Hola Familia!
dun dun dun........... ya well I am still here in Cusco but my companion actually has a change so I will be receiving someone new. I can`t believe I am saying this, but I will really miss Hna Masquez, We had some rough moments there for a while. I really learned to love her.
My last 12 weeks. I think you are all more trunky than I am. Jaja. Sounds like you all had a great Thanksgiving and to celebrate a little, my companion and I made the little hand turkeys-- you know the ones where you write what you are grateful for? It was fun. We made them with a family here. So that was my little celebration of Thanksgiving :)
News.. this week we're moving into a new room that is BEAUTIFUL. I am so happy because -to be really frank here- the room that we have is trash. When it rains all the water comes in because the roof isn`t finished and BOY is it raining here in Cusco :) Rainy season--what joy! So I am really excited.
Well, the truth is these past few weeks we have been really struggling to find new people and it has been rough. But Friday we received tender mercies from the Lord. We were knocking on doors and found a wonderful 22 year old girl that is SO prepared to learn the gospel. She immediately let us in and shared wonderful stories of faith and prayer with us. I really believe she is prepared.
I gave a talk yesterday about the atonement and I felt the spirit really strong as I spoke. I was happy about that. We also gave a lesson to a less active that I had never met before but the lesson was definitely directed by the spirit because scriptures just began to flow into my mind and I think in the mind of my companion too because the scriptures we shared were all about the same topic and we hadn`t planned that. It was truly an amazing lesson I will never forget. And he came to church on Sunday!! wohooo!!!!!!!!
Love you all. Have a great week!!!!!!!!
Hermana Lindsey
Monday, November 26, 2012
Monday, November 12, 2012
Patience
Hola Familia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, this week was good. Nothing big to report. There were earthquakes in Lima but not here and I read Clark felt one. I also heard that there was a huge one in Guatemala I hope all my old companions that are from there are ok. I haven`t heard much from them. I also heard Obama is President again. Oh well.
So mom and dad you noticed that I was working on my application! I just have a few parts left I think, I requested my transcript, and President gave me permission to get on whenever I need to so it doesn`t take up my computer time Mondays. But I will get it finished by December first. I will just think of Dads advice when he told me to just focus on the work and know that the Lord has his plans for my future because the truth is, it freaks me out...just a little.
So this week was full of interviews and conferences with President Calderon. It was great. I learned a lot. He showed us some graphs about the mission and our mission has the highest number of new investigators that we find...but the one of the lowest numbers of baptisms. Hmmm... So we talked a little about why that was and we practiced with him. He talked about being focused in on our objective and that everything we do (meaning everything) should be focused in on that objective. I like how my President teaches. He first asked us all to tell him what our needs were as missionaries and after writing them all down as we tell him, he goes one by one and we talk and discuss and practice principles. One of the phrases I liked most of the day was that you cant have a plan without a goal and you cant have a goal without a vision of what you want to be or accomplish and that vision should be centered in the doctrine of Christ. The vision of our Father in Heaven is found in Moses 1:39.
And you know what? I actually began to really love my companion this week. There was peace. hmmm look at that!!! When you focus on your purpose, you can`t help but feel the love of Christ for everyone around you.
Love you all!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, this week was good. Nothing big to report. There were earthquakes in Lima but not here and I read Clark felt one. I also heard that there was a huge one in Guatemala I hope all my old companions that are from there are ok. I haven`t heard much from them. I also heard Obama is President again. Oh well.
So mom and dad you noticed that I was working on my application! I just have a few parts left I think, I requested my transcript, and President gave me permission to get on whenever I need to so it doesn`t take up my computer time Mondays. But I will get it finished by December first. I will just think of Dads advice when he told me to just focus on the work and know that the Lord has his plans for my future because the truth is, it freaks me out...just a little.
So this week was full of interviews and conferences with President Calderon. It was great. I learned a lot. He showed us some graphs about the mission and our mission has the highest number of new investigators that we find...but the one of the lowest numbers of baptisms. Hmmm... So we talked a little about why that was and we practiced with him. He talked about being focused in on our objective and that everything we do (meaning everything) should be focused in on that objective. I like how my President teaches. He first asked us all to tell him what our needs were as missionaries and after writing them all down as we tell him, he goes one by one and we talk and discuss and practice principles. One of the phrases I liked most of the day was that you cant have a plan without a goal and you cant have a goal without a vision of what you want to be or accomplish and that vision should be centered in the doctrine of Christ. The vision of our Father in Heaven is found in Moses 1:39.
And you know what? I actually began to really love my companion this week. There was peace. hmmm look at that!!! When you focus on your purpose, you can`t help but feel the love of Christ for everyone around you.
Love you all!!!!!!!!!!!
Monday, October 29, 2012
A Broken Foot and Many Blessings!
Hola Familia!!
Do not be scared by the title of this email....although I was a little tempted to just leave it like that and let you all wonder, but I figured that would be pretty mean of me so I will say that I do NOT have a broken foot, but I am receiving lots of blessings. But this week Hna Brown (another Hermana in the mission from Montana) came to stay with us because she needs to be in Cusco because she did break her foot and needs physical therapy. So my time is spent in the mornings in the hospital with her. Whoppeee!!!! So now I am in a trio. As far as I know, she will be here for a while if not the whole change. And it is killing my companion. Hna Brown was her last companion and they didn`t get along either....it's a huge mess now that we're all together I am just trying to keep the peace but its kind of hard. I am sure it will all work out in the end...somehow.
I was so happy this Sunday to go to church and there was Hno Victor (who was baptized last week) with his new suit on and his hair combed back in his seat by the front door getting ready to hand out the hymnbooks that he had all ready set up without anyone asking him. Guess he has a new calling :) And he received the priesthood. He is soooooo awesome I hope he keeps up this animo because I love to see it!!!!!!
We have two more baptisms scheduled for this weekend.
The blessings of the Lord are literally raining down here in Cusco. It is amazing to watch. Although it is one of the more difficult areas I have been in, I have really grown to love the people here.
So SOMEONE leaked to the 1st councilor to Pres. Calderon that I play the violin and because he is in my ward that I am working in right now, he pulled me over Sunday and told me that he would be finding me a violin soon so I can play in a couple of things. YIKES! We'll see if it actually happens or not. Oh well :)
Yeah sounds like November is a busy month for the family. Sounds really fun! I love you all so much!!!
Hermana Lindsey
Do not be scared by the title of this email....although I was a little tempted to just leave it like that and let you all wonder, but I figured that would be pretty mean of me so I will say that I do NOT have a broken foot, but I am receiving lots of blessings. But this week Hna Brown (another Hermana in the mission from Montana) came to stay with us because she needs to be in Cusco because she did break her foot and needs physical therapy. So my time is spent in the mornings in the hospital with her. Whoppeee!!!! So now I am in a trio. As far as I know, she will be here for a while if not the whole change. And it is killing my companion. Hna Brown was her last companion and they didn`t get along either....it's a huge mess now that we're all together I am just trying to keep the peace but its kind of hard. I am sure it will all work out in the end...somehow.
I was so happy this Sunday to go to church and there was Hno Victor (who was baptized last week) with his new suit on and his hair combed back in his seat by the front door getting ready to hand out the hymnbooks that he had all ready set up without anyone asking him. Guess he has a new calling :) And he received the priesthood. He is soooooo awesome I hope he keeps up this animo because I love to see it!!!!!!
We have two more baptisms scheduled for this weekend.
The blessings of the Lord are literally raining down here in Cusco. It is amazing to watch. Although it is one of the more difficult areas I have been in, I have really grown to love the people here.
So SOMEONE leaked to the 1st councilor to Pres. Calderon that I play the violin and because he is in my ward that I am working in right now, he pulled me over Sunday and told me that he would be finding me a violin soon so I can play in a couple of things. YIKES! We'll see if it actually happens or not. Oh well :)
Yeah sounds like November is a busy month for the family. Sounds really fun! I love you all so much!!!
Hermana Lindsey
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Just ask the missionaries!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hola Familia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There will be a temple in Arequipa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Boom baby 3 temples in Peru and Cusco is next jaja :) I was pretty excited about that! We all screamed when we heard that (all the Elders and Hermanas from the states were listening to conference in a separate room in English and the people from the ward complained they heard us scream when they announced that...oops)
The age for young men at 18 to leave on the mission has been here in Peru for a while but now its for the whole world. Look out world-- in one year my brother could go on a mission!!!!!!!!!!!!! 19 for the young women is the best news ever. I would have gone at 19...but like dad said the Lord has his timing and I know without a doubt I should be here right NOW: Although next year I will start feeling pretty old around all the 18 and 19 year olds haha. I received many answers to my prayers during conference which was a wonderful thing for me but to sum everything all up my favorite talks were from Henry B. Eyring and Jeffery R. Holland and of course Russel M, Nelson " JUST ASK THE MISSIONARIES! THEY CAN HELP YOU!" Wouldn`t it be nice if we walked around the world and people took his counsel and asked US questions about the church! haha but it was pretty funny to listen to that as a missionary :) I looked for yáll in the Sunday morning session but sorry didn`t see you :( We did have investigators attend conference and I know that they felt the Spirit. As for the members...there weren`t very many that attened. I was quite surprised. They all took it like a "free" Sunday and all went sightseeing. hmmmm....
We had a baptism this Saturday. It was really great. Her name is Melani and its the family we are working with you know, the ones we need to get married and all? They are progressing really great.
Changes are next week. Went by so fast. We´ll see what happens!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sounds like you all enjoyed conference and it was a great weekend! Love you all!!!!!!
Hermana Lindsey
There will be a temple in Arequipa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Boom baby 3 temples in Peru and Cusco is next jaja :) I was pretty excited about that! We all screamed when we heard that (all the Elders and Hermanas from the states were listening to conference in a separate room in English and the people from the ward complained they heard us scream when they announced that...oops)
The age for young men at 18 to leave on the mission has been here in Peru for a while but now its for the whole world. Look out world-- in one year my brother could go on a mission!!!!!!!!!!!!! 19 for the young women is the best news ever. I would have gone at 19...but like dad said the Lord has his timing and I know without a doubt I should be here right NOW: Although next year I will start feeling pretty old around all the 18 and 19 year olds haha. I received many answers to my prayers during conference which was a wonderful thing for me but to sum everything all up my favorite talks were from Henry B. Eyring and Jeffery R. Holland and of course Russel M, Nelson " JUST ASK THE MISSIONARIES! THEY CAN HELP YOU!" Wouldn`t it be nice if we walked around the world and people took his counsel and asked US questions about the church! haha but it was pretty funny to listen to that as a missionary :) I looked for yáll in the Sunday morning session but sorry didn`t see you :( We did have investigators attend conference and I know that they felt the Spirit. As for the members...there weren`t very many that attened. I was quite surprised. They all took it like a "free" Sunday and all went sightseeing. hmmmm....
We had a baptism this Saturday. It was really great. Her name is Melani and its the family we are working with you know, the ones we need to get married and all? They are progressing really great.
Changes are next week. Went by so fast. We´ll see what happens!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sounds like you all enjoyed conference and it was a great weekend! Love you all!!!!!!
Hermana Lindsey
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Hola familia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, this is the week. I was happy to hear that Clark had a baptism!! How great is that!! Gave me hope for my week. This is the week the father of the family we are teaching comes and puts down the final foot whether his daughter gets baptized, whether he has the same desire as his wife to get married and get baptized too.....please pray for them!!!!!!!!
I am so excited for conference- out of my mind. I think I annoy my companion when I say 6 days till conference...5 days till conference :) but I am super pumped. Think about it. The only living prophet on the face of the whole earth will speak to the whole world. I am pretty pumped for that!
Last night we had a pretty cool experience. So we received a reference from the ward to go and teach a lady named Juana Rodriguez. A couple weeks ago we coincidentally (or not so coincidentally) ran into her leaving her apt and she invited us in and we got to talk to her. Everything went really well and we set up another appointment and these past two weeks we have been going to her house time after time after TIME to talk to her and when we had appointments scheduled with her she was NEVER home. (that might answer your question dad-- it is the same culture jaja) Part of me said, "Oh she isn`t interested anymore. We should move on to another." Part of me said, "We should keep trying at least a little while longer because she really did show desire to learn." Well, last night we went and I was looking ahead to see if her light was on in her apt and it was off. Bummer. She isn`t home. My companion asked me what we should do and like I always say, " We should call her to see whats up." So we called her like we always do expecting the same answer but she said, "No I am here- please come in!!" We were excited and so we got to teach her last night and we showed her a video about the plan of salvation and she was SO interested she kept saying over and over again "it just makes sense....it just makes sense!" Then she asked us when we could come and visit her again and she would arrange her schedule so we could talk and she wants to invite all her friends to her house to listen too because she says this is the truth, I just know it is!!! How COOL! I love seeing that light flow into the people. It was so cool for me to see.
So mom tell me about relief society general conference. I didn`t get to go and dad tell me more about what you talked about ¨real growth and enduring conversion. ¨I am interested. Yes we work on a lot of retention here :)
David have a happy birthday. I hope you get my message and everyone ENJOY CONFERENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will too. (jaja). Have a great week
Hermana Lindsey
Well, this is the week. I was happy to hear that Clark had a baptism!! How great is that!! Gave me hope for my week. This is the week the father of the family we are teaching comes and puts down the final foot whether his daughter gets baptized, whether he has the same desire as his wife to get married and get baptized too.....please pray for them!!!!!!!!
I am so excited for conference- out of my mind. I think I annoy my companion when I say 6 days till conference...5 days till conference :) but I am super pumped. Think about it. The only living prophet on the face of the whole earth will speak to the whole world. I am pretty pumped for that!
Last night we had a pretty cool experience. So we received a reference from the ward to go and teach a lady named Juana Rodriguez. A couple weeks ago we coincidentally (or not so coincidentally) ran into her leaving her apt and she invited us in and we got to talk to her. Everything went really well and we set up another appointment and these past two weeks we have been going to her house time after time after TIME to talk to her and when we had appointments scheduled with her she was NEVER home. (that might answer your question dad-- it is the same culture jaja) Part of me said, "Oh she isn`t interested anymore. We should move on to another." Part of me said, "We should keep trying at least a little while longer because she really did show desire to learn." Well, last night we went and I was looking ahead to see if her light was on in her apt and it was off. Bummer. She isn`t home. My companion asked me what we should do and like I always say, " We should call her to see whats up." So we called her like we always do expecting the same answer but she said, "No I am here- please come in!!" We were excited and so we got to teach her last night and we showed her a video about the plan of salvation and she was SO interested she kept saying over and over again "it just makes sense....it just makes sense!" Then she asked us when we could come and visit her again and she would arrange her schedule so we could talk and she wants to invite all her friends to her house to listen too because she says this is the truth, I just know it is!!! How COOL! I love seeing that light flow into the people. It was so cool for me to see.
So mom tell me about relief society general conference. I didn`t get to go and dad tell me more about what you talked about ¨real growth and enduring conversion. ¨I am interested. Yes we work on a lot of retention here :)
David have a happy birthday. I hope you get my message and everyone ENJOY CONFERENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will too. (jaja). Have a great week
Hermana Lindsey
Monday, September 24, 2012
Another Week
Hola familia!
This week went by really fast. We worked really hard this week to find new people and we did find some that can progress, I believe. I am getting SUPER excited about conference--and even more because you´ll actually be IN there with the prophet!!! WOW Talking about conference this week; we're letting everyone know about it and I received lots and LOTS of questions. Why have all of the prophets of the Mormon church only been Americans. The truth is: I don't know but I do know the Lord calls and that every prophet was and is called of God. That is sufficient for me. I am so grateful we have a living prophet to guide us.
This week in Peru there was a big scare that the Russians predicted that we would have a 7 or 8 point earthquake here in Peru and we should all be prepared but so far so good and I really don't know how they can say that because I thought you could only warn people of an earthquake 10 min before it happens...who knows?
Well, we have a baptism for conference weekend and the parents of the girl want to get baptized too but they need to get married first (surprise). I hope everything works out. Pray for them!!!!!!!!!!!! It would be so cool that this whole family is baptized.
Sounds like Mom is doing great work in Relief Society and the family is good. I was happy to hear that Clark is still doing well even though maybe his new area is a struggle. My companion that was from Argentina always asks about him and how he is doing.
Lots of love and blessings this week for all!!!!!!!!!!
Hermana Lindsey
This week went by really fast. We worked really hard this week to find new people and we did find some that can progress, I believe. I am getting SUPER excited about conference--and even more because you´ll actually be IN there with the prophet!!! WOW Talking about conference this week; we're letting everyone know about it and I received lots and LOTS of questions. Why have all of the prophets of the Mormon church only been Americans. The truth is: I don't know but I do know the Lord calls and that every prophet was and is called of God. That is sufficient for me. I am so grateful we have a living prophet to guide us.
This week in Peru there was a big scare that the Russians predicted that we would have a 7 or 8 point earthquake here in Peru and we should all be prepared but so far so good and I really don't know how they can say that because I thought you could only warn people of an earthquake 10 min before it happens...who knows?
Well, we have a baptism for conference weekend and the parents of the girl want to get baptized too but they need to get married first (surprise). I hope everything works out. Pray for them!!!!!!!!!!!! It would be so cool that this whole family is baptized.
Sounds like Mom is doing great work in Relief Society and the family is good. I was happy to hear that Clark is still doing well even though maybe his new area is a struggle. My companion that was from Argentina always asks about him and how he is doing.
Lots of love and blessings this week for all!!!!!!!!!!
Hermana Lindsey
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Changes
Hola Familia
SI tengo cambio siento que estoy viajando por todos lados :) I have a change! Let"s all play, "Where will Hermana Lindsey Go??" Because I don´t find out until tomorrow night. But somewhere COLD I am sure. Because I have already been in all the hot places in the mission. I will miss the heat, the jungle, the MANGOES...ahhhhhh :) We will see what happens. My companion is really sad that I am going. I feel bad. She told me yesterday if I have a change, she will go home. I hope her new companion can help her learn to love the work. Sometimes I feel I might have failed in that aspect...but I can´t look back. I learned a lot being her companion. President always receives revelation and I am excited to learn where I will go next. I can´t believe it is already September. We found a GREAT family this week. We were knocking on doors and WOW both me and my companion had an impression to knock on this door and a lady answered the door. We told her who we were and how this message can bless her family and she let us in. We started to talk, she showed us pictures of her family and was so excited to talk with us. We shared the first vision with her and challenged her to be baptized and she accepted AND she is MARRIED ( what a miracle and a blessing) and now I am leaving and my companion doesn´t want to work. But this family NEEDS her. Now! I just hope they follow through and are baptized because they are golden. I hate leaving an area when we find such great people but that is how the mission is!!! But I know the Lord has a plan for me. I love the mission with all my heart it has changed my life. And continues to do so.
The family is all talking about how the leaves are changing colors and oh how I miss that time of year!!!! Enjoy it while it lasts!!
I don´t have much else to say except I hope you all have a great week and work hard!
Hermana Lindsey
SI tengo cambio siento que estoy viajando por todos lados :) I have a change! Let"s all play, "Where will Hermana Lindsey Go??" Because I don´t find out until tomorrow night. But somewhere COLD I am sure. Because I have already been in all the hot places in the mission. I will miss the heat, the jungle, the MANGOES...ahhhhhh :) We will see what happens. My companion is really sad that I am going. I feel bad. She told me yesterday if I have a change, she will go home. I hope her new companion can help her learn to love the work. Sometimes I feel I might have failed in that aspect...but I can´t look back. I learned a lot being her companion. President always receives revelation and I am excited to learn where I will go next. I can´t believe it is already September. We found a GREAT family this week. We were knocking on doors and WOW both me and my companion had an impression to knock on this door and a lady answered the door. We told her who we were and how this message can bless her family and she let us in. We started to talk, she showed us pictures of her family and was so excited to talk with us. We shared the first vision with her and challenged her to be baptized and she accepted AND she is MARRIED ( what a miracle and a blessing) and now I am leaving and my companion doesn´t want to work. But this family NEEDS her. Now! I just hope they follow through and are baptized because they are golden. I hate leaving an area when we find such great people but that is how the mission is!!! But I know the Lord has a plan for me. I love the mission with all my heart it has changed my life. And continues to do so.
The family is all talking about how the leaves are changing colors and oh how I miss that time of year!!!! Enjoy it while it lasts!!
I don´t have much else to say except I hope you all have a great week and work hard!
Hermana Lindsey
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