March 30, 2015 - Week 65

How weird is that?? March is now over! But, we did have a pretty good week. It was pretty chill actually... It`s so weird that this week is the last week of changes... The time is seriously going so fast. I feel like I JUST started my time with Hermana Valenzuela but 6 weeks has already passed almost! But, we are having the time of our lives... So, that`s good.

Family Home Evening with Familia Bazan

This week, was pretty chill and boring. It was actually kinda cold. I think it`s starting to be winter here soon, so in the nights it was pretty cold. So, that sucked! But, it`s not even anything close to the cold at home... Haha. But, it rained a bit, too, so that is never good news for missionaries. No one wants to attend you when it`s raining out.. So, that was kinda lame. But, we still had a good week. We had a super cool lesson with this family (familia Figueredo) yesterday and it was so SWEET! Like, he is a returned missionary, but they are like less active members and we went to like figure out what they need and what their whole mindset and feelings are and stuff... And we had like a SUPER long but WAYYY cool lesson. We just like really focused on them and how we can help them and the spirit was SOOO strong. It was just really cool. I just love being a missionary.. For real. Like, honestly, it can be so easy to just get homesick or want to just go back to ``normal life´´ and stuff... But, when you are in situations like that and you just feel the spirit testifying SO STRONGLY that you are really in God`s true church and that this is the only way... I just forget about everything else! I just love it!! So, that was like the cool highlight of this week!

This week we also had our zone conference. It went well. We just talked about ministering to the people (which is awesome) and I learned a ton! But, we learned how to minister to the investigators, recent converts, and less active members using the Book of Mormon. So cool. So, that was fun. And also we have this goal to read the Book of Mormon as a mission (starting in April) like with a new copy and mark on things about Christ (in blue) and the atonement (in red). So, that should be a cool focus. We have a schedule and everything to keep us all on track as a mission togehter. And good news... We get done with the BOM the last day of my mission! So, that`s funny.

Ice Cream for P-Day

Today for p-day we did like nothing. We just chilled at home and then went to this mall to eat KFC. So, it was pretty fun just to chill together and stuff and not have a huge plan. But, next week I think we are going to go to Itaugua to buy stuff.

 

But, that is about it for this week! Love you and have a great EASTER! I am so excited... But, I totally didn`t even know that Easter was this week until yesterday! Haha someone just said... ``everyone is out of work this week cuz of Semana Santa´´ and I`m like ``What? Easter is THIS week? The same week as conference??´´ Haha so that`s cool. We get a cool conference/easter week! I`m excited! Have a great Holy Week everyone! :)

Love, Hermana Whittaker

Drinking mate dulce because it's getting cold outside

P.S. The other day I was sitting on my bed and my companion is like organizing her desk and all the sudden she is like on the bed too and just says ``HOLY CRAP DUDE! There is a huge taratuala in our room and I`m gonna have to kill it!!`` Haha cuz she knows the terror I have of spiders... So, she gets down and with a like a wave of courage... Kills it!! But, I didn`t even look at it while it was still alive... So I don`t actually know just how big it was! But.... The fact is... THERE WAS A TARANTULA IN OUR HOUSE........