Week 65 (August 14, 2017)

P-Day as a district :)

Splits!

This week was a good week.  Even though the mission is sometimes really hard, phyically, mentally, socially, every aspect, I have come to know that that is really the only way that we can learn.  As we are pushed to our limits we learn new abilities and even though sometimes its kinda scary, it will all be ok.

On monday we had our PDAY as a district and we watched once I was a beehive again and I loved it so much :) girls camp is the best.

This week we also had some cool expierience in finding new investigators and god is blessing us for our efforts. We have found new invvestigators in so many different ways like street contacting, visiting less actives, and active members, (referals) and church headquarter references.  We are excited to see what happens this week.

We also had a work visit (splits) visita de trabajo with the sister training leaders and hna workman who was my STL in my other zone is mine again! she is amazing and we are so greatful for her and her comp Hna Vera (from arequipa too!)  And well, we were able to find some new people as well.

I lost my planner this week, which was really sad because today we find out transfers. we retraced our steps too, 2 times and it disapeared... but I know everything happens for a reason, its just a little frustrating at times.

On thursday we had our transferly (every transfer) multizone conference with President Godfrey, which are always so amazing and we even had practices with real investigators. And they gave us Subway for lunch! But what I really loved what president taught us more about teaching repentance instead of convincing them to be baptized.  Baptims is not just something good to do, but it is the ONLY way that they can recieve forgivness for there sins.

For church this sunday we had a special conference broadcast from Elder Cook, and other leaders in the church for all of Peru and Bolivia and it was amazing as well. Talking about our traditions and if they are in line with gods commandments, or do we need to change somethings, like going to the temple regularly. That could mean 1 or2 times a year if you live far, or 1 a week or once a month if you live close. but what ever you do, go regularly. And PLAN before hand when your going to  go.

One expierience that was really amazing was one evening this week we were really working hard to find 2 new investigators (our missions goal for excelence) and

we were contacting, visiting members, and references etc, trying hard to find success, but our appointments were falling through and we werent sure what to do. Well, just then we got a phone call from an investigator who we had never taught, but was a contact in the street who happpened to be an old investigator from about a year ago. He asked if we could come right then and we said sure! (he wasnt home when we went the day before). Well we went and he and his sister (both in ther 50s) were there and we taught lesson 1 and when we asked if they would read the book of mormon they said ¨Of Course, I really do want to read it to know if its true or not.¨ We were so greatful that God led us to them after a day of fallen appointments so that we could complete our goal.

I know that god loves each and everyone of us and I know this gospel is true and that this church is true!! I encourage you all to continue serving others and doing good. Thank you for your love and support in all. Have a fun rest of the summer!

Love, Hna Smoot