Week 21 - Happy New Year
heyyyy!!
So it is the last Pday of the year! Actually the last day! WOW. Well for all of
2019 I will be here in Peru the entire year. hahah. But yeah esta bien!
The biggest thing this
week obviously was Christmas. We woke up on Christmas morning and there was
RAIN!! It was crazy. There is no rain in Ica. It is hot, hot and hot. That’s
all! It was a little different than a white Christmas like I am used to but it
was a little blessing to me. I have shared before that rain is my favorite. It
reminds me of my beautiful angel Sofie. Someone recently asked me what Sofie
was like, and I had nothing but good things to say. She is kind and loving and
always looking to serve and the kind of person I wish I was. Sofie is the
reason I am here on my mission. She is the reason that I have a testimony of
the Plan of Salvation like I do. I am grateful for that rain Christmas morning
to remind me why I am here on a day I wanted nothing more than to be home in
Layton Utah with my family!
But yeah. I got to
talk to my wonderful family and I loved it. I didn’t even cry that much. Only a
little bit. haha. All my friends thought I would just bawl the entire time. SO
GO ME!!! hahah. We also had tacos with our zone and watched Incredibles 2.
Hahaha. My zone leader also asked me and 3 others missionaries to sing, but we didn’t
have time so I think that was a nice Christmas present for me.... not having to
sing. haha.
Other than that,
nothing big happened this week. Just trying to find some more people to invite
to Christ. haha. I have been trying to reflect a little bit about this past
year. One year ago I would have never thought this is where I would be today. A
year ago I had no desire to serve a mission, but my Heavenly Father had a
different plan for me obviously, and so here I am. I am trying to be more willing
to do what Heavenly Father wants and not what I want because I know He can see
the bigger picture - I am grateful for the things I have learned this past year
and the people I have met specifically those people I would have never met if I
had not chosen to serve this mission.
Here are 3 People that
I want to share about that have changed my life bc of this mission... Each of
you have taught me so much and shown me so much support and I wish I had time
to write about every single person. But here are just 3.
Cheri Tyler, I met Cheri
Tyler at the mall right before I left on my mission. I was in Provo going
boating with my friends Camdyn and Denver. Cam and I had decided to go to the
mall, and we got there before it opened. I made a joke about how we could get
to the mall before it opened, but couldn’t always make it to church on time. It
was then that I met Cheri and she began to talk to us. My mission came up, and
she shared her testimony about missionary work and even asked to be added to my
email list. She also has continued to be very supportive of me though the CCM
and even now. So thank you Cheri for being very kind to a missionary who was
very nervous to leave her family and also a missionary who is struggling a
little bit in Peru.
The second person is
not on my email list but yeah. I was working at Durk’s Plumbing the summer
before my mission. I had many conversations with people which basically led to
me telling them I was just working there for the summer before my mission. One
day a man came in and asked if I was the girl going to Peru. I said yes, and he
gave me an envelope and left. In the envelope was a very generous gift and a
note that explained that he was a convert and wished me luck. I am grateful for
that man and that note because he showed me that missionaries really do make a
difference. That maybe I really can help someone.
The third I know I
have told you about. Remington Jacobs. I am very grateful for Remi who changed
my life in 5 weeks, and who is helping me here in Peru while she is serving in
Chile. My mom once called her my gift from God and it is true. I needed her day
1 in my mission, and I know she is still helping me today. Thank you
Rem!!
Looking back on this
past year I am grateful for the people. I know Heavenly Father knows and loves
me because of the people he has placed in my life.
I love this gospel I
really do.
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