On the bus to Salta

 

My hair is getting long

 

 

WOW!!!

Ok fist things first! Yesterday was transfers and...... WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY!!!! Me and Hermana Hammond are staying in Cabildo!!!! We are sooooo excited!!!!

So as for this week it has been a hard one... it was only hard because there hasn't been progress with some of the investigators and it was hard to find them this week. It was a little disappointing but its all good. It happens.

So this week we had to travel down to Salta and it was interesting. Wednesday is when we traveled. Our bus left at 2 in the morning and we didn't feel like sleeping before that time would be a good idea so we stayed up and did random stuff. Hermana Hammond took a 45 min shower and while she was there I was looking and going through some of my stuff and my memories in the mission. It was really cool to see how far I have come in such a short time! It brought tears to my eyes and a smile to my face! It was fun!

Then we traveled to Salta.. a good 7 hour bus ride. We were there until 4 and then traveled back.... we are still tired from the ride!!!

Well this week teaching wise has stunk... its been hard. Basically we are ready to find new people to teach because the ones we are teaching don't want to do anything and we feel like we are wasting our time... but we will see what we do with them....

I really don't have a lot to say about this week because not a lot happened.... OH we did find a family! The moms name is M__________ and she was a reference from the elders in our district. Well O____________ wanted to accompany us so he left with us. Well as we were teaching here her kids started showing up and were really interested in that we were saying! It was cool! She then said that for years she had seen the missionaries walk by her or talking to someone and for years she had been wondering when it was going to be her turn! She was so speechless when we came to her door and she felt so happy! IT was super cool to hear that from her and it makes me want to talk to EVERYONE!!! Her kids are super excited to learn more! W e are excited to teach them!!!

Well because nothing else really happened this week I guess I can share what I learned in our Book of Mormon reading...

Well I was really taken back in Alma 5.... I felt like such a sinner after I read that!! I felt like I am not even close to be ready to be at the judgement bar before God! I was just in awe at the way that Alma was teaching with so much Power and Authority! It was CRAZY!! I learned a lot from it! 

I know that we are not perfect but through the atonement of Christ we are!

I invite you to read Alma 5:14-34 and think about the questions that he is asking and answer about them for yourself. Then I invite you to do what I did. After I read that I felt so bad about my sins that I felt the need to kneel down and offer a prayer of forgiveness. After I had an overwhelming feeling of peace and love came over me. It was a moment I will never forget!

I know that the Lord is always ready to forgive us of our faults and shortcomings but it takes us to offer the prayer to receive it!

I love you all soooo much! This is my last transfer! I have 6 short weeks and 5 more letters home! WE ARE GOING TO EXPLODE CABILDO!!!! Wish us luck!!

Reading this week

m Alma 18-19

t Alma 20-22

w Alma 23-25

t Alma 26-28

f  Alma 29-30

s Alma 31-32

s  Alma 33-35

Hermana Creason



Wow what a weird week!

I am on early this week because we are going to the fair today!!!! I can't wait!!! haha

Well this week has been a different one. Not a lot of new things here. This week we had to travel to Salta because Hermana Hammond had to do some stuff for her Visa so we left Thursday night and it was a good 7 hour bus ride..... we left about midnight and tried to sleep.... I got about two hours in.... but its all good. We got to Salta and we waited to get her visa stuff done but we couldn't get it done so we have to travel back this tomorrow again.... its not fun but we make the best of it!!!

Hermana Hammond has become such a great friend to me!!!  There is a very clear reason why we are companions!! She has such a drive to improve and to do her best and its helping me finish my mission strong! Speaking of, next week is transfers!!!! I can not believe how fast this transfer has gone!!! Its unreal!!! The last six weeks have felt like a blur!!! Its going tooooo fast!!!!!!!

I don't want to leave Cabbildo!! I love it soooo much! The ward doesn't want me to leave either! Yesterday the bishop said that they need me here! It really touched my heart and I am truly blessed to be here.

Yesterday I talked in sacrament meeting. The Bishop didn't give me a topic. So I decided to talk on something that I have been studying this month a lot. I have been studying about letting go of my fear. Fear of anything. but mostly fear of man. I have been trying so hard to drop my natural man habits and submit to the will of the Lord. I decided to talk on that and I talked about how we can drop our fear and share the Gospel. I think it was really good!

This ward is growing like crazy and I love it soooo very much!

This week we had crazy little miracles and they were so amazing!

On Monday we had a lesson with M__________ and C____________ again! The lesson was sooo strong! The miracle was that they had no questions for us.... they wanted to listen! Usually they always start with questions and it just kinda throws off our lesson but the spirit was there from the very beginning! We talked to them about the Restoration again. It was so powerful! At the very end C__________ asked me if I had prayed to know that it was true. I took a moment to gather my thoughts and I said yes. When I said that an overwhelming feeling of truth came over me and I knew that the restoration was true! It was cool! We invited them to go to church this week and they DID!!! It was so good!! They are progressing a lot they just have a problem with praying. They feel like its just air coming out of their mouth. We are going to work on that this week.

On Thursday we had a lesson with V___________! OH MY GOSH THIS GIRL IS AMAZING!!!!! She is so great!! We talked to her about the power of prayer and with a broken heart and contrite spirit. We told her about the story of O__________and how prayer changed everything with him. She was touched and we felt prompted to invite her to pick a day to be baptized as a goal. We pulled a calender out and she looked at it. She didn't even pause and said the ¨"6th of August I am getting baptized." Its in the middle of the week, but this day has a huge significance for her so we are going to make it work. We feel so good about it and I really think she can make it. We have not been able to see her mom, and she does not want to see us. We asked V___________ how we can help but she said that just prayers will be fine. As we walked home, Hermana Hammond thought that we should write a letter of thanks to her mother for the opportunity to teach her daughter and to get to know her. We think that this will help soften her heart. We are going to try it and see what happens! If you could, please keep her in your prayers for the 6th of august!!!!

SO many other miracles this week but I will save them for another day.

So the world cup was nuts!!!! That week of semi finals and finals was soooo bad! Everyone kept calling us Germans! We started counting how many times we heard it but we finally lost track... haha We are still getting it! haha. Well the day of the games we could work until the game started but during the games and after we could not be outside! I have video taped the noise of when Argentina won semi finals so I will show you that when I get home!! Its NUTS!! Soccer here is a way of life and they take it VERY close to heart! A lot of people freak out when I tell them I have never really played it.... haha O_____________ is one of those! haha

Its finally warming up! Today is beautiful and soooo nice! Its not hot, its just perfect!!

Presidente Capparo is so great!! We talked a lot about having converts before baptism and he wants us to really focus on the recent converts! It feels like a different mission but its also really really good!!

Well because we are going shopping right after this I have forgotten my reading chart on where we are this week. I know that we should be at Alma 20 next Sunday..... I think...... oops..... haha oh well. Basically its 2 or 3 chapters a day so just base it on that! I loved the reading this week!!! I really love Mosiah! Its so interesting to read and I love applying the stories into my life! I always love studying about Alma the Younger and watching him go from a rebel to the church to the GREATEST MISSIONARY!! Its cool watching his change and its been cool that I can apply it to me in my mission how I have changed! I love the scriptures and am growing a huge testimony of them!

Well this is my week this week! I love the mission and I am so sad that its almost over! But I'm going to finish strong and drop all my fear!!!!

Love you all soooo very much!

Hermana Creason

PS keep V__________ in your prayers and pray that I wont have transfers next week!!!! haha

Ok I have never had a better week in my entire life!!!!!!!!!! I have never ever been so happy and never have I been so undeserving of the blessings received this week!!!!!!

The first thing to say is O____________WAS BAPTIZED ON SATURDAY!!!!!!! I honestly have never been so happy in my life!!! This week was such a spiritual growth for him and for me! I guess I will start at the beginning!!

Well this week we have been in daily contact with him so that he could have spiritual strength to press on and all! I gave him dads letter and he loved it! We also taught him about the priesthood and he was really interested about it. We talked about how this would be such a blessing for his family and help them to learn. He wants them to listen to us and I think that in time they will! We are starting with his mom! We already have a foot in the door because she likes to teach us how to make yummy things! haha so I guess its 2 pluses! haha anyway. So we had taught him everyday and we saw how he changed every day! We fasted with him on Thursday and it was the first time that he had fasted. He really enjoyed it but we got a text at midnight from him asking if he can brush his teeth while fasting.... haha oh its fun watching him learn! haha. Well he passed his interview and every time we leave him something to read, when we came back, he always asked us what it meant or what he thinks it meant. He has started marking his scriptures and reading them daily! Then came the day of his baptism. We went to his house that morning and we watched Finding Faith in Christ. It was a great way to start of his baptism day!!! Later that day we went and filled the font and studied, contacted a few references and then went back to the church to prepare. The baptism was at 7 and he got there at 6:30. Everyone showed up around 7:30 but he didn't mind. haha

The part of the night that I loved the most was when they left to go change and we waited outside with our cameras in a few moments O____________ and his best friend A______ (member) came out in white. In this moment tears filled my eyes. He had a huge smile on his face and he was ready to go. It was a beautiful service! The best one that I had seen in Argentina! Not very many people were there but it was soooo spiritual!

After the talks he was baptized! I cried! I didn't cry because it was another baptism, I cried because O___________ has become my brother and a very dear friend and now he has entered the door of eternity! We met him outside the font and he took my hand. I looked him in the eyes and said almost crying ."O_________, usted es LIMPIO." (O_________, your clean!) He looked at my with a firmer grip and said "por fin" (finally) "gracias Hermana"

I  honestly can not take any credit! It was all the Lord! The Lord molded us both this week and we both changed!

Yesterday O__________ went to church and actually beat us there!!! H e received the Holy Ghost AND the Priesthood!!!!!!!! He is GLOWING with the spirit!!! 

I honestly can not express the joy that I feel and the way the Lord has taught me this week! I have grown so much and I am sooo happy!!! 

O____________ has become a very dear friend and a brother to me and now, he has entered into the kingdom of the Lord! I feel so privileged to have been able to be here to witness this miracle!!!!

Thank you so very much for all your prayers and all your faith to help him this week!! I know it happened because of his faith and all the spiritual help he has been getting!!!!!

I have ran out of time to tell more but I will have ton to say later!!!

Reading this week

M Mos 11- 13

T Mos 14-17

W Mos 18-20

T Mos 21-23

F Mos 24-26

S Mos 27-28

S Mos29, Alma1

LOVE YOU SOOO MUCH

Hermana Creason

 

Making the yummiest treat!!! 

 

 

 

Wow what a week!

Well I think that I jinxed my self last week when I said that I was 100% better. I have learned that I have Dads immune system. I got sick this week again but I'm doing a lot better now. It was worse on Friday but its in the past and I'm moving on. So while you guys where watching fireworks, I was buying cold meds.... haha

No I actually had a really cool experience while I was sick and its really spiritual so I guess I will have to save it for when I come home because writing it down would not be enough.

Well this week has been an interesting. I guess I will tell you what has been happening with O________.

Oh my gosh this man has got to be one of my favorite stories that I have on my mission!! He has really been changing! We had a lesson with him almost every day this week to help him get ready for his baptism this week It has been really cool watching him change and apply the atonement in his life. Dad said something in one of his letters a while ago that said that O__________ is on his way to receiving a testimony that will help him. After that we have focused all of our lessons on him strengthening this testimony that he needs to have. I can see a huge change in him and it really is a privilege to see. I have seen so many things on my mission but to really see someone change and they change because they love the Lord and they want to do what is right it really is an honor more than anything!

So yeah he is prepping to be baptized this Saturday and it is going to be the best day EVER!! We had a lesson with him and our new Bishop yesterday and might I just add that our Bishop is AMAZING!!! It's so cool watching this little ward grow! Before we had less than 20 people going to church and yesterday we had 65 in Sacrament meeting!! Its just amazing!!! Anyway back to O___________. Well in the lesson the Bishop was asking him what the ward can do to help him get ready and feel like a special day for him, then he asked him a very good question. He asked "O__________, why do you want to be baptized?"

His response brought tears to my eyes. He said that he feels the need to be clean and to do the right thing.

That one response changed my mission. I know that I am here in the mission to help change lives but I feel like mine is the one that is changing! I honestly can never thank God enough for this chance to serve Him and for Him to mold me and teach me the things that he wants me to know.

As for my new President... I am so excited to work with them! Presidente y Hermana Chaparro! Tomorrow we have a big conference with them and we are going to get to know them and their family.

This week in the reading I came across a scripture I really liked in 2 Nephi 25:23

Here Nephi is saying how much the words he has been writing is worth so much and that he has worked so hard to do the will of the Lord by helping us know and understand the doctrine of Christ. I always am so sad to be done with 1 and 2 Nephi. I really do love them and learn so much from him and his family! But there are bigger and better things awaiting us in the scriptures this week.... and I am a slacker and forgot my paper that says where we read everyday....

But I do know that by Sunday we need to be at Mosiah 10... so I guess you guys can figure it out.... haha

Well sorry this letter has been short, well shorter than normal. I have been writing and responding to a lot of people today!

Just want to say I love you and that we need to make the next 2 months count!!!!!!!!

All my love!

Hermana Creason