Hola Familia!
Ok small stuff first, big stuff last. First off I
killed my first cockroach and it was disgusting but I survived. I had my
first temblor, like a month ago but forgot to write about it, and there
were a bunch this week. They're cool, not as dramatic as I was
expecting, just like a train passing by or something. Oh yeah temblor is
earthquake. Next my companion is an absolute genius because usually we
come home from a busy day and eat cereal or something because we're
hungry but are too tired to make anything but Hna. Hughes introduced me
to sliced tomato and cucumber with lemon pepper and I swear it is
imported from heaven!! We eat it like every night now. The other day we
saw the cutest thing, two little boys dressed up like Spiderman and Hulk
playing soccer. Spiderman was winning. It made me think of Dawson. We
went to Centro last week and shopped around this cool little street
market that you wouldn't find anywhere in Utah and I found some cool
stuff too for all of you!! So in the CCM there was this elder who always
joked about how we were going to go eat chili in chilly Chile and last
night we did! A member made us chili dogs because he wanted to cook
something gringo for us and it was surprisingly really good. We had an
amazing lesson with our fecha Nancy where we watched the Joseph Smith
movie with her because she's not sure if she believes in JS but
afterwards she said she believes it's true! It was a really cool really
spiritual lesson and I was so excited that I fell again walking home
afterwards. It was funny though because I fell onto my knees so it
looked like I was saying a spontaneous prayer and I said Amen and stood
up but my compa didn't buy it. Also we were teaching an investigator and
talking about Christmas and I started to say the greatest gift of
Christmas.. and I was going to say talking to our family but she jumped
in and was like The birth of Jesus Christ right! and I was like yeah....
that too. My compa nearly died of laughter. It's so cool to see all of
the mini blessings that we have during our days even if it's something
as small as pretty clouds in the sky, seriously yesterday the clouds
looked so heavenly we were wondering if the Second Coming was happening
in that moment. We had stake conference and interviews this week, my
first, and it was good to talk to our Pres. and have him answer some of
the things that have been weighing on my mind. I've only been here for
like 11 weeks but he says I'm a different person than when I arrived. I
wasn't expecting that but it was really good to here, like I'm actually
making progress etc. We also now have a fecha with this adorable girl
Mayra whose parents didn't want her to get baptized so has just been
waiting to turn 18 and now she's getting baptized cuz her birthday was
last week!
Ok now for the big thing. My companion Hna. Hughes
went home before for problems with her heart, was in her home for nine
months and against all odds came back four months ago to the mission
even though her doctor and everyone said she couldn't. She had a special
mission and a purpose to accomplish here and it looks like she
accomplished it because now she's going back to the states again for her
heart. She started having problems with her heart again and it's been
getting worse and worse and so now she's going home. She leaves today to
go to the Temple in Santiago but isn't going to return so I'm going to
be in a trio with the other Hermanas in my house. I'm not going to lie
it's going to be really hard, it's already been really hard. I only had
six weeks to get to know her but like Hna. Hobbs it was enough for me to
come to love her and now it doesn't seem fair that our time to work
together is cut short because of something outside of her control. We're
not sure if she's going to get reassigned to a mission in the states or
go home but either way she's leaving. She doesn't think so but I know
she's made a huge impact here and she has accomplished so much. We had
the elders give her a blessing and it was so cool because the elder who
gave it is kind of new and awkward but the blessing he gave was really
powerful and he said that the Lord is pleased with what she has done
here in Chile and in Talca so that makes the situation a little better.
It's difficult but this week I learned to say Para que instead of Por
Qué. For what instead of Why. every trial has a purpose and I'm going to
look for the para que in this trial instead of dwell on why it is
happening. Voy a ver muchos milagros en el futuro. This is another bump
in the adventure but I'm going to learn and grow and by the end I'll be
able to look back and see why things had to happen a certain way and how
it helped me achieve what I needed to achieve. I love you all so much
and I'm praying for you all!! Love you!!
Hermana Boully
| The hill we climbed is called Hill of the Virgen because there's a huge statue of the Virgin Mary and a church at the top |
| My Comp and I where we played soccer. |
Hna Nicia
Hola!!
How fast some the weeks go by I cant believe that I have been
in this area for almost a month! This week has been pretty busy we had
divisions a meetting with all the hermanas in zone its been lots of fun
but lots of buses some days Im happy i dont have to deal with car
problems but other days I really miss cars when we have to get on the
packed busses me and my comp decided we want a tuc tuc its a little
motor car thing somedays we are really tempted to steal one!
I
dont know why but in this area the bugs love my blood the other pday we
went on a hike has a district to look at a rock it was kinda cool but
also really like really elders! but it was cool we were all taking
pictures on this rock next to a river but didnt know that there was a
aunt hill were we it was crazy we were all jumping around because they
bite!! we where like ya ya one more fotos but noooo more ants!
I
know in the mission there is the ups and downs and even when we plan
things out things dont work out but I also know that Heavenly Father is
there helping us this Saturday we had planned a activity with the ward
to hand out book of mormons and contact, and also planned to do
divisions because saturdays we like to remind our Recent converts to
come to church but we also have to teach investigatdors and find new
ones! We were able to teach lessons in the morning but when we went to
the activity only our ward mission leader showed up to the activity we
were pretty bummed and also the members that were going to go out with
us canceled last minute we where like really? But we made the best of it
and our day and went out looking for the rc and our investadors it was a
little of a mircal were where able to visit alot of our RC and teach
there families so we have new invest. and also able to place a fecha it
was really cool the day started out good and we had high hopes but then
down it went but up it went again! I know that Heavenly Father is with
us helping us its soooooo important to pray on our knees for help every
day in 2 nefi chap 32 the last verse talks about dont do anything
without praying and if we do he will bless us and help us! I know there
are days where things dont work out and we dont have sucess but I also
know our heavenly father knows best!
I love you all the CHURCH IS TRUE!
Hna Boully
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| District pday!! to see a rock and get bitten by ants!! |
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