Week 47: I Feel Old

13 May 2018--Mother's Day Call from San Fernando, Chile

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL THE WONDERFUL MOMS OUT THERE, ESPECIALLY MINE!!!

I love you all and I am so thankful for all the wonderful women that have loved and guided me throughout my life!! I hope you all had the day you deserve. 

Also: I am so grateful for my mother. The guiding hand and love of a mother makes all the difference in this life. A mother has such a strong influence on her child. I love the story of the stripling warriors and how their righteous mothers taught them the gospel and to walk in righteousness and they said  ¨we do not doubt our mothers knew it.¨ I do not doubt that my mother knows it. 

And the skpye call with my family yesterday, the much anticipated, long awaited, counted down call....I am so grateful for the family I have, and even though they are crazy, they are mine. And I am so grateful for technology and the internet worked just fine! 

You know you are old in the mission when people start to tell you that you're getting ready to die...and you have your last skype call. Today marks 11 months in the mission. I haven't figured out where the time is going, but it has been the experience of a lifetime and I am trying to cherish every minute that is flying by. 

 

Our District--Hermanas Eibert, Hermana Dumes, Elder Pead, Elder Bartol, Hermana Garcia, and Hermana Lyons

This week has been crazy, as you can imagine. We started it off with our last district reunion/celebration (and this district right now is the literally the best). I feel so blessed to have the opportunity to serve with these wonderful people in the vineyard of the Lord. They have taught me so much and have helped me grow in ways I didn't think were possible. I am especially grateful for my sweet companion, who I will be saying goodbye to tomorrow. She is heading to Cachapoal in Rancagua and is going to kill it as the new Hermana Leader Trainer. I will be welcoming my new companion, Hermana Little, tomorrow, so I will have to let you all know how that goes next week! I am excited for this cambio and I know the Lord has a lot in store for us!

We also had the crazy opportunity to get on the radio here in San Fernando. We introduced ourselves (which was really funny, the radio guy forgot we are Mormons and not 7th day adventists). After we clarified who we are and our purpose, we got to announce some activities the church has coming up here in Guadalupe and our English classes we have started to teach. It was exciting and we made friends with the radio guy and his family! Cool experience and a fun way to share the light!

 

11 May 2018

We had intercambios this week too with the Hermanas in Chimbarongo and I had the opportunity to lead my area. It was fun and I am a little less nervous for my companion leaving me now. I still have a lot to learn, but things will be okay! I still learn so much everytime we have the opportunity to work with the other hermanas. They teach me more than I could ever teach them. Hermana Barrera this time came to Guadalupe to join me and we witnessed many miracles together. One of which I want to share. We decided to visit a contact from a couple weeks ago to see if she had some time. We found her and her family, who immediately welcomed us into their home, no questions asked. We shared with them a bit and it was easy to see the man's heart was very hard. He was very hard on us and drilling us with questions. We testified very simply and explained our purpose and we shared a bit about the atonement of Christ and the perfect love of God. It was amazing to see the spirit working with him. His heart softened completely. He went from drilling us and trying to knock us down, to asking earnest questions. He committed to reading the BoM and he wants to pray. It was a beautiful experience. 

All in all, this week has been crazy. But I have seen the Lord's hands in every detail. 

I love you all. Have a great week!! 

Con amor,

Hermana Eibert

Also, we had another chapel open house this week. We had the opportunity to go and help the small branch of Peor es Nada, a small pueblo close to San Fernando. Just so you all know...Peor es Nada means "nothing is worse." But the people were great and it was fun! 

Not sure if it's a gargoyle or a dragon--Hermana Eibert and Hermana Dumes in Guadalupe