'¿Cómo está?'
but that was a mistake.
They talked for literally an hour both of them and we didn't really get the chance to share very much, but part of the reason that I am here also is to help the people, and if they just need to talk for a while, then that's okay every once in a while.
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| Hermana Ferrin and Hermana Schomburg |
BUT NOW
ASK ME HOW GREAT OF A WEEK WE HAD
it was
GR9
That's how great it was. So gr8 it turned gr9.
We had so much success this week! I have a feeling it has to do with the fact that we fasted twice, haha, but also that we are working SO HARD JUST ALL THE TIME. We found 14 new people to teach.
Let me repeat that:
We found 14 new people to teach.
HOW AWESOME IS THAT??
AND ALSO WE HAVE A STOVE AGAIN WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WE MADE BROWNIES AS SOON AS WE HAD THE STOVE AGAIN AND IT WAS JUST REALLY REALLY WONDERFUL WE LOVE HAVING A STOVE THERE ARE SO MANY MORE FOOD OPTIONS LET ME TELL YOU
Hmm... what did we even do this week... we just worked a whole lot... sometimes, well most times, that happens. We had intercambios on Thursday and that was fun; I went to the ward Independencia and we taught at an old folk's home by accident... ALSO ALMOST GOT KILLED BY DOGS LIKE FORTY TIMES THIS WEEK HOLY CANNOLI I DONT KNOW WHAT HAS GOTTEN INTO THE DOGS LATELY BUT WE CANT GO ANYWHERE IT IS INSANE
And... hmm...
On Monday night we taught a family of less actives and we started talking about height and stuff and about how tall people are generally respected more here (we are the lighthouses of society after all) and then I stood up when we were done and one of the kids in the family said, 'Ella es tan preciosa!' [She is so precious!] and that was on a day when I was feeling mas o menos [more or less] about how tall I am haha so uh there's my prideful story of the week
what else...
Well, we showed up to our consejo de barrio [ward council meeting] at 8:00 in the morning on Sunday (after having walked 30 minutes in the rain) and nobody was there.... haha.... and then when the 1st counselor in the bishopric showed up, he was confused too and called the bishop and the bishop said, 'Oh, we cancelled it,' so... we just hung out in the capilla [chapel] for a while until church started....
I don't even know what else we did... We contacted a drunk man and he invited me to come back after my mission to marry him... he apologized several times for drinking and told me he would stop though, so there's a little hope...
Also, like I said, we fasted twice this week, so I have a list of foods that I miss from the states:
Buffalo wings
Beef jerky
Pumpkin pie
Sweet tarts
Banana bread
There are more but I'll spare you all.
[Click here to learn more about why and how we fast.]
ALSO TODAY WE WENT TO PORTILLO AND WE WERE IN A BUS FOR 2 HOURS TO GET THERE BUT LET ME TELL YOU A STORY
I AM 99% POSITIVE I AM IN THE TRUMAN SHOW BECAUSE THE COUNTRYSIDE OF CHILE LOOKS ALMOST EXACTLY LIKE THAT OF COLORADO IN THIS MOMENT AND THE MOUNTAINS AND EVERYTHING AND JUST HOLY CANNOLI except the mountains
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| On the bus... |
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| on the bus.... |
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| the mountains |
let me tell you a story
the mountains are so very large here
they are SO LARGE
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| REAL LIVE CHILEAN/ARGENTINIAN SNOW |
BUT THE COUNTRY SIDE IS THE SAME except for the palm trees and vineyards
BUT REALLY IT IS MUCH MORE SIMILAR THAN YOU WOULD THINK
It kind of was making me afraid but also it was SO COOL. I LOVE IT. LOVE CHILE. LOVE EVERYTHING. WHAT BEAUTY.
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| Portillo is a Chilean Ski Resort in the Andes (the missionaries did not ski - it was a day trip) |
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| CHILEAN ICICLES |
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| Hermana Schomburg was here... |
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| and here... |
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| and here... |
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| I AM IN THE PLACE WITH THE WHAT |
Also, something that I have been thinking a lot about lately.
As a missionary, I have the opportunity to share my testimony with people on a very regular basis, but unfortunately, sometimes I feel like it goes in one ear and out the other. And other times I feel like the people just really don't care, or that the people don't understand. That is always a bit difficult, but I know that I have done all that I can if I have born my testimony and told them what I know to be true.
But that's not the point; the point is that I am here, 5000+ miles away from anything I have ever known, from my family, from my friends, from all my things, speaking a different language with a different people and let me tell you, I didn't come all this way to preach a lie. This is not just pretty words that I have been programmed to say; although the words are pretty and some of the phrases memorized (I'm speaking another language, darnit) the knowledge and burning testimony behind them is no lie. I know without a doubt in my mind that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the true church of God on the earth today and I am not ashamed to say it. I love this church and I love this gospel and I love Jesus Christ and I will NEVER deny those things.
This is REAL LIFE PEOPLE. And I love it a lot :)
But that's all the time I have today: I love you all so sosososososososSOOOOO MUCH and I will talk to you later.
CCCCCCCCCCCCCIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIAA
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| Hermana Schomburg and the mission nurse |
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| Hermana Schomburg and her CCM companions (They are now in her zone/area) |
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| Hermana Schomburg and Hermana Nielson who is headed home |
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| Hermana Ferrin and Hermana Schomburg |
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