Temple Dedication

HOLA FAMILIA!

This week has been mas o menos… but its a new week and I know things

are going to get better!  I don´t have much to say this week but I

have managed to remember a few things.  First off the trip seemed like

way too much fun.  I especially loved the story of trying to drive

through the tree from soph and I was disappointed that dad and mom

didn´t give me ther side of the story.  Also HAPPY FATHER´S DAY DAD!

TE AMO MUCHISIMO! Anyhoo I also felt bad for grace and the experience

at six flags, but also happy that you didn´t have too much fun there.

Disneyland all the way, right?   I also just thought of CHUCK A RAMA

CHUCK CHUCK A RAMa and when Grace threw up the Sam´s hot dogs on the

way to the lake.  My childhood was the best. J  I also loved all the

pictures and was a little sad that my sisters are all growing up so

beautifully.  I can just imagine little missionary name tags on each

one of you….hahah JK

Even though this week was hard work wise, it was still fun because I

had hermana Quezada.  It was her birthday Tuesday and so on Monday

while she was at Maccu Pichu, I decorated her room .  It turned out so

cute and I was really glad that I was able to find all the decorations

that I wanted on the streets of downtown puno.  When she arrived we

had family home evening with our two investigators and our ward

mission leader. It was so much fun!  Peruvians know how to celebrate.

And just so you know Ungoogable fact, they all sing the happy birthday

song in English and then in Spanish.   Every time.  And also you

always have to shove cake in their face.  So that happened a lot this

week.  The celebration continued the whole week and I think we ended

up eating like six different cakes.  We also went out for pizza one

night with our pension which was a blast.    This week I completed my

8 month mark which is just crazy, Hermana Quezada is the best and

bought me a shirt for my month mark.   She is literally the sweetest

person ever and I can´t believe I only have one week left with her.

This change passed so fast!!

Oh and I got to see Hermana  Holland this week which was the best!

She is a sister leader so she visits the sister leaders in Puno and I

got to see her.  She is such a fantastic missionary!   We went on

splits with the hermana leaders this week and it was the best.

Hermana Condie and Hermana Mendez are my sister leaders.   They are

the best and It was so fun to be with Hermana Mendez.  She is from

argentina and has the best accent!

Also to celebrate father´s day we got to attend the dedication of the

temple in Trujillo.  Wow, it was an amazing day and the session was

the best.  I am so excited now to do my family history and it would be

the best if you guys could send me pictures of ancestors and dates of

birth and death, things like that.  I have a pamphlet that I would

like to fill out and I need pictures J  Also of aunts and uncles and

whoever.  The dedication was amazing.  President Uchtdorf was there

with Elder Bednar.  Tonight I will attend a broadcast of president

Uchtdorf because He is coming toCusco2!

Well I just know that this gospel is true.   I know that the work of

the Lord is progressing and we have the great privilege to participate

in it.  I am so grateful for the temples.  They are houses of the Lord

and the work that goes on inside is the work of Him.  I know that the

priesthood was once again restored and I am grateful for a father who

honors his priesthood and who taught me at a very young age to love

the temple.  I will never forget his example of driving past they

temple after baseball games sometimes multiple times.  He never said

much but we just drove past it and I knew that he loved it and loved

the Lord.  Thanks dad.  You are the BALM.   I can´t wait for eternity

with my eternal family.  What a blessing we have.  The lord loves us

so much.

I love you guys too,  Have a great week!!

Love Hermana Russell

 "The decision to believe is the most important choice we ever make,

it shapes all our other decisisons

Pension and her family

Pizza in Juliaca