March 16, 2015

So Tunuyán is great. It is definitely not a pueblito like Malargüe. I think my companion was laughing when we walked through the downtown and I was gasping and ooing and ahhing every 2 seconds at all the stores and restaurants and people haha. It's pretty big and our area is pretty big. I am still pretty lost going to and from appointments but I think I will get my feet under me soon. To be honest, transferring for the first time was a little bit harder than I thought it was going to be. But I have a really good feeling about this area. There's a lot a work to be done. It is nice to get transferred because it refreshes you a little bit. My companion is super great. She is so sweet and really is a great missionary. Hermana Guzman is from Peru, and she is just the sweetest thing. Having a Latina is great because I am already thinking more in spanish. I tried to pray a little bit in english the other day and it was so hard, I kept reverting back to spanish haha. It's kind of cool to look back from this point and see how much the Lord has helped me progress.

But anyways, Tunuyán is really great. The apartment is really nice, it used to be for 4 hermanas, but there are only two of us now, so we have a lot of space. Not that we use it much, because we are out in the streets all day. And we have lunches with members every day tambien. The branch is a little small. I was surprised that we don't have more people coming to church, because the area is so huge. But we're gonna work with getting people to come to church. 

This week was good. Just a bit of adjusting, but the good news is that it is the same work! We are still inviting everyone to come to Christ. A lot of our investigators are so great and have a lot of potential to progress. I am really excited to work here and to learn a lot from my companion. I already feel like I am a little more bold and loving in inviting others to Christ. Obviously, I still have a long ways to go, but everyday I feel more and more like I am fulfilling my purpose as a missionary. 

What's going on in the states? Is it cold, hot, anything crazy happening? It is starting to be cool in the mornings, but still hot in the day. The fall is going to be really beautiful here, because there are a ton of trees! 

I was reading this morning in DyC 6:34, "Fear not, little flock. Do good. Let earth and hell combine against you, for if ye are built upon my rock, they cannot prevail." and in verse 36 ,"Look unto me in every thought, doubt not, fear not." I really like these verses because I think we all feel like a little scared sheep huddled in a little flock sometimes, no? Sometimes, our branch or ward feels very small, or our family feels alone in the storms of disinigrating values, or maybe you are missionary very far from home, trying to help others, but the Good Sheperd says, "Fear not, little flock. Everything will be okay if you only look to me and doubt not and do good. Because guess what? All the earth and hell can fight against you, but they can do nothing, if you are with me!" So remember to build your foundation on the rock of our redeemer. And then fear not!

So I hope this week that everyone is well and safe and enjoying the coming spring! I love you all! 

Love,

Hermana Pyper