Monday, P-Day again?

Hermana on Exchanges.

This week was great! So, a few weeks ago we met a young family who had listened to the Elders before. They lived in a different area, and moved here a few weeks ago. They are a young couple with 2 kids and one on the way. And they got married in the church about a year ago, so they could get baptized. But, I don`t know what happened, and they didn`t end up getting baptized. And the wife, Natalie, told us she wants to get baptized as soon as possible, so they can go to the temple to be sealed as a family. They are so great! The dad is named C., and he is a tattoo artist. And is covered in tattoos! Which is kind of weird to see here in Bolivia, because tattoos aren`t that popular. And he is super nice. They are seriously the best family!

So, we are pretty happy with the family we are teaching. And we did 2 other exchanges this week. they make the time seem like it goes by so fast! Seriously, I cannot believe it is almost July! We have another leadership meeting this week with president Hansen, so I will get to see the girls from my group again!

I hope everyone has a great week!

P-Day Volleyball with zone.

We built a fort in our room.

And shared popcorn!

Mission: SO FAST

This week went by SO FAST! I seriously cannot believe it´s already Monday again! And we were running all over the place! I am pooped. We had exchanges with 2 sets of sisters, it was another sister´s birthday, so we teamed up with her companion and got permission to go to their house to make her breakfast! It was super fun! Theeeeen, one of the sisters we were with got sick and was in the hospital, so we went there to check on them. It was crazy!

I also got sick this week. On Saturday, I woke up dead... I literally slept all day. Haha. It was pretty rough. But it was just a 24 hour bug, I think. But now I am pretty much better. It was really good timing, and also bad timing. Good, because we didn´t have any exchanges planned that day that we had to cancel, but bad because Saturday is one of the best days we have for working, because we´re both together and in our area. Oh well! Haha.

This week we have 2 exchanges planned, too. So it should be pretty fun! 

I hope everyone has a great week!

Sydney and Hna Giles

Exchanges.

Celebrating Hna Wing's Birthday!

First Exchange as a Sister Training Leader

This week I went on my first exchange as a sister training leader! It was super fun! I went with Sister Ordoñez from Ecuador to her area. She is in her last transfer in the mission, and training a new sister. We had a lot of fun! It was really cool to get to know her, and share our experiences from the mission.

Also, last night Hermana Giles and I had a miracle happen in our area! We had been walking all day, and all of our appointments fell through. And when we were walking down the street, a lady stopped up and asked if we were from the Mormon temple. We said yes, and she said she wanted to know which chapel she should go to in this area. Thinking that she was a member who recently moved into the area, we told her where the church was, and

View from Sydney's Apartment.

 asked if she was a member. And she said "No, but I want to be."

She told us about how her neighbor is a member of the church, and a while ago she had a surgery, and her neighbor brought the elders to visit her in the hospital. She said she has had interest in the church for a while, and she has a lot of interest in what we do as missionaries. She said she wants to go out like we do to visit people. We made an appointment with her, and invited her to a ward activity we are having this week, and she promised to be there.

This week we have a lot planned! We have a ward activity, and two exchanges with other sisters planned. It will be a little crazy, but super fun!

I hope everyone has a great week!

Overlooks Cochabamba.

Watching House Parents' Puppy.

The Original four from MTC and Hermana Hansen.

Exchanges!

New Companion. Hermana Giles.

New Area/ Sister Training Leader

This week went really well! I am in my new area with my new companion and I am very content. My companion, Hermana Giles, is super fun! And she is really chill. And my apartment is super nice. It is on the third story of a house, and kind of up on a hill, and has a great view of basically all of Cochabamba. it is the perfect place to end my mission, looking out over all of the city. AND, I have a GAS SHOWER!!!!!! It`s not just a crusty electric shower head. It is beautiful.

My new area is really cool, too. It`s my first area that has some hills in it. All of my other areas have been pretty flat. And the sisters who were here before me had been teaching a lot of really cool people. There is a guy here who has been listening to the missionaries for about a year named F. He is about 65 or 70, and only speaks a little bit of Spanish. His first language is Quechua. And he has read the ENTIRE Book of Mormon in Quechua. It is so cool!

I haven`t gone on any exchanges with other sisters, yet. I`ve just been trying to get to know the area and the people. But this week we have our first exchange planned, and I am so excited! It`s going to be so much fun. And we have a meeting tomorrow with President Hansen and the other sister training leaders and zone leaders in the mission. I am super pumped for that, too! It`s going to be a good week.

I hope everyone is doing well!

 

 

P.S. Four of the sisters that came from the Bogota, Columbia Mission at the same time, Hermana Hullinger, Hermana Santeco, and Hermana Hansen and me are all are sister training leaders right now. We get to meet together for a meeting! 

Transfers!!!

Another Kitten!

So, this week are transfers, and I am being transferred to a different area. Another sister is coming to be with my companion Hermana Lopardo in my area, and I am going to a different area in Cochabamba. I am sad to leave my area, because I really love it! But, I am really excited about my transfer. My new companion is from Arizona, and she is really cute! And I will be a Sister Training Leader in my new area, which is like a leadership position for sisters in the mission. I will get to go on exchanges with a lot of other sisters, to see how they are with their companions and if the need any help. I am really excited for the new opportunity to learn!

Also, something really cool happened this week! My companion and I were leaving from our pension (where we eat lunch) and this guy in the street asked us if we lived there. We said no, and he was like "and how do you guys do your visits?" And we explained That we visit people in their homes to talk about the gospel. He was like, do you think you guys could come by and visit my family? We were like, um... YES!!!! Haha. He gave us his phone number and his address, and told us to come by this Wednesday. He was with his son who was about 9, and he said he has a daughter as well. He said he had interest in talking to missionaries before, and he saw us and figured he might as well ask.

I am a little sad that I won`t be here! My companion and I have meet a lot of really great people in the last few weeks, and I would like to be here to visit them. But, I know that the transfers are inspired, and that there are a lot of people in my new area waiting to hear the gospel, too.

I hope everyone has a great week!

Companion from when in Tupiza going home.

Hermana Hansen and Hermanas at Temple.

My Zone until tomorrow!