Sunday, April 26, 2015

Forty-four








We have been running around this week.  I seriously could use por lo menos 5 more hours every day to finish what I would like to accomplish.  I am so grateful for the confidence that Heavenly Father has in me to serve in this sector.

'  the keyboard of this computer does not work really well so I am sorry if there are a montón de errores....or more than usual.  Papa Palmer.....might need to give me grammer lessons after the mission....please. 

Between another intercambio en Lampa, a Zone Conference in Los Andes, a musical concert in Batuco, a health blessing in Conchali, I think I have officially learned the art form of using the public transportation here.  This is usually how it goes...we wait for a bus to pass a corner by our house which takes us to the highway, we get off on the side of the highway to walk over an overpass to the other side of the highway, where we wait for another bus to take us to the city.  The drivers of the buses here have a talent...they can squeeze the bus in whatever spot that is necessary....I am talking about pure talent.

We were blessed this sunday!  We travel in a big van to Batuco for church because there is not a chapel here in Valle Grande.  We have named it el micro de mormones.  micro means bus.  But a couple named O and M assisted for the first time in years to the church!!!!!!!!!  They are menos actives that were sealed in the temple and everything.  I think I already told you guys a little about them...but it has been AMAZING to the the softening of their hearts.  I KNOW that Heavenly Father put them in our path.  They are going to be great leaders in the future for this branch.  

A is going to be baptized this next Sunday.  Her date was moved so we could verify a few things before, but it has been awesome to see her progress.  When we met her she was without work and suffering in lots of ways.  Now she has 3 jobs, someone is renting a room in her house, and she is recognizing more the hand of God in her life.  

I can not express entirely how full my heart, with the blessing that I have received and the miracles and blessings I have seen in the lives of others here in the mission.  I love my Heavenly Father.  He knows me better than I know myself..and He is patient with my weaknesses.  Jesus Christ lives.  He is in your life, and His Atonement not only lets us repent but to have the strength to keep going.  

mucho amor


Hna Duffy

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Forty-three












We have been running around this week.  I seriously could use por lo menos 5 more hours every day to finish what I would like to accomplish.  I am so grateful for the confidence that Heavenly Father has in me to serve in this sector

'  the keyboard of this computer does not work really well so I am sorry if there are a montón de errores....or more than usual.  Papa Palmer.....might need to give me grammer lessons after the mission....please. 

Between another intercambio en Lampa, a Zone Conference in Los Andes, a musical concert in Batuco, a health blessing in Conchali, I think I have officially learned the art form of using the public transportation here.  This is usually how it goes...we wait for a bus to pass a corner by our house which takes us to the highway, we get off on the side of the highway to walk over an overpass to the other side of the highway, where we wait for another bus to take us to the city.  The drivers of the buses here have a talent...they can squeeze the bus in whatever spot that is necessary....I am talking about pure talent.

We were blessed this sunday!  We travel in a big van to Batuco for church because there is not a chapel here in Valle Grande.  We have named it el micro de mormones.  micro means bus.  But a couple named Osvaldo and Maria assisted for the first time in years to the church!!!!!!!!!  They are menos actives that were sealed in the temple and everything.  I think I already told you guys a little about them...but it has been AMAZING to the the softening of their hearts.  I KNOW that Heavenly Father put them in our path.  They are going to be great leaders in the future for this branch.  

A is going to be baptized this next sunday.  Her date was moved so we could verify a few things before, but it has been awesome to see her progress.  When we met her she was without work and suffering in lots of ways.  Now she has 3 jobs, someone is renting a room in her house, and she is recogonizing more the hand of God in her life.  

I can not express entirely how full my heart, with the blessing that I have received and the miracles and blessings I have seen in the lives of others here in the mission.  I love my Heavenly Father.  He knows me better than I know myself..and He is patient with my weaknesses.  Jesus Christ lives.  He is in your life, and His Atonement not only lets us repent but to have the strength to keep going.  

mucho amor

Hna Duffy

Forty-two

This week was super different....meetings, conferencias, etc.  We were happy to have every hour that we did to work in our sector.  

Tuesday we received a call from the assistentes.  They told us that are trio was now going to be a duo again.  Hna Y is now in my old sector Vivaceta 1, which is in the city.  I miss her tons.......I loved working as a trio.  But with each change we need to have faith in the inspired changes.  I know that our mission president, Presidente V was called of God to guide us here in this mission Santiago Norte.

LOVED conference.  When we have prepared questions, and have prepared ourselfs spiritually to receive answers...Heavenly Father answers them through her servents and the prophet.

We are going to see a baptism in the branch this next sunday...and we are super excited for A to open the door of baptism so she can continue to progress and receive more blessings in her life.

For my birthday the only thing I want are letters, and things I can hand out to members here.  I will think about it this week and will let you know;)  

Today -pday was the birthday of my comp Hna C.  We met up with the other missionaries in Lampa and climbed a mountain....It was super fun!!!!!!  I really think I will need to always live close to the mountains.  After we had a lunch with the family C from our sector.  

Love you guys TONS!!!!!!!!

Hna Duffy

Monday, April 6, 2015

Forty-one









This week was a little slow but we were blessed this Sunday with having 6 investigadores assist the sacrament meeting!  We had to add more chairs like 3 or 4 times during the meeting because people keep coming in.  The family Godoy, The family S (I probably did not spell that correctly), A and A (A is going to be baptized in 2 sundays), and a family of menos activos assisted to for the first time in a long time.  Whoot Whoot.  Learning that patience and diligencia pay off in the end.  The blessings do not always come when we want but they always come.

The Church has a new video which we have been using a lot this last week about the Pascua...Watch it ...Love it!  It has been super nice in this sector because we have a pen drive with mormon messages that we use (almost as good as the ipads that other missions have haha). 

I RAINED THIS WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!  I don´t think it has rained her for like 7 months...seriously. And there was thunder and lightening too which made it that much better.  The only changes we had had in the weather/nature have been earthquakes so it was a nice change.  However, the north part of Chile was greatly affected by the rain.  Please keep them in your prayers during this hard time that they are passing.

So I love the family S so much.  They have one child named A.  He is 5 y.o.  He usually participates in the lessons which has been fun.  For example when we are choosing a hymn to sing he asked us ¨does this song talk about Dios too?!?!?)  He calls us ¨las niñas¨ and he is seriously tooo cute.  But anyways yesterday he was wanting to give the final prayer.  And this is how the prayer went.....Dear Heavenly Father.....thank you for my new friends in the church....please forgive my mom because she smiled during the first prayer...and also my dad because he has his eyes open right now too, amen.   A prayer directly from the heart.

A story in why it is important to FULLY understand what people are saying.  My comp was contacting a lady outside her house.  She asked her ...¨What are you doing?¨ The lady responded smoking....and my comp did not hear her correctly so she replied..´oh! how fun!´  I think this surprised this women...a little bit. 

You need to watch this video clip.  Search Pres. Eyring-how the missionaries calls are assigned (not sure the title exactly) but it is AMAZING.  I know that your mission call is inspired and the Lord has called you to your mission for a reason.


GENERAL CONFERENCE this weekend!  The branch is going to broadcast the sessions and during the breaks there will be a lunch in between.  SO EXCITED!!!!! 

I am so grateful to know that Christ LIVES.  I know He lives, I can feel His love, and the power of the Atonement which He offers us.  I read a talk by Elder Bednard in this months Liahona which talked about the Atonement.  Often we focus in the repentence power that the Atonement has, but we forget about it´s enabling power.  The power He gives us to overcome challenges and to help us become the kind of person He knows that we have the potencial to be.  I know that He is guiding His church through His living prophet, Pres. Thomas S. Monson.  I know that when we confide in Him, He will lead us to where we need to go.  This kind of faith in Him is the only way to find true peace in this life. 

Love you guys MUCHO MUCHO MUCHO,


Hna Duffy