Week 9: Have you ever seen a dancing Wookie?

Hola family and friends!

Have you ever seen a dancing Wookie and a dancing Darth Vader?? Haha, I have! I love that on most corners here in Chile, there are street performers, who, during the crosswalk time, put on some sort of show. My favorite, by far, was the man in the Wookie costume and the other in a Darth Vader costume break-dancing and messing with each other. 

 

This morning, as a zone, we had an activity. Not what I thought it was going to be at all. We went and took a Ju-Jitsu class and learned some moves. Definitely an interesting experience, one I didn't think I would have on my mission. But it was fun and interesting and our zone is pretty awesome!

This week was absolutely fabulous! We had Zone Conference, with our Mission President, and him and his wife, are honestly the best. Such a great experience and we all learned a lot. 

 

We also had two of our investigators get baptized yesterday-which was so special. I have so much love for them and they are fabulous. What an important decision and such a wonderful opportunity they had to share it with family and friends. It was a beautiful service and I'm so thrilled for them. I absolutely love teaching and serving the people here. We are helping change lives, but honestly they are changing mine. Chile is a one of a kind place. 

My thought for this week:

I've thought a lot about faith this week. A lot. And my studies this week consists a lot of the New Testament--specifically, Matthew chapters 8 and 9. Everyone should go and read them. Every single miracle was extraordinary and special. Whether it be Christ giving the blind their sight or raising the dead back to life, they are amazing miracles. However before every miracle there has to be faith. Faith always, always precedes the miracles. 

My favorite thing I studied this week though happens in Matthew 14 when Christ walks upon the water. Peter then asks the Lord to allow him to walk on the water with him.

 

Matthew 18: 28-31

 v. 30 ¨But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he cried saying, Lord, save me. 

v.31 And IMMEDIATELY Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and saith unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?´

 

Peter was walking upon the water!! He was doing it. He was walking to Christ. He had faith. But what happened? His attention turned to the things around him, the ´boisterous¨ winds. Only when the things around him were his focus did his faith falter. 

In the storms of life we need to have our focus be on our Savior. When the boisterous and crazy, hectic, awful. distracting winds of life come, we need to be firm in our faith. 

 

When our lives are focused in Christ, everything else falls into place. When we find our faith faltering, like Peter, we can always remember that Christ is ready to help. When we find ourselves sinking, there is a hand stretched forth waiting to catch us. Remember His love. 

I know that we all are going to struggle and have our downs in this life. It is a part of the learning and growing and progressing-process and purpose in this life. But faith is key. When our faith is strong, we will be able to ´walk on the water´ too. 

I love you all. Thank you so much for the emails. Have a great week!!

 

Con amor, 

Hermana Eibert



Some of my favorite people here--Carolina and Martina's baptism day--20 August 2017



Elder Olson (in the burnt orange shirt on the right of the first pic) did extensive Martial Arts all growing up. So he was super excited when he tracted into a Martial Arts instructor who had a studio near the church. He got special permission from President Harris to have his Zone (the Curico Zone) go to a free class there on pday, where the owner opened it up just for them and taught them. And it turns out the other instructor attended college at University of Utah. Neither of them are members but of course the missionaries are hoping to change that. 21 August 2017