Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Hermano Ramon...Hymns
He is Hno Ramon our investigator that loves hymns!!! He has his own hymn book!
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
9 months, What??
Hola!!
So I was told I need to share a more descriptive email about my new area (I almost have a month here in Petapa...) San miguel Petapa is a city on the outskirts of the capital: More people wear jeans than they do corte. Quite a few know English and if they don't they want to learn. The members are great, we are trying to get more of them to leave and do visits with us. A lot of them treat my companion and I like their hijas. I honestly love the members. My district compiles of 6 missionaries, including my companion and I. Our zone has 16 missionaries (the biggest zone I have been in). The capital is great, I am honestly still getting used to it.
This past week I completed 9 months in the mission. Everyone calls me old in the mission and says I will be leaving soon. I don't feel like I have been in the mission for 9 months, but time flies when you are serving the Lord I guess. In these nine months:
I have had 4 areas, 7 companions (counting my CCM companion)
I have learned to love people in a matter of minutes of meeting them.
I have learned and felt the love of Christ.
I have seen how the gospel changes lives.
I have learned to love the Book of Mormon more than ever before. I have learned that our smiles are the message, because the gospel is happiness.
I have learned that I don't need to know Spanish perfectly for people to feel the spirit and I am working hard to be better in Spanish.
I have laughed, cried, and enjoyed these past 9 months.
I can't wait to spend the next 9 months teaching repentance and baptizing converts in beautiful Guatemala.
con amor,
Hermana Tibbits
1. My second mom and her family
2. Brownies for 9 months (yes I froze them after to put in ice cream)
3 and 4 It is a lot harder than I thought to make a fake pregnant belly...
So I was told I need to share a more descriptive email about my new area (I almost have a month here in Petapa...) San miguel Petapa is a city on the outskirts of the capital: More people wear jeans than they do corte. Quite a few know English and if they don't they want to learn. The members are great, we are trying to get more of them to leave and do visits with us. A lot of them treat my companion and I like their hijas. I honestly love the members. My district compiles of 6 missionaries, including my companion and I. Our zone has 16 missionaries (the biggest zone I have been in). The capital is great, I am honestly still getting used to it.
This past week I completed 9 months in the mission. Everyone calls me old in the mission and says I will be leaving soon. I don't feel like I have been in the mission for 9 months, but time flies when you are serving the Lord I guess. In these nine months:
I have had 4 areas, 7 companions (counting my CCM companion)
I have learned to love people in a matter of minutes of meeting them.
I have learned and felt the love of Christ.
I have seen how the gospel changes lives.
I have learned to love the Book of Mormon more than ever before. I have learned that our smiles are the message, because the gospel is happiness.
I have learned that I don't need to know Spanish perfectly for people to feel the spirit and I am working hard to be better in Spanish.
I have laughed, cried, and enjoyed these past 9 months.
I can't wait to spend the next 9 months teaching repentance and baptizing converts in beautiful Guatemala.
con amor,
Hermana Tibbits
1. My second mom and her family
2. Brownies for 9 months (yes I froze them after to put in ice cream)
3 and 4 It is a lot harder than I thought to make a fake pregnant belly...
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
A Week of Miracles
Hola! How are all of you guys? I am doing great. I am alive :) I still love being a missionary! This week was super cool, hard but cool. We are helping people prepare for their baptisms. We have one investigator that knows the church is true and everything, but is scared to be baptized. Sometimes the Lord asks us to do hard things or do things that scare us to show our faith. I love helping people get over their fear and act with their faith. He went to the wrong church building this Sunday. It takes us 20-30 minutes to get to this church building for our reunions in a bus and he takes his bike to church. Talk about faith (: We also had many miracles happen on Sunday. We had investigators come that we didn't even know. One came from one of my contacts through the week and brought his wife. I was so happy. I love seeing people in church. One of my favorite parts of Sunday. So, I have been slacking and haven't sent a photo with my new companion and I have 3 weeks with her. We went to Antigua this Monday, it was great to be in the mountains again and to just relax as a zone. I know this church is true. I know that anyone can change when they act with faith. I know everyone has great potential.
con amor,
Hermana Tibbits
1. Hermana Bonilla and I in Antigua
2. Our District because our district leader likes to take pictures. He is the American.
con amor,
Hermana Tibbits
1. Hermana Bonilla and I in Antigua
2. Our District because our district leader likes to take pictures. He is the American.
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
San Miguel Petapa
Hola Todos!
I have so much to write and tell you all, but I do not have a lot of time. I am great. I am dying a little bit of heat. I miss my mountains. I love the capital. They have Walmart :) We have seen so many miracles already in our area and it is only week 3. One miracle is that Hno Ramon and Hno Ismar went to church this past Sunday. Hno Ramon was so cute with his himnario and libro de mormón. I loved conference. The church is true. The Book of Mormon is true. I love it. I love reading it. I love sharing this gospel with everyone that I can meet. I love Spanish if you can believe it.
Hermana Tibbits
Our district
Hna Beck and I (we watched conference together in English :)
El Libro de Mormón the only book I carry in my hands every day.
I have so much to write and tell you all, but I do not have a lot of time. I am great. I am dying a little bit of heat. I miss my mountains. I love the capital. They have Walmart :) We have seen so many miracles already in our area and it is only week 3. One miracle is that Hno Ramon and Hno Ismar went to church this past Sunday. Hno Ramon was so cute with his himnario and libro de mormón. I loved conference. The church is true. The Book of Mormon is true. I love it. I love reading it. I love sharing this gospel with everyone that I can meet. I love Spanish if you can believe it.
Hermana Tibbits
Our district
Hna Beck and I (we watched conference together in English :)
El Libro de Mormón the only book I carry in my hands every day.
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
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