doesn´t
like the food, even though we haven´t eaten anything strange. I am hoping
it will start to change and accept it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">* We have a really nice pensión,
which is way worse than Spencer´s apartment. I can send pics next
week. I guess we have a bit more room than Spencer, but not as nice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A scripture that has really stood
out to me this week is D&C 6. It talks about putting your trust in
God. I am learning to do that, as I can´t understand people when they speak and
am adjusting to being here. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Me with Sister & President Goates</div>
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Mendoza, Argentina</div>
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View from the Mission Home in Mendoza</div>
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My Zone at the beginning with our Branch Presidency </div>
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The 2 Districts that arrived together</div>
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Happy UnBirthday :)</div>
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Sad to to Leave - But excited for Argentina!</div>
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With Hermano Dolbin - MTC instructor</div>
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With Hermano Rasmussen - MTC instructor</div>
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02554188851637047959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208016178857023114.post-57673017129526708782015-03-05T09:57:00.003-08:002015-04-20T21:09:51.715-07:00March 5, 2015 - MTC<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It is a week of miracles!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I have my visa and flight
plans!!! I leave on Monday at 6 am from the MTC. Our flight leaves
at 11 am from SLC and we arrive at 4:50 in Atlanta. We then leave Atlanta
at 7:36 pm and arrive in Buenos Aires at 6:55 am on Tuesday. Then we are
somehow getting to Mendoza, I don't know how yet. Also, I don't know what
time zones all of those times represent. My specific travel group
consists of all of us going to Mendoza; Elders Kidd, Burns, Plumb, Erickson,
and me. We will be flying to Argentina with everyone going to Argentina,
which is close to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">30?</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">maybe?</i> missionaries. I can't
believe that we are really heading out in a couple days!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Congrats to everyone for getting
into BYU!!! That is so exciting, BYU is awesome, y'all are going to love it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In our district we do pensamientos
buenos before class. It is such an awesome thing, I highly recommend
it. When you focus on the good in others, complimenting them and
recognizing them, you really invite el Espiritu Santo.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So, I am still really working on
Spanish, really working. And, yes I continue to mess up, sooo much.
But the other amazing thing is, I have felt the spirit the strongest I have
ever felt it while teaching in Spanish as well.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3J2mS22m9PaD8yjG5XDkVLloXwWp2K0NyoRJBHtpiGGXsNJjPU0PrXUPnJbxCDpHafXponokaagLpZYKqEmbaPCd4ZLD8d9JdUbI1JcvPIRb6myp2dSvXcLJCYWJBZ2W4X549xxU5JxU/s1600/districts+last+p-day+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3J2mS22m9PaD8yjG5XDkVLloXwWp2K0NyoRJBHtpiGGXsNJjPU0PrXUPnJbxCDpHafXponokaagLpZYKqEmbaPCd4ZLD8d9JdUbI1JcvPIRb6myp2dSvXcLJCYWJBZ2W4X549xxU5JxU/s1600/districts+last+p-day+3.JPG" height="400" width="225" /></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So, again with Word of Wisdom mess-ups,
I asked my investigator blessings he has in his life. He started listing women’s
names, however my mind took them as just Spanish words I did not know.
With that mindset I asked if he would like more blessings (if you can see where
this is going), and he quickly agreed. I then promised him more blessings
if he would obey the word of wisdom, that he would be blessed for following
this commandment. I still did not realize what I was promising him.
He looked at me and said, "Hermana Quain, if you are one of those blessings,
I will gladly live the word of wisdom"-----oooooops. Now I realize
what I had just said. My companion being the loving person she is had
noticed what was happening from the get go, didn't stop me and just busted up
laughing at me. The Elders had also been watching this exchange and were
laughing. It is ok, because I couldn't stop laughing either. Oh the
things we promise. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So, we tipicamente bring food to our
class, and have a stash of food for all times. One of our teachers really
loves to come in and eat all of it and it is never healthy food. One of
the other hermanas commented on how he remains so skinny, and here was my
response; he 1, has a really fast metabolism and 2, is a poor college student,
who is 3, getting married, and therefore 4, has no money to buy food, and so 5,
the only food he eats is what we feed him. In conclusion, he is
skinny. The other hermanas just started laughing, and so did I, because I
didn´t even think it out before I said it and it sounded so funny.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Also, Hermano Rasmussen had an
awesome quote that just popped out of his mouth during class one day and he had
us all write it down. It was, Effective teaching in no more than a good
smile and a good question. How good is that? It is true, a smile
shows that you care about them, and questions are like opening a window into
somebody's alma.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When teaching investigators, I feel
so much love for them. Ellos y Ellas son mis hermanos y hermanas.
Yo quiero que todos volvamos a Dios. Cuando yo ayudo mis investigadores,
yo siento mucho amor por ellos.Todos pueden sentir este por otras
personas. Yo siempre oro para el amor de que Dios tiene por todos Sus
hijos y hijas. Y, yo recibo un parte de este. Todas las personas
tienen un parte que es muy bueno, y a veces nosotros estamos aqui para ayudar
ellos veen este.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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quiero!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hermana Quain<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hermana Bedell's skirt that she bequeathed to me</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Our zone made it through our last
week of just the 12 of us. We received another district yesterday, 4 Hermana’s
and 4 Elders. We are now up to 20 in our zone! So far the new
district seems really nice, though I think they think our zone is really
weird. In all reality, after being with the same 12 people for a month,
we are just comfortable with each other and yes, crazy. They just need to
give themselves time to get to know each other.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Fun fact: Elder Kidd is awesome at
juggling! We had a bag of mints, and all started trying to juggle the
mints. Elder Kidd did it so awesomely! Hermana Williams was really
good too. Elder Burns and I were trying. He did better than
I. I would toss the first mint, toss the second, catch the first, and
then catch the second. I could not toss the third mint before catching
the second. It was kind of funny.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Also funny, after gym one morning, I
was asked how it was. I said good, I ran only 2 miles, and did quite a
bit of strength training for my arms and abs. Everyone else, except
Hermana Henzi, looked at me and repeated "only??” Sadly, we don't
have a ton of time to work out, but we do have time. Apparently, 2 miles
is super far? I was thinking, uhm, I used to run quite a bit more than
this on my easy run days. Hermana Henzi did cross country and knew what I
was talking about. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I love singing! Our teacher,
Hermano Rasmussen talked of how singing really invites the spirit, and that it
was cool when he sang with his companions on his mission... Now our whole
district is doing it. Even if you aren't that amazing of a singer, if you
sing from your heart, the spirit comes into the room. Hermana Williams
and I have done it every lesson since, and it is awesome. Hermana Moir y
Henzi do it, and Elders Plumb, Kidd, and Burns have done it too. My
advice to future missionaries-try it! Especially because it invites the
spirit and you don't have to come up with what to say. As we say, sin mierto
(without fear)!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hermana Williams is grateful for our
Panchito practicing over a week ago. Ever since then, I have been talking
more in lessons. It was definitely a confidence booster for me, realizing
how much Spanish I know, without a prepared lesson. About everyone else
in our district seemed to react a bit oppositely, a little unsure now, but for
some reason, I needed that experience. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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come to rely on each other, and completely trust each other. We will stop
in the middle of a thought, and look at the other one, because we don't know
where to continue this too, and we just fill in for each other. We
originally didn't think of this as comp unity, but realized that it is a sign
of trust, and it can help our lessons flow. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hermana Williams is so
awesome. Sometimes, a lot, I will speak without thinking in our lessons,
such as challenging an investigator to read the Book of Mormon. But, I
don't completely think things through. It usually follows with a part
question, and I can't think of anything. That is when Hermana Williams
comes in with a part that they need to read. How awesome is that?!
She just laughs at me afterwards, and I laugh too. That is something she
commented to me about. I ALWAYS make some sort of mistake EVERY lesson,
but all I do afterwards is laugh at myself. That really is all you can
do, or get mad, and that would just make life miserable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Did you know that hombre and hambre
sound super similar? One is man and one is hungry. How would you
feel if you were asked how you felt when your stomach was really man, not
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I challenged Pablo to read the words
of the living prophet, got him on <a href="http://lds.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">lds.org</span></a> on his phone, but could not find where
the right tab was. It was really embarrassing, and he switched it to English
so that I could actually read everything. We were just laughing
afterwards, I need to be more familiar with <a href="http://lds.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">lds.org</span></a>. ---- basically
most challenges I make I need to think through more, I am working on thinking
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our lessons. I have seen as God works through Hermana Williams, helping
her to say what our investigator needs to hear. It is always such an
amazing experience, and reminds me of how well our Heavenly Father knows each
of us. He knows how to help us personally.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This week I was really studying the
story of Enos in the Book of Mormon, most specifically the first 8
verses. I have been thinking about how I pray. Do I pray with all
my heart? How have my prayers been answered? How have I felt like I
received a remission of my sins as Enos did? The Lord tells Enos that it
is through his faith that he was made clean. Do I have faith to be
clean? How can I continue to grow my faith? That took me to Alma 32:21-35.
Am I experimenting on the words I read? Am I taking action, as faith is
an action? As you can tell, I really have been pondering this a
lot. Something I feel, is that I don't need to completely know.
Heavenly Father asks us to have a desire, and slowly, it is definitely a
process, that desire grows into a belief and into a knowledge. I can pray
to Heavenly Father and I know that He will answer my prayers. I may not
get the clear response as Enos, but I have felt the peace and joy that comes from
Heavenly Father. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02554188851637047959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208016178857023114.post-45233467380281393382015-02-19T16:42:00.001-08:002015-02-19T16:42:49.325-08:00February 19, 2015 - MTC
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19, 2015<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">-We still do not have a new district
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">-I am sleeping all right. I am
such a morning person. I am always wide awake before our alarm goes off,
and I am in charge of waking everyone up and getting them going. :) So
far it is going well, the other Hermanas’ appreciate that I actually am awake in
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">-So p-day; we get up, take learning assessments
(super easy), breakfast, relax, laundry/email, lunch, we walk to the Temple and
do a session, get back in time for dinner, then have class with Hermano Dolbin,
and go to bed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to breakfast (so amazing-I highly recommend it), get ready really fast, class
with Hmo. Dolbin, lunch, class with Hmo. Rasmussen, dinner, study block, and
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><u>Miracle</u> - Elder Erickson still has
all 10 fingers! He got his ring stuck on his finger and after about 36
hours, was sent to the ER to get it removed. We tried everything to get
it off already, and it was stuck. They couldn't cut it off, I don't know
exactly what happened, but apparently it was very painful. His finger is
no longer purpley, and his ring is no longer there.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Miracle</span></u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">-Hermana Henzi was super sick this weekend. The elders
came to our building, we brought a chair out to the hall, and she came out and
received a priesthood blessing. She started to feel better, slowly, but
gradually. The blessing is that she didn't get any worse and is now
better. The power of the priesthood, the power and authority to act in
God's name, is true and real. As us Hermanas watched the elders all
placed their hands on her head to give her the blessing, we felt such an
outpouring abundance of the Spirit of God and his love for us. We Hermanas
are so grateful that the elders live worthily to be able to help bless others.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So, our district is not the best at
singing. We sing a hymn, always in Spanish, at the beginning of each
class. But we are getting so much better! Since we've had to do this
since class 1, we are not afraid at all of singing in front of each
other. Also, to illustrate our talent, everyone looks to me to know what
song it is, know the tune of the song, and carry a tune - me! I am always
the one that knows the songs, no matter which one is picked, and will sometimes
sing the first line before we begin, like the piano intro, so everyone knows
what song it is. Family, you realize how this is crazy. I love
music, but don't sing in front of others, and Taylor and Spencer are the
awesome singers, not me. However, earlier this week, we were all falling
asleep during personal study, and Elder Kidd asked if we could all stand and
sing a few songs to wake us up. We sounded awesome!(not prideful awesome,
but, singing with all our hearts awesome), we love the hymns, and especially
sing Tengo gozo en mi Alma Hoy! No one can sleep or be sad with that song
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for you!!! That is so awesome! You better let me know as soon as
you find out! Also, my district is super excited for you too! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Spanish is coming along. I
tend to be the one that makes the funniest mistakes, or says the most shocking
things. So, one of our investigators is married and his wife is
expecting. In our last visit, I tried asking if his wife was feeling
well, smiled, with thumbs up, trying to convey a message of happiness and
excitedness for them.... Uhm... I accidentally super excitedly asked if his
wife is really sick and not doing well... oops... We were all laughing though,
so that is good. And when Hermana Williams and I told the rest of our
district that, they laughed super hard too. Something like that tends to
happen with me though, but I just laugh at myself a lot. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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acting as a drunk guy, who wasn't completely there, but he did want to know
about Christ. We were all talking, and we started to talk about how
Heavenly Father loves each of us, and we are all His sons and daughters.
He told us that no, he was a son of the devil, because he does bad things.
Elder Kidd then tried to tell him that no, he is a son of God and that Satan is
actually our brother. That was a mistake, as Panchito loved that idea,
and was like yes, we are homies! Then, trying to make up for that, he
asked if he loved God, but asked it in a way that suggests a romantic
relationship, and he was just confused, and said no. It was going very
interestingly. He then turned to me and asked me that, since he does
these bad things, is he going to be saved. I looked at him, and without
thinking, simply said no. Our teacher had to pause the role play, because
no one expected me to be the blunt one, and no one could breathe for laughing
so hard. When we started back in, Panchito took it well, and kept
questioning me. I let him know that he could be saved, we can all be
saved. We discussed Alma the Younger's experience, and Panchito decided
he wanted to see an angel. However, we taught that it is better to humble
yourself and turn to God without such a huge experience, Mosiah 27 is awesome.
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when I can be blunt, without being offensive, and Hermana Williams said she liked
that side of me, and enjoyed letting me take the reins of the lesson, as she
had no idea how to get across to him. I know this sounds like fun and
all, but it is such an amazing experience helping someone see how much Heavenly
Father loves them, and that they can change for the better. The whole
district saw a side of me that they said was super cool, although it never
really comes out. This experience also boosted my confidence in Spanish,
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again this Sunday. It is an amazing show, so uplifting and fun.
Also, Nicole, I thought of you when the song glorious started playing.
Listen to the whole song for me! And anyone else who wants to listen to an
uplifting song, "Glorious" by David Archuleta is really good and inspiring.
I also am loving Tengo Gozo en mi Alma Hoy and How Firm a Foundation.
Really listen to the words in the last one, they make you think about Heavenly
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The bubbles are so fun, Hermana Henzi and I had a great time trying to open
them; they are 19 year old proofed. And - goldfish!! And
pineapple!! Ya'll know me so well. Also, thank you to the relief
society so much for your package. Especially the bouncy ball. After
over 9 hours of class in a day, 12 18-19 year olds can have a ton of fun with a
bouncy ball, bouncing it down the halls, horizontally(wall to wall), and down
stairwells :) The notes were so kind and so encouraging! Thank you
also to everyone who has written me, I do write back to letters, sorry if you
have to wait a week for a response, but it should be there soon! It is so
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This week I have learned so much
about the Atonement and Jesus Christ. When Christ suffered in the Garden
of Gethsemane and on the cross, it was not just for our sins, our mistakes in
life. He suffered to also know exactly how we each feel, every moment of
every day. He is the only one who completely understands our joy, our
sorrows, our trials, and our triumphs. He is there waiting for us to
reach to Him in prayer. We never have to feel like we are alone, because
he is always there beside us, encouraging us to continue on. He is there
when we are about to burst in joy, or need a shoulder to lean on. Christ
wants us to turn to Him for help. He loves us each so personally and so
much, that he was willing to suffer completely for us. As we follow His
example of how to live, reaching outward and following the commandments of God,
he is there to help us. He wants us to be able to return to live with Him
and with God again, and we can, only by following Him. This means that we
help others, we repent when we have done wrong, we study of Christ, and do as he
did. He was baptized, so we must be baptized to return to live with God,
we must live with an outward focus, giving of ourselves to those around us,
serving others. This is also how to live with joy. Following Christ is
the only way to find lasting joy, eternally. After suffering so much, he
rose again, triumphantly. We can too. After this life, we can rise
again, to live forever with our families, with Christ, and with our Heavenly
Father. This is why I am serving a mission, to teach this amazing
blessing to my brothers and sisters, because knowing this has blessed me so
much, and provided me with so much joy and help. Never forget how much
Heavenly Father and Jesus love you! They are rooting for you, cheering you
on when you do what is right, and they are there for you when you need their
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Life at the MTC is awesome! We are constantly learning and growing.</div>
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So to answer your questions: We go to the Temple every p-day, in the afternoon. We also get to walk around Temple grounds every Sunday.</div>
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I haven't actually seen anyone from Vacaville. I am in 8M for class all day, if that helps in trying to find me. I have ran into Brent Kimbler a few times, which is fun. Seems like he is doing well, he is here and drives missionaries all over, early in the morning.</div>
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Sundays are amazing. We have breakfast, we watch Music and the Spoken Word, relief society, interviews with the Branch Presidency, a district meeting, Sacrament meeting, Temple walk, dinner, and devotional. I look forward so much to Sundays. This past Sunday, Hermana Williams and I were in charge of teaching the meeting and leading a discussion. We do it in English, and it was soooo easy, no worrying about speaking Spanish. We talked about el Libro de Mormon.</div>
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So, we have a really close zone, which has 2 district in it. Our zone only has 5 hermanas and 7 elders, and we all eat meals together and hang out. My specific district is awesome. Hermana Williams and I teach together, she is really good at Spanish and we are getting better at being able to teach with each other. </div>
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Hermana Henzi is terrified of bugs. We were walking out of dinner, and a bug is on her face. She starts freaking out and brushes it off. Instead of going away, she somehow brushed the bug into her skirt! She was freaking out so much, Hermana Moir was trying to help her while laughing super hard, and Hermana Williams and I were doubled over from laughing so hard. We got some of the strangest looks I have ever received. Luckily, she got the bug out, and all is well, and now we have this hilarious memory with each other. </div>
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Hermana Bedell has a head scratcher, which we all call the stimulator. She told her parents about the fun times we have with it, and they sent us all our own stimulators! They are so fun, and they feel awesome.</div>
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So, Eduardo, who we were teaching, is now our 2nd teacher, Hermano Dolbin. Hermano Rasmussen is still our teacher, but we also teach him, as Chava. I learn so much from both of them, it is so amazing. </div>
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While teaching Rosi, I was feeling really prompted to challenge her that if she feels our message is true, and if God answers her prayers, would she be baptised. Hermana Williams was talking at the time and had the exact same impression, and extended the invitation. The Spirit was so strong, and Hermana Williams and I both felt the Spirit urging us to do the same thing. I am so grateful for the spirit and the peace it brings</div>
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In class with Hermano Rasmussen, we were practicing a 3 minute message of the restoration. Since we have an odd number in our district, someone is always paired with the teacher. Usually they have us switch partners part way through, but this time they had us keep the same partners. I was partnered with Hermano Rasmussen. Since he is the teacher, I got to just give the message over and over and over again, while everyone else took turns. I am actually really grateful for that, as I am now much more comfortable with the message.</div>
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<strong>Hermana Williams</strong> - my comp, she is fun and outgoing</div>
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<strong>Hermana Moir</strong> - she has an amazing conversion story, from just a year ago, and is such an example to me of perserverance</div>
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<strong>Hermana Henzi</strong> - a cc and track girl, she has a quiet strength about her, and extreme fear of bugs</div>
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<strong>Elder Kidd</strong> - really funny, he is super kind and has awesome one liners</div>
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<strong>Elder Burns</strong> - super quiet and really suprising, he says stuff that really catch us off guard, in a good way</div>
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<strong>Elder Plumb</strong> - an awesome artist, an example of sticking with trying to learn Spanish</div>
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Yo se que Dios es amoroso. Dios es mi Padre Celestial. Estoy agradacida por mi slavador. Yo se que Jesucristo sufrir por mis pecados y saber como yo sento durante los tiemps de dificiles. Yo se que familias puedan ser eterna. Estoy agradacida por la oportunidad aprender mucho. Yo se que el Libro de Mormon es la palabra de Dios.</div>
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Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02554188851637047959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208016178857023114.post-38148969017947459882015-02-05T10:55:00.000-08:002017-10-18T16:22:18.371-07:00February 5, 2015 - MTCHola! It is so great to hear from you!<br />
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I really love it here. It is so hard but so worth it. I definitely was all smiles going into the MTC, I was just bursting with excitement and couldn't wait to get going. I am in a trio. Hermana Williams is 6'1" and is my main companion. We teach together. Hermana Bedell is also our companion, but she is in our zone's other district, with no other hermana's in it, so she is with us whenever not in class. Our zone has 3 districts, one old district that leaves this week, and then us 2 baby districts. My district is the beginner class and the other is more advanced.</div>
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Elder Plumb, Kidd, Burnes, and Hermana Moir, Henzi, Williams, and I make up our district. The Elders and I are going to Mendoza, but none of the other Hermanas in our zone are going there. Our whole group of Hermanas who arrived together are going to San Fernando, CA. I am going to miss them so much. We have awesome times together. We get up, workout, eat, teach Eduardo, eat, learn from Hermano Rassmussen(our maestro), eat, study, get ready for bed, and sleep. We also started TRC and got another investigator, Rosi. </div>
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We had to teach Eduardo our 2nd full day here. It is so crazy how much we learn and how quickly. We can spend a 40 min lesson only speaking Spanish, and that is amazing. The gift of tongues is real. We have made huge steps. We teach Eduardo everyday,and it is awesome. Hermana Williams and I will role play to prepare to teach him, and we know all of his little quirks and things like that, which are so funny. Hermano Rasmussen told us we will be getting a second teacher tomorrow, and we all think that it well be Eduardo. He has seen us teach and we got it out of him that his job is to teach Spanish, in Provo, so he is our guess. Hermano Rasmussen is an awesome teacher. He helps us to learn Spanish and how to teach and Gospel doctrine.</div>
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The food is ok, I guess. It was alright for the first day, maybe, but I guess I like to pick my own food, portion sizing, and make my own food. They do provide fruit, but sadly it is always the same. So much so that I about cheered when they had kiwi at a meal!!!</div>
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My district is awesome. Elder Kidd is so funny, he has so many great one liners. It is just so funny. Hermana Williams was praying in Spanish, our first day here, and afterwards he looks over with his eyes so wide, and says, that was amazing!!! - we all laughed because everyone else knew that she had read her prayer :) We were memorizing the proposito and at night couldn't remember how it went, and Hermana Bedell starts singing "the first word is the hardest", changing up the words. </div>
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During a dinner, Elder Smith, in our zone, was making ptyridactal noises, and Hermona Moir looks over and say euwww! Elder Smith asked what? and She could only get out, that noise, and your face... and everyone was laughing, because it sounded like she was saying his face was ugly and we all thought it was hilarious. Elder Kidd got us singing "respuesta, respuesta" to a funny tune. None of us are ever going to forget respuesta.</div>
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Oh, You will love this, the other day, we were all singing "oldie" songs while getting ready, Queen, and all of the Guardian of the Galaxy songs, which as we sang these, we realized it probably wasn't the most appropiate song choice, but so fun. Our zone loves to change up songs and put our own words into them.</div>
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Spanish is so beautiful, I love the language. At workout, we have biked, 4-square, which gets intense with a bunch of 18-19 yr olds, and our zone started daily knock-out games-so much fun.</div>
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Our President Shallenburger and first councelor, President Slingerland served in the Paraguay/Uruguay area, which is cool. I am learning so much about trusting in the Lord and really relying on Him. I pray so much here, I am always needing help and strength. I know that the Lord answers our prayers, and He will help us through everything. When I get down on myself, I just pray for strength and understanding, and things just turn out ok.</div>
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Yo se que Dios es mi Padre Celestial. Yo se que El Libro de Mormón es la palabra de Dios. Este creencia ayuda me ser una buena persona y vivir feliz. Estoy agradecida por mi familia y por el don de lenguas. Estoy agradecida por las escrituras. Soy animada enseñar el Evangelio de Jesucristo. </div>
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<strong>Wednesday</strong>- laying down</div>
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<strong>Thursday</strong>- showers</div>
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<strong>Friday-</strong> working out<br />
<strong>Saturday</strong>- laughter</div>
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<strong>Sunday</strong>-walking to the temple, finally got unpacked enough that our room isn't a bombshell</div>
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<strong>Monday</strong>- Prayers work! I was shaking so bad and felt like passing out before we had to go to teach Eduardo, and we prayed that I would feel better, and I did! No passing out or throwing up during the lesson, little blessings :)</div>
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<strong>Tuesday</strong>- Devotional, I love learning!</div>
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<strong>Wednesday</strong>- such love and support! I love the MTC!</div>
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