(EMAIL SENT JULY 20 , 2015)
FAMILIA,
Primary
Teachers!! That is the best calling in the world! Those little kids are sure
lucky to have you two as their teachers!
Okay so I have
to let you know about the Gee Whiz Facts of the Week. They are just too great!
1. Five days
without water. 5 DAYS!!! Just imagine that for a sec ... and I hope you understand
how nuts that is. We ended showering with a little soup sized bowl of our drinking
water (our invention after four days of not showering) ... but it seriously just got
to be hilarious after awhile. And it was all throughout Chulucanas. Hahaha - I have
never been more grateful to have a cold shower in my life when it finally
started working again.
2. We spent
half of the week in the Clinic. My sweet comp has had a lot of health problems.
We ended traveling back and forth to Piura (one hour bus ride) about three times.
But have no fear she is doing a lot better now!
3. First
Interview with President Rasmussen was this week - I just love them so much!
Sister Rasmussen is a sweetheart and I think she added you and I as friends on Facebook Mom! They are both just so hilarious and super spunky.
Overall, it was
a good week! We challenged one of our new investigators to baptism. Her name is
Aniy and we contacted her in the street my first week here. She is an angel,
and is about 40 years old and lives alone. One of her sons is a member of the
church, and she hasn't heard a lot from him about the church, but is excited to
learn more. Our last lesson (2nd Lesson with her) she was asking us a lot about
baptism, and told us that if she feels its true, she is very willing to be
baptized. We set a date - 30 de Agosto - and she is set on it! Now we just have
9 more investigators to go with a baptismal date! We can do it!
Also, we have
been knocking a lot of doors lately. Our area is HUGE and we are trying to get
to know it all. Side note - I don't think sunblock works here because I seem to
be sunburned everyday (but don't worry, just a little bit). We have found new
investigators and even families! At times in can be hard because a bunch of
people tell us no, but I have learned to just smile and try the next door, and
the next, and the next. When I first got in the mission it broke my heart when
the people told us no, but now I just think, "I just planted a seed!"
and we keep on going! It's amazing what the mission teaches you!
In the morning
I was reading a quote from Cheryl Esplin in the last General Conference and I wanted to share it
with you all: "Many of
us have been baptized and have received the gift of the Holy Ghost, whose role
is to reveal and to teach the truth of all things. With the privilege of that
gift comes the responsibility to seek truth, to live the truth we know, and to
share and defend the truth."
I love that! As
members of the church, we have the responsibility to Seek Truth, Live the
Truth, and Share and Defend the Truth. My new phrase for this week! Seek. Live.
Share. Defend. All that I believe.
I love you all
and hope you all have an incredible week! I have to go
but thank you for everything you all do! This gospel really is so incredible.
Hermana Shumway
I took a little
pic so you can see what my new area looks like. Check out the motos and the
flag of Peru – I love this place!
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