Monday, June 22, 2015

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




Saturday, June 20, 2015

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





Tuesday, June 9, 2015

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


Tuesday, June 2, 2015

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.