WELL, yet again Hermana Moody proved that she is a remarkably quotable person. She stated the theme for this entire week yesterday as we went to visit with some members who haven't been coming to church:
"Alright, let's go shatter someone's world."
Really, it's been a week of flames...burning...around my face...in so many ways.
Sorry, folks... hope I don't offend anyone... couldn't resist adding this little image! Ha!
Well, I became rather ill and took on the very precious role of CRYPTKEEPER for just a few days. My voice sounded as haggard as the word itself. Mentally I was mostly stable and physically I rested Monday night and then pressed forward to carry on the work. It was awfully frustrating to not be able to help in several lessons, but I learned a lot from listening to Hermana Moody and it also gave us the opportunity to work more with our members. I actually sang with several of the Elders at a Noche Blanca, o sea a joint baptism with our zone, on Saturday night and didn't pass out, so I guess that means I am better now.
Hermana Moody and I read together a talk from Elder Bednar from October 2012 G.C. and did our fair share of llorando (we do that a lot). He talked about the difference of a testimony and conversion unto the Lord. A testimony is a knowledge of the fundamental principles of the gospel, and it is the foundation for conversion, which is an alteration of our very nature to desire to give up our sins and follow our Savior. I'm not going to lie, it is pretty easy for me to abandon drinking tequila and working for the underground mob scene here in Perú, but it's the smaller things I shouldn't be doing that are harder to leave behind.
THE SMALL THINGS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE
Find the little things which hold you back from receiving revelation, feeling the Spirit, and finding success and abandon them. Then go read that talk and find the five basic ELEMENTS in becoming converted (yes, Hermana Moody read "elephants").
We also had a multizone conference with Pdte Uceda, a member of the Seventy and a fireball. If you want to talk about burning someone with the Spirit, read the sheepish notes of those hundredish missionaries who attended. He's one of those people who speaks calmly and pierces to the very soul. It was a really cool experience.Also scared many of us. But that's how I am best motivated.
Fear of drowning - learn how to swim
Fear of plane crashes - learn how to nosedive safely (thanks Grandpa Peter)
Fear of coming home as a blonde Shamu - 2 IMPORTANT STEPS: 1. Learn how to wake up on time so we can do some exercises. 2. Learn how to speak Spanish so we can ask our pensionist to give us less food for lunch and not leave her house in a straight WADDLE every day
Fear of failing as a missionary and daughter of God - learn how to use Predicad Mi Evangelio, The District videos, and the scriptures better
NEVER FORGET WHO YOU ARE.
I got a cool orange and pink and yellow plastic guitar. I found it on the roof of Hermana Ines when we cleaned it up with the ZLs.
I also contacted a bus driver BY MYSELF the other night. El don de lenguas, mis amores.
De Perú con amor,
Hermana Hewitt (aka Guapa Pig 2)
P.S. Quote of the week...
"The only thing I really miss about having an iPhone is sending people pictures of maims all the time." - Hermana Moody (ahem. She meant memes.)
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