This week has been crazy! Hermana Lewis, the missionary who came to live with us unexpectedly, ended up staying with us until Friday. We tried to work in her area and our area. On Tuesday we did splits with a sister in our wad, who is actually from Australia and doesn't speak any Spanish. Hermana Lewis and Hermana Hirchak went to Las Condes to go to a couple citas that were planned earlier, and I stayed with Sister Clay to go to the things that were planned out in Cristobal Colon.
Hermana Clay was awesome and super brave to go out with me. She moved here with her family to work in the Australian Embassy, and they have been struggling a bit in church because they don't know how to speak Spanish. But she still goes, and the members are trying to figure out ways she can also get something out of church. She came out with me, and I helped her a bit with the Spanish she's been learning. We actually got to contact some tourists on our way to a cita.
One cita fell through, but she got to come with me to another cita. She was mainly silent as I taught, but I got the thought to ask Diego (the person we were teaching) if he understood any English. When he said he understood some, I asked Hermana Clay if she could share an experience she's had with the Holy Ghost. She was really surprised, because I had only helped her write her testimony in two sentences in Spanish. But she shared a great experience and it changed the whole lesson. Even if Diego didn't understand everything, I could tell he was touched by her testimony. He was so sincere as he asked questions and I answered. Hermana Clay was also happy after the lesson and laughing. I was glad I was able to help her and help her adjust to living in Chile.
Besides that, we had intercambios and had to go back to Registro Civil to help Hermana Lewis get her visa card. It was super fun with her around and getting to see some of her sector and letting her see some of mine. We worked hard, going to citas, contacting, until she got a new companion this last Friday. Now things have returned to normal. At least she's in the same ward building, so we get to see her Sundays.
Hermana Reed
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Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Training!
Hello Family!
I'm training! Shortly after writing you last week I went to pick up my new hija. It's scary because I recently just finished my own training, but now I have to train someone else! Bienvenida a la misión.
But she's super cool! Her name is Hermana Hirchak from Orem, Utah. She has ten people in her family, but that is because her mom married her stepdad who had six children. Sounds like a party. She is also super spiritual and already seems like she's been trained. She knows everything, she just needs to practice her Spanish and teaching people.
And even though I am still new, I can see the difference between a missionary who just came out of the CCM. She is so excited to work and she walks even faster than me. I have a hard time keeping up with her! She doesn't know anybody in the ward, but the people she does know about she asks about and reminds me to keep in touch with them. She is awesome and I am so happy to be her trainer!
We also had some pretty awesome things happen this week! We've had more cities and managed to teach all of them and visited so many people that we haven't been able to visit before! We have some new investigators too, which has been a while since we've found new people. But it's great!
Today we went to Cerro San Cristobal for Preparation Day, and I am sorry but I don't have the thing to send pictures. It was awesome because it's the first time I have been hiking since being on my mission. It wasn't that bad. Everybody else said it was steep, but I know what steep really is (cough cough Hawaii hikes cough). But it was awesome! We went up and up and got to see the Virgin Mary on top. Which is cool. But I liked the view better. The smog was so beautiful...
Well, that's pretty much my week. Love you guys! Look for missionary opportunities! Read the scriptures! Pray! Stay faithful! Email me!
rachel.reed@myldsmail.net
Su hermana,
Rachel
I'm training! Shortly after writing you last week I went to pick up my new hija. It's scary because I recently just finished my own training, but now I have to train someone else! Bienvenida a la misión.
But she's super cool! Her name is Hermana Hirchak from Orem, Utah. She has ten people in her family, but that is because her mom married her stepdad who had six children. Sounds like a party. She is also super spiritual and already seems like she's been trained. She knows everything, she just needs to practice her Spanish and teaching people.
And even though I am still new, I can see the difference between a missionary who just came out of the CCM. She is so excited to work and she walks even faster than me. I have a hard time keeping up with her! She doesn't know anybody in the ward, but the people she does know about she asks about and reminds me to keep in touch with them. She is awesome and I am so happy to be her trainer!
We also had some pretty awesome things happen this week! We've had more cities and managed to teach all of them and visited so many people that we haven't been able to visit before! We have some new investigators too, which has been a while since we've found new people. But it's great!
Today we went to Cerro San Cristobal for Preparation Day, and I am sorry but I don't have the thing to send pictures. It was awesome because it's the first time I have been hiking since being on my mission. It wasn't that bad. Everybody else said it was steep, but I know what steep really is (cough cough Hawaii hikes cough). But it was awesome! We went up and up and got to see the Virgin Mary on top. Which is cool. But I liked the view better. The smog was so beautiful...
Well, that's pretty much my week. Love you guys! Look for missionary opportunities! Read the scriptures! Pray! Stay faithful! Email me!
rachel.reed@myldsmail.net
Su hermana,
Rachel
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