Week 31

This is how we are going to be spending Christmas here!

I'll probably be calling you in a little bit! Makes me heart go crazy thinkin about it!

Congrats Adam on the good grades and on the temple! So great right?! I got to go through last week for the first time in 6 months and it was great. Also I got to buy all this sweet Peruvian stuff. I will bring home some sweet stuff for you guys! Then we will all have to come here after the mish. 

This week has been good. We have gone to the doctors almost everyday it seems, but somehow our numbers are also really high this week. God has been giving us tender mercies. We have SO many nuevos that we are finding. The challenge now is just helping them to progress.   I haven't had a baptism for a while. It's strange because we have had sooooo many people so close and like the week before Satan does something to ruin it! Take a chill pill gosh. But we aren't disanimated, just working harder! This is such a great time on my mission right now. Also its soooo hot, I am bustin out the sunscreen mas y mas.

So we have had two more rich peole in cars stop us this week to tell us our area wasn't safe. Thanks nice rich people, but we live here. haha Chorrillos somehow keeps getting better and better. Especially when we are walking in the street and see our investigator in a legit street fight. Tried to walk by all casual, but we made eye contact. Let's just say we didn't go visit him that day. Also weird girls that got kicked out of their house that need a place to sleep.....no thanks I'd rather not be robbed. 

HAve you guys tried reading Jesus the Christ? You should really think about it if you want to know everything. I don't think I can express to you how much I enjoy reading the scriptures! What was wrong with me before the mission? They are so great!

Christmas here is different. They celebrate it the 24th at midnight. So I don't  really have anything new to write. Just excited to talk to you all on Christmas. I love you guys!

Week 30

So my new comp is Hermana Wickline. She is from South Carolina and we get along GREAT. We are the funniest most awkward companionship in the whole mission. (We were voted so) You can imagine how awkward I am, well just add someone that is equally as awkward! But she is so cute too, so we have so much fun. #awkwardhandshakesareourthing

She has a stomach thing and we have been going to the docters and stuff. It's cool she feels better and I am working her pretty hard. The hardest part is talking in spanish. It's SO hard. But it's what we need to do to help develop her Spanish. We talk a fluent Spanglish.

Yeah so Christmas is comin up. Doesn't feel like it. It's HOTT here. But yeah we will call yall on the 23rd  for a pre call to organize  the call on Christmas yeah? Idon't  know when I will call, so keep your phone on mamma bear. Maybe in the morning.

I got my Christmas package! Surprise! It was so sweet Thank you! I love it! Thanks for ther sweet skirt! Getting new things to wear is my fav. You guys are the best! Special shout out to the Dray fam! Thanks! I love you!

We had a Christmas multizone conference and did white elephant gifts ...let's just say our gifts were the best. We think we are funny. But we also got to watch Home Alone, so thats cool. But in Spanish so that's....less cool. 

Anyway I am not missin home too much idk if that will make you happy or sad. There is just no time. I'm loving the mission right now and I am loving the Christmas season. Our president says everyday is Christmas.

He asked us, if we could think of anything we could be doing better to show Christ our love than serving a mission. And really there is not. There is nothing better than doing his work. There is nothing I would rather be doing and no place I would rather be. I love Peru!....most the time. jaja.

I love my Savior. This is why I am here. And this Christmas season I promise to give him ALL. And after too. Forever!

Love Hermana Quist

Week 29

HOLA! Well time for the big news! ANOTHER EMERGENCY TRANSFER! Whaaa?!  Yep so on Wednesday we got a phone call and they said Drose was to leave in 2 hours so we had to pack her bags super fast and then go get my new companion. Her name is Hermana Wickline. Yes she is American! whaa!? But she is also brand new and I am her trainer. The hardest part is we can't speak in English because she really needs to learn Spanish! It's THE  hardest ever. Actually its impossible. She was sick and that's why we had the emergency transfer. But she is better now! I am working her hard these last couple days. haha

Its was sad to see Drose go, but hey we are just set on living with each other after the mission, so we be cool with whatever the Lord wants to do with us! I am excited for the opportunity to train. It's already a great learning experience. I have to be responsible and stuff...weird haha jk. I do have to teach and talk alot more and handle everything. But I'm good. Actually I'm great. This is such a great thing. This mission thing. Never been happier. 

We had an investigator...the crazy one...say he wanted to get baptized! But he was walking in the street so we were sneaky and followed him and he went right into the Catholic church. Areee youuu kiiiiiiiding me? So yeah we have some work to do there.

The Christmas Devo was super cool. I was watchin it in the stake center with everyone...dimmed lights...great environment for the spirit. And I just got an overwhelming confirmation when Elder Nelson was speaking and the pictures of Christ were showing, that Christ is my Savior. It just amazes me how it doesn't matter who you are how much you know, the spirit is free and given to all men forever and whenever. I have had this confirmation so many times in my life and I love how he keeps giving it to me again and again! Now I just want to take this to the people I am teaching here. It doesn't matter what I say, just the spirit I bring because that's the only thing that is going to make them change.

I love you all and have a good Christmas season!

Love, Hermana Quist

Week 28

#WelcometoPeru

Kid wavin a gun around ouside the window of a car

 #welcometoperu

Guy robbing a ladies purse WHILE SHE IS IN HER CAR through the window and breaking it everywhere 

#welcometoperu

Stepped in Dog Poop again 

#welcometoperu

Earthquakes (little ones) all the time 

#welcometoperu #waitingforatsunami

This week has also been really great! We had some sketchy times and really got more of a feel for how crazy Peru is. So we walking down the street and this guy pulls up in a nice car, and in broken english he says...¨this place is not sure (seguro)(safe) Why are you here? Do you need a ride someplace better?¨  

There are good people too. But I'm starting to think there are more bad ones. 

We have met some guys who speak english really well because they grew up in Utah. It threw us off in the street when they walk by and said..¨whats up¨....What? English! So now we have an investigator and we have a chance to teach him in English!

We also have a completely crazy investigator named Isreal. He has a mental illness I think and has definitely been to jail. D- Rose says  Ï can deal with the crazies and maybe even the suicidle, but Idraw the line at murderers, you never know what crap they are gunna pull!¨

We got ANOTHER 7 new investigators this week! We are keepin up the good work! Now we just need to get them all to have a baptism date! whooo hooo!  I AM ANIMATED!

D-rose and I will probably be split up this transfer. She has been in Lima for 6 months now so it's her turn to leave. I will probably be a trainer. I won't lie and say that is hasn't been the absolutely best companionship in the whole world! It's a sad thing to break it up.

As you can see we went as a zone to The Cristo! Its huge and beautiful! (from far away like everything Peru!) 

I love all the elders in my zone! We have a good time! Here is a pic of my favorite Chilleanos!

Also we had Thanksgiving! They took us out to KFC! classic! haha It was actually really sweet. Gotta love Peru. When KFC is real high class stuff. 

The other pic is The 2 best sister missioanries in all of Chorrillos. 

And then this sweet parrot we saw! It talked! We have a video but its gunna have to wait to be shown after.

I love you guys! Thanks for everything! The chruch is true, so put a smile on your face!

Chau ' Hermana Quist

Mom' 

Hows the tummy? So big! I tell everyone all the time here about your being pregnant and they all think its so cool!

Week 26*

First of all so glad I am not in the Philippines right now but I feel and pray for the people there. We got to see Elder Nelson and he was just there and talked to us about the miracle of God saving every single missionary. Like the 200stripling  warriors. 

So yeah we got to see ANOTHER  apostle! That's the 3rd one in my mish! This time it was just our mission and I was in the front row! We got to sing for him and got be so close! A once in a lifetime experience! He is such an amazing man and I can just feel his spirit. Christ's spirit!!  He and his wife talked (in english awyeeeeah) and it was JUST the perfect thing to hear right now.

" God uses the unlikley to do the impossible!" We are the few. I am the unlikley.

There are 7 billion poeple on earth. There are 14 million members of our church. and so that ratio is 1:500! Our job is to bring the restored gospel to all the earth! IMPOSSIBLE RIGHT?  Well that's the way God works! to prove that he can do the impossible. 

"When you give all you can and do all you can do and it is impossible still...that's when God goes to work!" I feel like I'm at that point right now. And now I have faith that this is when God is going to get to work and make this impossible job possible! 

Peruvian Puff Pepper- So the other day I am a silly person and we are waiting outside of a house(and when I say house, I mean shack)  waiting for them to open up the door ( and when I say door I mean push a piece of sheet metal out of the way). I see this plant with little peppers on it and I'm like hey Hermana little green Peppers! Thinking they were just little bell pepppers...NO. Turns out it's the hottest pepper in Peru and I decided to put it in my mouth. Wish I had a video of this story. Needless to say I'm freaking out and just in time they open up and I'm there almost crying and then we have to go teach a lesson while im BREATHING FIRE!  But no the story doesn't end there. Later I decided to rub my eye. Guess what was on my hand...yep. So I basically went blind for a little bit. Screaming and making a scene in the street. But hey I'm good now. It was all in all a pretty funny experience. 

I love you guys and I love this church. I testify that Christ is the head of this Church and we are His people. Stay faithful. Demand Excellence of Yourselves. Chau! Love, Hermana Quist

Week 27

First off thanks everyone for the Bday wishes! I feel loved! This was a pretty great bday. I was planning of not telling anyone, but everyone knew somehow. But yeah, it was pretty chill all day and I thought I was safe. Then Bam! One of my ... no my favorite family, threw me a party! So sweet of them. They are my Peruvian family for sure! I was pretty embarrassed, but it did make me feel important, so I guess it's ok. They went all out. Balloons, cake, presents, (even the elders gave me stuff!) Food! ( we actually got sick after and threw up all morning, but hey that's how the morning after parties usually go right?) They got this cute doll candle top thing that had a plaque and a long modest skirt on hahah! I'm 20~! whaaaat!? I'll come home only 20 too. Weird right? I'll be a RM at 20! 

I hit 6 months this week and wow! WOW! Can you believe it! Where has the time gone! Only a year left! ahhhh! nooo!

So we are basically fast and furious up in Peru! You know how they have the nitrogen boost thing in the movie..well they have that here too. #streetraces!

They had elections yesterday so we didn't have church. Turns out everything shuts down on election morning because it is mandatory to vote. So we didn't get to go renew our covenants :(   The sacrament is so great. The happiest way to live is repenting every day and taking the sacrament every week. It's just a nice clean way to live! Without sin! Think of it! Do it! 

Oh oh. Ok, so this week, we taught a lesson and we didn't understand why it smelled so bad in front of this guy's house where we were sitting. And the smell stuck to us. Literally. I smelled real bad. Had to take a shower when I got home but I dragged that stink into other people's houses. Turns out that all their... let's call it bathroom water... just soaks into the ground where we were sitting.  I almost threw up 3 different times. Wow this just smells like.....Peru.

Ummm, what else. Got a good pick up line this week. Not like the usual harrassment, hop on my motorcycle, mamasita, type of stuff. This was clever. And clean. If I understand the Spanish right. Which I did. He's driving by on the bus and shouts at us "Hey where are you going? Huaylas? Miraflores?.... Cielo?" And for all you non bilingual people out there, he asked us if we were going to heaven. Pretty smooth. And yes, I smile everyday when I realize that I am bilingual. Take that high school spanish!!!!

So we had (like every week) a goal of 7 new investigaters for this week. We never actually get 7 but this week we made a goal with faith and just made the decision that yes we are going to get them! With the PROMISED divine power of God! And guess what WE DID IT!  It has been a really good week and a big faith growing week. FAITH WORKS, GOD WORKS, AND FAITH IN GOD REALLY WORKS! Every day we went out with faith and did ALL we could do to get one, then it was amazing to see how God would provide us the opportunity! We do all we can, then God goes to work. I have a testimony of this principle.

I love you guys! I love the Lord! Chau! 

Hermana Quist!

Week 25

Chole Quist? Idk about that. Also Elle Quist that just sounds like elequent. Sam is just the best route to take here. And you all know it!

Tell me what going on with the primary mom? Havin fun? 

Also Dad,go hang out with Greg please. haha

Alex email me ok? and Do your hw! LOVE YA BUD

Adam- the temple is awesome and just know your not going to understand everything and don't even try to. Just try and feel the spirit.

What are some fun jokes I can play on the Elders? I need some ideas? ANYONE!?

I'm sending christmas letters! Wow like the 3rd handwritten letter I've written haha.

I have 1 year and 6 days left in my mission! WHAAAAAAAAAA!? No way! noooo!

D rose and I are living it up, teaching it up and have one with a baptism date! yeah! We had a bit of a lull but we are pickin up the pace!

We had 6 at church yesterday and ITS SOOOOO AWEOSME! Not only when investigators  show up but menos activos too! I love seeing fruits of my work! Other people say they can't come to church because they can't leave their house alone or it will get stolen...which sucks because  that is a pretty valid excuse haha. Sketch. Also all the lights in the street stopped working so we have got to walk more carefully now.

Here's a pictures of our apartment after 2 other sister missionaries had to sleepover for a few nights because they couldn't stay in their apartment 

Thanks for all. I love you and I miss you! CHAU!!!!!!! Hermana Quist!~

Week 24

I can't even describe how amazing it feels to hear about how many missionaries that are going to out and how Grams and Gramps are going too. We are going to get SO many blessing. I can't stop smiling when I think about how united our family is in the gospel even if we are so far away!  

NOOOOOO TRANSFERS! We don't know why because our president basically told us we would. But I guess the Lord has some more work for us to do. And good! Because we really are just overcoming some difficult times and now we are entering into the time to receive the fruits of our obedience and work! I am so happy! D rose and I are soooooo great together. I am having a fun time. 

The other day I had the absolutely worst day of my mission. It was just so terrible. I don't need to tell you why but just know that everyone is catholic here! EVEN THE MORMONS ARE CATHOLIC! But God is good and at around 8 in the night that terrible day he sent us a member. She fed us, talked to us, and even sewed my shirt haha. God knew we gave our all that day and he does NOT  abandon his children in their times of need. The members here are so great. I have my Peruvian family here. The family Yarin. They are so great! 

Sometimes I feel like I'm not making enough of a difference. Then I read this quote by Utchdorf - ¨The Lord knows where you are, and he will use you in his own way, and for his holy purposes, those who incline their hearts to him.¨ So it doesn't matter what I feel like I am doing. Because I am here with all my heart inclined to him. I don't know God's purposes and I might never know the effect I'm having here. He knows his children and knows what they need and will use me to give it to them. I  AM A TOOL! haha. ( want another FHE assignment? Look up >Elder Bednars talk about the 20 franks or be good girls and boys, then relate it to me and you guys) I even had another example of this the other day when we were talking to a man who we contacted and didn't think anything of it, but later found out it was the direct answer to his prayer. Tears were shed and testimonies strengthened. God uses me even when I don't know it. 

Peru is so pretty! ( from far way) Because actually it's pretty disgusting. 

You guys should move here, because you would be so rich....but then you would be in Peru so...your choice -haha

The dogs in my last area Canete weren't as fortunate as the dogs here in Lima. They have clothes here! Even the homeless dogs have clothes here! PROBRECITOS!

So this is my house- Yes I basically live in a catholic church. It's so great.

It's gunna be wierd coming home without a line of guys waiting just to meet me.! What am I going to do!?

These are new cards we have to give out to the members. Basically the best idea ever! It says how the members can give a soul to the Lord for Christmas! We have already received some of these back! Maybe you should do this in your area!?

Love Hermana Quist!

Week 23

My area is so close to the beach 

¨Surely the Lord smiles upon the one who desires to come to judgment worthily, who resolutely labors day by day to replace weakness with strength.¨

This is my new favorite quote and I know its true and have been learning so much here. There are the times that I feel like I am falling short. But guess what? I am trying. And as long as each day we try to be better than the last, through repentace and the grace of the Atonement of Christ, we will please our God.

Every morning I wake up at 6:30, say my prayers, go running out in the streets of Peru and can hardly believe that this is real sometimes. Then for breakfast I have a yummmy mango every single day with some bread and Avacado. Its pretty much the best. But I will admit I think I am getting fatter. Not alot, but all we eat here is rice, potatos and more rice. So that's that. But don't worry there is this thing called ¨6 months till sexy¨ for the last 6 months of the mish. I'll put that into practice alright!

So yeah the guy that was in love with me, I thought he was actually interested in the gospel too because I am a little naive girl. But nope. We presented him to the elders and then I thought he was going to continue, but I guess he told the elders he wasn't there for the lessons. So that is great. I'm pretty upset. I just never see the bad in people! I had so much hope for him and he really seemed like he wanted to change. 

Then our only investigator with a baptism date decided we didn't talk about the bible enough and doesn't want anything to do with us. I have no idea how that blew up so fast. He was so ready then bam! Pretty sad. I think God is trying us right now. >Becuase we have been working so hard! and nothing is happening. We don't have people to teach! This isn't how it is supposed to go. I am suppose to be in Peru changing peopels lives and baptizing! But I had a good talk with the comp and as long as we are doing all we can it's going to be good enough for God! That makes me feel alot better

But I haven't let myself get discouraged because  that opposes faith and I need faith! Its not even funny how much I didn't know before the mission. This amazing and everlasting gospel is just unfolding before my eyes day by day, experience by experience and I am so thankful. I will never be the same. There is just so much more to everything. I love this church.

So Peru is crazy-

These people are a crazy mix between the laziest people I have ever met and the hardest working. They work allllll day but then they don't do anything! The are an oximoron.

They are also the most unreligious religious people I know.

Do you have a car that barely functions and has no gas? PERFECT you can be a taxi driver here°!

I see my jetta here all the time. You know your car is ghetto when they have it here in Peru. 

So yeah I had a little experience with the devil! Pretty scary. I have totally run out of time too so i will totes tell you about it in a week! I love you guys!!!!!!!!

Here's a moto. It's what we travel in here. Scary!

Week 22

HAVE 5 MONTHS DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!  This is craziness! But I am here and each day I just want to be here more and learn more and bring more people to Christ. This work is the happiest, most fulfilling,hardest thing in the entire world. I do not want to come home in a year. It's too short.

So story time boys and girls: And maybe not the good kind haha. So we have a problem. One of our investigators is .... in love with me. I know that sounds funny but really! And it got pretty weird the last lesson. So yeah, we are giving him to the elders in our area. We will see if he still progresses. :[ 

Next, welp I kinda had a Terry Wood situation last night.(if you know what I mean).

Also had one of the happiest moments in my mission. We find this less active kid who is 26 and he is way honest and straight up with us (which is the best) and we were like how is your relationship with God? "Bad" he says.  haha welp at least he is honest. So he told us all about how he just got baptized because his family did and he never really felt that spirit that everyone always say they feel. And he wants to know why and how we have faith. So we taught and we taught with the spirit and at the end of our lesson I was testifying  and extending some promises and I looked at him and he was just crying. Ah! He felt the spirit. Then he came to church and in that moment when I saw him in the chapel  I felt something. Probably the happiest feeling I have ever had. It just was just such a  small thing but my happiest moment on the mission. 

 I have realized that there is a big difference in my Spanish when I have the spirit. We gave a couple lessons last week and it just flowed. I was surprised at some of the words I said that I am sure I didn't know before. I love doing this work IN THE RIGHT WAY. That is when the Lord will bless us with his spirit and we will see real conversion.

Our mission president said how he doesn't want baptisms! He wants real growth! There is no difference in a new member and a member reactivated! We are focusing on less active members so much now. 

Peru is one of the only South American countries without a training program for the members yet, But it starts next month! I am so excited because the work is going to grow! It's a plan called "la obra de Salvacion" and it is going to rock Peru.  We are going to really do the work in the right way.

I love you all and I miss you- but not too much! / Hermana Quist!!

By the way, I have decided the baby's name will be Sam ( as in samantha)

Week 21

Happy B-day Big AL! I love you! Try not to grow up too much before I get home! Speaking of getting home I am at 5 months which is basically 6 months which is basically 1/3 of my mission! Which is basically my whole mission! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH I already feel the part of me that doesn't want to come home.

So I am in Chorrillos Laureles. Look it up. Its pretty sweet we've even got a Pizza Hut here! Yeaaaah. It's way different and my arera is actually super small.  I was not transfered for danger reasons. It was because we had some missionaries in our mission that were temporary and they left to their real missions.

 I am with another North American! Which is never done! This is the first time Pres. did it because there is going to be alot more North Americans coming. It's pretty dangerous having 2 gringas together. I am with Hermana Del Rosario basically my favorite Hermana from the group in the MTC .We could not believe that we were going to be comps. It's basically so fun! We are so funny together. It's hard to be funny in Spanish and I feel like a different person when I can be funny and talk in English. SO it's nice to be able to express myself and be myself for a change. It's hard though because we don't want to talk in English but we do alllll the time. And now somtimes the English slips into my Spanish! But it's ok because we are only together till the end of this transfer then I am probably going to train a newbie here

( mark my words!) 

This area is a little more sketchy. We totally have drunk people out in the streets all the time. I almost pee my pants everyday, I am so scared. But God really protects us, so I don't feel too in danger. But yeah we have had some experiences. I tell you them when I get home haha. Also the other day we were attacked by a dog! It BIT my backpack. AAARRRREE YOU KIIIIIIIIDING ME! I was so scared! I kicked it in the face too! Yeah! I also hid behind my poor comp.

Speaking of poor, I was throwing up all morning. This was the first time I have gotten sick. We ate with the members last night and something did not sit right. #livinthelife! #joyofeatingwithmembers

The members REALLY like us. No joke. They love us. And this ward is already so much better than my branch in Canete. There are actually people that do their callings! I think ima love it here. 

Everyone says how we are their angels and go on and on about how much they love us. But it's just because right now God is using us to show his love for his children. It's weird being on this side of things. And its really helping me love them more, because I can feel the love God has for them when he uses me to show his love. God is good.

We tried to make Choc chip cookies (Gregs recipe) didn't really work out! But its just because they have weird and different ingredients here! Everyone  thought they were delicious so thats all that matters.

Week 20- 1st transfer

Gracias for all the pictures! So basically I could not be more happy right now! My brother is going on a mission to Monterrey MEXICO on February! I totally prayed he would go Spanish speaking! I can just feel the blessings that God gives our family for me being out here and now we are going to have 2 out! Wow there is nothing more important than serving the Lord and I know we will be blessed throughout our entire lives for this decision. I am so happy right now! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

So this week was a real SHOCKER. So we are working hard and I am loving my area and then last night I got a call saying I have an emergency transfer, We don't know why but I am leaving in about 1 hour to go to Lima to my new area. I am actually pretty heartbroken and all our investigators, members, and I all had some rough goodbyes. But I will go and do whatever the Lord commands with a willing heart. I love my Zone and we all had a farwell yesterday after General Conference (which was sooooooooooo amazing by the way)! Did you guys catch the part where you need to work more with the missionaries?haha) We can always bet on the prophet to help our investigators gain a testimony! I'll put my money on the prophet anyday!

I am having so many awesome experiences and funny ones too. I am growing and learning so much but I just can't write it all to you. Just know that there is nothing like this. And I'm pretty sure coming home is going to be hard. This church is so true it's so obvious it me! I loved the talks by Elder Utchdorf and Bednar. I have really gained a testimony of why making convenats is so vital. My understanding of this is expanding x1000000! I love this gospel!

To Alex 

Alex you are totally my favorite brother (that is...blonde) haha.  I literally laughed outloud reading your letter. I wish I could have seen your play you did with the cousins! And sorry about Happy Sumo and your food poisoning  hahah! I am so lucky I haven't  got sick yet! (knock on wood)!

I love you dude and I can't wait till you go on your mission! Somewhere Spanish speaking too!

To Dad

Dad 4 wheeling in Moab and hiking in Zion national park would  totally be my disneyland too! I'm holding you to that promise that we will go back. And also one day I am bringing you here to my adventure. It's so amazingly different here. It would blow your mind. I love you and miss you! 

To Adam

ADAM QUIST! SPANISH SPEAKING!!!!!!!AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I cannot wait to speak spanish with you! Dude you are gunna love this language! I started freaking out when I saw your email! I wish I coulda been there! and I am sooooooooooooo happy you are loving school as much as I did! I LOVE YOU! TE AMO! 

HERMANA QUIST! CHAU

Week 19

Yeah we are really working hard and our numbers are picking up! We have 5 baptisms scheduled for this moths. I hope they all work out. 2 of our investigators have cancer. Two have families that are drunk all the time and interrupt  our lessons with drunk stammering and yelling. And one golden investigator! We also have 3 others that are so perfect but aren't married and just living together (like everyone here) so they can't get baptized :(

But one thing about Peru and the people here. They don't see a real need for refrigerating  things ect... Hermana Odar will pour a bowl of cereal with yogurt...leave it out for all day and night then go to eat it and I'm like NO! Hermana that's been out all night. Yeah so? uhhhhhh. Also meat here....no need to store in cold areas. Its great.

The other day we are in a house for dinner and the member start preparing her fish in front of us. It's like yeah yeah nasty looking and smelling fish then, yep yep she just dipped her hands in nasty used water bucket that her dog is drinking out of then touched our fish agian. Oh then just cut up our salad with a knife she found of the floor.. MMMMMM Im going to die!

Oh and I literally watched a dog get ripped apart the other day. A pack of dogs just picked on a little dog and I'm pretty sure killed it. We were kinda scared out of our minds. I don't think you guys comprehend how many dogs are here.

I'll be walking in the street and I just hear some guy call out ¨Barbie¨. One time my comp said back Yeah but you're NO ken! ( like the barbie Ken) She thought she was so hilarious. He didn't. 

We are really animated for this next month and I am so ready. BUT our branch is so sad right now. It's almost funny how ridiculous our ward council was. Just a bunch of old men yelling at each other. I am actually pretty frustrated with them. I want to be a missionary in a ward like ours in Cali!!!!!!!!!! Where the memebers actually help! And the pres or bishop knows what he is doing. 

Your Peruvian food looks different...delicious but different. haha Thanks for trying 

Week 18

Hey Hey Hey!

Yeah don't be worried that I didn't email on monday we had transfers and Pday is always switched for Wed. So keep that in mind next month. The next transfers are Nov, 2nd.

So yeah I didn't get transfered. Just Hermana Bustamante left. So just Hermana Odar and I here in Canete still and I am currently loving it!!!! Bustamante was great but wow I think we are going to reallly progress and have a differnt feel to this work and our compamiomship! It's a chance for me to grow and talk more in the lessons. And yeah my spanish is pretty much getting there. Of course it is not great but its better! Standable!

So I cannot believe it but I am already at my 4 month mark! AHHHHHHHHHH! Wow the time has just gone by so fast! Can you guys belive it! Craziness! 

We have a new investigator named Elmer and I always just think of Grandpa and I love it. Also one member in our ward looks like and reminds be of Grams so much! 

I basically am so awkward still. Just depends on the day really. Especially with the Elders. But we all have alot of fun together and I just keep thinking how it would have been so fun to serve with some of my uncles or amigos when they served!

I invited 2 new investigators to be baptized and they said yes! We have it planned for the 19th of OCt. So yeaaaaaaaahhhh! Also 2 more for other dates! I love those lessons that we just feel the spirit, the people are really into the lesson and interested, and they can actually understand me. You would think we would get tired of teaching the same thing over and over but really we don't! I love teaching the Restoration and Plan of Salvation the most!

One really awkard thing that happend this week-after teaching a lesson I say ¨ Hermana Grace will you follow the example of jesus Christ by being baptized?....She says. "Yeah but well I'm a member and my name is Gladice!!!!

hahahahahah sooooooo awkard my bad! Maybe you had to be there but let me tell you we have had some good laughs over that one!

I love you guys and miss all of you!

Tell Adam to write me or i'll kill him!

Chau Hermana Quist!

Week 17

Hola!!!

I will not have my sister with the name Sophie! But i like Lenaia like Lenaia Quist our cousin?

Ahh! So excited for Adam! Sorry all your kids are growing up and your sad, but hey that's why it's awesome you get to start all over again!! ahahjajaja.

You saw Jason and Taylor. I want to see Taylor and Jason! And their Apartment!!!!!!! Adam is going to have such a great time! Probably get all the girls too. What a stud. Tell Cameron to go to BYUI too so he is not so lonley.

So last week I taught my companera the Slug Bug game...Not a good idea.jaja My arms are pretty sore today. 

Also for ALLLLLL of you that I'm sure really want to know, my mouth is still numb in one side from when I got my wisdom teeth out in November, so that's great.

We took a trip to Lima and I don't know what really was the problem but our bus driver freaked out and went off reading in some scary dirt road then we were shuttled onto a different bus then another. And finally after driving for another 15 mins met up with the first bus again.....don't really know what the deal was, but we are pretty sure we were avoiding the police. But my Zone leaders were having a heart attack over the whole ordeal. It was...interesting.

HW!!!!!!!!! Food homework! Hey so here are two things you guys  should make for FHE one night, look the recipes up online. Beso de Moza ( i feel like nicole would rock at this) And ensalada Rusa! MMMMMMMMM Que rico!!!!!!! Or the 3 leches cake!  Send pics of it with you guys if you make it!

My comps and I are way good. This week has been pretty good ( in respect to getting along) We have a lot of fun and laugh all the time. The not so fun part about the week is how we have had our agenda full evryday with great appointments, but nooooo. No one is ever at their house! We´ve walked all day long, every day this week.  And we are sooo tired and what do have to show for it....Nada! But hey next week will be better! Its all about keeping a good attitude! Can't let anything I feel inside affect my work and the way people see us. We are representatives of Christ!!!!!! 

Every single day when I study the Book of Mormon, I learn soooo much. Did you guys know the Book of Mormon is basically purely about missionary work haha? I didnt! But enserio it is! Personal Study is my favorite time of the day! 

I love you all and misss you!!!!!!!!! Work with your wards and with the missioanries because they need help from the members!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is your work not just ours!

Chouuuuuuuu , love Hermana Quist

Week 16

 I don't know if you love my homework assignments, but I hope you do them because they are awesome. For the next FHE please go watch the talk from Elder Holland ¨The first and greatest commandment¨ or ¨Do you love me¨? I know you've all seen it but please watch it again.

Mom- Yeah before you send a package anytime tell me before so I can email you what I want in it. Thanks! No mail strike that I know of ,so that's good but yeah its slow- thats why email is awesome.

Don't worry about the mold we told the Pres. and we have permission to start looking for a new apartment.  My president is absolutely the best man alive. I am so lucky. Everytime I get to see him and listen to him, my mind is expanded and he just knows so much! When Elder Cook came he said that sometimes they are prompted to send missionaries to mission presidents...idk if that is the case for me, but maybe.

I love the people here and in our branch. My favorite is Hermana Katy, she is friends with me on FB if you wanna check her out, but we teach with her almost everyday. Our elders here in the zone are great and sometimes we are mean to them. For example one night they called and we pretended to be crying. Elder Thompson was so scared -ahaha we traumatized them. We think we are hilarious. They treat Hermanas so good here.

So this week we had another Multi Zone conference and the theme of our mission right now is Repentance. It's interesting because we all know what repentance is right? Claro que si. But before this I just had no idea how important it really is. The main thing we teach to our investigators is repentance. Because we are not here to baptize people! We are here to make converts. Real growth. Not people  that are going to go inactive in a couple months (which is how it goes down here). 

I got to teach (meaning I was the head, like the person that starts off and talks the most) 2 lessons on repentace yesterday and it went super well. My spanish is maybe actually getting there. The worst is my pronunciation. I remember in my setting apart Pres. Brower blessed me that the people here will be able to understand me....but where is that now! Just need more practice and faith. 

My comps and I had a huge fight the other day. Like for the fight time I was actually  really angry and ready to give  hermana Odar a piece of my mind. So after the fight she said how she wanted to ask for a transfer and leave. We were so taken back....like whattttt!  So then it switched to expressing how much we needed her and love her. We all creid and made up. Learning alot here. 

Hermana Quist! Love you all!