So Content

This week we taught Gustavo, a menos activo. We invited him to read his Book of Mormon everyday and he kept telling us, "There´s no way hermanas. I´m way too busy. There´s no way I can comprometerme to read the Book of Mormon every day and follow all these commandments." We told him, "Just a verse a day; it is nothing!" But he was convinced that there was no way that he could read a verse a day. So, trying to make a point, I flipped open the Book of Mormon to have him read one verse to see that it would take less than 30 seconds to read a scripture and think about it. He picked a scripture on the page and read, "Those that keep the commandments of God will prosper in the land." Haha! We were laughing way hard. 

Julio got baptized this Saturday :) 

The best part is his sister is a member, menos activa. He had no idea until he invited her to the baptism that she was a member and now she wants to come to church and her kids want to be baptized! We won´t be teaching them but they will come to our branch :) 

I wish I could explain the change in Julio´s life. I wish you could see how happy he is now compared to before! I know the gospel blesses lives!!! I know that when we keep the commandments we are happy! Sometimes it might seem like the commandments are a long list of things we can´t do, but I know that when we keep the commandments, we "prosper in the land."

I´m so grateful for this opportunity I have to be a missionary. There is nothing more rewarding. I wish that everyone could experience this. 

Read your scriptures!!!!!!!!!!!

At least a verse a day. Porfavor.

Hermana Peterson

Mobster to Mormon

It was so great to talk to you guys yesterday!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for hurrying home to be able to skype with me:)  You all look great :) 

I feel like I pretty much covered all the basics of the week yesterday. So, there aren´t really a ton of stories to tell.

The music show for the rama turned out really good. We had a couple of investigators come and they had a really great time :) They needed a few more people to perform and a guy in our rama brought this cool violin with a lion head... so, I obviously couldn´t pass up the opportunity the play it! haha, my camera died! So I didn´t get a picture of it :/  I just played a little fiddle song that was like 30 seconds long, no mas, and since then, everyone that we have visited has pulled out their phone to show us their recording. haha! So maybe you will get to see it on Facebook.

Julio is a CHAMP. He stopped smoking and drinking, is cruising right along living the gospel and being a missionary while he´s at it! Yesterday he brought a friend to church with him :) 

This last week we had a charla with Julio about Alma the Younger and his experiencia with repentance. I LOVE that in the Book of Mormon there are so many examples of the love God and Jesus Christ have for us. Alma the Younger was among the VILEST of sinners and received forgiveness. The Atonement is something that I don´t think we will ever really understand exactly, but I know that people can change because of it. I know that it´s possible to be better people. I know that it´s possible to be happier people- through Jesus Christ. It´s been so cool to see Julio change his life and become happy!

It´s such a blessing that we don´t have to be the same people for the rest of our lives. We don´t have to keep making the same mistakes. I´m so grateful for that!  

Pray for Julio!

Mucho amor!

Hermana Peterson

Taking His Yoke Upon Us

October 13, 2014

FAMILY!!!!

Well, I can skype you guys on Sunday. :) It sounds like you will be driving though???? It´s Mother´s Day in Argentina and this year we are all allowed to skype on Sunday. We will probably skype at 7 or 8 pm our time. I don´t know if it would be possible to talk to you guys then?????????? That would be 4 or 5 pm your time?? or California time?? No idea. haha 

We have so many awesome investigators. We are teaching this family that was a referencia de members in our rama. They have a son who has 10 years that has this enfermidad. One day he was normal and the next he couldn't move or talk or see. Before this happened, the mom didn´t believe in God and the family didn´t really care about religion. Now they accept every religious person that comes to their house. They really are looking for a miracle or some kind of relief. They are up day and night taking turns taking care of him and helping him and watching him. Their 2 daughters came to the conferencia and loved it! They could use your prayers :) 

I know that when we take the yoke of Christ upon us our burdens are lifted.

I love being a missionary. I love the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I love being here in Argentina and teaching the people this message of hope! This is the greatest gift I could ever give anyone. I´m so grateful for all your love and support. All of your letters and prayers. All of your spiritual thoughts and scriptures that keep me going :) Thank you!

Tons of love!!!!!
Besos!
Hermana Peterson

Prophets

The guy that said the closing prayer for the Saturday morning session prayed for all the missionaries. I´m so grateful for those prayers and for all of your prayers. Seriously. I FEEL those prayers. 

This week we had the cutest little FHE with the family Bertinat. Hermana Bertinat. Her husband and 3 children and daughter-in-law are all menos activos. She feeds the missionaries every Friday, comes out with us to teach, does family history, reads the Book of Mormon everyday and goes to church every week by herself. She is such an example to me. 

For FHE we talked about profetas to prepare and invite all of her family to the conferencia. And after the lesson we played a game. ALL of her family was there together and everyone participated and Hermana Bertinat seemed so happy. We wrote out a little program for her husband and taught him how to conduct the Family Home Evening. And guess who came to the Sunday Morning Session of Conference??? Hermano Bertinat, her husband. How special that must have been for her to go and be able to sit with her husband and not alone or with another family. 

I know Pres. Monson is the living prophet that receives revelation directamente de Dios. I know the Book of Mormon is the Word of God translated by Joseph Smith and that through him Christ could put his priesthood here on the Earth again. I know the Church of Jesus Cristo of Latter day Saints is the same church that Jesus establicio when He was here. 

Love you all!

Hermana Peterson

Pictures:

Selfie with the cookies that saved our life during conference. When our investigators have little kids we prepare ourselves with these galletitas to give to the crazy children. 

Me and my companion, Hermana Lanfranco. And the Little TV for the US missionaries watching conference in English! 

Rain and Humidity

Hi family!

Life is still going super great over here. IN Argentina. In the heat and humidity. 

This week when we were walking to an appointment we saw a lady outside with her GIANT dog. We went over to talk to her but since we had another appointment we weren´t going to teach her right then. We were just getting ready to set an appointment to come back to her when it started raining super hard. God´s way of telling us that we needed to teach her right then. :) "Chicas! Pasen pasen!" haha

She told us how she had all the debt that the hospital said she had to pay but it shouldn´t be as much as they were telling her and they were cheating her out of money. She was going to have a pay an attorney and all this stuff and was so stressed. When we started talking to her, we said a prayer that she could get everything figured out and wouldn´t be so nervous. Just then, in the middle of talking to her, someone called from the hospital to tell her that they were going to clear all the debt and they were sorry. She was like, "Your prayer totally worked."

I know God answers prayers! And I know that there isn´t a problem that God can´t fix. Don´t forget to pray. Not just in the morning and night, but "pray always." 2 Nephi 32:9

Love you!

Hermana Megan Peterson