tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8179414255798407112024-02-19T12:52:17.959-08:00Sarah Takes Piura My name is Sarah Stringham. I have been called to serve as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the Piura, Peru Mission! Here I will tell of my experiences for the next eighteen months!
(Feb 2014-Aug 2015)Sarah Stringhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08618465132126371567noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817941425579840711.post-75842157759515075312015-07-27T22:59:00.002-07:002015-07-27T22:59:19.903-07:00UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN - 8 DAYS!!<div id="AOLMsgPart_2_6bf0648b-4dd4-43a6-b686-1665b6f45f3e">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It's hard to believe that I am sitting on the computer writing to my fam and friends for the very last time. How did time pass so fast? I have learned a new meaning of time in the mission, time never waits for us in life we have to always be prepared for new changes whetther we like it or not. SInce the day we were born GOd set a timer on each one of us. My 18 month timer is slowly ticking by. Now I actually have to face real life. THe mission is so structured I never have time to think about things like how my dog Whistler died or how Steve my brother still wears a beard. As I try to set goals for my new life I feel like I'm too young. I know I'm 20 years old but I don't know if I'm ready to be an adult, pay taxed, cook, go to college, get married, have kids, find an actual job. In the mission all of my decisions were already made. I just had to sign up. I arrived here kind of lost no REALLY LOST. I was given a latin companion who I love she trained me well, I dedicated myself to learn a language that seemed impossible, I was given trials, and obstacles to overcome. But I can say I DID IT. And it was the BEST THING EVER!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So now I am about to face real life...but so what...I am prepared God has prepared me for the last 18 months for this. All I hope and pray is that Heavenly Father is proud of my efforts. I hope I haven't let him down. I know I wasn't a perfect missionary but I know he loves me even when I fail him he is always there to pick me back up, to encourage me to keep walking or talk to an old woman. He has been by my side. I have felt of His presence. He teaches with me. He walks with me. And He laughs at me when I do stupid stuff. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This last week I have seen His hand in my life. As we walked down our street leaving our apartment one day to go meet up with the sisters for invercambios we passed a couple. Something in me pushed me to talk to them. I timidly walked up to them with Hermana Garcia and started a spanish conversation "Buenas Tardes." The husband began talking to us but his wife just looked off in the distance. I could tell something was wrong. Her chin began to quiver and tears rolled down her face. Her husband just ignored her. We tried to say womething that might help her. She then looked at us in the face and said "El me engaƱo." ("he cheated on me"). We testified that she is not alone that Christ knows what she is going through more than anyone else. We gave her a great big hug and she cried like a baby in my arms. I was sure that day that Christ sent us to this woman who was painfully suffering with her two small children. I realized in that moment how God is aware of each of his children. The best part about being missionaries is people call us their "ANGELS." I am going to miss that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Saturday came and oh it sure came hard. July 25 the day of our baptism. Jose and Reina passed their interviews Wooohoooo!!!!! However, Satan was in ever corner of our lives. He of course was very angry that a whole family was joining the church. The Hidalgo Family. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This baptism probably was the most stressful baptism of my life! We began the day by doing the usual baptismal prep. Cleaning the filthy church, bathrooms, baptismal font, calling and inviting members decorating the church. Just the usual. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">6:30 p.m. came around the baptism was supposed to start but there were only three members there. The investigators (Hermano Jose and Hermana Reina) showed up 30 minutes late and the members a whole hour late. Again no suprise. The Elders came with one pair of pants for the baptism. We had asked them to bring THREE pairs not ONE. Bad communication or lack of understanding on our part. The Elders live about 20 minutes away so we told them to please bring more pantelones!!!! Everyone was waiting for it to start put we didn't have baptismal clothes! Gosh! After much waiting the elders returned with only One more pair of pants. Yeah at that point we just had start the thing. The baptism finally began at 8:00 p.m. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hermano Jose was baptized first. I don't know if you remember but he doesn't have one leg. We had to put a chair in the baptismal font. It all worked great but we were all a little nervous. Next up was Reina. Oh Reina bless her heart. I love that girl. She is so innocent, pure, and funny. We gave a young man in our ward an opportunity to baptize someone for the fist time. Not. A. Good. Idea. The first three attempts were a fail. She couldn't get her head under the water. We were all anxsious---how do you spell that? Anyway we were all nervous like what are we going to do know? Either she isn't very flexible or he doesn't know how to baptize someone. It was a little of los dos. Hermana Garcia and I were dying. All the members were too. Reina kept on saying to her mom "Ma no tengo miedo pero no puedo!" Everyone was trying to give the poor girl and boy baptizing her tips and the spirit of doubt filled the air. I wondered for a sec if she would be able to be baptized. We looked at Elder Vargas and basically told him "Get in there NOW." Elder Vargas came to the rescue. He put on wet pants about XXL size (he looked like a gangster) and jumped in the font! It was a real superman moment! And she went under the first time!!!!!!!!!!!!!! aHHHH We could all relax. My comp and I almost died of a heart attack. You know when you feel so embarrassed or nevous and you just get the giggles hard??? Well the giggles came HARD. Hermana Garcia and I were trying so hard not to laugh. You just had to be there. I LOVE THE HIDALGO FAMILY. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We all ate chocolate cake and Aji de Gallina..using the same plates over and over again. It was definitely a very Peruvian style baptism. One that I will never ever forget! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And my week just gets better....I figure I will write out everything this week because it is the last time....sorry if I am boring you....I understand if you stop reading. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">But guess what??! We have another miracle baptism coming up this Friday! Her name is Milagros which means MIRACLE in English. What a miracle she is. She is 10 years old. Her mom is a less active member but Milagros has been attending church for the last 5 months with her 14 year old sister. We have to have special permission to baptize children with less actives parents. We called President Rasmussen and he gave us permission! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">VALERIA. Is 9 years old and reminds me of my niece Hannah! We love teaching her she is so so smart and acts like she is 15. Her brother is a recent RM but her parents aren't members. We are waiting for her parents to give her permission to be baptized, so if she gets permission she will also be baptized this Friday (my last day here in Tumbes). Please PRAY for her that her parents will let her be baptized! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yesterday we had to teach Primary and Relief Society. Hermana Garcia went to the Primary and taught them to sing a song for our baptism this week and I was chosen to teach Relief Society. I wasn't very prepared because there is never any time to prepare in the mission! However I was assigned to teach about the <span style="background-color: yellow;">TEMPLE.....me? temple? </span><span style="background-color: white;"> these old ladies are the ones who should be teaching me about the marriage but no. I didn't know what I was going to say the moment I stood up but then I just started talking about my family, my sister, and how beautiful it was the day we were sealed together for the eternity. I can't remember very well but I remember feeling like I was in a castle. I loved every minute of it. My class went actually really well. It was the best class I have ever taught in the mission. I will miss the Sociedad de Soccorro here. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Well my internet time is shot so I got to go. But I want to leave you with my last testimony. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I know with all of my heart that Christ lives. I can testify of his love for us. We have a Father in Heaven who loves and knows each and every one of us. No matter how many times we fail or fall short He always gives us another chance, white pages, and a new start. He is in every detail on our lives. If we listen carefully we can follow Him and become as He is. Each one of us has a purpose and a mission to accomplish. We were sent here for a purpose. Joseph Smith restored this church and I will ever be grateful for him. The Book of Mormon will bring us so much closer to Christ is we read it. It will bring power into our lives that we have never experienced. The Saviour brings us our salvation. Thanks to Him we can live again. I love him and could never pay Him for what He did. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This Gospel is TRUE. If you doubt it ask God himself. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It's hard to leave what I have experienced. I know God has more in life prepared for me. I just hope I never ever forget the things I have learned here. I hope to be the person God has made me to be. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Today I found this scripture. 2 Nephi 9:44</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"O my beloved bretheren, remember my words. Behold, I take off my garments, and I shake them before you, I pray the God of my salvation that he view me with his all. Searching eye, wherefore, ye shall know at the last day, when all mean shall be judged of their works, that the God of Israel did witness that I shook you iniquities from my sould, and that I stand with brightness before him, and am rid of your blood." </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">These last 18 months I have warned, testified, and helped people come unto Christ. I pray that I have done all I was sent here to do. That at the judgement day I can say I gave him and her an opportunity to accept the gospel, without any feelings of guilt or regret. I hope God can say "Well done thou good and faithful servant." And this is my prayer and testimony I leave with all of you en el nombre de Jesucristo, amen. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Love you all and will see you soon,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hermana Stringham </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hey sorry I don't know what happened to last weeks message but basically all that happened last week was.....we found a new awesome investigator named Cinthia while buying icecream! And we had interviews with President Rasmussen. The rest is history I can't even remember what I wrote....</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yesterday we went to one of our recent converts house who used to be Catholic. She is the sweetest, skinniest, and prettiest old lady I've ever seen. Her name is Hermana Rosa. Poor thing has to climb up a mound of dirt to get to her house....and it is very very steep! Anyway she's got a lot of virgins and saints mounted on her mud wall. We have taught her the 10 commandments about 2 months ago but I guess she didn't understand the whole Don't worship other gods or images thing. So we taught it again yesterday and literaly pulled down those santitos and virgenes. We felt really bad but it had to be done, after we were done you could feel the spirit a lot better in her house. I hope she doesn't hate us. We did it with her permission. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">___ and ___ baptism is this Saturday! It is such a miracle to see them progress. They are very very slow to learn and get distracted so easily! Hermano ___ asked us this week if the Virgin Mary was virgin before and after she was pregnant....I mean I don't know these type of things gosh! Pray for them that they will pass their interview. It is really hard for them to read so we gave them the Book of Mormon for kids (with pictures) and it's changed their life! ____ won't stop telling us the story of Joseph Smith and Nephi. They are ADORABLE. Everyday we go to their house it's like a comic show. No joke. I wish you could be me for one day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I had intercambios with Hermana Dionicio this last week and guess what I found my first DIET COKE AND DR PEPPER IN PIURA! We felt like gringas drinking our soda. We also got really creative. There isn't pancake mix here,,,so what do we do? We bought chocolate cake mix, added one egg, and oil...and walahh. Of course we lacked syrup so we tried to make whip cream turned out more like milk with sugar..#tumbesprobs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yesterday I gave my last talk in the mission...I talked about keeping the Sabbath Day holy because it's something that they really struggle with...especially the spending money part. I kind of spoke really directly and "los queme" but I had to do it my lay I talked to two different members what their moms cooked them for lunchaast talk. I told them if they don't have food in the fridge, don't go out and buy it! Make Arroz con Huevo! (rice with egg). Later that day I asked two different members what they ate that day for lunch. They both answered "Arroz con Huevo." I was so proud. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Today I recieved a call at 6:30 a.m. and heard someone ask "Hermana Stringham?" I said "Si" turned out that a member from Sullana had traveled 5 hours to Tumbes just to see me! Wow I was amazed. Her name is Ceyla this is her in the picture below. We went to the Ecuador border today too.. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Love you all! I know this church is true with all of my heart and I love spreading the word! The greatest news in the whole world is that the Savior lives! And His church is on the earth today! Spread this news if you haven't already!! BE BRAVE AND CARRY THOSE HANDY PASS-A-LONG CARDS. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">p.s. this week as I we were walking at about 8:00 p.m. a moto driver past by and touched my bum.......sick.....!!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">p.s.s. we were followed by a man yesterday who was going to rob us. Luckily some guy in the street caught on and shooed the guy away! --guardian angels people. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">This week was the best ever!!! It was the start of my last transfer and we are working our bums off! It is a satisfying feeling when you can give the mission all you've got. My time left is short and I am really trying to make the most of it...which means giving up cereal and pancakes to fast...it means going until you'll drop...sleeping less...and talking a lot (with more than 100 people in one week)...I want to give my Savior all that I've got. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">So we fasted this last week for Jose and Reina (husband and wife of our recent convert Doris). The missionaries have been working with Hermano Jose since March, and recently we began teaching Hermana Reina their daughter (34 years). We have invited and invited and invited them to be baptized again and again. We were almost really to let them go. We decided to fast for them to know what we should do with them. The next day we went to their house to ask them if they had prayed or not....and they said no. We didn't loose home. We returned 2 days after and talked about baptism with them. We didn't even have time to have a lesson, but we were talking outside the door and put a baptismal date for them both. Guyssss this is a <b style="color: lime;">FAMILY </b><span style="color: black;"><b>Heavenly Father has answered my prayer after 16 and a half months!!!! </b>I am so so beyond thrilled that a family will be baptized that will later be sealed for the eternities. We need your prayers bad because they are going to be baptized July 25. We have less than 20 days to teach them everything and I want them to have a true conversion. You can say that was a</span><span style="color: #cc0000;"> MIRACLE. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">We had transfers and guess what.......I will die in Tumbes! No suprise! Hermana Garcia is my new companion!!!!!!!! She is awesome and I am super super excited to be with her! She has been out 14 months. She is from Lima. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This last week was full of great last times with Hermana Macias. She is off to Mexico and I will miss her terribly! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We had intercambios this last week. I went with Hermana Maidana from Argentina. It was probably the worst intercambio I have ever had haha. First of all she got sick from eating lunch so we stayed in the room until 6 p.m. We finally left our room when Hermana Maidana realized she forgot the keys! Since we are in South America everything is caged in here (windows, your house etc) because of the robbers. So we couldn't leave the house because the bottom door was locked!! We had to wait for the family to get home to give us a spare key, but by the time they got home it was time to go to bed. Sometimes we don't know why things happen, but I know that God knows. Who know there could have been something dangerous that day that we would have run into and God was just protecting us? What do you think??'</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I finished the Book of Mormon this week! Whoop! Cumpli con mi meta!! As I finished I knelt down and prayed in our room one morning. I tried to do it in a moment that I couldn't hear the street music blaring downstairs, but it was almost imposible. I asked God for the 50th time if the Book of Mormon was true. As I prayed I felt just peace, calm, and warm. I felt like I was in the temple. I know that the Book of Mormon is true. I don't need a huge answer to know it, but through the spirit we can all know of the truth. I invite you all to ask God if it is true tonight. <span style="color: lime;"><b>ASK and LISTEN</b></span> ( and try to find a quiet room).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">While I was waiting for Hermana Garica to come I stayed with Hermana Dionicio from California. It's always way too fun when there are two gringas together. We laugh alllll day long and make fun of one another. Today we went to some cool place and took pictures of the dock, on the car ride over I felt like I was on a safari traveling in who knows where. In moments like these I realize how much I love this place! It is so cool. Peru is a different world. </span></div>
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Sarah Stringhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08618465132126371567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817941425579840711.post-46355545810912074522015-06-15T08:37:00.000-07:002015-06-30T08:52:05.264-07:00Run to the TEMPLE<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">First off we had multizone conferences this last week. We said goodbye to President and Hermana Rowley as well. They will be leaving this next week...:( But the multizone conference was awesome. In President's last testimony to us he said, "I can promise you all that WE will live the gospel all of our lives." He then shared a scripture Mosiah 2:15-16 <span style="color: blue;">"I tell you these things that ye may know that I can answer a clear conscience before God this day....I do not desire to boast, for I have only been in the service of God."</span> I love that scripture! I want to finish my mission with a clear conscience and be able to look in the eyes of my bishop with NO REGRETS. He told us to do 3 things in our lives.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">President and Hermana Rowley have been my parents for 16 months, and they will be greatly missed. I will never forget how much President LOVES the Book of Mormon, and Hermana Rowley saying "Tome agua."......it's the solution for everything when you are sick in Peru.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Our baptisms went through!! It was the best baptism of my whole mission. Very stressful as always. We got to the church and waiting about 30 minutes for everyone to show up. When we were all ready to start (late at usual) one of the Hermanos thought that we would provide him with Baptismal clothes...ahhhh nope we didn't have baptismal clothes for him. The Elders had to run home and bring some clothes. Thennn Maryori changed into her "Bata"-----what do you call that in English? Anyway her white baptismal dress and it was transparent. Hermana Macias and I ran home RAN. We arrived aout 10 minutes later but SWEATY. So don't judge these baptismal pictures. The hair that was once straight, and the face that was once pretty got ugly in 3 seconds when we started to run. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">FINALLY everything was set..we started the service 45 minutes late..again no suprise. Then we opened the baptismal font door to find a bunch of crickets swimming haha. We just threw them out in the hall fast. No biggy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Afterwards Hermana Maryori and Hermana Doris gave the most heartfelt testimonies I was shocked. I have never felt the spirit that strong in one of our baptisms. A ton of members came too to support which was awesome except for the screaming kids. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I had intercambios this last week with Hermana Carrera from Trujillo! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Saturday we watched the cultural event that took place in Trujillo and Sunday was the temple dedication! It made my whole week! Elder Uchtdorf, Elder Bednar, and Elder Godoy came. I learned a whole lot. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"The greatest work God has given us to do on earth is temple work for OUR DEAD. OUR DEAD NOT THE DEAD." In D&C 124 it stated "Your Dead" three times. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Remember that the names that will be so difficult to find will be our own family names. When we were baptized our ancestors looked down at us with hope that we would offer them freedom....In your reunion with your loved ones you will see thier eyes with either gratitude or dissapointment." Depending on what we do to help them in this life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My testimony of the temple and of temple was strengthened. Maybe the whole Stringham geneology has been done but I know that the Carabine side lacks. If I have to I will go to Italy to find names. I love family history! We have a goal to send one name each transfer for every recent convert and rescatado that we have. The spirit of Elijiah is working in me.. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hermana Macias and I like the first sesson so much that we attended all three sessions. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sorry this is a super long email but my parents aren't online to chat with me and lots of good stuff happened this week. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I love you all CHRIST LIVES. <span style="color: #a64d79;">Run to the TEMPLE</span> because I can't!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">xoxo Hermana Stringham</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Another week has passed. I hit my 16 month mark. OUCH. My comp Hermana Macias finishes her mission in two weeks so at this point we are trying to </span><span style="background-color: #cccccc;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">SEIZE THE DAYS</span></span><span style="background-color: white;">. Because time is short. I can't believe it but tomorrow I will give my last testimony in my last multizone. Tomorrow will be the last time I see President and Hermana Rowley too :( It's all coming to an end slowly but surely. But I am taking it all in these last months! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Well this last week wasn't so good our baptism fell through....because Hermana Doris had to travel to Piura for a few days and missed her baptismal interview. However we will WILL I am sure of it (if they both pass their interviews this week) have 2 baptisms this week! Hermana Doris and Hermana Margori! Whoop! This Friday. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This last week I had intercambios with Hermana Dionicio! She is from Northern California! We had a blast. First off she is darling and such a strong girl with all that she has had to go through in life. She is a recent convert (1.5 years) and the only member in her family. Second, we got to laugh a lot and talk in English. Third we ate American food---hamburgers Peruvian style....not to shabby,. We taught and visited a lot of less actives and taught them about the temple to get them excited to see the dedication on Sunday. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Fun fact: Tumbes is loaded with crickets right now! They sometimes jump on our faces when we are sleeping. Mom and Dad they don't fry the crickets here like they do in Cambodia so please eat one for me and send me a picture!</span><br />
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Sarah Stringhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08618465132126371567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817941425579840711.post-11265626866344780682015-06-08T07:06:00.000-07:002015-06-30T08:49:26.221-07:00 I looked down at my shirt and it was NAKED! I forgot my namebadge!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This last week we went to Piura for our Leadership Meeting at the Mission President's house, as always it was the most spiritual day ever! We ate sloppy joes...which before my mission I wouldn't eat, but in Peru they taste good! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As we were at the bus station waiting for the bus I looked down at my shirt and it was <span style="color: cyan;">NAKED</span>! I mean I forgot my namebadge! Yay it's happened before, but I was going to a meeting with the President. YIKES. I didn't want to risk missing the bus to go get my namebadge so I just hopped on the bus and let my hair down to cover it up. Luckily not many people or missionaries noticed thanks to my hair. We went in Piura for 2 days. After our Leadership Meeting on Wednesday we were headed back to Tumbes when they told us that there is a big protest on the way to Tumbes. There are always protests...they through bricks at the bus and burn the tires...so we had to stay in Piura for one more day. Which meant 3 days without my namebadge...ooops :/ </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Anyway it was our last meeting in the mission home with President and Hermana Rowley. Kind of sad. They taught us a lot about repentence, family history (we have a new goal to send more names to the temple), how to correct missionaries when they break rules. All that good stuff. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Bad news <img src="https://mail.aol.com/webmail/getPart?uid=34040275&partId=1.2&saveAs=342.gif" style="margin: 0px 0.2ex; vertical-align: middle;" />. Yesterday our investigator Maryori didn't come to church because she didn't have water or electricity in her house, and she didn't want to go to church without showering....which means she won't be baptized this week. It's a requirement to go to church 3 times for 3 hours each time to be baptized. Pray that she will be come to church this week and be baptized the next. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Doris our other investigator will be baptized though this Saturday! Her husband makes excuses still to not be baptized but I know with time he too will. And that's a <span style="color: #9900ff;">FAMILY! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Have the best summer week!!!!!!! </span></div>
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Sarah Stringhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08618465132126371567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817941425579840711.post-20524869938569677192015-06-01T17:02:00.003-07:002015-06-01T22:37:05.403-07:00YOU REALLY BELIEVE THIS??<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">FIRST OFF. THANK YOU THANK YOU McCall Longson and Kristin Christensen for the packages!!!!!!!! I died with joy and feeling sick from all the candy! Stuff I haven't tasted in so long like a starburst, recees peanut butter cups, kisses, snickers, orbit gum.....thanks guys your the best. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This last week we decided to visit a family of members. As with all families they needed a spiritual boost. We walked into their door at about 7:00 p.m. Ya know in some houses you can just feel the tension? Well I felt it right as the door opened. The son was yelling at his mom because he didn't like the dress shirt she bought him. The daughter was with two other friends but they were all glued to their cell phones. The mom was lounged on the couch and the dad was getting ready for work. TYPICAL FAMILY. We sat down and tried to break the ice a little bit. But it came to a point where either we needed to share something or get out of there. I secretly just wanted to leave because I was feeling really uncomfortable with the angry son. Luckily my comp had a little more patience than I did and looked at me with the Restoration pamphlet in her hand. Fine I thought we are going to teach them the Restoration, but lets do it quick. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We began the lesson. They were kind of listening but not that interested. Then we got to the Joseph Smith part. My comp was explaining it when the angry son looked at us and said "YOU REALLY BELIEVE THIS?" We answered "SI" We then began to share how we came to know it was true. The whole church how could it be true? We all came to a realization that you just need to PRAY that is the only thing each one of us can do. The 19 year old member who was with us shared her testimony as well of how she found the truth and finished in tears. The Spirit was SO STRONG. I felt it, my comp felt it, the member felt it. We left the family with lifted spirits that night. And I learned a lesson. The members need as much help as our investigators. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Wednesday came. We received a call from Hermana Rowley saying that she was in Tumbes and wanted to do visits with us that afternoon...We were excited but also a little nervous. We did splits because we had another member with us too. So I visited with Hermana Rowley, she was my comp for 3 hours how cool is that! The first hour no one was home....I thought shoot...just my luck. I prayed to be able to find at least one person to teach while I was with Hermana Rowley. Finally the less actives let us in! (they always save us) haha. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The next day we had room inspections with President and Hermana Rowley. As you can imagine we were up the night before cleaning our room until we couldn't any longer....i don't like room inspections. But it went well! They gave us an A. Then President Rowley said "We wanted to do something different this time, we are going to do a practice with you." He looked at our agendas and chose an investigator to act out. Then we had to teach President and Hermana Rowley but as "Jose and Doris" our investigators. TALK about nerve racking ahaha! They praised us and said we did great! Phew we passed that one.. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We also had intercambios this last week I went 30 minutes away to a tiny little beach town with Hermana Ramirez from Trujillo. It was great, and I learned a lot from her! </span></div>
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Sarah Stringhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08618465132126371567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817941425579840711.post-76602306002381688632015-05-25T21:01:00.000-07:002015-05-25T21:01:47.014-07:00BOOOM CHAGA BOOM!!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">How was your week! My week was full of tender mercies!!! We have been teaching an 18 year old girl named Margori. Her mom is a less active. We found them like the first or second week I got to Tumbes walking around with our list of less actives. Every since then our history with Margori and Maria (her mom) is history. Margori has come to church twice and is slowly getting rid of her strapless and bellyless (is that a word?) shirts. Whoo! She has come to church twice and loves it. And this last week she finally said that she really wants to be baptized June 13! I smiled big when she said that :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Next blessing... Hermana Dorris (is the wife of Jose who is in a wheel chair) they both attend church every week now and love it! Jose doesn't have a strong testimony yet and feels embarrassed to be baptized with one leg. Dorris on the other hand finally understands why she needs to be baptized and she said she will do it JUNE 13 BABY. Two children of God are getting dunk for the eternities. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Our other investigator, Harold, had a baptismal date for June 13 also, but he got Degne Fever this week and went to Lima. He should be back this week but we will have to postpone his baptism. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I feel so overwhelmingly blessed these days. God hears our prayers it's us that don't listen to HIM. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This last week we were teaching that family I told you about last week (The Luna Family) and we felt and hurd something rumble and a bright bright flash of light, kind of like gun shots/fire works/lightening. I have never heard something so weird and scary. As we were committing this family to pray to know if Joseph Smith was a Prophet. BOOOM CHAGA BOOM!!! Hermana Macias jumped from her seat. The mom Hermana Jacky also stood up fast to get her baby, the kids dropped their toys, and I just opened my eyes WIDE. I thought someone was bombing Tumbes! We all ran outside and found all of Tumbes on their front porch (well street) looking into the sky. I don't actually know what happened because we can't watch or read the news, but I think it was just lightening. Some say it was a meteor that fell from the sky and landed in the ocean. Who knows what actually happened Saturday night but it was a good memory at least. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Anyway I love this gospel and I love being a missionary. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Have a splendid and wet week. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So choose them wisely my friends. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Wow this week has been one to remember. It started out great. We started out strong trying to contact every person in Tumbes, because it was the last week of transfers. Wednesday came around and my comp Hermana Macias wasn't feeling to hot. Well she was actually really hot. I took her temp with my thirfty thermometer and it read 103 degrees. Of course she doesn't understand how high 103 is because everything here is in Celcius. I just said "oops Hermana you've got a high fever." I practiced my nursing skills and put cold rags on her forhead, and tried to fan her in our ever so hot sauna room. Her glands were all swollen and had a hard time talking to me. In the mission there is not much you can do when one is sick, just pray no mas. We had splits and I went out with a hermana in my ward. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I went with Hermana Sandra. She showed me a house that the hermanas had visited before. It had been 3 months since then but we decided to knock on their door. As the daughter opened the door her face lit up! She yelled "Hermanas!" I had never met this family but they invited us in. We found one! Another family! God has been hearing us over here. And they are married!! That's like a miracle in Peru. They have 3 kids. We asked if they had been reading their Book of Mormon and the mom Jacky said no, but the 9 year old daughter shouted I have! She is in 1 Nefi 8. My testimony was strengthened in that moment. This little child is so pure and good. She is reading the Book of Mormon without even being asked! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thursday arrived. I woke up feeling ugh a little week to the stomach but I shrugged it off. We had intercambios with the Hermanas in La Cruz (a small town 30 min from us). Hermana Macias was still feeling sick, but Hermana Rowley told us to do the intercambio anyway. So we went to La Cruz. I was supposed to take turns with the hermanas...work with one Hermana in the morning and the other in the afternoon because my comp was sick. I first left with Hermana Pleitez from El Salvador. She took me up a STEEP dirt hill. I was dying. I wasn't sure if it was just because I was out of shape or if it was because I was sick too. When we finally reached the top I was sweating so bad but the view of the beach to my left made it worth it. We kept on walking and walking, until I felt woahhhhh woahahhh "Hermana I need a bathroom." We found a members house and I used the bathroom (a concrete hole in the back yard). Oh man I was about to faint! So I told Hermana Pleitez sorry but I need to go back home. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We got back to the apartment of the hermanas and I crashed on the mattress, Hermana Macias was on the other mattress. Hahaha we came to their place to just get sick. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Moral of the long story it all passed and I feel great. My comp was left with a cold. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In church you always have to be on your toes! Teachers don't show about every week. So I was chosen to teach gospel principles again and relief society. I taught the relief society about the Book of Mormon. Very few of them are reading the Book of Mormon so I kind of nicely yelled at them haha. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Transfers came and my comp and I are staying here!! Whoop! We are happy!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">p.s. I only have 12 weeks left. It's like 1 obsidian challenge! Ahhh I am freaking out!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY MOM AND BIRTHDAY SAM!!!!!!! Well I don't know what to say today because I feel like I said it all yesterday. So this will be kind of a lame letter sorry. I promise better next week. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">This last week we went to Piura for a leadership meeting! I love the leadership meetings. They are the most spiritual 6 hours of my life. All of the leaders of the mission meet with the President and his wife and we talk about the needs of the mission. We then have to teach everything we learned in our Zone Conference to the other missionaries. We learned all about how to teach better the Restoration. The president of the area told my mission President that "missionaries don't know how to teach." Especially the Restoration, and it is true. I have seen it in the mission. Our message is so unique and if we don't explain it right people will not understand us or be converted. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">While we were in Piura we got permission to go to Tottus! It's the closest thing to a Walmart here. We stocked up on baby wipes for the next drought when the water doesn't come we can bathe with wipes! </span></div>
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Sarah Stringhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08618465132126371567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817941425579840711.post-1689602640194399812015-05-04T17:03:00.002-07:002015-05-04T17:03:07.240-07:00"For when I am weak then am I strong."<div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">First off Happy Birthday Grandma Lucy!!! Sorry I am a little late like always. </span><div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This week has been a roller coaster. First off I can't believe it is May!!! Wow time is flying. This last week started out terrific. I had a visito de trabajo (intercambio) with Hermana Maidana from Argentina here is Tumbes. We learned a lot from each other and at the end of the day ate Tres Leches for dinner (I am on a real healthy diet I know it). We challenged FOUR people to baptism and they all accepted whoop!!! But only 1 of them attended church yesterday, so we have got a lot to do before we get them in the font. The 1 investigator that is progressing a lot is a miracle story. He is an old investigator of Sisters who were here before us. He had a baptismal date for January but had to leave to Lima, and the sisters couldn't ever come in contact with him again. It was like he disappeared! He wouldn't answer his phone. Nada. Just this last week he showed up at church and found us. His name is Harold by the way. We have had two lessons with him, and he is awesome. He is reading the Book of Mormon (he is in 2 Nefi 16), he had a testimony of the church before we even began teaching him! He is Golden. Harold came from the Lord. He is a miracle and a blessing. God is hearing us over here in far away Tumbes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The rest of the week went a little bad....we have had water (to bathe ourselves) only about 3 times this week, which calls for a smelly apartment and sticky suzncreen/mosquito repellent legs. After I taught English classes this week we went to a Family Home Evening with some investigators at the Bishops house. We were in such a hurry and we piled 5 people in a small moto that I spaced out and left my Book of Mormon in the moto!!!! NOOOOO! That book is my life! When I found out I felt more hurt then when I lost all of my money, credit card, and drivers liscence in my first transfer. This book is my first Spanish Book of Mormon and it has all of my notes, plus my family history book with all of my pics of my fam and stories. Ahhh. I was frustrated. A few hours later when my anger was calmed a little I thought of the scripture "By small and simple things are great things brought to pass." Then I thought, someone has my Triple right now and maybe that someone is reading it and will be baptized later. Yeah I guess I had to sacrifice my Book of Mormon to help someone else. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Today I read a scripture that calmed my troubled soul. 2 Corithians 12:9-10 <span style="color: #9900ff;">"For when I am weak then am I strong."</span> This ended this week feeling very week. Everything was going wrong. As I read this scripture today God once again told me "Hermana Stringham. Be calm. I just want you to be stronger." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My goal this week is to lift up my head and be a little stronger. I hope you all have the best week and look for the positive. Don't be a negative Nelly like I was this past week. </span></div>
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Sarah Stringhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08618465132126371567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817941425579840711.post-31592291822757634552015-04-27T23:28:00.001-07:002015-04-27T23:28:09.443-07:00JUST KEEP GOING.....(Sorry - I thought I put this on the blog last week :(<div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">This last week was a little bit sketchy....in spanish there isn't a word for sketchy all I can say is "Que Raro" sometimes there aren't words to fill my thoughts in spanish. On Mondays I have to spill out everything in my guts to you guys in English (SORRY). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">God will try us in life until we feel like giving up. When I feel like falling over I just have to sing in my head <span style="color: #ff9900;">"just keep going just keep going" </span>(Nemo......just keep swimming). And that is what life is all about people. We just got to keep going, no matter what faces us. </span></div>
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Sarah Stringhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08618465132126371567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817941425579840711.post-1116785651986080942015-04-27T23:26:00.002-07:002015-04-27T23:26:35.598-07:00I AM WEAK SAUCE WITHOUT MY GOD!<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Buenas Tardes!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I am learning to eat a lot more sea food. This last week I ate shrimp quish (how do you spell that?) and lobster soup...the next day we went to a different members house and they gave us two full plates. One plate was half rice and half potatoes with chicken, the other was basil spaghetti with potatoes and a cheese sauce. CARB LOVERS OVER HERE. My comp and I hobbled out of the house feeling a little full that day. What can ya do? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Out of no where we have so many member references it is awesome! We are still in search for new investigators but God is helping us. I held my second English Class and it went great. Everyone here is pumped to learn English! Our investigator Soledad brought another 2 friends which was awesome. If you are a missionary out there TEACH ENGLISH. For as much as I don't like and don't know how to teach English it is a key to finding and helping your investigators progress more. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I had my last interview with President Rowley this last week :( He and Hermana Rowley only have 9 weeks left. I have learned so much from them. We have an awesome system going on right now in the mission called Alma and Amulek. Alma was a missionary and Amulek was a member. If you all remember the story right Alma went to the town of Amoniah to preach but had no success so he returned home, on his way home an angel appeared and said sorry man but you got to go back to Amoniah your work isn't finished. So he reluctantly returned, but this time he was accompanied by a member Amulek. The two left and preached and testified until they baptized many. WITHOUT THE HELP OF MEMBERS THIS WORK IS DRY. So I encourage each and everyone of you to go out with the missionaries. I was so dumb to have not done it before my missionary. But DO IT. and Give them references. You know your people in Holladay Utah. The poor missionaries don't even know where island flavor is. WE (members) are the Liahona in the work. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">This last week was full of traveling. 15 hours of BUS. I got to Tumbes on Monday then on Wednesday we had to go to Piura for a leadership meeting and came back on Thursday. It made me a little bit cansada (tired) but I am doing great and love my new area. I kind of feel like I am in a different mission. There are no big Tottus stores to buy food, just little tiendas all over the street and a market to buy fruit. It is a lot more humid here and I feel so sticky all day longgg. The good news is I am close to the beach! My comp and I walk around with our black umbrella because the sun is intense. Kind of like a Jehovahs Witness but I'm cool with it. My first day here it rained way hard and we didn't have ponchos so we cut up some garbage bags and walked the streets like men in black. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Today we got $4.00 pedicures. I haven't had one in 14 months! And they were the value of $4.00 too. Not the kind of USA service, but I got my toes painted. Haha the lady put a big yellow flower on each toe! By the way I hit my 14 MONTH MARK YESTERDAY. I cannot believe it.....ahhhhH!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">My companion is Hermana Macias she is 21 and is from Aguacalientes Mexico. She is probably the craziest comp I have every had but I love her! We laugh all day and preach like mad women! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">We have been on the search for new investigatores because to be frank we got none! HABLAR CON TODOS. We were looking one day for a recent convert when we found a young mom with her baby sitting on the side of the street. I decided to talk to this woman. Well she talked to us like we were obviously bugging her. I judged her quickly and thought, yeah this is a waste of time. I don't know why or how but we asked her if we could share a short message with her about Jesus Christ and she lit up and let us in her house. We got talking and teaching fast. At the end of the lesson, we all kneeled on the cement floor and Hermana Soledad (our investigator) offered a sincere prayer. I felt the spirit strong. After the lesson the member we were with looked at us and said "Wow I haven't felt the spirit like that in SO LONG." We all looked at each other and said yeah this investigator is going somewhere. We returned to her house yesterday and explained all of the Restoration. Now she just needs a testimony and an answer to her prayer. Please pray for Soledad that she will accept our message. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">We had stake conference yesterday and the temple presidents of Ecuador came. They spoke and inspired us all. The President said "We must come to the temple spiritually prepared in all things (mind, thought, actions etc). If we simply walk in the temple without even thinking about what we are doing we will leave the same that we came." "When we come to the temple spiritually prepared we leave even stronger and mightier, and that is when miracles come into our lives." I thought about how many times I have gone into the temple like it was another shopping mall. I know I need to prepare myself better each time I go to the temple. I want to ask you all today HOW DO YOU ENTER THE TEMPLE? Are your thoughts, actions, and words centered in Christ? If not repent and be worthy of the temple blessings. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I made it through my first intercambios! I remember before my mission when church leaders would ask me to do something (give a talk, visit someone, call her, such and such). There was always an option whether to accept the call or not. Now In the mission Pres Rowley gives us assignations but I realize it's not just him, it is God. Heavenly Father is literally guiding my life. He tells me where to go and with whom I will go. I just have to <span style="color: blue;">OBEY</span>. Like Nephi "I will go and do what the Lord commands me." Well the Lord has another calling for me he wants me to continue to be an Hermana Leader. In the most lejanos area there is! 6 hours by bus. I finally have seen the beach! Whoop! It's been a while....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am with Hermana Mascias (First Mexican I am excited!)she has been out 16 months so as you would say it I am going to matarla (kill her.. in mission terms). I too will probably die here. The church is newer here, there are mosquitos like you aint seen, and I am gonna eat a lot of sea food. Through all the trials come blessings and I become stronger. That is what I am here for right? Yeah! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I said goodbye to Hermana Copa. I was only with her for 2 weeks and oh how I wanted to stay with her. She is the best. But am also really happy to get to know Hermana Macias. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This last week I got to have intercambios with Hermana Shill from Mesa Arizona and Hermana Gonzales from Mexico. I think I learn more from them than what I actually try to teach them. A year ago I was put with Hna Shill and Hna Kaeding for a few days while our comps had to travel to Lima. We struggled our way through the lessons, as we were all fresh from the U.S. we laughed at ourselves and the things that happen when 3 gringas are put together in Piura. Well I was able to teach again with Hna Shill but a year later. It is amazing to see that we can actually teach in Spanish without a problem and our confidence has grown. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When I was with Hna Gonzalez something interesting happened. We were walking one day when the dad of our investigator came running up to us and yelled "Estrellam!" (Stringham) "My daughter has a bad spirit, a demon has entered her body!" She couldn't walk and was yelping because she was seeing spirits. I have always heard of these bad spirits but I had never seen someone with this problem. We called the Elders to come to rescue with their priesthood. However her dad kept on saying "I got to baptize her right now!" He believed she needed to me baptized in the Catholic church right there and then. We tried talking him out of it but he refused. So all we could do is call the Elders to dedicate their house. It was kind of a disturbing experience but I am so grateful for the priesthood in my life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hermana Maria had a dream and saw Joseph Smith! ...everyone has visions here...Though I won't be there for her baptism I am so excited for her. She is progessing so much. We also have a baptismal date for a 9 year old named Dayli. Her parents are less active. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">p.s. today I traveled to Tumbes without a companion! haha I was with two Elders. Talk about strange. The bus almost left me because I was in the bathroom and one of the Elders had to come holler</span><br />
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Sarah Stringhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08618465132126371567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817941425579840711.post-16041838043303170922015-03-30T16:01:00.002-07:002015-03-30T16:02:53.797-07:00Tender Mercies<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Agua is all I have to say. I love it! It's been raining crazy! I worry about the houses falling over. It's crazy that we all pray for rain then when it comes hard we don't want it because it destroys everything. But I am grateful for the rain. Everday people ask us "Are you really going to go out and proselyte today?" Looking at us like we are crazy. And we say "YES" The work of the Lord can't stop. Rain or no rain we WORK. I've just got to find an umbrella.....and rain boots.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">This last week I was just feeling it! We invited all of our investigators to be baptized and four of them said yes! WooHoo. There is only a minor issue. 3 of them aren't married, and the marriage process here is a headache! But we have at least one definite YES who isn't married. Her name is Maria Cleopatra (like the actress I think). We found her out side of our other investigators house (Rosa who is pregnant) selling raspadillas or better known as snow cones with a huge chuck of ice. As she chizzles the big ice cube we teach. She is so excited to do everything right. She came to church yesterday with Rosa but they left early because Rosa had a hospital appointment. Hermana Rosa doesn't know her due date but her baby should be here any day! We are crossing our fingers.</span><span style="font-size: 13.3333330154419px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Today we had a pday with President and Hermana Rowley. They brought a movie for our zone to watch "Meet The Mormons." Man it was awesome. I hope you can all see it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Our President has given us the challenge to read the Book of Mormon before July 1---the day that they finish their mission ;( I am reading it very fast. I invite you all to start reading the Book of Mormon again if you aren't reading it right now.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This week we have two intercambios. My first intercambio as the leader. I will let you know how it all goes....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am also so excited for General Conference it's like as good as seeing Harry Potter. The Women Session last week was so great. Dad I thought I saw you but then I remembered it was Elder Eyring. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I love you all to death! I hope you are having Family Home Evening. If you aren't step it up!!!</span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hermana Stringham </span></div>
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<br />Sarah Stringhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08618465132126371567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817941425579840711.post-47757876979989617552015-03-30T08:58:00.002-07:002015-03-30T10:15:23.647-07:00Flooding..........<div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">
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This last week unforgettable. And I am going to apologize now but I don't have my camera chord, and I am to scared to stick my memory card in the computer for fear of another virus...<br />
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First off we had multizona. It was all on testimonies. Pres Rowley said "You have all been given the authority to be missionaries but not everyone has power." Referring to the scripture about the 4 sons of Mosiah who were given authority and power. He said in order to have power when we teach we must start with ourselves. It all comes down to our own testimonies. <span style="color: magenta;"><b>VIVE SU TESTIMONIO</b></span>. (Live your testimony) It is so important to have a testimony, not one from 10 years ago when your parents brought you to the sacred grove but a testimony that LIVES. </div>
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We also had Stake Conference and a 70 came Elder Alacone? Something like that. It was beautiful and inspiring! We have a family of invesitgadores come with us as well! </div>
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Hna Justiniano and I were in the Plaza once again contacting and reaching our daily goal of 22 people when 4 old guys called us over. My comp said "No it's late." And she was right but I also thought well would if this is the first time they have seen us missionaries and they are interested in what we have to say, and we pass them by? We decided to turn back and talk to them. Bad choice should have listened to my comp. They weren't interested in our message but in us. Not the first time that it has happened. We chatted for a few minutes then they wanted to know our names. We wouldn't tell them, so one old guy said well then I will give you a name and called me "Ave" or "Bird" haha alright I thought, lets go. So we said goodbye and they said they'd come to church but only if we would be there. Then we shook hands and they kissed my hand! Ooops I wasn't wanting a kiss on the hand but at that point I couldn't do anything. We just turned and ran for our apartment. </div>
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I have some not so good news too. My comp got sick and had to go home. I have been in a trio for 5 days in Tacala, but I will go back to my area tomorrow with my new comp Hna Copa! I am really excited. She is from Bolivia, is 20 years old, and is just way cute. She and her comp (who I am with are hna leaders in the mission). So for the time being (only 2 more weeks) I will also be an hna leader. haha I was not ready for this or expecting it but the mission is all about changes. I know I will grow a lot. I love this quote Cynthia sent me and I am going to share it (sorry Cynthia).</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">God is so good to us. Luca AND Jarmon passed their interviews!... Phew. And they were baptized on Saturday! We have received so many blessings. The minute they were being baptized it began to rain hard outside! I don't think it was just out of the blue, isn't amazing what God does. 2 Boys get baptized and <span style="color: #93c47d;">BOOM</span> the rain came out of nowhere! We have been praying for rain because it is so very dry here. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> As a missionary you learn to recognize the hand of God in our lives daily. I feel that this last week God put many people in our way. First, we traveled to Piura for a Multi-Zone conference practice and guess who just happened to drive by on her moto....ANALY!!! My best friend who I met in my first area. I know it wasn't a </span>coincidence<span style="font-family: inherit;">. Then later in the week we were walking and out of no where pops out a gringa. WHAT IN THE WORLD. Another Gringa here in Peru??? I thought my glasses were foggy. I chased her down. I had to contact a gringa. My first gringa contact I was stoked. Her name is Sonia, she is 22, and is from Illinois. She is here teaching in a school with other Americans and Europeans. I felt like we had known each other forever. Maybe it's just the fact that she speaks English. But we are going to call her up. I want to teach an American!!! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">We had ward conference...oh wait Branch conference yesterday. In preparating for the conference we had a "Toca de Puertas" where we went around and knocked on doors with the members to hand out invitations. In the end not to many showed up because it rained hard yesterday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">We have been practicing a musical number for the last 2 months in preparation for the conference and it has been kind of stressful. First off because we didn't have a director. So everyone tried to push in their ideas, then they all look at me because I am the pianist. And at the last moment (the day of 10 minutes before) an old man walked in and changed everything. But yeah it went well and the most important thing is we sounded well mas o menos good. The stake leaders came and fed us spiritually!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I love you all and I love this work!! I can't belie</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">ve how fast time goes! I hit my 13 month mark........ahhhhhhh time scares me.</span></div>
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Amigos y Familia!!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Michelle Madsen!!! I got your package th</span><span style="background-color: white;">ank </span><span style="background-color: white;">you </span><span style="background-color: white;">thank you! It made my whole week.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hope you are all doing
well this week. This last week was kind of a mas o menos week. My comp got
sick, so I tried my best to be her mom and give her animos. God heard our prayers
and she got better. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We have Noche Misionales
each friday night. This last Friday we were in charge. We planned it like an
hour before everyone arrived but it turned out well. No one including me had
any ideas of what we should do for the activity! Ahh sometimes I feel as a
missionary that my brain and creactive juices are all dried up. I remembered
that Cynthia had sent me some ideas like 8 months ago of ward activities. So I
pulled it out. Thanks for saving me Cynth once again. We went with the "Iron
Rod" idea and blind folded everyone. It turned out well! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My piano classes are
going well. I had a new student come this last week with her mom. The 10 year
old daughter isn't a member but her mom is a less active. Her mom hasn't attented
church in 10 years, and they came to my piano class! Whoop!!! I know that this
is just the first step but it's a step. The mission is all about baby steps. We
have a bunch of babies (investigadores) they are all taking and learning to
take their first steps. It's great! It's even better when they learn how to
swim and they get dunked in the font. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This week we have two
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C.s son. The one who makes pizzas. So please please pray that by Saturday they won't change their minds. I've got to
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This last week my
Hermana Justiniano taught the young womens (woman....only one showed up)
different cool braids. Someone was practicing on my hair and_________my worst
nightmare came true. She pulled out a "piojo" better known in English
as "lice." I freaked out and through it on the ground! We all freaked
out and started itching our heads! No this can't be I thought! Remember that
one time when the little girl named Teresa through her lice at me? I thought
she was just trying to mess with me. Turns out she has a good aim. I don't want
to say more. But don't worry people they will be out in 3 hours. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A boy about 5 years old
called yelled at me in the street "Como te llamas NINA?!"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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me and his owner yelled out "Queire carne blanca!" (He wants white
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People yell at me all day. I just smile and wave. Smile and wave. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Well that's all I've got
for you all this week. I am doing great am love this work. I love my Savior.
This last week he has answered my prayers and he is giving us blessing
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Words of advice: Have
FHE, Read your Scriptures daily and with your fam, Pray ALWAYS, and <span style="color: blue; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">be somebody who makes everybody somebody.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Service.. It's something we try to find as missionaries but no one ever lets us serve! We have an investigador named C. She always turns us down and tells us she is "busy." And I can see that she isn't lying. She has a lot of little kids. This last week we passed by to see what we could teach her. Once again she was "busy." This time I said "We are going to help you!" I could see that she was cleaning her house. Suprisingly she let us in to help. Clumsy me was trying to put the mirror back on the wall and it dropped! Ack! It wasn't my fault the wood was so weak! But at that point I took all the blame. Yeah her mirror broke and I left her house feeling really down. Thoughts of "Man Sarah! Why am I so clumsy. She will never let us in now!" Well I offered to buy her a new mirror but I can't find one.... hahaha. Lets all pray that she doesn't hate the sister missionaries now. </div>
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I know I haven't talked about R. in a while. Remember she had her wedding reception but then never got married because of complications with her marriage papers. So we decided to wait until her baby is born, because then it will be real easy to get married and then be baptized! Her baptism is still on we are just waiting for her baby to be born.....Any day now! We are holding a baby shower for her tomorrow! </div>
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We have a new investigador named E who is awesome. She is 14 and loves to go to all the activities in the church. She has a baptismal date for March 28! Please pray that she will be prepared by this date! </div>
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Today we spent our Pday waiting for agua. Not very fun. Water is so hard to get here. They have to bring it to you in big jugs! We ran out of drinking water about 2 days ago, but had to wait until today to ask for more. So we finally called the guy. He said he would be right there. So we waited and waited. He called us and said he was outside so we ran out and found no one. We waited for two hours this morning in the heat for him to bring us this water! We called him again and he said wait you guys are in Piura right and we said no we are not in Piura!!!!!! Long story short that is how our pday went today. Not the best, but we have something to laugh about. We also made pizzas with our recent convert C. She has a Pizzeria. I made dry brownies too! They weren't as good as they are at home, but it was something! </div>
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I am doing great and am seeing miracles everyday. Really God is with us I know it. I feel his Angels lifted me up everyday. He roots me on everyday, he gives me the strength to keep walking, to talk to one more person, to be a missionary. I know this is the work of God and I am so happy to be a missionary!</div>
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Sarah Stringhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08618465132126371567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817941425579840711.post-25618621168653039062015-02-23T21:38:00.000-08:002015-02-23T21:38:36.979-08:00The guy chopped my hair -Who cares! <div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Sue!!!! Thanks for the package!!! BAHAHa I died when I opened it. She sent me a Schnozola. When I need to laugh I just put it on. You are the best!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">This week started out rough. Last monday after pday finished we went to teach a family we found in the Plaza that were really interested. We got there and the husband, straight out told us that everything about our church was wrong and we can't come back to his house ever again. Okay so we thought. Great. Then later we went to the Plaza to contact. We met this older guy who asked me if Jesus really came to this earth where did he come? I said he came to Central America. He responded but what countries? Ummmm I don't know exactly but CENTRAL AMERICA. I told him I know that He came the Americas. But then he got all smart alicky and said, you girl need study, you don't even know your own doctrine. Ughhhhh. A few days later we met another guy. I started to talk about Christ with him and he said, but I don't believe in any of this. What? What do you mean? He said I don't belive in God. Are you serious I thought. THE FIRST PERUVIAN THAT DOESN'T BELIEVE IN GOD. I was kind of taken back and felt a deep sadness. How could you not believe in God? How did this world just come about without any supreme being? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">So that was our week. God really tested my testimony. Not that I ever doubted my testimony, but I felt kind of weak. Thoughts of discouragement came like what am I doing why am I here kind of days. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">But we also saw good days. L an 8 year old, crazy child almost uncontrollable. We have been almost begging him to listen to us for the past 4 months. And he will listen somedays, but then we return the next day and he tells us never to come back because he wants to go to the Evangelist church.We have never given up on him. He has had many baptismal dates that have fallen through, but this last week we set up a baptismal date for sure! March 14 and he accepted. He is changing each day....we also have learned to bring him candy that really helps too. But yes our prayers are being answered. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">We also have another investigator.---he is our pencionista's husband's son. Kind of confusing. But we are teaching him. He is 12 and he has a baptismal date for March 14 too! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">First off I am so stoked to have a new nephew!!!!!!!! Welcome to the world baby Lukey!!!!!! I want to hold him but I will have to wait 6 months I guess. Jack Happy Birthday this week I love you!!!!!!! 32....anos </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">We are talking with everyone we see. Like I said and exceeded our goal this last week. We talked to 130 people! Whoop! And we are finding new investigatores by talking more. Maybe 1 out of the 10 we talk to are actually going to progress but everyone counts. Many people have never even heard of our church. The hard part about this place is literally EVERYONE and their dog are Catholic but by tradition. No one understands how it is possible to be baptized again. They all think it is a sin. Today we got on the Bus to go to Piura and a guy got on screaming the whole hour ride about the BiBle and God. Literally screaming. One passenger on the bus asked him to lower his voice. These people are a God believing people, but they have a hard time accepting the restoration. Joseph Smith. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">We had a mini zone conference this last week and Pres Rowley came. He talked about how Nephi would not return to his house without the gold plates. He simply wouldn't do it, because God had commanded him to go get the plates. So how was he going to return home without the plates?! It's like in the mission. Each day we have a goal to talk to 20 people. If we don't complete it we go home late. We walk and stay our later until we have reached our goal. How can we return to our apartment each night without talking to 20 people? We are really stretching ourselves. We come home tired but satisfied with the work. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I finished the Book of Mormon for the first time in Spanish! Finally! (it is longer in spanish) I love that book and I know it is true. I know it! And if you don't know it read it. Read it before you criticize it. It really brings me the most comfort when I am far from home. </span></div>
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Sarah Stringhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08618465132126371567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-817941425579840711.post-65018302909107172942015-02-09T15:36:00.000-08:002015-02-10T02:33:03.478-08:00 I used to live the gospel but now I LOVE the gospel!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">So we have really upped the talking this week. My mouth might be dry from talking so much. Haha no just kidding! You would think as missionaries that we talk with EVERYONE we see. (That's what you all think hehe). Which is well partly true. Our lives are so so busy and sometimes excuses come into my mind as ah there is no time to stop and talk with her we are late for this next appointment. Well this last week we reached our goal and beyond! I have never talked to so many people in the streets in one week! We talked with </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #cc0000;">107</span><span style="background-color: white;">!!!! That's a new record. 15 people a day and sometimes more. So this week we have a even better challenge 18 people a day. So far today we have only talked with 5 so we got to get off this computer and go talk! HABLAR CON TODOS. That is our motto. And how many people have you Utahns talked to this week about the church. Don't tell me ZERO. If so get out there and go street contacting! I did it once with my dad in Park City. It's worth a try. Go buy some pass a long cards and don't be chickens. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Some of the weird people we contacted this week asked us if we were Terrorists? Another guy (a plumber) when I invited him to come to church he asked me if I was single then invited me to be his partner (ew no!). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Stephy will be baptized this Saturday! She is the smartest 9 year old in the world! That is what I will be doing for <span style="color: red;">Valentine's Day. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">Speaking of Valentine's Day. I have learned how to </span><span style="color: magenta;">LOVE</span><span style="color: black;">. How to LOVE all. It was hard for me when I first got here in the mission field. The whole day I walked around thinking about myself. Thinking about how homesick I was, how much I wanted to eat food from home, how much I didn't want to speak spanish or practice another lesson that I didn't know how to teach then have my trainer tell me what I did wrong. People would tell me how bad I couldn't speak Spanish. Negativity at it's finest. I didn't enjoy waking up in the mornings. Ugh Another Day (so I thought). Don't let me fool you I am so great right now. This was when I got here. It was HARD. I got discouraged and counting the days. Well people I can tell you that missionary work was never easy! Do you think Christ had a jolly time being persecuted or Joseph Smith. Nope they didn't and neither did Hermana Stringham because she didn't know how to </span><span style="color: magenta;">LOVE. </span><span style="color: black;">Today I am a different person. Yeah it's okay if we teach 20 minutes longer and I have 20 minutes less of free time in the night time, because I am helping someone. I am trying to love someone and give them what I love most. </span><span style="color: #9900ff;">THE GOSPEL.</span><span style="color: black;"> I used to live the gospel but now I </span><span style="color: magenta;">LOVE</span><span style="color: black;"> the gospel. It is apart of who I am. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">That is my long spheeellll. Don't be suprised. Every missionary feels this way they just don't have the guts to write it. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Through trials come blessings. Through trials come STRENGTH. I am a stronger person than I was a year ago. Thanks to these last 12 months. Happy One year to me this thursday! </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Love you all, Remember go share some pass a long cards!!!!!!!!!!</span></div>
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