tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90789094233233364692024-03-05T02:43:14.471-08:00Hermana Amanda Shay NelsonServing in the Bolivia Santa Cruz North MissionAmanda Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01372474848926119093noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078909423323336469.post-49411537654777067012015-02-02T11:56:00.000-08:002015-02-03T12:08:12.423-08:00Bolivia, Cobija—Week 5<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Hermana Nelson was only able to send the following photos this week. We did receive a call from her mission informing us that she will be arriving home on February 13th (which we already knew, thank heavens!). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Elder Davis from the mission office told us that she will fly from Cobija to Santa Cruz on Monday where she will spend a few days attending reunions, meetings, dinners, and her final interview with President Zambrano. She, along with a Sister and an Elder, will then fly to Miami on Thursday where they will stay at the (luxurious) La Quinta Inn for the night. On Friday, they will fly from Miami to Los Angeles, and finally to Salt Lake.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">She will speak in the Lindon 4th Ward Sacrament Meeting on March 8th at 9:00 a.m. with two of her best friends, Skyler Payne and Tyler Christiansen. We know she would <i>love</i> to see any of you who can attend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Thank you for all of the love, thoughts, prayers, and support you have given Amanda over the past 18 months! We are so blessed to have such dear family members and friends.</span></div>
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Amanda Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01372474848926119093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078909423323336469.post-65551307173435603432015-01-26T11:29:00.000-08:002015-02-03T11:30:22.387-08:00Bolivia, Cobija—Week 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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week was full of learning and teaching. I don’t have a lot of time, so here is a quick rundown of how we spent our time:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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talked to the Familia “E” today about marriage. A lot of the people here
believe that marriage will just lead to divorce, so they end up living together
for many years instead. They weren’t very excited about the idea of marriage, but we’ll
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had FHE with the Familia “L” tonight. It was good and “P” joined us this time! We talked about Family History and Temple work. They are doing better. We have
another FHE planned with them next week.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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new convert is doing great! She still hasn’t found the courage to tell her mom
that she has been baptized, but her brother is helping her a lot.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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rained for hours, so I dedicated my time tonight to write goodbye notes to everyone
in all of my areas so I won’t be stressed when it’s time to leave.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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planned a “unity” activity tonight and it was super. We played the game where
everyone grabs the hands of someone and then everyone tries to untangle themselves
and make a circle. We related it to the Conference talk by Elder Wong. Everyone
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our District Meeting today, Elder Spitale and the other zone leaders talked
about diligence. We discussed how the mission is short and that life is also
short. We need to make the most of it before it ends. We need to be diligent
every second. We read the April 2014 Conference talk entitled, “Your Four Minutes.”
It talks about how life is like 4 minutes and we need to do all we can to make
the most of it. I know that if I can diligently work during these next few
weeks, I will feel more accomplished when I go home and I’ll be able to say
that I did all I could to heed the Savior’s call to work in his vineyard with
all of my heart, might, mind, and strength. I am happy to be here at this time.
I know I still have a lot to learn, so I need to take advantage of the time I’ve
been given and make a real difference in the lives of the people here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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companion was sick today, so we had to stay in. I was able to read about the
Sacred Grove in the December Liahona. How I want to go there and feel the
Spirit that is there! Elder Jensen talked about the ecosystem and how we can
relate it to life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">1. </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Trees always grow toward the </span><i style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">light</i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">. “Light is essential to our
spiritual growth and realization of our full potential as God’s sons and
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their creation. “Opposition must exist for spiritual growth to occur.
Understanding and embracing this principle is a key to accepting and being
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in isolation. “We are to work out our salvation </span><i style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">together</i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">, not in isolation.”</span></div>
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generations of trees. “It is impossible to live fully in the present without
the foundation of the past.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">“L” came to Church! All of the
members were super surprised because she hasn’t come to Church in years. We
were so happy for her. My companion and I gave talks about retention and
activation. I was nervous. I don’t know why because I usually don’t get nervous
about talks now. I think it turned out well. I related the recent converts and less
actives to the talk (see above) about the Sacred Grove. I loved this talk. It was beautiful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Please pray for Rose. She is scheduled to be baptized on Saturday and needs some extra blessings this week.</span></div>
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Family and Friends,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I
hope you have a fantastic week! We are doing well in Cobija. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We
met with “M” today and listened to her for a good little while. She told us
that her relationship is going well, but that she’s sad and feels alone
sometimes. We tried to help her realize the importance of the Gospel. Really,
that is what it all comes down to. If we are truly living the Gospel and
obeying the commandments, we will be blessed. If not, no. It’s that simple. If
we obey and live the Gospel to the fullest, our family relationships, our work,
and our school life will improve. It’s something I’m seeing every day. JUST DO
IT! Live like you believe. It may be hard, but with God, nothing is impossible.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We
had to go to the hospital today. The doctor said that my insect bites have been
infected and that is the reason they still itch and haven’t gone away. I got a
good ol’ shot and a bunch of pills to take. Thank heavens the clinic was good.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We
watched the Joseph Smith movie with “E” and she liked it a lot. On Saturday,
she was baptized. It was very beautiful. She still hasn’t told her parents for
fear that they may not approve of her decision, but she was happy. Her brother
and his family were also very happy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Reunion
de Zona was amazing and everything I needed to hear. Our zone leaders talked
with us about the rules of the mission. Elder Alonzo talked about how we should
love and respect our companions. He said that at the beginning of each
transfer, his Mom asks him, “How is your companion” or “What is your companion
like?” He said that one day he told his mom that she should ask, “How are YOU
as a companion?” I really needed to hear that. It’s not easy living with someone
so different 24 hours a day, but it’s part of our sacred calling. I need to
learn to be more Christ-like and love my companion.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It
dawned on me that I really don’t have much time left here. I don’t want to go
home being the same Amanda Shay Nelson that I was. I want to use the things I’ve
learned here and apply them in my life always. I know it won’t be easy because
in the year and a half that I’ve been here, my friends and family may not have changed
much. But I have. I’ll be working my hardest to make these changes last.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I
know that my Savior lives and that He loves me. I know that families can be
together forever. I love this Gospel. I know I’m not perfect, but I’m an
instrument in the Lord’s hands and I’ll do all I can to be worthy of this
privilege.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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love you all and hope you have a great week.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">XOXO
Hermana Nelson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Inspiration is Real</b><br />
We were trying to think of a family we could have FHE with and it came to our
minds that we should get to know the Familia “L” a little better. We didn’t have
much time, so I just shared a little of Elder Scott’s October Conference message.
They said it was inspired and that they really needed to hear that. One of
their kids is making a lot of bad decisions and doesn’t have good friends. We
were able to help them understand that if they aren’t living the basics of the
Gospel, they can’t receive blessings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</b>We watched the
Conference talk by President Tad R. Callister about parents and how they should
be the main teachers of the Gospel in the home. I loved the story he related at
the beginning of his talk. It is truly important to have parents who teach us
what we need to and should do in life. I’m so grateful for my parents and all
they did to teach me what I know about the Gospel and life in general. I hope I
can do the same for my future children.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Amanda Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01372474848926119093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078909423323336469.post-86429479680736568862015-01-12T08:03:00.000-08:002015-01-13T09:28:17.341-08:00Bolivia, Cobija—Week 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">We’ve
kept busy teaching, reading the Book of Mormon with our investigators,
and serving wherever we can. It’s amazing how fast the time flies, but I don’t
have any regrets. I am still learning and I still have a lot of work to do, but
I know that every bad and good experience here has helped me learn something
important that I wouldn’t have been able to learn anywhere else. I’m happy. I’m
ready to finish my time here strong and accept God’s will for me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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that I have learned is that when things aren’t going as I would like them to
and I can’t do anything to change the situation, I always feel better when I’m
helping someone else. This is a great lesson that will be of great worth in my
life—no matter where I am.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Xoxo
Hermana Nelson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</b>We went to “la Amistad” (practically the jungle) to cut down plants with
machetes and got eaten alive by a small mosquito. The good thing is they don’t
itch as much as regular mosquito bites. We had a good time helping the hermana
so she can start building her house.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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She has a baptismal date set for January 17<sup>th</sup>. She is great, she
wants to get baptized, and she keeps her commitments. Her only challenge is her
family and her boyfriend. They are very Catholic and aren’t supportive of her
decision. We are praying that her family will accept her decision and that she
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</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The Kids. They
are happy even if they live in the humblest of circumstances.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Amanda Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01372474848926119093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078909423323336469.post-47058552193487559962015-01-05T08:02:00.000-08:002015-01-13T09:15:30.268-08:00Bolivia, Cobija—Week 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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spent a busy week visiting investigators and less-active members and cheering
up those that felt alone. For the most part, this week was spent trying to get
the men to understand how important their examples are to their families. We
visited one family and the husband wouldn’t come out of his room. We are going
to fast with his wife on Sunday. Hopefully they can make their marriage work. We
visited “V” who was really sad because nobody—not even her husband—attended her
graduation from beauty school. We visited another investigator to get to know
her better and she told us she and her husband are having a lot of relationship
problems. She knows the Church is true and would like to be baptized. We are
just trying to help them all understand that the Gospel will help them in their
relationships.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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received a reference from a member of another Branch. “C” is young, 17 years
old, but she listens intently. We’ve taught her two lessons, but she is going
to be gone for about a month, so we probably won’t be able to teach her for a
while.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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received another reference to visit “M”, her daughter, and granddaughters. She
is a member, but hasn’t come to Church for about 3 years because she didn’t
feel like anyone paid any attention to them when they came. She still reads the
scriptures and the Liahona and prays and fast when she needs help. We taught
her about the importance of going to Church and renewing her covenants. She
said they are all going to come to Church on Sunday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Happy
New Year! I hope it’s the best yet!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Transfers</b><br />
The Elders told us at dinner that Hermana Gomez is staying in Montero and I
will be going to Cobija! My companion will be Hermana Bautista from Peru. I’m
excited to go to Cobija and get to know a new area, but I’m sad that I won’t be
with Hermana Gomez.</span></div>
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On the flight to Cobija, we stopped in La Paz for about an hour. It feels like it’s
been so long since I’ve been on a plane. When I stepped off the plane, I
immediately got hit with a wall of heat and humidity. The airport is super
small. We met up with a lot of Elders and there were some members there as
well. The Familia Mendez took us home. I unpacked quickly, then we left to get
to know the area and a few people.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I Love Cobija</b>!<br />
There are hills! There are trees! The dirt is red! The houses are made of wood!
We are on the border of Brazil!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Today went by super fast. I’ve decided to enjoy every moment, obey 100%, and
not worry about anything. I know so much more than I did when I started my
mission and I can speak well enough for the people to understand me, so I have
to give it my all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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We left for the service activity and we got super soaked on the way. We helped
clean and sort glass and mirrors and we found a tarantula. Luckily, Hermana
Bautista is brave and killed it. After the service, we went to lunch and got
even wetter. We went home to change so we could go visit our investigator. She
wasn’t home, but on our way, we found a blind lady crying in the street in the pouring
rain. She was speaking Portuguese, so we could barely understand her. She said
her husband was drunk and left her there and that she needed to get to the
bridge that connects Brazil and Bolivia, so we walked her to the bridge. We
stopped on the way to buy rain boots and an enthusiastic Evangelic preacher
tried to convert us.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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We visited the familia “G” today. The parents are less active and their 9-year
old son hasn’t been baptized. We taught them about the Plan of Salvation. Their
son is really shy and quiet, but he offered the closing prayer and it was
really sweet. He was talking like Heavenly Father was right there in the room.
Hopefully his parents can come back to Church for their son. He has a lot of
potential.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Branch is super small. I played the piano as usual and the Elders passed
the Sacrament. There weren’t many there, but it’s a strong Branch and the
members are great.</span></div>
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you all had a fantastic Christmas and that this week you can celebrate the New Year
with your family and friends. Remember that it is a new year to learn, grow,
and become more like Christ.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Just a
few conference talks I read this week that I want to share with you all <i>(this is the only Christmas gift we sent to
Amanda, besides candy and things for the kids, so she’s putting
it to good use!).</i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<i style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Parents: The Prime Gospel
Teachers of Their Children</b></i><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">
by Tad R. Callister: </span></div>
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“Which parent in Book of Mormon times would have let their sons march out to
the front of battle without a breastplate and shield and sword to protect them
against the potentially mortal blows of the enemy? But how many of us let our
children march out the front door each morning to the most dangerous of all
battlefields, to face Satan and his myriad of temptations, without their
spiritual breastplate and shield and sword that come from the protective power
of prayer? The Lord said, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“Pray always, . . . that you may conquer Satan”
(D&C 10:5). As parents, we can help instill within our children the habit
and power of morning prayer.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“God
never gives us a responsibility without offering divine aid”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><i>Approaching the Throne of God
with Confidence</i>
</b>by Jorg Klebingat<br />
1. Take responsibility for your own
spiritual well-being<br />
2. Take responsibility for your own
physical well-being<br />
3. Embrace voluntary, wholehearted obedience
as part of your life<br />
4. Become really, really good at
repenting thoroughly and quickly<br />
5. Become really, really good at
forgiving<br />
6. Accept trials, setbacks, and
“surprises” as part of your mortal experience<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“Yours
is the privilege, if you want it, to come to know for yourself, today or soon,
that you are pleasing God in spite of your shortcomings. I testify of a loving
Savior who expects us to live the commandments. I testify of a loving Savior
who is so very anxious to bestow His grace and mercy. I testify of a loving
Savior who rejoices when we apply His Atonement daily with the calm and happy
assurance that we are facing in the right direction. I testify of a loving
Savior who is anxious for your “confidence [to] wax strong in the presence of
God” (D&C 121:45).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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all! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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great week,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hermana Nelson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Christmas Dinner at Puerto Madero<br />
</b>Today we didn’t get to do much because we had to go to the chapel to meet
all the Elders to go to Santa Cruz. We got in the micro (bus) and got to Santa
Cruz at about 6:00 p.m. Our zone sang our Christmas Hymn and we all began to
eat. President and Hermana Zambrano had a gold box on every seat at the table
waiting for us to open. Then President read us a devotional from President
Monson about a little girl and her dad
on Christmas. The story took place during the Great Depression. The girl was 3
years old and she used a sheet of expensive gold wrapping paper to wrap a box.
Her dad was mad that she had wasted the expensive paper, but on Christmas, she
gave him the gift. When he opened it, he noticed that it was empty and he
reprimanded her, telling her that when you give a gift, you have to put
something in the box. The little girl told her dad that she had put kisses in
the box and her dad began to cry. </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">President
Monson said that we all have a gold box full of love from our Savior, family,
friends, and loved ones. It is full of love that we can take out when we need
it, but we also need to give this love to receive it. </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When we
went home, I realized that I had probably seen a lot of those people for the
last time. Crazy.</span></div>
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</b>We went looking
for people to teach, but almost nobody wanted to talk to us. We did a lot of
walking and passing out cards. </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Then we
asked President if we could have permission to buy gifts for the “D” family and
he said “Yes!” (</span><i style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The missionaries aren’t
allowed to give gifts because it makes it hard for future missionaries, but
this family was in such dire need that they got permission to get a few things
for them. Technology makes things so easy! Amanda called on Christmas Eve to
set a time for our Christmas call and asked if we could put some more money in
her account and we were able to transfer it into her account before we were even
off the phone!</i><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">)</span><br />
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bought a laundry basket and filled it with rice, noodles, diapers, toilet
paper, drink mixes, toothpaste, soap, detergent, powdered milk, oil, fruit
cake, chicken, cookies, belt, wallet, tie, skirt, shirt, headbands, a toy
truck, and a doll. Then we went to eat our Christmas Eve dinner and it was
great because I didn’t eat rice! </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Then we
went home to wrap the gifts and watch fireworks.</span></div>
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</b>We went early to
drop off the gift for the “D” family and then to our zone meeting. We gave a
class and then we had a gift exchange and too pictures and such. We walked a
lot trying to find people to teach, but no success, so we went at 5:00 to talk on
Skype with the fam! We borrowed the computer of “Y” and first Hermana Gomez
called her family, then me. The family is good. Super “trunky,” but good!<b><o:p></o:p></b></span><br />
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of Summer</b> (Day 500 of my mission and it’s super hot all the time)<br />
We went to visit an investigator today, but he was sleeping, so we offered to
help his wife make “patasca” (a popular soup here made of corn and boiled pig’s
head). I used to think it sounded good, but after watching her put in literally
every part of the pig’s head, including the nose, tongue, and eyeballs, I
decided that I never wanted to try it. But it gave us an opportunity to teach
her a lot of the Plan of Salvation. She told us that she had her first daughter
when she was 14 years old, then met her husband at a disco and got married when
she was 17 (he was 23). She had a lot of questions about life after death.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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investigators didn’t come, but tons of members came. Hermana “D” even came in
her new skirt we gave her for Christmas (she used to only have jeans). She’s great—she
hasn’t missed a Sunday since I got here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are allowed and used all year long, but even more on Christmas and New Years<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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everyone knows each other—they stay in the same house for years, then their
kids and their families live there<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(market) is always open and if you know where you’re going, you can find pretty
much anything. If you don’t, then it’s almos worse than IKEA. The great thing
is that you can barter with them and sometimes get a deal.</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We had a busy week full of teaching, learning, and even a few bat encounters!</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“E”<b> </b>left for Colombia today. We stopped by to see her off and she was so sad. I know she’s going to be a great missionary. It’s weird to think that I went through all that just 16 months ago. It seems like it was yesterday. I still feel like I am new to the mission, but I’m 100% glad I made the decision to come here. I have learned so many important lifelong lessons here that I know I couldn’t have learned anywhere else.</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We’ve taught a lot of recent converts, references, and less active members this week. The thing that we keep trying to help them understand is that we need to continue doing the things we know we should be doing: attending and participating in our meetings, praying daily, reading the scriptures, keeping the commandments. It’s so easy to get too busy or tired of doing the things we know we should do. We really need to stick with the things that work and not let anything get in the way. Endure to the end!</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Hermana Gomez woke me up in a panic at 5:00 a.m. this morning. She was in my bed telling me to turn on the light. I asked her what happened and she said that something was in her bed. Then we saw something small and black walking in her sheets. We thought it was a small toad, but then it fell on the floor and we both screamed. I jumped on the kitchen counter and Hermana Gomez was on the bed. We didn’t know what to do. It was the first time we’d both seen a bat—ever! We just watched it crawl around until we got up enough courage to trap it. Our plan didn’t work, though, and it began to escape. Then we couldn’t find it, so we both went back to sleep. Later, when I was sweeping the floor, I pulled out the refrigerator to sweep under it and there was the dead bat. It looked like it got burned or something. Three more bats visited us in our apartment this week. Needless to say, even though it’s super hot, we’ve started shutting our window at night.</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This family is the best. Last week, we discovered that the Dad baptized Hermana Gomez’s grandma and aunt! We read from his mission journal and looked at the pictures. Sometimes I just never want to leave their house. They invited us over for breakfast on Monday and want us to visit their other house. And, on top of all the love they show us, they gave us 3 references! We are blessed here with so many great, faithful members.</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">1.<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span> The Culture. The traditional clothing, food, language, etc. I think it is beautiful that they still have these traditions.</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">2.<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span> The Heat. Sometimes it’s had to live with, but it’s so much better than the cold. And you have a good excuse to eat chocolate ice cream often!</span></div>
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">5.<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span> Everything is tile. All of the floors, walls, and even the front walkways are tile. It’s fantastic.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">First off, I talked to Elder Francis (a new missionary from Moab that Grandma told me about) today. He told me that his mom, Miss Roberts, taught Dad when he was in high school. Small world!</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Teaching</b><br />The whole Familia “A” clan are members except for their Dad. He is the one that usually works on Sunday, but came to Church last week. We had FHE with them and we invited him to be baptized. He said, “Yes!” We don’t have a date yet, but he says he’ll be baptized for sure.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We visited the Familia “T” this morning and we began to help the girls clean their room. It turned into a huge project, but when we finished a few hours later, it looked great. They are a great family and I think they are ready to accept the Gospel.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It was a difficult lesson with “B” today. She’s older and very stubborn. We began to talk with her about the Sabbath Day and our baptismal covenants, but she informed us that she doesn’t have to go to Church every week because as a Catholic, she didn’t go and she has a “special faith” that when she asks God for something, He gives it to her. So, she has decided that she doesn’t have to come to Church if she can just ask for the things she needs from home. We explained the baptismal covenants that she has made and promised her that she will receive even more blessings if she obeys all of the commandments.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“J” understands why he needs to read the scriptures, but he just doesn’t do it. He says he has no interest in doing it and that he doesn’t have time. We read a chapter with him. It’s hard to testify of something you didn’t do on a daily basis in real life, but I tried my best to bear my testimony of what I have learned here from reading my scriptures every day. I know that if he just starts, he’ll want to continue.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“L” is doing well. She said she hasn’t gone back to smoking and that she has been reading the Liahona and her scriptures more frequently. We talked with her about all of the basic beliefs of Latter-day Saints and helped her understand a little more about tithing and fast offerings. Her husband and son have been working in another city, but I hope they can come home for Christmas and be together as a family.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Stake Christmas Lighting</span></b></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">All of the missionaries had an activity to sing Christmas songs at the lighting of the Stake Center. Lots of people came and they said that every night it will be open for people to see and take pictures.</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Stake Relief Society Activity</span></b></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We went to the Sanchez family’s house to make cinnamon rolls for the RS activity this afternoon. It’s an exposition of everything they’ve learned to make during the year. It’s super cool because they recycle everything—and I mean everything! They make some beautiful things. Everyone loved the cinnamon rolls. The Sanchez’s said that when they come to Utah, they are going to visit Mom so she can make them cinnamon rolls.</span></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Some things I love about Bolivia</b><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">:</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">1. The rain. The drops are so small but there are so many of them that it feels perfect.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">2. Everything is recycled—everything! They make projects from almost anything.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">3. The torrential rain in the mornings, and even better if it continues all day. It’s so beautiful.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">4. The “Refresco” (drinks) they make out of every kind of fruit, seed, etc. Just a few are: pineapple, mango, apple, lemonade, chichi de soy (soy), de maiz (corn), canela (cinnamon), orange, ginger, and black corn—it’s the best!</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">5. You can hang your clothes out to dry and, if it’s sunny, they’ll be dry in about 5 minutes.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">6. There is always someone selling something. Every house has a sign on the door about what they do or sell. They even go door-to-door selling food, “Refresco”, etc.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Xoxo Hermana Nelson</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption">Melted Gummy Worms from Home</td></tr>
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Amanda Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01372474848926119093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078909423323336469.post-17286444093796055032014-12-08T23:54:00.000-08:002014-12-26T02:25:28.811-08:00Bolivia, Montero—Week 9<div class="p1">
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I’ve been a little bit sick this week, so we didn’t get as much done as usual. On Wednesday, we didn’t leave the house and Thursday, right after our zone meeting, we left for Santa Cruz to go to the Foianini. Woohoo. We waited for a long time and they said I have a stomach infection, so they gave me some antibiotics.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Teaching</b><br />We have been working with the Familia “D.” They are doing well, but they need a lot of reminders to read their scriptures and say their prayers. I know they will get the hang of it.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Familia “B”</span></span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">—</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Hermana is great. She has such a strong testimony, but her husband is holding her back. He has an addiction and doesn’t want to give it up. I hope we can help them.</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“F” told us (not so directly) to not come back. We will still try to talk to her daughters, but she doesn’t want anything to do with us anymore. Maybe in the future she’ll be prepared to listen.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We were so happy to see the father of the “A” Family at Church! He was going to be baptized with them a year ago, but he works a lot and is never here on Sunday. But today he came to Church! Hopefully he can begin to see the blessings that come from obeying the commandments.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1. The People. They all have their very own talents and characters.</span></span><br />
<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">2. The crazy rumors and health cures . . .</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">. . . If you sleep with the fans on, your bones will hurt</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">. . . If you eat green mangos, a “pychichi” (a big zit kind of thing) will form</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">. . . If you drink or eat anything cold, even in the summer, you will get a cold</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">. . . If you have a stye in your eye, put a hot spoon or a warm egg, freshly laid, <span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>on your eye</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Until next week,</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">XOXO Hermana Nelson</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The
new "He is the Gift" initiative is great! We are sharing it with
everyone here, even though we can’t use the internet or any social media sites,
but we are doing our best with what we have. The ward is getting excited and we
are trying to inform everyone about the video on YouTube. It’s going to be a
great way to share the Gospel. Go and watch the video, and share it with everyone!
It’s soo cool. They are even putting up a billboard on Times Square in NY about
it! It’s going to be huge! </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Look
up the video!! Christmas.Mormon.org</span></div>
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We attended a Multi-Zone Conference in Santa Cruz today. It was great. We
talked about the new initiative of the Church to help everyone understand the
true meaning of Christmas. It is called “HE is the Gift.” We were asked to give
away 10 pass-along cards each day to show/teach people how important it is to
remember Jesus Christ and that He was the first gift of Christmas. We talked a
lot about this and watched the video that the Church has on the internet.
President Zambrano asked me to translate in front of everyone and I failed
miserably! I am forgetting English.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Happy Thanksgiving!</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span><br />
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We made Key Lime Pie to celebrate Thanksgiving. A little odd, but it’s
something. I am thankful for: My family,
the Gospel, Temples, my mission, the gift of tongues, my companion, the Spirit,
the Scriptures, the Atonement of Jesus Christ, the Prophet, Priesthood, Prayer,
my friends, President Zambrano, my health, the heat, water, sleep, p-day, food,
knowledge, music, agency, chapels, electricity, mountains (even though there
aren’t any here), rain, Christmas . . .<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">xxo </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hermana
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Amanda Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01372474848926119093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078909423323336469.post-48521050916645823012014-11-24T16:05:00.000-08:002014-12-06T16:49:25.869-08:00Bolivia, Montero—Week 7<br />
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dia mi querido familia y amigos,</span><br />
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love you all! Thanks for the support, emails, love, and prayers that you send
my way. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Elders called. I will be staying here in Montero, but my new companion will
be Hermana Gomez. I’m so excited! We got up at 3:30 this morning to drop off
Hermana Cumatz at the airport to go to Cobija and my new companion, Hermana Gomez was coming from Cobja, so we
stayed and waited for her. We were in the airport for 8 hours—just me, Elder
Dorado and Elder Flores chatting and such. Wow! It was a super long wait and
there weren’t any Hermana missionaries to come with me, but it was still fun to
get to know the Elders a little better. When Hermana Gomez and Elder Tyson
came, we went back to Montero, ate lunch, and got right to work.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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with the “S” Family. They have a son who is serving in this mission (only 1
hour away—can you imagine?!). They are great. They have 2 kids and the Dad is
the Bishop. They have been to the U.S. twice and have visas for 10 years. They
said they are going to try to come to Utah for General Conference next October
when their son completes his mission. When we’re with them, I don’t feel like I
am in Bolivia! They are way different.</span></div>
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found and taught a 17-year old single mom with twins. She was very quiet during
our first lesson, but she accepted our invitation to pray. During her prayer,
she started crying and couldn’t finish. I hope she’ll let us help her. We
invited her to come to an activity with us and when we arrived, she was outside
waiting for us. It was great! On Sunday, she came with her twins to Church.
Yippee! And almost all of our recent converts came to Church 23/30! The Familia
“D” came as well! I’m so happy!</span><br />
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stopped by to see how “E” was doing. She was making bicycles out of weaved
newspaper for a birthday party. She is one of the most valiant women I’ve met.
She has 8 kids from 1 to 13 years old. Her husband only gives her money to buy
food, so she has to find ways to make her own money for the other things they
need: Baking to sell door-to-door; projects for birthday parties, etc. She told
us that they visited with the missionaries 3 years ago and were going to get
married and baptized, but something happened and they never went back to
Church. I really hope we can help them come into the Church and change their
lives.</span></div>
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I want to share quickly a scripture that I read today in my personal study. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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29:9-10</i><br />
I know that which the Lord hath commanded me, and I glory in it. I do not glory
of myself, but I glory in that which the Lord hath commanded me; yea, and this
is my glory, that perhaps I may be an instrument in the hands of God to bring
some soul to repentance; and this is my joy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">And
behold, when I see many of my brethren truly penitent, and coming to the Lord
their God, then is my soul filled with joy; then do I remember what the Lord
has done for me, yea, even that he hath heard my prayer; yea, then do I
remember his merciful arm which he extended towards me.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I
love this work. I have a testimony of the Gospel. It brings happiness and
peace. It changes lives. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Have
a great week.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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love you all,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Hermana
Nelson</span></div>
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Amanda Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01372474848926119093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078909423323336469.post-46582690974324286492014-11-17T09:19:00.002-08:002014-11-18T12:26:52.474-08:00Bolivia, Montero—Week 6<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>(We asked her if we could send some extra money so she could buy
some Christmas gifts, as well as necessities, for the families). </i>No, I wish we could do something for the
families that really need help, but we aren't allowed to buy things for them
because they would get too used to it and would always want the missionaries to
help them. Don't worry, though. When I come back to visit, I will for sure be
here to help many families. That's my goal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Here is a quick rundown of our week:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Familia “D” FHE—We read in Nefi 1 with Fabricio and Nicole. Their
parents weren’t home for FHE, so we just read with them. They are improving
little by little.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Familia “B”</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">—</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">They live with relatives and have a huge family. Their
grandparents are “pioneers” in the Church here and all of their children are
members. They haven’t been coming to Church, so we are going to visit them a
bit. They have a son in the La Paz mission who will be returning home one week
before Christmas. We were only able to speak with the mom. She said that she
gets sick easily, but would like to come to Church again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“E”—Today she spent the whole day proselyting with us to prepare
for her mission in December.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“R”—Is a less-active who has been a member her whole life, but
recently hasn’t been coming to Church. She lives with her brother, Nefi, who is
also a bit inactive. She has a son that is 3 years old and she’s 19. She is
studying in the University until she can go to work when her son goes to
preschool.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Service—We painted a room for our pensionista and made tacos
afterward. Then we walked around Montero. All of our appointments fell through,
so we ate mangos between knocking doors.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Familia “D”—Today we were supposed to have FHE with the Familia
“D,” but only “M” was home, so we just taught him and read the Book of Mormon
with him. He’s changing so much. He’s reading and praying every day and he said
that he can really feel himself changing and becoming a better person. Today he
told us their story. They met when “L” came to Bolivia from Argentina with her
one-year-old baby boy. Then they had a child together, dropped out of school,
and moved to Argentina, then Spain where they had their third baby. They moved
back to Argentina, then Bolivia and had their fourth child. Last year, “M”
finished middle/high school through night school and now he’s a high school
graduate. He’s hoping to be able to go to college next year if he can find a
job and save money.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Dad: When "M" told us that his dream is to graduate from college, but that he feels like he's getting too old (even though he's only 29), I was able to share your story with him. I told him that my 53-year old dad is going to college and it helped him get excited to start saving up so he can accomplish his dreams. You are my hero, Daddy! I love you!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I’m so glad I’ve had so many opportunities in my life to progress
and succeed. There are so many people here that can’t do anything about their
situation, and even if they could, they don’t because of the example of their
parents.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I love you all and hope you have a great week!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">XOXO Hermana Nelson</span></div>
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Amanda Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01372474848926119093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078909423323336469.post-20447609234506202982014-11-10T08:59:00.000-08:002014-11-15T09:04:50.422-08:00Bolivia, Montero—Week 5<div class="MsoNormal">
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Family and Friends,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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little bit about our busy week:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Exchanges—</i>I went to Santa Cruz with Hermana
Tijerino and Hermana Mulusaca came here to Montero with my companion. It was a
good exchange. I got to know Hermana Tijerino and her area better. Everyone
there mentioned how well I speak Spanish, so that’s good. Well, I only have 3
months left, so I’d better speak Spanish well! It dawned on me today that I
only have 2 transfers left and this one has just flown by—only 2 weeks left of
this transfer. I’m super nervous. I’m not thinking about home or anything, but
all of my dreams are of me at home or visiting people I’ve taught. Crazy! I’m
focused, though, and I’m going to stay that way until the end!<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>“Y”—</i>She was baptized a year ago with
her son. Her husband hasn’t accepted the Gospel yet, mostly because he has problems
with the Word of Wisdom. “Y” is very strong, though, and is the Stake YWs
President. Today we went by to help her print names to take with her to the
temple tomorrow. The whole ward left last night on a bus to go to the temple.
“Y” will be receiving her endowment and her son will do baptisms for his family
members.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“F”—She
was also baptized a year ago and today she will be sealed to her husband and
her 2 children. Her father recently passed away and she was so sad, but told us
she was going to the temple “no matter what” to get sealed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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“D”—“M” wasn’t home, but we made tacos with them tonight. It’s so hard to see
them in the situation they are in. They really don’t have money for food or for
the necessities—like toilet paper. Right now, they are using notebook paper in
the bathroom. I just feel so helpless sometimes. We can only help them
strengthen their testimonies, which I know is very important, so they can
receive blessings from Heavenly Father, but still they are in need physically
and there’s nothing we can do to help. I hope the ward can step in and help
them out a bit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“A”—He’s
a 75-year old inactive member that we’re teaching. He has decided to come back to Church and
says he wants to study the scriptures for 30 minutes every Saturday, but he
says that if the Ward doesn’t talk to him, he won’t be coming again, so
hopefully the Ward will be kind to him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Baptism—We
attended a baptism of the Elders—a family and an older man got baptized. Some
of my favorite times in the mission are baptisms.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Sunday—One
of the most stressful days in the mission are Sundays. Although we only taught
3 lessons with investigators this week, and 11 with converts/less-active
members, I know we are at least making a difference in the “D” Family’s lives.
They are getting so much better! They came to Church early this morning and
stayed until the end.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Joseph Smith</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">—</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Tonight
we had FHE with Hermana “M” and her family. We watched the Joseph Smith movie.
I love watching it and I never get tired of it. I know that he was called of
God to restore the Gospel of Jesus Christ on the earth. I know that opposition
comes more when we are doing what is right. I thought about our week. All of
our appointments falling through and walking all day in the blazing sun, and I
know that Joseph Smith suffered so much more, but I loved the words he says at
the end of the movie: “Brethren, Shall we not go on in so great a cause?” It
doesn’t matter if we aren’t baptizing 100% of the people. What matters is that
we are putting our hearts and souls into this work and, like Joseph Smith said,
“While we are building the house of the Lord, He is building us.” (mas o menos
eso dijo) Or in our case as missionaries, while helping people build their
testimonies, the Lord is building us. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I
know that the Church is true and that the Gospel of Jesus Christ brings
happiness and joy. I know that families can be together forever. This week our
ward went to the temple. It’s a huge sacrifice for them to go, but they went.
Two families were sealed and many others received their endowments.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">For
those of you who live close to temples, (APOVECHALOS! Or in other words, USE
THEM! Do the temple work! Go often—as often as you can! Because when we
remember our covenants, we can complete and grow more and more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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love you all!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">XOXO
Hermana Nelson</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Dearest
Family and Friends,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I
hope you all had a fantastic Halloween. We surely had a fantastic Day of the
Dead</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">—</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">lots of culture, lots of crazy rumors and stories, and lots of people. It’s
a two day holiday and no one was in their homes, so we walked a lot!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Inactive Family</i>—They met us at the door to tell
us never to come back. All we said was that we were here to serve and if they
need anything, to call. But they were pretty firm in their decision.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>“M” and “J”</i>—“M” is a young, very intelligent,
less active young man. “J” was an investigator a couple of years ago. They are
both great and just need some support. We taught them about the Gospel of Jesus
Christ and they understood well. “M” is always sharing scriptures from the
Bible with us and asking questions. Today was about music and parties in the Church
and if it is okay or not. We read from the <i>For
the Strength of Youth </i>pamphlet and it helped them understand.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Member</i>—We did service today at a member’s
house today because she had lots of cleaning and such to do. She’s all alone
and doesn’t have anyone to help her, so it helped lots to weed her whole back
yard and clean her things as well.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>“P”—</i>She’s a future investigator that
the other Hermanas taught a few times. She has 3 kids, one on the way, and a
typical Bolivian husband (always drinking beer and doesn’t help with anything).
Hopefully we can help her out a bit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>“M”—</i>She’s an investigator that we
presented a Book of Mormon to today. Let’s just say that she didn’t accept it
one bit. She asked for a Bible instead.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Familia “B”—</i>We went over tonight, but “M”
wasn’t there. The hermana said she wanted to go get rid of her stress, so we
went to the soccer field and played a bit with her, her kids, and their
friends. It was super fun and stress-reducing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Familia “D”—</i>We went by the Familia “D” for
FHE. “M” was there and we began to talk to them. As usual, though, they began
arguing about everything. Hermana Cumatz read them the scripture about
contention being of the devil. We talked about their goals, we prayed, we did “companionship
inventory,” we talked, we discussed, but they just argued more. I’m not sure we
were able to help them at all. I hope they take our advice to pray together,
make decisions together, and not yell at each other. No it’s just up to them to
decide if they want to take our advice or not. Man, it’s so hard! I’m so
frustrated and stressed. How am I, a single 20-year old, supposed to give
advice to a married couple? And help them? It’s all up to the Spirit now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">On
Saturday, the ward members came with us to their home to weed and such. They
didn’t want us to come, but lots of the members pitched in and we did a lot of
good. We have a plan to go to their house once a week now to help them out with
their marriage and family problems.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“E”—We
went out visiting with “E.” She’s going on a mission in December.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">All
of the people go to the cemetery and make presentations for their dead. They
put on tablecloths all of the things the person liked in their past life here
(bread, flowers, soup, fruit, all their favorite foods, pictures, etc.). The
family hangs out at the cemetery all night to give away these things to people
who come by and pray (mostly the Catholic memorized prayers). Also, if the dead
person liked dancing or drinking, they also do that all night. They believe
that during these two days, the spirits are walking around eating the food they
put out for them. Tonight we visited and it was super cool. I love the culture
of it all. I know it’s not the correct religion, but I do think it’s a
beautiful thing to remember their loved ones.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We
visited the Familia “D” again. They were planning to come to Church today, but
it rained so hard that their whole house was surrounded in water and they
couldn’t leave. We read a chapter of the Book of Mormon with them and helped
them understand it a little better. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We
went looking for more people to visit, but even the members weren’t home
because everyone went to the cemetery to celebrate The Day of the Dead. We went
to the cemetery for a little while to sing Hymns and be with the people.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">You Know You’re in
Bolivia When . . . <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">.
. . You find bread in the shape of a cross (with Jesus as well) . . . and the
Elders in our Stake buy that bread and eat it for dinner!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I
hope you all have a great week. Please continue to pray for the Familia “D.”
They need lots of prayers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Love
you all!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hermana Nelson</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Dearest
Family and Friends,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This
week was good. Went flying by as usual.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">All
our hard work this week was worth just seeing the “D” family (recent converts)
sneak in behind us in sacrament meeting! The dad came with his wife and kids
for the first time in 3 weeks. These are the most happy times for me in the
mission. Sometimes I almost lose hope and think that all of our work is for
nothing. But then, the people surprise us. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I
feel like the theme of this week was “opposition.” There really is opposition
in ALL things. And, as missionaries, we see it in all places and experience it
in all things. It´s not easy, but I´m learning many things.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I’ve
started reading the Book of Mormon again and reading about Nefi reminds me that
I need to have more faith and patience in my trials. He was such a great
example in all things, and he could have given up many times, but he just kept
going. I know I can do it. And I know that you all can do it as well. Prayer
works. And I know that our Heavenly Father is listening. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I
have a testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ and of the plan that we accepted
before coming to this earth. Like Mom said this week in her email to me, we
already know which side is going to win in the end. But many are still deciding
which side to join. Sometimes what seems easiest or the most pleasant in the
moment is what we choose to do, but if we could just remember in every moment
which side is going to win, we would be able to choose the right. But,
unfortunately, it’s not always that way. We are human and we make mistakes,
but, we have the knowledge of the gospel. We can repent. Christ suffered and
died for us. Personally. All we need to worry about now is trying our best to
stay in the straight and narrow path that will lead us to his presence again. I
love this gospel. I love the opportunity to repent and be better every day
because I truly need the Atonement every day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I
love you all. Share your testimony with someone this week. And I’ll do the
same. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Xoxo
Hermana Nelson</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Happy Birthday, Logan!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">We have been busy opening up this new area, but our hard
work this week paid off—four less-active members we visited came to church!
Also, quite a few of the recent converts came as well. No investigators yet,
but hopefully next week we’ll have a few at church.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">We are working with many people here in Montero. If you’d
like to help us, please pray for them. I know they will be able to feel your
love and prayers. Thank you so much!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>“C”</strong>—Health</span><br />
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“M”</strong>—She is a reference we received a few days ago. She is fantastic! She was
investigating the church in Venezuela and had a baptismal date, but had to come
back to Bolivia quickly because of all the problems there. It was just a fluke
that we met a member from another ward who gave us her name. She said that she
had been praying to know what to do because she knows the church is true, and
she’s missed it a lot. I know that God places us in the right place as the
right time to fulfill his purposes. Really! We weren’t even going to go to that
street, but my backpack broke, so we went to go get it fixed. That exact
moment, the member passed by on his moto. I know that it wasn’t just a
coincidence.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Family “D”</b>—A
family of converts that were recently baptized. They are having a super rough
time. Lots of problems in their marriage and Satan is attacking them so hard. I
feel really bad for them and I hope they can work everything out. It’s hard to
be a missionary in these situations. I don’t know how to help or what to say. I
hope we can help them somehow. I know that the Gospel can fix any problems we
are having. But if the people we teach use their agency to go against the
gospel principles, that’s when there’s really nothing we can do. It really is all
up to each of us. We can obey and receive the blessings we need—or not. It’s
our decision.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">You know you’re in
MONTERO when . . .</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">—Everyone (except for us) is riding motorcycles (MotoTaxi)<br />
—You almost get killed trying to cross the street<br />
—You try to protect your face by using sunscreen, only to have the humidity
wash it away ten minutes later</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">xoxo Hermana Nelson</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I’m sorry I was late emailing today. We couldn’t leave our houses until this afternoon because elections were yesterday. The internet is super slow, so I can't send any journals or pictures. I'll try to send some next week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Well, I’m not in Paraiso. I got transferred to Montero, which is about one hour from the city. I’m serving with Hermana Cumatz, from Guatemala City. I’m happy and excited, but a little sad at the same time. That’s just how transfers are. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We visited “R” for just a bit today to get to know him (and to eat some of the soft serve ice cream he sells). He was offended by something a member said to him, but then he read a message in the Ensign about forgiveness and offense. He’s now a bit more receptive.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">One of the YSA from the ward helped us get to know the area better. She leaves in December for her mission to Columbia. She’s great.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">She makes us lunch and dinner and not just us, but four Elders as well. She also washes our clothes by hand. I can tell what a faithful member she is. Her dad is also a member (and most all of her family, but most are less active) and he is a spirit so strong. He’s 71 years old and can’t remember things too well or talk too much, but there’s a spirit when I talk to him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I’m loving it here already! I hope you all had a great week. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Love you all!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">xoxo Hermana Nelson</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Sorry I’m getting so bad at writing! I guess it’s just that now I literally have a best friend who listens and knows exactly how I’m feeling and who I can tell everything. So sometimes I forget to write down my thoughts and feelings. This week has been good, though.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“G” Baptism</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Well, he finally accepted a baptismal date. It’s going to be in a few weeks and hopefully he can get an answer by then. Next week we can’t go to church because it is election day and the whole country stops everything to vote. We also can’t even leave our houses, so we had to program his date for the week after.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Familia “L”</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Well, their dad almost came to conference, but then he backed out. It was so sad, but his wife and son came and they enjoyed it lots. We had Sunday lunch with them in between sessions and they are a really great family. We have instantly connected with them.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Conference</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I miss Conference at home (Alyssa mentioned her favorite things about Conference—listening to our prophet and leaders, watching in PJs, and eating strawberry waffles), but we all have to go to the chapel and watch in church clothes. I love Conference. It’s my favorite time of the year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Today was the first day of General Conference. It was so great—literally amazing talks! Every one of them touched me so deeply. Some of the things I liked:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">—</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The Church is focusing so much on home and family. Really, this is the most important thing. All learning and applying the gospel starts in the home. Parents need to help children understand the importance from their own personal examples.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">—</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We cannot make excuses for not keeping the commandments or doing what we’re supposed to do. Maybe it’s hard, maybe we’re tired, maybe others aren’t doing it, but it’s our personal salvation we are fighting for—not anyone else’s.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">—</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The Church is really emphasizing the importance of being Christlike. Although Christ knew the people were doing things He didn’t agree with, he still loved everyone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">—</span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Service is the key to being Christian. I can’t count how many times I’ve heard that we shouldn’t give to the poor or homeless because they have brought it all upon themselves or haven’t done what they could have to make a better life. We just can’t judge and we should give freely.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I didn’t get transferred, yet. We will find out next Wednesday if we will or not, but I’m still with my favorite Hermana Bingham.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:14, 17</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">XOXO Hermana Nelson</span>Amanda Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01372474848926119093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078909423323336469.post-32077030366360712602014-09-29T08:49:00.001-07:002014-09-29T09:05:19.948-07:00Bolivia, Paraiso—Week 9<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">When
President Zambrano talked to us the other day about why we are still here in
Paraiso, he told us he knew it was for a reason and we’ve really been able to
see that this week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">The family
“M” is doing well. The mom is interested and receptive. She’s just been through
so much with her family and during the hardest times, she relied on the church
she became a part of. So, other than being very active and having lots of
confidence in her church, I just hope more than anything, that we can help her
realize her potential and that her family really can be together forever. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Then we
met “D” and her family. They were a reference from a member. We visited them
and they are fantastic! It’s such a rare thing to find a family that will
listen and the hardest of all is having the fathers participate. But her
husband came in to listen to us and he was super cool. They said they will come
to church on Sunday. We are hoping and praying that they will.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Then we
found the “V” family. We found them in the funniest way. We were just walking
past the Catholic Church and they stopped us—mostly to tell Hermana Bingham
that they liked her hair, but then they were just super excited and asked us to
come over in a few days. Also, when we visited them, the dad was so cool and
they were just so normal. We were able to connect with them well. We read <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Family, A Proclamation to the World</i>
with them and it went so well. They said that they will also come to church.</span></div>
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seeing the blessings that come from just trying your best. It’s not easy. We’ve
got a lot of things working against us. The culture is difficult and we still
don’t understand it super well. The ward is not doing well and it almost feels
as though there’s not much we can do, so it’s hard to have a good attitude and
to be patient. I’m trying my best, though. Hermana Bingham and I are tired,
well, better put, exhausted, but we are hanging in there. I know that the
Church is true and we are doing a lot of good here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I hope you all had a fantastic week. Hermana Bingham and I had an eventful week of many things.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">“G”—We are still trying to help him understand that he doesn’t have to read the entire Book of Mormon and know everything to be able to get baptized. We tried to extend another baptismal date, but he’s just not sure yet. Hopefully, the more he reads the Book of Mormon, the more he'll feel the urgency of doing it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">“B”—We think he may be crazy. But really, he’s a great guy and he’s listening to us well—he just doesn’t really want to do the things we ask him to do. It’s difficult, but not something that the spirit can’t change. We are praying that he can start doing something so we can continue teaching him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Family “M”—They are a family we found the other day just from knocking doors. They are great! They are just very active in their religions and that’s difficult, but we are slowly helping them realize the importance of the restored gospel in their lives.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Family “Z”</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">—</span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">They are the "Kardashians" of Santa Cruz. They’re inactive and a bit crazy, but fun. One of them came to church this week!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Family “V”—We were walking past a Catholic church the other day and this family stopped us to tell Hermana Bingham that her hair was pretty and then asked us when we were going to come by to teach them! Blessings! So we went to visit them and we have another appointment set.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I hope you all have a great week. Don’t ever forget the love that our Savior and Heavenly Father have for you. No matter what, that love will never diminish or leave, so be happy! There is always hope!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">xoxo Hermana Nelson</span></div>
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<br />Amanda Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01372474848926119093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078909423323336469.post-9712444064253037872014-09-15T10:50:00.000-07:002014-09-22T18:04:31.332-07:00Bolivia, Paraiso—Week 7<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">This
week was a lot better. Thanks for the love. I have been truly comforted this
week. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hermana
Rivero went home this week and although it was really sad, I know that she’s
going on to bigger things in her life. She was a fantastic missionary and I
really have learned lots from her in the short period of time that I was with
her.</span> </span></div>
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thanks so much for the support of everyone. I had a great week this week with
Hermana Bingham. Really, she is a great companion, and one of my favorites. We
get along super well and we are working hard here in Paraiso.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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his name is Rene and he’s going to be baptized next week. He just found out
that his brother-in-law died, so he needs lots of prayers.</span></span></div>
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also pray for the “C” family. They are having a really hard time right now with
the ward and are thinking of leaving the church. Please pray that they can
remember their testimonies and that they are important to the ward. </span></span></div>
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so much for your prayers and thoughts on my behalf. I love you all so much!</span></span></div>
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Hermana Nelson</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Interviews with President Zambrano</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">We had interviews today and talked about the problems here. It was hard, especially for me because I’m not good at opening up and when I do, I tend to cry. We told him everything about the ward, our disappointment with transfers, and our experience with a leader in our ward. He really helped me understand a lot of things—like how I need to be more positive, to trust the Priesthood leaders, and that all the things we’ve experienced are only helping us feel a little of how Christ felt when He was here. He said that there is a big reason we are here. If not, we wouldn’t be having as much opposition and as many trials.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I know I’m here with Hermana Bingham for a reason. I know it will help me learn and grow. I’ve learned a lot more about myself in these past few days than I have in a long time.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hermana’s Rivero’s Last P-Day</span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Today was our last P-Day with Hermana Rivero, so we had a fiesta. This is what we did today:</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Played Soccer<br />Ate Sublime (chocolate) & Coca-Cola<br />Went to the Cathedral of Santa Cruz and took pictures<br />Ate at Subway and then Vaca Fria<br />Took lots of pictures and videos<br />Bought junk food at the IC Norte<br />Made a fire for s’mores<br />Finger painted a shirt<br />Danced like crazy people<br />Ate pizza, pop-tarts, Andes mints, and lots of s’mores</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Well, it’s just Hermana Bingham and I now—just two crazy Americans in Bolivia. She’s really great and a grand friend. I just hope we will be friends after the mission as well.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span><br />Amanda Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01372474848926119093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078909423323336469.post-52003561180876535762014-09-08T13:08:00.000-07:002014-09-14T08:10:19.365-07:00Bolivia, Paraiso—Week 6<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Dearest
Family and Friends,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I really
hope you all had a great week. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Our investigators are very unpredictable. “B” is
taking classes at the university and hasn’t had much time to talk to us. We
talked with a member who said that he was meeting with the missionaries about a
year ago and the same thing was happening—he was coming to church, but only telling
the members what was wrong about everything they were doing. So, after realizing
that, we’ve decided to stop visiting him for a bit to see if he really has good
intentions or if he is just trying to get information from us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">“B”
(another investigator) is progressing well, but we have realized that he is
very innocent and basically does what his friends tell him to do. He is 28, but
is like a 15 year-old. We are trying to help him change and understand the
commandments. He didn’t come to church, which made us really sad, but we will
keep working with him and let you know how he’s coming along.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I have
really learned how to rely on the Lord—especially in these times most difficult
in my life. I have found peace knowing that he is truly here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This
week was a bit rough. I won’t go into the details because that would just be
negative and unnecessary, but my companions and I have been through some trials
this week. There is a lot of "machismo" (or, sexism . . . I can’t
remember what it’s called in English) and it’s a hard thing to deal with. We
had a pretty ugly experience yesterday with our ward mission leader and we were
very appalled at the situation. But, later in the day, we had a meeting with
President Quesada (he’s pretty much my favorite person here), and he helped us
feel better. He really listened to our worries and helped us realize that there
will always be opposition. A scripture I read today in my personal study
explains this well. In Luke 21:17 it says, "And ye shall be hated of all
men for my name’s sake." I’ve thought about that a lot. There are people
who act in very rude ways, but I know that the Savior knows how I’m feeling. He
has comforted me more in these past few days than I could have ever thought
possible. I know that the hard things I’m going through are just going to help
me later on in my life. I am changing my attitude and my character every day to
be more in line with the things the Savior wants me to do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I love
the scripture in 1 Corinthians 13:11: "When I was a child, I spake as a
child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a
[woman], I put away childish things."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I know that
is true. I’m trying so hard to become more like Christ. Of course I’ll still be
the same Amanda with my crazy weird personality, but I will change the way I
treat others and truly do my best to develop Christlike attributes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I encourage you all to read and study chapter 6 in </span><i style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Preach My Gospel</i><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. I love this chapter. I usually do the activity at
the end every month (or more if I can) so I can see my progress and truly
become like Him. I know the savior loves us. I know that we are special
Daughters and Sons of God. I love Him. I know He’s there and I know that we are
here to become better each day. I love this work and the person I’m becoming
through these trials and experiences.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I love
you all so much and I hope you all have a fantastic week. Make someone happy
this week. Show the love that you really feel for others. Don’t just say the
words.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">xoxo
Hermana Nelson</span></div>
Amanda Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01372474848926119093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078909423323336469.post-66297136018860276512014-09-01T19:51:00.000-07:002014-09-06T20:16:43.684-07:00Bolivia, Paraiso—Week 5<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Dearest Family and Friends,</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Well, I'm going to stay here in Paraiso for one transfer more. I was really hoping to be able to go outside of the city, but I am happy to be here, and I know that here is where God wants me to be. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This ward is difficult and they really need our prayers so that things can start changing. But I really am happy to be here with Hermana Bingham and Hermana Rivero (she will only stay here for about a week more before she goes home) and I know that the Lord has a work to be done. </span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">On Monday, we had a huge multi-zona activity with all of the zones in Santa Cruz before they all left for home. There were a bunch of Hermanas and Elders that finished their missions, so we ate pizza and played a lot of soccer. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We got to visit Charcas for one last time with the “T” family. They were the ones that we were having FHE with every Monday. Hermano “T” is still listening to the missionaries, but he says that he will never be baptized. We asked for references and I really hope that by helping his family and friends get to know the church, he can participate more as well. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">On Tuesday, we visited a family that we are trying to reactivate and they have a daughter that is 13 and is thinking about getting baptized. It cracked us up when she asked us what we think about the strength of men and women and asked us who is stronger. We didn’t really have an answer for her, and we told her that both are equal. Then she told us the story of Adam and Eve—that Adam was made of the dust of the earth and that Eve was made of his rib. She then told us that, clearly, women are stronger because ribs are stronger than dirt. We had a good laugh.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">On Sunday, “B” finally came to church. The sisters have been teaching him for a very long time and he finally came. He is a security guard in one of the corners of our area and we really hope he can get more involved with the church. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I love you all so much. Don’t ever forget that you are special daughters and sons of our Heavenly Father, and he loves you so much. I hope you all have a fantastic week.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">xoxo Hermana Nelson</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Familia y amigos,</span><br />
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Primeramente, no puedo crear que rápido voló este semana. Siento como era ayer que estuve aqui escribiendo. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Este semana fue muy bueno. Tuvimos un bautismo en sabado. Su nombre es “G” y estaba investigando la iglesa por mucho tiempo. Era un poquito como "Runaway Bride" porque tenia 3 diferentes fechas para bautizarse y cada vez no vino a su propio bautismo. Pero finalmente, este semana se bautizo! Yay! (fotos en Dropbox)</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Y no habia mucho mas que paso. Estabamos en la Foianini con Hermana Judd porque estaba un poquito enferma, pero, tambien en Domingo fuimos a Charcas para visitar algunos familias.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Presidente Zambrano tiene muchos preocupaciones acerca de los barrios aqui y quiere que pueden ser mas fuertes, entonces nos mando en un mision para buscar referencias buenos de nuestras areas pasados y hablar acerca de otras ideas que tenemos en que podemos hacer para ayudar a crecer la iglesia aqui en Bolivia. Entonces, fuimos y podia ver algunos de las familas, estaba muy feliz para ver Samanta y su familia, y tambien la Familia Quezada. Ellos estaban hablando de mi todo el tiempo, y tambien tienen mis fotos, y los que ustedes mandaron en su casa. Extrano ellos mucho, pero van a ser amigos para siempre. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Los quiero un monton! Espero que pueden leer eso.... jaja si no, puede preguntar Logan. espero que el no ha olvidado su espanol. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">que tengan una muy buena semana</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">xoxo Hermana Nelson</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">First, I cannot believe how fast this week flew by. I feel like it was yesterday that I was here writing.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This week was very good. We had a baptism on Saturday. His name is “G” and he was investigating the Church for a long time. It was a bit like "Runaway Bride" because we had three different dates for his baptism and each time he did not come to his own baptism. But finally, this week he was baptized! Yay!</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Not much more happened this week. We were in the Foianini with Sister Judd because she was a little sick, and also went to visit some families in Charcas on Sunday.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">President Zambrano has many concerns about the neighborhoods here and he wants them to be stronger, so he sent us on a mission to find good references from our past areas and talk about other ideas that we can do to help grow the church here in Bolivia. So we went and could see some of the families. I was very happy to see Samanta and her family, and also the Quezada Family. They were talking about me all the time, and also have my photos, and those you sent to their home. I miss them very much, but they will be friends forever.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I love you a lot! I hope you can read that . . . haha if you cannot, ask Logan. I hope he has not forgotten his Spanish.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">P.S. Logan was very quick translating Amanda’s letter, but I wasn’t so fast getting it up on the blog. I apologize for the delay—a couple of very busy weeks, but things are quieter now. Thanks for your patience!</span></span></div>
Amanda Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01372474848926119093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078909423323336469.post-80471982368513899312014-08-18T13:08:00.000-07:002014-08-20T13:13:18.784-07:00Bolivia, Paraiso—Week 3<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I really
cannot believe that I am now the only missionary from the family out right now.
Someone else needs to get out here! But really, it is crazy how fast time
flies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I’m still here in Pariaso. I like it a lot.
Actually, maybe I’m enjoying it too much. I’m here with two Americans—which is
a good thing sometimes, and others, not so much. We have more creeps following
us at night, so we have to be really careful. Don’t worry, Mom, we are taking
care of ourselves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">We have
a baptism this Saturday for Gabriel. The missionaries have been teaching him
for about 4 years now and he’s had 2 different baptismal dates, but didn’t come
either time. He will finally be coming (we hope) this Saturday to get baptized.
He is very intelligent and he knows so much about the Gospel. He will be a
great member. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Well,
that’s about all that happened this week. It’s been hard being in an area where
I feel like I’m not supposed to be, but I’m trying my best to get to know and
love the members and the people here. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I love
you all so much!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">xoxo
Hermana Nelson</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">P.S.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found a CPK copycat! Really, though, their
pizza boxes were even the same—everything was yellow, white, and black.
Ridiculous!</span></span></div>
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