So greetings from the Rama Huerto (that is where I am by the way). So there are so many things I am thankful for this week.
1. I am grateful for the support I have from all of you! Lo maximo! You guys are the best!!
2. I am grateful the Lord hears and answers my prayers. When I heard that I was going to be in Peru and that the people were very humble here, I prayed that I could learn to be more humble. Well, my companion (Hermana Olivera) is probably THE most humble person I could have been placed with! So I am grateful for that.
3. I am grateful that things happen for a reason. Last Monday night, we had an activity with a few families planned and at the very last minute, we couldn't go because the family who was taking us wasn't home and we didn't know the address of where it was. I was super bummed. But as we were walking home, we found a couple that both of their families are members and they have a lot of interest in the church. They are super friendly and always joyful to teach. Then we also found a family who used to be active in the church but now aren't. I have no clue what happened, but I know something happened. You can tell they just aren't happy now. It is so sad. But we are working with them because the mom really does have desires to come back, she just has a hard time opening up with her husband there.
4. I am grateful for pizza!!!! We had pizza Tuesday night with the Family Condori (who we live with) They are awesome and the thing about the pizza was that it tasted normal. Usually American food just doesn't taste the same. So that made me happy.
5. I am grateful for Salamanders that eat mosquitos. I HATE mosquito bites and to think that the Salamanders are helping me sleep better at night is wonderful!!!
6. I am grateful for a fabulous friend who let me steal his sunglasses before the mission and said that I would probably need them more than him in Peru. SOOOO true. With my migraines, the mission president's wife told me to wear sunglasses to help and it has been helping some! :)
7. I am grateful for Mami Julia (the mom we live with) she made us banana shakes one morning and it reminded me of something I would make. It was delicious! Normally breakfast isn't super yummy, but good enough to last me for the day! But that morning, it was THE best :)
8. I am grateful for Aquarius Jugo de Pera. It was something I Loved in Argentina and I found it here the other day! So.... of course I bought some. So yummy. Although I haven't found any Pritty. Haha
9. I am grateful for callouses on my feet. The other day we were walking and all of the sudden something was stabbing my foot. When we stopped, I pulled my foot out of my shoe and I had glass stuck all in my callous. I am still not sure how glass ended up inside my shoe, but my foot would have been WAY worse without the callous to protect it.
10. I am grateful my companion is from Mexico. She made yummy horchata this week
11. I am grateful for Hno Benites. He is teaching us how to make hammocks! Pretty cool.
12. I am grateful that I have the blessing to see the happiness of others everyday. This week Fransisco was baptized. When he was being interviewed, our district leader was asking who he wanted to baptize him. He said
he wanted the hermanas (us) to baptize him. Our district leader had to explain that we couldn't do it and he goes well fine, if they can't baptize me then it really doesn't matter. You can do it! So he was baptized on Saturday and he was SOOOO happy and then we saw him at church and normally he can't stay all 3 hours because his mom (82 years old) is sick and needs his help, but he was so excited that he stayed longer than usual. ''I don't want miracles, I just want to follow the Savior'' is what Fransisco said. I need to be more like him. I need to do things out of the pure love for my Savior and Heavenly Father. 13. I am grateful for my height and ability to laugh at myself. This week, I literally clothe-lined myself. I went to leave Fransisco's house and as I was walking and turning around, I almost knocked myself to the ground with the clotheline. His mom who is super old just laughed because she was the only other one who saw it. She then began to explain to Fransisco in Qetchua what happened. It was pretty funny. So I have to crouch down a lot to walk under things.
14 I am grateful for my ability to work. When I am working my hardest, I am happier. Each day, I find some way to work a little harder and this brings so many blessings into my life.
15. I am grateful for my testimony of the Atonement, for those things that have strengthened my relationship with my Savior. I can truly testify of this everyday to the people here because I know the power of the Atonement personally in my life.
Well, as I was studying this week, I came across something I had stuck in my scriptures. So from the wise words of Dove chocolates '''Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.'' I encourage you all to bring sunshine to the lives of others in some way or another this week and watch how it affects your lives as well.
Philipians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengthened me.
May the Lord bless you all this week!
Love, Hermana Carly Jo Lang
PS. Email me carly.lang@myldsmail.net and send your address when you write so I can snail mail you back. Hopefully the mail strike is over now so I can send stuff.
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