AYACUCHO week 1:Seamstresses,Dirt and Trujillo!!!!!!

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HERMANA RAMIREZ Y HERMANA MOSTERT



GRANADILLA

         

Hola Familia and Friends!

First of all, Happy Fathers Day Daddy! I love you tons. We got an amazing opportunity on fathers day, cause we got to see the Dedication of the Trujillo, Peru Temple (via internet). It was incredible, Elder Bednar and Pres Utchdorf spoke and the spirit was so strong. Not to mention Pres. Utchdorfs Spanish with a German accent haha.

Anyways this was a busy, but incredible week. We got to teach many lessons to investigators, members, less active member, and I learned so much on missionary life in general. The greatest thing this week (because there were so many) was that we found 4 new investigators, who we all found strangley because we stopped by two sewing shops randomly. They are the most incredible people, who have gone through undescrible difficulties, and have been searching for God and Christ for the longest time. The Lord truly prepares some people so well to recieve the gospel, its mindblowing. Everytime we teach any of them, the spirit is so strong, and their longing to follow Christ is so sincere. It testifies to me that we are doing the work of the Lord.

In other news, Im getting to know Ayacucho more and more each day. More specifically the steep hills in our zone, steep, dirt covered hills. Needless to say Hna Ramirez and I have had our shares of slip and slides down the dirt. BUt we just laugh it off. The lord protects his missionary, so no injuries here! Just everything I own now has a comforting layer of dirt.

A funny thing that happened this weeek was that we were walking to a lesson, when we literally ran into a Cathlotic parade for some saint. The streets here are so small that the only way to get around it was to go through it. The old little ladies in their traditional outfits and the little grandpas playing their instruments, were all happy to see us and just danced around us. Hna Ramirez and I were cracking up the whole time. Imagine that! two mormon Missionaries in the middle of a cathlotic parade!

Anyways, this week I have been chased by numerous dogs, chickens, a herd of sheep, a group of bulls, and a monkey, But I have yet to see a single llama. I am beginning to think they simply a thing of Peruvian legend.

Love you all, and I love being a missionary.

Hermana Mostert

HERMANA MOSTERT IS NOW IN AYACUCHO, BUT STILL NO LLAMAS!!!!!!

06-16-2015

Hol-a Famila!!

Que cren, ya sali del CCM! Aprendi mucho pero ya estaban lista para salir al campo.

So yesterday I left the CCM at 6 and then we got dropped off at the mission home, which is part of this HUGE chapel in the South side of Lima. There I got to meet President Douglas and his wife (hopefully they sent you the picture), and we had a training on the mission till like 3 in the afternoon. But the feed us Subway so it was all good (I can just hear mom cringe at the sound of that haha). Then we found out what areas we were all going to and who our companions would be. My companion is Hermana Ramirez from Colombia, and I swear she is my long lost Columbian sister because we imediately hit it off. Shes a little ball of energy, a hard worker, and committed to this work completly. And were in what is know as the best part of the mission, that everyone wants to go to.. .AYACUCHO. So though we had to take a redeye 10hr bus ride, and ive had around 4 hours of sleep in the last 48 hours it is completly worth it. It is so beautiful here, up in the mountains surronded by steep little streets, colorful houses, and all the little Peruvian cholitas (these old ladies that walk around with flat rimed hats, braids and only speak ancient Quetchua). Anyways on top of being with the best compainion ever, in what could easily be the Middle Earth of Peru, we are also the area family history missionaries. Which means that we help member do family history every wednesday, thursday, and saturday night. Also we get to take families down to the temple in Lima once a month!! I am so excited!

Anyways, I havent had any experiences teaching here in Ayaucho as weve only been here a few hours, which have been spent at zone and district meetings. But I did have a chance in Lima to teach with a sister from a branch there, to a few less actives, and was able to give my first book of mormon away to this cute 16 yr old investogator. She started reading it immediately and couldnt stop thanking me, stuff like that just makes all the long hours of studing and practing worth it. Theres nothing like feeling the spirit touch the heart of someones whose been looking for it for a long time.

Anyways, i was great to hear from you guys and Im glad all is going well.

Mama, di le a la tia Geo que ya he comido ahi de gallina y muchas de las otra comidas peruanas que me dijo de.

Los amo mucho,

Hermana Mostert

ps still no llamas

"LA NORTEAMERICANA QUE HABLA COMO LATINA""CCM-Week1

Hola Familia and Friends!!

 

So this is it I´ve just turned 1 week old as a missionary and the past week has been jammed packed crazy but so incredible!

I´m in a Latino District (Distrito 105) and honestly I love them all so much. We have 2 Chileans, 2 Ecuadorians, 3 Peruvians, 1 Urugayan, and 2 Estadounidenses (´MERICANS!!). Yup its Hma. Trujillo whose from Utah but whose Parents are Mexican, and I, the two gringo is our District...oh and our entire Zone. The elders in our district are honestly the most hilarious peóple in the world, if it wasn´t for the tons of food they feed us here, I would´ve honestly lost 5 lbs purely from laughing. But the most amazing thing are their stories and testimonies. They are all the first in their families to serve missions, many had to work hard and experienced miracles that have granted them the opportunity to serve. They are all an inspiration to me and make me a better person everday.

 

My compañera is Hermana Ramos and while we were both kinda shy with each other at first, now we are both two crazy peas in a pod. She´s from here in Lima, so she helps me tons with my Spanish, and teaches me cool peruvian slang. (CHEVERE!!) Its awesome though because we are so in synch with each other that when were teaching, one forgets something or stops, and the other know just where to pick up. Not to mentions she runs with me during exercise time which is bomb dig.

 

Anyways to teaching, because we dont have to learn a language from the first day onwards we hit the ground running with teaching. They have these cute little houses at the CCM where twice a day, we go in as a companionship and get to teach a progressive investigator (whose actually our teacher but oscar worthy performances haha). The first lesson Hma Ramos and I were a bit shaky but now we´ve got the hang of teaching for the person and not just memorizing and repeating the lesson.

 

So anyways I made a name for myself at the CCM the other day by scoring a rockin´ goal on the latinos in a match of futbol. yeeeeeee that Mexican blood.

 

So today was Pday which was awesome cause we got to go to the Temple!! The Lima temple is sooooooo pretty and it was a great experience, even though Hma R and I didnt get to go with the rest of our district. Then we got to go to this cute LDS store across the street where I got this cute little scripture case. BUt let me just say that the craziest thing about Peruvians is their driving! There´s really no cross walks anywhere, and where there are the little green man crossing the street is running, because its pretty much a mad dash for you life wherever you are!!! ON the way back I also got to experience my first Peruvian bus ride. The bus pulled up to the stop and there looked like there was standing space for like 5 more people. But nahhh we somehow cramped all 12 of our group in. ON top of that the driver was zig zagging out of traffick at like 60mph at least. And yes about 10 people on top of that got on after that! Hermana R was laughing at me the whole time cause my mind was just blown at the bus man´s people packing skills.

 

SO next the food. THERE IS SO MUCH FOOD HERE. I honestly try not to eat too much but honestly it is so good. THe only thing I would say is that they dont do spicy here which is what I miss, oh and tortillas. They have this crazy fruit called Granadilla, that honestly looks like fly larva but tastes soooooo delicious.

 

Anyways the Spirit is so strong here, and I´ve learned so much. Not only about the gospel, and how to teach, but from the Elders and Hermanas here, how to truly show Christ-like love. They are some of the kindest people I have ever met, and their spirits warm my heart every day. The CCM is a place like no other and I wish I wasnt leaving early next week, but now more then ever I want to be out in the field serving the Lord and his people.

 

Les amos a todos.

Hermana Mostert

 

HERMANA MOSTERT LEAVING SAN DIEGO !

 

SHE FINALLY LEFT SAN DIEGO TODAY AT 7:45 AM FOR ATLANTA. HER FLIGHT FROM ATLANTA TO LIMA WAS DELAYED 1HOUR 20 MINUTES. SHE WILL ARRIVE AT LIMA AIRPORT AT 1:10AM ON WEDNESDAY 3TH.

 

FINALMENTE HOY DEJO SAN DIEGO A LAS 7:45 AM CON DESTINO A ATLANTA. SU CONEXION DE ATLANTA A LIMA SE RETRASO 1:20 HORAS .ESPARAMOS QUE LLEGUE AL AEROPUERTO DE LIMA A LA 1:10 AM DEL MIERCOLES 3 DE JUNIO.