Dear Friends and Family,
I
really forget that it's December because like where is the snow? and
it's not cold at all and actually quite hot but it's ok, I make it
through. Enjoy all the Christmas-y things for me :)
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| (Ashley
is sitting between her companions, Hermana Vera on her right and
Hermana Colachagua on her left. They are mission nurses, and this is
taken at the December new missionary orientation - where they have the
nurses come and give part of the orientation.) |
This
week was full of changes. It is so different being in a trio but I am
grateful for the opportunity because I am learning so much from my
companions. I love them so much, they are so funny. Also, this weekend
we had a baptism! and this time it really was our investigator, not just
someone in our zone. Her name is Lidice and she is so awesome. This is
how it was for my when I first arrived in the mission field. My first
week we had a marriage and a baptism and guess what we had last week? A
marriage and a baptism! Lidice and Nefi were married this weekend and
Lidice was baptized on Saturday.
It was so great. I obviously haven't
worked with her that long because I just got to this area but for the
little time that I got to teach her and talk with her, I learned to love
her. She has the light of Christ with her and she is truly so happy. It
helped remind me of my real purpose here as a missionary. My purpose
here is to invite others to come unto Christ and to find the people who
are ready to hear the gospel. This gospel can really change lives. The
spirit is an incredible thing and I am so grateful for it in my life.
The church is growing more and more every day and I am so grateful and
feel so blessed to be serving his children in Ecuador!
Things
are good here. Something I have learned here....DO NOT drink the water.
We have purified water in our house so that's good, but sometimes the
people give us water and twice I have made the mistake of drinking
it...like people told me this but it took me two times of drinking it
and then regretting it the next day to finally decide that drinking the
water is not the best idea...haha oh man. Being a missionary is fun. It
really is such a great experience and I love it! Hope you all have a
great week!
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