Sunday, January 17, 2016

Week 76-January 11, 2016

Week 76-January 11, 2016

haha ya i bet having separate lessons in YW is a good idea. that way they can sometimes have lessons about stuff the younger girls dont need very much. teach them about dating and such and how much God loves them. open it up to conversation and you might see some good results. its a confusing world... also teach them about loving and serving others. its basically the most important because thats how they will all feel needed and feel Gods love for them. that way they dont need boys to feel special and they wont make mistakes. 
i would love to go to Canada with you but i also am going to be a little crazy to go up to utah and see friends for a couple days and i need to buy a car at some point and i literally wont have clothes and such so i might have to work... not sure when exactly you are going to go but whatever you want. it would also be fun to help grandma and grandpa if you think i could help them. i was joking with my companion that i will be in three continents in one week (chile USA AUSTRALIA). ..haha 
and sure you can post my homecoming if you want
haha and i never heard of any policy about makeup and high heels but ya i started when i was like 14. i just decided to do it and you laughed and teased me i think. haha
and ya tell mandy i love dogs but im almost sick of them after being here. way too many dogs in chile... but right now i have cold sores from kissing a dog we are friends with and holding a cat during an entire lesson...:/
anyway, i am doing great. this week was a good one. we spent a lot of time walking around in the sun but in the end yesenia and her family came to church and we went to the temple with Sylvia to be baptized for her mom. that was the highlight of the month :) she didnt want to leave and even i got chills when they said her moms name...it was awesome. ill send pics next week or just show you the next week. also we went to Santa Lucia today for a zone activity and that was fun. i bought mom a nativity and some other souveneers. its fun to see the center of Santiago. i feel like ive been here forever but i dont actually know the tourist areas at all. but hey its ok i do know the chileans so its all good. in the end Santiago is just a bunch of old buildings :P
also i was thinking the othr day, our mission motto is `´trabajar, no màs´ and i realized its funny since our family motto is Work dont Whine :P i guess i was destined to come to this mission..
anyway, love you all and have a great week!

Sunday, January 10, 2016

Week 75-January 5/6, 2016

Week 75-January 5/6, 2016

To answer moms questions. she is hna zanelli (in the pics) my companion at the time. from peru
and no i dont know what time we go to the airport,  but i think in the evening
we had a class for getting a job after the mission and such today all day so i will write more tomorrow but love you all!  my companions name is hermana aguilar. from chile (near osorno)
you can see pics in three weeks:P
and it woul.d be fun to see the christmas stuff but if the tree is dead and its a fire hazard its ok haha but if you want to leave the lights up on the house or something that might be fun :)

But about your question about the despedida, i had to send invitations to all my sectors and such and now we have the events of go-homers like the clase de empleo and such so taht why i couldnt write yesterday. but all is well. it kind of stresses me out becuase as you probably know im not good with transitions. id rather just get on a plane and leave the day i have to go and not think about it for weeks before. but its ok. i just have to enjoy it. it also stresses me out because we have to write goals and such for our life after the mission and i still dont know what to do with my life so thats stressful. but all is well. everything will work out in the end.
anyway we are doing great. we have been trying hard to find new pèople to teach and such so lots of knocking doors but yesenia and her family and tamara and such are still doing great. we might get to go to the temple with sylvia this saturday :) i LOVE going to the temple with recent converts. its a super special experience because i love the temple and to go with someone for the first time makes me realize even more the Spirit thats there. sometime i wish i was a new convert so that i can do my family history from the beginning :P but its also good to know that there are always more people to look for and do the work for.
thats awesome that yiwei and amanda came to church!!! remember that baptism is the door to enter in the celestial kingdom. its only the door. after that we have to start running the marathon until the end. we dont have to be perfect to be baptized and we dont have to know everything there is to know. keep it simple and help them get baptized ASAP:) great job sharing the gospel :)
love you all! have a fantastic week!!

Sunday, January 3, 2016

Week 74-December 29, 2015

Week 74-December 29, 2015

it was awesome to get to skype with you guys too!!! i was super happy everything worked out and i could overlap with taylor too. but i have to admit it kind of freaked me out because i didnt even recognize benjamins voice and natalie is super different and such. makes me realize how much time has passed...
but anyway, this week was good. for christmas we had dinner with isidoras family. they are awesome. they even gave us shoes. they know us too well :P  we had dinner and played in the park and then had to be in our house and in the morning we made pancakes and opened presents. thanks for the package!!!  love the clothes mom! haha but the chocolate isnt helping with my diet ....:P haha but it was super fun to eat my favorite chocolates and share them :) 
but this week is new years so we have to be in the house early. we will have to have a party there :P at least this year we wont be alone because we dont live alone ..
anyway theres not much else to say cuz i talked to you guys just the other day but love you tons and have a fantastic new years!!!