Week 66

Was there an earthquake? Now it's my trun to be freaked out. I keep hearing from members about a big earthquake in Cali. Same day there was a little one here too...how weird!

Little news - I have calluses on my knuckles from knoking so much.

Yesterday was amazing!  7 lessons and new families found and I wish everyday was like that! 

We had a big ward activity and guess who showed up! Our sketchy investigator...DRUNK! I literally couldn't believe it. Facepalm

TOSHIRO SE BAUTIZO!!!!!!!!!!

IT WAS AMAZING AND SPIRITUAL AND EVERYTHING IS ALWAYS WORTH IT WHEN THIS MOMENT COMES

​ TRANSFERS! But we didn't have any! We get another one together and I'm so happy! We just need to buckle down. I need to take advantage of this time I have left. I have worked my butt off my whole time but yeah I obviously have made alot of mistakes too. I have not always done all I should have. But II will not have the opportunity to do this again, so I need to take full advantage and like it says in Jacob 5:61 This is the last time the Lord with Nourish his Vineyard. And this is my last chance to work in it like a missioanry and I am so grateful for these next two changes #changeofmiracles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So.. here is to six more weeks of peruvian men whisteling and barking at us! so stoked! hah

Right now, we are actually in a trio with sister Bailey! Her companion left after being here for six months. So her companion is coming tomorrow.  We have loved being together! Three north Americans together ... ha it's great! 

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​The ward here is growing... I have a new idea that I might not be here to harvest. I am here to plant the seed of the work of salvation. They don't get it yet, but with all our effort they are starting to understand. I see the progress little by little. One day they will have it down. The ward counsel will know how to function. But sadly I probably won't be here to see it. But that's not why I was called here. Not to harvest the fruits but to plant and to test and to start. It's really just a start here. They are not spiritually mature yet and it's not as if we can baptize all these people if the ward is not ready. That I s why I feel that my call is to yes baptize, the few, the chosen and the ready. But I'm not here for when the real harvest will come. But one day it will come. I'm glad for my call and I will do whatever the Lord has called me to do. QUE GRANDIOSO ES MI LLAMAMIENTO! 

I'm still a sister leader...kinda thought they would take me out...but nope. Pucha. HAha I'm grateful for the calling and I am happy to help all I can until I leave. I really am worried though that when our group leaves we will be a mission that is really young. We need to train the next round of leaders so the mission stays alive haha.

(Story from her companion) So we were walking down the street the other day and these three little boys had a huge squirt gun! We saw that they were spraying the side walk and other people and we were like..let's get out of here fast. Then the little boys come walking up to us and point the squirt gun at us and yell........" CHIIIIIICCCAAAAS" .. Let's just say we ran up that hill pretty darn fast dodging the water! hah funniest thing ever!

I love you guys!!!!!!!!!! Miss you guys too! Love Hermana Quist!

Week 65

I love all the videos of Abby. I can't wait to hold her! Seriously she isn't even real to me yet. Al Capone I'm proud of you bud;) I went to the Jungle dance and I know exactly how it is and I really am happy that my little brothers are such strong priesthood holders!

A dog bit my companion this week...that's cool...I liked dogs...PAST TENSE- Peru has ruined dogs for me. 

Toshiro is actually getting baptized Saturday!!!!!! finally! I will get see him baptized! I've worked so hard haha. He is good though, So ready and I am sooooooo happy!

We are having fun times with our mission leader who I complained about not doing anything. Then I guess he told the elders ¨Sister Quist doesn't think I do anything, I'll show her!¨ So basically he is working awesome this last week. I'm pretty sure it's just to spite me but at least he is working ;)

I  gave a talk this last week, with one days notice ;) One thing I love the mission for is that now giving talks are easy. I can throw somthing together and rock it. I still get nervous  if pres asks me to read a scripture in a conference though haha. But a least talks won't freak me out. I gave it on the atonement and missionary work obviously. It was a growing experience. Tears and everything.

 I decided there are two ways to go about getting the members to work with us more. #1 Burning them and telling them what they aren't doing ( like our mission leader ahah- maybe not the best way:) or #2  teaching them the principle. Understanding the atonement will be the only way they will have it come from themselves and how they will be converted to  the work.

We ate guinea pig! It was soooooooo gross to watch but also pretty delicious!

I have scriptures to give you #hw 

¿ What does the atonement teach us about faith? 

Mateo 26;39

matt 26:42

Luke 22:43

Faith is Character. Faith comes through drinking the cup. Suffereing with confidence. Confidence that He will always send a way out. 

When we ask for what we want....it's the lack of faith.

We want it all too easy! We aren't willing to suffer. 

Just think about the confidence of the Godhead. The confidence of God to Christ and also Christ to God. 

I LOVE PERSONAL STUDY!

I love you all and I love the Lord!

Poor  guinea pig

Week 64

These are my girls!!!

I GOT YOUR PACKAGE! Thanks soooooo much! I loooove seeing the little Peruvian faces when they eat the warheads! But the mints..those are just for me haha!

Its really not that cold here! Seriously don't  worry ;) 

This week was amazing...ly......stressful haha. But so uplifting. We had the leaders meeting in Lima #20hoursinabus. I read and participated with out wanting to die. I mainly just love going for 2 reasons. #1 I get to receive so much doctrine and revelation and listen to President Douglas talk. ( I will talk about what I learned later) #2 I get to see girls from my group! I love these sisters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so lucky. I really feel that one of the many reasons I came here was to also meet these people and be connected with them for the rest of my life. We are so blessed. God knows why and he definitely placed us all here for a reason. 

The sister leader council

I love my companion She  is soooo funny and her Spanish...getting there. I love having an American compie. It is so much more enjoyable for us....for the works....maybe haha. 

President also got to come here to Ayacucho and do a training for the Area. I was soooooo nervous the day before when they called and asked if I could train the other missionaries with the president. I did a 20 min training on Personal Revelation. Hard because that means that to teach it I actually have to receive personal revelation haha. I was sooooooooooooo nervous! I stayed up so late preparing it. But as I gave it....it was good :) President said "Your lesson this week was very good. I felt the Spirit strongly. You were bold, direct and spoke with power. Thank you for being an EXCELLENT Sister Missionary. We love you!"

 

I hope they release me as a sister leader haha. It's someone elses time. Or maybe I'll finish out strong and stressed haha. 

I want to tell you all I learned, but I can't!

Here are some points:

-What does the Atonement teach us, about faith?

-Drink your cup. Suffer with confidence. 

-Why does the Fall have such an important role in the Atonement?

-Using the Book Of Mormon as a fount of repentance.

-I cried and I really have come to understand even more about the Atonement this week! Read these talks!

https://www.lds.org/liahona/2008/03/the-atonement-of-jesus-christ?lang=eng

https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/the-atonement?lang=eng

https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1996/10/the-atonement?lang=eng

TEMPLES TEMPLES TEMPLES: I need to have more time! I will prepare something for next week in advance ok? Just meditate on those things for now, till next week.

Cleaning up dog poop. And a dog that we also had to clean his infected cut off leg.

Ether 12 #spanglish

Week 63

I am having a great week. This is the work of The Almighty God and I am part of it. I am so honored and I am so privileged to be here. I have learned so many things and I have so much more to learn. Doing interchanges with the other hermanas every week really helps my faith grow and I am so thankful for this calling I have as sister leader. I know it will be a blessing and I know that it will be a strength  to me in my future with other callings I have. 

I know how to teach, I know how to bring people  to Christ and Now it's time to do ALLLLLL I can in this time I have to bring as many as I can.

I love these people we have such a good group of investigators right now. They are chosen and they are so amazing. The work is flying and the joy is so prevalent in everyday I am here. A joy that cannot be described. There are hard times ( like throwing  up 5 times today- #Funday Sunday Food Poisoning) But this is sooooooooooo worth it. I wish I could write to you to express my feelings but I literally can't.

One of the investigators that we are going to baptize and marry this next month has asked me to be their Witness in their Marraige. I alsmost started crying. I love them so much. Too Much its going to hurt so bad to leave. Their names are Josue and Esefany. I will send a pic.

I am in a great ward!

One of our investigators only wants to get baptized in a river.....we will see how that goes. I would love to have a baptism in a river! 

I'm out of time, but I love you all!

Love Hermana Quist