tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78923511154464611962024-03-05T03:28:29.543-08:00Hermana Brogan en Perú Chiclayo y Trujillo NorteThe Full Life Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625215239455096272noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892351115446461196.post-51782233028156296242016-05-06T21:21:00.001-07:002016-05-06T21:21:12.502-07:00A Final PostWell, a few people have requested a final post on my blog. So here it goes...<br />
The last week in my mission was fantastic-ly insane. My companion for health issues went home, after a series of clinic visits the last week. Luckily, my parents happened to come pick me up from my mission the same day that my companion went home. We sat in the mission home for a minute when we went to drop off my companion, then ask my mission president who will be my companion for the last day and a half of my mission. Well, he decided the best course of action would be for me to proselyte just with my parents. Alright then. So I got to teach a few lessons with just my parents. Meaning that I basically taught full lessons alone. It was fun. It was also stressful as I closed my area to hand off to the office secretaries, who are the new missionaries in charge of the ward. I really hope they care well for those amazing, prepared people we've just found. I hope to hear good things one day.<br />
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I don't know too much what to write to wrap up the whole mission, so 'll go ahead and leave my testimony. I know that first and most importantly, our Savior lives and loves each one of us. We are children of a loving Heavenly Father who not only lets us talk with Him, but desires that we speak to Him and allow Him to guide us. For we really all have agency, that beautiful privilege to shape our lives and destinies. I also know that as we trust our Savior, our lives will become so much more than we ever imagined. Priesthood power is real. God has a plan. We have the true church today on the earth! How marvelous is that! I love my Savior, and I am so grateful that the Lord has sent me to minister to His children in Peru.<br />
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<br />The Full Life Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625215239455096272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892351115446461196.post-46258194172132099652016-04-11T10:35:00.002-07:002016-04-11T10:42:40.179-07:00THE LAST EMAIL!!!!! <div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">This week was funny. A great week too! Okay,
mostly yesterday was funny. It was election day. Weird day. Weird weird weird.
So Marìa Elena while coming down her stairs when we went to her house after not
finding anybody at all home all morning (So much walking, so much sun!), was
chanting, Keiko Keiko Keiko! Before she saw us, I responded, we don't vote! She
realized it was us and laughed. Our dueña (the same one who sat on a glass pane
the other day) was trying to fix her broom with a knife and dropped the knife.
I don't know how she manages to not hurt herself. She's such a funny lady. So
nice though. :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Then we tried to go find a less active in
Primavera 2 (still caring for two areas here- way to keep me working President!
Well, she said she didn't have time because she was about to go vote (surprise
surprise) AND was making lunch. Okay. Well, then she got locked out of her
apartment, and locked in the gate. She was stuck. And couldn't do either. Part
of my five year old self (okay this is really mean) inside laughed a bit
thinking, well, that's what you get for saying no to the missionaries. But then
I actually felt really bad for her, and kinda concerned that her stove was on
inside her apartment. We passed by later and everything seemed fine. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">We taught
Enrique. I guess Estefanìa isn't going to California this week because he said
she didn't clear it with him first. Haha. She'll get there though, I think...
Enrique was asking us if it's a sin to get remarried since he's divorced,
because his son was saying so (he's from a different church). So we had a bit
of explaining the purpose of God is giving us exaltation and how he needs to
get sealed for that to happen. But both us, his daughter, and his girlfriend
are all trying to get him to go to church. Just listen to the women in your
life! We have a a point. He's just an awkward person though, so it made a weird
day just a bit weirder. Then we had a lesson, and our pensionista came with us,
and then left in middle of the lesson, and RETURNED. I was so confused. It was
just an odd day. It made me happy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">We met the best member reference ever this
week. Karina! Marìa Elena contacted her in a park with Hermana Diana and we
passed by and did some major testifying. And she said she'll be baptized in May.
We also taught her later in the week lesson one, and she started reading the
Book of Mormon the second it was in her hands. We were sitting there like,
wait, keep listening to us! Okay, I guess you can read the prophets' words...
Uh... But we did manage to finish the lesson, and even though she had some
typical first lesson doubts, like Joseph Smith seeing God and Christ, she loved
it, and is excited to read and pray. :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Hey, another weird thing. I had a dream last
night with President Uchtdorf and Elder Bednar. (They're my favorites.) Well,
Elder Bednar was giving sandwiches to some really hungry kids. And then the
hungry kids shared with some other kids who were literally starving. So random.
Then President Uchdorf (just remember this is just a dream, but it made me happy).
spoke, and he was saying the keeping a journal helps us triumph over trials. It
had some cool alliteration, and I woke up repeating that phrase in my brain.
Well, I must have written in my journal right before going to bed! :D<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Aside from that, I've sung twice at zone things
this week. I think they have some obsession with my voice or something. I
really don't sing THAT well. And I'm not the only one who sings. My companion
sings too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Okay, well, I don't know what end of the
mission reflections I maybe should add, so I'm just going to leave it as a
normal letter home. It's been a great week, and I'm working to the end! Have a
great week, love you all, see you in some days or weeks depending on who you
are. ;)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Full Life Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625215239455096272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892351115446461196.post-65168872096331412822016-04-04T12:00:00.001-07:002016-04-04T12:00:12.805-07:00All's well. There is next week.....<div class="MsoNormal">
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Sorry, I'll write home next week. Two accepted baptismal invitations,
conference was great, and Estefanía, less active is moving to CA. To Fresno!
How cool!</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Full Life Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625215239455096272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892351115446461196.post-37956231754044710302016-03-31T00:09:00.003-07:002016-03-31T00:09:46.894-07:00Happy Easter from Trujillo<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We sang in the multizona. That was fun,
but I was super nervous to sing. Later on in the week we had Sunday. We didn't
proselyte at all because the office called us and invited us to be part of the </span>missionary<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> choir for the day. We sang in my building for three stakes, and
later in La Esperanze for two other stakes. So we got to church at 8:50ish. We
brought two investigators too! Yay! Melissa and Yanela, the cousins we found.
People are progressing! Por fin!</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Then we stay for consejo. We stay for choir
practice. We stay for the performance. We leave about 7 or so to go to la
esperanza and then are there until 9 or 9:30. It was so good. I felt a lot like
I did when I performed with Zion's choir. Such a sweet </span>familiar<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> spirit singing
in a choir. There were also some very beautiful special musical numbers
involved too. I think this is one of the best Easters I have ever had. And I've
always had good </span>Easters<span style="font-size: 12pt;">. :)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Then today we got to go to the temple. I got to
see Hermana McCally. :) That was the best. For </span>Easter<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> and in the temple. I also
woke up at 4:40 this morning to get ready to go to the temple. My comp wanted
to get there early. And we got there when nobody else was around. The lights
weren't even on. There were only security guards. Haha. But shortly after
everyone else showed up. It's so amazing to be in the temple again. I love the </span>Spirit<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> I feel there. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Oh, we also had </span>picture<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> slide shows as part of
the </span>Easter<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> program, and there's one of this little girl with curly hair and </span>Christ<span style="font-size: 12pt;">. It made me happy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Oh. The other big news. I knew I had forgotten
something. So in the middle of the transfer, this </span>Thursday<span style="font-size: 12pt;">, they closed Primavera
2. So now my companion and I are taking care of it until they can put missionaries
there next transfer. Our area just doubled in size, and we have to maintain all
the progressing people over there. That's insane! Well, hard work to the end!
:) Just the thing I need to keep me overly focused. I think I'm going to be
very tired by the end of this transfer.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">So Sister Beasley is going to Pacasmayo and
Sister Vasquez to OTUZCO! So her new comp (btw they're the sisters who were in
Primavera 2), came down from Otuzco, and was with us while Sister Vasquez
showed us around her area and presented us to some of the </span>people<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> she's
teaching. Well, Hermana Rimache (amazing missionary, so much light in her </span>countenance<span style="font-size: 12pt;">), told me about a ton of amazing things going on in Otuzco. One
lady I worked with Consuelo is now rescued, they're working on getting Elkin
baptized, and he's finally getting his act together. He and his wife aren't
fighting anymore!!! Um, Marilu was with a baptismal date. What else... I don't
know. But it was so great to hear that there is real progress there in the
branch. It makes me so happy!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Oh yeah, women's conference was the best. </span>Sister<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span>Marriott<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> makes me </span>laugh<span style="font-size: 12pt;">. Especially when she chuckled a bit after her
experience. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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one of the members who came with us this week. She said that we know we're
truly happy if we can be happy with ourselves, with God, and with those around
us. I like that a lot! :) Happiness is a choice. It doesn't depend on our
surroundings. :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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this multizone and we watched the spiritual crocodiles video. Then he said
there's a lot of them when we go home. Well thanks for worrying me president.
Haha. No, but it's all good. :) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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same street we used to be. Different room though. But now my companion can
sleep at night. So that's good. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Full Life Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625215239455096272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892351115446461196.post-82442152123675794262016-03-22T13:40:00.001-07:002016-03-22T13:40:17.761-07:00Feel like nothing happens..but, then again....<div class="MsoNormal">
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be on TUESDAY because we're going to the temple. So I will write you TUESDAY. I
don't know at what hour, but that always changes anyways. :)</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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on Sundays I always feel like nothing happened. Then I actually look back
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Well, Estefanía came back from Germany. She's
so weird. I really like her a lot. I think working through her, we'll be able
to reactivate her and her dad. She promised to start reading and praying and
coming </span>to<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> church again. She's actually- praying. It's a start. We'll just
have to remind her more often. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We taught Melissa and Yanela the first vision.
The Spirit was so incredibly strong in that lesson, I can't even believe it. I
invited them to baptism. They said yes if they do come to know it's true. They
definitely responded with the Spirit. Then Satan came in with the doubts after
how that means they'd have to change a lot and who knows what else. I think
they're already getting their answer. They felt the </span>Spirit<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> so much. The next visit on </span>Thursday<span style="font-size: 12pt;">, Melissa hadn't
prayed. But not out of laziness, she's scared of what the answer will be. So we
explained to her that everything that comes from God is good, and it's a
blessing. And that He's there to support her and help her. She recommitted to
pray about the restoration.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On Wednesday I had an intercambio with Hermana
Alvarenga. She's from Argentina, so everyone on the street calls her gringa.
And she told me that she hates that because she's not north american. She's
Latina. She's such a cool person! She's so happy and optimistic. And we just
had this amazing day teaching Estefanía the first lesson and finding new
investigators in the morning. But </span>more<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> important, we found Angela. I've been
having the impression time and time again to go to her house. (She's on the
directory). We found her this time, and got in the door. Well, some fun facts
first. She had cranberry juice (I forgot that existed!) She's thinks it's
gross, then I saw what it was (it was in english) and got </span>super<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> excited about
it. So good! And gave us cake as well. Then I learned that her job is
cremating. Wow. She </span>described<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> the process to us. Not going to lie. I was pretty
disturbed. I'll leave it at that. I freaked our zone leader out about it later
on in the week just mentioning it. Haha. But then we got to the spiritual. She
can't have kids. Her husband is a returned missionary who doesn't want anything
to do with the church. (She wouldn't tell us why). She says that she feels very
alone in a church that talks so much about </span>families<span style="font-size: 12pt;">. That centers on them.
She's basically just lost hope. She doesn't see a point. Well, after she went
on and on about how the church centers on the family, I thought, well, it also
centers on the atonement. I asked her, what do you know about the atonement?
And she was quiet for a moment, and said, Wow. I haven't thought about that in
a long time. I testified to her that through the atonement, all the injustices
in this life can be made right. But we must do our part and come to Christ so
that He can pour the blessings out on us. And maybe they won't come in the moment,
but they will come. But we must remember the gospel is what we must </span>live<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> as conditions of the atonement. Faith, repentance, baptism, receiving the Holy
Ghost, and enduring to the end (Or see, living the pattern of faith,
repentance, and renewing covenants). How amazing that our mission president
right in this time is having us, as a mission, study about the atonement in depth
for the multizone we're having tomorrow. My testimony of the atonement is being
strengthened and relivened as I do the assignment we have to prepare, and also
review my own experiences in my journal. I am so grateful for the Lord's love.
For the angels he's sent me to lift my burdens. For the miracles I've seen. And
for the changes that people can make thanks to the grace of the Savior. That
lesson was so spiritual, and I could see renewed hope come into her eyes. She
admitted it would still be a process, but she went right after the lesson to
share a scripture Hermana Alvarenga had shared in D&C6 with her husband.
What a blessing to see that lesson. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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activo and his wife is </span>investigator<span style="font-size: 12pt;">. He wants her </span>to<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> be baptized. He wants to
reactivate. She wants to know more. We talked to her of the temple and eternal </span>families<span style="font-size: 12pt;">, and now she really wants to know. They're young. 19 and 20. They'll
progress. :)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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The Full Life Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625215239455096272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892351115446461196.post-8628788995440498722016-03-14T14:04:00.000-07:002016-03-14T14:04:10.696-07:00Singing in Zone Conference<div class="MsoNormal">
This week. I felt really happy when a menos activo told us
he wasn't<o:p></o:p></div>
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going to come to church, but changed his mind when we called
him the<o:p></o:p></div>
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night before. I wasn't happy that he wasn't going to go, but I<o:p></o:p></div>
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realized that those small acts can really mean a lot for
some people.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It's also nice to see how someone can be so GRATEFUL for
small things.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Gratitude is so important. It's something I've been trying to
work on<o:p></o:p></div>
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lately. Being more grateful for everything.<o:p></o:p></div>
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But we had this awesome lesson last night focusing on faith
in the<o:p></o:p></div>
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Savior and repentance. I swear I learned more in that lesson
than he<o:p></o:p></div>
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did. The Spirit was so strong. I could really feel it as the
Spirit<o:p></o:p></div>
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spoke through me on how repentance isn't a punishment, but
rather a<o:p></o:p></div>
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way to hope, light, and healing. It's the way to avoid the
punishment<o:p></o:p></div>
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for sin. It says so in the Spanish guide for scripture
study!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Repentance is the best! And when I asked him how his faith
in Christ<o:p></o:p></div>
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was, he completely opened up and just told us everything was with the<o:p></o:p></div>
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members (It's always because of the members). I told him to
just look<o:p></o:p></div>
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straight to God. And testified a lot of His love for us and
how He'll<o:p></o:p></div>
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always support and help us through everything. It was an
amazing<o:p></o:p></div>
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lesson, and Carlos is now committed to come back to church.
He's<o:p></o:p></div>
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convinced that now is his time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Lesson: This gospel is one of hope. (How appropriate for
this Easter<o:p></o:p></div>
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season). And the small things really do help in a big way.
By small<o:p></o:p></div>
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and simple things. :)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Antony Chunque is looking for his mom's permission to be
baptized.<o:p></o:p></div>
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He's 12. A super fast learner, but I want to help him have
truly<o:p></o:p></div>
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spiritual experiences. He understands everything, but I want
him to<o:p></o:p></div>
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have a true conversion...<o:p></o:p></div>
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We taught Luis yesterday. He's the father of Diana who we
lived with<o:p></o:p></div>
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before we moved. He's been uber prepared. He basically told
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willing to be baptized with time, but that he wants his wife
to listen<o:p></o:p></div>
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too, and also basically told us he already knows it's true.
Well,<o:p></o:p></div>
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having the missionaries in the house for a year probably
helped a bit<o:p></o:p></div>
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with that. I'm so grateful that Diana took him to the temple
open<o:p></o:p></div>
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house and that she keeps a picture of the temple and
pictures of<o:p></o:p></div>
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Christ on the walls. He's really prepared, but I hope that
means that<o:p></o:p></div>
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he's ready to act. He said he'd start praying daily though.
:)<o:p></o:p></div>
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I think those are the best experiences I had for this week.
I sang in<o:p></o:p></div>
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our zone conference. I was super nervous, so it wasn't my
best<o:p></o:p></div>
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singing, but I could still really feel the Spirit come in a
lot. I<o:p></o:p></div>
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sang I'm trying to be like Jesus with my companion. Such a
sweet song.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It's still one of my favorites. I can never figure out where
to<o:p></o:p></div>
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breathe in one part of it though......<o:p></o:p></div>
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Yeah, so have a great week!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Love,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hermana Brogan<o:p></o:p></div>
The Full Life Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625215239455096272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892351115446461196.post-69231523185152056162016-03-08T09:21:00.002-08:002016-03-08T09:21:19.287-08:00The Finding Continues...<div class="MsoNormal">
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work is picking up like crazy. We're finding really good people, including the
daughter of my companion's convert from another area. Still nobody comes to
church. Even though we do everything we can on our part. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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right after she was baptized as a kid, so we're basically teaching an
investigator. But she's better than the members with missionary work. She has a
friends she wants us to teach already! Yay!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We were using the directory this week to find </span>families<span style="font-size: 12pt;">. Well in one house we went to, this family had never lived there, but
we found Karla, an amazing new investigator. She's studying medicine, and we
really feel the spirit with here. But it's also always really awkward when we
first get there, which is kinda hilarious. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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all the desires and is almost there. His brother and wife are also less actives
that are starting to come back to church, so we basically just get to teach
them and support them. Yay!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><br /></span></div>
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Utley's convert, one day when we didn't have a cita, because I felt like we
needed to the night before. I don't usually do that if we already have an
appointment planned, so it was cool. We went and she really needed us in that
moment. She has desires to repent and be baptized, so we just have to get her
to stop working on Sundays, and she'll progress really fast. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We also found two other university students,
who are cousins. I think that they think we're really weird, but my companion
and I really felt the Spirit teaching them, so I think they'll figure it all
out pretty fast. This girl, Melissa, actually told us she used to pray every
night, and one day she felt </span>like<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> God betrayed her, so she consciously decided
to stop praying. This was a few years ago. So we invited her to start again,
and she agreed to it. She's also super sincere and told us she wasn't going to
come to church just because, she feels like it's too fast. I like that it isn't
a yes and then she just doesn't come. It's a lot easier to work with them when
they don't tell us just what they think we want to hear. Honesty is the best.
But she did say she'd pray. Pretty good when all we taught was that-
prayer. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We're working with Ronaldo on accepting living
prophets. That's my favorite part of our message is that God lives. We have the
same church, the same gospel, the same blessings for us today. It isn't just
some tradition, or something that happened in history. The gospel is an active
thing. The </span>Savior<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> is involved personally in our lives. So we left him the
homework of praying and watching a conference talk. I think it should help. He
can usually resolve his doubts pretty well.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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training tomorrow, and hopefully a multizona later this month. We'll see how it
goes. We're trying to arrange two songs together for the multizone. But I'm
excited! </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">We also have conference coming up. Yay! And a
temple trip at the end of the month. So much is happening these weeks. :) It
will be good. </span></div>
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The Full Life Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625215239455096272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892351115446461196.post-91409941352332208462016-02-29T12:39:00.001-08:002016-02-29T12:39:30.038-08:00Happy Leap Day.<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Okay, so </span>transfers<span style="font-size: 12pt;">. My companion is seriously
the coolest. She is such an amazing, but amazing missionary. Like we now have
two people preparing for baptism and got a less active to church this week
amazing. She's been here 6 days. Not even. Like 5 days. Because the day of
transfers, we had to go work in her area one more day.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">So going to that story, yeah, they took the
sisters out of her area and put in elders. Two elders I know from Zona Sierra
actually. Elder Lagrava and Elder Rodriguez, so we got to proselyte with them
all day. Well, it was awkward </span>because<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> I went to transfer meeting thinking we'd
go straight back to my area, and they told me IN THE MEETING, that I'd be in
her area the whole day. So I was without a Book of Mormon. (Lesson,
always, always have a Book of Mormon no matter what). And without sunscreen. It
was like a field trip almost. Haha. I like my area a lot better than hers. It's
more tranquilo. But it was nice nearing all the news about Otuzco. Hermana
Utley's last pension's mother in law commented on how happy I am and how she'd
like me to stay. Haha. I guess I'm super happy. It was cute. She commented on
it like 3 or 4 times. But at least your companion is happy she told Hermana
Utley. :)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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(Including Susan. Sad day. Well, maybe.) So we can find more who are prepared.
We found a less active I've been looking for for a while that I'd never met.
He's cool and said he'd come to church next week. It's weird having a companion
who sings. Well. We harmonized in a lesson last night. It was so cool! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The family we live with is who we taught
actually. (We don't live with them, it's just we live on their roof and their
door is always open in the style of the sierra. So then the uncle commented on
how he heard me singing in the morning and stopped to </span>listen<span style="font-size: 12pt;">. Hahaha. Yeah, I
sing a lot. In the states, people usually just look at me weird and let it go.
I love that in this culture, they mention it. It's fun. But that just means I
have to sing primary songs that teach basic truths all the time, right?
Right. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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amazing week. :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Full Life Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625215239455096272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892351115446461196.post-43376550621586138812016-02-22T14:00:00.002-08:002016-02-22T14:00:54.971-08:00Transfer week...Last one!<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;">So we live on a rooftop. It's awesome. Every morning I wake up I just go a few steps out of the front door to say hi to the world. We wake up to the sunrise. It's gorgeous. Then when we study it gets really hot...</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span></div>
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us like queens. I'm going home fat I guess. Haha. Good table manners is eat
your huge mountain of rice every day. Ugh. Not like I ever am able to. But
she's learning fast- :)</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><br /></span></div>
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Hermana Utley. She's North American. I don't know much else about her. <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;">Transfers have me stressed. I really want to help someone get baptized or rescued before the end of my mission, and I've got 8 weeks. But I'm also a little excited too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This week my companion and I were walking down
a passageway by a park and some houses. We walk by this guy sitting on his
doorstep, and we walk past him. The Spirit is telling me to contact him. So I
look at my companion to tell her. Hermana Maydana in the same moment looks at
me and asks, you too? Yup. So we go contact him. Renzo. 18. Really cool. Really
low key guy. He </span>reminds<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> me of some of my high school friends, down to his form
of dress. I, of course, made the contact super awkward. See, that's my trick,
make them laugh at my awkwardness and then I somehow have their trust, and
then we turn it super spiritual. We ended up talking a bit about the plan of
salvation. We talk about how everyone has a purpose in life, and that through
prayer, we can really know what Heavenly Father desires of us. It just ended up
being really cool. I can't wait to go teach him again. I think he'll progress.
He's a good listener too. That's weird for Peru. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">We found Kathy again. I don't know if I ever
wrote about finding her. But she was an investigator 5 years ago I think. She's
going to be able to start to go to church at the end of March. She already has
a testimony of the church and very good memories of the elders who taught her a
ton. I think she should be able to get baptized pretty fast once she can go to
church. :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><br /></span></div>
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live in our new building we live in. We live on their roof. I know they're
from the sierra because one, they always keep their door to their apartment
open, two, there are always random grains and fruits sitting on tarps in random
spots in the building. And three, their way of talking. I love it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">One sister who is in Cajamarca had to come down
to Trujillo. She was in my area before. We did intercambios for the evening,
and I went to one of her inactive converts with her. It was amazing. She really
helped Doli a lot to understand the </span>restoration<span style="font-size: 12pt;">. The truth is I had no clue how
to help Doli. But Hermana Harris showed me how, and now I know. Yay! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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convert, Carlo, to come back to church after two months. After Sunday school, I
asked him how he feels being in church again. He said it feels like home. Carlo
is so funny. He was evangelical before, and he's really good at preaching
actually. It's fun to take him to lessons. But it's even nicer to see his own
personal conversion. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><br /></span></div>
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years old. We've taken the apostles' recent counsel to treat less actives like
investigators. We found she has a lot of doubts about the restoration and there
being only one true church. We're encouraging her to pray because she has a
very good personal relationship with God. I think helping her with the
restoration will help her see that she needs to come to church. She's super
sweet and loves the Book of Mormon. She just needs to progress a bit
more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Spencer lights up so much when he sees us now.
He's like a kid. We watched mormon messages with him this week. He loves it. He
finds so much joy and love in the </span>gospel<span style="font-size: 12pt;">. I feel the spirit so much working with him. He's turning his life completely around. Just to get him to church.
But he really is developing his testimony. He has such childlike experiences
with prayer and reading the scriptures. Just simple experiences. But I find
that those can be the most powerful. He was so happy to tell us that God
answers his prayers this week. I am genuinely so happy to hear that. God does
answer our prayers. Every single one. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We have another old investigator back who I
taught once at the beginning of my time in Primavera. he's been in Cajamarca,
but he came back this week. We're starting over with him. We retaught the
restoration and it </span>amazed<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> him. He really feels the spirit. He also completely
needed it. It all seemed so new to him. He's super busy during the week, so I
hope that doesn't keep him from progressing... But weekends are free. yay!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Rosas and Susan are killing me. I don't know
what to do with them. Susan honestly isn't progressing much more. She prays and
reads, but does not come to church. But Rosas seems to be warming up. But he's
so weird. He always goes off on his dreams and he loves talking about Revelation
(the book in the Bible) too much. He can't seem to stay on track.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">My companion told me a few days ago she wanted
to go home. Poor girl. So I got to convince her to stay on her mission. So much
testifying to my own companion. That was an interesting experience. But by the
end of the day she had decided that she does need to stay. She's just tired of
not having success on her mission. I got to pull out a note Sister Fraser (who
served in Morgan Hill 1st ward) wrote me before I left for my mission that has
been able to help me. It helped my companion a lot too. </span>Missionaries<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> have an
influence that goes beyond their own mission. I love that. :) I love that I got
to see that too. There's so many people waiting for us. So many.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">So to see what transfers bring tomorrow!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Have a great week!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Love you all!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Full Life Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625215239455096272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892351115446461196.post-91573089473692908692016-02-15T20:26:00.001-08:002016-02-15T20:26:29.312-08:00More Teaching and Finding<div class="MsoNormal">
Okay, not too much to write. </div>
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But first off, earlier this
week we had a member come with us to teach. He's recently reactivated and
is seriously the best person to come to lessons with! He served
his mission 6 years ago or so in the states. Wisconsin? But I
haven't heard his english. I think because he just reactivated, he's
really</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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humble in the lessons with us. He still shares his testimony
and experiences, but when we talk, he really listens. I've never
seen an RM act like that before. He listens and reacts as if it was
one of the</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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first times he's heard this. But it's not. He also has faith
that these people really can progress. He has a sincere love for
every single person we visited. I don't really know what made the
difference</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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so impactful on me, but really the Spirit was so strong in
all our lessons, and they all agreed to baptism and to being
rescued. Of course, that isn't too abnormal here. Getting them to act is
the big</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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thing. But I could even tell the investigators felt the
Spirit. Now that doesn't always happen.</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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Spencer, who we found last week with that can of beer, told
us that day that he wants to reactivate. Yes! But he still didn't
come to church this week even after deciding on his own to come. But
he'll get there. He did finally read a chapter in the Book of Mormon.
Victory! He's awesome!</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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We also found and taught Hernàn. 20 years old. Same day. He
felt the Spirit, UNDERSTOOD what we taught (he's from the sierra, but
he's studying. His poor mom, like most people from the mountains,
doesn't understand our message or the importance of it, but Hernan
really</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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could feel the spirit and agreed to baptism. He didn't show
up for church. Actually, none of our investigators did, even after
organizing with the members and everything. They even did their part
(the members). But that's how it goes sometimes. Next week!</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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Today we moved rooms. It was seriously the most stressful
thing I've done in a while. I was trying to get all my stuff ready and
then the elders told us last night at 10pm that we needed to get a
truck ready for the morning, and that hadn't even occurred to me, and I
was just stressed out about everything. And then the elders didn't
even set up our beds this morning, and my comp and I are not strong
enough or that, so they have to come after we write, and just a bunch of little things on top of not sleeping last night to pack. But it's
all okay. It all works out. I have an amazing sister leader, who
reminds me of my sister, who can just seem to figure everything out. She
helped me a ton today. I'm so grateful for her. But then we got to watch emperor's new groove while in Peru.
That's a</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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neat thing. I've always kinda wanted to do that. :) But the work is moving forward. We're fining and teaching
and inviting and seeing small miracles. Just hoping we can get
them to church next week!</div>
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<br /></div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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Love you all! Thanks for writing me. I always like emails!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hermana Brogan<o:p></o:p></div>
The Full Life Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625215239455096272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892351115446461196.post-1730713045849711002016-02-10T15:31:00.004-08:002016-02-10T15:31:38.157-08:00District Leaders Found Me Profoundly Inspiring<div class="MsoNormal">
Well, we found a room to live in. We're also teaching the
owner of the<o:p></o:p></div>
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house. Sweet! I think she'll progress. :)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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We were in the middle of contacting a family of members who
recently<o:p></o:p></div>
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moved here for vacations, to contact their non member mother
who<o:p></o:p></div>
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actually lives there, when a couple came up to us and
basically<o:p></o:p></div>
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demanded that we teach their children right now. And we were
already<o:p></o:p></div>
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about to enter into this first family's house, and the zone
leaders<o:p></o:p></div>
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were coming in exactly 15 minutes to look at the room we
found one<o:p></o:p></div>
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block away. So we ask for the afternoon, and they said no,
now! So we<o:p></o:p></div>
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said after this cita. We basically go in already trying to
leave the<o:p></o:p></div>
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house while trying to be polite and get to know them and
just set an<o:p></o:p></div>
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appointment for the next week, then we go to this other
family. The<o:p></o:p></div>
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parents are busy so they leave us with their kids (9 and 7
years old),<o:p></o:p></div>
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and we teach them prayer. After teaching them, we ask them
to say the<o:p></o:p></div>
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last prayer and they recite the padre nuestro and the ave
maria. Poor<o:p></o:p></div>
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little brainwashed kids. We need to teach them better. They
gave us<o:p></o:p></div>
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rosarios (in english, rosaries?) too. Oh my. Buuut, the mom
studied in<o:p></o:p></div>
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an adventista colegio, but doesn't like that they speak bad
about<o:p></o:p></div>
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other churches, and she and her spouse are married, baptized
catholic,<o:p></o:p></div>
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don't identify with any church, and a he's a lawyer and
she's a<o:p></o:p></div>
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psychologist. I'm stoked! We're going to teach them ALL
today! Yay!<o:p></o:p></div>
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We taught Italo for the last time this week. Crazy kid. He's
moving to<o:p></o:p></div>
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Lima. (All my investigators move to Lima. It's the worst.)
But he<o:p></o:p></div>
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came to church for the second time yesterday and promised to
go to<o:p></o:p></div>
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church in Lima and read his whole Book of Mormon in the
commute to and<o:p></o:p></div>
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from work. We reexplained the restoration yesterday because
he's got<o:p></o:p></div>
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some wild questions. (They're actually good, valid
questions, just<o:p></o:p></div>
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ones we don't get a lot in Peru), and he's gone from
agnositc to<o:p></o:p></div>
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definitely believing in God. Progress!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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Spencer! He's a less active just out of rehab (alcohol and
drugs). We<o:p></o:p></div>
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found him with beer walking down the street when we were
headed home<o:p></o:p></div>
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one night. We were on the phone, but I left it with my comp
to finish<o:p></o:p></div>
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up talking while I convinced Spencer to not avoid us. He's
obedient,<o:p></o:p></div>
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so he stuck around, and then when he hung up, we convinced
him to pour<o:p></o:p></div>
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out the beer onto the street. At first he said no. He wanted
to go to<o:p></o:p></div>
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a park and think. So we told him we'd go with him, and he
poured it<o:p></o:p></div>
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out in that very moment. It felt very victorious. I was
super happy<o:p></o:p></div>
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about it! Then we went and talked to him about how God loves
and<o:p></o:p></div>
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supports him and how he needs to pray and read the Book of
Mormon in a<o:p></o:p></div>
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nearby park, and walked him halfway home. The next day his
parents<o:p></o:p></div>
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said he had come straight home. Sweet!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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We had an awesome first lesson with Ismael's dad. (Ismael is
a<o:p></o:p></div>
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convert). His dad believed us right off the bat, and really
felt the<o:p></o:p></div>
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spirit. He works sunday though. So it will take a bit of
effort, but I<o:p></o:p></div>
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think he'll get there. :)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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Rosas committed to come to church! Miracle! BUT then a
relative came<o:p></o:p></div>
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and the family didn't come to church. Next week we should
have Susan<o:p></o:p></div>
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and Rosas at church with their four kids. Much praying will
be needed.<o:p></o:p></div>
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And that. :) </div>
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It's been a good week. My district leader wrote
something<o:p></o:p></div>
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I said up on the board during district meeting as a quote.
Awkward<o:p></o:p></div>
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moment. I'm really not so profound, don't they know that?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Have a great week!<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />
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Hermana Brogan<o:p></o:p></div>
The Full Life Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625215239455096272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892351115446461196.post-1066594143544955692016-02-03T16:25:00.002-08:002016-02-03T16:25:25.098-08:00Time Flew By<div class="MsoNormal">
Whoa, el tiempo ya pasò! The time flew by. I only have five
minutes.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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But we taught Magali this week who agreed to baptism, and is
married.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We just have to get her to church. If we can get her to act
on her<o:p></o:p></div>
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committments, she's gold. And if not, she's potential gold.
We also<o:p></o:p></div>
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taught her husband, and he has potential too. Magali has
more desires.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Susan either needs to get married or live the law of
chastity some<o:p></o:p></div>
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other way. She's thinking about separating from her husband.
I don't<o:p></o:p></div>
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know why though. Uuugh, why do things get so complicated.
Her testimony<o:p></o:p></div>
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is getting so strong. She understands it all so well too!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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Italo has disappeared. That makes me sad. He has so much
potential.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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This week we had to look for rooms. After finding some
options, the<o:p></o:p></div>
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zone leaders had to come approve them. No go on all of them.
There are<o:p></o:p></div>
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no other rooms in my area! We're in the best option already! </div>
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But anyways, we ended up teaching Magali actually when we were
looking at</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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a room she's going to rent out, and it was just a load of
awkward to have<o:p></o:p></div>
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our zone leaders be
in the lesson. Then they somehow convinced us to<o:p></o:p></div>
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buy them cremoladas.... (ice cones??) They kept talking
about it ALL<o:p></o:p></div>
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morning, so we caved.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We're going to other huacas (ruins) today! It should be fun.
It's NOT<o:p></o:p></div>
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a tourist sight, so Ishould hopèfully get to grab some
souveneirs!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Woo! I'm excited.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Aaaand, that's the summary. Other things have happened, but
I'm out of time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Love you all!<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />
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Hermana Brogan<o:p></o:p></div>
The Full Life Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625215239455096272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892351115446461196.post-76159975665066910692016-01-26T18:15:00.001-08:002016-01-26T18:15:09.615-08:00The Work is Progressing <div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">This week. I had intercambios! It was so much
fun. I was with Hermana Smith, who was in the MTC with me my first two weeks in
my room. :) She's super sweet. We spent basically the whole time talking about
our missions, and the MTC, and our areas, and the MTC, and everything. It was
fun. The sister leaders are always the best. She told me some really sweet
things about myself, and it was just a very happy, but insane day. We ended up
teaching an apostata. I think it was my fault. (We were in her area). She told
me this lady had gone through the temple, and was apostate and kinda sassy.
Well,I think the word apostate just went right over my head, and I said, let's
teach her!!! Yeah, bad idea. She's got some pretty wild out there ideas. It
actually made me pretty sad for her. Stay true to the faith!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">We also had an amazingly spiritual lesson in
the nighttime with one of their less actives. It's probably one of the best
lessons (on our part) I've had on the mission. He's already ready to be
rescued, so that helped too!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Italo agreed to baptism. We just have to get
him to come to church and keep his </span>commitments<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> more faithfully. But he wants
to be baptized. Yay! It actually surprised me when he said that he believes
Joseph Smith was a prophet. (I had asked him). We haven't talked much about the
restoration since officially teaching it. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></div>
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least wants to get married, but they're just so poor that they can't. Arg. I
don't know what to do about that. But I love teaching them! Susan constantly
reads the Book of Mormon and prays! Her little girls tell me some pretty wild
dreams- about how I'm next to Jesus or how I put crowns on their heads, or I
don't even know what else. They always talk about angels to us too. They are
seriously so precious. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Carolina). She went inactive pretty fast after her baptism, so it will be just
like teaching an investigator, but she wants to come back to church! We talked
to her about the temple, and Christ. I told her that Christ would do
everything, the atonement, His resurrection, the restoration, everything, even
if it were only just for her. Wow. The Spirit really guided my words in that
lesson, and I know she felt it. She wants to come back to church. I'm excited!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I had a lesson with two less actives. (The wife
is a bit closer to being active). We talked about the law of chastity, and told
Nelson he has to marry his wife. (Andrea has wanted to be married for a long
time). We also talked a bit about the temple, eternal families, if he </span>really<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> loves his daughters he needs to set an example, and if he wants to be with
them, be sealed. And I just told him straight up that he has to get married.
And he agreed! I love being direct. They know it's true. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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for a lot of good things happening in our area. Now they just have to actually
happen!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Full Life Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625215239455096272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892351115446461196.post-9499634539574483102016-01-18T15:23:00.004-08:002016-01-18T15:25:12.018-08:00A Nun In Our House?<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Italo came to church! Finally! He also went to
Lima and asked his girlfriend permission to be baptized. Haha. But that's a
good sign. I think it's time to invite him, but for reals this time, to baptism
with a specific date. Well, his first time to church happened to be stake
conference, so it was insane. But some of the youth, the 18 year olds,
befriended Italo. It made me laugh since he's like 30 years old. But hey,
whoever reaches out is better than nobody!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">We taught a random guy through a window this
week. He had a shop, and kinda approached us as we were standing confused on
the street. I awkwardly said, hola? And then we ended up talking to him and
giving him a Book of Mormon and inviting him to baptism in February. Well, he's
traveling until February starts, but he's very interested, and said yes to
baptism... I love the excitement, but I'm finding in this area, basically
anyone who isn't already super religious says yes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">We went into our house for dinner on Friday,
and as we walked in we saw Hermana Diana sitting in the living room with a
nun. I was really confused why there was a nun in our house. So we go to
our room, the kitchen, and then I look out of the kitchen at Diana with a
questioning face, and she says, Hermaaanas!!! Let me introduce you to my
friend! So it turns out they were really good friends in college. Haha. I
wanted to take a picture, but I felt weird asking. But it was pretty cool. The
nun was super sweet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mmmm, que mas. We contacted an old
investigator, Valeria, who was a reference from the temple a year ago. She's 15
and super interested, but her parents don't want anything. We got her number,
and we want to teach her parents to try to get them to open up to the church.
She still reads the Book of Mormon after 7 months or so. :D<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Full Life Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625215239455096272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892351115446461196.post-8774932485220840012016-01-11T16:35:00.003-08:002016-01-11T16:35:29.623-08:00Transfer Week and Haley.......stays put!!!!<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Miracle lessons, kid investigators came to church, but not their parents. Italo
is crazy, and has some insane concepts of life. He was talking about polygamy
like it's just a social </span>construction<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> that we're monogomous, but he's not
polygamous either, and he's just weird. It's always fun to teach him. But when
we teach him, he feels the Spirit a lot, and tells us that we just make
everything seem so simple. Well... Cause it is. He'll hopefully progress. I can
never tell where his desire actually to find out if it's true. He definitely
wants to come closer to God, and he loves talking about the plan of salvation,
but when it comes to </span>the<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> restoration, he doesn't really have doubts, nor a
confirmation that it's true. Hmmm... But he's reading and praying. SO that's
good. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Susan flipped out this week when we told her
there's a living prophet and 12 apostles. She now has a copy of the conference
Liahona, and I bore testimony and her doubts aren't as big now. We felt a big
change in the atmosphere of that lesson. We ended with the Spirit super strong.
Another day we talked about the temple and eternal </span>families<span style="font-size: 12pt;">. She wants to go to
the temple. She says she has to get married inside. And now that she knows it's
actually a possibility, she's excited about it. Please pray for her husband,
Rosas. He needs to get on board with his wife. </span>She's<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> super cool and progressing
along fine, but he barely ever listens to us. (Not that he's against it, </span>just<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> lack of desire.) But Susan is so good, and her little daughters are amazing.
That family is now really good friends with a family preparing to get sealed
soon. So that's really nice. Mechi took Susan's daughters to church for her
because Susan couldn't come, and gifted the family some hymn books. Yay! I felt
like a primary teacher teaching Susan's girls to sing I am a child of God.
Also, Bianca, 6, just started telling me about seeing a angel the other day.
That was pretty neat. I love that family. :) Being around little kids is fun!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Alicia, menos activa, studying english. We were
going to drop her for a bit, but instead we invited her to prepare for a temple
recommend interview. She lit up. She didn't </span>understand<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> that she could go do
baptisms. But now she has that as a goal, and we told her she can go to gospel
principles with us instead of JAS (she feels to young next to the other JAS...
hm, kinda like I did!), and she's more excited about church now. Sweet! She
only came the first hour because her family needed her, but next week she should
come again. :)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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comp and I stay. But we also heard about our whole zone. Well, our "little
brother" Fernando was on the roof with us (where there's a signal to talk
on the phone), and he's four years old. He was SO excited when we found out
Hermana McQueen is going to Cajamarca. He shouted, CAJAMARCA! The elders asked,
who's the kid? I was cracking up. Kids are so fun. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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didn't get baptized :( and a zone training. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Full Life Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625215239455096272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892351115446461196.post-73062760896757505142016-01-05T08:14:00.002-08:002016-01-05T08:14:54.915-08:00Haley is Like a Doll<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Today, we visited </span>Las<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Huacas! A cool
archaeological site with ruins of a temple. It just makes me think of the Book
of Mormon and all the corruption that happened in the Americas. At least they
didn't sacrifice children or women in this temple.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Susan came to church by herself (well, and our
help, but without spouse) and her four kids ages 2 to 9. She's awesome! She
still needs to </span>understand<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> more, but she's definitely gaining a testimony! We're
still working with her husband so that he can understand better. He says he's
already been baptized. He just needs to understand the whole authority thing.The little girls in Susan's family always tell
me I'm like a doll. Doll=Muñeca. So they always say Hola muñeca. Chao muñeca. I
always respond the same. Hola muñecas. Chao muñecas. They think I'm sooo
pretty, </span>especially<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> my hair, and they always play with it and leave it a little
crazier than it already is. Haha. </span></span></div>
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they're little angels sent to me. :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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church, but he did read a bit of the Book of Mormon. He ran off to Cajamarca
this week, when we had a cita with him, to go visit his girlfriend. Can you
people just stop traveling so we can teach you? Okay, I guess you can have a
life... But still, let us know first. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">There's this family here, the </span>family<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Chong. And
the dad's dad, is in Jose Balta, where I started my mission! Crazy! It's like
my mission is a huge circle! Pretty neat. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We </span>found<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> this sweet 14 year old girl this week,
Camila, just by contacting. We haven't taught her much yet, but she's already
agreed to be baptized. Her grandfather is </span>Mormon<span style="font-size: 12pt;">, and she read the Book of </span>Mormon<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> a bit in her childhood. So I'm excited to work with her!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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missionaries in the zone tried to copy my ballet while we were playing basketball today. It was really funny. My zone leader actually got really into it.
Haha.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Full Life Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625215239455096272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892351115446461196.post-43441106511293140132015-12-29T14:36:00.001-08:002015-12-29T14:38:30.146-08:00More singing in the Plaza<div class="MsoNormal">
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this family we taught who </span>found<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> a bunch of huge LIES about Joseph Smith online and so we got into that lesson and it was super contentious. But the lovely RM
Sheyla fixed it all for us, and then we testified and talked about </span>finding<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> the
truth through prayer, and the Spirit filled the room! Also, the little girls in
that family are so cute. They're like angels, and they say I'm a doll, and
always play with my hair. I love it. Even though my hair always ends up super
frizzy after the lesson. Haha.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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temple recommend, so that should get him to reactivate! Yay! He doesn't even
fight against any of the commandments because he understands them. He just has
to start living them again. It's fun to teach him. I couldn't think of the word
bromista the other day, so I made up bromeador. They laughed at that. But hey,
if they understood me that's all that matters. So then they decided I'm a
chistadora. Which is also a made up word. So much teasing, it isn't fair!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Italo didn't come to church. Oh </span>yeah<span style="font-size: 12pt;">, we found him this week, and he's super cool. He's
agnostic which is so refreshing being in Perú. It feels like I'm talking to
someone from the states. He speaks </span>English<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span>perfectly<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (He went to some super
pituco school where they do everything except PE and religion in English). So it"s fun to teach him. He's a reference from putting his info on the internet!
Never thought I'd have one of those! And he has a </span>Mormon<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> friend. SO cool. SO
neat. He's so going to progress, if he actually comes to church like he said he </span>would<span style="font-size: 12pt;">! But he said an amazing prayer (And actually talks to God, he doesn't
just SAY a prayer. He speaks with his Heavenly Father). He felt the Spirit
super strong and said he felt as if he wanted to cry. He said it felt the same
as one time when he was talking to his LDS friend about the church. Yeeeeessss!
:)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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We had a party as a zone. For like two hours. It was neat. I ate too much
paneton, and I still want more. Luckily everyone still has some and invites us
to some every time we teach. Woo!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Embarrassing story for me of how we found him, so I'll just say that we found
him, and I think he's </span>going<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> to progress too if I can convince my comp to go
visit him more. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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The Full Life Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625215239455096272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892351115446461196.post-26204493247838408352015-12-29T14:17:00.000-08:002015-12-29T14:17:10.878-08:00Singing in the Plaza<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This week. We sang in the </span>plaza<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> and it was
AWESOME! Okay, the second night on the blog, I wore a shirt with stripes and
I'm in the </span>front<span style="font-size: 12pt;">. I can't even find myself from the first night. I'm somewhere
on the right, I think....It was super awesome the second night during one of the
groups, fireworks started going off. I felt like we're </span>rock stars<span style="font-size: 12pt;">. It was way
fun to sing in public! Thanks to a long series of events, I got to sing a
tiiiiny bit in a trio both nights, when a week ago I wasn't even going to be
singing. That was awesome. I love how little things work out </span>sometimes<span style="font-size: 12pt;">! </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We found a cool family this week because a nine
year old girl asked us why we write a ton of information down when we were in the street at a less active's house. That was neat! So then later we were trying
to find her house from what little she told us. </span>Something<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> about a metal door
next to a house of other random people we contacted (helping them put things in
their car). So we were just confused, but they saw us from inside and the girls
ran to us! Awesome! their mom is awesome, was very interested int he Book of </span>Mormon<span style="font-size: 12pt;">, and </span>just<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> wants to know the truth. Good condition to be in for missionaries.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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December 26th. Someone I found is getting baptized! What a blessing! I'm super
happy. How cool for Hermana Morales 'daughter' too, to start your mission with
a baptism. That's so cool!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Oh, Dallin, we contacted some random guy from
Japan. I thought about you. He stayed in the plaza for the Christmas choir. </span>Which<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> was neat. But I think he said he's from Kyoto. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I had an intercambio with Hermana Pineda. We
spent the whole day (aside from finding 5 new investigators and teaching a ton
of awesome lessons), singing to people, and singing in the street trying to
copy all the </span>soloists<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> voices for the choir. I love Hermana Pineda. She's </span>going<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> through very similar experiences I went through at the same time as me, and so
we were able to just talk a ton, and it was just good. It was a good day. She's
such a wonderful person. I like when I have awesome sister leaders.
:) <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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area last night visiting with a menos activo and a recent convert, and they fed
us paneton, twice, cake, and hot chocolate which was better than it normally is
in </span>Peru<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (no it was delicious! So yummy!), all in one night. So good. It made us
late to reporting though. Which was good because there was actually a huge
party on our street so we wouldn't have been able to hear a thing...<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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The Full Life Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625215239455096272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892351115446461196.post-79893393356369951622015-12-14T19:20:00.000-08:002015-12-14T19:20:00.230-08:00Caught in Spanglish mode<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">So this week. Hmmm, what's happened. My companion
still rocks. She's working really hard on learning English and learning to
sing. I'm learning a lot how to teach English and how to teach singing. I think
I'm not too bad at it. So it's fun. But it's really messing up my Spanish and
my English because now I just mix it up all the time, </span>and<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> I say random things
in </span>English<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> to my comp thinking I'm speaking </span>Spanish<span style="font-size: 12pt;">. It's a pain. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Okay, funny story, so we had about three
priesthood </span>holders<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> come with us to some lessons yesterday. (I don't really </span>understand<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> my companion's organization, but I'm still learning the area, so
it's kinda up to her for now). Then she looked at me and asked if we can do
divisions. Completely serious. I said no, waiting for her to realize the rules.
She didn't get it. I had to tell her we can't go on splits with men, only with
sisters in the ward. Hahaha. My companion. I love her so much. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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for the stocking. Even her family hasn't sent her anything, so she really
appreciates it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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this week. So that was... interesting. It was the night before too. So luckily,
we were in the chapel for a meeting with the bishop, and Hermana Furness
happened to be there, and she rocks at piano, so she and I arranged something
super fast. And I told myself, it's going to be okay. It's only 16
missionaries. (For some reason, singing for my peers is harder than for
strangers, or the branch in Otuzco). Well, then the next day, the elders from
the office decide to waltz into our meeting just about 20 minutes before I
sing, so then there were more like 20 people. Why is my chapel the building
with the offices? it's weird to see them left and right. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to tell me hi (They came down for training since Hermana Esther is seminary
teacher, and met people in my ward.) That made me happy. I miss them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the grandma of a primary kid who we're helping now with her faith in God book.
So we were helping the girl with learning how to do an FHE and learning about
the sacrament, and then Hermana Santos had a ton of questions for us about
Joseph Smith and prophets and apostles and basically we just really need to
teach her the first lesson already. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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year who doesn't live in our ward, but we ended up teaching him (He was in the
house of some menos activos we went to visit). He's struggling with deciding to
go on a </span>mission<span style="font-size: 12pt;">, so I shared with him a bunch of experiences and I don't know
what else, and he was saying, wow, at many wise things the Spirit had me say.
Then later he asked, "and how old are you?" I say 20. He was pretty surprised.
Pretty fun.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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was amazing. I love the peace and joy I feel inside the temple. The more time
I've been on the mission, the more I feel like I need the temple. It really
helped me reground my testimony in some basic things I knew pretty well before
the mission, but got a bit weaker in Otuzco. So it was just what I
needed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the ward. Angelì, who's only 8. Her mom is a rescue from </span>missionaries<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> before
us. Well, the bishop basically just put us in charge of everything and wouldn't even answer his phone all week. So then everything just went wrong
because we needed keys to the font. So one of the RMs in the ward (who served
in Chiclayo), came to help us out. We had to wait for the font (which we found
full of water and dead and living insects) to drain, so he could climb over the
railing to unlock the doors that go to the stairs, and then we had to clean it
and fill it up again. Nobody came but the family, and because of the font, we
started two hours late, and then the primary was having an activity, but
stopped it to come to the baptism, so then there were a TON of people there
(including Santos!), and it turned out pretty good.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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devotional. The missionaries sang. YW sang, primary, Hermana Pineda and Hermana </span>Smith<span style="font-size: 12pt;">, and who else? But it was super good. President Marler came and spoke,
and it was just a really cool night. We had some people we're working with
come. That was nice too.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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were in our house last year? But they left the tree, so we set it up in our
room when Diana was decorating the rest of the house one night. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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We're performing this week in the plaza de armas. It should be fun. They're
even bringing down the missionaries from Cajamarca! Everyone is going to be
there!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Full Life Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625215239455096272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892351115446461196.post-61287466883105934212015-12-07T20:59:00.000-08:002015-12-07T20:59:21.243-08:00Ahhh...Primavera!!!!<div class="MsoNormal">
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Primavera. It's super temperate here. Not hot nor cold. Sweet! I forgot that
was a climate. :) I'm a fan. I basically got sent to the most, pero mas, pero
mas pituco area in the mission. Maybe not the most, but I sure feel like it is.
Let me start from cambios.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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your new companion will be Hermana Maydana. Okay... I look at Hermana Morales.
Do you know her? What is she like? Oh, she's super sweet. I think, sweet!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><br /></span></div>
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our new dresses that Hermana Esther made us to cambios. I meet Hermana Maydana.
She's writing a note to an old companion that she's nervous for cambios. I
think, sweet, she's like me then. We get to talking, and she already hugs me,
holds onto my arm, and tells me I'm funny. Success! And we go in taxi (not
mototaxi, a real taxi), to our house. And when I say our house, I mean our
house. Two stories high, made out of super nice material, house. It's super
clean. We go inside the first door (still outside, they have walls around their
houses), then she takes me to the side of the house and we have a sliding glass
door that opens to our room. It's little and cute, but super clean. Then she
shows me the rest of the house. A kitchen that looks american- only missing a toaster,
and the living room, and upstairs, and the roof. We have our own cupboard of
food, and we pension in our same house. They cook breakfast and lunch for us,
and we make dinner. We can eat whatever is in the kitchen. The area is flat,
all the houses are nice, and everyone I talk to can understand me, and a lot of
people talk to me in English. I think I'm in America. I knew if I went to the
city I'd think I'm in the states. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><br /></span></div>
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and people who actually go to church. This week two investigators and eight
(EIGHT!) less actives. Two for the first time after only one visit with them
this week. And one of those two stayed all three hours like it's so normal.
What in the world? The ward, I'm in a ward, is about 200 people big, and the
bishop, and many leaders are return missionaries. And a lot of the JAS (YSA) is
RMs as well. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><br /></span></div>
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stoked to learn English. She's from Bolivia, and has a lot of similar opinions
as me. And a nice refresher is her more optimistic view of the gospel and that
she bases her work and actions on the Spirit and on the atonement. When I talk
to her about the gospel, it edifies us both. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I still don't know much about her or her story,
but we have talked at </span>least<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> about our missions, and are figuring out how to
teach together, but it's been super cool. Also two families we're working with
are preparing to get sealed. Hopefully we can go to their sealings. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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in construction.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was super great, and it's made me more excited to act more like a kid and to
focus on serving others.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><br /></span></div>
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little boys. One is 8 I think, and the other is 4. The four year old is always
asking us for candy. Luckily I've had candy on me three times. I also spun him
in the office chair (They have an office in their home!). We're friends. :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I asked Haley about moving from the </span>mountains to the city and what missionaries she serves with. She sends me multiple emails each week. I am trying to piece together this week from 5 emails. :p<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> I miss the mountains, but I love the city. I
feel at home in my area. It's suburbany. Not </span>like<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Jose Balta (my first area),
which felt like busy city. It's calm with little parks on both sides of my
house. But I saw a little art piece on this lady's wall of someone dressed like
how they are in the chacra. It really made me realize how cultured Otuzco was.
It's kinda like going back in time a bit. How they dress and live is different.
I loved it. But it was HARD to serve in the mountains. I feel like there will
be a lot that happens here. :)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Our district is 8 people, 3 </span>Latinas<span style="font-size: 12pt;">, and the
rest gringos. In our zone, it's basically all sisters except for the </span>companionship<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> of leaders. Two districts- so two district leaders and their
companions, and two zone leaders. 6 elders, 10 sisters. I don't really know
what there is to do for pday. It's kinda like being in Morgan Hill, it's
pretty, but what do you do? Today we're going to watch a movie, eat ice cream
and lunch, and go to Tottus- the Peruvian Target. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">She has next Christmas planned already...</span></div>
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combining our Christmas with a chocolatada as well. I have no clue how we're
going to do paneton, but I'll find a way. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Full Life Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625215239455096272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892351115446461196.post-65824708715272542802015-12-03T09:50:00.002-08:002015-12-03T09:50:58.830-08:00TRANSFERRED!<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">So my week. We had interviews with </span>President<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Marler. It was a pretty interesting day. He helped my companion and I be good
friends again, but he also promised me transfers. So I'm being transferred to
Primavera (the mission office is in my chapel). My companion is Hermana
Maydana, from Bolivia. I've heard all good things about her. Talking to Hermana
Hernandez (a sister from my very first area in the mission), was in my area
just a little bit ago, and told me it's kinda pituco (compared to Otuzco, I'm
sure I'll feel like I've gone back tot he states), and that everyone there are
super wonderful. So I'm excited!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Mormon every day. He's starting to understand prayer a bit better. He has the
steps down, now he just has to start changing what he says each time. He was
going to come to church, but that never happened. We had a lesson where his
cousin started talking to him while we were teaching. Ouch. But they just don't
really understand the concept of receiving lessons here. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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didn't even tell my pensionista. But then Amelia decided to give us paneton and
hot chocolate, so we had a dinner with the elders, their convert, Richard,
Presidente Olidon, and Amelia and her daughter. So that was pretty cool. :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We had </span>activities<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span>with<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> the branch all week this
week. We played soccer one night. Now, let's slow this one down. I played
soccer. I did. And I didn't run away from the ball. And I scored two goals.
Wait a minute... this isn't me. How weird. It was super fun actually!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">We had a talent show.I sang. We also did a skit
with Christ and his disciples with the relief society. I was Christ. My
companion was Judas. It was hilarious. Maybe I'll explain the skit one day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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jokes in between numbers. It was great.:)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Then Saturday we went on paseo, and went to the
chacra of Hermana Esther. It was super pretty and way fun. Especially throwing
dogs in their pond, and singing and playing </span>ukulele<span style="font-size: 12pt;">, and just going
there. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On </span>Sunday<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Elder (now President) Fackrell and
his wife came and spoke for our branch. (He was one of the senior missionaries,
but got called to be 2nd </span>counselor<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> to President Marler). He gave a super good, focused talk to help the branch be stronger. He wants them to be more focused
on the </span>Spirit<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> and on the temple, and to </span>especially<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> keep the Sabbath day. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We also had a bit of a miracle that Consuelo
came to church again, </span>and<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> stayed all three hours. (MA). This is her </span>third<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> time
coming </span>to<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> church, but first time in two transfers. So my companion </span>next<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> transfer is going to be training. Hopefully they should get to have two rescues
(Consuelo </span>and<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Norma), and </span>hopefully<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> can get Otilio to baptism. :) I'm excited
for her. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">It rained suepr hard yesterday, so my comp had </span>rain boots<span style="font-size: 12pt;">. I didn't (the ones in </span>my<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> room are too small for me). The streets can
be like rivers, so she literally carried me across on her back. </span>Which<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> is
hilarious because we both had backpacks. Haha. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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when I told him. He said so surely that he was going to talk to President
Marler so that I don't go. Sorry, I'm going. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">But I </span>love<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Otuzco, and I will definitely miss it
a ton. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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The Full Life Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625215239455096272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892351115446461196.post-78830284295445861842015-11-24T13:53:00.002-08:002015-11-24T13:53:54.598-08:00Happy Belated Birthday, Rhett.<div class="MsoNormal">
So world, I suppose I should announce the birthday of my
wonderful<o:p></o:p></div>
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brother Rhett, Happy belated birthday!<o:p></o:p></div>
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So this week was another interesting one. The elders had
another<o:p></o:p></div>
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baptism. They told me the same morning I was going to give
the first<o:p></o:p></div>
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talk. Good thing I've been a missionary for a year and
can come up<o:p></o:p></div>
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with something. But I'm not that exciting of a public
speaker in<o:p></o:p></div>
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Spanish todavía.<o:p></o:p></div>
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My pensionista interpreted a dream I had with a bunch of<o:p></o:p></div>
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cowboys-chacra workers, and a bunch of refugees. She only told me it<o:p></o:p></div>
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means I'll meet someone very interesting. I was cracking up
as she<o:p></o:p></div>
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listened to my crazy dream. I have a lot of weird dreams
actually.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It's always fun to see what my subconscious comes up with.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We visited Lucía, and there was a turkey. It didn't chase me too<o:p></o:p></div>
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much. It just puffed up it's feathers every time I looked at
it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Another day in the
street a Turkey started chasing us. We used our<o:p></o:p></div>
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umbrellas as a shield as we ran away. Why are turkeys
scarier than<o:p></o:p></div>
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dogs?<o:p></o:p></div>
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And I had a pretty powerful lesson with a widower where I
told him<o:p></o:p></div>
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very boldly that he can be together with his family for
forever, but only </div>
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through covenants, and that he has to make them in the
true</div>
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church, which is ours. And I don't know what else. I felt the Spirit<o:p></o:p></div>
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pretty strong in that lesson. It was cool. I normally have a
different<o:p></o:p></div>
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teaching style, so I know the Spirit was talking through me.
:)<o:p></o:p></div>
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That's really about it though. We have interviews tomorrow,
so I'll be<o:p></o:p></div>
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going down to Trujillo. Woo.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Have a great week!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Keep writing!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hermana Brogan<o:p></o:p></div>
The Full Life Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625215239455096272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892351115446461196.post-57153142691283460762015-11-19T10:43:00.002-08:002015-11-24T13:56:27.033-08:00The work continues forward.<div class="MsoNormal">
Okay, my companion and I are back to being best friends.
She's calmed<o:p></o:p></div>
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down about being exact with exact exactness. (There's
obedience with<o:p></o:p></div>
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exactitud, then there's forgetting about other parts of the
gospel,<o:p></o:p></div>
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like that we should be happy, and just try our best and
trust the rest<o:p></o:p></div>
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to the Lord, and we need to love others and be patient with
them). So<o:p></o:p></div>
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we found a balance, and now we're having a ton of fun here.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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President Marler also wrote me this week and told me that
really a<o:p></o:p></div>
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large part of the work with our little branch isn't so much
to get it<o:p></o:p></div>
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to grow, as much as strengthening it, and helping the
members progress<o:p></o:p></div>
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towards the temple. And lots of encouragement. All is good
now.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We had a zone meeting and intercambios this week. (And we
always stay,<o:p></o:p></div>
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both in Otuzco since our leaders come from Trujillo). The
elders also<o:p></o:p></div>
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had intercambios the same day. 8 missioanries in Otuzco. So
cool!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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We found some cool people this week. We had an amazingly
spiritual<o:p></o:p></div>
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lesson with this lady, Betti, and I really helped her feel
comfortable<o:p></o:p></div>
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praying, and we got her to pray to end the lesson. It was a
very<o:p></o:p></div>
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spiritual experience. I basically walked her through it
before she<o:p></o:p></div>
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actually prayed, and then she just had to add the start and
the end.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It ended up being a very effective way to teach her prayer.<o:p></o:p></div>
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My companion with Hermana Hidalgo had the miracle lesson (I
swear<o:p></o:p></div>
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there's always one in intercambios), where they talked this
guy into<o:p></o:p></div>
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going back into his house when he said he was busy, and he
believed<o:p></o:p></div>
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everything about the restoration. Future priesthood holder!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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Later on in the week, we had an activity where we learned to
make<o:p></o:p></div>
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picarones (I always come out of those not having learned...
I need<o:p></o:p></div>
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recipes. I'm dependent on them. Here, they aren't.) But the<o:p></o:p></div>
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electricity went out, and we wanted to do a movie night with
the JAS<o:p></o:p></div>
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(mostly investigators from the elders, and Greli, our menos
activa)<o:p></o:p></div>
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(JAS=Young adults). So I asked my comp if we should pray.
She said<o:p></o:p></div>
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yes, but then abandoned me in the dark and went to the
kitchen. I<o:p></o:p></div>
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thought she went to the bathroom, so I just stayed in the
chapel.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Haha. So I said a quick prayer to have electricity, because
it's<o:p></o:p></div>
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usually out for a couple ours, but we needed it within half
an hour.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It turned right back on after about three minutes. Prayer
works!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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We also caught Elkin and Natali dancing in the street
together from a<o:p></o:p></div>
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block away. It was cute.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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We climbed up the mountain, Cholocday (the tall on with
a white cross.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I finally learned its name), at five in the morning with
the zone to<o:p></o:p></div>
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watch the sunrise. SO early. It's fun to climb mountains
early! It<o:p></o:p></div>
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was super pretty. I actually left my camera so I could enjoy
the<o:p></o:p></div>
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sunrise more than be obsessed with taking pictures. :) Good
choice on<o:p></o:p></div>
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my part.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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Elder Lagrava is always bothering me now saying that he can
see in my<o:p></o:p></div>
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eyes that I want more food. In whatever situation. When
we're with<o:p></o:p></div>
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Esther, when we're eating pancakes as a zone, picarones, and
who knows<o:p></o:p></div>
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what else. He always says that. There's nothing in my eyes.
I don't<o:p></o:p></div>
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want more. Thanks. (One time I did want more pizza, but we
were going<o:p></o:p></div>
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to go eat lunch with Hermana Chepa.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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Our branch mission leader is always bothering my companion
about going<o:p></o:p></div>
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inactive. (Just joking around), so last night we ask him why
only her,<o:p></o:p></div>
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and not me. He said that those from the USA never go
inactive. Ha. He<o:p></o:p></div>
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then told me I'd live in Utah the rest of my life. Never.
Only for<o:p></o:p></div>
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school! So much apostasy from him. He jokes about going
inactive and<o:p></o:p></div>
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I still don't know if it's a joke or not.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I cried the other day because three dogs were barking pretty
viciously<o:p></o:p></div>
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at us. They did no damage, but it was kinda scary. I said a
prayer in<o:p></o:p></div>
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my head, and suddenly all their owners were in the
passageway for<o:p></o:p></div>
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whatever reason. Not going back there again.<o:p></o:p></div>
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On the intercambio, we're focusing a lot on finding new
people to<o:p></o:p></div>
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teach, so Hermana Pineda asks if we should set a goal of
one. I said,<o:p></o:p></div>
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no, 3. And we ended up with six. Pretty neat! :)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Okay, that's all folks.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Love you all,<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />
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Hermana Brogan<o:p></o:p></div>
The Full Life Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625215239455096272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892351115446461196.post-45236488813606358482015-11-16T07:48:00.003-08:002015-11-16T07:48:41.420-08:00Prayers, please!<div class="MsoNormal">
Okay, short and sweet on your side, then mine too. It really
just<o:p></o:p></div>
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because we kinda delayed writing today until we have very
little time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So this week in short.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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I have a hard time communicating and defending my opinions
in Spanish.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sometimes makes the companionship complicated. But we're
still going.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Nobody is progressing. We're also going to refocus on menos
activos<o:p></o:p></div>
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because if we don't get church attendance up by the end of
December,<o:p></o:p></div>
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they're going to make the branch into a family group, and
they'll lose<o:p></o:p></div>
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rights to a chapel. Also, we're dropping basically all our<o:p></o:p></div>
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investigators minus like three or four. And starting over.
Joy. Gotta<o:p></o:p></div>
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love Otuzco. It's got a very set culture, and it's a bit
hard. Prayers<o:p></o:p></div>
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please! :)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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Now for the good (mostly random funny stories, and a bit
about Kati).<o:p></o:p></div>
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With permission from President Marler, we get to call Kati.
I'm<o:p></o:p></div>
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basically her best friend since I'm the only missionary who
went to<o:p></o:p></div>
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every single one of her citas. But I called her and she was
overjoyed<o:p></o:p></div>
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to hear from me last night. She told me she's found the
elders, asked<o:p></o:p></div>
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me how to talk to them (like she talks to us), and told me
she's found<o:p></o:p></div>
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the chapel now and is planning on going. Woo!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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On Monday we were teasing little Alisson about marriage. She
told us<o:p></o:p></div>
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she wasn't getting married for a long time (She's 6). So my
companion<o:p></o:p></div>
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says, well then, at 18. Alisson says, Yes. I'll get married
then. She<o:p></o:p></div>
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thinks that's so old. It's so cute.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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We're going to have to drop Elkin. He just wants to be our
friend, but<o:p></o:p></div>
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he doesn't keep any of his committments.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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Elder Lagrava bought a recorder. He plays it all the time.
We went to<o:p></o:p></div>
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Josefina's chacra last week, and Elder Lagrava was playing
it on a<o:p></o:p></div>
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mountain. No big deal. It's bright green, and cracks me up.
So he,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Elder Jensen, and I did the musical number in sacrament
meeting. With<o:p></o:p></div>
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the flute. Lucky I didn't crack up.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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Joke: Why was the computer cold? The windows were opened.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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My companion broke our mirror this week on accident. This is
the<o:p></o:p></div>
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second time in my mission we've broken a mirror. Why?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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On Friday we contacted this lady and so she told us to come
into her<o:p></o:p></div>
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corral to visit her. She has one donkey, one baby pig, and
one turkey.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The turkey was soooo flippin mad we were there. Then it
chased me<o:p></o:p></div>
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around her little yard. So I jumepd into where the donkey
was. Luckily<o:p></o:p></div>
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the donkey didn't care. And the lady put the turkey's rope
around a<o:p></o:p></div>
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brick so it couldn't get to me. It was terrifying and
hilarious.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Turkeys are weird. And I saw a firefly for the first time in my life last
night. It was</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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so cool! It made me super happy!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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Aaaand, that's about it. I love you all! Have a great week!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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Also, I love handwritten letters even though I never
respond. Sister<o:p></o:p></div>
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Erskine is the best, and I always get letters from her! They
make me<o:p></o:p></div>
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super happy! So thanks to her. And mom, I got the December
package.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Now I'm hoping I don't have transfers because I don't want
to carry it<o:p></o:p></div>
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to a whole new area. It's huge!! But I'm suuper excited for
Christmas<o:p></o:p></div>
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season! Also, could someone be kind enough to tell me what
day is<o:p></o:p></div>
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Thanksgiving?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<br />
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Hermana Brogan<o:p></o:p></div>
The Full Life Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03625215239455096272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892351115446461196.post-4491363669511677692015-11-02T15:14:00.002-08:002015-11-02T15:14:27.710-08:00Lessons, Halloween and Peruvian Lunches<div class="MsoNormal">
This week. Oh, this week was an interesting one. </div>
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<br /></div>
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We're
working a lot with Elkin. He's 26, practically Mormon, and his wife is MA. </div>
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We FINALLY got to talk with his wife, Natali, last night (with
Elkin</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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there too). They have some problems in their marriage...
minus the<o:p></o:p></div>
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marriage since they never got married. But they're a family-
two kids.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Well, Elkin works in a store that makes huge styrofoams
characters for<o:p></o:p></div>
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parties. So his store is always crazy and fun. And he has a
really<o:p></o:p></div>
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active imagination. It's hilarious. So we go to teach them
last night,<o:p></o:p></div>
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and while we're waiting for Natali, Elkin, and one of his
workers<o:p></o:p></div>
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ended up doing taditional peruvian dances and playing
traditional<o:p></o:p></div>
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instruments. There's no way I'm going to remember what
they're called.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Pretty neat though! Then Natali came and we were discussing
eternal<o:p></o:p></div>
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marriage and family and stuff. So then Elkin wants to get
married, but<o:p></o:p></div>
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Natali doesn't trust him, and so he pulls out a receipt to
demostrate<o:p></o:p></div>
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what their marriage will be like. Then he ends up cutting
out two paper<o:p></o:p></div>
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hearts, giving one to me and one to my comp, makes us
crumple them up,<o:p></o:p></div>
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and tells us that will happen one day to us. What the heck?
So my<o:p></o:p></div>
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companion took the opportunity to explain repentance. Hahaha.
They're<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
crazy. I love working with younger people. It's nice to get
to laugh.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We went to teach one of Elkin's friends, Alexander. He seems
pretty<o:p></o:p></div>
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cool. But he travels to Trujillo a lot, like Raquel (Juana's
friend).<o:p></o:p></div>
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He said he'd read and pray. Yay!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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We went to visit Jhoner (pensionista's husband) with a
member. He went<o:p></o:p></div>
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and hid from us. Okay, not time for that yet. Last night, he
was<o:p></o:p></div>
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drinking. Not in his house, but in his shop a door away. So
we went to<o:p></o:p></div>
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greet him (comp's idea) so he'd feel bad about it. I've
never seen<o:p></o:p></div>
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someone I know drunk before. That made me super sad.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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We started visiting Norma again (MA). She finishes studying
in the end<o:p></o:p></div>
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of November. Hopefully we get to go work with dirt with her.
(She's<o:p></o:p></div>
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studying something that has to do with plants, animals, and
dirt...)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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The elders had a baptism. Yay! Raquel came. We didn't even
get to<o:p></o:p></div>
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visit her or invite her, but Juana, the great future
misisonary she<o:p></o:p></div>
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is, and Claudia brougth her along. So awesome!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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On halloween, I was my companion. Well, I just wore her
nametag. We<o:p></o:p></div>
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also carried around plastic pumpkins full of candy to share
with kids,<o:p></o:p></div>
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members, investigators, etc. Well, something I learned is
that a lot<o:p></o:p></div>
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of the evangelistas think it's a day to worship Satan.
Awkward. Didn't<o:p></o:p></div>
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realize carrying around a plastic pumpkin and giving out
free sweets<o:p></o:p></div>
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was satan worshipping.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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We also got to teach Elisabeth, the sister of Hermana
Esther. She's<o:p></o:p></div>
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the first in her family to accept the gospel, and was going
to be<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
baptized.... 18 years ago. And now she still loves the
missionaries, but<o:p></o:p></div>
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never accepts anyone. And we got to teach her. Little
miracle right<o:p></o:p></div>
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there! She said she'd pray. I'm excited to see what
happens.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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And that's about the week in summary.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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Oh, and the pension is tasty. I don't really like Peruvian
lunches.<o:p></o:p></div>
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She makes pancakes and french toast sometimes. Yay! And
Hermana Esther<o:p></o:p></div>
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does our laundry for us.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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Okay, love you all, have a great week!<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
Hermana Brogan<o:p></o:p></div>
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