Where'd all the people go?

Hiya everyone! Hope all is well and that your week was a good one! Man my week was just super long! Literally feels like 3 weeks have passed since the last Monday but NOPE! I'm going to have to try real hard to break it down! haha

Tuesday- walking in circles which is always so much fun! hahaha 

Wednesday- Divisions so walking in circles but in another persons area! hahaha That was fun! Got to get to know some more of Chorrera!

Jueves- We had our District meet and well we had an activity planned for Sunday and it was to street contacts in a park but our brilliant ZLs also decided that two people would be dressed up as a BoM and a Bible....So we made the BoM... It also rained and it poured and we couln't even go outside! But when It finally died down we were able to go visit Fam Tejada and we shared a talk from the past General Conference with them and there are just so great and the spirit is always so strong!

Viernes- Well Jueves we made the BoM so we had to finish the Bible... But its alright! We also had TWO Dinners! We passed by Fam Tejada to see if there were going to the activity that night and then they gave us Tacos. We then passed by Yika and she is so positive and we taught her about profetas and the Hna Elvia... Hna Elvia is a non member that gave us our meals on Fridays and she is leaving for the interior for a while! SO it was my last dinner with her and so that was our second dinner! And it was delicious! Then we had our ward activity that they started after out 5th Sunday lesson! It was great every Friday they play volleyball at the church and this Friday they had 11 nonmembers!! It was the greatest! 

Sabado- Peña Blanca day! We went and Nayelis was leaving so we were able to do a quick follow up with her and then we went to a new Less active that we contacted earlier in the week. She was home but also had 2 other friends there that weren't members. On named Gabriel was super awesome! He had so many great questions and it was so great! Sadly he doesn't live in our area but those elders are dang lucky because he knows what we have is the truth man! After we visited the some members that are active that live way out there and they gave us dinner will cena1 then we went to visit Crystal and Hna Josefina and she gave cena 2! And then right after that we had our actual cena!! THREE DINNERS! Man I was so full and the blessing of the day was that we have rides both to AND from Peña Blanca and that never happens! We usually walk 3-4 miles just to get there and that day we didn't walk nearly has much! Man I was stuffed.

Domingo- Bueno we did the activity and actually contacted some super positive people not from our area again but hey its ok! Someone needs to find them :) And no worries no one had to wear the box :) 

I just would like to testify that I know that we are always put in the place we need to be. We never understand why or how but the Lord really does have a plan and it may be to just plant a little seed but we just need to follow the spirit and He will guide us to where we need to be.

I hope you all have a great week! I love you all and thank you all for the love and support and prayers!

Les quiero mucho!

Hermana Garcia

Fotos- Me and the Box with Hna Pollard and another with Hna Mora (not worn in public) Hna Elvia and Nayelis! (she looks just like Nikki! My cousin ahah)

2 is better than 1 so naturally 3 is better than 2!

Hey everyone!

I hope everyone has had a great week and this finds you all well!

So I feel like I have finally resigned myself to the fact that not a single week this change will be normal! This past week we were in an unexpected trio! So the comp of Hna Denning (Hna Mora I don't know if I've talked about her but she is super fun! Shes from Costa Rica and Speaks English and just fits in really well with us! Practically Gringa :)) had to go to Costa Rica for a day to get a new stamp on her passport because her visa still hasn't gone through. She was supposed to leave on the Tuesday and come back Tuesday night but she didn't get permission from the area seventy to leave until Friday and we picked her up Saturday in the morning! So that left the 3 of us in charge of 2 areas! It was hard! hahaha We had so much fun though and we worked really well and really hard with each other! 

We found a couple of new investigators and a handful of mean people as always but we shared some good experiences! We taught a lesson with Moises this week and there a a girl her name is Zulay and we actually visit her every once and a while. She has special needs and well she was visiting Moises and the woman who is renting a room there as well! SO we went to share a message with Zulay who was ticked because we haven't visited her in a while and was threatening to ruin the BoM and we invited Yika (Jaika)! She is super positive and was super interested so I am pumped to see how she progresses!

Something I really learned this week is just service. When we really apply the atonement in our lives we are being more charitable and reaching out to those in need! I love the talk given by King Benjamin in the Book of Mosiah! So my invitation this week would be to Serve! Are there any elderly that need help? Are there any less actives that could a friend? Pray about those you can serve and then serve!

Here are some pics! Me giving Hna Pollard a piggy back ride home because she could barley walk with a huge blister, Our trio and we had to take a break so why no go swinging?? And the Baptism of Fam Tejada!! :)

I love you all very much and hope you all have a fantastic week! Thank you for all the prayers and support!

Cuidense y les quiero!

Hermana Garcia

Conferences!!

Hey everyone! Hope everyone has had a good week and all is well!

SO this week just flew by! So crazy but fun! We had a ton of conferences! We had a Multi Zone Conferences and our stake conference this week! They were both great! We also found a couple new super positive people so we are way pumped about that! One catholic family and two part member families! 

Our Multi Zone conference was on Thursday and it was super fun! We talked a lot about referrals from our recent converts and working with them to continue to find those that are ready to receive the gospel! It was even cooler because Hermana Pollard and I actually had set that as our goal for this change! Making goals by the spirit is the way to go! So it was just even better to get some more ideas on how to do it! Every convert has 5 friends and those 5 friends have 5 friends so as you can see the pyramid just keeps going! 

Our stake conference was awesome because we got had an area 70, President and sister Current, AND the Temple President! They were all fantastic and super amazing and talked about la obra misional! They told the members that they needed to set aside at least 1 hour to come out and do visits or let us teach in their houses! It was great!! Huge machete but so great! President and Sister current are just so great and so sweet! We love and I love them lots!! 

Here are fotos from the Zone conference and Stake conference with all the Elders wearing a red tie not planned with President Currents and then all the Hermanas with President and Sister Current! I also saw Elder Mann from the MTC! That was fun!

I know this church is true! I know that Prayer is extremely powerful and the if we ask for guidance from the Spirit we will receive it! We just have to listen to it!

Love you all tons and am so grateful for you love and support and prayers!

Les quiero mucho!

Cuidense!

Hermana Garcia

The Beginning of the End

Hiya everyone!

Welp its officially my last change has started! This week was pretty crazy because we had to pick up Denning's new comp and we ended up going to Albrook twice! It was craziness! But my last time really! I am so looking forward to just killing it this change and going out with a bang! If my body will permit it of course :) 

This week were able to focus on a couple of people and Fam Tejada of course was one of them! Thursday we got to their house for dinner and our Noche de hogar and their friends were over and they were just casually sharing and inviting their friends to church! It was great! We are hoping to get a lot more out of them and their awesome excitement for everything!! 

Yesterday we had a huge baby blessing fest! 5 blessing yesterday! 4 of them from less actives and our converts!! It was the greatest! A less active that we have been teaching came to church yesterday and they were just so cute!!!! Their son got blessed and her sister who is not a member but her "husband" that is also blessed their baby boy! And then of course fam Tejada!! It was so great!

Oh and remember last week about Invitaring and what not?! SO many References!! This is going to be a great change I can just feel it!!

Fasting truly is a amazing and I know that if we fast for something with real intent and questions we will receive answers!!! I love you all so much! Hope all is well! Thank you for all that you do and your support!

Les quiero mucho!

Hermana Garcia

Heres my last group of girls I will live with! We have lots of fun :)

INVITAR!

Alo!

Hope everyone has had an amazing week! This week has been a good one! We were able to find a couple new investigators so we are hoping that this week they start progressing and that we may be able to have even more success!!

SO this week (to explain the funny pictures) we did a service project helping make tamales! Not just any typical Mexican tamales but full blown Panamanian tamales! I can't even explain the full process because it will take way too long! They are great though! Super yummy! We had to grind all the corn to make the masa and you also have to cook a ton of chicken! That's me stirring the pollo with a stick! We also are wearing the doo rags because well there was a lot of smoke and corn and sauce splattering everywhere so what better way to protect your hair! I'm not going to lie it was way fun because I felt like an old school Panamanian women! 

Saturday Fam Tejada was baptized!!! It was probably the most exciting and happiest thing ever! We  had whats called noche blanca where there are a bunch of other people from the Zone get baptized! So for a special treat President Current and Sister Current and also the stake Presidency! It was really special and yesterday when they received the H.G even better! I just love this family so much and I know that even more lives will be blessed with this Gospel thanks to their example and their strong faith!

Yesterday we had church themed on the Missionary work! It was great I was blessed to give a talk in sacrament meeting and then because it was 5th Sunday we also gave the third hour lesson! We really focused on the missionary purpose for members! It was actually way fun and really great for the members! Some have already offered to come to lessons and meet our converts and Investigators and we are hoping for a super attendance next Sunday! It was great a member in our ward just got home from being a mission President in Guatemala so he totally helped us out and it was fantastic! The members really enjoyed it and I am excited to the miracles that come this new change!

Here we go one change left and man does time fly! I am so grateful for this chance I get to meet so many people and be able to be apart of a conversion so beautiful! This church is true and I don't think I will ever take it for granted again. The Book of Mormon is the word of God and we can find so many answers and revelation by reading its words.

I love you all so much and am so grateful for all your love and support!

Have a great week and Invite someone to church and Invite a less active back to church! Do your home and visiting teaching will ya! 

Les quiero mucho!

Hermana Garcia