Thanks,
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June 2, 2014
Hola,
So
this week was pretty fun, full of lots of activities. Monday the hermanas
of the mission planned a surprise activity for Hermana Zambrano, because here "El dia de la Madres" is the 27th of May, so we put together a really nice
activity for her on Monday. Then on Tuesday my companion and I wrote
notes for all the moms in the ward that we visited our less active and
investigator moms too, and we bought chocolate from Hermana Yulissa to deliver
to all of them. Then we also made a cake for Hermana Miriam, ‘cuz we are
always at her house and she always feeds us and gives us things, and is like a
second mom to us.
Then on Wednesday we had a multi-zone conference with
the President, and it was really good and I learned a lot of things, especially
about the atonement of Christ. Then on Thursday we had an activity with the relief
society to make cinnamon rolls, so Hermana Nelson taught everyone to make them,
and they turned out super, super delicious. Then on Friday all the
missionaries in the stake put on a noche de talentos, so we presented some
skits and songs and other talents, and it was fun and turned out really
well.
So those were the activities of the week, and today we have a big
activity with another zone, so hopefully that should be fun too. I
honestly love all the people here, all the members and our converts and the
less actives and investigators we are teaching, but since I have been in this
area my whole mission, I am feeling ready for a change. This week are
cambios (transfers) so I guess I´ll see if I get transferred to a new area.
Also, the weather here is crazy. It starting to get warmer again, but
then a random rainstorm came on Saturday, so it is starting to get colder and
now it’s just kind of in between. They say that it will start getting
colder though. It’s so weird to think that its June now! I will be
completing 7 months this week. Crazy! Love you all
Con
mucho amor,
Hermana Tijerino
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| With the Latino sisters |
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| With the American Sisters |
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| Real Bolivian BBQ with M. |
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| Zone meeting |
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| Sisters at Zone Meeting |
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| Sister J. and her girls. |
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| In my room during a very cold day. |
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| M. Baptism |
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| M. Baptism. |
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| Celebrating Mother's Day with Sister Z. |
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| Investigator family. |
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| M. Baptism. |
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May 26, 2014
HOLA!
Ok
so lots happened this week. First I have to start out with my adventure
last Monday. We decided to do intercambios with the other Hermanas, so
Hermana Nelson and I went to the Centro y La Plaza to go shopping, so we went
and ate empanadas and went shopping and bought a bunch of cute souvenirs and
got ice cream and it was super fun and nice to be able to talk in English for a
change. Anyway so when it was time to leave, we got in the bus and went
on our way. But what we didn’t know was that we took the bus going in the
wrong direction! So after about half an hour we looked out the window and had
no idea where we were, so we got off and got a taxi and told him where we
needed to go, and we said we were lejisimo! We were like 45 minutes away from
home, and we needed to be home in 15 minutes… so we called our companions and
told them we got lost, but we were on our way home. The taxi driver was
really nice and told us places we were passing by, including the airport… ha-ha
we were so far away! Anyway we made it home safe and sound though, just a
little late. Man we had some good laughs though.
Then Tuesday was a
really good day and we some really good lessons, and felt the spirit a
lot. But that night I got really sick, so Wednesday morning we had to go to
the hospital again. We were there for a while, but we walked over to the
offices to wait for my results, and the Elders gave me a blessing, which was
really nice. Then we went back and finally saw the doctor and said that I
have another stomach infection. So awesome. I got some more
antibiotics and that was it. So then we went home and I was able to sleep
for a while, cuz I hadn’t been able to sleep the night before. Last time
I was sick I felt really alone, and so this time I prayed that I wouldn’t feel
so alone, and on Thursday Hermana Zambrano called to see how I was doing and
told me that the president had been praying for me and expressed how much they
cared about me, and in that moment I knew that I was not alone. She
called a little later again to invite me to have lunch with her, so she took my
companion and I to a little restaurant and we had a good time with her.
She is seriously such a loving and sincere person, and like a mom to all of us
missionaries. Anyway, then that night the frio came. It dropped so
many degrees and since then it’s been super, super cold. We´ve had to
sleep with all the layers we have. The difference between the cold here
and the cold at home is that it’s basically the same amount of cold, but here
its humid and really rainy and windy, so the cold enters into your body.
And there is no such thing as heaters or indoor heating, so even in the house
its cold. So anyway, it’s kind of exciting in a way to be all bundled up
in coats and scarves and mittens and everything. And I was playing
Christmas songs at our pensionista´s house, and for just a moment it felt like
Christmas.
Anyway, then this Saturday M. was baptized, and everything
turned out really well. I just felt so bad because the water was probably
FREEZING. Anyway, she is just such an amazing example to me, because none
of her family lives here, so she literally came by herself in a taxi to her own
baptism, with no one else there to support her, except us of course, and all
the members, especially the young women. But it is also such a blessing
to have the support of the bishop and the leaders of the young women, and all
of the ward really that welcomed her so openly and lovingly, and made sure that
she knew that they are all her family. That is one thing that I love
about this church, is that we are all family. I feel so blessed to
be a part of that, and to have been a part of sharing the gospel with M. and
bringing her unto the Lord.
One thing I was reading in the scriptures in
Alma 26 is something I was able to apply to my life here on the mission.
Despite all the afflictions that the missionaries faced, there joy was full to
be able to bring souls unto Christ. And I was thinking about how sick I
had been this week, and the times before, and even though it was awful, it was
all worth it even just to see M. being baptized, to be able to bring a soul
back to Heavenly Father. It is all worth it.
Love, Hermana Tijerino
May 19, 2014
Hola,
This week has been pretty good. We've been focused on
getting M. ready for her baptism which initially we were going to have this
Saturday. She just turned 16 last weekend, and we just finished teaching
her all the lessons, but it’s been a little difficult because she hasn’t had
much schooling, so she learns very slowly. But she has a lot of desire to
follow Jesus Christ and get baptized. So please pray that everything can
go well for her baptism this week.
Also, this week we had an activity with the Relief society,
and we made chocolate cake balls that turned out super yummy.
Yesterday at church Hna. Yulissa gave a lesson in relief
society about how the greatest gift we can give to our children is our testimony
and knowledge of the Gospel. It made me reflect on how much I've learned
from my parents from their faithful examples of always having prayer and
reading the scriptures a big part of the home, and their unfailing efforts to
always go to church. I also remember seeing my mom on her knees every
night, and reading her scriptures before going to bed. Her example means
a lot to me now, and more than anything on the mission I have learned the
importance of doing the small things, the primary answers we like to say, of
praying, reading the scriptures, and going to church. I know the kind of
family I want to have, which is a family centered on the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Yesterday we found this less active guy that is starting to
go back to church, but in a different ward (because he should be going to our
ward) and he let us in and we talked for a while and he shared some experiences
he had on his mission. And he told us that the mission we'll never forget
not because it was fun or easy, but because it’s hard. And the hard times
we will remember because those are the experiences that we learn from, and that
is definitely true. And other things he said was really insightful, and
made me realize reflect on other things.
I know this gospel is true, but I know that it isn’t always
easy to live it, but with God, all is possible.
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May 12, 2014
Hola,
This week I was pretty sick and I went to the hospital and
they found out that I have an intestinal infection and they gave me antibiotics
since I just finished taking them and I’m feeling a lot better now. Because
of this we couldn´t work a lot this week and that was a little hard to be stuck
at home. However, yesterday I felt a lot better, and we had 6
investigators come to church, so that was super good. Then of course as
it was mother’s day yesterday I got to talk to my family, so that was really
good as well.
This week I learned about trials. Going through this
sickness was really hard for me because I was having a lot of stomach pain, and
I felt just so sick, and really so alone. But our pensionista and my
companion took really good care of me, and I got a blessing from some hermanos
in the ward, and a lot of people were asking about me seeing how I was doing
and I knew they all really cared about me. I knew that through it all,
Heavenly Father was always there looking out for me and that he was listening
to my prayers, and he never leaves us alone.
As far as our investigadores, we´re working a lot with la
Hermana M. for her baptism and with the Familia Y., they all came to church
yesterday and are progressing a lot, but they just have to get married before
they can get baptized.
Anyway I don’t have too much else to report from this week.
Hermana Tijerino
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NOTE: In order to protect their privacy the names of my companions, members and investigators will be omitted and their name tags obfuscated.
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