Our investigators are doing great! Yerco (20)and Yesenia (19)are getting ready to get married the 5th of February, then will be baptized the 6th and confirmed with the Holy Ghost on the 7th. I’m so proud of them! They are progressing rapidly and understand the importance of the gospel in their lives. They were references from their neighbor Hna Ana. I’m so glad that I had learned a good technique to ask members for references in Villarrica from my awesome Zone Leaders. We had a great lesson with them about baptism and we have always had lessons with members, I think that is why it’s been so successful. Yerco is from Santiago and he met Yesenia in Castro, Chiloè when they were 13 and 14 years old and they had a baby and have been dating ever since. They have two kids, Genesis (4) and Luis (6mon). They have been coming to church with us and the ward is really excited to have them because they are young and fun. They have made some big decisions quickly and that is why they are my heros! Yerco has stopped drinking alcohol and café(coffee). They understand the importance of the law of chastity and went to the civil registration so that they can make the preparations for matrimony. All the hours are taken and we are praying to find someone to marry them. Another thing that is really helping them when they have difficulty with sicknesses to come to church they understand the promises with God to prepare for baptism and come any way. They have a goal to get married in the Santiago temple in a year. There is no greater joy then to help someone get married in the temple!I love the mission!
Hermana Wade
Monday, January 25, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
Jan 11-18
I LOVE THE MISSION!!! I encourage everyone to go on one!! Wow I Love the experiences, the people, the miracles, the happiness! Everything!
This week was great! My health has been a big challenge these last 3 weeks! This week I got a rash all over my body! I had felt really hot but it didn’t itch too badly so we went to this pharmacist that is a miracle worker here on the Island of Chiloé and highly recommended by all members and others that we talk to. He gave me a skin cream because I was worried that I was taking too many pills. The pharmacist thought that it was because of the sun, and I thought that it was weird that the sun would give me a rash. I’m from AZ and I know what the sun does it gives us sunburns but not rashes. Everyone in Chile says that the sun is really strong here because there is no OZONE but we weren’t in the sun that much and it has been cloudy. After thinking about a bunch of things it could be and trying a bunch of things to help it leave I felt so sick and exhausted one night that I just drank lots of water and went to bed so that I could just clean out my body and give it rest. Then the next day I felt so much better. I listened to my body that told me that it was sick of taking medicine because it is not accustom to pills. I was taking 2 pills with the name of CO-TRIMOXAZOL and CLARITROMICINA. They were great to take when I couldn’t hear but know it has bad side effects so I’m just going to continue to drink water and clean out my ears daily.
My companion and I have a goal to reach all the standards now that my health won’t be a problem. I’m so happy that my leaders and I have been so happy with the progress of this area since I’ve gotten here. It’s all thanks to the great leaders that I have had that I have become the great missionary that the Savior wants of me. I’m progressing and working hard. I love my companion and the different things that I learn from her. She has a great love for different cultures and languages.
We are having lots of success and are preparing two girls, Aranssú and Belén, to get baptized because of the program “PERMANACED” from the prophet Monson. Then we are also preparing Yerco and Yessenia to get married and then get baptized in February! What a great blessing! I have always wanted to help a couple get married and baptized. Today we went to the civil registration to get the information to get married.
Love Hermana Wade
This week was great! My health has been a big challenge these last 3 weeks! This week I got a rash all over my body! I had felt really hot but it didn’t itch too badly so we went to this pharmacist that is a miracle worker here on the Island of Chiloé and highly recommended by all members and others that we talk to. He gave me a skin cream because I was worried that I was taking too many pills. The pharmacist thought that it was because of the sun, and I thought that it was weird that the sun would give me a rash. I’m from AZ and I know what the sun does it gives us sunburns but not rashes. Everyone in Chile says that the sun is really strong here because there is no OZONE but we weren’t in the sun that much and it has been cloudy. After thinking about a bunch of things it could be and trying a bunch of things to help it leave I felt so sick and exhausted one night that I just drank lots of water and went to bed so that I could just clean out my body and give it rest. Then the next day I felt so much better. I listened to my body that told me that it was sick of taking medicine because it is not accustom to pills. I was taking 2 pills with the name of CO-TRIMOXAZOL and CLARITROMICINA. They were great to take when I couldn’t hear but know it has bad side effects so I’m just going to continue to drink water and clean out my ears daily.
My companion and I have a goal to reach all the standards now that my health won’t be a problem. I’m so happy that my leaders and I have been so happy with the progress of this area since I’ve gotten here. It’s all thanks to the great leaders that I have had that I have become the great missionary that the Savior wants of me. I’m progressing and working hard. I love my companion and the different things that I learn from her. She has a great love for different cultures and languages.
We are having lots of success and are preparing two girls, Aranssú and Belén, to get baptized because of the program “PERMANACED” from the prophet Monson. Then we are also preparing Yerco and Yessenia to get married and then get baptized in February! What a great blessing! I have always wanted to help a couple get married and baptized. Today we went to the civil registration to get the information to get married.
Love Hermana Wade
Monday, January 11, 2010
Jan 4-11
Mi Familia!
My ear infection was very gross; it was like yellow snot coming out of my ear. My ear is a lot better because I can hear. The infection is still there because my ear still has a dry yellow stuff when I wake up. The muscles or the skin around my ear are sensitive. I have been using a warm ear protector everyday. Today I’m not using it because they are being washed so that the infection doesn’t come back. My companion put gauss in my ear with cleaning oxygenated water that fizzes when there is an infection. I don’t remember what they call the medicine I’m taking because it’s from CHILE. I’m so thankful to the Hermana Perez my companion for cleaning out my ear every morning and every night. My companion and I worked hard this week and had a bunch of lessons with members. One day Hermana Oriana left with my companion to teach as I rested because I didn’t feel good.
The island is beautiful!!! Don’t worry I’ll take pictures and send them to all of you. I live in Ancud which is at the top of the island I also know Castro because that is where we have Zone conference every Tuesday. They have houses on the edge of the sea. Pretty crazy and cool if you ask me.
Everyone loves my new red hair. I was nervous that it would be a ugly red but I like it because it is a dark red brown.
I’m getting to know the members and my sector fast. My companion Hermana Perez from Panama is great! She is full of Love and she is Fun and Happy to be around. We continue to make necessary changes and make this the best sector. We are not perfect but our leaders and us are happy with our success.
Love Hermana Wade
My ear infection was very gross; it was like yellow snot coming out of my ear. My ear is a lot better because I can hear. The infection is still there because my ear still has a dry yellow stuff when I wake up. The muscles or the skin around my ear are sensitive. I have been using a warm ear protector everyday. Today I’m not using it because they are being washed so that the infection doesn’t come back. My companion put gauss in my ear with cleaning oxygenated water that fizzes when there is an infection. I don’t remember what they call the medicine I’m taking because it’s from CHILE. I’m so thankful to the Hermana Perez my companion for cleaning out my ear every morning and every night. My companion and I worked hard this week and had a bunch of lessons with members. One day Hermana Oriana left with my companion to teach as I rested because I didn’t feel good.
The island is beautiful!!! Don’t worry I’ll take pictures and send them to all of you. I live in Ancud which is at the top of the island I also know Castro because that is where we have Zone conference every Tuesday. They have houses on the edge of the sea. Pretty crazy and cool if you ask me.
Everyone loves my new red hair. I was nervous that it would be a ugly red but I like it because it is a dark red brown.
I’m getting to know the members and my sector fast. My companion Hermana Perez from Panama is great! She is full of Love and she is Fun and Happy to be around. We continue to make necessary changes and make this the best sector. We are not perfect but our leaders and us are happy with our success.
Love Hermana Wade
Monday, January 4, 2010
Dec14- Jan4
Hola mi familia!!
Wow! There is a lot that happened since I last wrote you.
First, it was so good to talk to all of you to hear your voices! That is why I just started crying when I heard your voices and felt your love. I’m glad that you’re all good and are excited to have me home.
The next day I woke up with a bad ear ache and I vomited up lunch and I didn’t feel good. I spent the next 4 days in bed. My Zone leaders came and gave me a blessing of health twice and they even passed by the pharmacy to pick up ear drops. They are the best leaders calling me every day to see how I was and even teaching a couple of members and investigators in our sector. I love them. They are like my brothers and I respect them as Elders. My companion was my nurse and put up with me when I was crying worried that I was going deaf. It was a nasty process. She put drops in my ear every 4 hours. Sister Lovell also suggested that I put olive oil in my ear so I did. I went to the Doctor Tuesday and I couldn’t hear that much still because yellow puss was leaving my ear. He said that my ear drum was broken but that it would repair on its own. He said that everything was going to be ok and that I just had to take a pill to make sure it wouldn’t get infected. I vomited a total of 4 times and I had a high temperature. I still have a little pain in my ears but that is just because I don’t like to take lots of pills. It’s a good thing I have companions because I’m good at taking care of others but I’m bad at taking medicine. The doctor said that it isn’t good to travel but I told him that the Lord was sending me on a special mission the next day that could be delayed.
Guess what ….I’M ON AN ISLAND!!! This is the first time I have lived on an Island. The Island is called Chiloé! It is So BEAUTIFUL!! The trip was long but I was so happy to talk to my good friend Elder Merrill who has been my zone leader in Punta Arenas and Villarrica for 7and ½ months. He is from California and will be going home the next change and be getting to his girlfriend that is a recent convert. He has really helped me become the missionary that I am today. I’m so thankful for good leaders! Then my next travel buddy was my beautiful new companion from PANAMA!!! Her name is Hermana Peréz!!!! She is really fun and I have a great big SURPRIZE for all of you….she colored my hair RED!!!! So what do you think of that you now have a Ireland Red Head in the family!?!? She is a fashion girl and wanted to change my look. I decided that I had let my fashion go way down for the last year so I decided that I would let her fix me up. Haha I always seem to do stuff with my hair because that is the only identity I can have on the mission. She is so great and loves to talk a lot. She is very loving and helped me feel good lying on her shoulder on the boat ride to the island when I felt dizzy she made all the pain go away.
I hope all of you have a great new year with set goals so that you can have a successful year personally, spiritually, physically, in work or studies. I’m going to work harder than ever before. We are going to be obedient and reach the standards of the mission with good powerful lessons and the Savior will bless us with baptisms I know.
I love you all!! Have a great week!
Hermana Wade
Wow! There is a lot that happened since I last wrote you.
First, it was so good to talk to all of you to hear your voices! That is why I just started crying when I heard your voices and felt your love. I’m glad that you’re all good and are excited to have me home.
The next day I woke up with a bad ear ache and I vomited up lunch and I didn’t feel good. I spent the next 4 days in bed. My Zone leaders came and gave me a blessing of health twice and they even passed by the pharmacy to pick up ear drops. They are the best leaders calling me every day to see how I was and even teaching a couple of members and investigators in our sector. I love them. They are like my brothers and I respect them as Elders. My companion was my nurse and put up with me when I was crying worried that I was going deaf. It was a nasty process. She put drops in my ear every 4 hours. Sister Lovell also suggested that I put olive oil in my ear so I did. I went to the Doctor Tuesday and I couldn’t hear that much still because yellow puss was leaving my ear. He said that my ear drum was broken but that it would repair on its own. He said that everything was going to be ok and that I just had to take a pill to make sure it wouldn’t get infected. I vomited a total of 4 times and I had a high temperature. I still have a little pain in my ears but that is just because I don’t like to take lots of pills. It’s a good thing I have companions because I’m good at taking care of others but I’m bad at taking medicine. The doctor said that it isn’t good to travel but I told him that the Lord was sending me on a special mission the next day that could be delayed.
Guess what ….I’M ON AN ISLAND!!! This is the first time I have lived on an Island. The Island is called Chiloé! It is So BEAUTIFUL!! The trip was long but I was so happy to talk to my good friend Elder Merrill who has been my zone leader in Punta Arenas and Villarrica for 7and ½ months. He is from California and will be going home the next change and be getting to his girlfriend that is a recent convert. He has really helped me become the missionary that I am today. I’m so thankful for good leaders! Then my next travel buddy was my beautiful new companion from PANAMA!!! Her name is Hermana Peréz!!!! She is really fun and I have a great big SURPRIZE for all of you….she colored my hair RED!!!! So what do you think of that you now have a Ireland Red Head in the family!?!? She is a fashion girl and wanted to change my look. I decided that I had let my fashion go way down for the last year so I decided that I would let her fix me up. Haha I always seem to do stuff with my hair because that is the only identity I can have on the mission. She is so great and loves to talk a lot. She is very loving and helped me feel good lying on her shoulder on the boat ride to the island when I felt dizzy she made all the pain go away.
I hope all of you have a great new year with set goals so that you can have a successful year personally, spiritually, physically, in work or studies. I’m going to work harder than ever before. We are going to be obedient and reach the standards of the mission with good powerful lessons and the Savior will bless us with baptisms I know.
I love you all!! Have a great week!
Hermana Wade
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