Baptisms and Changes

Pues, hay cambios...

Mi hija ya terminó su entrenamiento y se fue. I love this work so much and I know that the Lord is leading it. My companion and I were going to close our area but President showed up to have interviews with and got to participate in our baptisms. He decided to keep El Mirador open, but Hermana Gándara still left the area. My new companion is Hermana Maldonado from Ecuador. She is super sweet and awesome. She has 5 months in the mission and makes me feel old (: Guatemala is beautiful and I know I knew in Heaven that if I made the right choices I would come here and find those who I promised there to help them come unto Christ. I know miracles exist. I love this beautiful place and amazing work.

con amor,
Hermana Tibbits

1 Year in the mission

Buenas!
I love being a missionary and can't believe that I have a year in the mission. It doesn't feel real. This week was super awesome. We got permission to baptize 3 patojos this Saturday and we are super excited. It will be the first baptisms for my hija in her mission. We burned my skirt for 1 year. We also went to Patzicia for zone conference. I loved being back in my beloved Patzi. We are really happy here in Sololá.

Read 1 Nephi 20:10 (: Our challenges are for a reason. Por sacrificios hay mayor bendiciones. Nada es por gusto!

Les amo!
Hermana Tibbits

Service cutting wood
1 año
Chasing waterfalls

1 año en la misión (casí)

Hola todos!

This week was calidad. We saw miracles as well as trials of faith. I know we have been sent here together in Sololá for a reason and it's okay if we are only here to plant the seeds and not harvest. I know there are people being prepared every day and that the Lord has a plan for His people here in Sololá.

Well, I love being a missionary and missionary work. "The missionary opportunity of a lifetime is yours. The blessings of eternity await you." I have loved every minute of this past year as a missionary, but I have learned that every member is a missionary and has a testimony to share. I know my Savior lives and loves me. I have gotten to know Him a little bit better and understand more about His Atonement. I know His Atonement is real and personal. I know families can be eternal and it is one of the greatest gifts our loving Heavenly Father can give us. I know the Book of Mormon is Another Testament of Jesus Christ that helps us come closer to Christ when we read it with the Bible. I know miracles exist and they are all around us. Just look for them and when you find them write them down to remember.

I love you all and hope you all have an awesome week!

Hermana Tibbits

Antigua (mi hija and I)
Divisions in San Lucas
Korea will always have a piece of my heart
I finally got a nativity from Guatemala

11 months....and a daughter

Well, 2 weeks passed really fast and ended my 7th transfer in the mission. I enjoyed these past 2 weeks in La Hermosa with my companions, but I have been transferred to train my daughter, Hna Gandara. We are super excited about this new adventure together here in Solola. It is so beautiful and I love it here. We have already seen miracles and we have only had a day together.

I went to the temple a week or two ago for the first time here in Guatemala. I absolutely loved it. I am so grateful my companions and I had the opportunity to go to the temple for our PDay. This time of year has been so special and I love being a missionary. I love the Book of Mormon. I know it was written and translated to change and save lives. I know miracles exist. I know Jesus Christ lives and love us individuallly. I know Joseph Smith was a man, but he was also a prophet called of God to restore the church of Jesus Christ.

Feliz Navidad!

con mucho amor,
Hermana Tibbits

1. Temple in Guate
2. My companions and temple in Guate
3. Feliz Navidad
4.My daughter and I (:

Emergency Transfers

Hola todos!

I am doing super well. I am really happy and really enjoy being a missionary. So on Thursday night, I got a call from the Assistants. I am now in La Hermosa, Villa Hermosa and big surprise they called me to be the Nurse's assistant. So that's cool. They made Emergency Transfers on Monday and I could be in the baptism of Juan Carlos. It was super awesome and President showed up with his wife and daughter (the same age as Kensley). I love being a missionary. Juan Carlos wrote me a super cute card and signed it as "Hermano Juan Carlos" He is 21 and studying engineering at the university. He has always talked to Elders on the buses but they never came to visit him in his house until we showed up. He reads every pamphlet or reading assignment we give him (I am also learning to be a teacher in the mission giving homework but spiritual homework). We taught the Word of Wisdom and the second day we showed up we asked how he was doing and he told us he was keeping the commandments with a smile. (: I love investigators like him. When we were taking pictures at his baptism, he was a little disappointed that he couldn't give us a hug. After his baptism, we were talking to him about serving a mission. He just asked us "You see potential in me?" Umm, yes. My week was super good. We are working with the Light the World campaign. It is super awesome and the video is even better. ( mormon.org ) 

I want you to invite each and every one of you to share a Book of Mormon with someone you know or maybe someone you don't even know (someone on the street). It will change your life and will also change the life of someone else. The Book of Mormon was made to change and save lives.

con amor,
Hna Tibbits

Pictures of the baptism of Juan Carlos. Also a picture a 6 yr old took of me. (He wouldn't give me my camera until he took a picture of me (: )

20 years old and 10 months into my mission

Hola todos!! I am doing super good! How is everyone??

I am loving the mission. There are trials, physically and spiritually, but they are so worth the blessings that come after them. I have never been happier. This past week we saw a lot of blessings.

We will be having a baptism this Sunday!! Ismar has so much faith and determination to follow Jesus Christ. Also, we have an investigator that is super calidad. He came to church for the first time this past Sunday and loved it. We were on our way to the church and he said hermanas I read in my pamphlet that usually we were white shirts and ties to church, but I don't own a white shirt and tie. We explained that his red polo shirt was fine. He has so much faith and wants to learn. The second time we visited with him he asked if we had received an answer to our prayers before. He is praying to know if everything is true and if he should get baptized on the 3rd of December and really wants an answer.

Oh and last week I turned 20 years old and completed 10 months in the mission (:

con amor,
Hermana Tibbits