tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90536620567114127502024-02-02T00:19:24.945-08:00Hermana Johnston ~ 18 months serving in Mexico!Lauren is serving a year and a half for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mexico Guadalajara East Mission From February 2014 - August 2015 Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04700650321791460752noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053662056711412750.post-16215080718964536252015-04-13T19:44:00.000-07:002015-04-26T19:54:36.542-07:00Week 60: Good-Byes <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Well I had cambios. I`m not surprised; I felt it coming. It was
still super hard saying bye to everyone and not being able to tell them that it
would be my last Sunday. One day I will see them all again. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now I`m in Guadalajara, right on the edge of the mission. This is going to be an absolutely crazy STL area! This is the house where all of the new sisters arrive, where they all come when they are heading home, have to sign visa’s, or whatever.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">My first convert; he has progressed amazingly in one year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Another amazing family, part of them are members and part
investigators. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Another family that I love; they always feed us and help
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04700650321791460752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053662056711412750.post-25470756751030795692015-04-06T18:22:00.000-07:002015-04-26T18:28:07.430-07:00Week 59: Spanish Dreams<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is the last week of the cambio! I’m so nervous because I may
possibly be leaving the area. I am so content with my companion, the area, and
the people. Ugh. I will cry a lot if I get changed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This week an investigator got baptized. He is a friend of my first
convert. A ton of investigators came to the service. In fact so many people
came that we couldn’t fit everyone into the room. The talks were amazing and
then we sang <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Families Can Be Together
Forever</i> in Purepecha, because it’s his native language. Afterwards the rest
of his family said that they want to get baptized too! Fathers have such a huge
influence on the family.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This past week I’ve been having a ton of dreams about teaching our
investigators. So I teach all day long, and then I go to sleep and I continue
teaching. I had a dream that I was teaching one of our families and I forgot
what homework we were going to give them. So I sat up and asked my companion,
“what is their homework?” She responded, “what?” and was all tired. I was a
little irritated because I didn’t understand why she was sleeping during the
lesson. The good news is that she said that I asked her in Spanish, which
means that my dreams are in Spanish. Woo! I’m officially sleep-talking in
another language.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">An American member came here from Texas to visit the farm of his uncle. It was so fun talking to him because I recognized how different the culture is. The way he acted, spoke, and everything are just so different from the ways here in Mexico. It felt nice to remember a little bit of home, but I do really love it here.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“As we give
we find that ´sacrifice brings forth the blessings of heaven! ´ And in the end
we learn it was no sacrifice at all. -Spencer W. Kimball</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">The baptism was especially great because it took place on <br />Easter week-end when we are remembering Jesus Christ!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">FHE with our
investigators.</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">This was our English speaking General Conference sister club. :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Sadly I didn´t
hear much of conference :(<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">The internet
was working very badly and it paused every two seconds.</span><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 15.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04700650321791460752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053662056711412750.post-89731651990115680322015-03-30T17:08:00.000-07:002015-04-26T17:22:16.485-07:00Week 58: Miscellaneous <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This definitely doesn’t look very impressive in picture, but
we went hiking up a mountain in our dresses. It was pretty steep and intense, and
we didn’t even end up finding the house we were looking for. But you can see
the ocean!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The family of my first convert of the mission, remembered
that exactly one year ago I went to their house! They bought me a little happy
one-year mark gift. They are so great!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We had our district activity today! We played soccer and
ate yummy spicy food. It was a lot of fun and I finally felt like I could take
a breath and relax a little. It was much needed. </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04700650321791460752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053662056711412750.post-69665474263435653472015-03-23T22:07:00.000-07:002015-04-25T22:23:54.244-07:00Week 57: Celebrate with Snacks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I got side tracked
and ran out of time to write a letter. But I did send pictures. This
week went great! I love the area and I love the people. I will cry a lot when I
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is our historic wall where I will always remember my companion. When we were walking she wasn’t paying attention and hit her head REALLY hard on it! She had a nice big mark for a few days. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yum! This is the beautiful five-month mark cake that we made
for my companion. I think it is very healthy. Lol</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This was the first time I was able to wear my Christmas socks
because it’s always so hot. After all the rain we were FREEZING and I got to
use my socks. :) Afterwards it has been killer hot. I actually thought of the SpongeBob
movie, when Pat and SpongeBob shrivel up from the heat. That’s how I often feel
here in Lazaro. I’m glad that I won’t be here in July and August.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My companions little “happi 13 months” surprise. She
forgot that happy is </span>spelled<span style="font-family: inherit;"> with a y and not an i. :D</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04700650321791460752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053662056711412750.post-24963587968185170102015-03-16T21:31:00.000-07:002015-04-25T21:36:25.629-07:00Week 56: Rainy Days
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This week
was full of trials! I don’t have time to write them all but let’s just say that
every single day Satan was working nice and hard to make us discouraged. We had
some pretty rough lessons with people telling us that we are going to hell, that
we are crazy and that we have ruined their salvation. On the bright side, my
testimony surely has grown! By bearing my testimony and always looking for the
good, I am now stronger than before! Sometimes what we need to grow is a lot of
rain and lightning. By the way, it has rained a TON this week… therefore
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Rain in Lazaro Cardenas! Things don’t get any better then
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04700650321791460752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053662056711412750.post-15739600777618036182015-03-09T21:23:00.000-07:002015-04-25T21:30:12.238-07:00Week 55: Overcoming Obstacles <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">My new companion is great! I will never have a single problem with
her. I feel that we will only be companions for one cambios and then she will become
the sister training leader, of the sister training leaders. She is a GREAT
missionary. So I am training her so that she leaves me next transfer. That’s my
goal. :(</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We received a reference for this super great family! They want to
learn so badly! There is one problem... they come from a pueblo where they
speak Purepecha. They are learning Spanish. But the combination of my horrible
Spanish and their limited comprehension makes for difficult lessons. We use
lots of pictures and their sister is sometime there to help translate. When we
asked them to commit to pray, the dad said with such determination “I’m going
to pray to my Heavenly Father and ask if it is true.” The trials and obstacles
in life don’t matter if we have a determination and faith. We are seeing this
family progress so much even though it is hard and they may not understand
anything at church. I know that God is answering them and that is all that
matters. I’m happy to be teaching them. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">This is my favorite miracle baptism! I´ve loved teaching him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">I will tell you the story when I come home
in six months. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04700650321791460752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053662056711412750.post-60061628942724267122015-02-23T11:55:00.000-08:002015-04-25T20:54:15.478-07:00Week 53: One-Year Out! <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">For our district activity we
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">What more can you ask for in Mexico? :) </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Our giant district looks more
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">These are the moments that give
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Randomly finding our investigator reading the Book of Mormon </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">when
he didn’t even know we we´re coming. :)</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04700650321791460752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053662056711412750.post-18436332260626087902015-02-16T11:40:00.000-08:002015-04-25T11:46:47.150-07:00Week 52: Forget Me Not <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">C<span style="font-family: inherit;">an you believe I’ve almost been gone for one year? And guess what
I’m going to do to celebrate it? Do exchanges with the sisters! Being a STL
means that you don’t get to know your actual companion very well because we do exchanges
so often. But we do have eight-hour bus trips together often. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I finished the Book of Mormon! I know I read slowly, but that’s
okay, I love it. I especially like Moroni 9:6 and Moroni 10:34. I love the book
Moroni; it’s super freaky and powerful. I also love the introduction to the
Book Mormon. It contains a quote from Joseph Smith that says, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“the Book of Mormon was the most
correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would
get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book.” We can’t just read the Book of Mormon. We
have to apply the teachings and make the appropriate changes in our lives. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I read the talk ¨Forget me Not¨ by Dieter F Uchtdorf this week and
I think it’s become my new favorite. “Forget not to be patient with yourself.
Forget not the difference between a good sacrifice and a foolish sacrifice.
Forget not to be happy now. Forget not the ‘why’ of the gospel. Forget not that
the Lord loves you.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We had six investigators in church. How exciting!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04700650321791460752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053662056711412750.post-64486063611628890462015-02-09T11:23:00.000-08:002015-04-25T11:28:45.216-07:00Week 51: Little Miracles <div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am EXHAUSTED!
Last week the mission president declared Monday to be ¨deep clean the house
day¨. But of course my companion and I are perfectionists, so we did not end
last week. We deep cleaned again today ALL DAY LONG! I hurt very badly, but our
house is sparkly (as much as it can for being icky looking). I’ve decided when I
grow up I will live in a box, just so I don’t have to deep clean. I like cleaning,
but it takes so much time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I love
having an American companion! It’s so fun because we communicate easily with
one another. I can talk in Spanish, but it’s just not the same. We get along
really well and are working very hard together. We have found like a total of a
million new people (slight exaggeration) to teach within the last three weeks. That’s
great! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We’ve been
seeing tons of little happy miracles!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">One investigator
went to a baptism on Saturday and said that he felt something when the person
was baptized. He thinks it might be his answer. His wife is a convert of seven
years, but he has never accepted the missionaries before. The Lord has prepared
him so much and I feel privileged to teach him!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When another
investigator went to church for the first time she figured out that she has a
lot of friends there! She was super happy and enjoyed the service. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And there
have been lots of other little miracles everyday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This week we
found a ¨less active¨. He said he was baptized a few years ago in Washington,
but they did it by splashing water on his head. I think this was apostasy... so
we don’t think he was actually baptized and we are looking for his records. But
he is willing to do it again because he knows it’s true. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04700650321791460752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053662056711412750.post-76181545764113021892015-02-02T10:41:00.000-08:002015-04-25T11:32:11.182-07:00Week 50: Photos Only <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">While we were waiting for the combi (bus) we took a ¨pretty
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We did a fun balloon learning activity during our <br />
leadership council meeting.</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04700650321791460752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053662056711412750.post-50231686312637822672015-01-26T10:04:00.000-08:002015-04-25T10:29:29.228-07:00Week 49: Speaking Spanglish <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am enjoying
my companionship with Hermana Corbridge. It’s fun because we speak English a
lot... well more like Spanglish, because neither of us can speak either language.
We start off talking English and end up talking Spanish. Our mission President
encourages us to speak English because he doesn’t want us to forget it.
Yesterday during a class the teacher said the word ¨sixteenth¨. So I started
thinking, “how do you say that in English? dieciseisth, no.... dieciseisnth...
no.” I finally realized that I was mixing English and Spanish together!
Dieciseis is 16 in Spanish and I remembered that in English it ended in Th or
something. Ha-ha. We’ve had some pretty funny experiences this week speaking Spanglish.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I love being
a STL, because each exchange we have with the sisters is for a specific reason
and we can see how God does His work. During one exchange my companion Hermana
Valdez stayed in our area and a sister from Morelia came to work with her. While
they were walking they ran into a young man (I shall call him H.) who knew
the other sister. H´s wife is a recent convert in Morelia where the sister
serves and so they knew each other in that way. But H lives here and his wife
converted when they were living apart. They took down his address and what not.
After some time, while I was in exchanges, I saw his name on the list and
decided to go visit him. That’s when I learned his story. He is already a
member; his wife makes him go to church in Morelia, read the scriptures, and
say their prayers together. He already knows a lot, but the missionaries have
never taught him. He wants to do the best for his family and is happy to learn
more about the church. He is someone truly prepared by the Lord. It makes me
happy to see the funny ways the Lord works, and how He will get the work done
if we just follow His will and do it in His way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Just when all seems to be going right, challenges often come in multiple doses applied simultaneously. When those trails are not </span>consequences<span style="font-family: inherit;"> of your disoedience, they are evidence that the Lord feels you are prepared to grow more. He therefore gives you experiences that stimulate growth, understanding, and compassion which polish you for your everlasting benefit. To get you from where He wants you to be requires a lot of stretching, </span>and<span style="font-family: inherit;"> that generally entails discomfort and pain." -Elder Richard G. Scott</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">This is a super pretty river in our area that we found. <br />It smells bad, but it looks good in pictures.</span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04700650321791460752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053662056711412750.post-10302944420530717852015-01-19T09:52:00.000-08:002015-04-25T10:35:35.151-07:00Week 48: American Companion<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Today is
transfers and I am staying in my area! Hermana Corbridge is my new companion.
It´s super weird to have an American companion, especially because she was my sister
training leader (STL) before. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I had
exchanges with the sister training leader leader, Hermana Luna. She knew me
from my first three months after I came to Mexico. She said that Hermana
Cuazitil (who was my STL) said that I would end up being a STL. She said that
the exchanges were really good and that I´m diligent. It made me feel good to
hear that I wasn´t a complete wreck like I thought I was when I started.
lol <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I got news
from Hermana Mayorga (my last companion in La Huerta) that one of our awesome
investigators is going to get baptized! I´m so excited for him and to hear of the
changes he has made. He is in Helaman of the Book of Mormon. He truly loves to
learn and understands the importance of it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We have a
great new investigator. During the lesson she told us that she is extremely Catholic
and has never accepted anyone of another religion in her house. She let us come
because she really liked the way we presented ourselves. It made me think of
the importance of being examples to others. We have no idea who is watching
us, so always be a good example.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"> Before Hermana Valdez left.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">I can't do a serious face!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;">District meeting! Well, it isn’t actually my district because I was on <br />exchanges this day...but they are from my zone. And they are pretty great.</span></td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04700650321791460752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053662056711412750.post-59222897578055502572015-01-12T06:30:00.000-08:002015-01-19T13:44:55.358-08:00Week 47: Greetings From Gertrude<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is the last week before
transfers. It is very likely that my companion will be leaving and I still don’t
know the area. Worst of all I will not be in my area at ALL this week since we
are either traveling or having exchanges. Oh no. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">While we were walking, a dog stuck its
head out of a window and almost bit my head off. I no longer walk near houses.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We visited a new family and while
we were talking to them I heard a squeak. I immediately thought “GERTRUDE!!!” It
made me super happy when I saw a fat guinea pig stick its head out from under
the cabinets. Of course it was a chicken and wouldn’t let me pick it up.</span></div>
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Happy Three Wise Kings Day! This is special bread called Rosca. In Mexico everyone gets together and eats this bread and inside it there are little baby Christ figures. Whoever finds a figure in their bread has to buy tamales for everyone else on the 2nd of February. I found a figure, but we will have divisions before February. I will still buy tamales because they are yummy, and so is this bread :)<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I calculated it out that this past week I spent at least 24 hours on bus rides. That doesn’t include combies (minibuses) and taxis. We were traveling absolutely everywhere! The next two weeks are going to be the same. Keeping me busy.</span></div>
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The little sister of my first convert was baptized this Saturday! It made me happy :) Their mom told me, “Look what you started Hermana Johnston! First my son, and now eight-months later my daughter too!” lol These are the elders in our ward who are the ones teaching her.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We are working on finding young men who are
preparing to serve missions, who have not yet committed to serve missions, or
have not yet received the priesthood. We found this great young man who hadn’t
attended church in a long time, but told us that he has always wanted to serve
a mission. We are making goals with him to get him back on track, and then he
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On Sunday my first convert, who is now 18 years
old, gave his testimony. He said that he has made the decision to serve a
mission. He also said that he is extremely grateful for the “accidental
coincidence” that resulted in us teaching him. We were trying to go someplace
else and had the wrong directions - that’s how we found him. He is going to
start working on his papers and preparing to leave after high school. I am very
happy. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“It has been said that the gate of history turns on small hinges, and so
do people’s lives. The choices we make determine our destiny.” -President
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I loved Skyping! It was super
exciting to see you guys and this time Brycie wasn’t asleep and Dallin accepted
to be seen. I believe that it was a Christmas miracle. lol</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks for the Christmas package!
It made me pretty excited! I’m sorry, but I will not be using the things for
the cold now...but I will when I get home! It’s good that I will get home in
August when it’s still warm. I’ve heard that lots of missionaries get really
sick if they go home from here when it’s winter. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We tracked all day on Christmas. Absolutely
nooooo one was in the streets! Where it was normally busy - it was empty...so
logically we laid down and took photos. :)</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Sadly we don’t have any water
in Lazaro Cardenas right now. The workers have gone on strike and so the entire
city is without water. That makes living a lot of fun! lol The good thing is
that we are in Guadalajara today and tomorrow for a meeting with the president.
There is water here. :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Right now Hermana Valdez and I are
going to go to an awesome buffet that she says is super yummy. It will be our
Merry Christmas/New Years present to ourselves because our Christmas was pretty
pathetic. lol So we are going to eat! Yeahhh!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04700650321791460752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053662056711412750.post-59821889723149588622014-12-22T23:04:00.000-08:002015-01-19T10:21:44.413-08:00Week 44: Merry Christmas<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This week was my ten-month mark! On
the same day was the eight-month mark of my first baptism here. My convert was
pretty happy and reminded me that it was his eight-month mark. Then the next
day he baptized someone! Can I tell you how happy that makes me? He is truly
converted. He is preparing to serve a mission and is helping his sister prepare
to be baptized as well. I love being here because I can see how my last area
has progressed. Three people that we started teaching are now baptized, and the
elders are preparing three others. Sure it took a long time for a few of them,
but I love to see them happy and with testimonies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It honestly does not feel like Christmas because it's so hot. Mexicans don't put up many outside decorations. They are afraid that it draws attention to their house and people are more likely to rob them. I can’t believe that after four months of driving my companions crazy (only 54 days until we talk to our familys) it is finally this week! How exciting is that?</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04700650321791460752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053662056711412750.post-4100017872956311972014-12-15T22:33:00.000-08:002015-01-19T10:17:17.517-08:00Week 43: Welcome Back Again<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So I’m pretty sure I have heard the phrase “welcome
back again” at least a million times this week! It has been really nice to see
all the people again: our investigators who have gotten baptized, the less
actives who are now active, and how much the ward has grown.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This week we traveled to Guadalajara to have a
meeting with the apostle Elder Russell M. Nelson. The meeting was amazing and
afterward we got to shake Elder Nelson's hand and also a few of the seventy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I feel like we spend more time in the bus then in my area! Guadalajara
is eight hours from here, and we have traveled there four times this month. We also
travel to other zones for meetings, go and study with the sisters, and have
exchanges with the sisters. It's a miracle when we are in our area together. It
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">I got to see Hermana Vergara again!</span></td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04700650321791460752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053662056711412750.post-77141664861930195612014-12-08T21:51:00.000-08:002015-01-19T10:12:04.629-08:00Week 42: Sister Training Leader<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Saying good-bye to my favorite family.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have officially left La Huerta after six months.
I cried a lot saying goodbye to everyone yesterday. It’s okay because the Lord
needs me in another area. And do you know what area that happens to be? Lazaro
Cardenas! The same ward that I started my mission in. But I served in Lazaro
Cardenas I and now I am in Lazaro Cardenas II. I had forgotten how ridiculously
hot it is here. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have been called to be a sister training leader
(STL). Ah! An STL is the leader of the sisters. We go on
divisions with them, teach, help them, and work with the Zone Leaders
to give training for Zone Meetings. I am super nervous!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When the mission president told me I would be an
STL, I think at first I might have laughed because I thought it was a joke. Of
course the first thoughts I had were "I can’t do this for this reason or
that reason." Then, when I was praying about it the scripture mastery
1Nephi 3:7 came into my head. "I will go and do the things which the Lord
hath commanded" because God won’t give me anything to do if He doesn’t
know that I can do it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I also really like the scripture you sent me. I’ve actually taken to
memorizing it in Spanish because I think it has become my slogan for the
mission! “Yea, I know that I am nothing; as to my strength I am weak;
therefore I will not boast of myself, but I will boast of my God, for in his
strength I can do all things; yea, behold, many mighty miracles we have wrought
in this land, for which we will praise his name forever.” (Alma 26:12)</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We went to a training meeting in Guadalajara.</span></span></td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04700650321791460752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053662056711412750.post-87210057621166208962014-12-01T21:28:00.000-08:002015-01-18T22:02:05.255-08:00Week 41: He is the Gift<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is my last week in La
Huerta! It honestly tugs at my heart every time I think about it. I have spent
six months here, and I am in love with the area and all of the people. I would
be happy to spend my entire mission here. But the Lord needs me in another
place. :(</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We had divisions with the Sister
Training Leaders. It was the last division with Hermana Jimenez, because she
ends her mission this week. She is pretty tired out, but it was fun and all
went well.<br /><o:p> </o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The church is doing a ton to promote the true meaning of Christmas to all. For all of December “He is the Gift” will be shown in Times Square New York! On the 7th of December the video will show up on the head of YouTube. God has given each one of us absolutely everything we have. The gift that we can give back is to Discover the Gift, Accept the Gift, and Share the Gift. The first gift of Christmas was our Savior, Jesus Christ.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Only 24 MORE DAYS UNTIL WE SKYPE. I´m excited. </span><br />
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I love Sopes, look up the recipe. They are amazing.<br />
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It´s been super cold this week. When we visited one of our recent converts we were absolutely freezing to death! He quickly made us little scarves that saved our lives. Lol<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Today is my half way mark. Ahhhhhh! I don’t know how I
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yesterday I learned that my area had a name in the
mission. I’m serving in La Huerta, and the missionaries knew it as “La Muerta”
(the dead) because it was an area well known for never having baptisms. How sad
is that? I never want to leave La Huerta! I think it’s the best ward ever.
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On Monday I got a call from our district leader and he
told me I was invited to the Leadership Training Meeting. Scary stuff. So
Tuesday and Wednesday I spent all day at the church learning how to be a better
missionary. It was a great learning opportunity, and I have officially decided
that I can’t be finished in nine months. I have WAY too much still to learn, to
be at my half way mark. I have experienced so much happiness sharing the gospel!
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We visited a less active member this week. We normally
visit her on Fridays, but decided to visit her on Saturday instead. As we were
teaching, she started crying. She told us that she was hoping that we would
come this day, because she has been having trials and really needed to hear
this message. As we pray, God will always guide our paths. It made me think of
a quote from Henry B. Eyring, “You hold in your hands the happiness of more
people than you can imagine.” We have the fullness of the gospel and we know
the path to eternal life. We know the happiness that others are missing, but if
we don’t share it how will they know? If we don’t share, we are holding back
the happiness from those we love.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And now a quote I like. “</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">However late you think
you are, however many chances you think you have missed, however many mistakes
you feel you have made, or talents you think you don't have, or distance from
home and family and God you feel you have traveled, I testify that you have not
traveled beyond the reach of divine love.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> It is not possible for
you to sink lower than the infinite light of Christ’s Atonement shines.” -Jeffrey
R. Holland</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Our investigator was baptized this
week and we had a nice baptism for her. After 78 years of being Catholic she
changed religions! The difference in her family is amazing. Before her husband
was atheist and now he has put quotes about God up in their house. They are a
lot happier.<b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We have another great investigator
right now. We actually have a lot of investigators, and I love them all. But
this particular investigator has a broken arm and therefore has not been going
to work. This has given her the chance to focus more of her attention on the
gospel: reading the scriptures, listening to our lessons, and going to church.
She finally accepted a baptism date and is super excited! She wants her whole
family to go to church with her. On Sunday she brought her little grandson with
her to church. He hated the first hour and afterwards wanted to go home. We
tried to encourage him to go to class but he just sat in the hallway and moped.
Then the primary teacher walked by and said to him, ¨lets go!¨ He jumped up,
grabbed her hand and left with her. He didn’t even look back! lol Afterwards he
loved church and wants everyone to go. It’s amazing to see how God works
through the families. </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04700650321791460752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053662056711412750.post-7422530724764121332014-11-03T20:22:00.000-08:002015-01-18T20:31:12.074-08:00Week 37: Assorted Events <div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hello, Hello, Hello! Hi, Hi, Hi! Hello, Hello,
Hello! Hiiiiii! (Sing it!)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This week I have been studying Mormon in<i> The
Book of Mormon</i>. While I was reading I came across chapter 6 and the whole
thing is colored in pink highlighter. It has a caption that says ¨sad chapter¨.
Who knows how long ago I did that? lol It made me smile. It really is a sad
chapter, but I still really like chapters 5-7. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to be baptized. She is having some problems with her family.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I bought a Mexican shirt. It’s one of those with all the flowers and such. I was pretty excited!<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">What else? We finally had money to buy stuff
to make our house smell pretty and clean!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When we go grocery shopping we have
to hike back to the house. it really tires us out. Lol<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yesterday we
had divisions and I won’t be leaving! I will have 6 months here in La Huerta
after this cambio.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was crazy - full of ups and downs. Well actually it was full of downs, downs,
and more downs. I really love my companion, but we had a really rough time this
past week. I shall pray for patience!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We had a baptism planned and we absolutely love her! We spent all week
making preparations so that her baptism would be beautiful. About 30 minutes
before her baptism her husband came and told us that she would not be coming. We
were completely heart broken! We haven’t been able to talk with her since, so we
still have no idea why she backed out. It made me think about our Heavenly
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