tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60290303014832237982024-02-07T11:15:04.185-08:00The Redheaded HermanaTales of Serving a mission in Trujillo PeruAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16971928763009016413noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029030301483223798.post-63939346456024165192015-02-26T06:36:00.000-08:002015-02-26T06:33:59.149-08:00Home Sweet Home!Hannah flew into the Boise Airport on October 11, 2014 at 2pm. She was greeted by lots of family and friends. The grandkids were especially excited to see Auntie Hannah. They helped make signs for her big return. They spent hours coloring every inch of the poster to make sure they were really special. Many members of the extended family were also at the airport to welcome her home: Uncle Geoff and Aunt Holly, several members of Uncle Roger's family, Aunt Ann and Judy, and some of the college cousins. Everyone cheered when she walked through the gates. She was beaming from ear to ear and was a beautiful missionary. There were hugs all around, and then we headed for home.<br />
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After touring Peru for several days with Mom, Dad, Claire, Daniel, and Matt, everyone was exhausted from traveling. Even though they could have slept for days, we had lots to do in our short time together. Just a few hours after Hannah's big return, we all got dressed up for family pictures. Hannah was still officially a missionary, so she got to wear her name badge in the pictures. We were so grateful to have a chance to witness the homecoming of another valiant Christensen missionary, and to have our family complete again. Those moments were so precious, and we are so happy to have Hannah home.<br />
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We love you Hannah! Congratulations on serving and completing an honorable mission. We are proud of everything you accomplished, and Heavenly Father loves you for your service to His children. Welcome Home!<br />
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-SarahAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16971928763009016413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029030301483223798.post-59604454660506383262015-02-25T22:20:00.000-08:002015-02-26T06:33:26.849-08:00Wrapping Up My mission was the single greatest decision that I have ever
made. I owe so much of who I have become to the people I met and the many
experiences that I had. I will never forget those moments that were so
important to me. One of those times was at the very tail-end of my mission,
when finally it was time for the long-awaited arrival of my mom and dad to pick
me up.<br />
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They had been quite illusive for a while about their exact
plans, so I suspected that they had everything worked out with my mission
president and his wonderful wife. I just assumed that on the day of their
arrival, someone would call me to see them. However, the day of my parent’s
arrival came, and I heard nothing. I began panicking a little when evening drew
closer realizing, that this was strange. I knew that my parents spoke no Spanish
and would not be able to maneuver around the city without help, and it seemed
that the mission was not involved because I hadn’t been informed. Growing more
concerned as the hours went on, I phoned our mission president’s wife, who
confessed to have been making some hasty phone calls trying to locate my “missing”
parents. She said that she would call me as soon as she had more information.
Mercifully a member who frequently visited the mission office drove past my
companion and I tracting and informed us that they had just been to the office
and met my mother and father. Much to my relief not much longer as night was
falling we received the news from my Mission President’s wife about the arrival
of my parents. She told me that they were in a hotel safe and sound, and that
they would come meet me later that evening. She would be stopping by our
apartment to drop something off for my fabulous doctor companion. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Sister Marler arrived and gave me a hug expressing how
excited she was to see my parents and I reunited. She made brief plans with my
companion and asked if we needed a ride to our next appointment- which we
really did, because we were quite late and the family lived really far away. I
opened the van door to fall into the arms of not my mom, not my dad, but my
sister-in-law Claire. I looked around the van with huge eyes seeing the face of
each member of my family who had made the trip to Peru to get me. My mom, dad,
brothers Matt and Dan, and Claire. We spent the next few minutes hugging and a
bit of crying. Sister Marler had a great time snapping a million photos. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It really was an amazing surprise that I will never forget.
That night, we went to a family home evening where I was presented with a
painting that had been done by one of my favorite members in the ward named
Cesar. The evening was spent with them, where we taught a lesson and played a
game. None other than ring on a string- the mission favorite.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mom and dad came tracting with me the next day, where they
sat smiling, not understanding anything as my companion and I taught. They were
real troopers walking all over the area without even complaining. They really
enjoyed meeting my friends and eating with my pensionista: Hermana Silva. The
last night was spent with another family home evening farewell. It was such a
special moment for me where we sang and people shared what they loved about me.
I will never forget that night. Over the next few days we met with other
members and friends from my other areas where we cried and hugged and shared
sweet memories. <o:p></o:p></div>
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On the day that we left, we had some time in the morning to
do some touring of some ruins. There were many in the mission, but I chose to
visit Chan Chan, just outside of one of my old areas in Villa del Mar. We had a
great time touring around, visiting some of the other sites: Huanchaco, Apiat
and Avenida Espania, as well as Hermalinda the local market.<o:p></o:p><br />
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It was heartbreaking to fly away from my beloved city. I
looked out the window at the place that I loved so much, where so much of me
was built. At the city where I had prayed so fervently for the people. The city
where I shed so many tears, and so much sweat. I thought about where my feet
had taken me in that city and how much I would treasure that place forevermore.
My heart yearns for my other home frequently. I realized I didn’t know when I
would ever see it again, but I knew that it was my time to move on. <o:p></o:p><br />
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Our adventures were only beginning. We had no idea how the
rest of our trip would turn out. We had planned to go to Cusco and eventually
to Machu Picchu. However, due to some unfortunate circumstances, we had no
guide. Right before leaving Trujillo Claire suddenly remembers a friend who
actually was a tour guide in Cusco. She made one phone call and one email later
and we were all miraculously set up for a FANTASTIC trip to Cusco and Machu
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We stayed the night in a little ‘hostel’ in Lima until we
actually got all the way to Cusco. We were greeted by our fabulous guides:
Randy and Itala. They really saved us. We were arranged with a quaint little
hotel, and were able to rest for a while and adjust to the 11,000 foot altitude
city. That night we took a tour of the beautiful city with Itala who acted as
our tour guide. It was a pleasure to hear all about the history of the amazing
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The next morning we woke up early to drive the 2 hours to
get to the train depo that would get us to the city below Machu Picchu called
Aguas Calientes. Randy was an amazing guide, and he really became our good
friend. He treated us like family. The train ride was so beautiful, I could
hardly take it all in. The town of Aguas Calientes was also so beautiful and
touristy. We ate in the city (I was the one who did all the food ordering so
that everyone could get a taste of traditional Peruvian cooking) and toured all
the little shops and went back to the hotel to prep for the morning at the
famous Machu Picchu. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The ride up the traversing mountain was perilous (or so
thought mom. For me it seemed almost normal.) The buses zoomed up and down the
mountain with mere inches on all sides from running off cliffs to ramming other
busses and colliding with the mountain. Classic Peruvian driving. We finally
made it to the city of Machu Picchu and spent a fair amount of time touring the
ruins. The surrounding mountains were simply exquisite. It was really an amazing experience. The trip of a lifetime. We had
another tour guide named Jose, who took us through the city and explained what
we were seeing. It was surreal to be in such an awe-inspiring location.<o:p></o:p></div>
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mountain beside the ruins. There is a pretty intense hike nearby that we wanted
to go up to get a birds-eye view of the ruins. The hike was so strenuous that
only half of us made it to the very top. It took 2 hours to go up an only an
hour to go down. There were steep little half steps up the entire hike. It
really took a toll on all of us, and we were all eager to be down the mountain
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We enjoyed our last night in Aguas Caliente.
The next morning was the start of the end. We started on our way home from
trains to vans to airplanes where we eventually made it all the way home. We
had a little trouble in the Peruvian airport with my expired tourist visa, but
after a fine paid by the church, I was able to leave the country that I loved.
I couldn’t have asked for a more rewarding experience. I would not have traded
these experiences for anything in the entire world.<br />
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<o:p></o:p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16971928763009016413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029030301483223798.post-34317190481604176602014-10-01T06:29:00.003-07:002014-10-01T06:29:23.275-07:009.29.14<span style="background-color: white;"></span><br />
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Dearest family</div>
Welp, this is the last letter that you are all going to get from me on
the mission. I am kind of sad that it has to end. We had a super hectic
schedual today doing all sorts of activities. None of us got to use
the internet today, but Hermana Marler called
me and told me that I had to write you and sort out some little things.
<div>
Firstly, I am so so so so so so SO happy for Benny. I was crying.
It was so great to be able to watch him read his letter. Congrats Harry,
I have a TON of stuff to share with you when we can chat more calmly.</div>
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Dad, Congrats for doing so welll on your potatoes this year. All that hard work was so worth it. I am so proud of you.</div>
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Thanks a bunch for emailing me the schedual of the stuff. I know
now what we can do during our time here. It will be really special. I am
getting really excited to see you all.</div>
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Also, There is a member who said that you guys could stay with them
until I finish (meaning Monday.) Also another member knows a really
nice hotel really close to here that is good quality and safe and also
cheap. You don't need to make a reservation or
anything Hermana Marler said that she will send a couple of elders to
come and pick you up from the airport. Also, I know a member who lives
in Cusco (I don't know if we can do anything with that, but he wants to
help in whatever way he can. He;s AWESOME)</div>
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Things are going well here. I have a couple of special members that you are going to meet. </div>
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I had an amazing experience the other day in the Womens conference.
It was something that was directed specifically to Peru. It was an
answered prayer for us missionaries. I felt the spirit so strongly. I am
looking forward to watch general conference. </div>
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I love you all so much. This letter was very special for me to
write. I am so grateful to my Heavenly Father. I am so grateful to my
Savior Jesus Christ. I am just so full of love and grattitude. This is a
miracle to be here.</div>
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I'll see you on Friday.</div>
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With so much love, grattitude, cariño and everything else that I have.</div>
<div>
Hermana Christensen</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325397204890212664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029030301483223798.post-32116805555637624352014-09-22T18:14:00.002-07:002014-09-22T18:14:27.606-07:009.22.14<span style="background-color: white;"><span dir="ltr">Sorry, I lost a
bit of time answering some questions for mom so I don't have a lot of
time. I am SO HAPPY! Elder Uceda came to visit the missionaries this
past week and it was just phenomenal. I just reloved all things
pertaining
to missionary work. There is a nice bit of time left for me to do some
good works and to see some miracles. All the extra prayers would certainly not be wasted on me at this point. I am full of excitement to
work hard, and I will. Thanks a million.
</span></span><br />
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Love you all bunches and bunches.</div>
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See ya next week Mom and Dad!</div>
<div>
Hermana Christensen</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325397204890212664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029030301483223798.post-75866918155241979022014-09-15T17:26:00.002-07:002014-09-15T17:26:36.136-07:009.15.14<span style="background-color: white;"><span dir="ltr">Hola mi familia querida.
</span></span><br />
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Muchísimas gracias por las cartas que me enviaron. Pero enserio, me
ayudaron bastante para enfocarme más en las cosas importantes.</div>
<div>
I can hardly believe that 1. Benny is a college guy!!! He's soo
cool. He's living in the place that I lived for 2 years. It is an
awesome place to live. But seriously. The location is bomb. I am so
happy for that guy. I think that he will rock it up. 2.
Carter is already 1?! Wasn't he just born!? Dad,, stay busy digging
those spuds. I have like a hundred and six things that I can now do with
potatoes. I can't wait to teach ya'll some of my favorite foods. This
place literally is potato land.</div>
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Thanks to Grandpa Ogborn for sending me some really awesome cards. I just ate them up. They're a great support system.</div>
<div>
Marco is still progressing, but didn't pass his interview again.
He's still moving forward. We got tired of just teaching him, so we
invited him to teach with us the other day. It was one of the most
powerful lessons that I have ever seen. He bore his
testimony about how prayers are answered and that people can change when
they come to know God. The young woman that we visited committed to be
baptized in that moment. It was incredible. I have learned a ton from
this guy. He will get baptized soon, his testimony
is so strong and has changed so much.</div>
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We have been teaching a less active family in our area. They have
been inactive for 23 years and are now coming to church faithfully. 3
weeks in a row. Wow. They have all the excitment in the world to relearn
the things of the Gospel. It really was a miaracle.
We found them when we were updating the ward list and we invited them to
church and they CAME. Then they kept coming. I just LOVE seeing less
active members in the church. It really gives me a thrill unlike that of
anything else. It is just like the parable
of the good shepard who goes out to find the one who is lost. When he
finds it he throws it up on his shoulders and REJOICES. I am rejoicing
now because of the faith of less active members. I have been fortified
by their faith and their endurance after many
trials. </div>
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I love the Gospel and I love being a missionary.</div>
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Love,</div>
<div>
Hermana Christensen</div>
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PS. I cant send pictures for the next few weeks. Sorry :( I lost my cable to upload fotos.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325397204890212664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029030301483223798.post-15790348816085138482014-09-08T19:47:00.000-07:002014-09-08T19:47:03.068-07:009.8.14<span dir="ltr">First of all,
CONGRATS TO JOE AND KYM! I am so excited to be an auntie again, but THIS
TIME I will be able to get to know their new baby from the first few
days. That is so exciting!!!!! WOO HOO!
</span><br />
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Benny is going to go to New Orleans Louisiana. My prediction</div>
<div>
Thanks for the update about all the crops. I really enjoyed all of
that. Good luck on harvests and stuff. I want to ride around in a beet
truck or tractor this beet harvest!</div>
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This week has been a little tough because Hermana Bills got
Emergency exchanged out of our area into the other half of the ward
because one of the other hermanas ruined her foot and can't proselyte.
It is just me and Hermana Calle. We are still loving
it and having a blast, but I sure miss Hermana Bills. At least we are
still working in the same ward!</div>
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Marco is doing pretty good. He did not pass his third interview
because he smoked the day before. But he is all ready on everything
else. Our district leader had a really wonderful interview with him and
got him all excited all over again to be baptized.
We are still planning his baptism soon, with another interview to come.
He wanted to fast this week for his first time. One YSA, named Daniel
who is his friend told him that they could fast together for his first
time and Marco said yes. He is pretty nervous.
We told him that we would fast with him too and he seemed a little more
comfortable. I know that the Lord will bless him. He is so awesome. I
need to get you guys a picture of this kid. He really is legit. He will
be there soon. We just have to keep having
faith and working with him.</div>
<div>
Dora came to church again! She even came with her inactive son too!
She is so sweet. We were in the Gospel principles class with them, and
at the end A mom and son about their same age put their arms around each
of them and showed them where to go for
the third hour. These two members had also been inactive. This is the
work of salvation. I am so impressed by these examples of faith. Hermana
Dora is so sweet. After 23 plus years of being inactive she is coming
back to church. I love to see less active members
in church. I get a real thrill out of it. I think my mission is one of
reactivating members to be honest. Hermana Calle said it
best. They hadn't had less active lessons for months maybe one here and
one there, but not a whole lot. Never more than 3 a week.
Now we have about 7 or 8 every week, but not only that, they are coming
to church. We are working with members to try to find new less active
members. We have found about 4 new ones just this week and from all the
less active members that we have 4 came to
church this week, and some brought their families who have not been
baptized. So in total we had 4 less actives and 4 investigators, but the
other missionaries in the same ward had 8 less actives and 4
investigators. WOW. The ward building was PACKED. The work
is hastening and you can see it in every phase of the work.<span dir="ltr">
<div>
Thanks for all the help with the My Family book. I have given about
3 trainings on how to fill out the book and how to put in all the data
online. I always have to show my book. I am the leader of the books in
our zone and usually am asked to come to organizations
in the ward to help them fill out their books. I am so excited to get
back into indexing and doing family history stuff.</div>
<div>
I love being a missionary. I am loving this work</div>
<div>
Love Hermana Christensen</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span dir="ltr">A really delicious
hamburger that I ate. It is from a place here called "Gringo Loco". It
is a Guy from Texas who came to Peru, married a peruvian and opened up
an American-style burger stand. It is to die for. He's a convert
and the missionaries are frequenters there.</span></span></td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325397204890212664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029030301483223798.post-56219582800633899002014-09-08T19:41:00.000-07:002014-09-08T19:42:27.693-07:009.1.14<br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span dir="ltr">Familia mia,
</span></span><br />
<div>
Les amo cada uno de ustedes. Mamá, gracias por siempre escribirme y
contarme de todas las cosas que están pasando. Dan y claire son muy
libres en este momento antes de regresar a la universidad. Voy a hablar
con la Hermana Marler y hacer sus pedidos de
los Estados Unidos. Gracias por su disposicion a ayudar.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
I am doing so well this week. As always, thanks for the pictures.
They mean the world to me. I am working really hard (as usual) I just
come home and crash every single night and in the mornings I wake up
with my feet hurting from working so hard the day
before. The only way to make them feel better is to keep walking. (Mom I
know that you a probably worrying at this point but dont worry. It isnt
critcal. Its like how your feet feel the day after walking around
disneyland.) I love working hard. I love preaching
the Gospel. There are so many miracles all over the place. </div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
This week we have been trying to update our ward list (they are SO
out of date. About half of the members dont live here anymore! grrrrr.)
and we knocked on the door of someone who wed never heard of. Her name
is Dora. Shes got 60 years and opened the
door with her eyes wide and her mouth open. She told us that she had
been praying for help from God. Shes been less active for about 20 years
because someone had offended her. We invited her to church and she said
that she would come. We ended up calling her
about 4 times to remind her about coming to church and each time she
said that she would come. On Sunday morning, she walked into church with
her sunday clothes on. We welcomed her in and sat her with a really
sweet member, and then I went to work. I ran around
to just about all the members of the Relief Society that I could find to
go over and say hi to her. She got swarmed by hugs and kisses and
welcomes. It was so sweet. Later that day we went to visit her and she
cried because she was so happy that she had gone
back to church and about how nice all the hermanitas were to her. The
church is true.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Marco is still progressing, but he still claims that he doesnt have
enough faith to believe in Joseph Smith. Sometimes investigators can be
a little frustrating. We are doing all that we can to get that guy to
recognize the testimony that he has. He loves
the church and wants to get baptized so badly, he just doesnt pass the
interviews because he says not yet to the Joseph Smith Question. He has
officially been without smoking and drinking for an entire month. little
by little</div>
<div>
Thanks for everything. Enjoy the pictures!</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Love,</div>
<div>
Hermanita Christensen</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span dir="ltr">Me and hermana Bills with some american candy</span></span></td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325397204890212664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029030301483223798.post-30001099196017411452014-08-26T09:04:00.003-07:002014-08-26T09:07:05.778-07:008.25.14<span style="background-color: white;"><span dir="ltr">Hi hi hi! (and when I say that I mean- hola)
</span></span><br />
<div>
So transfer calls were last night and I am staying here for the
last transfer with Hermana Bills and Hermana Calle. I am thrilled, but
it is kind of hard for Hermana Calle because she has been in this area
for 11 and a half months. Enough time right? But
I am just living it up here. I love, love, love california. Almost as
much as I love Villa del Mar and Rinconada.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Momma!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I would have sent you something awesome,
but it would have been really expensive and so you will have to wait
about a month to get your present. Sorry. Benny, I think that you are
pretty cool and really tough. I am really, really excited that youre getting all of your paperwork stuff done. Looks like I will not be there for the
big opening of the mission call, but that's okay. I am so happy and proud of that guy. Thanks
Claire for writing me so much. That means a lot
to me. I also got a really lovely letter from Hermana Rane the other
day. She is back at home in Rexburg. She sent me a nice letter to keep
me excited until the end. I am getting a little excited to see you
guys. There is plenty of work to do here in the meantime though.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
This week we were working again with an investigator named Marco.
He is so cool. He is awesome, but for some reason doesnt want to believe
the first vision. He has a lot of doubts about Joseph Smith. He is
completely active in the church, loves the Book
of Mormon, goes to all the JAS (YSA) activities he just can't get over
this doubt. So the other day we had a very interesting lesson. We
started in by bearing our testimonies about how we know that Joseph
Smith was a prophet and telling him that he just has
to keep praying about it (He has been praying, but he has been having
nightmares. I love Latin Culture, they sure put a lot of their future
in what happens in their dreams. Bless them). Then I felt a prompting to
just start from square one. I asked him about
what it means to have faith in something. He responded and we continued
with the faith will grow like a seed. I made it very clear how we have
to nourish the seed of faith and keep doing good works until later when
we can see the good fruits of our faith. It
was interactive, pretty fun and VERY basic. He was having a good time
and said "Hermana, just in case you didn't know, I'm not 5 years old".
Hahaha. But it finally clicked for him. He told us that he is going to
put his seed of faith in the good soil and then
look for the fruits of the spirit instead of scary things. He has a
baptisimal date for next week.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
Things are good here. We had a bunch of people coming to church
lately. We just don't have a whole lot of new investigators or
referrals. But we are really getting everyone excited about missionary
work.</div>
<div>
Elder Neil L Anderson came here to Trujillo to give a talk to our
stake and also to all the missionaries. He talked all about building
upon the things that we cannot see (like faith, repentance and the Holy
Ghost) He was also getting everyone here really
excited for the temple. He asked how many people have finished their "my
family" book and I proudly raised my hand. thanks for helping me with
that.</div>
<div>
I love you all so much. Thanks for supporting me in my calling. I
really appreciate your prayers and love. I get a lot of strength from my
family.</div>
<div>
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<div>
Les quiero muchisima. Gracias por todo lo que hacen por mi</div>
<div>
Hermana Christensen</div>
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<br /></div>
<div>
PS. The radio in this internet cafe is playing "Money for Nothing"
and it made me really want to go water skiing with Uncle Mike!<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
Happy Birthday Momma! </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325397204890212664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029030301483223798.post-37047675806436105532014-08-19T10:20:00.004-07:002014-08-19T10:20:54.006-07:008.18.14<span style="background-color: white;"><span dir="ltr">I just want to
give a shout out to mom, dad and Grandpa Ogborn for helping me out so
quickly with my "my family" book. I am so excited to share my stories
and pictures with our recent converts who live here to get them started
on their own family history stuff.
</span></span><br />
<div>
I was so excited to read your adventures up in Stanley and that Dad
could rest for a second of time and that you guys could do some really
fun impromptu stuff. I bet that was really interesting for mom. Thanks
to Benny for writing me. That really meant
a whole lot to me. I am so happy that you are diligently preparing for
the mission. </div>
<div>
Mom was right I don't have a whole lot of time to write a letter,
but I did want to write a few little things. We are working with one guy
named Marco lately. He's really awesome. He's 23 and sosososososo
excited to get baptized. The problem is that he
has smoked and drank for 8 years and he has a girlfriend. He loves the
Book of Mormon and loves loves loves going to church, He also has some
doubts about Joseph Smith. He knows the church is true, but he isn't
sure that Joseph Smith was really a prophet. It
is kind of strange, but thats how he feels. We are helping him
strengthen his testimony of prophets this week. He has practicaly
stopped smoking and drinking completely so that is pretty awesome. The
YSA are really working hard with him to get him excited to
get baptized in the following weeks.</div>
<div>
We have been praying like crazy for the past couple of weeks to get
some new investigators and referrals and yesterday the Lord answered
our prayers. We got 2 from members and 2 new people that came to church
this week. It really was awesome. I love it
when people come to church and then they feel the spriit. The church
really is true. I am so eternally grateful to the Savior and to my
Father in Heaven.</div>
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Thanks to everyone for the prayers. I really feel them.</div>
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Love Hermana Christensen</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span dir="ltr">The walls of Peru.
Yeah that's broken glass there on the top. Seriously though, it is
really really common no matter how strange or tacky it looks
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325397204890212664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029030301483223798.post-40498407141147578492014-08-12T08:47:00.002-07:002014-08-12T08:48:29.463-07:008.11.14<span style="background-color: white;"><span dir="ltr">¡Hola mis seres queridos!
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This is Hermana Christensen here all the way down in Peru reporting
live from some random internet cafe thing, telling you all buenas
tardes! Happy week! Thanks for all the updates. I think mom is pretty
cool for getting herself a fishing licence and for
going fishing in general. Dad, you're sooo cool. Nice baby fish that you
caught :D. Will someone tell Benny to get a letter to me? I just really
like hearing from that kid. Good for him for getting all prepped up for
going on a mission. Katie I just wish that
you could see all the little mercados here to see all the types of
potatoes that they have here. I think that you would love it. I am so
impressed at your little potato business.</div>
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This has been a slowish week. No one has been home. Members, less
actives, investigators, contacts, referrals. No one. I have spent 3
days in the streets just trying to talk to everyone. I have truly loved
every moment. I love this work. I love the
Gospel of Jesus CHrist. I love sharing it with people. I couldn't be
happier. I am working a lot with some of the members helping them get
started indexing and doing their family history stuff. The bishop found
out that I liked indexing and put me to work teaching
members whenever possible. It has really been a blast being able to
index again. I don't know if you guys were given a little booklet that
says "my family" or not, but we have it and have been asked by our
mission president to finish it. I am actually almost
done with it, I just need one more picture and a few stories. </div>
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I kind of ran out of time this week, but I just want to bear my
testimony of this work. I love the gospel so much. I love my Savior
Jesus Christ and my Father in Heaven.</div>
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You are all wonderful. Send my love to Janeen.</div>
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Love,</div>
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Hermana Christensen</div>
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<span dir="ltr">Me with the
dead chicken delivery truck, with the dead chickens in back. I recommend
that you bring some Pepto Bismol when you come to Peru. But seriously.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325397204890212664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029030301483223798.post-17997718563040654922014-08-12T08:45:00.000-07:002014-08-12T08:45:06.768-07:008.4.14<span style="background-color: white;"><span dir="ltr">Hi hi hi! (or should I say hola :) )
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Things are just so great here. I am so grateful for my awesome
family. Thanks a gazillion for all the fotos and all the letters. I am
the luckiest missionary alive. Thanks again. I am so proud of Christian
for his baptism this week. Congrats buddy. Hopefully
he got the card I sent him. It sure looked like fun. I am glad
that Benny has Bryant to hang out with for a while before school starts
again. I am so proud of your Harry Potter party Sarah. Truly standing
proud with Harry :)</div>
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Okay, here´s a fun fact. I had been thinking a while about some fun
family home evening games to play with our members and investigators. I
was thinking about our family and what games we liked to play. I always
wanted to play ring on a string, but I didn't
know how to translate the song so I kept quiet until about 3 months ago
when I told Hermana Grow that we should do it. We made up a little chant
to go with it instead of singing and let me tell you, it has been a
HUGE hit here. Everyone loves the ring game.
The chant goes like this: "anillo, anillo, pasen el anillo, donde
estará" They just love it so much. I love playing it and first of all
singing "Count your Many Blessings" at the begining of the FHE. I feel
like I am being sneaky and having my own family home
evening just like when I was at home. hahaha. </div>
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We had a tough week this week because NO ONE was in their house.
But seriously. Everyone is on vacation for two weeks. They are on the
Peru version of Spring Break. So we were not teaching a whole lot this
week. But we did work hard and I do not regret
a single moment of the time that we did this week. I dont know, I just
appreciate my time more and more now, even these days when I don't teach
much. I can see that the Lord is trying my patience and longsuffering. I
really enjoy writing in my journal each
night about it and saying, " This was hard today, but I am happy. I am
walking with the Lord". </div>
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I love Hermana Bills so much. She is a contacting Maniac. I love it
so much. She's a great example to me. When leaders say "talk to
everyone" she actually does it. I love it so much. </div>
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Hermana Calle always has something good to say in lessons. She
knows how to answer questions in a complete manner so that no one has
questions afterward. </div>
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They both are rockstars. Our ward mission leader is the head
archetech of the Trujillo Temple, so I can still stay close to the
things that are happening in the temple of trujillo. The only clues he
gives us about when it will be done is before September
(next year) but after April, oh, and not July. Thats what I know.</div>
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Well I love you all so much. I am so happy and love serving the Lord. </div>
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Les Amo Bastante</div>
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Hermana Christensen</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325397204890212664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029030301483223798.post-30952294522543799582014-08-12T08:42:00.000-07:002014-08-12T08:42:22.954-07:007.28.14<span dir="ltr">Today is Peru's
independace day! We are actually really lucky to have been able to get
on a computer because 1- there is a gazillion people out and about today
and 2. it's a national holiday. But we did find an open place. They're
going to charge us double though. Oh well. 2 soles is worth it. Thank
you so much for all the lovely emails that I got today. I feel like the
luckiest missionary alive. I got a super excited to see Bryant, but when
I looked at the pics I said ¨he's lookin a
little sickly¨ and then I read the email from mom. Hopefully he gets
better real soon. Thanks for the emails from Joe and Dan and Claire and
Dad and Mom. I really really appreciate them. And the pictures too. You
guys are the greatest!
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Things are going so well here in good Old Peru. I am really really
loving my mission. I really am also loving my area California. I just
found out the other day that there is a place here in California called
Los Angeles.... Weird right hahaha. Momma,
I got the package. It was the BEST!!!! I have some pics that I will be
sending next week. I don't have my cable to download pics and I borrowed
one from Hermana Bills for just a few. I was so happy. Thanks a bunch.</div>
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I love my new ward here. There are so many members that I don't
even know what to do with myself. I just amaze myself counting the
deacons each week 6???!!!! WOW. </div>
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We have been working hard with a family of investigators lately.
They are pretty cool. We had a family home evening with them the other
night and watched the Restoration with them. They actually really
enjoyed it. The daughter came with us to church last
week and we have plans to go over with another family next week.</div>
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We had an AMAZING expeience the other day. This was one of those
experiences that all missionaries are hoping and praying for their
entire missions. Hermana Bills and I were in an institute building while
our companion was giving a presentation on health
to some other missionaries, when a young woman came into the room and
asked if she could ask us some questions. She was not a member and
wanted to know more. She had a pamphlet from a few years ago about the
church. From that pamphlet she learned about the
Book of Mormon. She went to the library and began reading it. She loved
it and wanted to know more because she was really looking for the church
that Christ organized when he was on the earth. We told her about
Joseph Smith and the restoration and she accepted
it so easily. She realized the need for the restoration. She then asked
us about vicarious temple work to which we explained a little about the
Plan of Salvation. She also accepted it because she understood God to
being a just God. We invited her to be baptized
and before accepting she said that she wanted to say 2 things. 1. that
her questions had been answered and 2 that this was the church she was
looking for her entire life. IT was beautiful and the spirit was there
bearing powerful testimiony to our words. I've
never had an exprience like it. She lives in another area, but we will
be able to go to the other area to teach her once so that the change
will be smooth.</div>
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I love the Gospel. The church is true.</div>
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Hermana Christensen</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325397204890212664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029030301483223798.post-29365468220556623432014-08-12T08:38:00.001-07:002014-08-12T08:38:19.707-07:007.21.14<span style="background-color: white;"><span dir="ltr">HI HI HI
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Happy birthday to some of my favorite people of all time!
Christian, Benny, and Hyrum. I am so excited for all ya'll. Imagine me
singing feliz cumpleaños right now. I hope you have a good one. The
sibling reunion sure looks like a lot of fun. Dang mom,
you sure are looking good. You too dad. You two just don't stop do you?
Hahaha. </div>
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<div>
I am officially in my new area of California. It is FANTASTIC! I
was not really all that excited to be in a trio for the rest of my
mission, but I just really like my companions a lot. I thought it would
be really uncomfortable, but actually I really appreciate
them a whole lot. Hermana Calle is the missionary doctor for the other
missionaries. When they have problems they call her. She is always
recieving phone calls day and night from sickies and she treats them all
with love and compassion. Sometimes she has special
meetings and stuff which makes the trio necessary. But seriously
everything is just peachy. Hermana Calle is from Bolivia and Hermana
Bills is from South Jordan, Utah. They are sooooo cool. I really did get
lucky. We are sharing the apartment and the pension
(the lady who makes our food) with the other hermanas who work in the
ward. They are also a load of fun, but even though it is fun, we sure
are working hard. Wowweee. Our area has a lot of rich people, but
they're actually a lot more receptive than I thought
they would be.</div>
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<div>
There aren't really a whole lot of members in our half of the ward
so most of our work now is with investigators. In my other area, I was
working mainly with less actives. It has been an interesting change, and
I admit that I am grateful to be able to
better my investigator teaching skills. I thought that I was losing it,
but I am glad that my companions sure are good at it hahaha. The ward is
full of returned missionaries who are just dying to come out with us.
What a blessing. I went from being in a branch
with about 60 to 70 people each week to a huge ward with 180 people each
week. I don't even know what to do with myself. There were 7 deacons
passing the sacrament!!!!! In Villa del Mar there was 1, and he was less
active. But I admit that I miss the branch
like crazy!!!! I only had 1 day to say goodbye to everyone, it sure
wasn't enough. I have never put all of my heart into anything like it
before. But I came knowing I'd leave. I am so grateful for the
experiences that I had and am so grateful to now be serving
here in California. What a blessing.</div>
<div>
Momma, I haven't yet recieved the package because they hold all the
mail during transfers for a couple of weeks, so I might have to wait
another week. But I should be seeing Hermana Grow before too long, don't
worry. :). </div>
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<div>
Dad, I would LOVE to see Machu Picchu with ya'll. I just want about
2 days here or so that you can meet some members and hit up at least
one or two fun cultural things here. Don't worry, I have actually got my
head skrewed on pretty tight. I feel very
calm and not overly trunky. It is amazing, and truly a blessing. I
really am going to appreciate ALL the time on my mission that I have.</div>
<div>
Love you all and Happy Happy Birthday to Benny, Hyrum, and Christian. </div>
<div>
Hermana Christensen</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span dir="ltr">Me, Hermana Calle,
hermana Bills (my companions) and Hermana Gonzalez and hermana Paiva.
The other Hermanas in our ward. (they live with us too. its awesome!)</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span dir="ltr">Me and my new companions (plus one) crammed in the back of a taxi</span></span></td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325397204890212664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029030301483223798.post-53822190976128763732014-08-12T08:35:00.000-07:002014-08-12T08:35:00.062-07:007.14.14<span style="background-color: white;"><span dir="ltr">Hola familia linda
</span></span><br />
<div>
I hope that you got the last weeks email that I just sent. MOM did
you get an iphone?! because some of the pictures that you sent me
DEFINITELY say "sent from my ipone". Hahahaha. <span style="color: red;">(No I didn't get an iphone, they were Sarah's pictures) </span>Caught
you!
That weekend looks so darn fun. I am so glad that everything turned out
well. I loved the look of all those different french fries. there are
so many potatoes in Peru that I just appreciate potatoes more than ever.
it is soooooo good. When I come home,
what I want is a milkshake, New Pjs, a new toothbrush and clean sheets. I
will be happy with the stuff I have now, but that is definately what I
want for future reference. hahahaha.</div>
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<div>
So the big news is that YES I am getting transfered. It is so
wierd, because this is my first normal transfer that I have had in my
whole mission. I got flown out of DC a week early, I got swipped out of
Rinconada in an Emergency Transfer, and now I am
leaving Villa del Mar very calmly. Let's be honest though, it isn't
without feeling pretty sad. Firstly, I am leaving Hermana Grow!!!! I am
going to miss her like crazy. She is definately one of my all time
buddies. I have had a blast with her. I will be put
in a trio, probably until the end of my mission. I am going to a place
in the middle of the mission called California. It is pretty cool
becuase it is a pretty rich area that has the mission home in it.
Hermana Marler told me that she would take good care of
me there. My companions will be Hermana Bills (she doesnt have relatives
in Idaho- yes i did already ask her a while ago) and Hermana Calle. I
am excited to get to know them and my new area, but I am devastated to
leave all of my best buddies here in Villa
del Mar. Things are really going well now. Our branch is getting more
and more excited about the work of salvation and is really trying hard
to retain the members that we already have in order to prepare the way
for other new members to come in. I am really
sad to be leaving the temple. I love to watch the progress there. It is a
real delight to see it every day.</div>
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<div>
President Marler told me himself about my transfer and said that I
was needed in this ward and that I would be a great blessing to my
companions and to the ward which has a really solid member and leader
base. He said that I would be in this place for
the rest of my mission, just tearing it up without limits. I am so
grateful for my wonderful president and his wife. They are seriously
called of God.</div>
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</div>
<div>
I love being a missionary. I am going to miss Villa del Mar like
CRAZY, but am so excited to see what the Lord has in mind for me. Good
luck with jury duty momma!</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: medium;">HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO GRANDPA, JADYN, AND KYM!</span> </div>
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<div>
Love you all,</div>
<div>
Hermana Christensen</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span dir="ltr">Our yummy dinner
one night. Can you believe that!? its mac and cheese. I just remembered
how weird that stuff is. I think I would have preferred rice</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span dir="ltr">We made a choir for our branch conference and here are the hermanitas who participated</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and Milcary after church</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325397204890212664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029030301483223798.post-29275903011275114472014-08-12T08:29:00.001-07:002014-08-12T08:29:42.451-07:007.7.14 Letter<span style="background-color: white;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">¡Hola a todos!</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 14pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Estoy
bien celosa de ver todas las actividades normales del 4 de Julio. Pensé
que ustedes no iban a correr este año, pero me parece que me equivoqué.
Bueno, les cuento que estoy muy feliz de estar aquí en Perú aunque no
estoy con ustedes. Sé que esta obra es lo más importante. Fog y Pud,
Pensé que de repente ustedes les gustaría tener un ejemplo de lo que
estoy aprendiendo en Español. Estaba pensando en
las cartas de Pud, que él siempre escribió una cosita para Fog a leer.
También, Bob, me escribió que ella está leyendo El Libro de Mormón en
Español y quizás va a entender un poquito. Les amo mucho.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The
fourth of July sure looks fun. That little pony sure is getting its
money´s worth with those little porkers astride. How fun. Hermana Grow
and I were looking for a popsicle or something to eat to celebrate, but
we couldnt find any because it is winter now and they dont really sell
ice cream in the little tiendas in the winter. So we ate some really
yummy peruvian pastries instead to celebrate
It sure is getting cold here. It is definately bareable, but these poor
peruvians are kind of weaksauce. It gets a little cold and they kind of
freak out. Everyone has their little knitted sweaters and stalkings and
scarves and the whole outfit. Its pretty
funny.(dont worry Im not too cold or anything.)</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 14pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Things
have been really good here. Milcary is doing so well. She is coming to
church and participating in the activities like a champ. She is
the coolest convert ever. She is always coming out with us to preach it
is the best!</span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 14pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I
have done a whole bunch of exchanges with an hermana in another area
with the beach. Her name is Hermana Assef. She is from ecuador and is so
rad. It was because my companion has some special responsibilities in
our zone so I actually was in Huanchaco (the other area) for 3 days. It
was kinda fun, but it made me really miss and love my area. Transfers
are this week and I am really sad that Hermana
Grow and I will not be able to be together for another transfer becuase
we end at the same time and we only have 2 more. We will see what
happens. </span></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 14pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I
am really loving this life as a missionary. Things are good and I love
working with the lovely Peruvians. Rock it up there in the USA!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Love Hermana Christensne</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325397204890212664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029030301483223798.post-87378882794471989632014-07-13T15:34:00.004-07:002014-07-13T20:17:28.461-07:007.7.14No letter this week, just some lovely pictures...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span dir="ltr">Out our front door view of the mountain</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span dir="ltr">A classy pic of a tree and the ocean</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span dir="ltr">A cool pic I took out the window of a bus. You can see the dude who yells to people where the bus goes. I love it!</span></span></td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325397204890212664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029030301483223798.post-71695616605739415502014-07-11T09:33:00.001-07:002014-07-11T09:33:45.107-07:006.30.14<span style="background-color: white;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">Hi everyone!</span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><div>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">That
sure looks like fun with all of the grandkids out and about playing on
the farm. I was thinking about the 4th of July and where I was last year
at this time.Checking out the Nations fireworks
in Washington DC. I guess a few things have changed since then hahaha.
Those kids sure are cute. Mom youre the greatest for always keeping me
really up to date on all the happenings. I am glad that you are excited
for your new job. Too bad about the end of
year powerpoint presentation :D Oh and Congrats to Camille!!!</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><div>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">As for
the time here in Trujillo... I think that about 2 maybe 3 days would cut
it. I want to introduce you to some peeps in Rinconada and Villa del
Mar as well as show you around some of the
cool markets and stuff. You can come all the way to Trujillo if you
want. Its a pretty long flight either way. I dont know if you want to
compensate for that with the number of days you want your trip to be. If
you still havent gotten an email from Hermana
Marler I got permission to have you write directly to her and ask for
the email about all the details. My official release date is the 6th of
October. (and dont worry. I am wierdly not trunky. I think Heavenly
Father is helping me a lot with that. It really
is a tender mercy. )</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="mailto:kathymarler@sbcglobal.net" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"></span></a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">MOM
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PACKAGE! I feel like the lukiest missionary
alive. I especially love the new clothes. That is a real relief.
A little something special and new. Its really cool that Hermana Grow
and I are the same size, because both she and I are really appreciative
of some new clothes hahahaha. But seriously, Thanks a million. I cant
tell you how nice that is. (and the hymnbook
and the picture book and all the other fun little things!)</span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><div>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">Everything
is going so well here in the Branch. I love the members here. Theyre
full of excitment for the work of salvation, they just
dont really know where to start. That is our biggest work here. Getting
the Branch up and running well. We finally got the Visiting Teachers and
Home teachers organized and hopefully theyll be up and running for next
month. It has been a really big project
doing this. We have really been supporting the Branch a whole lot. Tons
of less actives are coming to church lately. This place is ready to
explode. the opening of the temple here is going to have a HUGE impact
on the work here. I just really love being a misionary.
Thanks for all your prayers. I seriously feel them all the time. When i
want to get sad or something, I feel an added strength, and I know that
the Lord is listening and loves me. It is a pleasure to be His servant</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325397204890212664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029030301483223798.post-5081071525456648682014-07-11T08:52:00.000-07:002014-07-11T08:52:22.042-07:006.23.14<span style="background-color: white;"><span dir="ltr">Dear Family,
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My heart is overwhelmed with joy. I feel like the luckiest person
alive this day. I am so happy (the Spanish word is alegre. I can't seem
to find an English one that I like as much). The Lord has been so good
to me, and to my family. Not only that, but
I am overjoyed in this moment to be serving a mission as a servant of my
Father in Heaven, to represent my Savior Jesus Christ. This is the
Lord's work. I am so happy each and every day. I am so proud of you, my
family. The reunion looked beautiful. Carter
just has the hugest eyes I have ever seen. They are gorgeous. Thanks for
all the pics I loved them. I sent an email to Hermana Marler again to
send the email. </div>
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Things are just going well here. Milcary got baptized this
weekend!!!! I can't even believe it. She is so prepared to accept the
Gospel. She went out proseylting with us even before her baptism. And
now she is just so excited to do everything in the church.
She wants to start hitting up institute and going to all the activities
in the church. I am so happy for her. We had a a whole slew of menos
activos at church today. There were actually around 8 less actives in
the church. What an amazing blessing to be seeing
so many fruits of the blessings of the Gospel.</div>
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I am so happy for my really awesome little brother. I am so glad
that ya'll have some plans to get papers turned in. I have a very
special letter on the way for my really cool little brother. (which
means he'll get it in about a month) The Gospel is so
true. I love being a missionary and seeing lives changing every day.</div>
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I love you all!</div>
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Love,</div>
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Hermana Christensen</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325397204890212664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029030301483223798.post-25718205123662637322014-07-11T08:42:00.001-07:002014-07-11T08:42:40.660-07:006.16.14<span style="background-color: white;"><span dir="ltr">Dad I just want to
throw out my Happy Father's Day as well. It sounds like you made a
haul. Just as it should be. I am glad that you got to rest a little bit
yesterday. It is kind of a bummer that youre still going nuts working
like madmen, but I am sure that you guys sure have a good handle on the
situation.
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This sunday I gave a talk in church. I spoke about the priesthood
and how important it is in our lives. I got to talk about how grateful I
was that I had a worthy priesthood holder in my home growing up. That
is the problem with our branch. It has been
a branch for 30 years and nothing has been done to help change that
status. We don't have enough worthy priesthood holders in the ward to be
able to support a ward. I really felt like the congregation was
listening well to my talk (it helps a lot that I can
finally speak spanish). Hopefully we can see some fruits of the
priesthood here in the branch. </div>
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I got a package from Aunt Holly. I wanted to send a picture about
it, but I think that I got it right in the middle of my emergency
transfer. I may not have expressed fully my grattiude for it. I really
really loved it. Totally made my day and I still
have all the stuff and use it sometimes when we have to entertain some
of the little children.</div>
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Thanks to Claire and mom for your emails. I sure loved the pictures
a ton. MOM you went out with the sister missionaries!? You are sooooo
cool! I am glad that you liked my Mothers Day card. </div>
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We have been seeing tons of miracles here in Villa del Mar. I love
it here so sososososo much. I really love working with Hermana Grow. It
will be a sad day when we have to split up. Our investigator Milcary is a
champion. She has such a huge testimony
of the Gospel. We have been teaching her a little over a month and she
has really progressed well. She has been reading the Book of Mormon like
crazy and is now half way through Mosiah. WOW.</div>
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We had a really awesome oppurtunity to to listen to Elder Clayton
of the presidencia of the quarum of the 70. It was so powerful. He has
beautiful Spanish. They called all the missionaries to repentance, that
we need to be doing more to help the Lord with
the work of salvation. Weirdly enough I like it when general authorites
call me to repentance. I really like being able to see their vision and
knowing what they expect of me. They also said a lot of things about the
Book of Mormon and that we are required
as missionaries to make sure that our investigators are actually reading
the Book of Mormon. If they aren't then we shouldn't just plow on
teaching, but make sure that they know that it is very important in
order to gain a spirtiual witness of the truthfulness
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I just love the Book of Mormon. I am reading it in Spanish now and have gainned a huge testimony of this book.</div>
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I love you all and Happy Fathers day Dad!</div>
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Love Hermana Christensen</div>
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of a really random pickup with cornstalks in the back. they are actually
all over the place here, but I just get the biggest kick out of them
every time that I see them and I have to take a picture every single
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<span dir="ltr">Mom-
Holy smokes you're cool. Just going off for an entire trip down to Utah
with your buddies. I am so glad that you had a really good time.
Congrats on finishing up another year of kindergarten! Benny! You just
got tenth high
individual in the state for forestry! I think that is awesome! Our team
got 4th in state my senior year, but everyone was seniors then, and
well, it didn't go all that well from then on out. Dad just keep working
hard and moving forward. I am sure that something
will come up that will help you get everything done that needs to be
done. I wish I could be there helping you out, but the farm couldn't be
in better hands. I am so happy for all you guys. Sounds like things are
going super well. </span></div>
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<span dir="ltr">I just want to throw in this little
tidbit that I am so grateful for the sacrifices that mom and dad made
all of our growing up years. I went to one of our branch councils
recently and there were only about 3 people in it. The
excuse from all of them was that they had kids, or that they had to go
to the market or that they worked late and so on and so forth. I was
reminded of the several times that mom got all the kids up and ready for
church, even though she was by herself while
dad was at an important meeting in the morning. You guys never used the
kids as an excuse, but worked to find a solution to be able to magnify
your callings. I remember mom always going out and doing RS stuff.
People here kind of look for excuses instead of
solutions. I just wanted to say again how grateful I am to parents who
magnified their callings in the church and also in the home. I don't
feel like your callings ever distracted you from being good parents and I
am so proud to be your kid. </span></div>
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<span dir="ltr">Well, here's the cool thing from the
week. I went to Ecuador. Yeah thats right, as in the other country
Ecuador. It was the craziest, wildest flight I have ever taken. I am
sending some pictures from the trip that I took. So I
am here on a tourist visa, which was long since expired, and I had to
renew it somehow. There were 13 other missionaries in the same boat as
me. The problem is that the airport in Trujillo is really tiny and
doesn't have flights that go anywhere other than
Lima. So, we had to go down to Lima one day, stay the night in Lima,
then the next day fly up to a tiny town called Tumbes in Northern Peru
then drive to the Ecuador border, cross over get a stamp on my passport,
drive right back across the border, get another
stamp for 90 days in my passport in Peru and then fly back to Lima and
from Lima back to Trujillo. It was such a long 3 days and I am
exhausted. It was super fun to be a missionary in an airport. I just sat
down next to anyone and started up a conversation,
and without fail, they ended up asking who I was and I got to share my
testimony about missionary work. It was kind of funny because sometimes
some missionaries would separate from the group to go buy somehting to
eat at a little store and after a little while
we went to look for them and found them in a Gospel discussion in front
of the store with the cashier or with the owner. It was all kind of fun.
I just really like being a missionary and being able to share my
testimony with everyone. I kind of remembered dad
when I just sat down to talk to someone. He always was a good example to
me about doing that.</span></div>
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<span dir="ltr">We have one investigator Milcary who is
really progressing well. She is a rockstar and I have really come to
love her a lot. She began reading the Book of Mormon before we even
invited her to do it and is already in Mosiah. We
have seen so many miracles from the Book of Mormon. She also gave up
cofee and tea the moment we told her about the word of wisdom. She is
all for joining the church and has come to church solidly for the past 4
weeks. I think she is just so chosen to recieve
the gospel right now.</span></div>
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<span dir="ltr">I love you all and Think you're all awesome!</span></div>
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<span dir="ltr">Love, Hermana Christensen</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325397204890212664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029030301483223798.post-12000506827814237612014-07-11T08:13:00.001-07:002014-07-11T08:15:35.387-07:006.2.14<span style="background-color: white;"><span dir="ltr">Hi everybody!
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Claire wrote me the lovliest little note today. I really loved it.
And thanks also to dad for his great little email. THat was a wonderful.
I am sad to hear about Agustin. That sure isnt cool, hopefully he gets
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This has been a pretty cool week. Our menos activa that we have
been working with like crazy (her name is SUsan) came out preaching with
us the other day. It was so cool!!!! I have to tell you a little about
this wonderful girl. She is 21 and is a single
mom with 2 kids.Her family had a really really bad experience with the
members of the church and so everyone went inactive. One of the members
invited us to try to get in but that it was mostly a lost cause. So we
went and knocked the door and she let us right
in, and every time since then. Whenever we talk about the people that we
are working with and we mention her name everyone just looks surprised
like "you mean <i>that</i> Susan." She is so strong now. We invited her
to read the book of Mormon and is now finishing
up Alma (this was about 2 weeks ago that we invited her). Anyway, she
really is wonderful. We are trying hard to get in with the other members
of the family, but theyre a little tougher. We have been having so much
success with Less actives here. It is a miracle
8 of them were in church yesterday! The president of the branch spoke to
us specially yesterday and thanked us for all of our hard work because
the branch has improved so much. It is so true. I have seen so many
miracles here working with them. I love the Gospel
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Sorry, I got a little behind on the time, but I just wanna say that I love you bunches!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325397204890212664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029030301483223798.post-51892753812450237002014-07-11T07:53:00.001-07:002014-07-11T07:59:24.131-07:005.26.14<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">CONGRATS to Benny for graduating High school! I am so happy for that guy! Now its on to the cool stuff in college! He looked soo good in
that graduation outfit! Joe and Kym and the gang are so fun to come up
for that.
I got the loveliest letter from Sarah today about the updates on the
family. I just loved those new pictures. Those kids are so darn<br />cute. Hyrum looks just like Buggy (Sarah) from the pics that I have seen. We sure have been working our tails off. I sure like working with
Hermana Grow. I don't think that president will let us stay together
until we finish the mission because we end on the same day :(. He might even split us up this week. This weekend is the transfer, so we
will see about that.
We worked with Hno Manuel (pic included) a lot this week and we
brought our ward mission leader -Paulo- to come and give him a
blessing of strength and comfort. He wants to quit drinking and be
worthy to receive the priesthood for his family. It was one of the
coolest blessings that I had ever heard. I love the family so much. He
was the one who was inactive for 18 years. He's still having a hard
time coming to church, but for the first time in those 18 years (says<br />
his wife) that he let missionaries into his house to teach him. I
thought this was very strange, because he was always pretty friendly
to us. I think that some people really do just need sisters to teach
them. He is progressing so well. I know that he wants to stop drinking
now and that he can actually do it.
We also had a really interesting FHE with a member of the branch
presidency. The family is Salirrosas. They haven't been coming to
church a whole lot lately so we wanted to see what we could do to
help. We had a lovely little lesson and activity with the 7 kids and
the parents. In the end the mom and the dad took us aside and thanked
us for coming over to their house for an FHE. They have actually only<br />
been members 5 years. They don't have solid gospel traditions yet
either like family scripture study, FHE, and family prayer. It really
got me thinking that the real way to strengthen the branch is to make
sure the presidency is strong. We are so excited to work with the
family in this aspect.<br />
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I love you all<br />
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Love Hermana Christensen<br />
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Thanks for all the love mom! Haven't gotten anything yet, but soon I'm sure</span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325397204890212664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029030301483223798.post-58425980768944215292014-07-10T18:25:00.001-07:002014-07-11T07:54:24.412-07:005.26.14<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Hey everyone!<br />
I am so excited for Elder Topham! Good luck in Argentina! Happy Birthday Sarah. Benny, I am so proud of you for memorizing all 100 scripture mastery scriptures. Seriously though, those are cash in the
mission. I can't live without them, because I litterally use them
daily. Especially the new testament and the book of Mormon. Thank you
thank you thank you for the pictures. I really loved them. Those
grandkids are HUGE. I thought they were neigbor kids or something, because I sure didn't recognize them at first. Oh, and Congrats to
Melody. She looks so beautiful and happy. Hurray for forming Eternal Families.That is so great!
We had a miracle the other day with a New convert in the branch. Her
name is Rossana. She has 4 kids and right now 2 are members. All
recent converts. Before her baptism she sold beer out of her house.
She didnt work because she just worked from her house selling the
beer. We decided that we should talk to her about that and by
following the spirit, invited her to stop selling beer. She seemed a
little hesitant, but said that she would try. Over the course of a couple of days the signs in front of her house came down (se vende
cerveza) and she was suddenly impossible to find because shed gotten a
new job that required a lot of time. We went to the house the other day and they were without light because she hadnt gotten her paycheck yet from her new job. They are sure passing through some really tough times, but she said with a triumphant smile that she had indeed stopped selling beer and that she felt really relieved. They are going
to have so many blessings. I am just praying like crazy that they can make it throguh this really tough spot and stay strong to the church On Saturday we had just gotten out after lunch to go to work and I
stepped badly off of a curb and twisted my ankle really badly. We hobbled back to our room where We put some cold packs on my ankle and
raised it up. By some miracle Hermana Grow had an ace bandage. It was a lifesaver: I am happy to report that no serious damage was done. It just hurt like crazy on saturday, and we worked yesterday and today I
am doing so much better. There was also a really cool cultural activity on Saturday where the youth in the stake danced typical dances from a whole bunch of different countries. It was super awesome and we had a huge turnout from our branch and the youth did a fantastic job. The peruvians sure do know how to do their dances. Things are going well and I am very happy. I love you all. And thank you mom so much for sending me an ensign.<br />
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Love<br />
Hermana Christensen</span></span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03325397204890212664noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6029030301483223798.post-82725417352746281702014-07-10T18:11:00.001-07:002014-07-10T18:11:15.791-07:005.13.14<span style="background-color: white;"><span dir="ltr">Hi everybody.
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Golly that was fun chatting with ya'll. I was especially thrilled
that Benny came with all his peeps from Prom to see me. I was super
happy to see all of those guys. I was kind of sad that I wouldn't be
able to chat with him, but this was the best!</div>
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I just think you guys are the greatest. The activity yesterday in
the temple was a HUGE success. Hermana Grow and I alone contacted over
100 people in front of the temple and there was also about 30 other
missionaries out there too. It really was awesome.
We have some really great referrals that we will be sending on to some
of the other missionaries. I spent a lot of time today on the computer
doing some of the chores that id been needing to do (like putting all of
my pictures on a USB and printing off pictures)</div>
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Ironically enough, I saw Hermana and President Marler Yesterday at
the temple and I told them that you guys wanted to come down to pick me
up and Hermana Marler said that she has an email that she sends to those
parents that want to come down. So if you
don't get it this week, write me next week so that I can remind them
about it. But she even said that Mom could come tracting with me for a
day if she wants and that we can all go to church together. But I was
thinking about it , and I think that that would
be General Conference. It wouldn't be that awesome, but it would still
be pretty neat.</div>
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Gosh I just love you guys so much. Breanne just looks so beautiful
and I am sure that she is just rocking the RM world. I just think the
world of all you guys. Thanks for being the best ever. I am Happy and
doing so well.</div>
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LOve LoVe LOvE</div>
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