Walk into a house of investigator or member this week,
Where are you from?
Colorado.
Ohhh Batman...
Sorry to hear about that tragedy up there in Colorado. Hopefully the missionaries up there are teaching lots of people about the Plan of Salvation.
This week was a pretty average, great week. We found some new investigators who seem really eager to hear about the gospel. Yesterday I felt my second earthquake here in Peru (the first was in the CCM here). During the third hour of church there was a little rumble and then a jerk of an earthquake. It was pretty tiny but you could feel it, crazy!
Well honestly I hope things are going well up there in the States. I hope you all are enjoying the heat of the summer, because it´s the cold of the winter here. I don´t have much more to say. The work is coming along down here. I had my first interviw with our new mission president, President Douglas. He really is a GREAT president. He gave me words of wisdom that have changed my mission, I love him and his family and am so grateful for the sacrifice they´ve made to come down here and serve (it´s him and his wife and his daughter who is 16 and son who is 11). I know it´s not easy to make a change like this, it was hard for me at first that´s for sure. But I´ve honestly realized that this is the best thing I could be doing for the next 18 months and have and will put my heart, might, mind and strength into serving the Lord everyday.
Best wishes to you all!
Love,
HERMANA HARBISON
Monday, July 30, 2012
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
July 26, 2012
Greetings from Peru!
Hope things are going good for everyone that reads this. Life here is going by a little too fast but everything is great! I love the members of our ward, we get to have lunch and dinner with them every Saturday and Sunday. They are all so great and willing to serve us missionaries! I've also been thinking...I haven't found a dish that I don't like here in Peru :):) Everything our pensionista cooks is delicious, along with all the food the members cook. I love Peru!
We have an investigator named Milagros. She isn't progressing because she's not married to the guy she's living with, BUT she's super receptive to our message! Her boyfriend is an inactive member and her "sister in law" is a member. She told us that she's always excited to have us come over and she's also been going to church which is great! We'll see how things go, hopefully we'll be having a wedding here soon :):)
I've decided to send a picture every week. This week is of me and my companion on my very first day here in the field. Her name is Hermana Riveros and she's from Trujillo, Peru.
It was a pretty normal week this week, nothing out of the ordinary. Hope everyone is enjoying the Summer time up there in the States, because it's winter here and when the wind blows it gets pretty chilly, but not that cold.
Have a great week!
Love,
HERMANA HARBISON
Hope things are going good for everyone that reads this. Life here is going by a little too fast but everything is great! I love the members of our ward, we get to have lunch and dinner with them every Saturday and Sunday. They are all so great and willing to serve us missionaries! I've also been thinking...I haven't found a dish that I don't like here in Peru :):) Everything our pensionista cooks is delicious, along with all the food the members cook. I love Peru!
We have an investigator named Milagros. She isn't progressing because she's not married to the guy she's living with, BUT she's super receptive to our message! Her boyfriend is an inactive member and her "sister in law" is a member. She told us that she's always excited to have us come over and she's also been going to church which is great! We'll see how things go, hopefully we'll be having a wedding here soon :):)
I've decided to send a picture every week. This week is of me and my companion on my very first day here in the field. Her name is Hermana Riveros and she's from Trujillo, Peru.
It was a pretty normal week this week, nothing out of the ordinary. Hope everyone is enjoying the Summer time up there in the States, because it's winter here and when the wind blows it gets pretty chilly, but not that cold.
Have a great week!
Love,
HERMANA HARBISON
Monday, July 16, 2012
July 16, 2012
This week was a really good we because we had 2 baptisms! My first baptisms as a missionary! We were afraid they weren´t going to happen because problems with the interview. But after a second interview on Saturday morning everything was good and they were ready to be baptized. I could tell because they were really sad when they couldn´t set the day for sure after Thursday´s interview. But in 5 hours we called everyone we could in the ward and had a great baptism! MILAGROS!
I learned a lot this week in my personal study. I was reading in the January 2012 Liahona a talk by Elder Christofferson about how everyday we need to ask for our daily bread because the Lord´s hand is always stretched out and we just need to use it. This applies to us as missionaries especially me when it comes to the language. Everyday I have to ask for the gift of tongues and everyday the Lord blesses me with it when I try my hardest. Also I learned the a smile really is a small act of service. While waiting for my companion in the waiting room of the doctor´s office I smiled at the only other person who was there and she commented that she had a rough day and to see my refreshing smile really helped her and then we started talking about things and the Gospel and what not and it was all great. Another way the Lord´s hand is always stetched out is helping me talking to random people even though I don´t know Spanish that well. On the bus this week I was sitting next to a stranger and I was determined to talk to her about the gospel because I knew I had to do. I said a prayer in my heart and the Lord helped me to talk to her and understand what she was saying and I gave and explained to her the pamphlet of the Plan of Salvation. It was so great and I learned that fear really is of the Devil becuase if I continued just sitting there debating in my mind whether or not to talk to her I wouldn´t have done what was asked of me. The Lord really does love and bless me and I am so grateful for that!
Everything this else is going good. I found out this week that the toilet paper isn´t biodegradable... WHAT!?! So I noticed that there was a lot of TP in the trash can and I asked my companion why and she said ti´s because it´s not biodegradable and the toilet can´t handle that. So we have to put our TP in the trashcan until we run out and buy TP that is biodegradable. Adventure of the mission, no complaints just adjustments.
I´m grateful everyday to be a missionary and to learn new things. Hope everything is going good for you wherever you may be.
Love Always,
HERMANA HARBISON
I learned a lot this week in my personal study. I was reading in the January 2012 Liahona a talk by Elder Christofferson about how everyday we need to ask for our daily bread because the Lord´s hand is always stretched out and we just need to use it. This applies to us as missionaries especially me when it comes to the language. Everyday I have to ask for the gift of tongues and everyday the Lord blesses me with it when I try my hardest. Also I learned the a smile really is a small act of service. While waiting for my companion in the waiting room of the doctor´s office I smiled at the only other person who was there and she commented that she had a rough day and to see my refreshing smile really helped her and then we started talking about things and the Gospel and what not and it was all great. Another way the Lord´s hand is always stetched out is helping me talking to random people even though I don´t know Spanish that well. On the bus this week I was sitting next to a stranger and I was determined to talk to her about the gospel because I knew I had to do. I said a prayer in my heart and the Lord helped me to talk to her and understand what she was saying and I gave and explained to her the pamphlet of the Plan of Salvation. It was so great and I learned that fear really is of the Devil becuase if I continued just sitting there debating in my mind whether or not to talk to her I wouldn´t have done what was asked of me. The Lord really does love and bless me and I am so grateful for that!
Everything this else is going good. I found out this week that the toilet paper isn´t biodegradable... WHAT!?! So I noticed that there was a lot of TP in the trash can and I asked my companion why and she said ti´s because it´s not biodegradable and the toilet can´t handle that. So we have to put our TP in the trashcan until we run out and buy TP that is biodegradable. Adventure of the mission, no complaints just adjustments.
I´m grateful everyday to be a missionary and to learn new things. Hope everything is going good for you wherever you may be.
Love Always,
HERMANA HARBISON
Monday, July 9, 2012
July 9, 2012
Hola Familia y Amigos!
Hope life is treating you all well! Life here in the field is going along pretty good. The beginning of the week was a little discouraging but the end just got better and better. We had a lot of appointments fall through, but then we met some new people and have started teaching them. Also, 7 investigators came to church yesterday which just made the week that much better, becuase none came the week before.
Confession Time: I, Hermana Harbison, am sorry for ever making fun of people who cry in the middle of testimony meeting or anything like that. Becuase now that I'm a missionary I cry over the little things when our Heavenly Father shows His love towards His childern. I was reading an article in the March Ensign over breakfast and started to tear up... My heart has been changed and I'm afraid I'm going to start crying in movies when I am no longer a missionary... But I have a year and a half so we'll see. Maybe I'll cry all my tears out here on the mission becuase Heavenly Father shows His love every day. There you have it folks. I'm not crying because I'm sad or because I miss my Family (don't get me wrong I do miss them) but because I'm so happy. Cheesy? Check. Do I sound like a Sister Missionary? I hope so :):)
Everything is coming along. Spanish is slowly coming. I've learned that I truly have to rely on the Lord to have the gift of tongues and ask for that gift. Because when I do I understand Spanish so much better and progress.
There you have it for the week. Hope life is treating you all well. Until next time!
HERMANA HARBISON
Hope life is treating you all well! Life here in the field is going along pretty good. The beginning of the week was a little discouraging but the end just got better and better. We had a lot of appointments fall through, but then we met some new people and have started teaching them. Also, 7 investigators came to church yesterday which just made the week that much better, becuase none came the week before.
Confession Time: I, Hermana Harbison, am sorry for ever making fun of people who cry in the middle of testimony meeting or anything like that. Becuase now that I'm a missionary I cry over the little things when our Heavenly Father shows His love towards His childern. I was reading an article in the March Ensign over breakfast and started to tear up... My heart has been changed and I'm afraid I'm going to start crying in movies when I am no longer a missionary... But I have a year and a half so we'll see. Maybe I'll cry all my tears out here on the mission becuase Heavenly Father shows His love every day. There you have it folks. I'm not crying because I'm sad or because I miss my Family (don't get me wrong I do miss them) but because I'm so happy. Cheesy? Check. Do I sound like a Sister Missionary? I hope so :):)
Everything is coming along. Spanish is slowly coming. I've learned that I truly have to rely on the Lord to have the gift of tongues and ask for that gift. Because when I do I understand Spanish so much better and progress.
There you have it for the week. Hope life is treating you all well. Until next time!
HERMANA HARBISON
Monday, July 2, 2012
July 2, 2012
Hello World!
I´m offically a missionary. I´m out here in the real world teaching real people and let me tell you it´s not easy. Period. But it´s so rewarding because I´m learning so much about EVERYTHING.
My companion´s name is Hermana Riveros. She´s from here in Peru in Trujillo. She´s great and she´ll be my companion for the next 12 weeks to do my training and what not. We live in a re done garage of a member´s house. It´s actually pretty nice considering it´s a garage. However, there is a legit rooster that lives across the street and crows at 3 in the morning and throughout the entire day. That was a great surprise my first night. But now I´m used to it haha. The area I´m in is called Surco. It´s pretty nice and the members and great. We have a pensionista that cooks us lunch, which is the biggest meal of the day here, and then for the weekends we eat at member´s home and they provide delicious food. For breakfast and dinner we just eat at home.
It´s been an adjustment learning about all the different investigators and how I could help them be baptized and know of the truth. Even though this work isn´t easy it´s totally worth it. I can´t wait to help more people and baptize them.
Well that´s all I´ve got... Until next time, hope everyone has a great Fourth of July, believe it or not they don´t really celebrate that here which is too bad. But I´ll be updating some more next week on my P day.
My mailing address is:
Felicia Lynn Harbison
Peru Lima South Mission
Av Jorge Basadre 592, Oficina 604-A
Edificio Torre Azul, San Isidro
Lima 27
Peru
I´m offically a missionary. I´m out here in the real world teaching real people and let me tell you it´s not easy. Period. But it´s so rewarding because I´m learning so much about EVERYTHING.
My companion´s name is Hermana Riveros. She´s from here in Peru in Trujillo. She´s great and she´ll be my companion for the next 12 weeks to do my training and what not. We live in a re done garage of a member´s house. It´s actually pretty nice considering it´s a garage. However, there is a legit rooster that lives across the street and crows at 3 in the morning and throughout the entire day. That was a great surprise my first night. But now I´m used to it haha. The area I´m in is called Surco. It´s pretty nice and the members and great. We have a pensionista that cooks us lunch, which is the biggest meal of the day here, and then for the weekends we eat at member´s home and they provide delicious food. For breakfast and dinner we just eat at home.
It´s been an adjustment learning about all the different investigators and how I could help them be baptized and know of the truth. Even though this work isn´t easy it´s totally worth it. I can´t wait to help more people and baptize them.
Well that´s all I´ve got... Until next time, hope everyone has a great Fourth of July, believe it or not they don´t really celebrate that here which is too bad. But I´ll be updating some more next week on my P day.
My mailing address is:
Felicia Lynn Harbison
Peru Lima South Mission
Av Jorge Basadre 592, Oficina 604-A
Edificio Torre Azul, San Isidro
Lima 27
Peru
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