Hola!
It sounds like everyone had a fun Halloween this past week. We didn't get to have any lessons yesterday, but some people knocked on our door for candy when we were planning. Sadly we didn't buy any candy in preparation, so to make up for it we gave them a card with a picture of Jesus knocking on a door. The kids whom we gave them to were pretty excited about it. We got to see a couple Darth Vaders, Batmans, and Spidermans walking around in the street.
I am also still a sister training leader, but now I am in charge of two zones instead of one. This past Monday, when we had Capacitacion de Zona, I wemt tp Vicuna Mackenna while Hermana Sousa stayed in Javiera Carrera. It was weird helping out the other missionaries without my companion, but it worked out all right.
Though I don't know my area too well yet, I am now pretty familiar with the boundaries. I am also getting to know the members better and a couple have come out with us for some lessons. We also got to meet some new investigators, which was awesome! Also ran out of time, but have a good week!
Hermana Reed
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Trinidad
Hey family!
Well the biggest news of the week is that there were changes and I am now in a new area! It's called Trinidad and is in the stake of Javiera Carrera. I haven't been able to see it yet, because I only transferred today, and we live outside of our area. But from what I have seen from the map, it looks a LOT smaller than my first area. I'll let you know how it is.
My new companion is Hermana Sousa, and she's from Brazil. I got a good welcome to my area too, because we came, dropped off my stuff, and went to buy some groceries for the week. But when we came back with all of our groceries, it turned out that the elevator didn't work anymore. So we had to climb the stairs to the floor we live on, which is the 18th floor. All I can say about our climb is that the view was beautiful. I am going to miss my first area because of all the members I got to meet and to help and the investigators that I got to teach. But I am really excited for this new area and to learn all that I can!
Ciao ciao!
Hermana Reed
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
I was on TV!
Hello!!!!
This past P-day we had a meeting with all the people from the MTC. We ate completos and fruit kabobs with chocolate and it was awesome.
One of our investigators, Jessica, is doing great! She came to church last Sunday and we had a fantastic lesson with her this past week! She has been connecting so many things herself. In our lesson, she connected with the member and noted that because the Holy Ghost makes us feel peace and tranquility, that makes us happy because we are not worried about anything. She came to church and this Sunday was the Primary Program, and she loved it. I feel so great about her and I always feel the Spirit so strongly in our lessons! I might get a little too excited sometimes because she is going so AWESOME. She's the best!!!!!!
We also received another miracle investigator this past week! Someone texted us during the week, saying her name was Lesly and she wanted to learn more about Christ. So Hna. King and I were like, "Por su PUESTO vamos a ense帽arla! Cuando?!" And we met up with her and that's when I realized that I was the one who contacted her in intercambios this past week. And she wants to learn a lot and has promised to come to church next Sunday. We can also only teach her on Sundays because she is a nana who lives in her work. But she seems super ready and really open to learn anything!
Also last tidbit...we were on TV! We were crossing Subcentro (like a mini strip mall underneath the road. It's what we usually take to get across the road to one area) when I noticed that they had huge blackboards with the question: "What book do you suggest to read?" As I was going to write the Book of Mormon on the blackboard, a guy who worked for Subcentro came up to us and asked if he could film us suggesting the book to read. So we did, and told the camera to read the Book of Mormon! I didn't think anything about it after that, until on Sunday one of the members came up to me and mentioned she saw me on TV in Subcentro. A little weird, but you gotta share the gospel everywhere!
脡xito!
Hermana Reed
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Intercambios, Papa Johns, and Miracles
Hola family!
This week was crazy! I felt like we only had one normal day to work in our area. we had P-day, but the following day we went on intercambios in La Dehesa, where the Hermana Entrandadores are. I was with Hermana Gonzalez that day, and we got to teach lessons, talk to people, and work hard. Nothing is better than a day of work and lessons! And Hermana Gonzalez is awesome. She used to live with me in the same apartment we had when she worked in the area next to mine.
We had a normal day to work the next day, so we taught a lesson and tried to find new people. But then the next day we had Concillo de Liderazgo, where we got o listen to our president and try to help out our zone. It was great. One thing I like is that I get to learn more from him (our president). He is a very inspired man. We also got to go with a member to teach a menos activo, and it was a very awesome lesson. Her grandma gave us juice, which is blended up fruit and was pretty good. And she was very adamant about her healthy juice and how it helps people stay healthy, so she gave us a bottle to take home. When we left, the member found out that we hadn't eaten yet, so she took us to Papa Johns and treated us to some good pizza.
The following day we had intercambios in our area with some of the Hermanas from Pocuro, which is the sector with the Santiago Temple. My companion for the day was Hermana Dariano, and she is from the Philippines. This is her first cambio in the mission, and she is learning Spanish. She has good Spanish too! She was awesome. We got to see a lot of miracles that day, like meeting a referral that we have been trying to meet for a long time! We had been trying to call him and pass by his house, but because his phone belongs to the house, it has been hard to talk to him. But we finally got to see him, give him a Book of Mormon, teach him a bit, and set up another appointment. I don't know how much I can teach him, because his wife came outside and started to ask us where we were from and about our religion, and he started responding. She asked if we had rules, and he answered saying, "Yes, they can't drink coffee or tea or alcohol. But I like that." Any other questions she asked, he answered, but he sounds like he likes us a lot. He has also been reading the Book of Mormon on his phone. We left them with a prayer, and they were very grateful.
We also had a fireside in our ward, and a lot of people and non-members got to come. We had a lunch with a great family in our ward earlier that day (who are going to move and I am so sad about it!) and told them about the charla. The mom told the daughter to invite her friend and he came! Along with the whole family. We also asked them for references, asking if they knew anybody who needed help. They mentioned their neighbors lost their abuela recently, and said they were very strong in their religion and were mentioning that they might not accept us. But then the dad remembered us and said, "They need to go visit them! I had a dream where the dad was doing family history for the abuela." So we all agreed that passing by would not hurt and we could help them with their recent loss.
It was a good week, despite not having a ton of time. Miracles still happen!
Disfruten su semana!!
Hermana Reed
This week was crazy! I felt like we only had one normal day to work in our area. we had P-day, but the following day we went on intercambios in La Dehesa, where the Hermana Entrandadores are. I was with Hermana Gonzalez that day, and we got to teach lessons, talk to people, and work hard. Nothing is better than a day of work and lessons! And Hermana Gonzalez is awesome. She used to live with me in the same apartment we had when she worked in the area next to mine.
We had a normal day to work the next day, so we taught a lesson and tried to find new people. But then the next day we had Concillo de Liderazgo, where we got o listen to our president and try to help out our zone. It was great. One thing I like is that I get to learn more from him (our president). He is a very inspired man. We also got to go with a member to teach a menos activo, and it was a very awesome lesson. Her grandma gave us juice, which is blended up fruit and was pretty good. And she was very adamant about her healthy juice and how it helps people stay healthy, so she gave us a bottle to take home. When we left, the member found out that we hadn't eaten yet, so she took us to Papa Johns and treated us to some good pizza.
The following day we had intercambios in our area with some of the Hermanas from Pocuro, which is the sector with the Santiago Temple. My companion for the day was Hermana Dariano, and she is from the Philippines. This is her first cambio in the mission, and she is learning Spanish. She has good Spanish too! She was awesome. We got to see a lot of miracles that day, like meeting a referral that we have been trying to meet for a long time! We had been trying to call him and pass by his house, but because his phone belongs to the house, it has been hard to talk to him. But we finally got to see him, give him a Book of Mormon, teach him a bit, and set up another appointment. I don't know how much I can teach him, because his wife came outside and started to ask us where we were from and about our religion, and he started responding. She asked if we had rules, and he answered saying, "Yes, they can't drink coffee or tea or alcohol. But I like that." Any other questions she asked, he answered, but he sounds like he likes us a lot. He has also been reading the Book of Mormon on his phone. We left them with a prayer, and they were very grateful.
We also had a fireside in our ward, and a lot of people and non-members got to come. We had a lunch with a great family in our ward earlier that day (who are going to move and I am so sad about it!) and told them about the charla. The mom told the daughter to invite her friend and he came! Along with the whole family. We also asked them for references, asking if they knew anybody who needed help. They mentioned their neighbors lost their abuela recently, and said they were very strong in their religion and were mentioning that they might not accept us. But then the dad remembered us and said, "They need to go visit them! I had a dream where the dad was doing family history for the abuela." So we all agreed that passing by would not hurt and we could help them with their recent loss.
It was a good week, despite not having a ton of time. Miracles still happen!
Disfruten su semana!!
Hermana Reed
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
General Conference
Hola familia y amigos!
This week was General Conference! So pretty much the best weekend on the mission because we get to listen to the prophet and get spiritually fed. Though I do prefer to listen to Conference in English instead of Spanish. My ward has a room for the English speakers to listen to Conference, so we get to go in there except when we have an investigator come. So the last session I watched in Spanish with one of our investigators, Jessica. There were some things that I missed (like I had no idea what the word for firecracker is in Spanish) but it was great anyway. Jessica enjoyed it and thought a lot. She's been reading the Book of Mormon and says she has felt a change in her life. Hopefully for all who listened you got to learn something new. And for those who didn't, you are always welcome to see them!
We got to have intercambios with Apoquindo B this week, and I got to spend time with Hermana Thompson from Mississippi. She's awesome. We got to teach a lesson together and save a pigeon that was stuck under a fence. So that pigeon must be pretty grateful and telling all his pigeon friends about the missionaries.
I am really grateful for the chance that everybody has to listen to the prophet. It's amazing that we get to receive revelation as often as we do and help that we can use for our lives and our families. I know God is still a God of miracles because I see them every day on my mission. I have talked to so many people who think God has abandoned them or done awful things. I wish people could see what I see, and witness all the miracles all the miracles that happen. Miracles have not stopped in Santiago. And they haven't stopped anywhere else.
Ciao!
Hermana Reed
This week was General Conference! So pretty much the best weekend on the mission because we get to listen to the prophet and get spiritually fed. Though I do prefer to listen to Conference in English instead of Spanish. My ward has a room for the English speakers to listen to Conference, so we get to go in there except when we have an investigator come. So the last session I watched in Spanish with one of our investigators, Jessica. There were some things that I missed (like I had no idea what the word for firecracker is in Spanish) but it was great anyway. Jessica enjoyed it and thought a lot. She's been reading the Book of Mormon and says she has felt a change in her life. Hopefully for all who listened you got to learn something new. And for those who didn't, you are always welcome to see them!
We got to have intercambios with Apoquindo B this week, and I got to spend time with Hermana Thompson from Mississippi. She's awesome. We got to teach a lesson together and save a pigeon that was stuck under a fence. So that pigeon must be pretty grateful and telling all his pigeon friends about the missionaries.
I am really grateful for the chance that everybody has to listen to the prophet. It's amazing that we get to receive revelation as often as we do and help that we can use for our lives and our families. I know God is still a God of miracles because I see them every day on my mission. I have talked to so many people who think God has abandoned them or done awful things. I wish people could see what I see, and witness all the miracles all the miracles that happen. Miracles have not stopped in Santiago. And they haven't stopped anywhere else.
Ciao!
Hermana Reed
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Hi!
Hola!
Como esta todos? We are getting used to the new changes and with it, working harder in our area! We have been able to meet with new people and see new miracles every day. We do have a little less time working in our area, but that doesn't seem to make a difference with all the stuff that has been able to happen! Since people are back from their vacations we have been able to teach them this week. It's been great!
This week was also the first session of conference for women. Our stake had a tomar once activity before streaming it live in the chapel, where everybody came to eat food, talk, and then we got to hear the prophets. They also had a room for the English speakers (because there are a fair few who exist in our stake) and it was really nice. It was just basically us and a family from another ward. Because it was streamed live, it started at 9 PM, but we had permission to stay until 11. We were super tired in the morning, but it was worth it.
We also went to have a lunch in the community La Florida to meet our past companions and see how things have been going. It was awesome and we got to eat some delicious brownies (which doesn't happen that often here). It was great!
Les quiero!
Hermana Reed
Como esta todos? We are getting used to the new changes and with it, working harder in our area! We have been able to meet with new people and see new miracles every day. We do have a little less time working in our area, but that doesn't seem to make a difference with all the stuff that has been able to happen! Since people are back from their vacations we have been able to teach them this week. It's been great!
This week was also the first session of conference for women. Our stake had a tomar once activity before streaming it live in the chapel, where everybody came to eat food, talk, and then we got to hear the prophets. They also had a room for the English speakers (because there are a fair few who exist in our stake) and it was really nice. It was just basically us and a family from another ward. Because it was streamed live, it started at 9 PM, but we had permission to stay until 11. We were super tired in the morning, but it was worth it.
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| At the General Women's Conference with one of our members, Victoria Hernandez. |
We also went to have a lunch in the community La Florida to meet our past companions and see how things have been going. It was awesome and we got to eat some delicious brownies (which doesn't happen that often here). It was great!
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| Our lovely lunch with the sisters of Los Copihues, Los Ca帽as, y Vicente Valdes. |
Les quiero!
Hermana Reed
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| My area. Look at the beautiful smog. |
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| A sign we found in an elevator in a subway station. Translated, it says, "This elevator is a huge help for people who have reduced mobility. It is not a bathroom! Please, take care of it." |
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
The 18th of September that Didn't Happen
Hola,
This week was the week where everybody left on a trip. All of our investigators set up citas with us this week because they left, but we ended up finding new investigators, which was a blessing in the end. I have also heard a lot about the 18 de septiembre in Chile, with missionaries saying that I would eat so many empanadas that I would be full, but on the 18th, nobody really wanted to meet with us and the only people in the street were from Brazil or Palestine. But don't be afraid; we managed to make the most of this time by calling a bunch of people and setting up future lessons with them! To make up for the 18th that didn't happen, I will include pictures from last week's party which was fun!
This week was the week where everybody left on a trip. All of our investigators set up citas with us this week because they left, but we ended up finding new investigators, which was a blessing in the end. I have also heard a lot about the 18 de septiembre in Chile, with missionaries saying that I would eat so many empanadas that I would be full, but on the 18th, nobody really wanted to meet with us and the only people in the street were from Brazil or Palestine. But don't be afraid; we managed to make the most of this time by calling a bunch of people and setting up future lessons with them! To make up for the 18th that didn't happen, I will include pictures from last week's party which was fun!
We also had a zone conference to help the missionaries in Las Condes, and with my new calling I had to help facilitate. It was a little scary, but it worked out really well and we were able to inspire them and feel the spirit.
Ciao ciao!
Hermana Reed
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