Sorry....I am pretty late posting Aushlynn letter this week....I have been gallivanting around the Southwest for the past few days for my 25th anniversary......please forgive! It's better late then never....right? Come on....I had a pretty good excuse!
This girl had an amazing week! Baptisms....zone conferences...some of her favorite things. She also told me she really misses my veggie beef soup....ahh....me to...but it is to hot to enjoy soup for a few months. I will think of her next time I make it....I am super nice like that! Well....I guess with no further adieu here is her letter.
Hey family!
Well this past week was full of
inspiration and spiritual experiences! Honestly I am so grateful for everyone
who made it possible for me to be out here! I am learning so much every day and
gaining such a strong testimony of the doctrine of Christ!
This week our investigator Hermana
veronica got baptized! It was a really special experience because her dad got
to baptize her on her birthday! Before her baptism and when I wasn’t in this
area she was very stubborn girl teenage girl. She didn’t like to be told things
that she had to do so she didn’t get baptized when she was nine. After like 2
years the missionaries started to visit her but she was still really stubborn
up until I got here... I don’t know we just clicked and became really good
friends. I feel like if you don’t really have a relationship with this people
then how are they going to open up and trust you let alone the lord. Also we
got to see the baptism of Hermana Rosario! She is an amazing woman! She has
been listening to the missionaries for like 9 years! I know she is going to be
a great leader in the church!
Also this week we had the multi-zone
conference! It was all about the Book of Mormon and how to use it more
effectively! Honestly i can testify that president receives revelation for this
mission because after this conference and putting to use all the things we had
learned we were able to find 4 new people to teach! I am so grateful for this
example I have to learn from! I have learned that the Book of Mormon isn’t just
a book of scripture but it holds the fullness of this gospel. Just reading it
you can tell that he loves each and every one of us so much! I invite everyone
who isn’t reading the Book of Mormon to start today! I know that it changes the
lives of the people who are searching for wholeness and happiness in their
lives!
So we have been practicing this song
for the multi-zone conference! Ugh… we had like 4 practices and a few of the Elders
weren’t really taking it seriously and just screwing around... what’s new???
Anyways… we finally were able to pull it together and it actually sounded
really good. For the baptism of Hermana Veronica I sang a duet with Elder Abbott
that sounded really good as well! I still remember when my dad blessed me to
love music right before I left on my mission and honestly I have been blessed
with so many opportunities to sing!
Well this is where it gets kinda sad...
my bff left me today... Elder Ayala left me this morning! Honestly he was such
a great missionary! He was so funny and worked really hard. Man I’m gonna miss
him! He taught me a lot of things about the mission and really motivated me to
do better! Chau Elder Ayala!
Con amor Hermana Brown
Paita Zone
Confession.....some of these photos are hot!! I lifted them from the Rasmussen's facebook page......I am sure they will forgive me. (???) I wanted to share them with you that don't see the mission website!
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