Week 36 - Cambios #6

Jacey sent me a picture of her letter for the week for me to type, so she would make her mom happy. I have included both her email and her letter.

Sooooo. I dont have a ton of time and so I just want to share a few pictures and thoughts.... 

THERE IS MORE ON THE BLOG.... hermanajaceypetersen.blogspot.com
ANYWAYS..... This week we had a baptism and we were so so so happy!!! i love baptisms. We also had transfers and hermana Uchytil left me and i have a new companion Hermana Pelaez from Ecuador and she is really nice and really awesome!! 
ALSO.... Happy Birthday Hayden!!!! 
Hermana Petersen

This past weekend were transfers, and my companion, Hermana Uchytil, left me. The part about this mission that I really don’t love is all of the goodbyes. But, . . . asi es la mision. My new companion is Hermana Pelaez from Ecuador. She is really great. She doesn’t speak a lot of English, so I guess my Spanish will get better. HOPEFULLY!  But yeah! She is really sweet and I am excited!

On Saturday, we also had a baptism . . . well kind of 2!!

1. Santiago! He is really great. Santiago has family who are members and he is always really great about reading. Even though he is only 11 years old. My favorite experience with him (besides his baptism) was when we were getting permission from his mom to teach. She was making jokes about how he could maybe go to the United states to have babies, and he taught his mom about the law of chastity. It was an example to me that we should be examples always to those around us. We don’t need to be afraid to share the gospel!

2.       Julieta! Julieta is 8 years old, so she was technically a ward baptism, but her parents were inactive so we had to teach her all the lesson. So even though she isn’t technically our convert on paper, she is in our hearts. Haha, she was so cute. When she bore her testimony she told everyone that while she was being confirmed she was praying and asking Heavenly Father if he was happy with her decision and she said, "no se como, pero yo escuche una voz quedijo, SI" (I don’t know how, but I heard a voice that said YES!” Awe cute!! These cute little kids are helping my testimony grow. I know that our Heavenly Father is so very grateful when we keep his commandments and make good choices.

We had a zone P-day on Saturday and we went to a member’s house (from the United States). We had a BBQ and played volleyball! It kind of reminded me of a family party, and it was a lot of fun. We also went to the beach and thought we would take pictures with all of our name tags in the sand… Then all of a sudden a big wave came and we almost lost everyone’s, but our zone leader saved them.

So yeah, that’s my week. Sorry there’s not more. I miss my old companion, but I guess there’s not too much growth in the comfort zone. I am excited to get to know my new companion.

Also, Happy Easter and Happy Birthday Hayden! Haha!

Love,

Hermana Jacey Petersen