"Solo lo mejor para El Senor"

Are we giving our all to the Lord? 

That has been on my mind all week this week. Am I doing all I can to serve the Lord as much as I can? Am I giving Him my whole effort? My whole heart? My whole mind? Everything? The Lord has given us EVERYTHING. Shouldn`t He deserve the best that we can give? 

I have been learning a great deal about the Atonement on my mission. Our president gave us a really cool project to do every day to help us become better disciples of Christ. I have learned that we can really make the atonement personal when we study, ponder, and pray about His sacrifice. How can we more fully subject ourselves to Him? He died for us. We owe Him everything. 

Here is an example of one of the assignments in the project:

How can we make the Atonement personal? 

Read 3 Nephi 11

How will YOU feel the day that you touch the nailprints in His hands? What will you think? What will He say to you? Have you used His gift wisely? 

We should all try to give our best to the Lord EVERY SINGLE DAY. That is all He asks for after all that He has done. 

It has been a great week. I really dont know why, but Heavenly Father is really blessing us. We have SO MANY NEW PEOPLE to teach. There really isnt enough time in the day! And most of these new people are member references! Our ward is really cool and really supportive. I love them. 

Other news:

- Still dont know if smeagol is dead or not... we will find out this week....

- Still obsessed with watermelon. I ate three this week. 

- We played paintball today for pday!

- I GOT MY PACKAGE! Can I tell you that my favorite thing was my little yoda? He is my study buddy now. Also, everyone loves the goofy valentines candy that you send me. 

- Our pension is so cool and gives us cereal for lunch some days. She understands me. 

- I WANT TO HEAR ABOUT KYLE AND TIFF GOING THROUGH THE TEMPLE! 

I feel like SO much more happened, but I really dont remember. BUT I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT WEEK! 

Keep being the cool people that you are. 

LOVE

HERMANA ROUTSONG 

Foto.... This is a really cool family that we are teaching. Their kids are so cute. 

Cool new Investigators

They loved all the candy in my package

Cute family

She loved the candy

Naida with the blush that was in my package

In Church with Dana... she loved the candy braclet

Paintballing

Terminator with red hair!

 

You Always Give Me Wings to Fly

HOLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAA FAMILIA.

¿Còmo estàs?

I am with Hna Parry again. Bless her heart, she is going to get so sick of me! Heheheheheh 

BUT I AM SO HAPPY! I am really glad that we get to stay together in this area again. I have seen such progress, and we have some really cool people that we are teaching. I am excited, and Hna Parry and I really get along. 

So yeah... it will be awkward to go back to all the houses today and say that I am actually not going to leave. This whole week I was saying goodbye to everyone, but PSYCH! I am staying! I was actually completely shocked that president didnt have me leave. But it´s all good! 

I realized, that I will complete a year on the mission, and only have two areas.... weird.

How are all of you?! I heard that Tiff gave a baller farewell talk! So crazy that they are leaving in two freaking weeks! Are mom and Kristy a wreck?! Just give them some essential oils. 

This Saturday, we went to the temple with Barinia! Can I just say that it really was one of the most special moments of my life. I love to see the change that she has made. I was thinking a lot about the light of Christ this week and how it is our responsibility to share with the people here in Bolivia. Before she talked to us, she didnt have this light, this hope in her life. She was being abused, she was not happy. She didnt have hope. But when I saw her in the temple, doing baptisms for the dead with a huge smile on her face, I realized that she now has the hope and the peace in her life that comes from following Christ. I was so happy. 

Talking more about the light and hope, I was saying goodbye to everyone in this area, because I totally thought that I was going to get transferred, and one of the less active members told me, "Thank you for the light that you have shared with me." I will never forget that she said that. Really, that is why I am here. To share the light and the hope of Christ with everyone. We need to do our best and work hard so that we can share this light. So that others can feel of the light of Christ. 

Make sure that you always find the opportunity to share this message with others. You never know who will be ready to accept this light in their life. 

"Always give others wings to fly." You all have always given me wings to fly, and that is why I love you all. Thank you for everything that you all have done for me. 

Have a spectacular week! And try to help my mom out! 

Love

Hna Routsong

P.S. No news on whether Smeagol is dead yet... he may just be hibernating. BUT I FEEL GREAT

Hermana Quispe

My Favorite!

Zona Universidad

My district... they are so cool

We help sell jello for a family

We were a trio for a day

Bariana

Great people I wish you could meet

Met these girls on Saturday

It was Women's day here on Sunday

The ward

We started teaching this sweet lady this week

She loves frozen too

I love this family with my whole heart

Eva

She is a cool "hippy" lady that I love

Hemana Nelly ... she reminds me of Grandma Janet

Some of my favorite pizza

The Cancha

Huminta!

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Welp..... I'm in a trio.... Me, Hermana Parry, and my parasite named Smeagol!

I wish you could all meet my new friend. His name is Smeagol. He lives in my stomach.

Sorry mom..... but I have a parasite...... PLEASE DONT FREAK OUT! 

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahah 

Yeah.... so what else is new with you guys? 

I have so much to write about that I will result to bulletpoints yet again.

- Yes, Hna Parry and I went to the doctor this past Wednesday and found out that I have a parasite, and she has bacteria. I have literally NO IDEA HOW I GOT IT. Because we are always so clean. We clean all of our fruit really well. We dont drink the water here. But I guess I just found a friend that wanted to stick with me for a little while. Everyone cracks up when I say that his name is Smeagol. 

- They put me on medication that I will finish in two days. I have to go back in about 10 days to see if he is still with me, or if he died. But this medication is CRAZY. STEPH AND MERNZ AND AUBS AND EMILY. Remember methlyine blue? How is made your pee turn bright blue?! Well, I found a medication that makes your pee literally look like gatorade. An electric yellow! It is hilarious. I crack up every time I go to the bathroom hehehehehe 

- Okay, enough of the weird stuff about me. I wanted to share an experience. So yes, I have been feeling sick. And it is hard. It seems as if right after the conference when I had the greatest desires to be consecrated, Heavenly Father wanted to test me. This made my ganas go out the window! It became so hard to work. But I knew that I still could, I just didnt have the motivation. It was hard, and I felt really bad about it. Where did all my motivation go? I guess that is what happens when you get sick. However, I knew that I still could work! I was not completely dying, it was just harder. So we worked all this week. And I want to tell you that you really can see miracles when you work when you dont want to. We had been visiting off and on a less active lady named Cassandra for months now. We had even stopped teaching her for some time, but decided this week to stop by and see how she was. She SHOCKED us by telling us that she was going to come to church this week. Cassandra hasnt come to church in 5 whole years. I honestly never thought that she would come back. But SHE CAME! She sat with us in sacrament meeting, and stayed for the full three hours. I sat, pondering in sacrament meeting at what had happened this week. When we push ourselves even when we dont want to, we can truly see miracles. Cassandra came to church. I felt a joy fill my heart that was truly undescribable. I know that Heavenly Father is with us, even when it gets hard. We just have to do our part, even when we dont want to. Even when we dont feel good.

- Another miracle this week. Barinia is doing amazing. We had an appointment with her this week, and she told us that she is doing literally everything. She reads the BOM every day. She goes to seminary. She goes to church. She prays. And she is even doing her Personal Progress. It is such a happy feeling in my heart to see her doing so well after all that she has gone through. What a change. I love seeing the changes that people make for Christ. 

- Cambios are next Sunday. I am so nervous. I have become so attached to this area and my comp. I dont want to leave! 

Yup. This is my life. Doing work with Smeagol and with Hna Parry. We laugh about it every day. Maybe that is why I have been so dang hungry all the time. Need to feed Smeagol! 

I love you all! Have a great week! Dont worry about me. I am doing great! I cannot believe it is already MARCH! 

LOVE

Hermana Routsong and Sméagol

Trying to be artistic

Sick and at the clinic

Alejandroy y Geovana Colque

Adrian on his birthday

Saltenas

Saltinas

Food for sick people..... cereal!

Fruit Salad after our hike

We hiked the Cristus today

hike

Taking our weird Spanish online test