Casi America

I had to leave Reconquista este semana! I was so sad! I wanted to be there for Jonatan´s baptism and I love all the members there. But. Esta bien. It´s all good because right now I´m in Corrientes!! It´s almost America. Almost. 

There is a super pretty beach in our area... and an outdoor mall and it´s super city. I basically feel like I´m in San Fran. Kinda. Like an old fashioned California. Haha! LOVE IT. La capilla is right on the pier or costanera. And. You´re not going to believe it. HAY WALMART HERE. #cloudnine

My companion is de Brazil! So maybe I will learn a little Portuguese and be able to talk to Sarie a little! My companion is seriously the greatest person ever. She is such a good missionary and I have learned SO MUCH from her in just these first couple days. I´m so grateful.

ALSO. This week is crazy. The presidente de nuestra rama is Presidente Godoy. Un converso de Sister Strange! Kinda cool. She wrote me about their family in una carta a while ago to look out for them and this week I got to meet them! Their family is so cute! 

Bueno. This week I studied a little about Zions Camp and the suffering of the Saints in the times of Joseph Smith. I couldn´t help but think about how Zions Camp was a little like a mission! haha   In the book, Our Heritage, it talks about how these people suffered a ton and when they finally got to Missouri, the governor didn´t keep his promise to them, and it basically looked like all their suffering was in vain. But God knows what he´s doing. 

In this time, God needed people whom he could trust and were strong in testimony to help the church move forward. "The journey had revealed who was on the Lord´s side... this refining process revealed the grumblers, who did not have the spirit of obedience and often faulted Joseph for their troubles... was an opportuinity to prove obedience in difficult circumstances..."

I´m so grateful for this opportunity to prove to the Lord and myself that I have a testimony of the Evangelio de Jesucristo. And to prove my obedience. It´s totally not easy, but like Zions camp it´s an opportunity to refine myself and become a better person. And through my mission, I´m learning and having experiences that I know I couldn´t have any other way. 

I´m so grateful for the opportunity I have to be a representante de Jesucristo. Que puedo servir las personas aquí en Argentina.

Besos!!!

Hermana Peterson