tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35942646233959048302024-03-04T21:22:21.155-08:00Cass in Costa Ricacasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424564264656293975noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594264623395904830.post-49323916247636956742015-12-09T17:40:00.004-08:002015-12-09T17:40:55.023-08:00Setente y dos: There is nothing sweeter than missionary work!<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Goodness gracious, can you believe how time FLIES?? </span><br />
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I think this week was one of the best of my whole mission. Well I don't know they have all been great... but this week was very special. It was SACRIFICE WEEK! So we woke up early and headed out to work at 7 a.m. I am SO grateful to be able to finish this way... truly feeling like I have given my ALL. Sacrificing food and sleep and whatever necessary to work in the service of the Lord. Every single day we were guided to people that were ready to receive us. Whether for our own area or a different area in the district, I truly felt that I was an instrument in the Lord´s hands... and that is my FAVORITE feeling. There is nothing sweeter than feeling the spirit testify through you... than feeling such love for people you have never met before.... than knowing that the Lord sent you exactly to this specific person... basically there is nothing sweeter than MISSIONARY WORK!!!! But none of those great things will end. I promise to keep serving in this way forever!</div>
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On Friday I had the chance to go to the temple. That was a very sacred experience. I was able to leave feeling great peace for the service I have rendered in this country. </div>
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I got home Saturday afternoon and went right to work decorating for the WEDDING! It ended up really pretty... There was quite a bit of stress because the cake got there late... the lawyer got there late.... the BRIDE got there late... but in the end it was BEAUTIFUL! I felt so blessed to have been part of it. They had a little fiesta afterwards and we had to kick them out because it was missionary curfew :) But we had a HUGE surprise that day. Did I tell you all about Daniel? He is a muchacho we met through a recent convert. He went to conference and another time to church and had been progressing pretty well. But last Sunday he didn't come to church and kind of disappeared. Well on Saturday he called us and said, ´´Today is my baptism right???´´ We were quite shocked! We explained that he would have to have an interview first but he said he could do it at 6 and be baptized after the wedding at 8. And so it happened! But of course, he got to the church for his interview late... so the Elder interviewed him during the wedding... then it was so stressful doing the wedding and the baptism at the same time so we talked to him about changing it for Sunday morning with Randal´s baptism. Well he just wouldn´t have that. He was set on being baptized on the fecha we had extended... which is AWESOME! So we went ahead with it. I felt like we were in 27 Dresses... going from one event back to the other. But it was a very spiritual baptism and I am SO grateful for such an opportunity.</div>
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On Sunday we had to go early to clean the church and prepare for Randal´s baptism.... 7:30 had come around and Randal still hadn´t showed. ...7:40... so we called a taxi and rushed to his house. They were ALL sleeping. We tried to wake them up and get them to the baptism... but they were too behind. :( They promised to get ready quickly and come to be baptized at 12... They got there at 10 and said they wanted to wait until 6 to be baptized. Nombres we were experiencing a little bit of stress. :) We finally arranged everything and finished our meetings. I was asked to sing the musical number I did with the other two sisters in the sacrament meeting at 1... then we went to say goodbye to Algunas familias. Then we rushed to the church again.... 5:50... still no Randal... 6:05... nada.... FINALLY llegó a las 6:30.. The sunday night meeting started at 7. We got right to it and had a VERY spiritual meeting and ordinance. Then went right on to confirm him in the evening meeting. It was a little stressful but I really don't know why I stress!! It is ALL in the hands of the Lord. He is in charge of everything. Everything works out :) </div>
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I am SO grateful to have been part of this work. In the evening meeting, The Bishop had all the missionaries that were finishing their missions or transferring to another area share their testimonies and to finish the meeting all the missionaries sang ´´Placentero nos es trabajar´´ (a hymn only in the Spanish hymnbook) and EVERYONE in the ward started bawling. It was so sweet to see just how many people we can impact without even knowing it. We took many pictures with many people... everyone was SO sweet and gave me many gifts. I have just been spoiled rotten. </div>
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Today we woke up early and headed out to San Jose. I had my last interview with President... Today I will be working here in Escazu. Tomorrow I possibly have the chance to visit my old area in Tejar! Then Wednesday at 5 we have our last supper and Thursday in the morning I am out of here :(</div>
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I am so incredibly grateful for the chance to serve a full-time mission. It is the best decision I have ever made and the greatest blessing I have ever received. I will never forget these people I have met and loved here. For those that are considering serving a mission.. I can only say.. DO IT!! You will NEVER regret it. It is rough but there will never be something that you can´t handle with the help of the Lord. For those that are not members of the church... I invite you to learn more!!!! I promise you that this is the only place that can truly bring eternal joy to you and your family. If you have questions and concerns, I am happy to talk with you :) For those that are members... PLEASE do these little things to strengthen your testimony daily. NEVER LET GO of that iron rod. Hold FAST CONTINUALLY! This IS the truth. DO NOT doubt it. No matter what the world it saying. Just seek an answer from the spirit and then NEVER doubt it. To my family... I thank you all soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo very much. I have been so incredibly blessed to have the parents and family members that tI have. Thank you for your love, prayers, and support. </div>
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I truly love each and every one of you. I testify that the gospel is true.. that God is our Father... that Christ LIVES and that through Him, we too can have eternal life. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints WAS restored by the prophet Joseph Smith. A prophet leads and guides the church today. THis is the ONLY place that has the priesthood authority to perform the ordinances necessary for salvation. I love this gospel. I love this work. I love Costa Rica.. and I love you! </div>
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I will see you on Thursday... sending all my love..</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4 generations! Hermana Santos (Cassidy's hija), Hermana Cook, Hermana Garcia (Cassidy's first hija), Hermana Garcia's Hija, and her hija!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baptism of Daniel Nov 7, 2015</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wedding of Randall and Jessica, Nov 7, 2015</td></tr>
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casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424564264656293975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594264623395904830.post-37833569507301496092015-11-02T16:45:00.000-08:002015-11-02T16:47:30.124-08:00Setente y uno: Every day we see little miracles<span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Randal and Jessica are just the BEST!! Randal passed his interview... everything is going great for the wedding... we are working hard and they are SO prepared. I am so blessed to have been part of uniting this family for time and all eternity! </span><br />
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Hermana Fowler has a parasite (or maybe several) :) and is currently in the hospital... on Sunday we did divisions and I stayed home for half the day with her the poor thing. Lets just say none of us are EVER eating meat again... and we also ´´fired´´ our cook and are going to start cooking at home.</div>
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Oh ya I remember something that happened this week! I had to go to San Jose to renew my cedula even though it expires just FIVE days before I leave the country!! Bummer. </div>
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The rest was normal... preaching the gospel daily :) Every single day we see little miracles and tender mercies... Every single day I feel this influence of the S<br />
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pirit in my life. Every single day I find new ways I can improve and become more like my Savior. I am HEARTBROKEN that this is all going to end soon... Last week the YSA stake sent me a letter with a talk by Jeffrey R. Holland.. It´s the talk where he says, ´´What I need, Peter, are disciples. And I need them forever.´´ This talk really impacted me. I truly am a disciple of Jesus Christ. Not just in Costa Rica. Not just for 18 months. FOREVER! My whole life is dedicated to serving my Lord and my God. </div>
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Well folks. Here I am. Starting my last real week in the mission. I am so sad to be leaving all these people I have come to love so much. But I am very much looking forward to the way I can serve Heavenly Father for eternities on end. I love you, dear family. And I will see you soon :)</div>
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Hello All!! It has been another amazing week in the Work of the Lord. What a blessing to be part of it!<br /><br />Highlights...<br /><br />on Tuesday we taught Jessica... Randal wasn´t there. She told us that they had talked about it and had decided to wait to be married until next year :( :( we were heart broken. But we had brought with us a beautiful picture of the temple that we had signed with our names and theirs and the date of their wedding... the 7th of november 2015 and their sealing.. 7th of november 2016.... she stared and stared at that picture of the temple... which stands for everything she as a member of the church wants in her life.. and said, ´´I´ll talk to him.´´<br /><br />On Wednesday and Thursday we couldn´t teach anyone because we headed to San Jose for a mission conference with Elder Duncan, the President of Area. It was an AMAZING conference. I received so many answers. First of all Elder Duncan came to greet me and tell me that Elder and Sister Lloyd say hi! What a treat! Then Sister Hubler and Sister Fowler and I did a musical number- Oh my Father to the tune of Come thou fount of ever blessing. The Lord has been blessing me with my talents in the mission.. everything changes when your intent isn´t to impress.. but to bring the spirit. I made up the piano part without music and it was kind of pretty! I tried to send a bit to mom from President´s ipad but I dont know if it worked. The conference was truly amazing. Some themes were:The Savior... The WHOLE reason I am here is to serve my Lord and to bring others to Him. Sometimes we make everything so complicated... but I just need to help others strengthen their faith in Christ. He said our vision for the mission should simply be to have a firm testimony of the Savior Jesus Christ. He also talked about how every single person in the world has a specific plan.. maybe we find one person that is ready to be baptized today.. and his neighbor isn't ready until June of 2017. Okay! So what are we going to do to help them progress towards that date? Maybe this December we will share a video of Christ with them. Maybe in January we will bring them friendship cookies. Maybe in February we will invite them to Family Night... maybe in June of 2016 we will invite them to a church activity.. etc. I just loved that because I think I got so upset thinking I´m not baptizing I´m not baptizing... so okay! I´m not finding those that are ready today. But everyone I find will be ready at one point! What am I doing to help them progress in their specific plans? What are we doing at home to help our nonmember friends progress and strengthen their faith in Christ? Maybe we have those neighbors or family members that we think will NEVER accept the gospel. We should pray to know what their specific plan is... WHEN they will accept... right now... later this year... in five years.... and then make specific GOALS and PLANS to help them progress in that specific plan. I just loved it. He also talked a lot about how this mission is NOT about me. If I´m not baptizing and I´m bummed about it.. get over it! It has nothing to do about me! It has to do with My Savior and my brothers and sisters here that NEED what I have. He taught us more effective ways to teach with members and we applied everything with Randal and Jessica and it was a HUGE success.....<br /><br />That lesson took place on Friday. We taught them in a member's house... we had previously visited the members that day to describe the lesson we were going to teach (word of wisdom and law of chastity). We started by talking about the temple picture we had given them and what it represents.. then we took a framed picture of the temple off the members wall and had the member explain how much it means to her... as we finished all that we told them to throw the picture and break it and step on it and destroy it. They were seriously appalled and said they could never do it. We asked why and they explained that it was something so sacred and meaningful that they could never defile it. At that point the member shared 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 that talks about our bodies being temples. We proceeded to teach them two commandments that specify what we put in our bodies and how we use our bodies. It was very effective and they commited to live these important commandments. Then we asked them... without pushing or influencing or insisting... ´´Hermanos, when do YOU want to be married and baptized to be able to keep these important commandments?´´... they looked at the temple... and at each other... then said, ´´the seventh.´´ :) :) I was SO grateful.... As Elder Duncan told us... when we teach people the treasure... when we stop just telling what they have to do and what they are doing wrong... and show them the blessings of living the gospel... they will want to come to church.. they will want to be married.. they will want to be baptized. <br /><br />This gospel is TRUE. It is true... Elder Duncan said that everyone always said ´´This church is true´´ he said what does that really mean??? The true church??? All the churches teach true things... all the churches help others come unto Christ. The GOSPEL is true. The ONLY difference is that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the ONLY church that has the authority of God to perform the ordinances essential to salvation. When we teach them that... when we help people understand how essential a baptism, sealing, etc. is... they will WANT to come. This is the treasure... eternal life. And it is only possible through this gospel and the authority found in this church. <br /><br />I LOVE this gospel. I am so grateful for the chance to serve my Heavenly Father. This is HIS work. It has nothing to do with me... but it is such a privilege to be an instrument in His hands. I love you all, I cannot believe I will see you so soon. I will keep giving it my ALL until I am home (and then keep going in different ways!!) :) I love you so very much and miss you all.... I pray that you will all come closer to our Savior this week.... all we do is for Him.<br /><br />Love, Sister Cook</blockquote>
casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424564264656293975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594264623395904830.post-43903395295052023382015-10-22T20:08:00.002-07:002015-10-22T20:08:45.258-07:00Semana Sesente y Nueve: I don't want it to ever ever end<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">It´s been another great week in the obra misional! We found several new investigators... several other investigators dropped us or disappeared... it´s been raining quite a bit (it rains when I DON'T bring my umbrella.. if I´ve got it it never rains) :)... my companion is doing well and my roommates are great.. I´ve had some trials and some great spiritual experiences. I´d like to just give an update on the biggest miracle of the week.</span><br />
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A few weeks ago a member came to work with her boyfriend that she lives with. He isn´t a member. We quickly put an appointment with them. But the appointment fell through and every time we tried to call they were busy or didn´t answer. But ever single time we went to Pueblo Nuevo they would come to mind. This Saturday we decided to try one more time. They answered and invited us over! We started out the visit getting to know them. They are a very sweet couple.. Randal and Jessica. She has been a member since she was 15 or so and he has just been getting to know the church through her for five months. He is friends with the WHOLE ward council which is pretty helpful. He works at a hotel which is usually the WORST for investigators because their schedule is awful and they can never come to church. But he has worked there for a long time so he actually has a great schedule and has two weeks of vacations right now. We asked them what they most desire in life... they said to be sealed together in the temple. Now THAT is an investigator that is prepared! We testified that they can be sealed together and invited him to be baptized on the seventh of November. He said of course! Now here´s the problem... they don´t have the funds to have a wedding so soon and he is a little prideful and doesn´t want to accept help. But the whole ward council is so willing to donate old suits or dresses or to make the cake! We are searching for a lawyer that can marry them really cheap... and we are DEFINITELY willing to sell arroz con leche in the street to help... They are SUCH sweet couple and are now coming to church every week. We taught the restoration and he is accepting it all without doubt. T</div>
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hey are now praying together and reading the Book of Mormon. This has TRULY been a miracle... to find someone truly prepared! I am just praying and praying and fasting SO hard that they will accept the help we are offering and be married on the 7th! I know he will be spiritually prepared... and I KNOW that if they are trying to keep the commandments Heavenly Father WILL help them! Please keep them in your prayers... tomorrow we will be teaching the word of wisdom.. I am pretty sure he drinks coffee. I love them so much and am SO grateful that the Lord has trusted me with this great calling... I love serving. I love it so much. I love this country and I love every person I meet. I love my companions. I love just waking up in the morning and feeling happy every single day to be able to get up and serve. I don´t want it to ever ever end. I love this.</div>
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Love, Sister Cook</div>
casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424564264656293975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594264623395904830.post-26636583012489291722015-10-22T20:05:00.004-07:002015-10-22T20:06:14.319-07:00Semana Sesente y Ocho: Sacrifice Week<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Well this was just about the BEST week ever and the HARDEST week since I started the mission!!!! Here´s the lowdown on Sacrifice Week..</span><br />
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Then at 9-12 we knock and knock and knock doors with lots of faith to find new investigators. (I saw more rejection than I have seen in a loooooong time... the first day not one person let us in and they were quite rude... it was a little rough. but great as well!)</div>
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It. Was. Hard. After talking to so many people and knocking so many houses... well we ran out of houses to knock :) and So many people were ruder than I thought they were here in Liberia (this area has usually been so nice) And physically it was EXHAUSTING. The other sisters in the house got the stomach flu... my companion killed her knees and couldnt work the last day so she stayed with a member and I hit the pavement. It was so tiring. And I am so tan :) But it was the best thing I´ve ever done. It is such a fulfilling feeling to know that I have given EVERYTHING to the Lord. That literally every minute is spent searching for His children that are ready for His message. </div>
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The morning of the last day I read a story in Ether 6 about the ships and the people of Jared. It said that they were blown from the top of the sea to the bottom closed in these little ships for 344 days. I´m guessing that seemed like a LONG time enduring LOTS of trials. That´s kind of how I felt for this short week :) But the best part is that is said that THE LORD blew the winds. It was HIM that was giving them these trials and storms for so long... but that He was blowing them towards the promised land. I truly believe the same is true for each of us. Though it may seem like years that we are being blown through stormy seas... I know that the Lord is truly blowing us to our own promised land. We experienced a bit of that. Finishing of the week we found two GREAT families. One remembers that missionaries visited her dad years and years ago when she was a little girl... and the other is a very cute couple that had been having marriage problems.. they were separated for a month and a half and when we found them they had had one week together again. We got there and just testified to them of how the gospel strengthens families and marriages and they said that they knew God sent us to them for their specific needs. Today we have Noche de Hogar with them. They are great (Antonio and Jennifer). Also on Sunday Rosa´s ex pareja, Gerardo, came to church. Looks like he will start investigating to be able to be with her again. We will be teaching him tonight as well.</div>
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I love missionary work. Sometimes I feel so bad because all our baptisms are falling and sometimes it feels like I am not reaching what the Lord expects of me. But I DO know that I am giving it my all and will keep trying to improve every single day. I can feel peace and know that I am a successful missionary knowing that I am truly consecrated and trying my best to improve every minute. I love love love this work.</div>
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Oh ya! Also my birthday was THE BEST!!!!! I love love love these girls I live with. I woke up Saturday morning and the sisters had decorated the wall with ´´21 things we love about Hermana Cook´´ some of which included..´´you teach powerfully by the spirit´´... ´´you believe everything we say´´....´´you are pinteresty and crafty´´.... and ´´´you feel like every decision will change your life´´. Haha.. it was so cute... then they sent me to shower and get ready while they prepared a surprise breakfast of pancakes and strawberries (I dont know WHERE they found strawberries) and ice cream!! :) They are just the sweetest. Then they took me to a surprise lunch at Mejicanito... then at night they had a surprise gathering at Rosa´s house with a cake with my name on it. They are just the best and I love them SO MUCH! I am so grateful....</div>
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On Sunday an elderly sister stood to bear her testimony... instead of testifying of the Savior... she testified about me :) haha I was soooo embarrassed and hid behind the piano while she gave a dedicatory speech about me and my talents for my birthday..... :) It was nice... but not quite appropriate for testimony meeting :) Then at night the meeting had already started and I went to fix the numbers for the hymns. I sat at the piano and saw the missionaries laughing and sister fowler motioned to my skirt....... my zipper was ALL THE WAY down in the back. yep. Everyone in the congregation saw my covenants.</div>
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I love each of you and am so grateful for all the birthday wishes!!!!! I love you all!</div>
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Jenny kind of lied to us it turns out :( she said that she had moved to San Roque (a different ward) to live with her mom... but she had told us that her mom died........... then we got to her house and she was there... as if she never left... but said that she comes and goes... and now is avoiding us and we just dont know... it is so sad :( people have NO idea how much we pray for them and love them... :(</div>
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The best high light was CONFERENCE!!!!! I LOOOOOOVE CONFERENCE!! We had the most beautiful miracle and had three investigators at the conference!!! Jennifer and Josselyne came!!!!! YAAAAAAY!! I am so grateful. I just love them and know that they can have a conversion through the conference.. the church is SO true.</div>
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Also our ward is doing something awesome called family missionaries. Every week three families are selected and given a giant missionary plaque to display in the house. Their job is to work with the missionaries for the week. They open the house so we can bring investigators over for lessons... they meet and fellowship investigators... they go out with us to do visits.... and give references.. It is AWESOME!! It makes many people that have never participated become very active in missionary work.. they then share their spiritual experiences and select the next family missionaries. I love it!! We should do something like that at home!</div>
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My time is quickly coming to an end. In internet and also in the mission :) But a big impression that I had in conference is that my mission is NEVER ending! Ever! In Costa Rica, yes. But the Lord has SO much He needs me to do. There are SO many people He needs me to serve and love. My job is to become as Christlike as I possibly can so that He can call upon at any minute to do any job He need.s My whole life is to serve my Heavenly Father... so my mission will never end. I am so happy.</div>
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I love you all!!! Next week I will have an AWESOME letter to write. This week is called ´´Sacrifice Week´´. We will be waking up at five and leaving to preach at 7 in the morning until 9 at night. We will not be going to our cook´s house to eat.. just taking a sandwich. we are going to do crazy things like talking to 175 people daily and going as a zone to contact every house in the area. We have been told to get creative with our talents to Hermana Hubler and I will be standing one a park bench and singing hymns with her ukelele while the other sisters contact the listeners. It will be AWESOME and you can expect a great email next week.</div>
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Thank you so much for all your love and Birthday wishes!!! I love you all so much!!!!</div>
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love, Sister Cook<br />
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casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424564264656293975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594264623395904830.post-26296683892937141842015-10-14T13:34:00.003-07:002015-10-22T20:09:52.319-07:00Semana Sesente y Sies: If God wants<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;">Well it was another great week in la obra misional!!</span><br />
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On Monday the WHOLE TOWN was in the centro with these little paper lanterns they make to celebrate independence day. EVERYONE cancelled our appts. because the kids get marked for attendance with their lanterns... we finally found a recent convert couple without children in the parade so we shared a message with them. They had a friend over that isn't a member and he accepted a baptismal date and cried! It was beautiful...there is a reason all our appts. fell through!</div>
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Tuesday is the REAL Independence day. All the kids have to participate in a marching band for each school in the whoooole province. They march around in the sun for hours and hours. I got a little teary thinking of my baby sister that does that too..... :) </div>
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Wednesday was awesome!! We found several new investigators.. we have been so blessed to be able to find FAMILIES! They ALL committed to come to church and to be baptized. We are so blessed. I love being a missionary. My family has received so many blessings thanks to this gospel and I see the families here and ache for them to accept the gospel so they too can receive things blessings!! I love this gospel and I love being a missionary.</div>
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Thursday we met another new family... they make and sell donuts in the neighborhood (and they are GOOD and only cost 20 cents!... I may have bought several... but it is for a good cause!! to help this family... the people here are pretty creative and make all kinds of things to sell so they can pay for things for school and living... I have to support. And they were delicious) :) Poor hermana Rosa broke her tooth eating Chicharron. She has gone through so much in the past few months and now she has a big hole in her face the poor thing :) But we got a good laugh at it and are trying to help her find a cheap dentist to fix it. I will be avoiding chicharron from now on. </div>
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Friday was good! We went to meet with Luis (the new investigator we found on Monday) but we were quite disappointed... turns out he had just been released from prison when we found him at the house of those members... he stole from the members and went running to keep selling drugs :( :( :( it is SO sad... he was going to change his life :( Then we went to Comunidad... it POURED rain which is quite unlike Liberia so of course we didnt have an umbrella and we got soaked :) But it was an effective day teaching less actives and finding some new investigators in Comunidad. I love my area I am so blessed to be here. The field is LITERALLY white. Literally.</div>
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Saturday was good!! We went to Kukamunga to confirm with all our investigators that they would be coming to church and we confirmed with FIFTEEN PEOPLE that they would be coming and had plans to come pick them all up!!!</div>
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Sunday... we started with MUCH faith... I just KNEW we could finally reach our goal through the Lord´s help of having at least 8 investigators at church!!! We woke up early and hiked up the mountain to Kukamunga. We confirmed once again with eleven investigators that they would come. Then we found Lidieth.. who had told us on the phone that she was too sick to get out of bed... and there she was laughing and talking and running around with the neighbor lady and her children. We caught her in the lie. And told her that we were there to take her to church. We got her children ready and called a taxi and she went to church :) No one else came :( I dont get it! They all outright lie to us... they said they were coming! that they were getting ready!! And they ALL say ´´Si Dios quiere!!´´ which means ´´ if God wants!´´ which basically means no. Which is so sad because God DOES want them to go to church!!! Ah man... we will keep trying.. At church I met some gringos! They are always so sweet and always want to send a picture to my mommy :) so nice. A couple of them even knew Uncle Stan! They said he is a great man... I agreed and said that his little brother is too! :)</div>
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So overall it was a great week!! I am having many spiritual experiences daily and am SO ready to just hit the pavement and give it ALL I´ve got! There are only 7 weeks left and I canNOT end this work until I have accomplished everything the Lord wants from me! I am so grateful to be able to serve my Heavenly Father.</div>
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I love you all! I can´t explain how much I miss you all. I hope you know how special you are and how much I pray for you! I hope you have the best week ever..</div>
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I don´t know if I have told you but I have a new best friend!! Her name is Sister Fowler and she is the greatest. She is gringa and is from Bountiful. She is Sister Loza´s companion so we live in the same house and it is the HUGEST BLESSING!! I´ve never had a gringa comp but this is the closest I´ll get and it is the best. Well on Martes we had divisions! She is my sister training leader so she came to my area to work with me. She is SO full of faith. We started out the day praying to be able to find three new families that have already been to church once. We went out to work as I always do... diligently obediently faithfully.. but we also had SO much fun :) Seriously I love her... when we finished the day we realized that we had found THREE new families and EVERY SINGLE ONE had been to church at least once!!! Do you all realize that Heavenly Answers our prayers!!??? He truly does!! IT just blows my mind. The next day I studied Helaman 10 and 11 and I saw it proven there as well! THe Lord WANTS to bless us... he wants to help us! And if we are righteous and obedient and our desires are righteous... He will give us what we want and need! I love my Heavenly Father... and also Sister Fowler.</div>
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Thursday was AWESOME too! In Every single lesson that we had we found new investigators!!!! As I said before, when our desires are righteous and we are working hard with faith... of COURSE Heavenly Father will bless us!! I love HIm and this gospel so much.</div>
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On Friday we did divisions and I went to Coco with the Bishop and ward mission leader and his wife and my comp went to Comunidad with Heidy. We had a great day and were able to visit many inactive members. We are going to activate every soul!!! How many less actives do we have in our ward unit? I am coming to help activate them.</div>
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On Sunday we had 16 investigators completely confirmed and set on coming to church. Even Rosa Herba! Oh ya.. on Wednesday we went to tell her we weren´t going to keep teaching her... but she told us she wants to get BAPTIZED and completely committed to come to church. Well she didn´t come :( I don´t understand people. We were set on having all those 16 in church. So we woke up early and at 7 we left and set out hiking up the mountain to bring the world to church. We ended up with one... :) But hey! One is better than zero!! And this one soul is a beautiful daughter of God named Jennifer that truly needs the gospel so I am so happy she came to church. </div>
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I just hope you all realized just how blessed we are. We may not be the richest people in the world but we have SO MANY THINGS... seriously. In the worldly sense we are SO much richer than these sweet ticos and in that sense we are truly blessed.... but in a spiritual sense I can not even BEGIN to explain the blessings we have. Do you realize that there are people that DON´T KNOW that they can pray to their Heavenly Father?? There are people that DON´T KNOW how to have a happy family?? Or that they CAN have a happy family?? I just want each of you to take a look around at the immense way that Heavenly Father has blessed us. He loves us so much.... And I TRULY love Him and am honored to be serving His mission.</div>
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But this week was glorious. Truly. Actually it was so weird because I numbers were REALLY low... But we had been working normal and we saw so many miracles... yet the key indicators did not reflec that. Woops. Well we evaluated what we need to improve and have set goals to do so... but seriously this week I just... I love being a missionary.</div>
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Last Monday they took away our p-day because my comp had to go to the Panama embassy during the week. So we had to work normal and it was actually so hard to focus. I had to repent a lot.. Then on Tuesday we went to Kukamunga to visit Katherine! She is preparing for her baptism on Saturday. While there we met her non member 19 year old cousin Hellen. She seems like a member already! She is great and we are working to help her be baptized in September. Then we started down the mountain and found a family of four! They actually have a lot of potential. Then we finally found Nuria.. we watched the Restoration and the DVD skipped and broke RIGHT at the first vision!! Satanás!!! But she agreed to pray to know if Joseoph Smith was a prophet. We finished in Pueblo Nuevo with Jennifer. Oh how I love her. She is progressing so well. When we got there and asked if she had read the Book of Mormon her brothers said, ´´she reads that thing EVERY DAY!´´ :) It was sweet. Then we ended the night with Rosa and the chicos (Eli Elian and Elias.. have I already told you about this family?) Turns out her husband has come back so she WON'T be baptized on Saturday :( So sad. But good that he came back I guess.</div>
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Thursday we took the five and a half hour bus to San Jose.. just so my comp could sign a paper... then we headed back (6 hours!) I got sick in the curvy mountain roads (though the ride is BEAUTIFUL! very green and jungly) In the office... they asked me what airport I want to go to so they could buy my plane ticket... it is getting real!!</div>
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Friday... oooooh Friday... it was glorious! We started out in Kukamunga for Katherine´s interview. To get there you have to go up a big dusty hill/mountain and in the one o'clock sun it is BRUTAL! After the interview we had an appt. in Pueblo Nuevo at the bottom of the mountain. After that we had another appt at the top of Kukamunga otra vez! (i know, bad planning). So we were ALMOST to the top when suddenly we got a test from Rosa that said, ´´Hermanas, Soy Rosa. El 5 de Sept me bautizo.´´ we screamed and ran dooown the hill, through Pueblo Nuevo, through Moracia, until we got to Chorotega where Rosa lives. Turns out her ´´husband´´ finally left for good so now she can finally be baptized!!! We helped her see that there is no reason to wait for next week when we have a baptism planned tomorrow! With tears in her eys she said yes! Her sweet boys kissed her and hugged her. She is SUCH a SPECIAL woman! This is what I love about missionary work...</div>
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Saturday.. Today Rosa Maria Serrano Rodriguez and Katherine Pamela Juarez Morera were baptized! Rosa´s son Eli baptized her and Katherine´s dad baptized her. IT was beautiful! Afterwards Rosa shared a tearful testimony.. I am SO grateful to be part of her conversion! Leda was going to be baptized too... we were at the church waiting for two hours but she never showed :( it was so so sad.. I don´t know why. I love her so much and I´ve been so excited that she could receive her first ordinance! We will keep trying to contact her.</div>
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Sunday... another amazing day. In the morning we stood by the door greeting everyone that entered and I suddenly got really sentimental and teary because I just LOVE those people... I love the members.. I love Liberia... and I loooooooooooooooooooooove serving a mission. I don´t want to go home. I mean I do... but man I just love it here. Then we went out searching for new investigators... our goal was pretty lofty... ten! We only found three... but those three we found TRULY needed us. We had prayed to be guided to someone that really needed the gospel and we found three. I just love being part of this work.. Then at 4:30 Marjori and her son and her friend were baptized!!! Three souls all because we opened our mouths in the super market! They weren´t technically OUR baptisms (well they aren´t anyone´s baptisms... they are the Lord´s baptisms!!) but we just felt so happy to see them baptized. Then in the night meeting they were confirmed. I just love being a missionary. Today I just felt so fulfilled and happy to be doing this work. Man I love this.</div>
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Last Monday they took away our p-day because my comp had to go to the Panama embassy during the week. So we had to work normal and it was actually so hard to focus. I had to repent a lot.. Then on Tuesday we went to Kukamunga to visit Katherine! She is preparing for her baptism on Saturday. While there we met her non member 19 year old cousin Hellen. She seems like a member already! She is great and we are working to help her be baptized in September. Then we started down the mountain and found a family of four! They actually have a lot of potential. Then we finally found Nuria.. we watched the Restoration and the DVD skipped and broke RIGHT at the first vision!! Satanás!!! But she agreed to pray to know if Joseph Smith was a prophet. We finished in Pueblo Nuevo with Jennifer. Oh how I love her. She is progressing so well. When we got there and asked if she had read the Book of Mormon her brothers said, ´´she reads that thing EVERY DAY!´´ :) it was sweet. Then we ended the night with Rosa and the chicos (Eli Elian and Elias.. have I already told you about this family?) Turns out her husband has come back so she WON'T be baptized on SAutrday :( So sad. But good that he came back I guess.</div>
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Thursday we took the five and a half hour bus to San Jose.. just so my comp could sign a paper... then we headed back (6 hours!) I got sick in the curvy mountain roads (though the ride is BEAUTIFUL! very green and jungly) In the office... they asked me what airport I want to go to so they could buy my plane ticket... it is getting real!!</div>
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Friday... oooooh Friday... it was glorious! We started out in Kukamunga for Katherine´s interview. To get there you have to go up a big dusty hill/mountain and in the one o'clock sun it is BRUTAL! After the interview we had an appt. in Pueblo Nuevo at the bottom of the mountain. After that we had another appt at the top of Kukamunga otra vez! (i know, bad planning). So we were ALMOST to the top when suddenly we got a text from Rosa that said, ´´Hermanas, Soy Rosa. El 5 de Sept me bautizo.´´ We screamed and ran dooown the hill, through Pueblo Nuevo, through Moracia, until we got tot Chorotega where Rosa lives. Turns out her ´´husband´´ finally left for good so now she can finally be baptized!!! We helped her see that there is no reason to wait for next week when we have a baptism planned tomorrow! With tears in her eys she said yes! Her sweet boys kissed her and hugged her. She is SUCH a SPECIAL woman! This is what I love about missionary work...</div>
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Saturday.. Today Rosa Maria Serrano Rodriguez and Katherine Pamela Juarez Morera were baptized! Rosa´s son Eli baptized her and Katherine´s dad baptized her. IT was beautiful! Afterwards Rosa shared a tearful testimony.. I am SO grateful to be part of her conversion! Leda was going to be baptized too... we were at the church waiting for two hours but she never showed :( it was so so sad.. I don´t know why. I love her so much and I´ve been so excited that she could receive her first ordinance! We will keep trying to contact her.</div>
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Sunday... another amazing day. In the morning we stood by the door greeting everyone that entered and I suddenly got really sentimental and teary because I just LOVE those people... I love the members.. I love Liberia... and I loooooooooooooooooooooove serving a mission. I don´t want to go home. I mean I do... but man I just love it here. Then we went out searching for new investigators... our goal was pretty lofty... ten! We only found three... but those three we found TRULY needed us. We had prayed to be guided to someone that really needed the gospel and we found three. I just love being part of this work.. Then at 4:30 Marjori and her son and her friend were baptized!!! Three souls all because we opened our mouths in the super market! They weren´t technically OUR baptisms (well they aren´t anyone´s baptisms... they are the Lord´s baptisms!!) but we just felt so happy to see them baptized. Then in the night meeting they were confirmed. I just love being a missionary. Today I just felt so fulfilled and happy to be doing this work. Man I love this.</div>
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The work is moving along here in Costa Rica! We had another good week with ups and downs... one of the downs is that I lost my planner in the bank (with the pretty leather cover with my name engraved on it) :( :( Entonces I don´t reeeeallly remember EVERYTHING that happened this week haha. Here are some random updates.</div>
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While searching for some less actives in San Rafael a.k.a Kukamunga (so called because it is way out in the middle of no where) we found an ACTIVE family with a nine year old daughter that has not yet been baptized. So we will be baptizing her on Saturday at six :) Her name is Katherin Pamela. Very cute girl! And a great blessing from our Heavenly Father to help us reach our goals.</div>
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Leda will also be baptized on Saturday at six. Do you remember her?? She was SO great but couldn´t be baptized because she lived with her pareja.. well in the middle of the night she decided to keep the commandments and left him! But that meant she had to move to Avangaras... which is far. But still in our area! So now she can be baptized! But she can only come to Liberia ever 15 days because she can´t pay for the bus so much... but we worked it out so she can have this great opportunity!</div>
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Rosa... not Rosa herba... Rosa 2. (everyone and their dog is named Rosa here. Or Maria. Or Rosa Maria de los Angeles..) Rosa 2 was an investigator of Hnas Contreras and Flores... then of Flores and Loza... then when they split the areas she became ours! She is just the best woman in the world... her three sons were baptized but she couldn´t because she lived with her pareja. She comes to church weekly and even pays her tithing!! Well this week her pareja left her which was so so sad... we ran to her aid to comfort her and help her count her many blessings.. (it is interesting that as a missionary I have given more marriage counsel and advice than ever in my life and obviously I have no experience in that! The spirit sure helps us have the words... and the real trick is that whatever problem or challenge we have... the answer, counsel, and advice, is live the gospel!) But now she is realizing that she too can FINALLY be baptized! So... Saturday at six! Saturday will be such a blessed day.</div>
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This week we had a special video conference with PRESIDENT RUSSELL M. NELSON! It was so great. IT was great. we were taught that in all situations we should CHOOSE JOY! We were also taught some ways to have greater success in la obra misional.. how to work with members... fourteen topics that we should master in the gospel.. and even some marriage advice! :) He gave us a blessing.. envoking the power of his apostleship.. blessing us in the work and blessing our FAMILIES! So know that you have been blessed by an apostle of God.</div>
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Then there was a conference for all women of the church 18 and above with Sister Wendy Nelson (his wife). Wow, she is a cool woman! She is so smart and has written several books and was the president of the BYU Womens Conference. </div>
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I´m sure what I am going to share you have heard before but I loved it. She said that we can all do a little three day experimento... where every day for three days we choose one thing wherein we can by ´holy´She said we can all say ´´ what would a holy woman do? How would a holy woman wake up? How would a holy woman do the laundry? Make dinner? Study the scriptures? Clean the house? Be with her children? Speak to her husband?´´ etc. She then explained that for every single one of our weaknesses, there is a counter gift of the spirit for whcih we can pray and fast for to change one by one our weaknesses and REALLY make them strengths. SHe said that all the gifts of the spirit listed in the scriptures are only suggestions and that there are many many more. My invitation to my dear family is that every one can do this challenge! Every day for three days look for one activity in which you can be ´holy´. How would a holy many complete his responsibilities at work? How would a holy girl act in school? How would a holy boy obey his mom? etc.. you can all apply it to yourselves.. hasta Cal! :) Oh and Finley too I guess.. he can talk and stuff right? My oh my. Anyways.. there were some scriptures she shared but I wrote them in my planner which is lost.. so just look for ways to be a little holier this week :)</div>
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I sure do love you all. I can´t even explain it. Like I said, ups and downs this week. Spiritual experiences daily and also many frustrations and sad moments... but this IS the work of the Lord. And it is a PRIVILEGE to be part of it. I will forever be grateful and will do whatever it takes to please my Heavenly Father.</div>
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I wish you all the best week ever... especially happy birthdays to Kate and Les. I love you all and will see you so soon! Have a great week!<br />
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This week was good! I dont remember much....... but it was Día de la Madre!! So we had a party and I MC-ed. I was kinda awesome and the ward had a great time. We played games and sang songs and the works. </div>
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Other things happened but I don't remember.......Oh today is cambios! I am still here to finish the training of my sweet comp Sister Santos. That´s one cambio mas (six weeks) then I will only have one more change... six weeks more! It is FLYING by but I am so grateful for every minute.</div>
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Seriously family I love you all so much. I just don´t even have the words to express it. Just please stay faithful. Please keep doing what you are all already doing and never stop. We can only get better every day. I LOVE YOU ALL! Have the best week ever,</div>
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Hello! So great to hear from you all today. Mondays are so special for that. Here's a little update of the week... it really was great! A roughy but great :)<br /></div>
This week we were just not finding new investigators... and.. well those we have aren't progressing very much. They just don't come to church and we have done everything we can think of. So you know what that means? We have got to find those that will come to church!!!!! In place of focusing on making the investigators we have progress... this next week we will be focusing on FINDING the people that WILL progress with their own free will.<br /></div>
Mon, Tues, and Wed were rough because all our appts. fell and we just couldnt figure out where to go or what to do because we had already visited all the members in the new area asking references... and nada. So we prayed to know where to go... someone came into my mind and well someone ELSE much farther away came into the mind of my companion. So I wanted to give her the chance to follow her impressions so we went there... it worked out okay so the question was.. Am I not receiving revelation correctly? Am I not understanding? Or was either plan okay.. we have been studying all week revelation and how the Lord will tell us where to go what to do and what to say.. so we are workin on it...<br /></div>
Thursday was kind of crazy because we MOVED! The Servers headed out to Puntarenas (so sad) so we headed into their house and it is BEAUTIFUL! I seriously can't believe I am a missionary.. it is so beautiful. It has a washer and dryer that actually DRIES the clothes... not just spin it so you can hang them out to finish drying! We have an OVEN!! and a beautiful stove... i just feel so blessed :) I had a GREAT personal study pondering my patriarchal blessing and just feel so blessed...<br /></div>
That night we headed out to work... we didn't have much time so we had prayed to know where to go and we both felt we should visit a member family. We didn't know why because we were praying to find new investigators.. but we decided to follow the prompting. To get to their house, we walked a different route than we would usually walk.. and there we ran into some other members who gave us a reference of a non member spouse of an inactive girl! We felt so sure that THIS was the reason we felt we should go to that family.. so we would walk a different route and run into these jovenes and have the reference for the new investigator!! So we rushed to contact the reference.. and.. well he wasn't there. Well she SAID he wasn't there but we saw him. So bueno :) Maybe that wasn't it.. so we headed to the family and shared a great message and... no references. No new investigators.. but we know there had to be a reason we felt we should visit them! We just dont know what that reason is :) Learning to understand revelation is tricky.<br /></div>
On Friday I was working SO hard to follow the Spirit... Truly! And well we saw some blessings! We felt we should contact the street of that family we found last Saturday since our appt. with them is tomorrow and we could see them and remind them... turns out they won't be there tomorrow so we were able to teach them today! We had a great lesson and they are preparing for their baptism on the fifth of Sept! Then we decided to contact some streets we had never seen and I passed a door and literally felt pulled back to it. We contacted it and the WHOLE FAMILY are inactive members.. lost sheep. The Lord knows and is aware of every one of us!<br /></div>
Saturday was.. well... a day. :) We were planning on having the interview of Norma today.. but during studies she sent us a message that said she wasnt going to be baptized. We decided to leave right then and find her and help her with her doubts and fears so we walked all the way there and... she wasn't home... so they said. So we went home again haha. Once again all our appts. fell and we were just feeling... tired. We prayed again in the street and contacted a house... and in that house we found six nuevos!! Two of which seem very interested and accepted baptismal dates. There are ups and downs in every day but this IS the work of the Lord and I feel blessed to be part of it.<br /></div>
Sunday... no one came to church again. That's always rough, but we will just work harder on finding those that will come! Then we went about our visits.. in between a lesson we felt we should talk to some women chatting outside.. we did and just shared our testimonies... the woman started testifying about her evangelica church so we thought we weren't going to get anywhere... but then she said that she had been praying today and we got there and said exactly the words that she had said in her prayer and that only the Lord knew... that Heavenly Father sent us directly to her to answer her prayer. She didn't exactly accept another appt. but it feels so good to be able to help me... i was praying specifically this week that the Lord would guide me to those that are hurting or need comfort and I have seen that fulfilled!<br /></div>
Today, Monday, we are in San Jose again for Chequeo de Mes. We ate some really yummy food and will be heading back to Liberia after I finishing talking to all of you (in eight min) :) I just want you all to know that YES this work is tricky.. some days or moments are rough... but I AM feeling the spirit... every day there is SOMETHING that makes it worth it. Though right now we aren't seeing all the results of our efforts, I know that the Lord is blessing us. I pray always that He will bless all of you at home as well and feel confident that that is happening. I miss you all... Time is flying! Nos vemos pronto<br /></div>
I love you!<br /></div>
love, Sister Cass<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">ps... pictures next week! There is no hook up in this comp. love you!</span>casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424564264656293975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594264623395904830.post-20329847768356040052015-08-03T12:52:00.004-07:002015-08-03T12:52:58.965-07:00Semana Cincuenta Nueve: Anxiously engaged in a good cause<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Okay so we had a great week! Truly. First of all... a scripture for the youth of my family... and maybe others. Search D&C 75:29... I am learning so much about how lazy I was before and also how dirty. The new phrase I learned this week is ´´lo limpio nos acerca a lo divino.´´ Let us always be anxiously engaged in a good cause... for the idler shall have no place in the church... :) Bueno.</div>
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So on Monday we went to the office for fingerprinting of my companion. We got home late and I threw up on the bus. Gross.</div>
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On Tuesday we had a nice day..we had been praying for three nuevos and had found two! then it was almost eight o'clock, and we had to go buy some food for the week because well we couldn't yesterday. So there we were in Palí... and suddenly a woman starts asking us about the toothbrushes. I called her Hermana and she about died with happiness that we were Christians. We explained who we are and what we do. She said, ´´Hermanas just tell me one thing.. Where is my mom? She died four days ago... where is she??´´ Right there in the super market we were able to testify to her about exactly where her mother is. She cried hearing about the Plan of Salvation and committed to come to an appt. at the church building tomorrow to learn more. We gave her a pamphlet and left in awe that the Lord helped us complete our goals even in the store. We can all do missionary work wherever we may be. Look for these opportunities! At work, at school, with parents of your children´s friends.. at McDonalds! It doesn´t matter.. as we pray to be able to share the gospel the Lord will bless us with opportunities. </div>
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On Wednesday we taught Rosa the Law of Chastity... she doesn´t want to get married... buuuut she doesn´t want to separate either. Ah man... Then we found some great new investigators that at the end couldn't accept a change of the ´´traditions of their fathers´´. can´t people realize all the blessings they are missing<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">?? I felt a lot like Alma... (he and the Sons of Mosiah are my heroes by the way... the best missionaries ever!) 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margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">infidelity </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk290014" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">shall </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk290015" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">be </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk290016" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">among </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk290017" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">this </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk290018" style="background-position: 0px 0px; 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background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">heart </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300005" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">is </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300006" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">exceedingly </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300007" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">sorrowful; </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300008" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">wilt </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300009" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">thou </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300010" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">comfort </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300011" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">my </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300012" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">soul </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300013" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">in </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300014" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Christ</span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300015" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">. </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300016" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">O </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300017" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lord, </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300018" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">wilt </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300019" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">thou </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300020" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">grant </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300021" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">unto </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300022" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">me </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300023" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">that </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300024" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300025" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">may </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300026" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">have </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300027" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">strength, </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300028" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">that </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300029" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300030" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">may </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300031" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">suffer </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300032" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">with </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300033" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">patience </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300034" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">these </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300035" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">afflictions</span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300036" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> which </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300037" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">shall </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300038" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">come </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300039" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">upon </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300040" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">me,</span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300041" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">because </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300042" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">of </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300043" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">the </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300044" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">iniquity </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300045" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">of </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300046" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">this </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk300047" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">people.</span><span class="verse" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px 1px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="chunk" id="chunk310000" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310001" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">O </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310002" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lord, </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310003" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">wilt </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310004" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">thou </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310005" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">comfort </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310006" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">my </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310007" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">soul, </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310008" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">and </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310009" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">give </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310010" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">unto </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310011" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">me </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310012" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">success, </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310013" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">and </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310014" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">also </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310015" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">my </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310016" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">fellow </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310017" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">laborers </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310018" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">who </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310019" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">are </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310020" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">with </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310021" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">me—yea,(Liberia1, Liberia 2, y Liberia 4, and all the other missionaries in the world)</span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310036" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">—yea, </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310037" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">even </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310038" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">all </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310039" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">these </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310040" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">wilt </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310041" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">thou </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310042" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">comfort, </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310043" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">O </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310044" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lord. </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310045" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Yea, </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310046" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">wilt </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310047" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">thou </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310048" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">comfort </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310049" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">their </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310050" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">souls </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310051" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">in </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk310052" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Christ. </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk320001" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Wilt </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk320002" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">thou </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk320003" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">grant </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk320004" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">unto </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk320005" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">them </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk320006" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">that </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk320007" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">they </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk320008" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">may </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk320009" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">have </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk320010" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">strength, </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk320011" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">that </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk320012" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">they </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk320013" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">may </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk320014" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">bear</span><span class="chunk" id="chunk320015" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> their </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk320016" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">afflictions </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk320017" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">which </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk320018" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">shall </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk320019" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">come </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk320020" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">upon </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk320021" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">them </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk320022" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">because </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk320023" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">of </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk320024" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">the </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk320025" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">iniquities </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk320026" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">of </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk320027" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">this </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk320028" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">people.<b> </b></span><b><span class="chunk" id="chunk330001" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">O </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk330002" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lord, </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk330003" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">wilt </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk330004" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">thou </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk330005" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">grant </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk330006" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">unto</span><span class="chunk" id="chunk330007" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> us </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk330008" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">that </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk330009" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">we </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk330010" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">may </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk330011" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">have </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk330012" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">success </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk330013" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">in </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk330014" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">bringing </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk330015" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">them </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk330016" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">again </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk330017" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">unto </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk330018" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">thee </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk330019" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">in </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk330020" style="background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Christ. </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk340001" style="background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Behold, </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk340002" style="background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">O </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk340003" style="background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lord, </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk340004" style="background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">their </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk340005" style="background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">souls</span><span class="chunk" id="chunk340006" style="background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> are </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk340007" style="background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">precious, </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk340008" style="background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">and </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk340009" style="background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">many </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk340010" style="background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">of </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk340011" style="background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">them </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk340012" style="background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">are </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk340013" style="background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">our </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk340014" style="background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">brethren; </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk340015" style="background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">therefore, </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk340016" style="background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">give </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk340017" style="background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">unto </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk340018" style="background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">us, </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk340019" style="background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">O </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk340020" style="background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lord ,</span><span class="chunk" id="chunk340021" style="background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">power </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk340022" style="background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">and </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk340023" style="background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">wisdom </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk340024" style="background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">that </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk340025" style="background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">we </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk340026" style="background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">may </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk340027" style="background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">bring </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk340028" style="background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">these, </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk340029" style="background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">our </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk340030" style="background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">brethren,</span><span class="chunk" id="chunk340031" style="background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">again </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk340032" style="background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">unto </span><span class="chunk hl-id-21131641" id="chunk340033" style="background-repeat: initial initial; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 25.2000007629395px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">thee.</span></b></div>
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Luckily, we finished the day with Marjori.. the woman from the super market. She studied the whoooool pamphlet and we taught her everything.. in the church tour she felt the spirit so strongly in the baptismal font that she said, ´´ when can I be baptized??´´ She brought her twelve year old son and he too will be baptized on the 29th. what a blessing to all our prayers to find someone that keeps their commitments and WANTS to be baptized!! She is a miracle!</div>
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Thursday was good too... we taught some English (did I already tell you about the man that doesn´t want anything to do with religion.. so I am teaching him the gospel in english?) And ended the day practing the new mission song. I sent mi hija out to work with a member (her first time alone!) she did great. And I stayed with the sisters that are going to be singing. I had to whip our some of my inner Dad and remember my dictation practices because I had only heard the song in the office... and they didn't have sheet music and not a single cd or jump drive or ipod could read it (it was weird). So I had heard it on Monday and wrote out the notes for memory on Thursday and some chord parts. It was actually very fun. :) I wrote some harmonies too but well... my sweet latin sisters suffered too much with that so I took them out. :) </div>
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Friday we headed down at three a.m. to San Jose for the conference. It was a great conference! I was grateful to be able to go one more time even though I am not a leader anymore. I had a great spiritual experience and was able to accept the new ways of the mission... its not my style... it seems a little competetive but through the help of the Lord I have accepted it :) The song actually went great!! Afterwards everyone came to ask me for the sheet music and harmony parts and I said.. well.. I justt wrote out the melody and chords and made it up! Haha so now I have been asked to actually write it out with choir parts for when I leave other people can play it like I did. We ended with all the people that like to sing around the piano making up parts and stuff and I felt like I was in choir again... it was a blast :) Happy to be able to use the skills I learned in college and to see how they can bless others... that's something else I learned. One day it just hit me... I have talents... and I am going to keep studying and try to be my best... but it isn't about being THE best... it is about developing my talents to be able to bless others and further the kingdom of God. We can all do the same!! We all have talents and should look for the way to bless others through them..</div>
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Saturday was probably the best day ever. We started to pray before every lesson like we did in the MTC... and every lesson was so spiritual!! We literally felt like we weren't saying our own words. The highlight was when we started a lesson with a woman we had contacted... and ended that same lesson with her WHOLE family and their spouses. We found three new families in one lesson and they ALL accepted baptismal dates whole heartedly!!! What a blessing!! IT was a miracle. This IS the work of the Lord. I can´t do it... I´ve already tried... but when we put it in HIS hands... and trust in HIM... miracles happen! At night we had another appt. with Marjori but she missed the bus so we taught her by phone... it was actually a VERY spiritual lesson... and she is all set to come to church mañana!</div>
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casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424564264656293975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594264623395904830.post-8646538055651846952015-08-03T12:27:00.002-07:002015-08-03T12:29:28.750-07:00Semana Cincuenta Ocho: The joy of being blonde<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Upe buenas!! Ready for the update?? Not too much happened this week.</span><br />
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As we are now a stake.. they have split our branch and made two wards... la Victoria y Liberia. So they also split the missionaries. My companion and I, as well as a companionship of elders, serve in Liberia and all the others serve in la Victoria. It's tricky because our area now is the pure center with lots of stores and not many accessible people.. and a little dusty pueblo far away from the capilla. So we are working on adapting to the new challenges of our area and trying to make sure we know every member.</div>
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The split was a great blessing because an investigator has decided he loves me and is constantly sending love texts. We almost changed our number. The joy of being blonde.</div>
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So with the split we have lost half our investigators or maybe more. Ester, Fernando, almost everyone is in la Victoria. So we have got to find new investigators... we spent one day knocking doors and it is the last time in my life I will do that!! It is not efficient at all. So then we starting visiting the members and asking references... they shared many stories of disobedience saying they don't trust the missionaries with their family and friends... but I guess we gained their trust because they gave us five new investigators in one day! I hope that continues.. Because we need help!</div>
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This weekend was a big deal here in Guanacaste. I guess before, Guanacaste was separate from Costa Rica and Nicaragua. It was solo. So this weekend was the celebration of when Guanacaste joined Costa Rica for their own free will. They celebrated by filling (literally FILLING! I have never seen so many horses... or so much alcohol) the streets on horse back and drinking. How exciting. So ALL the investigators (and even the members and less actives) were all at the fiestas all weekend... no one was found in their houses... it was so rough. I felt like we were just walking around aimlessly wasting time... which felt AWFUL! I do not like to waste time... especially the LORD'S time!! But I just didn't know what to do... I really need to be better at relying on the spirit because I cannot have a repeat of this weekend!</div>
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Saturday was the same deal... parties... but there was soemthing awesome. Dance Alliance from BYU-I came to town! They did a great dance show and we had permission to go with investigators! They basically taught the Family a Proclamation to the World through their dance... they had quotes from the prophets in between... it was awesome!! That's why I love that school..... On Sunday they all came to our ward and I was the translator :) There were several recently returned sister missionaries and I made many friends... then before they left there was a girl that said, <span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">''I know you... how do I know you??"' ''Well I went to BYU-I for a year before the mission.... I lived in the Willows..'' ''I LIVED in the Willows too!!'' ''oh okay! I lived on the fourth floor..'' ''I LIVED ON THE FOURTH FLOOR TOO!'' '' oh my goodness we were in the same ward!!!!!''</span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"> haha it was so strange to see someone from before the mission IN my mission.. and very weird to talk in english to so many blondes... I felt like they understood me :) haha. After they left all the ward members were making fun of me because they said that my ''gringa personality'' that they had never seen came out. I just can't completely be myself in another language!! :) Anyways it was really fun to see them and to have all the members see them. After the relief society lesson, one of the girls asked me to translate something for the teacher... with teary eyes she told the teacher that though she didn't understand the lesson.. she could truly feel the spirit... It is so beautiful to see and remember that even if we can't communicate.. there are no barriers for the gospel. The spirit is the teacher. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">I love this gospel so so much. I know it is true. This is the ONLY true church. Please don't let ANYTHING keep you from receiving the blessings of actively participating in this great feast the Lord has for us. (search the mormon message about living beneath your privileges) I LOVE YOU ALL and wish you the very best week. I miss you all more than words..</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">p.s. I am currently writing from San Jose. My sweet hija (seriously she is an angel I love her so much) had to do her fingerprints. I'll be back on Friday to sing the new mission song for the leadership conference... then again next week for Chequeo de Mes. I thought that not being a Sister Training Leader would mean that I don't go to san jose again.. but it looks like I will now be living here!! ;) I love you all!! </span></div>
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On Monday we went to Noche de Hogar with the familia Morales... We went to take the bus and found a nice Canadian couple (members!) that were lost. We just happened to be taking the same bus so we helped them get to their hotel! But the bus driver passed our stop so he left us out by the airport................ in the middle of no where in the dark. Haha. But he gave us a refund! So we finally found our way to the family´s house and had a lovely lesson.</div>
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Tuesday... We taught our prostitute investigator... She says she wants to change but we can´t really tell... Then Rosa.. (did I tell you about her? She was a reference from a recent convert named Denis that talks like a Hindu but in Spanish who painted me a cool typical Costa Rican dolphin thing... well Rosa is great and sells ´´Herbalife´´ look into it.) She accepted a baptismal date for the 8th of August! Then we contacted her neighbors and they also accepted baptismal dates for the 22nd of August. Then I had to go play the piano for the STAKE choir... thats right!! on Sunday will be the first STAKE conference in the history of Liberia!</div>
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Visited with Ester... she decided to get married on 19 of Sept!! YAY! Gloriana wants to be baptized but Ester´s mom says she has to do her first communion before she can be baptized :( ah man. Leda is doing great... she quit drinking coffee and is so close to separating from her boyfriend. Then Noche De Rama and... well when we left we got a notice that an Elder had passed away that day. He fell asleep and never woke up. We were quite impacted... I didn't know him but we all starting thinking about how each one of us could die at any minute.... for us I felt fine.. I would LOVE to be closer to my Heavenly Father... what just killed me was thinking about his family... anyway the point is that we were a bit shooken up. We hadn´t found any nuevos yet and we only had one hour more to work... So Hermana Santos and I prayed in the street for the elder and his family, for comfort, and the ability to focus on the work for one hour more and find SOMEBODY that needed the gospel. No one received us for that hour so we started home. Then we both stopped in front of a house... I knew we had to knock it. So we upped and buenased and a young mother came out... I said, ´´We are missionaries representatives of Jesus Christ and He has sent us here to your house. I don´t know why but we just felt we needed to knock your door.´´ She started to cry and cry and cry and said that all day long she had been praying for help and now she knows that God hears prayers. It was so impacting... God heard HER prayer and he heard OUR prayer. I am so grateful for that experience. We taught her a small message (because it was late!) and scheduled an appt. for Tuesday.</div>
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Rosa made us a yummy lunch and we taught her about the Word of Wisdom. She sells all things naturally and luckily doesn´t drink coffee. She also says she doesn´t drink the teas that are against the Word of Wisdom but she sells these herbalife teas that are a little fishy.... she serves them to us and I just don't know if they are okay or not. I sure hope so because I drank it! Then we visited Mauricio. Do you remember him? Oh wait. I didnt tell you. Well, I told you in a letter I sent home. We brought Hermano Carlos to the lesson and afterwards Carlos invited him to accompany him to the church for some things.. then we brought him to a baptism of the other sisters that night!! It was awesome!! That´s what we need from all the members!</div>
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This week we have been pretty low with nuevos. We were working SO hard to visit everyone to prepare them for their baptisms in August and present members to them so they come to church and everything, and well we were always out of time to find nuevos. So today we decided to put all our faith out there... we had a few citas fijas but for the other time we just wrote where we would be and prayed and prayed that the Lord would put people in our path. So we started out.. and ALL our citas fijas fell. :) So we contacted people in the street and houses ALL DAY LONG (very ineffective.. with 14 months I should know better but we didn't know what else to do and had lots of faith... our goal for nuevos was 10. I knew we were going to find them!!) So we walked... and talked... and walked... and contacted... and.. well... everyone rejected us:) At 8 o'clock FINALLY a woman invited us in to sit down... we hadn't sat all day!!!!! By the end of the day we found 4 nuevos... but the other three were like.. half news because they just allowed us to share a BRIEF message standing in front of their gate... We didn't reach the goal but hey. The Lord did bless us with some new investigators. But man did our feet hurt when we got home!! Next week we will be working better with the members so that we don´t have to repeat this day.. my poor hija... :)</div>
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Today was another Choir day.. my the choir sure sounds lovely. Latin voices are beautiful. ....... Ah man it is so bad! The poor things never even learned the hymns right. Oh well, the spirit is what counts :) Then the other sisters had a baptism and then we visited Norma and Mauricio. They are set to come tomorrow to church! Norma, Mauricio, Leda, Rosa, Ester and Gloriana, and Shameli are ALL fijo to come to church! We have worked SO hard to introduce them all to members and help them feel confident and have spiritual expereinces in the week so that they will come tomorrow! It is the first stake conference so it would be AWESOME if they came!!</div>
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No one came. :( bueno.. Leda came and Gloriana came. Rosa didn´t answer us or open the door.. Mauricio tampoco... Norma tampoco... Shameli tampoco... Ester said she was busy. AAaaaa when will these people get it????? So sad.. But it is okay. The Lord blessed us with two. That´s more than last week. We set out once again to reach a high goal of nuevos... and we were practically walking in circles. We found two nuevos instantly that were... locas... seriously. But hey they wanted to learn more (I think they may live in the street). They need the gospel too. At night we shared a message with Hermano Carlos and he had bought us subway :) SO NICE! </div>
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Well, that was the week. Now we are here... another Monday! It is flyin by. I am SO GRATEFUL that I am training. Mi hija (pronounced ee huh... not hee haw) :) is Hermana Santos (de los ultimos dias) and she is an angel. We get along GREAT and she works hard... it's like she already has six months.. she knows all the lessons has great ideas... seriously she is a gift from Heavenly Father for my last few months. She is keeping me focused because I am missing you all more and more... I will be home November 12 it looks like! But I am grateful I still have four more months to work work work and serve the Lord! This church IS true. Never ever doubt it. Love you all!</div>
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Well this week was the BEST WEEK OF MY MISSION... Well, I dont know. But it was awesome!</div>
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On Monday I headed to San Jose to wait for mi hija to come... I was assigned to work two days in... TEJAR!!! I visited some converts... Marco and Faiker... and it just was so incredible to see their progress in these four months and to see that I truly have been able to make a difference in the lives of some people. What a huge blessing..</div>
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Then on Wednesday we went to the TEMPLE!! and did a session!!! How glorious, I hadn´t been in seven months. I LOVE the temple. Then on the temple steps we were assigned our hijos.... mi hija es Hermana Santos (de los ultimos días) from Panama! She is so cute and sweet and SO powerful in sharing the gospel.</div>
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We had a good hard week!! updates to come!! I saw monkeys just walking around doing our visits!! I had NEVER NOTICED THEM BEFORE!! spiritual lesson... sometimes there are little wonders in our lives and we never ever notice. haha. </div>
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Friday we went to San Jose for the Consejo de Liderazgo and we met President Laboriel!! He is GREAT!! Very different from Pres Wilkinson but super great. He is REALLY disciplined, we can't drink coke or much pop at all... and we have to memorize all the Articles of Faith, the prophets of the latter days, the current apostles, the order of the books in the Book of Mormon, the scripture masteries, etc. everything really. I memorized all thirteen articles on the bus home. It kind of feels like an army sometimes but I love it. He has SO much energy and urgency for the work and is also SO loving. On Saturday he came to Guanacaste and we all had our interviews. I expressed to him my desire to truly end my mission giving it ALL I've got and to be able to feel how I felt when I trained and he said, ´´I promise you that you will NEVER forget these 4.5 months.´´<br /></div>
Today are cambios. And I guess that's the big news. I have changes! Well... kind of..... my prayers have truly been answered. I have been praying for a LOOOOONG time that I can end my mission training. Well.... I´M GONNA TRAIN AGAIN!!! I cannot begin to explain how grateful I am. So here is how it happened. Hermana Loza changed rooms and is now companions with Hermana Flores because Hermana Contreras is ending her mission today. I am staying in my area and will train. Now Hermana Loza and Flores are the Sister Training Leaders. Sister Loza also was the trainer of Hermana Flores so now they are together again! So this week I will receive my hija.... I will train her for two changes then have one change left! I am ready to give it ALL I'VE GOT and serve the Lord as a completely consecrated missionary. I love this mission!!!!<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">HAVE A GREAT WEEK</span>casshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09424564264656293975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3594264623395904830.post-73325516469780286012015-07-07T20:52:00.000-07:002015-07-07T20:52:15.147-07:00Semana Cincuenta Quatro: Good-bye President Wilkinson<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">Hooooola everyone!!! How goes it in Zion?</span><br />
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Well I have had another great week.</div>
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Monday we went to San Jose... you heard a bit about that last week. After we did internet we went to the mall... I went in Forever 21. It was the weirdest experience I have had in a long time. My have the styles changed in just 13 months!! It made me so excited yet a little freaked out haha. It was just weird. Also I put on a pair of high heels and felt beautiful. My legs aren't that ugly after all haha. </div>
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Tuesday we had our last Mission Conference in the history of the Mission San Jose Costa Rica. President Wilkinson gave an INCREDIBLE talk. He spoke about the 7 spiritual essentials... that if we commit to these seven things we will NEVER be inactive. We will never face a disciplinary council... etc. I am not going to share them now because I am preparing an awesome Family Home Evening lesson when I come home :) It was a great meeting... afterwards President hugged each one of us (even the sisters!) :) and we all cried and cried. I told President that he has truly changed my life... and he said he did nothing.. it was all the Lord... but that it was a privilege to be part of it. I hope you can meet him and Sister Wilkinson soon. THey are truly INCREDIBLE. It was fun to see all my friends in the whole mission... Elder Zibin, Macias, Fisher.. Hermana Garcia (mi hija!!!!!!) and Ortiz and Tripp and Davidson and Bratt and everyone. It was so fun and I love them all. Now that the misison is split I will probably never see lots of them again! Headed home on the bus and got home around 9:30.</div>
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Wednesday... Nothing too exciting. Did I right about Kaylor before? Well today we met his mom, Denise. Turns out the missionaries visited her when she was thirteen and she went to a baptism and everything! It was a great lesson.</div>
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Thursday... we taught Lili (the girl that works at the chicken restaurant next door to our apartment).. she had a break at work so we taught her the Restoration... afterwards we invited her to pray to know if Joseph Smith was a prophet and she said, ´´I already believe it.´´ It was so great! She is 16 and would progress a lot more if she wasn't always working. If we can help her come to church she will be baptized this month! (July)</div>
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Friday we had the interview for Francisco (stepson of Ester that we reactivated through teaching his stepmom)... did I tell you about that last week? They were going to advance Fran in the priesthood but couldnt find his records... they searched in Salt Lake and never found them... so we had to baptize him again! My companion and I were thinking... how would it be to return home from the mission and have them say, ´´Sorry, we cant find your records... you need to be baptized again.´´ ah man. Well I guess this is an example of ´´the church is perfect, the people aren´t´´ Somewhere someone failed to submit his record in the system and for that we had an interview for Fran on Friday. Meanwhile, we visited with Ester. She is just a rockstar I love her so much. In her prayer she said, ´´I thank thee, Father, that I know that this is the only true church and that every day it is confirmed more... thank you that Fran can be baptized again so he can receive thy priesthood and serve a mission.´´ I just love her. They are supporting Fran a ton so he can serve a mission. He is 17. We gave him a tie from Pres Wilkinson and nosotras that he can only use in his mission. Then we taught Denise and Kaylor the Restoration... she had some doubts but I know by praying and studying the Book of Mormon she will receive her answer. Its just true.</div>
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Saturday was Lauriano Francisco Mora Mora´s baptism. It was a crazy day. We got to the church early to teach piano... then helped a little to set up for the talent show... went home to study.. eat lunch... then back to decorate for the talent show... have the beautiful baptism (none of the members we asked to help came...)... then had the talent show! It was a crazy day all in the church but it was fun. In the talent show I sang Let it Go again like I did a year ago in San Jose.. then at the end all the missionaries did a skit about missionary work. It was like a silent movie so I set the mood with several different piano pieces. I am so grateful for music and the way I have been able to use it!</div>
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Sunday... well we had had a good week..... but had only found ONE new investigator... one of the nights (I forgot which) we spent almost the whole day just searching!! Knocking doors, visiting members, less actives, recent converts, asking referrals from EVERYONE and... nothing. we went to the appointments we had and no one opened the door. Everyone hid. (We literally saw them hide haha). Maria.. Linda´s mom... saw us and we stopped int he street to saludarla and she waved and looked down and passed right by. It was so sad. It was actually a week of looooots of rejection. But thats okay.. that's how it goes :) So Sunday we had fast and were praying for a miracle so we could find some people to teach- we generally find 15 every week. We have some great sisters in the branch that did divisions with us and... AAAA i am out of time. Ah man. well the miracle is that we found six nuevos!! It wasnt our goal but I really saw the hand of the Lord guiding us and helping us feel encouragement even though we had had a rough week. Every day we have rejection and bummer situations... but the blessing are so great that I can never complain!! Heavenly Father is blessing us so much. I love this work. I love you all so much and I wish you all the BEST WEEK EVER!!!</div>
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It has been a great great week! On Monday we did divisions and the Servers took me to visit Pedro`s family with the family Morales in Bagases (the family that lives and hour and a half away that came to district conference) We got there and waited... and waited... but Pedro didnt show. And his family wasn`t home. and they didn`t answer. It was a bummer because we went all the way down there. Turns out he had been out drinking..... how sad.</div>
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Tuesday we visited with Alicia (daughter of Angelita... the old lady that does Noche de Hogar alone every Monday) and felt powerfully that we should challenge her to be baptized that very week. (she knows the church is true and went for like a year but now goes to a different church) . She said she would pray about it.... but later on she avoided the subject :) </div>
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On Wednesday we did divisions. My companion went to Santa Cruz with Sister Gibson and I stayed here with Sister Diaz. They were GREAT divisions. Sister Diaz is a truly consecrated missionary. And together we worked VERY hard. Used our time wisely.. opened our mouths to EVERYONE... and we finished the day with average numbers but feeling GREAT because I know we really did all we could. We had a great day... including a lesson where they accepted a baptismal date but at the end refused to give us their phone number and said it would be best if we didn`t visit them again.. weird. Then a sister that accepted to be baptized but wouldnt accept a date and wouldn't even accept the commitment to pray. weird. :) Then we saw a man in the street in a white shirt and tie and we said, "Are you Mormon???? Do you wanna be?? When can we come visit your family so that you can all be Mormon?¨ Haha. it was awesome. He accepted a visit for the following day. We visited Leda... she has decided to separate from her husband (well... partner)... which means she can be baptized!! But she is going to move to another area :( then we visited Norma and we finally figured out why she is so hesitant to be baptized. She has diabetes and lupus and lots of problems and sores on her feet and legs. She is just self conscious that people will see her! So the next day we brought her baptismal clothes so she could try them on. She came out VERY excited and feeling beautiful... we helped her understand that she truly is a daughter of God. What a blessing that we have that knowledge... so many people don`t even know their worth!</div>
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Thursday we were still in divisions.. we visited the man that looked like a Mormon and he and his cousin and friend all accepted baptismal dates. They are GREAT! We visited Ester and helped her make a plan for when she will get married... tentatively we are planning on July 14th... she just has to propose to her husband first ;) At night we went to an appt. we had with a referral.. but he wasnt there... so we started walking by the church and he showed up RIGHT IN FRONT of the church!! What a miracle!! His name is Kenneth. We gave him a tour and taught him the restoration by the baptismal font. He has studied EVERY major religion and has the belief that religion causes barrier. But he has a great heart and wants to just serve his whole life. I know he will get baptized it will just be a process... I think if he reads the Book of Mormon his testimony will be solidified. </div>
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Saturday we had piano lessons but no one camethis week. So we helped prepare a wedding and they asked me to play the wedding march (in other parts of the world you have to be married civily by a lawyer and then you can be sealed) We went later to a baptism of the other sisters and they asked me to sing. Then we left the church and a member from another branch was outside crying. She was all bummed because she is old now and ever since she got home from her mission everyone bugs her about getting married and she still hasnt found anyone and is lonely. We cheered her up :) </div>
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On Sunday no one came to church. Just Francisco (hijo de Ester) but he is member... SO WE THOUGHT!! He has passed The Sacrament and all but today President Lezama said that they have searched and searched and called Salt Lake but can't find his record... so we will be baptizing him on Saturday :) My companion was sick today and we had to leave church early. But in the bathroom I met an older woman who is gringa from Arizona and she started crying on my shoulder when I told her I speak English. She came here all alone to try it out for a year but isn't gonna last three months. I told her I truly know how she feels... it is SO hard to try to understand people and communicate and get used to the food and the culture and the dirt and the bugs... she cried and cried then we decided to be friends. I hope she is okay after all! Then we headed to do some visits and we met a family that is REALLY great. The daughter is thirteen and is named Rochel. she has some disabilities.. many... and can't sit down. She is always laying down on her stomach. Her arms are all twisted up and has had surgeries her whole life. But she has the most beautiful smile... and we taught her about her individual worth and the blessings of the gospel... she broke down crying. It was a beautiful lesson. They didn't accept right now to be baptized but I know they will be.. They are very special!</div>
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Well, this week was kind of a bummer. Diana and Michael... those I love so very much... Separated for good this week. When calling them individually, Michael said he wouldn´t go back to church until God performed a miracle and got him back with his wife... and Diana said she needed a break and would call us when she was ready. I bawled like a baby. I love them so so so much and it just breaks my heart when people don´t realize that God can´t just perform a miracle without them doing their part! In this time of crisis and trial... the thing they need is the gospel!! They can´t take a break from the only thing that can save them!! I pray that one day this couple will realize these things and will be able to make this important step of baptism and conversion in the one and only true church upon the face of the earth. </div>
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Leda also came to Stake Conference! Have I talked to her before?? My comp and I have been fasting to know who we should focus on this month... and during that fast is when everyone stopped progressing and told us no more... except for Leda. She came to Stake Conference and was full of tears as she heard President Wilkinson and Elder Alonso talk. It was interesting because the majority of the talks were about Ward councils yet she felt the spirit and knows that this church is true. We will be going to family night with her tonight... and I THINK she is already married which is a MIRACLE!! Ester bailed. As well as everyone else. But her husband joined us for a lesson on family history and they spent the night looking up their ancestors and looking at pictures of temples!!! They need to be married still but maybe that family will be a focus this month too!</div>
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Diana and Michael: They are just so great. I love them! They asked blessing this week for some challenges they have and the spirit testified so strong as the Elders used their priesthood power to bless this family. They are reading the Book of Mormon daily and say they are in Alma!!! They have hymns and the proclamation hung up on the wall.. it is beautiful..... We found some old skirts of Hermana Corrales to bring to Diana so now they have NO excuses to not come to church. But they didn´t come. :( :( :( And they didn´t answer us and we dont know why. :( We called today to invite them to a family home evening with a GREAT family (Maria and Adrian) Thinking that maybe the problem is that they don´t feel comfortable with the members... but they said no because they don't like visiting peoples houses. COME ON PEOPLE!! How are they going to ever feel comfortable if they don´t put themselves out there a bit! I don´t know what is going on but we won´t give up on them!!! They will be baptized and married... I just hope it is while I am here!</div>
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Thursday one of the young women visited with us all day! We contacted all the menos activos and recent converts in Pueblo Nuevo because we haven´t gone to those parts in quite some time. We said that we could not leave there without finding a new investigator.. and just as we were about to leave we chatted with a woman that said that members of the church have visited her much and she would love to hear our message! Her name is Lizeth and her daughter is Abigail... they also go to a different church but they received our message well. What a blessing. As we strive to work and find people to teach.. the Lord always blesses us!</div>
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Sunday was the best day ever. It started out awful because Diana and Michael (and all the other investigators) wouldnt answer us. So we went to search for them at their house and their niece told us they didnt want to talk to us because they were watching tv. So we went to church sad and without investigators... then these two little girls RAN to me and hugged me so big and gave me a leaf in the shape of a heart :) they are the daughters of Ester!! Even though she can´t come... she sent her daughters!! It was awesome. But we were still a little bummed about all the other investigators and especially Diana and Michael. We visited menos activos all day then went to a fireside where we watched the Area Presidency´s message on families. something I noticed... the problem with ALL our investigators and those of Liberia also is the law of chastity. Seriously!! And because of that none of them want to come to church... because this sin is SO weakening. But the church is focusing SO much on the family. Because the gospel and strengthening the family is how we can combat the evils of Satan and his attempts to get everyone with the law of chastity! I love the gospel. Then we went to church at night... we brought Norma who is the mom of some recent converts (who are also less actives) and she accepted a baptismal date for the sixth of June!! It was a great blessing.. we walked in... and SURPRISE!! Theres Diana and Michael... sitting hand in hand ready to start Sacrament Meeting... they had tears in their eyes as they told of their day and their decision to come. they wont be married this month... but we are still working with them. I am so grateful for the many miracles that we have experienced this week. I feel so much peace and so much of the spirit and I have so much more to share but I am out of time!! :) I hope you all have the BEST WEEK EVER! I love you!!</div>
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Hello everyone!!!! It was so so nice to talk to you all yesterday! In fact it was the BEST! The time went by SO fast I couldn´t believe it... and I think we should have been able to have a call for every family member so everyone got their fair share of time... but hey that´s life :) And the next time we talk I will be in the United States!! Can you believe how fast time is passing?? I sure can´t!!! <div>
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She is really great and will surely be baptized in June. She cant go to church until she finishes her 40 days of having her baby. But she is progressing and working on getting rid of café. The only thing is that she isn´t married either... but hey I am gonna be pro at wedding planning!! (great practice for after the mish right??) :)</div>
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Were baptized on Saturday!!! Yaaaaay!!!!!! The whole family came and it was beautiful. A recent convert baptized them.. it was his first time baptizing and struggled quite a bit..he needed someone like dad to practice with him and help him feel confident. But it was a great service and Linda and Marvin came to their confirmation on Sunday in a shirt and tie and pretty dress... they looked like members all their lives :)</div>
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New investigator that is GREAT!!! She is recovering from cancer... and her husband recently became a drug addict and ran off with another female drug addict... it is really sad but she is so faithful and loves the Lord. She is beautiful and so special to us already... she calls us her daughters and has shared all her experiences and is just great. We hope to help her come to church and be baptized the 13th of June.</div>
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Well that was the week!! So grateful for all of you and for the chance to skype you and to just have you as my family. I am truly blessed. I hope you all have the best week ever and keep working hard to reach your goal in the Book of Mormon!! :) I love you more than words!!</div>
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We visisted Isabel.... she is just great... she accepts everything so easily and says that since we have started visiting her she has felt closer to her Savior. She committed to come to church on Sunday!!!!!!! We will see if she comes through :)</div>
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Ay ay ay. The días are all blending together. Well we visited Gina!! Have I already told you about her??? She was a reference from Elisa (recent convert) and we met her when she was at Elisa's house. Then we went to visit her today and she was lovely. She started telling us all her dudas and what she had heard about los Mormones. Her whole life she had always said that she would NEVER listen to the Mormons or go to church because they are satanic :) but when she listened to us at Elisa's she liked what she heard and wanted to come to church to see!! </div>
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Today we found a beautiful family at the end of the day... we were walking and I said hola to a little girl and she was just so cute so we chatted with her then she ran to ask her mom if we could share something with them.... the mom let us in and she had an 8 DAY OLD baby!! We shared a message with the whole family and it turns out their oldest son was baptized like 3 years ago!! So now it is time for the whole family to join :) They committed to come to church!!! PRAYERS!</div>
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Today we had a Multi Zone conference with President.... It was SOOOO GOOD!! We aren't doing so hot with our key indicators this month so we all thought he was gonna scold us a bit... but it was just the most spiritual meeting. He taught us about planning and teaching more powerfully. He is a GREAT teacher and I am SO blessed to be learning so much from him!</div>
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We visited Ester again...and Diana (remember her?? how she ran out calling us to see if we can teach her??) well we got to know her husband!! Michael! He asked SO MANY questions. We was throwing out all these doubts and things he had heard... and very calmly and powerfully we answered every single one. It is the best feeling to speak by the spirit. At the end, they committed to be married and baptized the 23rd of this month and to come to church on Sunday!</div>
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The family of Hermana Corrales came to surprise her! So we spent the whole day in an air conditioned car :) que rico. only Marta and Jackeline came to church :( good news... Marta is engaged!!!!!! she will at last live the Law of Chastity!! YAAAAY!!! They havent set a date yet because she really cant commit to anything... but I have faith! :) </div>
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