And I think to myself... What a wonderful WORLD!

uhhhh.... hi :) 

¿Que tal cómo anda cómo le va todo bien? ¡Que BUENO! 

It's been a great week of work! My compa peruana and I are giving this transfer our ALL cause we kinda know its our last one together. We have organized every day which area we are going to sweep and then we just use every minute we have to talk to every person we see. We made a rule that when we are riding our bikes and we see someone- ANYONE- outside or in the street we HAVE to stop and talk to them (as long as we're not late to an appointment) We are loving the rule and even though it's exausting we have so many future investigators and we are finding out more quickly who in this tiny town is ready to recieve the gospel. 

I love this beautiful place!
 

This Sunday was really special for me cause my Heavenly Father made me see some of the fruits of my labors. He always seems to do that kind of like a tender mercy, right when we desperately need it or when we start to think that maybe we're not making that big of a difference. Out of all the people that we invited to church this week, the one person that I would have last guessed would come, CAME. It is so true that we really cannot tell who will accept the gospel and who won't. That is why it is so important to just share the gospel with EVERYONE. This older man whom we met in the park one day and had given him a Book of Mormon was the last one on my mind Sunday morning, but lo and behold he showed up and really liked the church meetings! Haha his name is Ismael, we invited him to baptism in the Gospel principles class and he accepted. At the end of church I asked him how we felt and he said he was tired haha SO CUTE! 

This hermanita Loraley reminds me

 SO much of my Elle girl!

Every time I hug her I feel like

 i'm hugging my baby sis:) 

Also we are teaching a  8 year old boy named Fabricio. He came with his mom this Sunday and he really liked church! This boy reminds me so much of Porter haha he's super smart and knows what to say. I love teaching him. 



I love this familia! Familia Berasain!

We have dinner with tthem every thursday.

Theis little girl Maya reminds

 me SO much of Bailey Arave.

She is a sweetie :) 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But the biggest tender mercy that I think I recieved this week in testmony meeting was the testimony of a member in our ward, Julia Berasain. She told of how she was really down this week- that for some reason it was difficult to feel the love of God for her no matter how hard she tried. And then one day the Hermanas came to her house, and Hermana Flake gave her a hug, and she could literally feel Christ's love for her fill her whole being. She felt as if it were Christ himself wrapping HIs loving arms around her. I could not hold back the tears as she bore her testimony. I am such an imperfect being, but I am so grateful that Christ can use me as His representative to help another precious soul feel of His love for them. I had been praying this whole week for opportunities to comfort others, but had ended the week thinking that maybe I hadn't done a good job because I couldn't think of anything special that I did. But I testify that these simple acts of love are what make the entire difference. In the same way that God used me to help someone feel of His love, He used HER to help me feel of His love and feel important in His sight. I testify of His love. I can feel it every day out here! If you have trouble feeling it this week, pray to Him earnestly for an opportunity to serve. I know He will answer you. His tender mercies and miracles are ALL around us! 

The sign on the giant catholic church says:

 God lives ! hallelujah! 

Can't argue with that. 



holaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

 letting you know that someone

 loves and misses you!!!!! 

I love this fluff of PJ LOVE !!!  She has taught me how to SERVE! I'm pretty sure we are TIMON AND PUMBA FOR LYFE! 



BEAUTIFULL IT RAINED FINALLY! 

umm... we have a SNAKE! He is a wanderer and always knocks on our door and wants to drink mate with us haha and this time he brought us homemade honey! Haha Caitlin I always think of YOU when I see him I dont know why!