and we had an awesome week!
Monday: LOVED reading my letters from home and had an awesome noche de hogar with teh first counsilors family land a family menos activo.
Tusday: our neighbor who has a little store, came up to us and handed us a bird.... yes. a real live BIRD! apparently it fell out of a tree and he didnt want to take care of it. we named him Manuel and took him home. aparently he wasnt even injurred!!! he could fly perfectly fine. he flew all around our room. well, time came to go prosolite so we took the bird with us, but for some reason he didnt want to fly away. he just stayed on my companions hand. we did some contacting and visited bishop for his birthday. we told him we caught him a bird for his very special day. jjajaja but he couldnt keep it. he has too many pet cats. so we kept the bird. finally, at 3:32 in the after noon....he..... flew away! what the?? nobody knows why? he just decided to go. perfectly fine! we were confused. but it was nice to have such a beautiful creature accompany us for a few hours. we got some sweet contacts thanks to Manuel.
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| The bird whisperer |
Wednesday, we broke up 2 dog fights. for some reason, all the street dogs wanted to fight. so we threw rocks at them to make them stop. it was wierd.
tursday, a member invited us for Cuy! (guinie pig) i have never tried it before. and they heard that cambios were this week so they wanted to do something special for in case one of us leaves (most likely me cause i already have 9 months in el bosque) well, these members live in VERY humble cercumstances and to raise Cuy, is something that is their income. and cuy is expensive so they raise them all year, make them big and fat and sell them for christmas and stuff.
well, the fact taht she wanted to give US cuy for FREE is quite the sacrifice.... and we couldnt reject. so we ate cuy. and boy was it GOOOD!!! made with love and everthing! so delicuos!
however... i spent friday saturday and sunday on the toilet..... got the squirts. and boy is it AWESOME! however, now here is a miracle, it hasnt gotten TOO bad that i have to stay home from working. PHEW! but i do feel a little... off.....
Friday: so here in peru, they celebrate "semana Santa" which means Holy Week. its like Easter, with out easter eggs, adn bunnies, and chocolate. instead they eat fish, NO MEAT! cause its the day christ turned the fish and bread to feed thousands. so no one eats meat. just fish so all el bosque smelt like fish. kinda cool. they also spend their time drinking. LOTS of drinking. kina ironic for a Holy Week dont you think? also, went to beautiful gardens in the back of a members house. complete with fish and frogs. TONS OF FISH°!
Saturday: we were planning all tranquilo, whe PRESIDENT CALLED!!! president never calls you personally. its normally the office elders and the assistents. well, he called! and you bet we did a little panicing....
we were confused cause cambios werent until sunday night! we still had a whole day left! well.... he asked for me.... my heart dropped to my bladder. and well, not too big of a deal, he asked me if i would me an hermana asignada. :) SWEET! (sister training leader) i asked him for what area? he said he would let the elders tell me.
sunday: cambios. seeing as i have spent my whole mission here, i let the ward members molest me about changing and so we took pix and planner a super FHE for tonight all thinking i would get changed. well the elders called that night. turns out IM STAYING IN EL BOSQUE!!! as sister trainer leader.... hahahaha go figure. however mi hija! SHE will be going to a new area. she will be opening an area. they have had elders there but never sisters. she and hermana lasike, (got stuck with her in the airport at the beginning of my mission) will be there. about an hour away. and i will have a NEW companion. :D her name is Hermana Carbone. i know nothing about her. just that she is "older" than me in teh mission, and that she is LATINA!!! NO MORE INGLES! (al fin!)
well that is the latest. this week we did some good contacting. we over achieved our goals. feeling good. working hard. letting the lord shape me. its not always easy. sometimes i wonder... have i changed? am i changing? im doing my best to put off the natural man. its NOT EASY that is for sure. im doing my best to show my desires to serve. im trying every day to love the lord and these people more.
all i know, is that my testimony of jose smith, my savior jesus christ, and my heavenly father, is stronger today than it was yesterday.
we did a fast this week. we fasted for a family. if you would like to add your prayers to mine, we are praying that the lord prepares a father, mother and child to recieve ordinaces of baptism and themple blessings .
i cant wait to go through the temple again
i miss it with all my heart. there is no other feeling in the whole world like there is in the celestial room of the temple. please. go for me!
I love you all. this work is WORK and it is so sweet. the lord truly loves us. AND DONT YOU FORGET IT! dont ever forget your potential. i invite all to look at themselves in the mirror and see your potential. imagine what heavenly father has in mind for you. its amazing. explain this potential to someone this week. it feels good.
Love you all
con mucho mucho amor,
hna gonzales
PS! shout out to the young women of the leander ward. got their giant valentine
to the evans family. the cute twins and nichole for their adorably decorated note
and letter
and my aunt bev! WELCOME HOME NICK!!! aunt bev, i got your st patricks day note. so cute. so fun. your kids are AMAZING!!
love you all }
love moe
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