Monday:
We went to Larcomar for P day and rode bikes on the playa. It was
really pretty and it was nice to get away from the city for a bit.
Hermana Belt will be sending pictures ha. We had to pedal up big hills
and I realized how completely out of shape I am!
Tuesday: We woke up in the morning and realized not
only were we completely sore from riding bikes for 2 hours, but we were
both sick with the cold. The cold air on the beach had really gotten to
us. But that day we were supposed to have exchanges with the hermanas in
our ward, and I decided I wasn´t going to waste a day in bed sick, so I
just took some medicine and we went out to work. Hermana Belt was
pretty sick, so she stayed in bed with Hna. Santillana and Hna Castillo
and I had to cover all the set appointments in both sectors. So we were
walking the whole ward limits. When we started out I I thought, ¨we´re
probably going to have a great day, because I could be sitting in bed
resting, but we´ll be blessed for my sacrifice.¨ But as the day went on,
we knocked house after house after house, and nobody opened for us. We
actually started laughing because even the set appts. fell through-- all
of them! And then we got a call from one of the hermanas in the zone
who said that her mouth was swelling up because she had had some kind of
allergic reaction. We had to call hermana Borg and get her to the
doctor. All of that together in one day made me wonder, ¨Why aren´t we
seeing the blessings?¨ But, just as I´ve learned on so many other
occasions in my mission, we can´t tell the Lord when we think the
blessings should come. They come in their own due time, when the Lord
sees best.
Wednesday: On Wednesday we went to my last multizone
meeting. President Borg told us a story from the old testament that has
become my new favorite theme. When the children of Israel were walking
around in the desert, Moses sent spies to Canaan to bring back a report.
Ten of the spies came back and said it would be impossible for them to
enter into the promised land. Only Joshue and Caleb came back saying
they would be able to enter with the Lord´s help. Well, after 45 more
years wondering around in the desert, the children of Israel finally
were able to enter into the promised land. Caleb, after all his loyalty
towards the Lord, and after having to deal with the children of Israel
for 45 more years in the desert, is given his own portion of the
promised land, a mountain infested with giants! But the only thing Caleb
has to say is, ¨Give my this mountain! ...for my strength is in the
Lord.¨ (Joshua 14). We all should have the same kind of attitude when
faced with any trial, ¨Bring it on!¨ Give me this mountain! We really
can do anything if our faith and trust is in the Lord.
Thursday: We had another exchange and a brand new
north american hermana came with me, Hermana Amis. I´ve only trained
once and she already spoke spanish, so it was interesting being with a
brand new sister and having her look at me every minute to know what
they were saying to her ha. It totally reminded me of my first few
months in La Legua. Thursday was also a challenging day and we didn´t
have much success entering into people´s houses.
Friday: In the morning we went to help hermana Borg
get lunch ready for the multizona that day, so that was fun! That night
we had a noche misional and we were going to show a video but it didn´t
work, so that was kind of a bummer. Hermana Belt was pretty stressed
out which made me stressed out, but we ended up having a guest speaker
come and he talked about family history. It ended up turning out just
fine.
Saturday: Hermana Belt and I have thought a lot this
week about the worth of souls. This week I personally have really
learned a lot about how much a soul is really worth, and this scripture
in Alma describes it for me:
means of saving some soul; and we supposed that our joy would be full if perhaps we could be
the means of saving some.
The mission presents some difficult trials, but it´s
all so that maybe, just maybe, we can be the means of saving one soul.
Hermano Juan was baptized and confirmed a member of the church on
Saturday night. He gave a beautiful testimony at the end that made me
realize the importance of the work we do. He said he feels like he´s
found God again, and he´s put his life in His hands. It was a tender
mercy after a long and stressful week to see hermano Juan enter into the
waters of baptism.
Sunday: Last night right as we were going into a
stake meeting we got a call from the assistants and they told us we had
to change rooms with the other sisters in our ward because we were going
to receive a third sister. Woo!! So last night the zone leaders came
and helped us move, and we didn´t get to bed until late. This morning we
picked up our new companion, Hermana Alvarez from Piura! (north part of
Peru). She already has 10 months in the mission and will stay with
Hermana Belt when I leave until transfers.
Well there you have it. It was a challenging
week, but in spite of everything we saw miracles and I feel my testimony
strengthened more than ever. I love you all so much and appreciate your
letters! I´m going to make the most of my time here as a representative
of Christ while I can. Love you guys! Chaufa!!!
Love, Hermana Anderson
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