So....we had a great week, as for usual. I love
the mission, best hardest thing I have ever done. Rice is still rice and yep it
only rained 4 days this week, wowzer! Things are looking like Christmas around
here sorta kinda. You know you have been in the same zone for a long time when
you start repeating Pday activities; we went to Molinuco the waterfall again
today! It was beautiful; Ecuador has got to be heaven on earth it is so pretty,
we could even see more than one volcano while driving there.
To start off the week I went on divisions
on Tuesday with Hermana Zola, from Bolivia again. She is super fun and I always
love going with her to her area for a day, we laughed and ate ice cream and
taught tons of people in her area. Divisions are a good learning experience to
learn from the sisters that have been here for much more time than me and
obviously speak way better Spanish than me.
Next off Wednesday we had a Zone
Conference for Christmas at the presidents House, up in the north part of
Quito, it’s not even in our mission. We had a conference in the morning, the
president spoke mostly about being a consecrated missionary. Referring to us as
represenitves of Jesus Chirst, here in these last days preparing the earth. I
love love love President Christensen. Him and his wife, love and care for us so
much. He is always helping us to try and be better and better. We ate cinnamon
rolls for breakfast, oh my gosh they have never tasted so good. After we had a
big lunch for Christmas with real American food Hermana Chirstensen made and
ate pie ahhh it was the best. It actually felt like Christmas for a day. After
we had a talent show, say Christmas songs, read in Luke 2 and played Christmas
games with the president. The sweet spirit of Christmas and remembering the Saviors
birth filled his house.
The rest of the week was normal; we
taught and taught like crazy. The familia Cordoba is progressing to get married
and be baptized. Even the parents of the dad are now coming to church and want
to be baptized. I love them, they have absolutely nothing, yet do everything
they can to be better and trust in the lord that things will get better. They
are such an example to me, with the faith they have. We teach a lot, but have a
hard time with people that want to progress and want to change, this week we
worked hard and it all paid off when we have 8 people at church on Sunday and
one family that had not been to church in 10 years came. The work is progressing,
It is just a matter of us putting our trust in Lord and finding strength
through the atonement of Christ. We now have 27 ward missionaries; this ward
here in Conocoto is centered around missionary work, they way every ward should
be. Conocoto is going to go straight to heaven, this place is the best.
That is about it for this week, I
hope all is going great back in the states for Christmas, I think and pray for
each of you each day, and feel your love and support here in Ecuador.
We have been sharing cards with the
He is the gift video and watching it in every home we enter, I am sure it has
spread through the states already on facebook, it is a little different in Spanish,
but share with everyone....
Para siempre
dios este con vos
xoxoxoxo
Hermana merrill:)
Pictures:
The chicken I ate on Saturdays,
head... yummm yummm
Molinuco with the Los Chillos north
zone
Hermana Costa and I today
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