Week 77. This is it!

Let me just tell you all about how amazing this experience of a mission has been. This is indescribable. No one that has not experienced this can imagine the things I have learned. I don't even think I recognize all the blessings that have come into my life or that will come into my life as result of serving this mission.

 It says in Helman 3: 35 Nevertheless they did fast and pray oft, and did wax stronger and stronger in their humility, and firmer and firmer in the faith of Christ, unto the filling their souls with joy and consolation, yea,even to the purifying and the sanctification of their hearts, which sanctification cometh because of their yielding their hearts untoGod. 

I love this scripture. As I read it, I just felt like it is a perfect "ending the mission" scripture. The mission has provided me with the opportunity to wax stronger in my humility, to where my soul is filled with joy. And not completely yet, but helping my heart be purifyed and sanctified. Why? Because I have given my heart to God. To Him. My Savior and my Redeemer. And I have complete confidence that that is where my heart will one day beome perfect and pure. 

There is nothing more I want in this life than to complete the plan God has for me. And I am very aware that after the mission I have the rest of my life to dedicate to Him. I am excited to give all my life to Him. What things is He going to let me do? How are they going to help me become more like Him? Will I have to overcome some big trail to learn a vital lesson that will assure my place in the celestial kingdom? Whom will I get to help? Who will I be able to take with me there? There is no doubt in my mind that I'm going to make it there because It's all so clear out in front of me and I will overcome anything He gives, to prove to Him my worthiness and love. 

Maybe one day it won't all seem so clear but I can always remember the time I've had here and get the eternal perspective again. PROGRESS - How am I going to progress more when I get home? What are the next steps to take? To make it back and make it back with as many people as I can bring with me! 

This last week.............let's just say I have occasional moments when it hits me and I cry haha but my companion has helped me set goals and I will have a great last week. I'm leaving this area with many families! Saying Goodbye is going to be so hard. 

I will see you in a week! I can't even believe it! I'm so excited to see you guys and I am so excited to show you this wonderfully crazy place and visit all the people I've met here! NOS VEMOS! 

Love, for the last time. HERMANA QUIST

Week 76

THIS IS MY SECOND TO LAST EMAIL!  So if you want to write me -this is your LAST week to do it! I have a feeling these next 2 weeks are going to be a big challange. Let me just say how much I love you all and how much I love the  videos and the pics and I don't really know how they make me feel, but we can deal with that in 2 weeks.

This week was my last Concilio in Lima with all the leaders. The last one!!!!!!!!!!! We always sing Called to Serve and the ones who are going home walk up front and sing in front. I was so sad when we all had to go up there ;( our group is so big that's leaving, like half of the leaders. Just alot of crying. 

Yesterday let me just tell you how it went 1- I have a cold sore ( I'm a monster )  

2- I sat in mud on the way to church because Peru is dirty and I had a stained skirt all day 3-Not one of our investigators came to church because it's Worship Saints day here. People have agency. We committed so many to go to church with plans and with members assigned...No one. 4- I lost the cell phone. I LOST THE CELL! We can't communicate with anyone! 5- My comp was driving me up the wall ... I'm so unChristlike hahah. Anyway feeling pretty bad and mad. Taking the sacrament I asked and was pleading that He can take these feelings away so I can keep going. I for just one moment didn't know how I was going to do 2 more weeks of this. THEN I asked for His Enabling Power so I could overcome my natural man and get out of my funk. Well we worked all day and I was trying to be extra positive but failing haha...we brought this member with us that decided to bare her testimony for 20 minutes about too much-the priesthood and keys and temples and endowments..... oh no it was so bad. BUT then we found a family!! We got in to the house and I asked the mom if there was something in specific that they wanted that I could ask in my prayer and she just started crying and telling us some of her problems and we found her need. Then afterwards we were impressed to share some scriptures in Moroni 7 and the husband while reading it ,started crying! The spirit just washed over us. I was literally in awe like..what's happening... this is great! We found a family that really really needs the gospel and everything I was feeling all day was drowned out and I am so grateful that God answered my prayers and gave me the opportunity to get out of my funk by working and finding people who need me. 

Sometimes is amazes me how imperfect I still am. But how can someone grow and learn if he never sins? How can someone repent if they never sin? Sinning isn't bad. Sinning and not repenting is bad. I continue making mistakes. But the good thing is, they aren't the same ones I was making before. I'm progressing! Repentance is somthing amazing.   

I can't wait to see you all! I love you!

These are Mamitas! They don't speak Spanish. Only Qichua. There are so many of them here. They secretly scare me because after you hug them they never let go. And just so you can get a little perspective about how my life is this is a drunk guy behind us annoying us and photo bombing. 

Oh how it rained!

Fried bananas from my wonderful Mexicana