CASI NAVIDAD EN BOLOGNESI!!!!!!

Merry Christmas Familia and Friends.

PAPA NOEL PERUANO!!!

I will keep this brief, since this week Ill get to talk to my cute little family by skype wooo. Anyways these last weeks have been crazy because everyone including the missionaries! We have been able to see many Christmas miracles as well. This week were able to witness our investigators Felicita and Wilmur progress and see their desires to follow the example of christ and be baptized grow aswell. Its crazy how well God prepared people to recieve the gospel.

Anyways Merry Christmas to all! Christ lives! Her is the reason for our lives and for this season. May we all sing praises to him this season and the rest of the year.

Lots of Love,

Hermana Mostert

OBRA MISIONAL DEL BARRIO BOLOGNESI

DICIEMBRE EN BOLOGNESI!!!!!!

Dear Familia and Friends!

Saludos from Bolognesi!

This week was great. There were many trials and tests with our investigators but we were able to witness many miracles as well. We were able to help two of our families put marriage dates aswell as baptismal dates!! they are both amazing. We were also able to find Felicita, who is the mother of a recent convert, whose late husband was very active in the church aswell. She has been exposed to alot of the church before, but the lord has prepared her for this moment to prepare to join the church. She is honestly such a blessing and strong women.

PARQUE DE BARRANCO

HERMANAS LINARES Y MOSTERT

 EN EL PUENTEDE BARRANCO

This week I was also able to give a talk in sacrament meeting. WOOOO hahah I still get abit nervous i must admit. Anyways I talked about how to incorporate missionary work in our lives this holiday season. It was a great opportuinty for me to reflect aswell on how I can decalre the birth of christ with more love this season. But what i learned the most was that the emphasis we place on Christ this season, shouldnt just last till the 25th but the whole year!

LAS HERMANAS DE LA HERMANA!!!!

I know that Christ was not only born but he lives this day and blesses the lives of all.
Lots of Love,

Hermana Mostert

CON VISTA A LA PLAYA 

BOLOGNESI!!!!!!!!!!

HOLA FAMILIA AND FRIENDS!

HERMANAS MOSTERT Y LINARES

Greetings from the amazing land of Barrio Bolognesi. Supposedly it is summertime but the nights are still chilly. But there was sun on thursday for the first time in like 3 weeks so that was a pleasently hot surprise.

Anyways this week was great, we went out and worked hard. Training isnt like anything I would have imagined. Mostly because I dont feel like Iam traing, Hna Linares came pretrained, with eagerness to learn and work hard, with one of the strongest testimonies I have ever seen. She is so amazing and I learn so much from her every day we are together. This week we had the opportunities to see miracles as we were able to find Nancy, and Wilbur. Wilbur is the referral from an active family whom accompanied us in the lesson with him. He is so prepared to recieve this gospel. Ive never met anyone who understood the great apostacy so well. He was very eager to read the book of mormon aswell. Not to mention he accepted a baptismal date for the 2nd of January, and came to church this sunday and went to the christmas devotional aswell. God prepared people for the gospel I can testify of that. 

This week we were also able to finally meet the pareja of our investigator miguel. Shes a less active member and hes been attending in cañete for a year now. We had a married couple from our ward accompany us in a lesson with them yesterday, and bear the strongest testimony of the importance of marriage and their experience and difficulties in getting married to be able to live this commandment. The spirit was so strong in the lesson and Miguel and Lydia then told us that they had all their papers, everything and wanted to get married as soon as possible. But the thing that impacted me the most was that Lydia told us that for her that wedding wasnt so important, that it could even be just them and their witnesses, what she wanted the most was to get to the temple one day. The temple is the house of God, I can testify that and it should be the endpoint of all we do in this life.

Anyways I love this Christmas season because everything testifies of chirsts birth. My invitation to everyone for this season is to take a depth breath, relax during the crazy rush to buy presents, and focus on family and the reason for the season, Our redeemer Jesus Christ.

Lots of Love

Hermana Mostert

CENA DE MISIONERAS DE ZONA

THANKSGIVING CENA!!!!!

BOLOGNESI WEEK#6.................CAPACITANDO!!!!!!

Buenos dias familia and friends.

Greetings from San Juan de Miraflores, Lima! Nope I didnt get transfered to a new area, Im just staying with the sisters here until my companion arrives tuesday. So thats the big news, my new companion arrives from the Peru MTC because Im training!! Its crazy because I feel like only yesterday I was just arriving in the mission. Im abit nervous to train but I know God has trusted in me because he knows I can do it and that I have alot to learn from the experience.

Anyways the sad news was that Hna Martos left. Shes in Nazca now, which shes super excited about because everyone says its very nice. Shes not so excited about the heat there as shes arriving in the middle of the burning south summertime. SO i am just so very thankful for the opportunity I had to serve with her this last month and a half. She is such an amazing, patient and loving person, and Ive learned so much from her.

So this week was great even though alot of our appointments fell thorugh and we walked alot. Nevertheless we were able to see miracles as our invesatigators with baptismal dates were able to progress and weve been able to witness how their testimonies have grown.

This thursday was very special because in the morning we were able to go to the temple as a zone. I AM SOOOOO THANKFUL FOR THE TEMPLE: It is honestly the closest place to heaven on Earth and a testament that the church is true. In the afternoon, the zone leaders put together a thanksgiving feast for all of us of turkey, potatoes, beans, causa, arroz con leche, pizza and APPLE PIE! It was so good. Then while we ate we all went around the table and shared our testimonies and what we were thankful for. It was so wonderful.

Anyways, sorry for no pictures this week I left my camera in my area. But next week I have alot to send.

LOTS OF LOVE,

Hermana Mostert

WEEK #5 IN LIMA!!!!!!

Hola Familia and Friends!

PAN CHAPLA

This was a great week. We were able to see many of our investigators take the initiative and progress. Karen, Who has a baptismal date for the 5th of December has been reading the book of mormon regularly, praying ,and has now attended church twice. Its amazing to see how much her faith has strengthened since weve meet her, and I know she will only grow firmer and firmer in Christ. She was beyond happy to know that we have a living prophet, Thomas S. Monson, and she said theres nothing more shed want then to be able to meet him. Shes amazing, shes had a really difficult life, but she knows that God has a great purpose for her here on the earth. This week we were also able to help Juan and Joselyn get closer and closer to their marriage goals. They are an amazing family, and it was a truly miracle this sunday when their family, who are members, didnt show up because they were sick, but Juan and Joselyn did. I cant wait to see them one day dressed in white, being sealed in Gods temple.

This saturday, I had a new adventure to tackle. ROOM INSPECTIONS. haha So the day was spent traveling from one hermanas room to another, and checking every light, appliance, wall, floor, and emergency backpack. Quite an experience, but a constant reminder that cambios are this saturday, and its very probable that Hermana Martos leaves bc shes been in the area for 4 and a half months.

Anyways happy thanksgiving to all! I am very thankful for the opportunity I have this thursday to spend it in my favorite  place.. THE TEMPLE!! Anyways, I am thankful for my amazing family and all the support theyve given me thoughout the years. I am thankful for every trial and every hardship, God has given me because I know they have made me stronger in all things. I am thankful for the restoration for this glorious gospel in our days. I am thankful for the great sacrifice of my loving redeemer Christ, and I am thankful for my calling as a missionary and servant of the Lord. 

Thank You all.

Much Love,

Hermana Mostert.

Ps hna Murillo sent me pan chapla from ayacucho so thats this weeks picture

BARRIO SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESI WEEK #4

Hola Familia and Friends,

HERMANAS MARTOS Y MOSTERT Y BROWNIES!!

May I begin by saying that is it through the trials and adversities that we come to know how strong we truly are. But it is also through those trials that we realize that the strength we find in difficult times, isnt our own, but comes from the Lord.

 This week my companion and I , aswell as many our investigators faced many trials. Our investigator Delia, who was to be baptize this past saturday recieved unpresidented opposition from her catholic father, who lives about 10 hours away. Satan attacked her from every angle this week and we did our best to help her strengthen her testimony and continue on the path to baptism. Many doubts came last minute and we decided alongside her that it was better for her to be more certain.

 This week we had the great opportunity as well to have the "Plan Rescate" activity with the CCM in our ward. The brand new missionaries came in a huge charter bus to our chapel, where they were pared with one missionary from our zone and a member and then were given a list of inactive members to visit. It was great to see the members eager to help out to visit the less active brothers and sisters in our ward. It was also inspiring to see the enthusiasm of these young missionaries, and it really sparked some energy that was begining to lessen in me. I was paired with the relief society president and her son leaves for his mission this tuesday, so I was able to comfort her somewhat, she reminded me alot of mom. Missionary moms are the strongest women, TE AMO MAMA!

Anyways, all else is going fine in Bolognesi. We are Working hard and slowing seeing the fruits of our labors. The Lord continues to bless us and I am infintly grateful.

Lots of Love.

Hermana Mostert

Bolognesi wk 3; Peruvian kids go crazy on American Candy

 

HERMANA MOSTERT EN

CHORILLOS

Buenos dias Amigos and familia!!!

Greetings from Chorrillos, Lima! This week was an incredible week here in Bolognesi. Through many referrals from members we were able to find 6 new investigators: Andrea, Freddy, Amelia, Lucia, Hermina and Juan. But the biggest miracle was that we found Juan, the pareja (not married couple) of a daughter of a rescued sister. Together they told us that they wanted to get married as soon as possible in the simpliest way. Their disposition to follow the Lords commandments is astonishing. Juan and Joselyn just moved into our area and already have strong testimonies because they were previously recieving lessons from the Elders in San Gabriel. They have 2 cute, yet crazy kids and they are the funniest couple ever. Its crazy how we can laugh so hard with them and then feel the spirit so strongly as well.

This week we were also able to see our Investigator, Delia progress and grow stronger and stronger in her testimony, as she approaches her baptism this saturday. We taught her the 10 commandments and about tithing. She is so amazing, she told us that she wants to pay her tithing, not just to recieve the blessings but beacuse she knows its what the Lord recquires. We were also able to see the love and support of the members, as after church the Young Single Adults got together and filmed a video bearing their testimonies and expressing their love for her baptism.

This tuesday we also had our Mission Leadership meeting. Where all the Sister Leaders and Zone Leaders got together and discussed different topics of the mission and how we can help the mission improve to achieve our missionary objective. It was great and I learned so much! I also got to see Hna Ramirez and Hna Murillo! Then Sister McGinn (Presidents wife) and Sister Lunt (part of the married companionship that works in the office) made us sloppy joes and dirt a worms for desert (pudding, oreos and GUMMY WORMS). It was a great day.

POR FIN LE LLEGARON SUS DULCES!

This week, I also realized something very important..that American candy has a substancial amount of sugar that drives peruvian kids crazy. I gave a big bag of candy to the grandkids of one of the sisters who accompanies us and they went nuts!! haha They also arent used to sour candy, so they were all yelling ACIDO ACIDO and making faces haha but they loved it.

Anyways, this week we were truly blessed by the guidance and protection of the spirit in every moment. I know this church is true, that we are all children of our loving Heavenly Father and that Christ Lives.

Con Mucho Amor,

Hermana Mostert

Y SE CORTO EL PELO!!!