BUENAS TARDES FROM TACNA
Guys I just got transferred to Tacna!! Its 7 hours from my last area by bus. (Casi estamos in Chile like wow) I already really love the area and I only got here like 3 hours ago! Everyone thought I wasn't going to be transferred and I'm one of the only people who finished their training and got transferred so that's fun.
This is the First time that theyve had Hermanas here in this ward so theyre all really excited!!!
We have no cellphone, no area book, no Libros de Mormon, pamphlets, NADA. BUT YALL ITS SO GOOD. Luckily we are sharing the area with Elders (who are also the Zone Leaders) And they've been soo nice. They showed us the whole area and we already know some members. The place where we pension (the member who makes all our food) She had a cute little "Bienvenidas Misioneras"sign.
SO this next week should be really fun- Vamos a contactar ALOT.
My companion is Hermana Batallanas and shes from Argentina and shes way sweet!!
But my last week in Belaunde was great!!! We did alot of prep for the Baptism of Maria de los Angeles and the baptism was AWESOME. So spiritual and beautiful :)
We also had Divisions with the Hermana Lideres and that was way fun! I was with Hermana Eliason (shes from Indiana AND GUYS SHE KNOWS WHAT REAL SHOW CHOIR IS. so we had fun talking haha) It was also super spiritual.
It was kind of hard to leave Belaunde. The familia Chavez and everyone were so sweet. And my convert Kathy :( And Hermana Miranda too. But its time for me to be on my own and be done with training. :) I'm really gonna miss them but I'm super pumped to be here in Tacna (the elders had 5 baptisms this past Saturday in this ward!!! We hope to have the same success haha)
My Spanish is so much better than it was before. I can hold my own in conversations and I feel alot more comfortable. EL DON DE LENGUAS IS REAL.
Lastly I'd like to share my thoughts from Women's Conference (which I got to watch in English HOLLA)
Guys our Heavenly Father has a deep love for us. I could really feel that love during the conferencia. I love the quote by Joy D Jones ''When we sin we are less WORTHY but NOT WORTHLESS'' Which is more than true. God is gonna love us no matter what. And when we remember this love WE CAN MAKE TRUE CHANGES.
I have seen people make these changes.
The power of repentance is REAL.
I love yall
and so does God.
<3
Thanks for everything
Until we meet again next P-Day <3
Hermana Howe
(OOPPSS sorry for all the Spanish. Have fun translating haha)
FOTOS
1-Colca my friends is beautiful!!
2-Hermana Stout is THE BEST and I miss her already. gotta love transfers
3-Baptism of Kathy <3
Guys this week was AWESOME.
It was a little hard but we have done so many awesome things :)
We had to drop a few people because they weren't progressing, which is always hard but we got A LOT of referencias yesterday so we´re gonna work with those.
We lost a little bit of proselyting time because Hermana Miranda had to go to 2 days of therapy this past week. (We have to go one more time tomorrow) That took like 3 hours of our time, but I hope it'll help her.
We spent pretty much all week trying to get Kathy fully ready for her baptism that we had this past Saturday (Guys she was actually baptized and confirmed!!!! This is a miracle). She´s super sweet and has an awesome energy about the gospel and She´s a super great example for her family, her mom isn't a member but the baptism I think really helped her see that this gospel can really help change lives ( She calls us elderas and not hermanas, we've had to correct her quite a few times). The young womens program here has been so helpful. They really help our investigators to jump right into the program.
We also are preparing Maria de Los Angeles for her baptism because MIRACLE her dad gave her permisión to be baptized. :) Shes all set and excited to be baptized :) Hoping that it all works out smoothly. We visited her with Kathy and she shared her testimony about Baptism and that really helped Maria de los Angeles.
I gave my first talk of the mission and it wasn't too bad. Everyone said that my Spanish was really easy to understand. I was so nervous but I did it :)
So that was the week.
Today, We are on a small trip with our district. We left at 3 in the morning to go to this really pretty canyon that's about 3 hours away and its been so fun!! This district is really cool and we´re enjoying it. The canyon and town se llama Colca. Guys its so pretty and really Peru. I don't know how else to explain it but its so cool.
I'm extremely happy and healthy here in the Lord´s vineyard. I love the people and I love being able to serve the Lord.
Until we meet again next Pday
Love yall
Hermana Howe <3
I PROMISE LOTS OF PICTURES NEXT WEEK
Last week of My training!! :)
HOLAAA, BUENAS DIAS!
Yall I'm so happy :) This week was really really great!
We spent our P-day in the doctors and just chillin at the mall. The mall is the place that I feel back in the States but as soon as I walk outside its like oh nope, definitely in Peru. But Hermana Miranda just has to wear a wrap on her foot and go to 3 therapy sessions. So it wont slow down our work at all. Which is good because we have lots to do!!
So guys. We set an official date with one of our investigators this week. Her name is Kathy, shes 12 and is the daughter of a less active. Her baptismal date is for THIS SATURDAY :) Shes super super great and has definitely been a Miracle. She has an awesome desire to be baptized and the young women here have been so helpful in including her in everything. She's basically already a member! So we're really excited about that :) She has her baptismal interview today so that'll be fun!
We also had a Zone conference this week and I was asked to do the musical number with another Hermana, Hermana Eliason. And it was super good. We sang Savior Redeemer of my Soul in Spanish. She's really talented and it was super fun to sing with her.
The conference was really good too. I always learn lots.
Our Mission President is really awesome. Short cool story from him. He has a son who is serving his mission in Milan Italy right now. His son was talking to one of the members there about her family and she was like oh i'm the only member in my family and I live here alone in Italy. And he was like where is your family from? and she said Arequipa Peru. And he was like My parents are the mission presidents there whats your family's address?? So the missionaries taught her family here and ¨President Johnson baptized her family members here in Arequipa! Isn't it so cool how the Lord works?? He truly has a plan for all of His Children.
Everyone keeps telling my Spanish is getting really good, but I still think I have a LONG way to go but the gift of tongues is real :) so i'm gonna place my confidence in the Spirit :)
I learn so much everyday.
Like I learned how to say ''May the force be with you'' Which is totally a phrase ill use alot on my mission haha. ''Que la fuerza esté contigo''
Today we're having lunch with our district and then going to some place thats supposed to be really pretty so that'll be fun :)
I hope yall have an awesome week
yall are awesome
I love yall lots :)
<3 Hermana Howe
Alma 32:27
HEY GUYS GUESS WHAT I DID . I took pictures :)
Fotos:
1y2- We got up at 5 am to do a service project and got back to the house as the sun was rising and Chachani looked so pretty so we went on the roof at took pictures (6 am Hermana Howe still has a smile on her face even with no sleep)
3-Hermana Miranda and I had a mini photoshoot before bed last night so we would have pictures to send today haha. Only two more weeks until transfers and i'm done with my training so we probably wont be companions for much longer :(
HOLA AMIGOS
Hows life for yall?? Yall are all probably great I'm sure. (Especially the recently engaged Seth, Congratulations my brother Happy for you even though I wont be there :))
This week was rough. Our investigators have LOTS of problems.
Seriously ask me about my first transfer and a half when I get back because I have some stories for yall.
This week was crazy.
P-day turned out to be really good. We spent it with some people from one of Hermana Miranda's old wards. One of them is from Washington and knows almost no Spanish and one of them is from Peru and knows almost no English. And Surprise, they're engaged. They met through one of the sister missionaries. They were really cool. I had to help translate alot. It was fun. They also bought us lunch and it was so good.
Guys
If you can ever try Arroz Chaufu DO IT. Trust me its so good.
We also went to the Doctor and Hermana Miranda has to go back today because she has a small fracture at least they think. So we'll see what happens.
The rest of the week was so fast. We contacted alot of people and are teaching alot of people. Yes we have lots of problems. But we're slowly working through them.
One of them is that the Mama de Marco, almost died this week. She has a really bad sickness ( wish I understood medical spanish to tell yall what it was). So we've been really worried for her. But shes doing much better now. So thats really good.
Also learning that I should learn a little bit of Quechua, which is another language here in Peru because there are alot of people that only speak Quechua. Its a crazy different language but its cool. Lots of the little old ladies speak it.
Our Mission President really wants this to be a month of miracles. So hes sacrificing sweets and CocaCola ( hes never without a bottle of Coke so this is a big deal) He's asked us to do the same. So we've been making lots of sacrifices this past week. We also fasted as a mission to achieve our goals. Sacrifices bring forth miracles.
You are all amazing. Thank you for your support and love :)
God has lots in store for the people here in Arequipa.
Im really glad I get to be here with these amazing people and learn so much from them everyday :)
I love yall
God be with you till we meet again Pday
Hermana Howe <3
1 Nefi 3:7
IMAGINE THAT THERE ARE GREAT PHOTOS HERE. Wow look how happy I am.
I keep forgetting to take my camera places to take pictures. I'll try harder this week just for yall :)
