Monday, February 26, 2018

Photos Photos Y Mas Photos!

OK so this week imma be nice and give y'all a photo update over the past like 5 weeks. 
There are photos from p day where me and hna Rayme had papa johns delivered.


Also our carnaval p day where I showed her NACHOS. Delicious!! We were so full we couldn't breath after eating them! I forgot how heavy they were! But man do I miss Mexican food.
Also fotos from our zone and district this last cambio and from the hnas in Zana Colorado. and some other silly photos of me and my comp.











So this week:
This week has been full of miracles and hard work! We've been finding some AMAZING people to teach that are super prepared!
One has known the church is true for a long time now but has problems in her family, but it seems like now is her time! Also a family we found wanted to listen to us because they loved the idea of eternal families. They are wonderful and a beautiful family! That's the familia MontaƱo-
Also a student who lives in a member's house accepted to be baptized yesterday in the first lesson! She had been to a baptism service and also felt a difference in our prayers that are sincere and was really interested in the Book of Mormon. She is totally prepared! Her name's Victoria Lopez.

I've been working really hard on my personal improvement to these past few weeks. I can 100% testify of the importance of daily exercises. I've been at it for 3 whole weeks now and it has changed my life. I feel stronger and full of energy and I feel closer to my heavenly father. I don't know but I just feel so much happier and its a consistent happiness. I've gained an even stronger testimony of the Word or Wisdom lately. and I'm going to keep creating and improving habits to live more healthily and happily and truly take care of the body that God has given me :)
Honestly I feel like I'm finally putting all my Heart, Might, Mind and Strength into serving the Lord. 
Diligence helps us to grow Faith, Faith gives us Hope, and when we have those things we will always have Success. 
I'm trying to stay diligent and stay strong and forget myself and go to work. 
I love the Lord and I love being His missionary! 

love you guys, have a wonderful week and keep working hard!
Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Hermana Brown

Monday, February 19, 2018

From the Mission of Miracles!!

OK!
Hey everyone sorry long time no see!
Here's an update of everything that has happened over the last like 4 weeks.

15 MONTHS
First of all I'm freaking out because I have 2 CAMBIOS left!!! ahhhhhg!!! I'm not okay with that. What even happened to my fist twelve weeks? 
#workworkwork

Baptism

So about 4 weeks ago an investigator in las misiones got baptized. Even though I had recently been emergency transferred to Guaracal we got to assist her baptism. It was beautiful and we sang Come Thou Fount hna Ius and hna Heartline. 
There is a picture attached below of hna Sylvia (recent convert) with us (her missionaries) and her family including her two children who are converts from the last year, including Daniel who was a less active member when I started my mission in las misiones but has since returned to the church and served a mini mission and was the one to baptize his mom Sylvia.
It's was amazing to see a family being brought together and blessed through the gospel. I know that families can be eternal and I'm very happy that I could have the opportunity to teach such a wonderful person as Sylvia. She has a lot of faith and she loves her family. She has taught me a lot.


Guaracal

Ive been doing well in my new area even though its very small. We had Carnaval where we had to stay inside for 3 day also my companion hna Rayme (Puerto Maldonado, Peru) had dengue so that was another almost 3 days in house. 
Also this week we have cambios again! Good news: me and hna Rayme are staying together here, 
Surprise news: they have closed the elder´s area in Guaracal and now we are the ONLY missionaries in the whole ward and ALL of Guaracal is our area!
I've never been the only set of missionaries in a ward before but were excited for the new opportunities this cambio and to be opening the other half of guaracal. also we can visit all the members!! We're super excited to work hard and baptize some great people this cambio so that's what we're gonna do.

I am feeling like I'm really putting my whole  Heart Might Mind and Soul into the work recently and that makes me really happy. I know that hard work is what makes us happy and we should be always be striving to be something better than what we are and that we should always be working to complete our goals! I know that with faith and help from the Lord, we can achieve anything! I know the Lord helps me and strengthens me everyday and I'm very very grateful for that.


Don't forget to rely on the lord this week and don't forget that faith needs works!!

Also you all should watch this awesome video that talks about how hard work and faith truly changes lives and lets us live happily even in the face of the hardest trials. watch it! share it!


https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2018-01-0030-become?cid=HP_TH_15-2-2018_dPFD_fMLIB_xLIDyL1-C_&lang=eng

Hermana Ius and Hermana Brown

Hermana Brown and Hermana Rayme


love y'all!!
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Hermana Brown