April 6, 2015
Hola Familia!!
I am staying in
Tamburco!! But Hermana Holland is
leaving L. Today’s going to be so
hard. We have become best friends. I also know that I am getting a Latina
companion! I think this might be
desperately needed. Two gringas is
really ideal for me but it’s hard for the work.
People usually are afraid of us when we try to contact. Okay this week I really felt like a
Peruvian. I efficiently swept water in
our apartment, experienced the joys of when you don’t have a toilet paper
holder (which means you drop the whole roll in the toilet), have forgotten how
to speak English and ate rice for every meal and basically enjoyed it. So Am I Peruvian yet? Hahah
Responses as usual: We watched the women’s conference in the
chapel in Spanish, and we watched General Conference in the chapel too but in
English. But it was really cool because
the talks that were in Spanish we could just go over to the other side and
listen in Spanish J So that was super
cool. I loved conference and I am so
excited for the temples!! Wow!!
Conference is the best as a missionary.
It blows your mind sometimes because they explain things so simply that
you have been trying to explain this whole time! Wow! I can’t wait to have all the talks. I definitely had all my prayers and questions
answered and I am so so so grateful for a living Prophet. Also Edgar and Monica came to a session and
they are becoming our favorite family! I will attach a picture of them. J
The pictures that we took with the Hermana leaders is in a
place called Patichacra and Santo Thomas.
It’s really pretty there!! The
Hermana Leaders are the best! We go on
splits with them once a change and basically it’s the best. They take really good care of us and are
always making sure we are all good.
They travel a lot and they are hardly ever in their sector so it’s very
hard on them. They sacrifice even more
on their missions. We love them!! Hermana Hunter is from California and Hermana
Chipunavi is from Brazil! I feel so
blessed to get to know them!
Okay everyone just keep writing the same normal emails. I love all the details and I don’t care if
you tell me all your problems or tell me the mundane parts of the week. I love
it!! It helps me and gives me the strength to go find the families that are
ready to become like mine. J
Also I was wondering if Taysom Hill is going to start this
season? Haha little worldy thought….
This P-day we spent it with Carolina and Lisbenia. We cooked American food and I think they
enjoyed it. I made popcorn with white
chocolate on it. It was delicious! Carolina tried peanut butter for the first time
and she did not like it. It was
hilarious. She said it was a little
weird. She also said this hilarious
comment. Hermana Holland was singing in
English and Carolina looked at us and said “I never thought I would listen to
people singing English, like real people”
ahaha she is hilarious and I love her so much! She is such a fourteen
year old. We washed her clothes for her
this week while she was at school and we got blisters on our hands, but it was
so worth it. Carolina loved it and she
had time for her homework and her mom was super happy!!
This week we had an activity with the whole zone. All of us paired off with a leader from the
Rama or someone that could accompany us all day. I was with a ysa named Katy!! She is so cute
and we had the greatest time. It helped
me realized that yes I can speak Spanish and understand and that I also know
what needs to be taught and how to teach.
Katy was wonderful and I loved talking to her. She wants to go on a mission in January! They have such strong testimonies here
too. It’s incredible!! She will be
amazing. I will send a picture and
explain which one she is!!
We had a lesson with Edgar and Monica this week that was
very spiritual. WE talked about the
atonement with them and I think they finally understood it, or at least a
little bit. Then we reviewed the plan of
Salvation and talked about the family because we really want them to pray about
their wedding and find out when God really wants them to get married. We used the example of the empty can and the
full can. We likened the full can to a
family that is full of the teachings of Christ and the lid was a secure
marriage. We showed them how that was so
secure and how satan can’t destroy a family like that. It was really powerful because Hermana
Holland took the empty can, crushed it really easy with her hand and kind of
through it on the table. The spirit was
so strong and Edgar and Monica could feel it.
They right away accepted a marriage date and said they would pray about
it. It was amazing. It made me convinced that there is nothing
else more I want in life than a strong family that is founded on the principles
of Jesus Christ. Only this way will we
be able to resist the temptations and powers of the Devil. Who is real and who is attacking the family
more than ever. I can’t wait to study
the conference talks on the family.
Family really is the center of life!
Well I don’t have much to add this week. Hermana Holland is leaving and after three
changes it’s really hard to say good bye.
I am nervous about whose going to come but also excited because I know
that she will have ideas that we didn’t have.
And I am also excited to be working with the family that we have!
I just want to share a real quick thing I learned this
week. As I was studying Preach my Gospel
I was reading about a successful missionary.
It says that a successful missionary helps others enjoy the Holy Ghost
and really our role as missionaries is to have the Holy Ghost with us. So why do we repent every night.. . to have
the Spirit with us. Because that is so
important! We should really be doing all
we can to have the Spirit with us. I
know that when we do this we will be guided in our daily life and we will be
able to overcome challenges that may seem huge and daunting at first. I am so grateful to be a missionary. I have learned so much and I am extremely
grateful to my Savior this Easter season.
He gave His life because he loves us more than we can comprehend. He has paid the price for all our sins and He
lives. I know it. He lives and because He lives we will live
again. I know that the Gospel is true
and I know that when we apply it we start to see miracles and blessings in our
lives.
Love you all so much!! Thanks for the support!! Have a great day!
Love Hermana Russell!!
The pictures with Candy and us in new dresses! Yeah she made us those dresses for Easter and The other pictures are with the Elders and
our Ward mission leader:)
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