Good week!

This week was pretty good!!! 

First of all, the first counselor of the area presidency, Elder Waddell, came to speak with us! Yeah a 70 came to talk with us! He was super cool! He talks like a Latino! I felt the spirit soooo strong and learned soooo much!! I'll just have to read you my journal when I get home about it. 

Then we have a new family we are teaching! The Suarez family, has a potential wedding, 2 potential rescues and 2 potential baptisms! We are so happy to be teaching them because for the longest time, they didn't want to go back to church at all!  We went over there and had one lesson with them and that night they went to a church activity that we had with all of their daughters and they went to church the next day!!! I'm finally seeing some great things in this area! 

Well I'm out of time this week but I love you soooooo  much and I want you to remember how much you mean to me!!!! Never forget how much God loves you too!!!! Until next week!!! 

with Elder Waddell

Baptisms!

 Hermana Favero's email was really short this week but she sends her love to everyone and she sounds great! She also included her Christmas wish list but I didn't want to bore you all with that haha.

 

 

 

So I don't have a lot to write about this week but this last week we divided the area with the elders so now our area is a lot smaller and we will have two new converts to teach from the elders because they are in our limits. I've got pictures coming to you. They are the family who we helped raise money for. They finally got baptized and now we will be able to watch them grow even more in the gospel. I'm so excited! 

 

 

 

Conference

Hi mommy!!!!!! I was able to have the amazing opportunity to watch conference this last weekend and this was one of my favorite parts and I had a feeling I should share it with you. I know you watched but why not haha

 

L Tom Perry-

We must carefully continue to evaluate our performance as parents. The most powerful teaching a child will ever receive will come from concerned and righteous fathers and mothers. Let us first look at the role of the mother. Listen to this quote from President Gordon B. Hinckley:

“Women who make a house a home make a far greater contribution to society than those who command large armies or stand at the head of impressive corporations. Who can put a price tag on the influence a mother has on her children, a grandmother on her posterity, or aunts and sisters on their extended family?

“We cannot begin to measure or calculate the influence of women who, in their own ways, build stable family life and nurture for everlasting good the generations of the future. The decisions made by the women of this generation will be eternal in their consequences. May I suggest that the mothers of today have no greater opportunity and no more serious challenge than to do all they can to strengthen the [home]” 

I hope your week was amazing and I just want you to know that I have decided that I want you and daddy to come and get me when I'm done with my mission! Haha That would be the best!!! 

 

Anywhoo!!! That  is completely amazing What Drew`s mom told daddy!!! Do you know who told him!??  I'm so happy that these tender mercies keep coming up!!! I love it!!!! Any way I don't have any pics this week but I should have some next time! I love you soooooo much and I hope you have an amazing week!!!! 

  

Stay close to the spirit and study the talks from conference! Study them hard because they are the scriptures of this time for us right now! I know that our leaders are called of God and that they tell us exactely what we need to hear in this time of age. I love you and I'll talk to you next week!!! 

The gift of tongues

Oh my goodness!!!! I love all of the pics!!!!!! Everyone looks sooo good!!! 

 

So about mi hija! Hermana Rochette is from Idaho and she is amazing! She is fresh from the CCM! I feel like I'm looking back in time at myself in the beginning! Her Spanish isn't that great but she is working so hard to get it! I can't believe that I'm training already! I've only been in the field a little over 4 months!!! I feel like God has way too much trust in me sometimes! We'll be alright haha we`ll learn together.

  

So we are teaching this family ( Familia Suarez) and they are awesome! They love having us over and they have been coming to church with us but they won't commit to a date to be baptized! They tell us that they have to prepare more. It's super frustrating but we'll get'em! :P

 

The other day, a kid sitting on the sidewalk stopped us and asked us what we teach. We were really surprised! No one has ever done that before! We gave him a contact card and wrote down his address. Sadly, he doesn't live in our area but we've got friends everywhere so someone will get him haha. 

 

Also, something else that has changed is the ward council! They have finally started working like a ward council! Before, they just argued and only a few people would go! Now, they are actually giving ideas and all of the presidencies of all of the organizations come!!! We're actually going to get stuff done now! 

 

So with my new responsibility, my mind is in every place at once! These past few days have been crazy but when we are in lessons, I feel the gift of tongues working so much! With out that gift and the Spirit with me, I'm not sure what we would do. 

 

Anywhoo... I hope everyone is doing great and everyone is happy!!!! Never forget that just because you don't have a missionary name tag, doesn't mean you aren't a missionary!!! Share this "good news" with everyone you can! I love you all soo very much and I'll talk to you all next week!!!!!

Oh the joys of adjusting to a foreign country.

Ok so I left my paper with all that I wanted to write to you in my apartment but I want to introduce you to my "daughter" haha. This is Hna Rochette and she is from Idaho. She doesn't know very much Spanish yet, just like I was when I started but she is awesome! We have been working super hard and I am extremely happy!!!! I really needed this change and I needed to have this challenge in my life at this time. I am forced to talk and I'm forced to know the lessons so I am feeling the Spirit work through me so strongly! I'm sooooo grateful for this experience!

I'm super happy that Kagun got his Arrow of Light!!!!!! I'm super proud of him!!!!!And the band!!!! I can't believe they got first on their first comp!!!!! I'm sooo happy for them! And Kendra was down there with the drum majors!!!! AHHH so much is happening and I'm here haha but it's alright I'm fine with it. I wouldn't want to be anywhere else! I'm sorry I don't have my paper to write a longer email but I promise that I'll get it to you next week! Here are some pics of me at the big Chiclayo sign and one of DR Pepper which was the first time I'd seen it in Peru haha and then the weird thing going on with my face, don't worry :P 

I've got some sort of allergy but the doctor didn't tell me what it is. All he did was give me creams and antibiotics. I've got bug bites all over my bottom and legs too. I've had all this for more than a month now. Its getting better slowly but its annoying. 

Hermana Favero and her companion Hermana Rochette.  This picture was taken after she went to the doctor for her problem with her face, looks a lot better.

Peru has been kinda rough on her.

Watermelon on the shelf! haha

New Companion!

So Hermana Favero started her little chat with me by asking me if I was ready to be a grandma! Of course I knew she was messing with me.  It was her way of telling me that she is going to be getting a brand new companion straight from the MTC.  Hermana Favero will be training her! This new comp is also from the US!! She is so excited and we are so happy for her.  This is the really short email she sent today:

I got the Bleazard`s package! And this week Hna Waite and I had exchanges! Together again but in the field! Super fun!!!!!! Sorry for the shortness this week I'm just all over the place because my comp has to say bye to everyone. I'll write more next week I promise. 

Package from the Bleazards

exchanges with Hermana Waite

Fishing!!

Hermana Favero spent her computer time chatting with her family today so we didn't get a very long email.  She mentioned to me, while we were chatting, that she doesn't think she will be transferred but if she is it will be next Tuesday.  She also mentioned she was happy to get out of her area for the day and go to the beach.  She was getting a little stir crazy and she has always loved the beach.  Here is her email:

This pday we went FISHING!!!! Super fun! We went to the beach and fished off the pier!!! I don't have a lot to write about this week but I am doing really good and I am making tons of great memories!!! I hope all is well with you guys! I want to hear from everyone!!! I love you all so much! I hope you have an amazing week!!!!!