week 63 llena del espiritu

This week has been soooooo crazy. The first half of the week we spent getting lost in Asuncion, because Hna Terrazas was having headaches and we had to take her to the eye doctor and get glasses. It was fun. We got lost in the other mission and saw all kinds of new places and the bus driver misunderstood us and took us to the wrong hospital. Which means we were miles away from where we wanted to be. It was crazy but we had fun while we were on our adventure in Asuncion. Then we worked for a few days, and Saturday was zone conference and it was amazing. I felt the spirit the whole time and had so many prayers answered. I left feeling very edified. Then we went home and started our fasts. Then on Sunday we had our meetings, and our attendance grew by 25% it was a miracle! And then last night we got to go to a devotional for women with the General Relief Society president, and the General Young Women’s second councilor. It was fantastic. They spoke an hour each and I could have stayed all night and listened to them. I wish we could have listened to more but it was super late and they had to end the night so people could get home. It was wonderful. I had lots of prayers answered. I also got to see lots of my companions like Hermana Betancourth! We cried too, and Hermana Sanders. 

I don’t remember if I mentioned much about an investigator I was teaching in Loma Pyta, but anyway, we had an investigator who was baptized about 7 years ago, but never got confirmed. After I left the Elders started figuring things out more about what to do and they had to talk to the area 70 and I hadn’t heard anything else about him. Last night Hermana Sanders told me he got baptized on Saturday. I was so happy I was crying. That was probably one of the hardest areas for me, and also where I worked the hardest to have success, and I was so sad to leave without seeing any clear results of all our hard work. And to hear that he got baptized was an answer to my prayers. Needless to say, I’m very happy that I could have such a wonderful week. 

week 62. che añe´e mishimi guarani

Bueno pues, odos van a jugar un poquito porque hoy quiero escribir en español!  wooojoo! jajaja.

Esta semana ha sido muy muy muy larga. caminamos muchisimo! y encontramos muy poco. pero sin enbargo, ya no siento el calor tanto, porque che paraguaya. jaja voy a hablar en guarani tambien  mishimi. tambien esta semana hablamos con un hermano que siempre quiere enseñarnos guarani. entonces una hora practicamos anoche. y despues el hermano queria aprender ingles. pero yo queria seguir aprendiendo guarani. entonces dije que yo le enseño en ingles lo que nos enseña en guarani. vamos a ver que aprenda el hermano. 

Ahora, les voy a enseñar lo que se de guarani. 

be´chenderera? = cual es tu nombre?

cherera hermana minks = mi nombre es hermana minks

che añe´e mishimi guarani = yo hablo un poco de guarani

ore ñadeñara rembiguai = somos siervos de Dios

ore misionerakuera = somos misioneras 

che aikua hesukristo tupao marangatukuera arapahapeua añeteva = ye se que la iglesia de jesucristo de los santos de los ultimos dias es verdadera. 

Bueno. no les voy a frustra mas jeje. pero les amo mucho y espero que la semana sea linda. 

Also! today we played on a teeter tatter. it was fun.

Here is the automatic translation from Google:
"Well then, ears are going to play a little bit because today I write in Spanish! wooojoo! lol.

This week has been very very very long. walked a lot! and found very little. enbargo but no longer feel the heat much, because che Paraguay. haha will also speak Guarani mishimi. Also this week we talk with a brother who always wants to teach Guarani. then one hour practice last night. and then the brother wanted to learn English. but I wanted to keep learning Guarani. Then I said I teach him what he teaches English in Guarani. We'll see you learn brother.

Now, I will show you what is in Guarani.

be'chenderera? = What is your name?

cherera minks Sister = My name is minks sister

che añe'e guarani mishimi = I speak a little Guarani

ñadeñara ore rembiguai = are servants of God

misionerakuera = ore are missionaries

che aikua marangatukuera tupao hesukristo añeteva = arapahapeua ye know that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is true.

Okay. I'm not going to frustrate more hehe. but I love you very much and I hope the week is cute."

Week 61 a week full of miracles

Well, well, well we meet again.. around the board. Haha just kidding. But really, it’s already been another week and this week I’ve seen lots of little miracles. I’ll list them below. 

1. I didn’t get lost. This requires explaining. We had transfers, and Hermana Dungan went to Pedro Juan, and Hermana Terrazas came to Ysapy with me. I’m super bad at learning areas, and after only 6 weeks here I was suuuuuuuper worried we’d get lost. But! like Nephi, we were led by the Spirit not knowing beforehand where we should go. And so, first miracle we didn’t get lost. 

2. We didn’t get hit by lightning or flooded in! There have some much needed but very crazy rain storms lately, and they are always accompanied but lots of thunder and lightning. It’s one of the most terrifyingly beautiful things I’ve ever seen and I’ll miss the storms here when I leave. 

3. We didn’t have to run home unbrellaless in the rain. Right as the crazy rain started up we were tossed in a member’s car and driven all the way to the opening of our street. Yay for nice members with cars! 

4. We didn’t burn the house down. This one I owe the credit to a party we once had at Kylee’s house. We found ourselves trapped inside, because there was no way we could go out in the rain the way it was. I couldn’t see 2 feet in front of my face. So we decided to fry some potatoes. (make French fries) and while my comp was showing me where the roof was dripping in front of my closet, the roof started dripping over the stove, right into the hot oil. And well, for those who don’t know, hot oil plus cold water equals scary tall flaming fire on your stove. And in a moment of panic the words bicarbonato (baking soda) ran through my mind and I tossed the little bit that we had in the fridge on the flames and just like that the fire was gone. And that is where the credit to Kylee and her party comes in. A long long time ago when we were young and her hair was long there was a grease fire in their back yard and we didn’t know what to do, so her dad looked it up on the internet, and then after the fire went out I forgot all about it... until the other day, when our house could have burned down. 

5. Rosana came to church! She’s a less active, and it was soooooo awesome to see her at church with her two little girls. 

So as you can see, it’s been a good week, and we really have been led by the Spirit to the places, things and people right in the exact moment. 

I’m doing well, and hope you are as well. :) 

Con mucho amor! Hermana Minks

week 60 ...... and nothing too exciting to put in this section.

Well family, friends, all you emailers out there. I'm at a loss for words. Another change has come and gone, and we've completed 60 weeks of faithful emails. (mas o menos) and we find ourselves here again, wondering what will happen to Hermana Minks this time. Will she stay in ysapy? Will she go? Will Hermana Dunagan stay? Will Hermana Minks finally train some new misión baby? or will die a mule? So many questions to ask, and not an answer in sight. that is until tomorrow. :)) haha but you'll all wait until next week to know my fate, and I'll continue doing what I do.

 

I've been thinking a lot lately about all my family, and I know I don't have everybody on here as far as their emails go, but I want to let all of you know, and hope you pass  this on to those who I don't get emails from, that I love you guys. Also I pray for you. and I worry and hope that we will all make it to live together in God´s kindom. Also, I just want to invite all of you to think about the blessings you've been given, like health, a home, education, work, a life... and contemplate for a momento where those blessings came from.

 

Today we had the opportunity to share with a man and his daughter about the restoration of the góspel of Jesus Christ. We taught the whole lesson, and at the end we invited him to pray and ask God if the Book of Mormon was true, and he told us he would ask later in life, when he finished his studies and could settle down in his life. Which reminded me of a scripture in the Book of Mormon,which tells us not to procrastinate the day of our repentance. I'm not sure how much the man we shared that with liked that idea, but it's a very true and urgent matter. If we have things to change in this life, we should definitely get them in order now, and keep them in order. That's why Christ came, so that we can repent and keep our lives in order, and prepare ourselves for eternity. And well, it's got me thinking about all my loved ones. Hoping that you too are preparing yourselves rather than procrastinating the day in which we all go to meet God.

 

Anyway, those were my thoughts for you all today, and I hope to hear from you all soon.

 

les amo tanto!

week 59.... its 2015!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well everybody! it's officially 2015! Happy New Year! :DD

haha I've had this email open for over an hour and I'm not sure what to say. All I know is that lots of things will be, and are happening this year and I'm happy that I'm here to see them. 

First and foremost, the year in Spanish now resembles my name just a bit.... dos mil quince...... dos mil Quincie.... two thousand Quincies!!!!!!! I'm taking over the world!

Just Kidding 

So for New Years, since we all like sleeping, we didn't celebrate at midnight in Paraguay, we celebrated midnight in Hawaii. so, 7am here. It was fun. I did crunches (because it was during our exercise) and counted down to the hour and then we sort of shouted happy new year! And then I got ready for the day haha. the night before we spent with a family in our ward until 9:30 and then went home and got ready for bed. But not really anything exciting happened. So I'm sorry haha.

Then on the 2nd, Hermana Dunagan made a year in the mission so I made her a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and sprinkles. and we've been eating it all week. It looks like I've been cooking lots this week, because we came home hungry Friday night, and I had a sore throat. So I decided I'd try to make egg drop soup (my favorite Chinese food soup) and it turned out super good. Turns out its super easy to cook food. And then Saturday I made tomato soup and grilled cheese. It was all super yummy. and it's nice to eat food that is different for a change. So in 2015 I've added new foods to the list of things I can cook. yay! Maybe I won't starve when I have to be an independent adult. haha 

Also, I had to fix my watch, so now there are some parts that are probably more thread than watch band, but it won't be falling off any time soon I hope. 

Haha anyway, I just hope all of you had a fun New Years, and maybe next year we will have a fun party, seeing as I'll officially be home this year! With all of that exciting stuff and all the things to do there I'll leave you all to ponder! I hope your week is lovely and I'll talk to you soon! :))