May 25, 2015
Mi Reyna!! ;)

Hello family :)

So this past week was a bit of a mountain to climb, and harder week for us 4 sisters here. One of the sisters decided she was done, that she was ready to leave, and did not want to be here anymore. We all don't really know what happened, or what sparked something like that but she was like packed ready to go. On Tuesday night she was talking to my companion.. I was talking to her companion, so the four of us were in different rooms. After my companion told me that she said that she couldn't do it anymore, and that one day when we´re not looking she´ll be gone... so we went and locked the door that night and hid the keys. 

I think seeing all that was really hard on my companion. I cant imagine being so new in the mission and hearing someone say that.  So we talked for a long time about what she should do if she ever feels like that. But i think it was hard and scary for all of us. But thankfully she is still here. She went on Friday to have an interview with President to leave, but said that now she feels better so that´s good!

So this past week we were doing companionship inventory ( i think that´s what it´s called in English) it´s something that we do every week to make sure that we are okay as a companionship and everything. So this last week i started by just telling her how proud I was of her, and that i will always be soo prideful to be able to tell people that she was my "baby" in the mission. And that no matter what i knew that we were going to be friends forever.  She then covered her face and just cried. for a good 5 minutes. i just sat there, hugging her. and then the she told me that i wasn't going to get transferred, that she isn't ready for me to leave, and that i have changed her life. I was then in tears too... haha (silly girls) but i realized after that really even though some days it seems like she hates me, that really she does love me, and it´s nice to know that you're appreciated ya know? :)

Funny story of the week... I was talking to this old man in the street, doing a normal LPE, sharing the gospel and all, and then we finished so i turned to start walking again. Little did i know that i was super close to the curb, and the gutters here are not just these little streams, they are big enough to be a river.. haha okay maybe not a river but like 2 feet deep...soooo I turned to start walking and feel right into this huge gutter/hole... and this old man just yells "MI REYNA" which means my queen, and runs over to get me out of this hole! hahah don't worry I didn't get hurt, just a bruised ego a bit.. haha  but at least someone called me a queen right?hehe

Also Iby, our investigator is progressing sooo fast!! the only problem is that Satan is also working really hard, and things keep coming up that she cant get out of, and so she hasn't been able to come to church, but we have given her a tour of the building, she comes to all the activities, but just hasn't been able to make it to church, which makes it hard to baptize her, but we will just pray hard that this week she will be able to come :) Also we found this new investor, his name is R, and so we went over to visit him one day. We had a really nice lesson and focused almost all on the Book of Mormon, the spirit was strong and i knew he could feel it. So we challenged him to be baptized. He didn't accept, which happens a lot, so then we just bore our testimonies. He sat there for a second and then said, "what do i need to do to be baptized?" within 5 minutes his answer went from "i don't think i need to be baptized again." to "what do i need to do to be baptized?"  The spirit is real. 

Well my time is up. I love you all so much!! Have a wonderful week :) 

Love, 

Hermana Peters

Just chillin' in the back of the bus!

This is how we make toast here:)

May 18, 2015
Hello family,

So this week was the week of the family here in our branch and every night we had an activity in the church about the family and it was super successful, and lots of people were coming and participating! We were in charge of one night and we taught everyone how to spend time with there family. Little sad that we need to teach that now a days, but thanks to you guys i had plenty ideas for them! Also that night one of our investigators, Iby, came with her two kids and they were all laughing and having such a great time! it was the best! The next day we went to visit her and she was going on and on about how much she liked it and how she was so surprised that Mormons really are normal people.. haha

One night we had about 30 minutes before we needed to be at the activity, so we were walking around and my companion was like "lets go visit Christian and his family." and i was so happy for 2 reasons. One is that i am trying now to have her take charge, and have more say in everything because she only has like 3 more weeks of her training left. So i was so happy she was taking a chance to put in her thoughts, and also because i was thinking the same thing :) so we went over to this house, Christian wasn't home, but his wife was and she let us in. And then like 5 minutes later, Christian walked in so it was perfect. We started teaching them and the spirit was soooo strong. When i told you guys that the first lesson is my favorite to teach is because almost always we end up talking about the family. This is something that is near and dear to my heart, and can feel the Spirit testifying every time i say that families can be together forever. As we started to talk, i saw the mom really starting to listen, and then tears started to fill her eyes. She then pulled me in and gave me a great big hug, thanking me for what we are doing. and she told us it wasn't chance that we stopped by today, but that is was directed by God. And these are the moments when i think "and this is why i am here" :)

So we will be working hard with this family, the only problem is that the wife said that her mom is a Jehovah Witness and would probably kill her is she found out that she was listening to Mormons, but that`s not going to stop us :) we know that the spirit is more powerful than anything else. 

Also Iby, the lady that came to the activity, one day we were with her and she was like "Hermana Peters i need to ask you something, i have heard a rumor and i just want to know the truth" so i am waiting to hear something like Mormons having 10 wives, or that we have horms or something right? no her question was... "Do gringos shower?".... hahaha i guess that lots of people in central america think that gringos dont shower, that we all just walk around gross all day in our jeans and tennis shoes. Hahaha so i made sure she understood that we do shower, and that we are clean people. Hahaha so dont make me a liar and please shower :)

Today we got to see the movie Meet the Mormons and i loved it!! That last family, with the boy on the mission is the boy i filmed coming off the airplane! By the way mom, have you heard anything from her? because i never did finish the video... opps! But crazy right?? and the family from Costa Rica i dont know, but i heard they live in Guanacaste :) 

So all is well here, everyday we are working, and pushing and doing are very best. Somedays are harder than others, but in those moments i can hear my Heavenly Father sayin ¨just hold on a little bit longer, good is about to come¨ so then i keep pushing on.

Thank you all for the package, we are going right now to have our Pday party :) wooohooo!! haha you guys are the best and i felt so much love!!

Well have a wonderful week and know that i love you all sooo much!

Love,

Hermana Peters 

One night we were walking around because all of our appointments had fallen, and i thought about how dad said the best thing to do is serve, so i saw a man with a whole bunch of bread in his hands, and i was like oh we could help him carry his bread! so we walked over, asked him if we could help him, and instead of just letting us carry his bread he gave it to us.. 6 huge bagets. hahaha he owns a bread store so he said this was extra from the day! wooohooo blessings from serving :) haha

i tried some new fruit this week!! dont ask me what they are called because i dont remember... haha

Well rain season is now here. Umbrellas everyday :)

May 11, 2015

My Wonderful Family,

First off, thank you all so much for being there yesterday so that i could see you all. It was just what i needed. Also thank you for giving me some time and really listening to me. it was something that i was very needed, as you probably saw with the tears. But just know that it was one of those cries that gets you going again, and i feel great today :)

I already told you all a bit about this week, but here is a little bit more details :) for mom :) haha this week we wanted to focus on finding new people to teach, so Tuesday we went out with this faith, ready to find a family, all pumped and everything, and come home that night with 0 new investigators. But we were like it´s okay, we still have all week. Then on Wednesday my companion was woke up sad and mad at the world, and we had a big long talk about why she is here, and who she is representing also about how she wanted to view her mission, and if she wants to look back on these days being sad or happy. So we mad a goal together to smile all day long no matter what. So of course it was a REALLY hard day. We went out again, and had felted prompted to go to an area, so we started to contact this area. We were there contacting for 4 hours.. and came out with 0 lessons, and 0 new investigators. These are the times you really start asking why... I was praying so hard, sooo hard, especially to keep that smile on my face... but sometimes felt like i must not have been heard or something, but i KNOW that we are heard, just in His timing. Because Thursday we went out, and found 6 new investigators, and people that really wanted to listen to us :) so sometimes we do have hard days, but it´s to see if we can just hold out a little bit longer, because our Heavenly Father will always pull through and help us :)

We are also working with those families that we found, but there are almost never home which makes it hard to teach.. but we wont give up :)

Also we are teaching this lady and the other day her 7 year old son said the opening pray, and this is the kind of prayer i was talking about yesterday. This little boy said the most sincere and loving prayer i have ever heard. I now understand more about why Christ asks us to become as little children. :)

Well I love you all so much and am sooo happy that i got to see you all!! :) Hope you all have a wonderful week and know that i love and pray for you all!

Love,

Hermana Peters

2 Nephi 4:34 "¡Oh Señor, en ti he puesto mi confianza, y en ti confiaré para siempre!" :)

( O Lord, I have trusted in thee, and I will trust in thee forever. )

May 4, 2014
Hi Fam,

I hope everyone is doing well, resting from all the partying this past weekend! Congrats Laura and Kirsten on your graduations!! I hope that it was all you ever imagined, and that paper you paid thousands for is serving you well ;) hehe

This week was really good! We have been working really hard, and finding a ton of people to teach. I know that in every area there are people ready to change right now, i just need to search a little bit harder. But this past week was a bit interesting too because... well lets just say i have changed a lot of things on the mission, but one thing that i am still working on is not losing everything. Last week i lost our phone.... oopppss. haha and we cant have a new one until the office gets more phones. So i guess that is my punishment.... Haha but we are still fine because we live with other sisters that have a phone, so it´s just while we are out working that we dont have communication. This means that we cant call to see if someone is home, we just have to go.. Which means we did a bit more walking this past week. But i just kept telling my companion that everything happens for a reason, and that there is something we need to be learning from this experience. And i think the thing was to learn more to trust in God. He now is our only source of communication, but He is the strongest. In the beginning it was tough, but now i am learning how to really think, and more importantly pray. He knows everything, even the little details, like if someone is in their house. So we have been relying so much more on Him this week, and we saw miracles.

One thing was that everytime a visit fell i thought to myself, "Well God has someone else prepared and waiting for us" So we would go out searching. Lots of times it is easier to just go visit a member, but i dont want to take to easy route anymore. So one night we were searching for someone to visit, and were walking along this street. I looked into a house and saw a mom and dad sitting with there son talking. As a missionary i now have a mental alarm that goes off whenever i see a family, especially a mom and a dad. So i stopped and started to talk to them, and within a few minutes they let us in and we started talking to them. We sang Families can be Together Forever, and from that moment on the husband was hooked. You could see it in his eyes, like a little child hearing a fairytale that they really believe. He was amazed that families really can be together forever. The wife on the other hand is a little bit harder because she already has her beliefs, but we are going to work really hard with this family to help them get baptized and sealed :)

Well i hope you all know that i am praying for you all, and that i cant wait to talk to you all! Have some questions or something ready because i know i will just be so excited to see you all and forget everything i wanted to say... haha 

Have a wonderful week!

See you Sunday :)

Hermana Peters