Monday, November 19, 2012

November 19th Letter

Hey Everyone!!! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!

Wow I can{t that Thursday is Thanksgiving crazy!! I feel like we just started November.. It so hoooottt here I'm starting to die! So enjoy the beautiful snow for me.. I'm doing great here in Arica  we  are preparing for our two kids Sebastian and Paula,kids of a less active mother to be baptized Saturday which is great because the mom is now reactive.  We are completing this family in the gospel and I love it. We were in the church waiting for the people to show up and first were our engaged couple Gabriel and Paulina who are getting married on Saturday and then she will be getting baptized soon.. Then arrives our cute family Oreggo with Seba in nice new shirt and tie and Paula in a new dress.. They all arrived on time and dressed perfectly it was so great to see them all there with joy in their eyes. We had our Principle de Evangelio class full of converts and invest and an amazing member teaching.. Ah I love Sundays like this. In the after we stopped by Grace who is now fully active and we could just feel the spirit in here home the moment we walked in. She has grown in her testimony so much. We gave he the Relief Society daughters in my kingdom book and she loved it... She began to cry of joy and testifies more of her experience .. its been so great to be with her in every step returning to this gospel.. This is another moment in which i am truly blessed to watch.

 I have been trying to focus every moment that i can here in the field in on the people. Its hard with only weeks left in the mission to know that on December 18, 2012 I will be able to be back with you all.  I have been trying to not be "trunky" which iswhen missionaries think all about the home which does pass my mind every so often. Especially when ending a lesson and our investigators or the members begin to pray for each of you . It makes me feel truly blessed that i have been able to gain the confidence and love of so many people here that speak a different language and have a different culture that they remember about me and my wonderful family in their prayers. We have a great investigators that starts each prayer with " heavenly fathers were all here your children  Ashley, john. sister Burnett and sister cram"(names changed) Ah its so precious, because they are truly praying from their heart nothing memorized that which sometimes happens to us as members.  This work is truly wonderful the work of the Lord is great. He truly loves each and everyone of us and wants the very best for us. He wants to become Gods and Goddess and to complete every goal that we have.. He is with each of us every day waiting to help us. And the way we may receive his help and guidance is through sincere prayers with a lot of faith. I challenge you all to become more humble and give more prayers on your knees learn to give the Lord time every morning and evening to hear your voice and to help you with your problems and give you many blessings. I love you each and know with all my heart this Gospel of Jesucristo is true and that he is our Savior!!!

Read more, pray more and be more grateful !!
Le queiro
Hermana Burnett

Monday, November 5, 2012

November 5th Letter

So this week I meet up with all the missionaries that are leaving this cambio all 27!!! there were so many of us and 9 sisters crazy huh!! We had a really great week here in Costanera .. We were able to find new investigators through less active members and converts. It was a beautiful Sunday yesterday with 113 people in church!!! and we started at 9:30 am ah so early!!! I have been able to feel the spirit so strong in each house here, I love it. It helps me to testify stronger which helps people progress a lot more faster in the this gospel. We found some great news this week so it well be great to watch them grow. One of our cute Less active member a  young mother of 2 stood up and bore her testimony for the first time in 13 years . She was glowing with the light of Christ and is moving much closer to the Lord. Watching her grow and change testifies to me on why i am here and why the Lord needs so many more missionaries.. And members doing visiting teaching.
 Arica is great we live right on the beach and get to run in the sand every day.. The city is really relaxed and the people are pretty nice. A lot of the houses here are closed in which is hard to contact. I'm loving every day with my cute little companion. She is so great and happy every day which keeps me going because my body is dying a little. 

Love you all !! sorry this is short but sweet

Hermana Burnett


fotos
1.my cute MTC SISTER!!! after 16 months
Me, Butler, Mapa and Low
2. Baptism of Catalinna Zavaleta Oct. 20 2012