FAM!
Hey how is
everyone doin down in freezing Utah? haha I’m kinda jealous of the cold you
guys are having. Here it is unbelievably
hot. You hardly ever feel a moment of
cold. It is really funny walking around at night seeing the Christmas lights in
the widows of each of the houses and at the same time sweating bullets.
Everyone here in Moquegua has an amazing spirit of Christmas and I love it. In
fact, yesterday my companion and I put together a Christmas music recital and
it turned out to be amazing! I don’t know if I told you before but we had been
working and practicing this entire month with the missionaries, ward members
and primary kids to put together eight numbers with narrators before each
number. It was tons of work. We
organized to go on the radio in order to announce it to ALL of Moquegua. Pres.
Zobrist came down to talk at the end and the spirit was so unbelievably
strong. We had about 400 people there
and the missionaries got many references which was our objective! It was great!
This week has
been a little bit crazy because my companion left for the entire week but it
was all good. I decided to take
advantage of the time that she was gone to go on splits with the two sets of
missionaries that we have in ILO. These two companionships live in the same
house so I got to know them very quickly. And it was super fun to get to know
them a little bit more. I had many special experiences with them and learned
from each of their talents and gifts!
However, I
wasn’t alone for the whole week. Hna.
Bennion came back on Saturday and Sunday with her mom to be able to direct the
music recital yesterday, which was super fun to be able to get to know her
mom. While Hna. Bennion was playing the
piano for the sacrament meeting I sat with her and translated what the speakers
were saying which was kinda fun. It kinda gave me a flash back to when we went
to Mexico to visit some of the people Adam taught and we had no idea what was
going on. But she told me that she could
feel the spirit even though she couldn’t understand. She was able to sit in on
a lesson with Hna. Bennion and I where we challenged Edson (19 years old) to be
baptized and he said yes! Hna. Bennion’s mom was able to share her testimony
and we translated. Edson is so ready. He
has understood each lesson we have taught him and he learns extremely fast. He
is one of those old souls who knows everything spiritually but we are just here
to remind him of the things he has already learned before this life! He is
going to be such a powerful missionary!
Ana Nunes is
still planning on getting baptized but has been having a few complications with
her health lately and had to go to Arequipa to figure everything out. But we
are planning on getting her interview ready this next week. Just help us pray for her spiritually and
physically. She needs our prayers!
This morning I
went to pick up my new companion Hna. Bazan from Panama. Here is a little view
of what she is like. I walk into the
terminal. She sees me, runs toward me as fast as she can and hugs me, almost
knocking me over haha. She is the cutest thing ever. She is always happy, smiling and laughing but
when she talks about spiritual things her testimony is so strong! I knew her
for one day (we both trained at the same time) so we got to know each other at
the mission home a while ago. I am really excited to work with her and to learn
from her in this next transfer!
Well, that is
it for this week. This week I have truly felt the love of my savior Jesus
Christ and the sacrifice he made for each and every one of us. If we truly take
time this Christmas to find the true purpose of giving rather than receiving,
it will be a Christmas that we will never forget. REMEMBER the true reason for
Christmas and find your testimony of HIM. I love each of you so much. Thank you for your love and prayers. I couldn’t do this without the power of my
family! Keep smilin!
Love, Jess
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| Went on Divisions with the girls in ILO. They are adorable. |
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| Traditional dance show that we had at our ward. So cool! They preserve their culture so well here! |
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