Hello to my favorites! (Happy birthday shoutout TODAY to
sister kalli jackson!!) Espero que todos tuvieron una linda semana. :)
This week was a little slower, but it was good. Updates on the investigators. Liliana-still the best. She is progressing towards her baptism date on the 25th!
She threw away ALL of her tea this week and is ready to make this change in her
life! Johnny and Estefano.. we are still teaching them, but they are just
progressing real slow because Johnny is always working and we haven't been able
to have a ton of contact with them. But we are convinced that with these
examples of Alexa and Katy-they will progress!!
Mariela and her family-still
doing good but just progressing slow too. They want to be baptized but they
aren't really reading/praying like they should, so we have gotta help them have
their firm testimonies before their baptism. Fam Aliaga-Luisa wants this!! But
she is waiting around on her husband Holman and he is progressing a little
slower. But still working lots with them.
Two of our new investigators from this
week we are stoked about! Juan Carlos and Andrea. Juan Carlos is 25 and is
super interested. His sister is a member in Spain and got baptized about 2
months ago. He lives here in Arequipa just with his brother and his cousin. We
had the first lesson with him Tuesday, then another one Wednesday, then Thursday, and Friday and Saturday!! He already has almost all the lessons and
the desire and all-he just needs his attendances at church. Ha in the first
lesson he told us: "My sister had a dream that I got baptized and was a
faithful member of this church, and her dreams usually come true." The
brother we were with: "Soooo do you think this dream will come true?"
Juan Carlos: "Yeah.. I believe so." Chevereeee.
Andrea: She is the
total latina version of Megs!!! It's crazy how much she reminds me of Megs. They
don't look alike, but like manerisms and all. She is 14 and her uncle is a
member. She lives with her mom and brother. The dad lives on the other side of Arequipa but will be here at times and it's a real messed up situation in her
house. Her mom has been to church a lot before and likes our church, but doesn't
want to get married so that's her deal. Andrea already wants to be a member of
our church and she is already digging up the Book of Mormon. It's so weird
because I feel a super special connection with her, and like I have known her
forever. That's something that is weird that I have learned in the mission. There will be someone I have never met, but can love them with all my heart
after a day of knowing them. It's gotten me hurt a few times, but at the same
time-it's the coolest ever. I love these people oh so much!! And we are so
excited about Andrea.
hmm What else happened this week? Hermana Alais got
transferred BACK to Alto Selva Alegre to finish her mission there because she
only has 1 transfer left... CRAZY! & it's funny because we are her hermana
leaders so I get to talk to her every other day on the phone ha blessed. :) She is the best ever. Also Hermana Howe has had some problems from an
experience that happened in Tacna and came back with us again this week yay! It
was a fun week with her.
Also, we had leadership conference this week and our
mission is killing it! President got us so fired up and all the zone leaders,
hermana leaders-everyone is so stoked to just be goin hard in the paint. haha Yeah that is pretty much what happened this week. I love you all so much, go
make it a good one!!
xo
Hermana Wood
D&C 90:11
pics: Mariela and Karen, when there isnt room in the car:
squish, and the pretty plaza and our area
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