August 5 2015
HOLA mi familia y mi amigos!!So heres what happened this fine week...-Hna. Hansen, Elder Hansen from the branch presidency}s wife, is absolutely wonderful! she alwayts wants to talk with us and she has such wonderful, comforting advice! she taught us a bueatiful lesson in church sunday about the Restoration, specifically focusing on the first vision! i loved it and it made me think of my dad! if you ever get a moment, read through Joseph Smith-History and look for a pattern t follow in looking for answers!- We had a substitute last wednesday night because our teacher was sick. our subs name was Hno. Quintana and he is the BOMB!! he brought the spirit into the classroom in two seconds, and it was an amazing lesson! He taught us to have confidence in ourselves because we know a whole lot more than we give ourselvescredit for and he taught us that we have been given power as missionaries for the church of Jesus Christ. Truly, all of us were hanging on every word he spoke, and the time flew by. everyone was sad when it hit 9 and it was time for daily planning. i could have listened to him teach for a few more hours!- I read a talk by Dieter F. Uchtdorf this week entitlte ASll is Well. He said some awesome things which can be summed up as...choose to be happy, serve other continually, be willing to change to help others. Those are some pieces of guidance i have been striving to follow!- Hna. Sandison and i had TRC last firday! TRC is where we teach a 40 min lesson to a teracher we have never met and we only have a little background knowledge. its just like contating someone for the first time! We did pretty welll, and we were able to teach about the Restoration and we felt good about it. of course, there were some things we could have improved on. But thats to be expected since we have only been here for less than 6 weeks!- On friday, the elders in my district were quoting Frozen!! I was so happy about that and i thought of you LARAMIE!! :)- We also played Signs on friday night! it was just like normal signs, but whoever lost had to pick right or left and whichever color it was made them say a sentence conjugated to either Preterite or Imperfect pst tense. it was so fun!!- on Sat. Hna. Sandison and i gave some cookies and a little pick-me-up note to our teacher Hno. Janampa because he seemed a little off, and he was so happy about it! it felt wonderful to do service and help him out!- on saturday evening, since we were all fasting for fast sunday and didnt get dinner, our district watched mormon messages. i highly recommend you all get on and watch some of them, they are phenomenal!!- Sundays testimopny meeting was probably the best testimony meeting i have ever attended in my life! the spriti was overwhelming and every testimony was beautiful! Hna. Brotherson, Elder Cloninger, Elder Noel, and so many others were so profound! one thing that some said really stuck out. he used a Robtos quote! he said ¨see a need fill a need¨but add a k...¨seeK a need fill a need¨that is such a profound statement! i loved every minute of that testimony meeting!- on sunday, our district had a meeting and it was great as always. but the best part was at the beginning when we were trying to start with a song. we had a hard time decigin between Spirit of God and How Firm a Foundation, we ended yp picking How Firm a Foundation, but every time we tried to start, we kept singing it to the tune of The Spirit of God! we tried twice, finally got it for the first verse, then started the second verse and went right back to the tune of the Spirit of God!! eventually we just changed over to the Spirit of God because clearly we really needed to sing that song :)- on sunday we had watched a video devotional of Elder Holland. he is always amazing, but this time he taught me that i need to open my mouth to speak evn in my broken Spanish, be my own true convert, be molded by this profound experience and keep that mold for the rest of my days!- A cricket jumped into our classroom on monday! it was hopping around as Hno. Janampa and Elder Squire tried to get it out. it hopped towards Hna. Sandison and i and i yelped and moved my feet away...Hna. Sandison screamed and was up standing on her chair in a split second! it was so funny!! i mean the crickets are pretty big...but we all died laughing for such a long time at that!- I read another awesome article in an ensign this wek entitled Patience: more than waiting. one quote i got from the article really stuck with me...¨When it comes to serving the Lord, He cares just as much about the instrument as He does about the task at hand¨ wow...i knew He loved me, but sometimes you tend to think the missionary work is the most important part. But He wants you to be strengthened you to be healthy you to be happy just as much as He wants you be successful in your work! love it!- we had real chocolate pudding for dinner last night!! we never have desserts like that! it wasnt ads chocolatey as in the States, but it was still super good!- Hna. Loayza told Hna. Sandison and i that she thinks we are ready for the field! she specifically thinks i am ready for the fiekd! her conffidence in me is inspiring. im not sure she is right, but i only have 5 ish days left here at the CCM, then its off to PIURA! Wow, time flies!- I found out how to say sorority in Spanish! LOL we have been trying to figure that out for a while, and i finally got a teacher to help me. its...Hermandad de Mujeres! Fun fact :)- last night, we were blest to watch a live brodcast devotional from the Provo MTC. Elder Russell M. Nelson who has been recently set apart as the president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles spoke to us. He gave some valuable insights! my favorite part was when he spoke of how our ancestors, our grandparents, my GRANDPA are watching out for us, pulling for our success, aiding us every step of the way! I love that thought and its such a comfort to envision Grandpa here with me now.- today was the day for COOKIES!! We got to bake real, Tollhouse chocolate chip cookies today in Hna. Gonzalez´s kitchen! They are delicious! LOL we made about 7 or 8 dozen...we are sharing of course with the Elders in our district, our teachers, and Hna. Gonzalez and Preisdente, but sitlll that is a lot of cookies!! :) There is a picture beloW- the other picture is of all of the Hermanas in my district! we all got personalized Peruvian soccer jerseys! How cool is that! we had a picture where we were all throwing signs and i did a throw what you know CHIO sign, but that picture accidently got deleted...
so this time next week, i will be in Piura! i dont know for sure if i will be able to email next week, but i will try! i love you all and i want you all to know that i truly have a testimony of this gospel! Even through trials, i know that this gospel is the true Church of Jesus Christ. I know He is my savior and i know that through Him i can do hard things. i am tremendously excited to head to the field, change things up, begin this amazing work i have been called to do! Thank you all for supporting me and loving me so unconditionally! I think of you daily and pray for you! :)<<< HERMANA BUCHANAN >>>~ ~ ~ PERU PIURA MISSION ~ ~ ~
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