Greetings from Down South of the Equator!
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! The other day I was describing to my Peruvian Companion about what Black Friday is. She was so amazed and couldn't believe that people wait in such a long line and then swarm into the stores when their doors open. She had seen something like it in a movie, but was still amazed haha. This week was pretty normal, nothing too exciting going on. I started an English class on Thursday which was pretty fun. There weren't many people there, but I taught them the ABCs and the song that goes with it. The youth here like to ask me what the words mean in the American songs that they listen to. The work here in Pisco is slowly but surely coming along. I'm learning new things everyday and it's the best!
I hope everyone has a great week this week! Until next time here's a scripture from the Book of Mormon that I love: Ether 12:4. Look it up. Done.
Love Always,
HERMANA HARBISON
Monday, November 26, 2012
Monday, November 19, 2012
November 19, 2012
Family and Friends,
Hope you had a great week! I believe it's going to be Thanksgiving up there this week, hope everyone has a great holiday! Here are somethings I'm grateful for as a missionary:
-Peruvian Food that tastes great
-The nice and cozy apartment that we have
-Hot water to take a shower in
-The health I have to go out and work
-My Companion Hermana Riveros
-The support I get out here from my Family and Friends
-Every single one of our investigators and the opportunity we have to teach them
-Agency
-The opportunity to serve Heavenly Father
-The new things I learn every day
-A lot more other things, but I only have a half an hour to write...
I'm truly grateful for this opportunity to serve as a missionary. I'm grateful I had this time to reflect on the great things I've been blessed with. I'm sad I won't be spending the holiday with my family, BUT I know that they're safe and I'll be working hard helping the people of Peru. I truly wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and a big thanks to everyone for your support!
Happy Thanksgiving!
HERMANA HARBISON
Hope you had a great week! I believe it's going to be Thanksgiving up there this week, hope everyone has a great holiday! Here are somethings I'm grateful for as a missionary:
-Peruvian Food that tastes great
-The nice and cozy apartment that we have
-Hot water to take a shower in
-The health I have to go out and work
-My Companion Hermana Riveros
-The support I get out here from my Family and Friends
-Every single one of our investigators and the opportunity we have to teach them
-Agency
-The opportunity to serve Heavenly Father
-The new things I learn every day
-A lot more other things, but I only have a half an hour to write...
I'm truly grateful for this opportunity to serve as a missionary. I'm grateful I had this time to reflect on the great things I've been blessed with. I'm sad I won't be spending the holiday with my family, BUT I know that they're safe and I'll be working hard helping the people of Peru. I truly wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and a big thanks to everyone for your support!
Happy Thanksgiving!
HERMANA HARBISON
Monday, November 12, 2012
November 12, 2012
Greetings from Pisco Peru!
Everything is going great here! The ward I´m in is small and humble. Yesterday we had to give the talks in Sacrament Meeting. It was nerve wracking because I found out the night before and had an hour to prepare it all... But I think I got my message across. Here in Esperanza, Pisco there´s only dirt roads for most of the town and the 3 main roads are paved. Our area is pretty big because there´s a part that´s a 20 minute moto taxi ride there and an hour walk back. There´s a few people out there that we´re teaching so we have to make the trek about twice a week. I have yet to take a picture of the moto taxis here, but try googling it they´re pretty awesome. It´s a 3 wheeled vehicle that fits 3 people in the back and the drive is front and center. That´s the way we get around town here, there aren´t any cars except on the main road. I love it! Really there´s nothing else too exciting here, we´ve got a lot of work to do and we´re doing it. Hope you all have a great week!
Love Always,
Heremana Harbison
Everything is going great here! The ward I´m in is small and humble. Yesterday we had to give the talks in Sacrament Meeting. It was nerve wracking because I found out the night before and had an hour to prepare it all... But I think I got my message across. Here in Esperanza, Pisco there´s only dirt roads for most of the town and the 3 main roads are paved. Our area is pretty big because there´s a part that´s a 20 minute moto taxi ride there and an hour walk back. There´s a few people out there that we´re teaching so we have to make the trek about twice a week. I have yet to take a picture of the moto taxis here, but try googling it they´re pretty awesome. It´s a 3 wheeled vehicle that fits 3 people in the back and the drive is front and center. That´s the way we get around town here, there aren´t any cars except on the main road. I love it! Really there´s nothing else too exciting here, we´ve got a lot of work to do and we´re doing it. Hope you all have a great week!
Love Always,
Heremana Harbison
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
November 5, 2012
Greetings from Pisco Peru!
This week was the week of transfers and I've been transferred to Pisco! It's 4 hours south of Lima. It's a lot hotter and there's a lot more dirt here. Google it and I'm sure you'll find things about an earthquake that happened here 5 years ago and you'll see it's a lot of desert but pretty close to the ocean. It was sad to say goodbye to everyone in the ward I was in. But looking at those I helped teach and saying goodbye to them, I just knew and felt that I did all I could to help them. My companion is Hermana Riveros, my first companion in the mission. I'm excited to be reunited with her, after a short 6 weeks, because I know we're going to do some hard work here in this area. This was her first area in her mission, then she went to Surco, then she came back here and a month later I followed her. The bus ride down here was interesting. I got to see more of Peru and I got to see the ocean which was really pretty. I'm excited to be here, it'll be something different from the city that's for sure. But different is good, so I'm not worried at all.
Time flies by really fast here in the mission which really stinks, but I still learn so many things everyday. I hope everyone has a great week and if you need anything let me know!
Love Always,
HERMANA HARBISON
This week was the week of transfers and I've been transferred to Pisco! It's 4 hours south of Lima. It's a lot hotter and there's a lot more dirt here. Google it and I'm sure you'll find things about an earthquake that happened here 5 years ago and you'll see it's a lot of desert but pretty close to the ocean. It was sad to say goodbye to everyone in the ward I was in. But looking at those I helped teach and saying goodbye to them, I just knew and felt that I did all I could to help them. My companion is Hermana Riveros, my first companion in the mission. I'm excited to be reunited with her, after a short 6 weeks, because I know we're going to do some hard work here in this area. This was her first area in her mission, then she went to Surco, then she came back here and a month later I followed her. The bus ride down here was interesting. I got to see more of Peru and I got to see the ocean which was really pretty. I'm excited to be here, it'll be something different from the city that's for sure. But different is good, so I'm not worried at all.
Time flies by really fast here in the mission which really stinks, but I still learn so many things everyday. I hope everyone has a great week and if you need anything let me know!
Love Always,
HERMANA HARBISON
Monday, October 22, 2012
October 22, 2012
Hola Familia y Amigos,
I hope your week treated you well. Below is a picture of our Family Home Evening that we had with Hermana Milagros (the mom), Valentina, and Antonio this past Monday. (The two kids were baptized last month, Hna Milagros wants to be baptized but isn´t married with the person she´s living with which means she isn´t complying with the Law of Chastity...Which means she can´t get baptized yet)
Part of the lesson was to list the blessings that we´ve received from Heavenly Father and then we shared one from our list. Well Hna Milagros started and said that a blessing was having the gospel in her life. She then started to cry explaining her gratitude and the change she´s seen in her kids and in her life. I almost started to cry but I was just so happy I couldn´t. It was a confirmation to me that I´m doing my job. I just sat there and smiled and then shared that a blessing in my life was the opportunity I have to be a missionary. This family changed my life. I´m blessed to have gotten to know them and share the gospel with them. I´m sure I´ve said this before, but I´ll say it again. I don´t know why I didn´t want to serve a mission before hand. I´m truly grateful for this opportunity to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the people here in Perú.
Have a great week!
Love Always,
HERMANA HARBISON
I hope your week treated you well. Below is a picture of our Family Home Evening that we had with Hermana Milagros (the mom), Valentina, and Antonio this past Monday. (The two kids were baptized last month, Hna Milagros wants to be baptized but isn´t married with the person she´s living with which means she isn´t complying with the Law of Chastity...Which means she can´t get baptized yet)
Part of the lesson was to list the blessings that we´ve received from Heavenly Father and then we shared one from our list. Well Hna Milagros started and said that a blessing was having the gospel in her life. She then started to cry explaining her gratitude and the change she´s seen in her kids and in her life. I almost started to cry but I was just so happy I couldn´t. It was a confirmation to me that I´m doing my job. I just sat there and smiled and then shared that a blessing in my life was the opportunity I have to be a missionary. This family changed my life. I´m blessed to have gotten to know them and share the gospel with them. I´m sure I´ve said this before, but I´ll say it again. I don´t know why I didn´t want to serve a mission before hand. I´m truly grateful for this opportunity to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the people here in Perú.
Have a great week!
Love Always,
HERMANA HARBISON
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
October 15, 2012
Buenas Dias!
This week was as great week because we got to go to the temple! Here´s a picture of me and my companions outside the temple
Hermana Bermudez, Myself, and Hermana Giudice
Here´s a picture of the temple here in Lima.
As announced in General Conference, they´re going to build another temple in Arequipa which is in the southern part of the country. They´re also building one in Trujillo up in the north. It´s pretty great that there are going to be three temples here in Perú!
The work here in the field is going great. Yesterday I gave a talk in Church all in Spanish. Pretty sure my stomach turned upside down, because I was pretty nervous to convey my message in Spanish. However, I think it went smoothly and they understood... Hope everything is great where ever you may be, have a great week!
Love Always,
HERMANA HARBISON
This week was as great week because we got to go to the temple! Here´s a picture of me and my companions outside the temple
Hermana Bermudez, Myself, and Hermana Giudice
Here´s a picture of the temple here in Lima.
As announced in General Conference, they´re going to build another temple in Arequipa which is in the southern part of the country. They´re also building one in Trujillo up in the north. It´s pretty great that there are going to be three temples here in Perú!
The work here in the field is going great. Yesterday I gave a talk in Church all in Spanish. Pretty sure my stomach turned upside down, because I was pretty nervous to convey my message in Spanish. However, I think it went smoothly and they understood... Hope everything is great where ever you may be, have a great week!
Love Always,
HERMANA HARBISON
Monday, October 8, 2012
October 8, 2012
Family and Friends,
Well how great was conference? I was lucky, there´s another North American Hermana in our Zone, so together we were able to go watch it in the English room. I was able to understand all the great words from the General Authorities. Hope you all enjoyed conference as much as I did. The words of the Prophet and Apostles are really inspired and can tell you just what you need to hear and how to apply it to your life. Well conference was really the highlight of the week. I´m learning lots of new things with my 2 companions each day. Love that about the mission, you learn so much in so many different aspects. Today the sun is out, for the first time in a while. Spring is really on its way, woohoo! Everything is going great here in Perú, I hope it´s going great for you where ever you may be!
Have a great week!
Love Always,
HERMANA HARBISON
Well how great was conference? I was lucky, there´s another North American Hermana in our Zone, so together we were able to go watch it in the English room. I was able to understand all the great words from the General Authorities. Hope you all enjoyed conference as much as I did. The words of the Prophet and Apostles are really inspired and can tell you just what you need to hear and how to apply it to your life. Well conference was really the highlight of the week. I´m learning lots of new things with my 2 companions each day. Love that about the mission, you learn so much in so many different aspects. Today the sun is out, for the first time in a while. Spring is really on its way, woohoo! Everything is going great here in Perú, I hope it´s going great for you where ever you may be!
Have a great week!
Love Always,
HERMANA HARBISON
Sunday, October 7, 2012
October 1, 2012
Just writing to say that all is well here in the field. We're on a path to find new investigators right now. Right now I'm in a trio. One of my companions has been in the field for 10 months, Hermana Giudice and Hermana Bermudez is straight out of the CCM. Hermana Giudice is from Argentina and is really great. Hermana Bermudez is eager to learn and preach the gospel and she's from Trujillo Peru. They are both great and I'm learning a lot of new things with them. The fact that I have new companions is really all the exciting news I have. Our ward is great, love all the members. We're really working with them so we can have some references. Support your local missionaries, give them references. Period. Hope all is well where ever you may be. Write me if you need anything.
Until next time, have a great week!
Love Always,
HERMANA HARBISON
Until next time, have a great week!
Love Always,
HERMANA HARBISON
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
September 24, 2012
My dear family and friends,
I hope everyone had a great week and you all are enjoying the fall weather that´s coming your way. All is well here in the mission field of Perú Lima Sur. This week was the week of cambios (transfers). This morning, my companion headed off to Pisco, in the southern part of our mission, and I recieved a new companion, Hermana Guidice. Hermana Guidice is from Argentina, she started her mission the same time as my last companion, so she has about 10 months in the field. We´re also going to get another companion from the CCM tomorrow, so we´re going to be a trio here in our ward. We´re ready to work hard and find people to teach them the gospel. Next week I´ll try and send pictures of the three of us.
This week we had another baptism and it was awesome.
Here is my companion Hermana Riveros, Valentina (8), Antonio (13), Pepito (baptizer), Milagros (Antonio and Valentina´s Mom) and Myself. It would take the whole hour to tell you the whole story of this family, but just know that I love them so much. Hermana Milagros can´t be baptized just yet, but she´s strong in attending Church, knows that life´s better in the Gospel, and is ready to help her children grow in the Gospel. Love them so much, pierod. Funny story, when it was Hermanita Valentina´s turn to be baptized, she was a little scared to go under the water. When she went under her little legs popped right up out of the water and we had to do it again. It was sooo funny, but we did it again and she was baptized with success.
Everything is going good here in the field. I´m excited to learn new things with my new companions this cambio. Until next time, have a great week!
HERMANA HARBISON
I hope everyone had a great week and you all are enjoying the fall weather that´s coming your way. All is well here in the mission field of Perú Lima Sur. This week was the week of cambios (transfers). This morning, my companion headed off to Pisco, in the southern part of our mission, and I recieved a new companion, Hermana Guidice. Hermana Guidice is from Argentina, she started her mission the same time as my last companion, so she has about 10 months in the field. We´re also going to get another companion from the CCM tomorrow, so we´re going to be a trio here in our ward. We´re ready to work hard and find people to teach them the gospel. Next week I´ll try and send pictures of the three of us.
This week we had another baptism and it was awesome.
Here is my companion Hermana Riveros, Valentina (8), Antonio (13), Pepito (baptizer), Milagros (Antonio and Valentina´s Mom) and Myself. It would take the whole hour to tell you the whole story of this family, but just know that I love them so much. Hermana Milagros can´t be baptized just yet, but she´s strong in attending Church, knows that life´s better in the Gospel, and is ready to help her children grow in the Gospel. Love them so much, pierod. Funny story, when it was Hermanita Valentina´s turn to be baptized, she was a little scared to go under the water. When she went under her little legs popped right up out of the water and we had to do it again. It was sooo funny, but we did it again and she was baptized with success.
Everything is going good here in the field. I´m excited to learn new things with my new companions this cambio. Until next time, have a great week!
HERMANA HARBISON
Thursday, September 6, 2012
September 3, 2012
Greetings from the mission field! Hope your week was great! This past week we had a bunch of meetings which was great because we learned a lot, but it also meant we didn´t get to teach as much as we would like to as missionaries. Last Friday Elder D. Todd Christofferson came to Perú and gave a talk, in Spanish (because he served his mission in Argentina), to all the missionaries in Lima and the CCM here. It was great to hear the words of an Apostle! Such a privilege! We also had 2 baptisms on Saturday. (I tried to put pictures up, but they won´t download here on this computer... Lame.) Two guys, Anthony who´s 21 years old and Jorge who´s 35. They´re great, super grateful that we taught them and helped them make this convenant with Heavenly Father. Now we´re going to keep working with them and the ward to make sure they stay active and are befriended. Other than that, nothing new here in Surco. Hope you all have a great week and hopefully next week I get a computer that lets me download pictures.
Love Always,
HERMANA HARBISON
Love Always,
HERMANA HARBISON
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