Hey, I really loved the talks that you sent me. You guys are so awesome.
So this week was pretty awesome. We had a lot of lessons with members present and it was really cool to see the change in the atmosphere of our lessons. We are going to have an activity this sunday for the ward
about Missionary Work, we are planning and doing the whole thing! We also have a baptism this Saturday, which is going to be a little bit difficult because usually baptisms here in Chile are on Sunday right after church so that all of the people are obligated to stay. But this baptism is Saturday. Tell you what, after this I will totally be ready for a calling on the activity commitee, these things are hard work!
So a few super funny things that happened this week. Yesterday we had almuerzo with one of the older ladies in the ward, I think she is losing it a little, but she totally gave me a hamburger without any meat. But I didn´t realize it until halfway through the sandwich. Then she forgot to put the topping on our dessert. It was just kind of funny.
Other funny thing, so over a month ago we got a box of Libros de Mormón from the office and we have been using them to give to investigators and stuff since we got them. Well the other day a member asked if we had a book of mormon that she could give to one of her friends and I immediately gave her the one in my hands. She asked what chapters would be good for her to give him to read so we started looking through the book. Guess what! 15 chapters of Alma were where 3 Nefi and 4 Nefi should have been! We went home and looked and our stash of Books of Mormon and the whole box that we recieved was like that. They were all out of order and missing parts too. But we´ve been giving them away for about a month! Well, I guess maybe one of our investigators needed to read those chapters of Alma twice.
So I totally lost my voice a few days ago, its been a little rough because my companion still has trouble understanding the people. But my companion has been pretty awesome about it, and she has been really
stepping up and filling in the gaps.
We had a really awesome week, even though there was a ton of rain. We found some super awesome investigators that we are definitely going to see some progress with.
Well, love you all! Talk to you later!
Hermana Evans
Friday, May 4, 2012
Walker's Week # 62
Hello, so guess what I finally found a family, they are so awesome. It is the first time I actually thought that some one would get baptized in like 6 months. And want to know the best part, I have changes, I´m going to go to my new area today I still don´t know where it is but President told me to email anyway. So thats about how my mission goes, I get sent to the areas that have nothing, and then as soon as I get them going again I get changed. You´d think that at least once in a while they´d let me baptize at least one family. But thats how it is. So yep, so question, was that you that got arrested or is it just a story. Couse I mean that would make your talk so much cooler if it was you. And really I could see you doing that. So I have no idea what to say, I´m not to happy I have changes. I mean I finally had families, I liked my companion, I mean what could be better. But oh well at least I get to see a little bit more of Costa Rica.
So mom I really liked your talk. Guess what, I had to give a talk in church like 2 weeks ago and I am pretty sure yours was better. Heck i´m pretty sure that Bridger and Sawyers are better. I got to go.
So mom I really liked your talk. Guess what, I had to give a talk in church like 2 weeks ago and I am pretty sure yours was better. Heck i´m pretty sure that Bridger and Sawyers are better. I got to go.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Courtney's Week #55
So first news, as you have probably noticed, today is Wednesday and not Monday. What happened is...WE WENT TO THE TEMPLE! It was so awesome! The first time in my whole time in Chile, and it was great! I forgot my camera in the house today so I will have to send you the pictures next week. It was like a huge spiritual boost that I really needed. Hey, GO TO THE TEMPLE! Don´t ever take it forgranted!
So the Santiago temple is absolutely beautiful, almost as beautiful as the Vernal Temple. It´s a little bit smaller, but super beautiful.
Other news this week, we had to drop a lot of investigators this week. It was really sad because I really love a lot of them, but that´s okay. God has better people waiting for us.
Well, so this coming week my companion and I are going to have a ward activity about missionary work, we really need much more help from the members in this ward so we are going to try hard to get them excited. So anyways, I spent all of my computer time doing invitations, so this email is really short, sorry.
Love you all,
Hermana Evans
So the Santiago temple is absolutely beautiful, almost as beautiful as the Vernal Temple. It´s a little bit smaller, but super beautiful.
Other news this week, we had to drop a lot of investigators this week. It was really sad because I really love a lot of them, but that´s okay. God has better people waiting for us.
Well, so this coming week my companion and I are going to have a ward activity about missionary work, we really need much more help from the members in this ward so we are going to try hard to get them excited. So anyways, I spent all of my computer time doing invitations, so this email is really short, sorry.
Love you all,
Hermana Evans
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Walker's Week #61
PS in the photo I am in the bottom right corner.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Courtney's Week #54
Hey Family!
How is it going? Well, this week was pretty awesome. So the first thing that happenned this week is that my companion´s bike had some serious problems. The part that changes the gears totally fell off. There is a member in our ward who is a bicycle repairman, so its not really that big of deal, but we were already late for an appointment and we had a member waiting for us and when it broke we were like half an hour walk away from town. So we started running with our bikes, when we got there, the investigator was leaving so we couldn´t teach him, the member was a little bit upset, and we were a little bit sweaty even though it was a little bit cold outside. But point of the story, we are now without bikes for a few days until they are fixed.
Numero Dos, so this week there was a huge storm. It rained pretty hard, but guess what. I actually loved it for several reasons: 1) I get to use my awesome trench coat, my rain boots, and an umbrella, 2) I am no longer drenched in sweat like I was during all of summer, 3) The people here are really nice and feel bad for us walking in the rain so they let us in their house and we teach them about the gospel. Really, all things considered, could it get any better?
A bit of the downside though of the storm, the electric system here is a little unreliable, and so the power goes out a lot when there are storms. Saturday morning I had to go to a training meeting in Santiago, so we got up really early and started getting ready. We were in intercambios, so I was with a different companion for the day so let her shower first, halfway through her shower the power went out and stayed out. So I got out the candles, showered, got ready, and then we left. We had to bring a flashlight so that we could walk to
the bus station because it was still dark outside and there still wasn´t electricity so it was super dark. Three hours later when we got to Santiago I found that I had make up all over my face! I guess that´s what happens when you get ready in candle light. But nonetheless, it was kind of fun.
So things relating more to the gospel, last night it was almost time to go home, so my companion and I were slowly making our way back to the house talking to all the people that we could. There was a lady waiting for the microbus so we started to talk to her, she was kind of a little bit abrupt and really didn´t seem too keen to talk to us, so I started talking to her about other things just trying to make friendly conversation, she lightened up a little bit and then asked why we were out so late. I told her that we had to be out so late "so that we could talk to everyone, like Amelia (the lady´s name), who is waiting for the microbus in the street Avenida Argentina (where she was)." Her eyes filled up with tears and she started crying. We don´t know exactly what is going on in her life, but we testified the God loves her and then he is aware of everything that is happening. She started crying and invited us to pass by on her next day off of work. It was a really awesome experience, I think that some people feel as though God has forgotten about them, but He hasn´t, he will always send exactly what we need, in this circumstance, two missionaries on their way home for the day.
Anyways I am out of time, but I love you all!
Hermana Evans
How is it going? Well, this week was pretty awesome. So the first thing that happenned this week is that my companion´s bike had some serious problems. The part that changes the gears totally fell off. There is a member in our ward who is a bicycle repairman, so its not really that big of deal, but we were already late for an appointment and we had a member waiting for us and when it broke we were like half an hour walk away from town. So we started running with our bikes, when we got there, the investigator was leaving so we couldn´t teach him, the member was a little bit upset, and we were a little bit sweaty even though it was a little bit cold outside. But point of the story, we are now without bikes for a few days until they are fixed.
Numero Dos, so this week there was a huge storm. It rained pretty hard, but guess what. I actually loved it for several reasons: 1) I get to use my awesome trench coat, my rain boots, and an umbrella, 2) I am no longer drenched in sweat like I was during all of summer, 3) The people here are really nice and feel bad for us walking in the rain so they let us in their house and we teach them about the gospel. Really, all things considered, could it get any better?
A bit of the downside though of the storm, the electric system here is a little unreliable, and so the power goes out a lot when there are storms. Saturday morning I had to go to a training meeting in Santiago, so we got up really early and started getting ready. We were in intercambios, so I was with a different companion for the day so let her shower first, halfway through her shower the power went out and stayed out. So I got out the candles, showered, got ready, and then we left. We had to bring a flashlight so that we could walk to
the bus station because it was still dark outside and there still wasn´t electricity so it was super dark. Three hours later when we got to Santiago I found that I had make up all over my face! I guess that´s what happens when you get ready in candle light. But nonetheless, it was kind of fun.
So things relating more to the gospel, last night it was almost time to go home, so my companion and I were slowly making our way back to the house talking to all the people that we could. There was a lady waiting for the microbus so we started to talk to her, she was kind of a little bit abrupt and really didn´t seem too keen to talk to us, so I started talking to her about other things just trying to make friendly conversation, she lightened up a little bit and then asked why we were out so late. I told her that we had to be out so late "so that we could talk to everyone, like Amelia (the lady´s name), who is waiting for the microbus in the street Avenida Argentina (where she was)." Her eyes filled up with tears and she started crying. We don´t know exactly what is going on in her life, but we testified the God loves her and then he is aware of everything that is happening. She started crying and invited us to pass by on her next day off of work. It was a really awesome experience, I think that some people feel as though God has forgotten about them, but He hasn´t, he will always send exactly what we need, in this circumstance, two missionaries on their way home for the day.
Anyways I am out of time, but I love you all!
Hermana Evans
Walker's Week #60
Okay, so first off Sawyer a long time ago you asked me if there were leafs that were big enough to be umbrellas. And I told you I did not know because I had been in the city the whole time. Well this week I went to the jungle and there are leafs big enough to be umbrellas.
Second, can you guys find out what part of Mexico and when He (Carlton) leaves, thank you.
And third, can you guys ask Brother Batty if he remembers what a bot fly is. Yeah i got attacked by a whole bunch of them today. But its okay because I don´t think any got me.
So this week something amazing happened we found a family, which is super awesome because it is the first one I found here. There names are Marlo and Helin. And they are super evangelic so I don´t know how that is going to go.
But sorry I am really late because the buses were really slow, so adios and good bye
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Courtney's Week #53
Well, not a whole lot to say this week. This week was a little bit of a downer, but we´re not letting that get us down. We have super super awesome investigators, but they´ve kind of all hit road blocks. Fernando is one of our super super awesome investigators, he went to ALL the sessions of conference, including the preisthood session. I thought for sure that afterwards he was just going to tell us...BAPTIZE ME! But, it didn´t work out that way. He actually said the contrary, he told us that he doesn´t want to hear anybody pushing him to get baptized anymore. He said that he recieved his answer because one of the speakers spoke about how his dad was practically a member for years without being baptized until finally in his later
years he got baptized. Fernando has decided that he is going to be like that. He is going to do everything without getting baptized. We´ve really been struggling to help him FEEL that the church is true and not THINK that the church is true.
One of our other investigators is Evelyn. Evelyn is super awesome and has really felt the change in her life. It´s a visible change that is so cool to see. She told us about a week and a half ago that she felt ready for her baptism and that she knew it was what she needed to do, but after that we had to start teaching about the commandments. She accepted the Word of Wisdom and we started helping her to quit smoking, but then we taught the Law of Chastity and she didn´t quite accept that one as well. She has been dating a guy for 15 years, they don´t live together, in fact he only comes over like twice a month, but apparently the Law of Chastity is a big problem.
We also only found 3 new people to teach this week. This week has been really really tough. We fasted and I have been praying so hard because I know that these people really really need a baptism and the help of
the Holy Ghost, but I just don´t know how to help them get over their barriers. Yesterday a guy in the street started talking to us and wouldn´t accept anything. He told me that I don´t know anything that if God really loved him, God wouldn´t have left him thrown in the street. He wouldn´t listen to anything I seid and then ripped up the pamphlet that I gave him and threw it in the street. It was so sad just to see how some people think. Why is it so hard for people to understand that God loves them?
But on the brighter side, we found a super awesome new investigator yesterday too. Her name is Vaneska, she´s 23 years old, it was super awesome as we were teaching about the Restoration and the prophets in
the olden days she couldn´t understand why the people wouldn´t listen to the prophets. When we got to Joseph Smith and how he was called to be a prophet she asked us, "Did the people kill him too?" We told her yes, and then she was like "Well great, now we´re in spiritual darkness again!" We explained how after Joseph Smith there is a line of prophets and how we are not in spiritual darkness, but it was super
funny.
Well, I seem to be out of time. Love you all!
Hermana Evans
years he got baptized. Fernando has decided that he is going to be like that. He is going to do everything without getting baptized. We´ve really been struggling to help him FEEL that the church is true and not THINK that the church is true.
One of our other investigators is Evelyn. Evelyn is super awesome and has really felt the change in her life. It´s a visible change that is so cool to see. She told us about a week and a half ago that she felt ready for her baptism and that she knew it was what she needed to do, but after that we had to start teaching about the commandments. She accepted the Word of Wisdom and we started helping her to quit smoking, but then we taught the Law of Chastity and she didn´t quite accept that one as well. She has been dating a guy for 15 years, they don´t live together, in fact he only comes over like twice a month, but apparently the Law of Chastity is a big problem.
We also only found 3 new people to teach this week. This week has been really really tough. We fasted and I have been praying so hard because I know that these people really really need a baptism and the help of
the Holy Ghost, but I just don´t know how to help them get over their barriers. Yesterday a guy in the street started talking to us and wouldn´t accept anything. He told me that I don´t know anything that if God really loved him, God wouldn´t have left him thrown in the street. He wouldn´t listen to anything I seid and then ripped up the pamphlet that I gave him and threw it in the street. It was so sad just to see how some people think. Why is it so hard for people to understand that God loves them?
But on the brighter side, we found a super awesome new investigator yesterday too. Her name is Vaneska, she´s 23 years old, it was super awesome as we were teaching about the Restoration and the prophets in
the olden days she couldn´t understand why the people wouldn´t listen to the prophets. When we got to Joseph Smith and how he was called to be a prophet she asked us, "Did the people kill him too?" We told her yes, and then she was like "Well great, now we´re in spiritual darkness again!" We explained how after Joseph Smith there is a line of prophets and how we are not in spiritual darkness, but it was super
funny.
Well, I seem to be out of time. Love you all!
Hermana Evans
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