Week 62 - Bariloche

We just got back from climbing a mountain so I have like 10 minutes to write. I am alive and very happy. I will write lots more next week. I love you a ton! And I love the mission work! 

Week 61 - Bariloche

How has your week been?  How are things with the new companion? GREAT!   How did all of transfers go? GOOD, but this transfer is gonna be better!    How are the members? TOUGH.  How is hermana lider going? GOOD Do you ride the same bus line everywhere you go or are there different ones and you just pick whichever sounds good? There are differnt ones. It depends on where we want to go. 

So, I was in Roca for a day and a half! I went with Sister Ventura (previous companion) and was with Sister Howard (current companion) who is leaving from Roca to come down here to Bariloche. She's a fabulous missionary and I love her! She's from Provo Utah.... REALLY Utawn. Then we had the leadership counsel with Richard G Maynes of the presidency of the 70. Hes GREAT! I learned so much! He was the missionary that found President and his wife, seprately. He asked President to speak at the baptismal service of his future wife and her family after two weeks of being a member and without knowing sister casariego. I LOVE STORIES! Then we came back her and did exchanges with two newbie sisters. I was with sister Vieira from brazil. Fabulous. Then we had another bigger conference with Elder Maynes. Then we had a day of miracles. We found a  new investigator that I've knocked the door of a million times and she's SUPER prepared. We went to visit Sonja the gringa and she had a friend over who is super interested and gave us references and stuff. It was great! Then we had interviews with President. Then we had church yesterday and here we are! I don't have much time but I love y'all and the gospel is true! 

Love, Hermana Sant

 

 

Week 60 - Bariloche

This transfer.... IM STAYING IN BARILOCHE! But true to my dang pattern of having a different comp EVERY transfer, SISTER HOWARD is coming here and Sister Ventura is going north to Roca. Sister Howard is awesome! She trained the gringa when I went to train Banuera:) Im writing early today because sister ventura doesn't leave until noon and I am leaving with her because Roca is near Neuquen and tomorrow we have our leadership council so it wouldn't make sense to send sister howard down here for 7 hours and then back up there for 7 hours and then back down here hahaha 

So, this week we had a lesson with Hebe and her kids every day in the church. And they came faithful every day at the designated time. It was AMAZING! They are so prepared. did I tall yall that Cenon was studying to be a pastor in another church before htis? Well, he told his pastor goodbye and all of his preacher friends bye and came to our church-- in the matter of a week! Charito is an angel! When they were all in interviews on saturday we talked to her and asked her how she is doing and she said, "im really happy since you guys started visiting me" And she looked down and said, " It`s that... before... I have a ALOT of sins. I never made my bed. I never cleaned up my toys. Bnut NOW I make my bed every day and I put my toys alllll in a big bag every day. Im happy and its because of Jesus." She is SEVEN years old. So cute. I love that girl! Anywyas. We had the baptism after church and they were all so happy! Alot of the ward was there because it was right after church! The bishop got his apendix taken out this week, so he couldnt be there. It was all very last minute put together but a lovely serv ice. While we were taking pictures, the elder`s phone was on speaker with the zone leaders saying the transfers. It was all crazy. But so good! 

So, this week, we tried to make cookies for the baptism. I guess we put too much butter and they just melted into a giant butter cookie in the oven hahaha eventually, we just made a cake.  Also, I made little rice cake things. They were yummy and filling!  We had another church open house (my fourth in the mission) in Alto 2. It went really well! Also, we bought icecream from Mamushka. The best chocolate place in abriloche. It was THE BEST icecream Ive had in my life. And Ive had bluebell and coldstone.  Hebe was doing a happy dance ALL week for her baptism.

Love, Hermana Sant

Week 59 - Bariloche

 

This week! 

So, MIRACLES!!!!! YAY! 

This week, Hebe, cristal ( I might have called her Dina in other emails... she prefers cristal now) and Cenon are getting baptized this week! Well, its like 85% aure that theyll get baptized. Because they didnt go to church this week. On Saturday it was snowing pretty hard and SUPER COLD! Because Bariloche is windy more than anything, id say colder than Rexburg! Well, Hebe and Cenon and Sharito (the six year old in the family) came to the church for a lesson in pure snow... WALKING! like 20 blocks! They both commited very firmly to baptism, well, cenon more than hebe. Anyways. We were So excited until they didnt get to church on Sunday, the next day. So we went to visit Hebe and she started talking to us about how shell never get baptized because her kids are ungratefu and she doesnt want to go to heaven anyways and she will never change her mind and her life is too sad for her to have hope that baptism will help her. We stayed and testified and talked to her for a good while and as we were closing up and losing hope she said, oh by the way, I had a dream last night that the bishop baptized me and the water was warm and I was happy. We were like....  WHAT!!!!???? ANSWER! hahaha Now she is SUPER commited. She has a really really hard and sad life, but she will be very happy and faithful in the church. Turns out that Cristal isnt her daughter. Turns out Hebe is a triplet and her sister had cristal and then killed herself a few hours after so Hebe and her husband adopted her. Cenon has a disease in his kidneys and only has one now. and Shorito, the six year old, has lukemia and they dont want to tell her so shes taking "a vitamin" treatment of chemotherapy every day. Also, The husband died and few years ago and Hebe was violated and beat as a child. She told us it all and that only the judge that did the adoption knows about that and everything and it was just impressive how palpable the spirit was as we then testified of the healing power of the Atonement and of priesthood blessings. 

Love Hermana Sant