Anyway, this week had some ups and downs, but it was still good, we still saw miracles. We are just trying really hard to stay strong and be focused. I want my last week to end with a bang. I just can´t believe it will end this week, it is so weird. I can´t really imagine myself not as a missionary. We were singing a primary song in companionship study today, We will bring the world His truth, and I started crying ha ha. Luckily, I get one more zone conference before I leave.
I am glad that you are reading Jesus the Christ, it is so amazing, I love it so much. And don´t worry, I am not panicked about packing. I am leaving a lot behind. My books will be heavy, but we could just check them on the plane I think, tha would probably be easier and cheaper than mailing them home.
Not much happened this week that I can think of, I know I had more things I wanted to write about but my mind is blank!!! I love you all so much, keep studying your scriptures and everything this week!!! I love you all!
Hermana Reed
Monday, September 12, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
Lindsay now has one more letter to write home
Ok, you are more trunky than me, you are writing very short letters ha ha.
If you don´t like this change of plans, we can just go to the hotel, but we will lose a bit of time, But just tell me what you would like to do. It is not a tradition to bring things, if you want to you can. You can bring the Hinckley´s something if you want, but again, it is not a tradition or anything so it is whatever you want to do. A mi me da igual.
And to answer your question, I am not allowed to go on facebook at all, for no reason. This mission is strict, but we don´t care because we all like to be obedient, no one ever gets sent home because of disobedience. I love it.
Alright, to stop talking about trunky things. We have a baptism this weekend. Her name is Julia. We have beein working with her for awihle, and she has had a fecha, but this week she was getting really nervous and didn´t know if she could do it. Well, on Saturday night we had a lesson with her. It came to a point in the lesson when I realized we just weren´t relying enough on the spirit, and that we needed help. So I told Julia that we were going to kneel down, and I invited her to pray and ask Heavenly Father if He wants her to be baptized. She began to say a very fervent and sincere prayer. I was also praying very hard in my heart for a lot of faith, and that she could receive an answer right now. After the prayer there was some silence, and then she told us that she was going to be baptized. It was such a wonderful experience.
This transfer has been so amazing, we have seen so many miracles. I love you all so much!
Hermana Reed
If you don´t like this change of plans, we can just go to the hotel, but we will lose a bit of time, But just tell me what you would like to do. It is not a tradition to bring things, if you want to you can. You can bring the Hinckley´s something if you want, but again, it is not a tradition or anything so it is whatever you want to do. A mi me da igual.
And to answer your question, I am not allowed to go on facebook at all, for no reason. This mission is strict, but we don´t care because we all like to be obedient, no one ever gets sent home because of disobedience. I love it.
Alright, to stop talking about trunky things. We have a baptism this weekend. Her name is Julia. We have beein working with her for awihle, and she has had a fecha, but this week she was getting really nervous and didn´t know if she could do it. Well, on Saturday night we had a lesson with her. It came to a point in the lesson when I realized we just weren´t relying enough on the spirit, and that we needed help. So I told Julia that we were going to kneel down, and I invited her to pray and ask Heavenly Father if He wants her to be baptized. She began to say a very fervent and sincere prayer. I was also praying very hard in my heart for a lot of faith, and that she could receive an answer right now. After the prayer there was some silence, and then she told us that she was going to be baptized. It was such a wonderful experience.
This transfer has been so amazing, we have seen so many miracles. I love you all so much!
Hermana Reed
Brent had an awesome week
This week it hasn´t rained everyday yeahhh!! Another amazing week has come and gone in a flash, I feel like I wrote you guys yesterday. Though, at the same time so many things have happened that it couldn´t possibly have been only one day. Well to answer a few of your questions mother dearest a couple things I need would be a very large bag of chocolate chips, lots of rice a roni(the four cheese kind), and an american gift for my favorite columbian compañion. If that is possible. haha loves and kisses
Yes the girls absolutely loved the hats and all of the rings fit! It was truly glorious, I hope I never have any daughters because I know I will give them everything they want.
Of Course I have amazing friends, they are great missionaries all of them, I can tell.
As far as the 18 year old mission privilege Chile is the only country in the world that has this permission unless you are the son of a stake president. This will help a lot of Chileans to make the decision to be a missionary. One of our investigators named mauricio tells us everyday of how he wants to be a missionary like us. He is 14 years old and a stud...goes to seminary every day and will be getting baptized in two weeks. I do not know many chileans who work in the mines but that is because they are gone all the time. There are a lot of mothers who raise the kids practically by themselves because the husbands will be gone for 15 days with 3 days leave oh it is not good to work in the mines.
Yes, transfers are coming up and unfortunately I am thinking about them a lot because a lot of things are going to be changing in my zone. Big changes. President usually keeps us informed as zone leaders about big changes that will happen so we can prepare wards and their mission leaders for the change. Also, we are responsible for the inconspicuous training of the future zone leaders so Pres. usually tells or asks us about the personal progress of the Elders in our zone. So usually I know exactly what is going to happen, who the new leaders are and so forth. But I never tell anyone in my zone where they are going. Planning transfers is a sacred process where President Humphrey researches through us and then recieves revelation about the new assignments that the Lord wants given. I have a very strong testimony that my President is an inspired man and is guided by revelation during this whole process of Transfers...it is so cool! Usually it is pretty obvious if a missionary is going to leave, and we also have 3 missionaries that are dying this transfer in my zone so everyone already knows a lot about what will be going on. But we officially find out the 19 of september.
Um actually, we can watch any movie approved by president that we want(those are usually limited to Disney/Pixar/Dreamworks movies). and to a certain degree it depends on baptisms. Really, we can watch a movie as a zone once a cambio. Permission is predicated upon the work efforts of the zone, so not just baptisms but good key indicators.
My favorite food here is definetily porotes con tallarines y longaniza....delicioso!
This week my testimony of the power of fasting has grown substantially. As you know the father of the Cofre family can´t come to church because he has to work. So on Friday night we taught the whole family about the law of fasts and offerings. We committed together to fast so that there family could recieve answers that the book of Mormon is true and that Hermano Mauricio would be able to come to church on Sundays(They also committed to paying fast offerings every month...I love them). Anyways, we have our follow up appointment Sunday night, Erica and Mauricio jr. came to church and loved it but the father was at work so he couldn´t come...fast in vain one might ask....nope. That evening through tears Mauricio explained to us that for the first time in 5 years someone appeared ( I am assuming a new employee) and he felt the impression to ask him if he could change turns with him on sundays so that he could come to church and now he will be coming to church next sunday. I know without a doubt that the Lord responded to the fast that we did and opened the heart of one of Maurcios co workers so that he and his family would be able to come to church together. I know the Lord answers prayers and that miracles happen when we have righteous desires and are willing to sacrifice. It was an amazing experience.
Well, I hope you all had as great a week as I did. Make sure to read your scriptures everyday. Love ya!
Elder Reed
Yes the girls absolutely loved the hats and all of the rings fit! It was truly glorious, I hope I never have any daughters because I know I will give them everything they want.
Of Course I have amazing friends, they are great missionaries all of them, I can tell.
As far as the 18 year old mission privilege Chile is the only country in the world that has this permission unless you are the son of a stake president. This will help a lot of Chileans to make the decision to be a missionary. One of our investigators named mauricio tells us everyday of how he wants to be a missionary like us. He is 14 years old and a stud...goes to seminary every day and will be getting baptized in two weeks. I do not know many chileans who work in the mines but that is because they are gone all the time. There are a lot of mothers who raise the kids practically by themselves because the husbands will be gone for 15 days with 3 days leave oh it is not good to work in the mines.
Yes, transfers are coming up and unfortunately I am thinking about them a lot because a lot of things are going to be changing in my zone. Big changes. President usually keeps us informed as zone leaders about big changes that will happen so we can prepare wards and their mission leaders for the change. Also, we are responsible for the inconspicuous training of the future zone leaders so Pres. usually tells or asks us about the personal progress of the Elders in our zone. So usually I know exactly what is going to happen, who the new leaders are and so forth. But I never tell anyone in my zone where they are going. Planning transfers is a sacred process where President Humphrey researches through us and then recieves revelation about the new assignments that the Lord wants given. I have a very strong testimony that my President is an inspired man and is guided by revelation during this whole process of Transfers...it is so cool! Usually it is pretty obvious if a missionary is going to leave, and we also have 3 missionaries that are dying this transfer in my zone so everyone already knows a lot about what will be going on. But we officially find out the 19 of september.
Um actually, we can watch any movie approved by president that we want(those are usually limited to Disney/Pixar/Dreamworks movies). and to a certain degree it depends on baptisms. Really, we can watch a movie as a zone once a cambio. Permission is predicated upon the work efforts of the zone, so not just baptisms but good key indicators.
My favorite food here is definetily porotes con tallarines y longaniza....delicioso!
This week my testimony of the power of fasting has grown substantially. As you know the father of the Cofre family can´t come to church because he has to work. So on Friday night we taught the whole family about the law of fasts and offerings. We committed together to fast so that there family could recieve answers that the book of Mormon is true and that Hermano Mauricio would be able to come to church on Sundays(They also committed to paying fast offerings every month...I love them). Anyways, we have our follow up appointment Sunday night, Erica and Mauricio jr. came to church and loved it but the father was at work so he couldn´t come...fast in vain one might ask....nope. That evening through tears Mauricio explained to us that for the first time in 5 years someone appeared ( I am assuming a new employee) and he felt the impression to ask him if he could change turns with him on sundays so that he could come to church and now he will be coming to church next sunday. I know without a doubt that the Lord responded to the fast that we did and opened the heart of one of Maurcios co workers so that he and his family would be able to come to church together. I know the Lord answers prayers and that miracles happen when we have righteous desires and are willing to sacrifice. It was an amazing experience.
Well, I hope you all had as great a week as I did. Make sure to read your scriptures everyday. Love ya!
Elder Reed
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Lindsay preparing to come home
Ok, items of business. I am afraid to see the picture of me at the zone training because I was not matching, but that is ok. Second, I went to the office for something and Elder Araujo showed me the email you sent, ha ha. So, I honestly do not want to first time of me seeing you in 18 months to be at church with everyone. If you arrive at 8ish in the morning, you probably won´t arrive in time anyway for church, so you can go straight to the hotel with your luggage and sleep, because I would rather see you not tired. :). Hermana Roberts and I have a plan. We will come to your hotel room and I can see you there! It will just be the two of us, and I can see you, and maybe bring some of my luggage and have you pack it better, ha ha. And if you want you can come with us that evening to meet some of our recent converts and investigators. We would probably come to your hotel room by 3 or 3:30. And we can bring you food, or, if there is room service you can give us food :). ha ha.
Then, on Monday when I find out what time the interview is at we can decide what time we will meet and I will have things planned to do for Monday. And I am sure I will be able to stay with you in the hotel Monday night because my companion will probably be with some of the other hermanas. And then Tuesday I need to be at the office at 5:00 pm, and I will be there until we have to go to ¨singing for the angels¨ at 8:30 that night. I will show you how to get to the place, it is not hard, before that so you can meet us all there at 8:30. That is just until 9, and then I am with you forever.
Ok, that was very long, I hope it made sense. Tell me if it doesn´t. As for weather, it was very very hot last week, but it has begun to cool down. But for you it is probably still going to feel hot, and it is so humid here. So, I would pack summer things, and realize that you will sweat a lot.
So just send me the address of the hotel, and tell me what you think of that plan. What are we doing after we leave Spain?
Ok, now for missonary stuff. ERNESTO, JUAN CARLOS, AND LINA WERE BAPTIZED!!!! They are so amazing, and it was probably the most spiritual baptism I have ever seen. And their testimonies afterward were so strong and amazing. All of the members were crying, and they just felt the spirit so strong. These 3 people are probably the strongest converts I have baptized.
Sorry this was such a business like email. But I love you all so much! Always remember to be an example to others so they can see your light and want to know more about our Savior and His church.
Love, Hermana Reed
Then, on Monday when I find out what time the interview is at we can decide what time we will meet and I will have things planned to do for Monday. And I am sure I will be able to stay with you in the hotel Monday night because my companion will probably be with some of the other hermanas. And then Tuesday I need to be at the office at 5:00 pm, and I will be there until we have to go to ¨singing for the angels¨ at 8:30 that night. I will show you how to get to the place, it is not hard, before that so you can meet us all there at 8:30. That is just until 9, and then I am with you forever.
Ok, that was very long, I hope it made sense. Tell me if it doesn´t. As for weather, it was very very hot last week, but it has begun to cool down. But for you it is probably still going to feel hot, and it is so humid here. So, I would pack summer things, and realize that you will sweat a lot.
So just send me the address of the hotel, and tell me what you think of that plan. What are we doing after we leave Spain?
Ok, now for missonary stuff. ERNESTO, JUAN CARLOS, AND LINA WERE BAPTIZED!!!! They are so amazing, and it was probably the most spiritual baptism I have ever seen. And their testimonies afterward were so strong and amazing. All of the members were crying, and they just felt the spirit so strong. These 3 people are probably the strongest converts I have baptized.
Sorry this was such a business like email. But I love you all so much! Always remember to be an example to others so they can see your light and want to know more about our Savior and His church.
Love, Hermana Reed
Brent
Wow sounds like you guys had an interesting week. I hope everyone feels better. My week has been very interesting as well and very wet. It has beeenn pouring rain non stop for the past 7 days and this morning it finally let up. The good thing is that when it rains some people have more compassion on us and let us in while others are even more frank with us and tell us to go inside and stop wasting time. So we actually work a lot more effectively when it is raining outside haha. The Cofre family that we have been teaching came to church and have accepted baptismal dates and are probably the most prepared people I have ever met in my entire life. They have us coming by their house every day to teach them and this week they have recieved all of the lessons and love it! I love them so much. This next week we are going to review everything we taught this last week to make sure they understand everything. They are a perfect example of what the prophet Alma was teaching when we plant a good seed in our hearts... It must needs be that this is a good seed, or that the word is good, for it beginneth to enlarge my soul; yea, it beginneth to enlighten my understanding, yea, it beginneth to be delicious to me....This week has been such a precious experience for me, witnessing the change in this family{s life as theirs souls have been enlarged, understanding enlightened, and as they now desire the gospel more than anything else because it has become delicious to them. The gospel is true! It might have been raining this week but not even that could calm the fire that is consuming my sector, the unquenchable fire of the spirit!
Mom I would not be able to go to Disneyland without being released, the stake president would have to release me over the phone..but that is enough talk about getting released. You can talk about Hermana Reed cooming home, that{s fine, but I still have a long time and a great work to do still. I am excited for you guys to be able to pick Lindsay up and to finally make it to England I know that you guys have been wanting to go there for some time. Oh, there is one thing that I need from barcelona.....and I mean NEED!! haha it is an authentic Barcelona Jersey, Hermana Reed should know where to find some. jaja.
Has Connor gotten his eagle scout yet? You mentioned scouts and that popped into my head. How is Holly doing on her personal progress? All of our new converts that are as old as them we have going to seminary and all have recieved the priesthood it is soooo cool. I don´t konw if I told you this but youth from Chile can now leave on the mission at the age of 18. Anyways, I have gotta to go. I love you all!!
Cariño.
Elder Reed
Mom I would not be able to go to Disneyland without being released, the stake president would have to release me over the phone..but that is enough talk about getting released. You can talk about Hermana Reed cooming home, that{s fine, but I still have a long time and a great work to do still. I am excited for you guys to be able to pick Lindsay up and to finally make it to England I know that you guys have been wanting to go there for some time. Oh, there is one thing that I need from barcelona.....and I mean NEED!! haha it is an authentic Barcelona Jersey, Hermana Reed should know where to find some. jaja.
Has Connor gotten his eagle scout yet? You mentioned scouts and that popped into my head. How is Holly doing on her personal progress? All of our new converts that are as old as them we have going to seminary and all have recieved the priesthood it is soooo cool. I don´t konw if I told you this but youth from Chile can now leave on the mission at the age of 18. Anyways, I have gotta to go. I love you all!!
Cariño.
Elder Reed
Monday, August 22, 2011
Brent
Hey Family,
Mom, I got your package and it is wonderful!! Thank you so much for sending it to me. I haven{t been able to give the stuff to the girls yet because they went out of town this weekend but I will let you know how they like it. Way to go Connor first stake dance! I am glad you had a good time. I am happy that you had a good first week...has snow started to fall yet haha. This week was a great one for me and my companion. We found another family to teach, had a baptism, and just felt the Lord guiding us in our efforts to find his sheep. The baptism of Valeria was significantly more special than usual becuase her tio was able to baptize her...Yes it was Juan the father of the two twins that we baptized two weeks ago. He baptized her as a worthy holder of the aaronic priesthood. It was spectacular!! To think that 1 month ago he was a chain smoker and alcoholic and now he is a worthy holder of the priesthood...it is one of the strongest testimonies that I have of the healing power of the Atonement of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He is such a humble and faithful man. That whole family that we baptized are angels, the most amazing people that I have met, I had been praying for a complete family and the Lord provided, not only that but he gave us a surplus, this new family that we are teaching is amazing as well. Mauricio,, the father, told us of a spiritual experience he had when he was younger right after we finished explaining the restoration. Now first of all, when people usually ask us if they can share a spiritual experience they tend to share strange things but that wasn{t the case with Mauricio. He said that when he was younger he had had a series of dreams where he saw a young boy in a grove of trees kneeling and being surrounded by light..then he testified to us that he knew that what we were saying was true. The whole family is way stoked to be learning from us and I know that they will be baptized.
With the zone Elder Valderruten and I have been planning some seriously awesome activities and this last week we went to go see a floating musuem on the oldest ship floating by its own means in the world. It was sweet!! and today we had a bbq and wacthed a disney movie. I will send you pics. Well how are you all doing? How have your testimonies been growing? Or what are you doing so that your testimonies can grow?
I love you all very much and you are all in my prayers.
Love,
Elder Reed
Mom, I got your package and it is wonderful!! Thank you so much for sending it to me. I haven{t been able to give the stuff to the girls yet because they went out of town this weekend but I will let you know how they like it. Way to go Connor first stake dance! I am glad you had a good time. I am happy that you had a good first week...has snow started to fall yet haha. This week was a great one for me and my companion. We found another family to teach, had a baptism, and just felt the Lord guiding us in our efforts to find his sheep. The baptism of Valeria was significantly more special than usual becuase her tio was able to baptize her...Yes it was Juan the father of the two twins that we baptized two weeks ago. He baptized her as a worthy holder of the aaronic priesthood. It was spectacular!! To think that 1 month ago he was a chain smoker and alcoholic and now he is a worthy holder of the priesthood...it is one of the strongest testimonies that I have of the healing power of the Atonement of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He is such a humble and faithful man. That whole family that we baptized are angels, the most amazing people that I have met, I had been praying for a complete family and the Lord provided, not only that but he gave us a surplus, this new family that we are teaching is amazing as well. Mauricio,, the father, told us of a spiritual experience he had when he was younger right after we finished explaining the restoration. Now first of all, when people usually ask us if they can share a spiritual experience they tend to share strange things but that wasn{t the case with Mauricio. He said that when he was younger he had had a series of dreams where he saw a young boy in a grove of trees kneeling and being surrounded by light..then he testified to us that he knew that what we were saying was true. The whole family is way stoked to be learning from us and I know that they will be baptized.
With the zone Elder Valderruten and I have been planning some seriously awesome activities and this last week we went to go see a floating musuem on the oldest ship floating by its own means in the world. It was sweet!! and today we had a bbq and wacthed a disney movie. I will send you pics. Well how are you all doing? How have your testimonies been growing? Or what are you doing so that your testimonies can grow?
I love you all very much and you are all in my prayers.
Love,
Elder Reed
Lindsay-only 3 letters left
Ok, I think that you should still write me longer emails, endure to the end mom!!! ha ha
I am so happy that Connor went to a dance! How cute! And he danced with girls, wow! But I don´t understand why he is not playing sports. What will he do for exercise? And what will he do as an extracurricular activity? Won´t he miss playing sports?
Ok, I will just talk to President Hinckley then about what I will and will not be able to do. And I know that metro stop where your hotel is.
Hermana Roberts is very excited to meet you as well, I tell her all the crazy stories of our family. And I don´t think that you will be able to call me on the cell phone, that is not allowed. I really honestly have no idea how it will all work out. I assume that someone will tell me at some point. We went to Park Guell last week, but it is so incedibly hot and humid that we didn´t stay too long. We don´t have many desires to be outside on Pday because we have to work in the hot sun throughout the week. Plus I have no money to do anything cool here in Barcelona, but that is ok.
This week was another amazing week. This weekend Juan Carlos, Lina, and Ernesto will be baptized! They are probably some of the most prepared people that I have ever met. We were teaching them tithing and they bore their testimony to us about the blessings they received when they paid tithing. And they know that when they pay tithing, they never have to worry about not having what they need. They are amazing!!
Well, I just don´t really know what else to write. We are seeing so many miracles, I know that this is the work of the Lord. Through all the ups and downs of my mission, I have seen miracles. The Lord is always there, ready to show us that He knows what is going on and we do not have to worry.
I love you all so very much,
Hermana Reed
I am so happy that Connor went to a dance! How cute! And he danced with girls, wow! But I don´t understand why he is not playing sports. What will he do for exercise? And what will he do as an extracurricular activity? Won´t he miss playing sports?
Ok, I will just talk to President Hinckley then about what I will and will not be able to do. And I know that metro stop where your hotel is.
Hermana Roberts is very excited to meet you as well, I tell her all the crazy stories of our family. And I don´t think that you will be able to call me on the cell phone, that is not allowed. I really honestly have no idea how it will all work out. I assume that someone will tell me at some point. We went to Park Guell last week, but it is so incedibly hot and humid that we didn´t stay too long. We don´t have many desires to be outside on Pday because we have to work in the hot sun throughout the week. Plus I have no money to do anything cool here in Barcelona, but that is ok.
This week was another amazing week. This weekend Juan Carlos, Lina, and Ernesto will be baptized! They are probably some of the most prepared people that I have ever met. We were teaching them tithing and they bore their testimony to us about the blessings they received when they paid tithing. And they know that when they pay tithing, they never have to worry about not having what they need. They are amazing!!
Well, I just don´t really know what else to write. We are seeing so many miracles, I know that this is the work of the Lord. Through all the ups and downs of my mission, I have seen miracles. The Lord is always there, ready to show us that He knows what is going on and we do not have to worry.
I love you all so very much,
Hermana Reed
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