U is for You and Me, 9.26.16

Hey guys, 

I hope all is well, and moving :) 

this week went well, I am doing really good and it has been a really fun month, I am stoked for CONFERENCE!!!!!!!!!

Listening to our leaders is such a blessing, and oh my goodness, it is amazing to be able to learn and hear exactly what God need from us as His children :) Oh my goodness I am pumped up for Conference :)  !!!!! it is going to be amazing !!!! 

Something I have come to learn in the mission is to love Conference, really it is one of the only times we get to hear from living profetas they are really called of God, He leads this church and thanks to the people we are going to hear this weekend we can receive direct counsel to personal problems, and revelations for our families and lives, really I am super excited :) how lucky are we to know the truth, and how important in the work of God so that others can come to learn of the same truths :) 

The Gospel is amazing :) 

This week I got to eat liver, super yum, and healthy for ya folks so hey give it a whirl :) also we had Piranha... yeah the fish :) it was good :) I am just so happy to have the opportunity to be her in the mission, Paraguay is AMAZING and I am learning everyday, I know that the mission has changed my life, it has changed whop I was into who God wants me to be, and I am so excited to be able to be here, helping others come unto Him:) 

Does this letter seem kinda out of order, sorry, my head is all over the place :) but I am good, found out that I have a case of ring worm on my ankle... not sure how but hey it is cool :) 

Anyway, hope you all have a great week :)  

Cool quote from Elder Uchtdorf :)  

The answer to the question “After love, then what?” can be simple and straightforward. If we truly love the Savior, we 

incline our hearts to Him and then we walk in the path of 

discipleship. When we love God, we will strive to keep His 

commandments.8 

Love,

Hermana Douglas 

F is For Friends, 9.19.16

Hey all you people, I hope that everyone had a wonderful week and is doing well :) 

hey sometimes we hit a point in the time we have to email where we come to realize that we have run out of time, who knew that two hours went by so fast :)

but hey this week went really well one of my favorite moments of the week 

we headed to visit some members in my old area cause Lisa Gomez is leaving on her mission, so while we were there my comp was talking to her sisters and then the topic of boyfriends came up and my comp asked if they had boyfriends, best response ever... no somos pobres, meaning no were poor it was the best, made my day

Tender mercies:

Pop sickles, they are the best 

Clouds, the lifeline of missionaries , gotta love um 

but hey got to run, have a wonderful week know that you are loved!!!

Read ether it is a cool book :) lots of gore and blood but hey it is cool 

love you guys prep for conference, it is just around the corner

 

Lomo Saltado, 9.12.16

Hey guys this week went really well, I am happy and healthy, so In some of the pictures that I sent, my companion and I made Lomo Saltado it is delicious and it is a dish from Peru, really si o si I am gonna make it for you guys, loved it :) and as always our addiction to Mbeyu it is so good, and the hermana that makes it just has a magic skill en cerio :) I also remembered how to tie a tie this week, I was really excited , I learned how in the CCM but this week I put it into practice with one of our converts, it was cool. We also had a conference with all of the Hermanas and yeah, we are gonna use pants :) it will be super weird no doubt about it but hey pants for a month, It will be cool, I will not feel like a sister missionary at all but hey trying new things is always fun :) and hey burnt my finger really bad this week making cookies, the cookies have truned on me :) (that cookies shaped like the Death Star )

I am excited for this week, time is flying by really it is crazy just how fast every week goes :) but hey love you guys have a wonderful week and  :)yeah you guys are the best 

Hermana Douglas 

PS Happy Birthday Mary Muff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Grateful, 9.05.16

Hey guys,  I hope all is fine and dandy up there :) we are doing really well, in winter with a ton of rain and humid cold.... good times, good times :)

But really I am good and hey a fue la tiempo, but they guys I love you tons and I am excited to be here in the mission it is amazing and something I never thought I would be able to do but I am so grateful for the opportunity that I have to serve. it is such a privilege, loving it :)

hope you all have a great week and know that you guys are the best :)

Recent Convert Carlos

Palmo Loma, 8.29.16

I hope that everyone is doing really well :) this week went well, it was cool we had changes, and so now I am in Palma Loma with Hermana Sanchez from Lima Peru :) She is really cool and yeah I am excited :)

This week has been a lot of learning the area, we are workin gon finding some new people to teach and reactivating pretty much the whole ward, needlesss to say we have the work cut out for us :) but hey I am excited Hermana Sanchez is super positive and I am sure we are gonna have a lot of success here :) our house is cool, I am making a lot of friends, really the cock roaches are very friendly and know that I love being scared by them randomly poppin out of places... what great friends :D 

My companion made me French Fries the other day!!! So good !, and hey why are they called french fries, while they should really be called fried Potatoes?? Riddle me this?

 

I am doing really well, love you guys and I hope you all have a wonderful week!!!

Hermana Douglas 

Taina wanted everyone to see the one time her missionary portal turned her into an elder serving in Mexico

Dried frog on a bench

Even Penguins Slip on the Ice, 8.22.16

Hey guys, 

I hope that everyone is doing well :) and you had a great week, my week went well, and yeah this week well tomorrow we find out about changes :) yup I can not believe it these six weeks flew by and even more so when you look at the fact that I start my last twelve weeks today... yup folks and we thought we would never get here :) 

I finally was able to get some pictures home, sorry, lack of tech saavy and also hey struggle bussing it :) but hey this week went well, we are good and healthy and yeah good times :) I got my tapas for my scriptures this week they look great and I am happy, we also have been addicted to pizza and Mate Dulce this week that was great considering that it was cooooooold my friends really, I have no idea how it happens, a humid cold that enters into your bones and freezes all hope of life.... and it hurt man :) 

the title came from Abbie Skalka this week folks and she is in Latvia... a lot colder than where I am at but this line from her letter just made me happy :)

also I am turning into a Latina!!!! I have learned how to dance Bachata which is pretty cool, look out world also a ton of Pervivan slang, which is exciting :)

Scipture that I really liked this week my friends 

Nahum 1:7  The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

So yeah I am doing really well :) good week and this week is gonna be a good one too :)

love you guys have a great week !!!!

Hermana Douglas 

Pictures of a baptism

Taina's comp likes to experiment with her hair

lomitos - Taina says she is addicted to these