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waterfall in Tiquipaya
waterfall in Tiquipaya
Hey fam!!!
We had a fantastic week! It really is so great to be working
with Hermana Vara and I feel so blessed to be her companion. We had so many
great experiences this week. One of them was that our pensionista/relief
society president went out to accompany us and we walked past an old friend's
house. She felt like she needed to call this friend, Graciela, and invite her
to talk to us. A couple days later we had a lesson with Graciela in my
pensionista's house. It was such a powerful lesson as we had the help from two
members. The spirit was so strong and Graciela accepted a baptismal date without
a second thought. It was amazing. Graciela has such a desire to learn and know
which of all the churches are true. I know the Spirit was so much a part of
this whole experience and will be crucial in the progress of Graciela. This
experience reminded me of how important the members are in the work of
salvation. I love how the Lord knows each of us individually and is always
putting people in our pathway that are prepared for this wonderful gospel!
I don't know if I told you guys about the Salinas Family....
so I will now. Haha. Once upon a time we were leaving our apartment and a guy
stopped us and told us that he wanted us to visit him and his family. It turns
out they had just moved back from Spain and had been inactive for years. The
dad, Juan Pablo, explained how he wanted to come back to church with all his
family. He has his wife, Maribel and two kids Juan David (10 yrs. old) and
Carolina (7 years old) and they are seriously the cutest family ever. Juan
David was never baptized so he is now preparing for his baptism for August
16th. It is awesome because they are wanting to use the baptism as a missionary
opportunity. They are going to invite family members and friends from school.
It is amazing to see there excitement to return to the church and share this
message as well. They are also preparing to get sealed!!! It is so exciting and
I feel so blessed that I have the opportunity to help a family make it to the
temple. What a special thing it is.
Today was a good p-day. We went to a waterfall in Tiquipaya
which was cool and different from the usual stuff we do here Cochabamba! We
also ran into President and Hermana Hansen and their daughter at the grocery
store. Their daughter is finishing her last three weeks of her mission here in
Bolivia before she goes back to BYU. I have such a great love for Pres and
Hermana Hansen. They are seriously so awesome.
Life is great here and we're working hard! I just love being
a missionary so much! I also love all of you and hope you have a great week!
Con mucho amor,
Hermana Gardiner
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