Hey there family...
I have had a very satisfying week this week. Full of surprises, full of miracles. Well I made a list of the things that I need to tell you all because I don´t have much time, and I don´t want to forget anything....here goes. Wish me luck.
SO first of all, Thanksgiving was great. So great. We started with a zone activity early in the morning---TURKEY BOWL!!! It was way fun...just so you know...threw one touchdown pass and caught two. :) Not to brag or anything...I´m working on developing more humility ;) So that was great. Then for lunch we went to mamita´s house and I ate a seaweed stew of sorts. There´s this thing here that is called Cochalleulleu...it´s seaweed, and they cook it and eat it. This was the first time that I had ever tried it, but they sold it all over the place in Ancud...I´ve heard mixed reports, but it wasn´t that bad...wasn´t that good, but wasn´t that bad...Gratitude right :) But, yeah that was my thanksgiving dinner. :) Oh gotta love the stories to tell on the mission.
Secondly, FELIZ CUMPLEANOS HOY DIA PAPA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love you like crazy. I sent you a postcard, I hope that you have gotten it or will get it soon, but I love you tons, and I hope that this day is awesome for you, I hope that you feel well enough to party it up like crazy :) Do a crazy dance or something...and then send me pictures. :) I love you papa. Thank you for all that you do for me, for all the advice, and all the encouragement. You´re just perfect. Keep up the hard work. I love you. I´m praying for you always.
Also. Yesterday my Zone leader called me and told me that I´m leaving Magallanes and going to Ovejero. I will still be in Punta Arenas, but I´ll be taking Hermana Aponte´s spot in her sector. Big shoes to fill. I´m nervous, but excited. I feel very sad to leave Magallanes though. It is definitely the hardest that I have seen so far in the mission, but I love it so much. It is very tender to me...I think it´s because it has been the hardest, actually. Go figure. But it´s hard to leave because we are starting to see a little progress, but there is still so much to do. I am trusting that Hermana Campos and her new companion Hermana Neubert (I worked with her at BYU before the mission!!!!!! I trained her in processing!!!!! She´s incredible) will keep up the good work and help make the needed changes to progress. I love the work that I am in. I don´t feel prepared to leave yet, but that is just part of the mission, I guess. My new companion will be Hermana Byam. She´s from Canada. She is just awesome. I already love her and know her. We are going to see some miracles together.
This week my companion and I gave talks in Sacrament meeting, and we had many members come up to us and thank us for giving them hope and faith for the great work that lays ahead of them. I spoke on the obra misional and Hermana Campos spoke on baptism. I promised them that if they really have faith and if every one of them is working as hard as they can and praying as hard as they can they will see 100 people attending every week, in one year from now. We invited them to start with their families--activating them and helping them. The biggest problem in the ward is that many are tired and lack faith and hope for change. We are trying to change that point of view. It was a great meeting, and I hope that the members understand how much we care about them, but more than that, how much their Father in Heaven cares about them. It was a great meeting. The Spirit was strong.
Also, this week we passed by and talked to Obispo and we were talking about Christmas...I confessed that I have never tried Pan de Pascua...a bread here that is VERY popular during Christmas...I think it is a lot like fruit cake, but I´m not really sure, as I have never tried that either. Anyway, he was very concerned that I had never tried it. Then on Sunday he came up to me with a HUGE pan de pascua and he told me, with a smile..."para tener una oncesita con su companera en la noche." He´s so great. Love him.
Also, please pray for Hermano Diaz. He´s a 79 year old man that always goes out with us on Thursdays. We call him our other companion. He´s so faithful, and says really funny stuff sometimes. We passed by this Thursday and he wasn´t there. The first time ever that that happened. He´s always excited to go out and be a missionary for a few hours. We passed by a few days later, and his wife told us that he was in the hospital. They think he has cancer. Please pray for him. We went and visited him, and he has all his church books there at the foot of the bed. He´s so great. We just love him. Keep him in your prayers.
Serve the missionaries in our ward. Spoil them. They will love you for the little things. Have Family Home Evenings with them and their investigators. It makes all the difference, the members.
Que mas que mas....OH thank you all so so much for your letters. I loved hearing from you all. I love you all so much. I hope that work, school, family, etc. is and continues to go well for you all. Love you all tons. I´ll be writing letters next week :)
Welp, that is all for now. I love you all. Happy birthday, daddy.
All the love in the world, from your girl down south,
Hermana Bertagnole
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
The things I'm grateful for...
Hey there family.
Being as this week is Thanksgiving (dia de gracias) and all, I thought that I´m going to do my own little celebrating with this letter this week. (Chileans obviously don´t celebrate this holiday, so I´m going to party it up with my companion...we´re thinking we´ll make french toast...we don´t have time nor money to make a feast...pero es lo que hay. :) Anyway...so this letter is going to be a carta de gracias. :) Que lindo, cierto...
Anyway this week I am was so grateful for the opportunities to work full time in the work of the Lord. I was grateful for the citas that we had, and for the opportunity to learn and grow each day. I was grateful to have an intercambio with my mamma Aponte this Friday and to learn from her incredible Spirit and example...and I am grateful for the hamburger that we bought and shared...it was delicious. :) (see picture)
I am grateful for the opportunity to work in Punta Arenas in the Gran Barrio de Magallanes. I am so grateful for the opportunity to work with them and learn and grow with them during this short time that I get to be a part of their very special ward and family. In answer to Mom´s question, they have on average about 30ish people that attend the ward. They are all very special Saints, we just need more of them...I´m grateful for the opportunity to help some of the menos activos remember what the Lord hopes for them. In answer to Mom´s other question...Claudia is as active as ever. She qualqueir challenge, but she still comes every week. She´s a great example to the ward. I get to sign for her, and I am so grateful to learn more of that language. It has really come in handy too because in the last few days, we contacted two separate people that are deaf and I could speak with them and invite them to hear this beautiful message of the Restoration. I´m sure it wasn´t as pretty as it should be, but they understood what I was saying! Pretty neat.
I´m grateful for my mission. I am so grateful for the blessing that I have to be trusted in this work. I don´t know why I´m trusted with it...sometimes I don´t feel even close to adequate, but I´m grateful for the opportunity to learn to rely on the Lord more. I´m so grateful for His patience and love for me. I´m grateful for His plan and His love for His children here in my sector. I´m grateful for the opportunity to seek those that are prepared to hear this Gospel. I am grateful for every beautiful moment that I have seen in the mission. I am grateful for every opportunity to serve and love these people. I am grateful for their Spirits and their examples to me. I am grateful for what they are teaching me. I am grateful for every challenge that I have ever had in my life, and I am so grateful for the refining process that we get to experience in this life so that we can change and be molded into what the Lord wants us to become. I´m grateful for the change that is taking place in my life, as well as the change that is taking place in the lives of those we work with. I am grateful for a great mission president and first lady :) I am grateful for the companion(s) that I have and that I have had. For all they have taught me through example. So great.
I´m grateful for my beautiful family. I love you all more than I ever thought possible. I´m grateful for the opportunity that I had to be raised in our home. It is sacred to me, and the lessons that I learned there are sacred to me as well. Thank you for your love and support to me. Thank you for making this possible for me. Thank you for it all. There is not enough time in the world to express the gratitude I have for you. Thank you for raising me in a way that would qualify me for this work. It means everything to me. Thank you to my friends and extended family as well. You all are so great at praying for me. Thank you. Thank you for your letters, and your love.
But more than anything I am grateful for the Savior and my Heavenly Father. I am grateful for all that they have blessed me with. I´m grateful for their perfect love and their flawless patience in me and in us. I am so grateful for this opportunity in my life to come to know them better. I am so grateful to know what I know about them, and to have the opportunity to live and learn and share more about them. I am so grateful that I have been blessed to know this flawless Gospel of Jesus Christ. I love learning more about it, and I love sharing it with others. I love seeing the change that this simple knowledge makes in the lives of the Children of God. I am and always will be eternally grateful for the Atonement of Jesus Christ. I am grateful that He took upon His perfect self my sins, so that I can have the hope to one day live with Him and all those that I love in this life once again.
How blessed I am. I hope that I never forget the blessings that I have been given. I don´t know why I am so blessed...but I am happy to share these blessings with others. It´s so beautiful.
Well, there´s a very small fraction of the things that I am grateful this Thanksgiving....man, writing that letter felt good. I need to do that every week! ;) I think we would all be a lot better off if we sat down and thought about the blessings that we have been given. It just feels great...there´s not enough time or words to tell it all.
Thank you. Enjoy your Thanksgiving Holiday. Save some for me.
All the love in the world. Les amo hasta los cielos...y aun mas.
Being as this week is Thanksgiving (dia de gracias) and all, I thought that I´m going to do my own little celebrating with this letter this week. (Chileans obviously don´t celebrate this holiday, so I´m going to party it up with my companion...we´re thinking we´ll make french toast...we don´t have time nor money to make a feast...pero es lo que hay. :) Anyway...so this letter is going to be a carta de gracias. :) Que lindo, cierto...
Anyway this week I am was so grateful for the opportunities to work full time in the work of the Lord. I was grateful for the citas that we had, and for the opportunity to learn and grow each day. I was grateful to have an intercambio with my mamma Aponte this Friday and to learn from her incredible Spirit and example...and I am grateful for the hamburger that we bought and shared...it was delicious. :) (see picture)
I am grateful for the opportunity to work in Punta Arenas in the Gran Barrio de Magallanes. I am so grateful for the opportunity to work with them and learn and grow with them during this short time that I get to be a part of their very special ward and family. In answer to Mom´s question, they have on average about 30ish people that attend the ward. They are all very special Saints, we just need more of them...I´m grateful for the opportunity to help some of the menos activos remember what the Lord hopes for them. In answer to Mom´s other question...Claudia is as active as ever. She qualqueir challenge, but she still comes every week. She´s a great example to the ward. I get to sign for her, and I am so grateful to learn more of that language. It has really come in handy too because in the last few days, we contacted two separate people that are deaf and I could speak with them and invite them to hear this beautiful message of the Restoration. I´m sure it wasn´t as pretty as it should be, but they understood what I was saying! Pretty neat.
I´m grateful for my mission. I am so grateful for the blessing that I have to be trusted in this work. I don´t know why I´m trusted with it...sometimes I don´t feel even close to adequate, but I´m grateful for the opportunity to learn to rely on the Lord more. I´m so grateful for His patience and love for me. I´m grateful for His plan and His love for His children here in my sector. I´m grateful for the opportunity to seek those that are prepared to hear this Gospel. I am grateful for every beautiful moment that I have seen in the mission. I am grateful for every opportunity to serve and love these people. I am grateful for their Spirits and their examples to me. I am grateful for what they are teaching me. I am grateful for every challenge that I have ever had in my life, and I am so grateful for the refining process that we get to experience in this life so that we can change and be molded into what the Lord wants us to become. I´m grateful for the change that is taking place in my life, as well as the change that is taking place in the lives of those we work with. I am grateful for a great mission president and first lady :) I am grateful for the companion(s) that I have and that I have had. For all they have taught me through example. So great.
I´m grateful for my beautiful family. I love you all more than I ever thought possible. I´m grateful for the opportunity that I had to be raised in our home. It is sacred to me, and the lessons that I learned there are sacred to me as well. Thank you for your love and support to me. Thank you for making this possible for me. Thank you for it all. There is not enough time in the world to express the gratitude I have for you. Thank you for raising me in a way that would qualify me for this work. It means everything to me. Thank you to my friends and extended family as well. You all are so great at praying for me. Thank you. Thank you for your letters, and your love.
But more than anything I am grateful for the Savior and my Heavenly Father. I am grateful for all that they have blessed me with. I´m grateful for their perfect love and their flawless patience in me and in us. I am so grateful for this opportunity in my life to come to know them better. I am so grateful to know what I know about them, and to have the opportunity to live and learn and share more about them. I am so grateful that I have been blessed to know this flawless Gospel of Jesus Christ. I love learning more about it, and I love sharing it with others. I love seeing the change that this simple knowledge makes in the lives of the Children of God. I am and always will be eternally grateful for the Atonement of Jesus Christ. I am grateful that He took upon His perfect self my sins, so that I can have the hope to one day live with Him and all those that I love in this life once again.
How blessed I am. I hope that I never forget the blessings that I have been given. I don´t know why I am so blessed...but I am happy to share these blessings with others. It´s so beautiful.
Well, there´s a very small fraction of the things that I am grateful this Thanksgiving....man, writing that letter felt good. I need to do that every week! ;) I think we would all be a lot better off if we sat down and thought about the blessings that we have been given. It just feels great...there´s not enough time or words to tell it all.
Thank you. Enjoy your Thanksgiving Holiday. Save some for me.
All the love in the world. Les amo hasta los cielos...y aun mas.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Remember I said there were penguins on my mission.... I wasn't lying.
Nov 15, 2010
I cannot believe that this is the last full week of this cambio. Time is flying by so fast it really scares me. But we are happy here in el gran sector Magallanes. We are learning a lot. A lot of patience and gratitude. I feel like I have grown more in this cambio than any other. I think it´s because it has been the hardest cambio yet for me, but I know that there is a purpose for it all. I have seen it time and time again this cambio. It´s turning into a sacred treasure for me--these experiences and challenges.
We are finding a lot of nuevos, and we are working on trying to prepare them to become real investigators who can feel the Spirit of the message, and who can progress. I have faith that the Lord has already, or is preparing many of them to receive this. I am noticing that we are seeing a lot of small miracles recently. They are tender mercies for me. I feel that sometimes we aren´t seeing much progress with some investigators and with some of the members, but I am learning to have patience in the Lord`s timing and plan. I just hope that I am learning and helping others learn what the Lord has planned. Sometimes it does scare me that I am not accomplishing what needs to be done, or I am not doing it effectively enough. I am learning a lot of patience with myself. I want so badly to just be an effective missionary, but I have to accept the fact that I´m not perfect either. I am learning and growing just like those that we teach. I just pray that the Lord is content with my efforts. I can feel His patience with my imperfections. I know that He loves me. I am trying to do better for Him and His children. There is always more to improve. Patience....patience....
This week was a good one. We found some great people. We still haven´t been able to find a previous contact that we are looking for, and that kills me, but I hope that one day we will find them again, or that some other lucky missionaries will. I hope that if that´s the case, that we have left them better prepared to receive more. We are trying to work more with the members. Every week fewer and fewer people come to church. We missionaries can only do so many visits every week. We are trying to get support to do more activities here with the members to help them build unity. We are trying to work with the members more so that we can begin to see progress as a ward. BUT WE ARE HAPPY!!!. I am learning to just say it like it is...I probably don´t sugar coat things as much as I should anymore. There´s just no time for sugar coating :) Hahaha...one thing I have learned.
I am so, so glad that everyone is doing so well at home. Que bakan. I love you all so much. I am so grateful for your prayers and support. They mean the world to me. I just can´t believe that it has been a year since I got my mission call. How crazy is that! It is funny, Mom wrote and said, “ Just saw your October 2009 mission call video on the computer and we got to relive the exciting moment when you opened your mission call and were speechless with excitement. Hope it has been every bit as exciting as what you had anticipated over a year ago." I just sat here and thought about it and shed a few tears here in internet...this has all just been a dream. It´s all been so perfect. I had no idea a year ago what serving a mission means...I´m still learning. It just really means everything to me. I can´t express it. But it is just all so beautiful. Especially the hard parts...the refiner´s fires. They are so perfect. So planned. So exactly what we need. I know that this Church is true, and I know that I am so exceptionally blessed to be trusted to share it with others. I know that the Lord is in the smallest details of our lives. I am so grateful for that knowledge. I am so grateful for you all. I hope you all know how much I love you....well, I don´t think you really know how much, but it´s a heck of a lot. Thank you for making this possible for me. I am forever in your debt. I love you all tons. I hope everyone continues to progress...in health and happiness.
Sorry there wasn´t a lot of details in this letter...just a lot about what I am learning. Just a lot of the themes of my heart. Umm....I have a talk that I want you all to read. It´s called "Crying with the Saints" by Glenn L. Pace. If someone could send it to me in Spanish that would be very much appreciated. Thank you...and read it. So inspired.
Also....side note to all friends and family: You can email church and Christmas music to my email account here. Do it :) No but really...
Abrazos all around.
Su hija, hermanita, y amiga,
-Hermana Bertagnole
I cannot believe that this is the last full week of this cambio. Time is flying by so fast it really scares me. But we are happy here in el gran sector Magallanes. We are learning a lot. A lot of patience and gratitude. I feel like I have grown more in this cambio than any other. I think it´s because it has been the hardest cambio yet for me, but I know that there is a purpose for it all. I have seen it time and time again this cambio. It´s turning into a sacred treasure for me--these experiences and challenges.
We are finding a lot of nuevos, and we are working on trying to prepare them to become real investigators who can feel the Spirit of the message, and who can progress. I have faith that the Lord has already, or is preparing many of them to receive this. I am noticing that we are seeing a lot of small miracles recently. They are tender mercies for me. I feel that sometimes we aren´t seeing much progress with some investigators and with some of the members, but I am learning to have patience in the Lord`s timing and plan. I just hope that I am learning and helping others learn what the Lord has planned. Sometimes it does scare me that I am not accomplishing what needs to be done, or I am not doing it effectively enough. I am learning a lot of patience with myself. I want so badly to just be an effective missionary, but I have to accept the fact that I´m not perfect either. I am learning and growing just like those that we teach. I just pray that the Lord is content with my efforts. I can feel His patience with my imperfections. I know that He loves me. I am trying to do better for Him and His children. There is always more to improve. Patience....patience....
This week was a good one. We found some great people. We still haven´t been able to find a previous contact that we are looking for, and that kills me, but I hope that one day we will find them again, or that some other lucky missionaries will. I hope that if that´s the case, that we have left them better prepared to receive more. We are trying to work more with the members. Every week fewer and fewer people come to church. We missionaries can only do so many visits every week. We are trying to get support to do more activities here with the members to help them build unity. We are trying to work with the members more so that we can begin to see progress as a ward. BUT WE ARE HAPPY!!!. I am learning to just say it like it is...I probably don´t sugar coat things as much as I should anymore. There´s just no time for sugar coating :) Hahaha...one thing I have learned.
I am so, so glad that everyone is doing so well at home. Que bakan. I love you all so much. I am so grateful for your prayers and support. They mean the world to me. I just can´t believe that it has been a year since I got my mission call. How crazy is that! It is funny, Mom wrote and said, “ Just saw your October 2009 mission call video on the computer and we got to relive the exciting moment when you opened your mission call and were speechless with excitement. Hope it has been every bit as exciting as what you had anticipated over a year ago." I just sat here and thought about it and shed a few tears here in internet...this has all just been a dream. It´s all been so perfect. I had no idea a year ago what serving a mission means...I´m still learning. It just really means everything to me. I can´t express it. But it is just all so beautiful. Especially the hard parts...the refiner´s fires. They are so perfect. So planned. So exactly what we need. I know that this Church is true, and I know that I am so exceptionally blessed to be trusted to share it with others. I know that the Lord is in the smallest details of our lives. I am so grateful for that knowledge. I am so grateful for you all. I hope you all know how much I love you....well, I don´t think you really know how much, but it´s a heck of a lot. Thank you for making this possible for me. I am forever in your debt. I love you all tons. I hope everyone continues to progress...in health and happiness.
Sorry there wasn´t a lot of details in this letter...just a lot about what I am learning. Just a lot of the themes of my heart. Umm....I have a talk that I want you all to read. It´s called "Crying with the Saints" by Glenn L. Pace. If someone could send it to me in Spanish that would be very much appreciated. Thank you...and read it. So inspired.
Also....side note to all friends and family: You can email church and Christmas music to my email account here. Do it :) No but really...
Abrazos all around.
Su hija, hermanita, y amiga,
-Hermana Bertagnole
Saturday, November 20, 2010
I'm at the 8th month in the mission
Nov 8, 2010
How is everybody. Thank you so much for all the letters. I love you guys, and from what it sounds like everyone is doing pretty well. That makes me so happy. You all have no idea.
This week we had Zone conference and because we are so far away, we had capacitation the next day. It was so great. Many things that we need to work on. I am excited to make these changes in teaching. We are trying to focus more on teaching people rather than lessons. It´s hard sometimes, but it is so much more inspired and effective. Sometimes it´s hard to know what people need, and teach to that need. But it´s just a matter of trying to pay more attention to the Spirit.
We had a great week this week. We found a lot of new people to teach which is so great. We are still hurting with the fact that a lot of citas fall through every day, but we are learning to just work around that and make the miracles happen. I know that we are directed by the Lord. I need to develop more faith in that. I LOVE the learning and growing experiences in the mission. This cambio I have been learning a lot of patience. I never really thought that I was an impatient person, but I am learning that I am. Also I am learning that I need to have more pure charity for others. Oh, so much to work on. The beauty of the mission, I think, is the fact that we are all trying so hard to be perfect, that it just kills us when we aren´t. That leads to growth, repentance, forgiveness, and miracles. I love it. It´s so hard, but I love it. I think I love it because it´s hard. It means more to me.
One tough thing that happened this week was we haven´t been able to find one of our contacts. She is our most promising investigator right now. She is, de verdad, incredible. We don´t know what happened. She has kind of a rough life, so we are really worried about her. We pass by almost everyday, and she´s never home. Please pray for her. She needs the presence of the Spirit so badly in her life. I´ll let you know what happens this next week with her.
What else happened this week....OH!!!! Well, I am officially a legitimate missionary. On my 8th month mark, I got bit by a dog. Yeah, it hurt, but I´m good. It looks a lot uglier now because it´s all bruised and what not, but I´m sending you a picture of it. Actually, it doesn´t hurt at all anymore, but it looks like it hurts a lot. Don´t worry, it doesn´t. And don´t worry, the dog doesn´t have rabies. So,. yeah. Just thought I would let you know, because I think it´s pretty funny, and cliche. I HATE DOGS.
Oh, the other picture is with president. We (the elders) had an ugly tie contest...they were very fea corbatas.
Gosh, I love you guys tons and tons. I hope you have a great week.
Abrazos all around! I miss you guys lots.
-Hermana Bertagnole
How is everybody. Thank you so much for all the letters. I love you guys, and from what it sounds like everyone is doing pretty well. That makes me so happy. You all have no idea.
This week we had Zone conference and because we are so far away, we had capacitation the next day. It was so great. Many things that we need to work on. I am excited to make these changes in teaching. We are trying to focus more on teaching people rather than lessons. It´s hard sometimes, but it is so much more inspired and effective. Sometimes it´s hard to know what people need, and teach to that need. But it´s just a matter of trying to pay more attention to the Spirit.
We had a great week this week. We found a lot of new people to teach which is so great. We are still hurting with the fact that a lot of citas fall through every day, but we are learning to just work around that and make the miracles happen. I know that we are directed by the Lord. I need to develop more faith in that. I LOVE the learning and growing experiences in the mission. This cambio I have been learning a lot of patience. I never really thought that I was an impatient person, but I am learning that I am. Also I am learning that I need to have more pure charity for others. Oh, so much to work on. The beauty of the mission, I think, is the fact that we are all trying so hard to be perfect, that it just kills us when we aren´t. That leads to growth, repentance, forgiveness, and miracles. I love it. It´s so hard, but I love it. I think I love it because it´s hard. It means more to me.
One tough thing that happened this week was we haven´t been able to find one of our contacts. She is our most promising investigator right now. She is, de verdad, incredible. We don´t know what happened. She has kind of a rough life, so we are really worried about her. We pass by almost everyday, and she´s never home. Please pray for her. She needs the presence of the Spirit so badly in her life. I´ll let you know what happens this next week with her.
What else happened this week....OH!!!! Well, I am officially a legitimate missionary. On my 8th month mark, I got bit by a dog. Yeah, it hurt, but I´m good. It looks a lot uglier now because it´s all bruised and what not, but I´m sending you a picture of it. Actually, it doesn´t hurt at all anymore, but it looks like it hurts a lot. Don´t worry, it doesn´t. And don´t worry, the dog doesn´t have rabies. So,. yeah. Just thought I would let you know, because I think it´s pretty funny, and cliche. I HATE DOGS.
Oh, the other picture is with president. We (the elders) had an ugly tie contest...they were very fea corbatas.
Gosh, I love you guys tons and tons. I hope you have a great week.
Abrazos all around! I miss you guys lots.
-Hermana Bertagnole
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Happy all saints day!
Hey there everybody,
I hope that this letter finds you all very happy and healthy. Thanks for all your letters that you all sent. I love you all tons. Oh, just so you know, Scott...they are playing Muse in the Internet cafe that I am at right now...:) Just thought I would let you know that I´m jamming to it as much as I can as a missionary. A tender Babalonian mercy.
Well, as far as news this week. Again, it was a really tough week as far as numbers go. I think we broke the record for the lowest numbers in the history of the mission Chile Osorno... (not really, but I feel like it.) I know that the numbers are not important, but for me it´s the idea that there are children of God, and Spirit-filled lessons behind everyone of those numbers. That´s what kills me. But you know I am satisfied with our effort this week. We had members, we had citas, we worked hard, it´s just when we got to the doors, no one let us in. But don´t worry, we are keeping our animo up, we rescheduled a lot of the citas for this week, and I know that we are going to see miracles this week. I hope that we are learning what the Lord has prepared for us to learn. I feel that I am learning a lot of patience this cambio. I am trying to develop more faith and sensitivity to the Spirit. I really am putting into practice what Mom always taught us, "you can chose to pout and feel bad for yourself, or you can chose to get up, get to work, put a smile on your face, and get to work." I am choosing the latter, and it´s made all the difference. Obviously, I am going to try and do even better this week to improve, but I am excited and hopeful that all will be wonderful.
Not a whole lot else to report. Mom asked for my direction: Manuel Aguilar 310 interior. Look it up on Google Earth for now, I´ll try and send pictures next week. The pictures I sent this week are from our activity this morning that we did. All Saints Day is when everyone goes to the cemetery and does the flowers on the grave thing. We went and did contacts there with the stake youth group. It was cool. It was neat to go to the famous cemetery on such a cool day (you can see in the pictures, that I am beginning to not care so much about my hair, make-up, or clothes...que verguenza).
Anyway, don´t have much time to write more. I promise to write more next week. I LOVE YOU ALL TONS AND TONS AND TONS. Take care this week. Love you.
---Hermana Bertagnole
I hope that this letter finds you all very happy and healthy. Thanks for all your letters that you all sent. I love you all tons. Oh, just so you know, Scott...they are playing Muse in the Internet cafe that I am at right now...:) Just thought I would let you know that I´m jamming to it as much as I can as a missionary. A tender Babalonian mercy.
Well, as far as news this week. Again, it was a really tough week as far as numbers go. I think we broke the record for the lowest numbers in the history of the mission Chile Osorno... (not really, but I feel like it.) I know that the numbers are not important, but for me it´s the idea that there are children of God, and Spirit-filled lessons behind everyone of those numbers. That´s what kills me. But you know I am satisfied with our effort this week. We had members, we had citas, we worked hard, it´s just when we got to the doors, no one let us in. But don´t worry, we are keeping our animo up, we rescheduled a lot of the citas for this week, and I know that we are going to see miracles this week. I hope that we are learning what the Lord has prepared for us to learn. I feel that I am learning a lot of patience this cambio. I am trying to develop more faith and sensitivity to the Spirit. I really am putting into practice what Mom always taught us, "you can chose to pout and feel bad for yourself, or you can chose to get up, get to work, put a smile on your face, and get to work." I am choosing the latter, and it´s made all the difference. Obviously, I am going to try and do even better this week to improve, but I am excited and hopeful that all will be wonderful.
Not a whole lot else to report. Mom asked for my direction: Manuel Aguilar 310 interior. Look it up on Google Earth for now, I´ll try and send pictures next week. The pictures I sent this week are from our activity this morning that we did. All Saints Day is when everyone goes to the cemetery and does the flowers on the grave thing. We went and did contacts there with the stake youth group. It was cool. It was neat to go to the famous cemetery on such a cool day (you can see in the pictures, that I am beginning to not care so much about my hair, make-up, or clothes...que verguenza).
Anyway, don´t have much time to write more. I promise to write more next week. I LOVE YOU ALL TONS AND TONS AND TONS. Take care this week. Love you.
---Hermana Bertagnole
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