How are you all?
This was a crazy insane week! I loved it!
Last
P-Day, I met Cristian! In person for the first time. It was crazy! We
have been friends for 4 years and we finally met. His sister Evelyn came
with him, all the way from Copiapó, which is like 11 hours! It was fun,
we went to the church in Recreo, played some basketball, toured the
church, and got some empanadas! They are so awesome and it was super
duper cool to see a friend! Something was familiar in this world of
unfamiliarness. (I dont think thats a word but whatevs).
So yeah! that was a great start
off to my week. Then on Tuesday, we did some more service for Hermano
Ravé, and me and Hna Hanks mixed cement! We are legit!!! I dont think
Chileans have ever seen a girl with a shovel, but I think they were
entertained. Haha. There may be pics of this on Facebook...maybe Milo
put some up. But it was super fun and it was crazy hot outside! And then
we were running to have lunch with a member, and then we saw this old
lady with a super heavy bag. So we stopped and said, Do you need any
help? And she smiled right away and said, "Yes. I think the big guy
upstairs sent you guys." And we were like, "Oh, we're sure He has." :)
We carried her bag all the way up to her 7th floor apartment and then
spent like half an hour listening to her stories and looking at family
pictures...Oh Chileans. :)
We had zone conference in Con
Con this Wednesday! We got there super early and it was absolutely
freezing! Con Con is this city in north Viña thats super high up, its
like right on a cliff. So going up there on the micro was sweet! Its
just a view of the cliff, the ocean, and huge deathly waves! We were
entertained.
We also went to the PDI (FBI)
and got a certificate for me to get a Chilean ID card. And then we also
went to the Registro Civil to get the picture taken and fingerprints
stamped, and that was fun. And also some guy while we were waiting in
line (its like the DMV) a guy had a hard attack! There were all these
medics and doctors and stuff and it was crazy.
We had a really good completo this week in Viña. I am impressed!
The
interview with President was super good. He and his assistants and the
pensionero came to our apartment in Recreo, and our interview was in one
of our rooms...its was crazy! The interview was awesome though.
President has a way of just calming you down and telling you everythings
going to be ok. He told me he was proud of us and that we were doing
well, and he could tell that we were working hard. :) At the end, he
asked me if there was anything i needed from him, and i said, "Just keep
putting your trust in us." And he said, "You hermanas have ALL my trust
and you always will. Keep enjoying the mission and doing your best!":)
With his big smile and blue eyes.
We met a couple crazy ladies this week...but thats not really news,
we meet tons of crazy ladies every week. Come to think of it, crazy
people all around! There really are too many of those here. One day at
lunchtime we were walking past a bus stop and some old drunk guy was
muttering after us saying we are pretty gringas and blah blah blah.
Usually we just say thanks, bye, and walk away, but this time we lost
it. We burst out laughing and could not help it. There was a friend
nearby, a lady from the internet place, that was laughing too, and she
just motioned at us to walk away. hahaha. So we did, as he kept
muttering after us. Pure entertainment, people.
We taught Javier, and that was awesome! I really feel like I am
getting good at teaching people according to their needs. I definitely
need to get better at lots of thiings, but at least I am getting better.
:)
This week we had a total Star Wars ewok moment. We were going down
to this valley/ditch/country land thing at the bottom of Recreo, because
we knew a menos activo lived down there. So we go down the hill, not
sure of anything, and then at the bottom, we see this crazy dog being
restrained by a little girl, and then a little shack with 5 other little
kids, and theyre all telling us to come down, dont worry, weve got the
dog chained up! So we go down there and they usher us into their little
shack , where theres this bonfire in a can and walls of wood and
metal...and the little kids take us to their mother/aunt/whatever and
she tells us that the girl we are looking for lives over the hill, and
that Cony, her daughter will take us to her. So we follow Cony through
this maze...over a hill and through some dirt and trees, and then up a
hill, around a bend, and bam, theres another little hidden shack there.
We found the menos activo! Haha.
We visited Blanca this week,
who is the adorable 90 year old Chilena with white hair and Alzhiemers.
She is the cutest little thing! She just stares at us while her daughter
chats with us, and when theres silence, she says, "Come around here
when you want to! We will have food ready for you, and then I can just
sit and look at you two. Preciosas! Lindas! And if you dont come, I will
go look for you and bring you here!" Haha. May sound a little creepy
but its really not. She is sooo adorable. I got a pic with her and her
daughter Irma! I attached it to this email.
Yesterday me and Hermana Hanks learned that Chile means "the end of the world". How cool is that?!
Milo
was watching the Catching Fire trailer when were at their house for
lunch, and I caught a glimpse - it looks SO COOL! So everybody go see
it. :) In November.
Me and Hna Hanks have had a lot
of fun this week. We tend to talk in super horrible gringa accents when
we are in the apartment, on purpose, and sometimes we even start this
dramatic, sarcastic yelling at each other. Which is super hilarious and I
will have to record it sometime. Seriously, we have so much fun
together!
But other than all the fun crazy stories, I really am learning a ton!
I
feel like I am still the same person, but just like...a better version.
My love for the scriptures and for this gospel has grown insanely. I
never thought Id believe in the gospel more than i did, but I definitely
do. The world out there really is a fight between good and evil. The
cool thing is that we dont have to wonder who is going to win out in the
end. Good will win! And Satan will be bound. :) Man, I cant wait for
that day. Its obvious that since we already know which team will win,
why dont we play for the winning one? Why the heck would we play for the
one we know is gonna lose?
Stay strong people! Do your best and preach the gospel!
I love you all so much and I will talk to you next week!
Love,
Hermana Amy Schrader
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