tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87274574426117267972023-11-16T07:05:44.271-08:00Venga lo que Venga, Disfrutalo.AubriAnna Winsorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003113070401050675noreply@blogger.comBlogger178125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727457442611726797.post-20569791534488290322014-09-12T13:25:00.001-07:002014-09-12T13:30:46.677-07:00The Return.<div style="text-align: center;">
Wow, I am back.</div>
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It feels like yesterday I was just posting "OH MY GOSH I AM GOING TO MEXICO." Well, almost a year later... we're here again.<br />
Just to get everyone updated - yes, I did come home.<br />
If you remember in February, I got Influenza for a week or two and stared Death right into the face a couple times. My physical defenses just plummeted from not eating or drinking water for such a long time, and I lost 15 pounds (it was a pro and con). In March - July, I had Typhoid and it . was . miserable. You can't eat anything, you never have an appetite, your bones always hurt and you always ALWAYS have good ol' diarrhea.<br />
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I was in my first area, Fresnillo, and I was in the hospital twice. NOT FUN. I was in that area for 8 full months. It was the HARDEST, emotionally, physically, mentally, spiritually...the whole 10 yards and then some.</div>
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I got transferred to the best area EVER, San Luis Potosi. I met amazing people, members, investigators, people on the street - San Luis Potosi has a special place in my heart. I was there for 2 months (about a transfer and a half) and towards the end - hospital time AGAIN! The doctors took like 4 things of blood, I got poked and prodded. The Mission President visited me in the hospital and well... to avoid many details, I came home. </div>
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"So Aubri are you like DEPRESSED?"</div>
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Yes and no. A mission CHANGES you - the feeling and the Spirit is completely different. I loved Mexico even though it almost killed me, I miss it! To be a missionary is the HARDEST thing you can do in your WHOLE life, but it is so worth it. I do not regret one bit of my mission, I am not shameful that I came home because I NEEDED to do it, I was sick every single transfer and I was dying slowly. (Wow, that's pretty dramatic, Aubri.) Nope, just being honest :) ANYWHO, I love life. It is hard adjusting but trials make us stronger.</div>
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ANYWHO, life is good. Especially MY life is good - my Heavenly Father has been SO good to me so I have NO room to complain. Yes I cried like a small child on the plane back to the USA, but that is besides the point. I am in good hands, my physical health is increasing majorly based on the major clean diet my mom has put me on. It is called "Melaleuca" where it is ALL natural type of healthy food and IT TASTES GOOD. It's a miracle and I love it! It feels good to feel physically healthy where your bones don't hurt, you don't have diarrhea every single day, I can actually sleep. LIFE IS GOOD :) The Lord has always been there for me and I have complete trust in me. </div>
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I finished my mission, I did what the Lord wanted me to do and therefore...</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Well Mom and Dad, I love you and I will be seeing you soon. The President hasn't told me the plan if I am returning, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">but all I know is, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Pronto nos vemos. Les amo y gracias por todo que han hecho por mi. </span></span></div>
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AubriAnna Winsorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003113070401050675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727457442611726797.post-1948557946365643932014-08-11T18:00:00.000-07:002014-08-11T18:00:14.664-07:00Three-O<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hola mi Familia,</span><br />
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A week full of heat and hurricane-like rain. It is hurricane season here in Mexico and since we are no where near the ocean, we DO receive the "after math". Curtains of rain, streets flooded and a BUNCH of lightning. Slightly scary but SUPER fun!</div>
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Hna Vera was transferred early to Aguascalientes and President never assigned a companion to Hermana Albornoz. So I am going to be in a trio until the 16th when we have REAL transfers: so our area grew since NOW we have to work in the area of Hna Albornoz also. Please pray that I can keep my patience, my strength, and my health this week.</div>
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My health this week? Ehhhhhh...it's there! hahaha! I did find medicine/probiotics, but keep praying for me! Maybe it's because of the huge weightloss or maybe it's another awesome sickness that I inherited...haha. WHO KNOWS!</div>
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We taught Diego and Luis- and it was REAAALY hard this week. Their mom, aunt, and dad do NOT help us at all. They leave the room so that we can babysit them and after the mayhem this week, yeah, it's obvious Diego does not want to be baptized. Luis, on the other hand, wants nothing else BUT a baptism. But his parents push him to the side because he is 8 yrs old and the bishop is in control of him, not us. BUT their parents don't help AT ALL. When we ask them to help us, 1) they pout, 2) they make up excuses so they don't help us and go into the other room and watch TV, and 3) When they DO help us, they get their boys MORE distracted. </div>
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Maria de Lourdes LOVED church!!! She didn't go to church this last Sunday because of work. She HAS to work because she is incredibly poor and has no food. So we are working around her work schedule to give her a baptismal date. We had an awesome lesson with her and Hna Acosta about repentance and The Atonement. She hasn't accepted a date because she is SUPER scared...and doesn't feel ready. But she is not only SUPER ready, she is CHOSEN! Keep praying for her!!!</div>
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Ok, this week was hard, when we talk language-wise. There is a member who gave us a reference and went with us to visit this family. And of course, I am not perfect in the language (that's obvious), but this brother began to ridicule me IN FRONT of the investigators. We finished the lesson and we went to go eat with a member family. I tried letting it roll of my shoulders this day. </div>
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Yeah, it was hard. I definitely burst into tears right after we walked into the other members house, where we were going to go eat. The other member, Hna Liliana, thought I was sick. I explained what happened and she says, "You really believe what he said? Yeah, you are not PERFECT in the language, but neither are we as natives of Mexico! We can understand you and you can understand us. Don't worry about him; he has no idea what he is talking about." She hugged me, gave me tissues and then told me the food would help me feel better. Hahahaha! I really appreciated her love and help. She shared this scripture with me: </div>
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She told me to pray for this member, that he can feel the love of Christ more in his life. THEN, she said I need to talk to this member privately. I laughed and said, "I am WAY too scared." Then she shared Isaiah 41:10:</div>
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I have no reason to fear, Heavenly Father is with me and he is with US. He will NEVER abandon us. I can speak the language, it is evidence that Heavenly Father has always been here with me.</div>
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I love you family! Keep strong, come what may & love it! Keep practicing Spanish so that you can come here to San Luis Potosi and see how amazing it is! LES AMO TANTO! :) Nos vemos en 9 meses :)</div>
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PS. I sent a package to Mom and Dad, a letter to Hna Calderon and a letter to Sami Nielsen :)</div>
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We went to El Centro here in San Luis Potosi (po-TOE-see) last Monday - I forgot to send these :)</div>
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AubriAnna Winsorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003113070401050675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727457442611726797.post-40144185486528437902014-08-06T11:56:00.002-07:002014-08-06T11:56:27.062-07:009 months, 39 weeks - 274 days!<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">SO I just received an email from Hna Fa'asa and CESAR GOT BAPTIZED!!!!! WHAT?! I am going to count that as my 1st baptism :) ...even though I wasn't there... haha!</span><br />
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BOOM! Look at me now- 9 months done and 9 more to go! SINGLE DIGITS PEOPLE!</div>
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and as I was sitting next to the wall, eating...part of the ceiling fell into my hair and food. It wasn't alot but it was enough to notice that...there was ceiling in my food. But, oh, how we laughed & laughed! Everytime they asked if I wanted food, I held up my plate to the ceiling and said, "No Hermana, I am waiting for some more of your ceiling to fall..it was incredibly delicious." We laughed some more! There is no reason for me to complain that there was ceiling in my food, when obviously I could pick out the ceiling pieces and laugh. As I continued eating, a little more fell into my food and I said, "Oh! Manna!" We were ALL holding our sides, we were laughing so hard. </div>
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I loved this moment, because there was no reason for me to be angry or annoyed. I CHOSE to "come what may and love it" :) Hna Carlsen taught me this phrase by Pres. Hinckley, "You haven't failed until you stopped trying."</div>
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Pues, tengo 9 meses en la misión. Realmente, el tiempo no tiene misericordia. Sí, no tengo mi propio bautismo pero...uno de mis investigadores de Fresnillo fue bautizado. Cesar era un investigador por 5 años y a penas fue bautizado. MILAGRO! Yo no estuve en su bautismo, pero durante 7 meses enseñándole... yo puedo decir, he ayudado alguien a venir a cristo :) No he fallado y no quiero fallar. No voy a fallar, y no puedo porque Jesucristo esta siempre conmigo. Estoy tan agradecida por la carga que Padre Celestial ha quitado de mis hombros. Soy una misionera exitosa y feliz. Recuerde su Padre Celestial y SU voluntad, es SU tiempo :) El tiempo no tiene misericordia y esto significa que no debamos perder el tiempo...por que es el tiempo del Señor. Les amo mucho, mi familia y nos vemos MUY pronto. Después 9 meses, he sentido el tiempo corre mas aprisa. Lean sus escrituras, sean ejemplos de los creyentes :) Les amo y hasta la próxima semana :)</div>
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Hola mi querida familia! Como estan? Espero que todos esten bien y felices :) Esta semana era muy bien y tuvimos MUCHO calor!!!</div>
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I swear the days and weeks go faster and faster. It's crazy to think that THIS Wednesday will be my 9 month mark. WOW!!! I am halfway done with the mission...I have no idea what to think anymore. hahaha!</div>
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Ok, the one thing about San Luis Potosi....it is SO HUMID AND HOT! And this week was FULL of walking and walking. There were plenty of times where I sang in my head, "Pioneer children sang as they walked and walked and walked and kept walking and walked some more and then some." ...haha!</div>
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TUESDAY: We had an awesome district meeting! We focused on Ch. 6 of Preach My Gospel. I love one the sentences in the beginning: <i><b>"Just as vital as what you do, however, is WHO YOU ARE."</b></i> We have the potential to become like Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. Christ has shown us the way and has set His perfect example for us to follow. If we want to be happy and successful not only our missions but our lives afterwards, we HAVE to follow Him. (3 Nephi 27:27)</div>
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We also taught our 9-year old investigator Diego and his younger 8 year old brother Luis in the house of their Aunt (Hna Paty Luna, member). The two boys were going to be baptized on July 26th, but their parents didn't take them to church like they said they would. So we moved their baptism to <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1521533315" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">August 9th</span></span>...but once again their parents did not take them to church like they said they would. Hna Luna called and called, we called and called...but nooo one answered :( </div>
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We'll see what happens. But when we DID teach them, wow, they are definitely 8 and 9 year old boys, haha! We learned that we needed to separate them because teaching them together was 1098% impossible. Hna Luna went upstairs and it was up to me and my companion to control them. When I was teaching Diego, wow, he is SUPER smart and soaks in everything like a sponge. He did get distracted easily but I thought a lot about you dad in this moment. How would YOU teach these boys? And all that came to my mind was, "Love. Complete love." You truly love every single child in the world, Dad, like Christ did. I kept thinking of what you would do and I did it! I did not lose my patience ONCE in the lesson with them. I left the lesson with my companion and all I could feel was the Spirit so strong in my heart. I felt so much gratitude for your example, Dad. Thank you for teaching me to look at people through Christ's eyes. I truly feel love for Diego and Luis!</div>
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WEDNESDAY: I want to talk about some more awesome people: La Familia Espinoza Luna. They were ALL once less actives but they have been active for about a year now (yay!) ...except their 20 yr old son Rogelio who wants NOTHING to do with the church. This family has been through HECK and back. Rogelio was born with 1 kidney and has had health problems from the beginning of time. He was once a wrestler until, well, he received a blow to the one kidney he had annnnd that's when it all started. Because of ALL of this, he has no desire to go to church. </div>
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Hna. Paty Luna (the mom) has diabetes and was once super inactive. Also the husband, Hno Rogelio Espinoza, was SUPER inactive. But you would NEVER EVER know now that they are always going through some sort of trial. They are loving, ABSOLUTELY hilarious and amazing people. Even though the son doesn't want to go to church, he receives us well and listens to our lessons :) They are the number 1 family who supports the work of the Lord the most. When they feed us, they feed ALL 6 of us missionaries. Why? Because they have never gone hungry/poor when they started to feed us. Hna Paty told us, "My son Rogelio would have died or been worse than he is right now, if we didn't feed the missionaries. Feeding and serving all 6 of you is a blessing and an honor." WOW. I seriously love la familia Espinoza Luna! </div>
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VIERNES: I received a new calling! I am officially the ward piano player- I received a calender and EVERYTHING with all the hymns, haha! It did say in my Patriarchal Blessing to always be involved in music, I guess I am fulfilling that part :)</div>
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SABADO: The elders (when we were eating) told us a story that happened to them when they tried contacting a reference we gave them. The reference, a woman, answered the door and the elders introduced themselves. She told them that she was busy with something and as soon as she said, "I am going to shower," Elder Olalde, at the same time asked, "CAN WE HELP YOU?" bahahahahaha!!!! Her reply, "Uhhh...I can shower by myself." hahahahaha! He said he was SO embarrassed, but oh my heavens. I almost choked on my food when he told all of us that, it was SO dang funny!</div>
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DOMINGO: Pues, Diego AND Maria de Lourdes did not come to church :( I don't know what happened to Diego, but we visited Maria de Lourdes later that day. and she told us that she got called into work <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1521533316" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">7pm Saturday</span></span> night and she left work <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1521533317" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">7am Sunday </span></span>morning. OUCH. She also told us that she has A LOT of doubts :( but she wants to be baptized! She feels it is right, but to have a specific day? She doesn't feel ready because she hasn't felt a specifc answer. We taught her about prayer and the time of the Lord, we invited her to pray for a baptismal date that she could prepare for. Please continue praying for her!!!! </div>
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But we did have a miracle happen at church, an investigator who lives in our area but has been taking the lessons in a completely different zone came to our ward! Her name is Roxanna and she is 18 years old. She has been investigating the church for about a year, has received ALL the lessons and has gone to church more than 82 times....she is SO ready for baptism! Also this week there is a YSA convention in Zacatecas and she is going! We have an appointment with her not THIS Tuesday, but the next :)</div>
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Keep strong, family! Les amo mucho y les doy gracias por su apoyo y amor. Thank you for supporting me these last 9 months. We are now in SINGLE digits...whoa! Let's make these last nine months AWESOME! I am SO grateful for all of you!</div>
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Les amo y Dios les bendiga para siempre jamas! Nos vemos MUY MUY pronto....en nueve meses :)</div>
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AubriAnna Winsorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003113070401050675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727457442611726797.post-5543312796701435692014-07-31T13:32:00.002-07:002014-07-31T13:32:39.953-07:00Did you know there were TWO "Falls"?<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">A week full of miracles & hilarious things!</span><br />
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After the picture I realized how high I was and tried thinking my plan out, "Ok...one foot here and one foot there and I will be PERFECTLY fine!" Nope. Not only was I incorrect- I was SO incredibly wrong. Not only did I fall...not only did I crash...I crashed and BURNED. It didn't click that </div>
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I landed literally face first into a bunch of rocks, knocked my elbow on a huge boulder, I tried catching myself but unfortunately placed my hand in a pile of SHARP gravel and I hit my knees first into the railroad track....and then into sharp rocks. If that is not a "crash and burn", I have NO idea what it is! I was, of course, laughing my head off, despite my knees, elbow and my jaw were bleeding....haha! It was a miracle that nothing WORSE happened, especially since I landed face/head first into a bunch of rocks. But I am OKAY! Just pretty beat up :)</div>
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We had MANY amazing experiences with Maria de Lourdes! On Wednesday we taught the last part of the Restoration. She had A LOT of questions about prophets and the Apostasy. We taught it a little easier for her to understand- and in the end when we began to testify that this is Christ's church and this is the way and the Book of Mormon is true, etc. She began to cry because she was worried about her family members (Catholics) who have died, what would happen to them because they never had the opportunity to know THE TRUTH. THE TRUTH. Ding ding ding! We knew she knew our message was true! We committed her to read the Book of Mormon and pray...but something told us to wait and not ask her to be baptized quite yet. </div>
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Saturday we visited her and we taught a POWERFUL lesson of Faith. She completely opened up to us and told us of a man (who is married to a different woman, and the husband of Maria is dead) who she has been sleeping with.... she KNOWS this is wrong but she has no idea what to do because the man always returns to her house. She wants to feel peace, she wants to do better things and she wants to be a better person, she wants to take away the guilt...she asked, "What do I NEED TO DO?" </div>
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We taught of the Atonement of Christ and his example. "Hermana Maria, do you feel something when you are with us?" "Yes, peace and tranquility." "Do you feel and believe that our message is true and this is Christ's church?" She looked at me, "Yes. I feel happy and at peace when you come and teach me...how could it not be true?" BOOM. "Seguirá el ejemplo de Jesucristo y será bautizado por alguien que posea el poder y autoridad de dios?" Without a pause and a HUGE smile, "SI" She accepted to be baptized <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1521533285" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">August 23 2014</span></span> (Saturday) </div>
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We had a zone conference with Pres Villarreal and his wife on Thursday. We talked a lot about Ch. 10 of Preach My Gospel. We learned that our mission is the highest in teaching effectiveness but one of the lowest in baptisms :( We talked A LOT about numbers...and if you know me in the mission, I don't like numbers. I especially don't like comparing ourselves to other missions - our mission just barely hit its 1st year anniversary, so we are SUPER new. We are learning together, but we are NOT failing! </div>
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I learned in the MTC to LOVE the people and to be 150% obedient. I learned to NOT focus in the numbers because they are not going to bring salvation, nor blessings. The PURE love of Christ - charity - will bring our brothers and sisters salvation and never-ending happiness. I have learned in my almost 9 months in the mission, I only feel happy here when I focus on the people, when I truly do EVERYTHING I can do for them. I don't feel happy when I focus in the numbers, on how many lessons we need to teach so that our district leader is not disappointed with us. </div>
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Yes, numbers and goals are super important and they show the desire of our hearts...and if we are working :) But we need to focus the RIGHT way, we can't use numbers so that we can be the "better" mission. That's what we kind of focused on during the conference - numbers and comparing to other regions and areas...and I just felt sad through the WHOLE thing! But I know what I was taught in the MTC is TRUE: the people are more important than numbers. </div>
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Jesus Christ, when he was suffering in Gethsemane, never thought, "Ok, if I suffer for 50% of the population and die for the 50% of the world...I WILL have eternal life." NO, that is absolutely ridiculous! Jesus Christ did it because he loved (and still does) us, and it was the will of God. Well, the last time I checked, I am a representative of Him, should I do as He did and LOVE the people? That sounds a lot better than numbers.</div>
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Oh! Mom and Dad! Remember the Brazilian Restaurant you went to where they gave you pieces of meat without end? They have the SAME thing here and the Pres and his wife took half of our zone to the restaurant, and I have to agree, it's pretty awesome :)</div>
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NOTE: No more packages with Catholic pictures. President told us that if there are more packages with Catholic pictures, he will send the packages right back. :( Only tape pictures of OUR church on the packages :)</div>
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LOOK WHAT I FOUND!!!!!!!!! After emailing last week, we went to a gas station to get some snacks before FHE with Hna Acosta. I grabbed some yogurt and when I went to go pay, I looked down...and I heard angels sing as I read, "Reese's" on beautiful, glistening orange wrappers. I bought about 6 of them - don't judge me! I haven't eaten my favorite candy (aka TRUE happiness) in more than 6 months! That is WAY too much time :) Like I said last week, San Luis Potosi- where dreams TRULY come true :)</div>
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Reasons #29,378 why Barrio Joyas is an AWESOME ward: We had a Ward Missionary Training and people actually showed up AND participated! I seriously love this ward SO much. I am surrounded by people who support the work of the Lord :)</div>
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We contacted an ancient investigator, Gloria. She came out telling us she appreciated what we do but she was totally fine with worshipping (and I quote) her "idols". IDOLS?! Actual idols?! People still do that today? I thought it was a joke until I walked into her house after asking to use her bathroom and WOW. Every corner of her house was COVERED in idols: 1. Catholic Saints 2. Maria Guadalupe and 3. WHO knows what else. I am SO grateful for my knowledge of Heavenly Father, and that he is the ONLY one. I am happy for the TRUE Gospel in my life!! </div>
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There are many times when a RM [Returned Missionary] goes inactive after the mission, and I have NO idea why. After dedicating such a large part of their lives to the Lord, and witnessing miracles, they return home and go inactive! WHAT?! How could you deny and fall away from not only the Lord, but from your testimony? Yes, it is a different spirit when you return, but doesn't mean it's over! You keep going, you keep moving forward and you KEEP STRONG AND ENDURE!</div>
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Les amo MUCHO y Dios Les Bendiga!!!</div>
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<b>HOMEWORK:</b> Read Mosiah 11-17 and LEARN FROM ABINADI! Write me what you learned :)</div>
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AubriAnna Winsorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003113070401050675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727457442611726797.post-60252845851616500812014-07-14T16:34:00.002-07:002014-07-14T16:34:36.966-07:00San Luis Potosi: Where Dreams Come True<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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I LOVE MY NEW AREA! I went from the worst/hardest area in the mission, to the "golden area". Hermana Carreto also was in Zacatecas, so she knows! haha. San Luis Potosi is a VERY large city that definitely reminds me of California - perfect weather, HUGE beautiful rich houses, mountains in the background...I absolutely love it here...even though our area is gigantic, I love it :) </div>
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<i>With the hermanas de Joyas 3 in my district,</i></div>
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<i> who eat with us everyday: Hma Albornoz (Argentina), </i></div>
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<i>Hma Vera (Mexico City), Hma Carreto (Puebla) y yo!</i></div>
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My new ward is split up into 4 parts: Joyas 1, Joyas 2 (my part), Joyas 3, Joyas 4 (really named "Via de Reyes", small branch about an hour away). We all meet up together Sundays. There are some days where we (all 8 missionaries) eat ALL together. The other days it is me and my companion, and the other two hermanas. Imagine, Mom...feeding 8 mouths, and 4 are mouths of ELDERS! haha.</div>
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The chapel is huge, beautiful and CLEAN! and the members are EVEN BETTER ! The bishop visits the less actives and our invesitgators! EVERYONE wants to help us! WHAT A BLESSING!</div>
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I met some awesome people this week:</div>
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1. Hermana Paty Saldaña: </div>
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(Member) She fed us and asked about our investigators and how could she help us. She also has more than 7 types of parakeets and parrots in her house. And more than half of them can talk! She went up to one (named "feo"...."ugly". It was an accurate named, for the bird was truly ugly..haha) and she said, "Cállate tu boca, Feo!" and Feo said right back, "Cállate TU boca!" bahahaha. We were ALL dying laughing!<br /><div>
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2. Juanita:</div>
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(Investigator) She is one of the MANY Catholics who praise "Maria Guadalupe". When we visited her, she had a cast on her foot because she sprained it at work. She is SUPER awesome! When said the opening prayer of course I prayed that her foot would heal fast. During the lesson we talked about the Trinity. When we started talking about the Holy Ghost she looked at me, "Hermana Winsor, when you were praying and your prayed for my foot...I felt something warm in my foot. Not pain or discomfort...like, everything was going to be alright. Like He knows me." Gosh, the Spirit was SO strong! Through a simple opening prayer, the Spirit testified our message to be true. Juanita recognized our message was true- she is VERY receptive and loving. I love her SO much!</div>
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(less actives) They are an awesome and HILARIOUS family! When we walked in, they fed us right away...tostadas with NOPALES! (cactus) We taught about the Plan of Salvation and it was definitely powerful! Fuimos escogidos antes de nacer ... nuestro Padre Celestial nos conoce y nos ama MUCHO!</div>
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(investigators) A potencial family! The have 3 daughters and only 2 of them, Erica (19 yrs old) and Ducle (10 yrs old) and the mom are the only ones who are truly interested. They are a loving family who have been investigating the church for awhile and used to do all their commitments....but now, they haven't been doing them :( We don't know why and we were going to drop them but...there is SOMETHING holding us back. We invited them last week to go to church but they didn't come :( They want to go! But they say they always forget even when we remind them and remind them. They are truly special and ALWAYS receive us really well! Please pray that they weill start doing their commitments! This is the last week we are giving them to do their commitments. Please pray!!!</div>
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(less actives) It is actually not their fault that they are less active... the dad is not a member. And wow, he will NOT let them go to church or he will disown whoever goes. He has already disowned one daughter for allowing the missionaries to buy her a church dress.And the thing is, we can only visit this family when the dad ISN'T in the house :( Please pray for this family! They are turly amazing and have a HUGE desire to return the church!</div>
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6. Hermana Maria Acosta:</div>
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(member) Awesome member! she has given us SO many references, she WANTS to accompany us and she WANT to works with us! Her and her duaghter are the only active members in her family.</div>
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7. Maria de Lourdes:</div>
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(investigator) In our area book, the missionaries before us "YOU NEED TO VISIT HER! SHE IS READY FOR BAPTISM!" And it is SO true! She has a friend that works with her who talks about the church as a "refuge" of tranquilidad (I forgot how to spell it in English) and peace. I asked, "Do you want what your friend has?" She said, "Yes... but my family will disown me if I join another church." Family, PRAY FOR HER!!!!! She is so stinkin' ready for baptism, it is ridiculous! She lives in an apartment with her 11 yr old son...with only 2 plastic tables, 2 matteresses and 1 TV...that is ALL. She had to start from the beginning and she NEEDS what we have as members of the TRUE Gospel! PRAY for her!!! This miercoles, vamos a darle una fecha :)</div>
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Those were just SOME of the amazing people I met. Our mission leader, Hno. Francisco is fantastic and has a great relationship with the Bishop! (YAY!) He wants to work with us, ALL 8 of us! He never lets us down!</div>
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Holy cow it rained like CRAZY this week! There was one day where it was raining SO hard in the morning, the streets were literally overflowing and we thought we weren't going to be able to leave the house! But Heavenly Father is awesome and the water went down....we taught 5 lessons that day :)</div>
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My zone has been having baptisms EVERY week! We are the strongest in the mission. My companion and I will be having a baptism for a 9 yr old boy named Diego on the <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1668330688" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">26th of July</span></span>...I am STOKED!</div>
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The ward is HUGE!!!! Going from 15 people attending church (Fresnillo) to more than 80 members (San Luis)...my heart is overjoyed! Also <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1668330689" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Sunday</span></span>, the Bishop asked ME to play the piano for la reunion sacramental and HE chose los himnos....which is a BIT nerve racking. I prayed hard because 1. I was exhausted, church is at 8 in the morning. 2. I was up all night throwing up because we ate chicken the night before. BUT I did it! I played really well :) The members here maginfy their callings and are amazing! I love my new ward! After 7 hard, faith-trying months in Barrio Alto, I see the work moving forward!</div>
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If YOU feel stuck in a trial, ENDURE AND ENJOY! There are ALWAYS blessings in the end if we endure faithfully with obedience. I am SO happy here! I was sick <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1668330690" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Saturday</span></span> and <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1668330691" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Sunday</span></span> but the work doesn't stop!<br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;">"Don't you give up. Don't you quit. You keep walking. You keep trying. There is HELP and HAPPINESS ahead...it will be all right in the end. Trust God and believe in good things to come." -Elder Jeffrey R. Holland</span></b></div>
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Miracles happen! Being here is not only a miracle but a blessing! KEEP STRONG! Dios les bendiga para siempre jamas! Estan en mis oraciones siempre :) Cuídese mucho, y recuerde...Venga lo que venga, disfrútalo!</div>
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<br />P.S. I beg of you that after my mission, do NOT feed me chicken. The medic said that officially, I am "allergic" yaaay. haha</div>
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<i>Do you see what I see? ... yep not only is there Mcdonalds....but WALMART! </i></div>
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AubriAnna Winsorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003113070401050675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727457442611726797.post-13171012445927859452014-07-09T21:55:00.001-07:002014-07-09T21:55:17.019-07:00Happy Independence Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Estaca Benito Juarez Este :) Wow, I never thought I would see the day where I
would leave Fresnillo!! I seriously felt like how you did, Dad. I thought the [Mission]
President forgot me! Shoot, 7 months in my first area....and I am almost
halfway done with my mission, hahahaha! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We received transfers last night at 10:30pm, so Hermana Fa'asa
and I were up until 2:00am cleaning the house and packing....entonces, I am a
bit tired - but I am happy! Apparently my new area is a GOLDEN area, woohoo!!! :) My companion is Hermana Carreto,
she's from Puebla, Mexico, and she is legit :) The computer won't show the
pictures of us together, I will try next week! :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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leaders here in San Luis? Are you guessing? If you guessed, "Hermana
Moreno," you guessed right. Yaaaaay…Hermana Fa'asa and I cried a lot while
packing. I am DEFINITELY going to miss her. She didn't have transfers; she is
still partying it up in Fresnillo :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So, Carlos left town Wednesday to Friday (well, I
think)...and we told him to call us ASAP when he was in town so we could
prepare his baptism. Well, long story short - never called. So we didn't have
his baptism, but he still wants to get baptized! But all I can say is, I was
the seed planter :) Now the other missionaries can go reap him up!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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right on with chalk. We wrote "Si Se Puede!" on it and we filled it
with her favorite type of candy, paletas :) We gave it to her and she was
STOKED! She could not stop smiling as she held it in her hands. I KNOW she can
stop smoking...she is REALLY using her faith. I know she can do it! She even
came to church on Sunday. She asked US to pass by her house at 8:15am to
wake her up, then we passed for William (who wasn't ready and "had to take
a shower" haha) and then we returned to walk to church with her! She came
to church! :) Mari participated in Principios del Evangelio and, wow, the
Atonement can help ANYONE - it is amazing to look back on how much Hna Mari has
changed. I hope she never gives up!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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American Missionaries, "Happy 4th of July?" "Wait...what's
today?" "Uhh...only Independence Day for the USA..."
"OHHHH! I totally forgot!!!!" hahaha! Elder Flores talked about
Aptitude and Attitude, and WOW, it was awesome! Aptitude is the capacity we
have to do something. Our attitude will affect our aptitude. If we have a good
attitude, our aptitude will grow! If we have a Christlike attitude in the
mission, our aptitude will be overflowing with amazing things we can do! But we
can only do them if we have Christ. Nothing is impossible if we have him not
only in our lives, but in our hearts. I seriously loved this conference!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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should read King Benjamin´s address! He is an amazing person and an example for
ALL of us! My Spanish scriptures are CRAZY marked up, I might need NEW
scriptures because I have found SO many amazing things. Me ENCANTA el Libro de
Mormon!!! Es la palabra de Dios, es una guía y debemos userlo si quieremos
regresar a nuestro Padre Celestial. DUH. haha.</span></div>
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to help us!!! WHOA. Miracle. hahaha!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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AubriAnna Winsorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003113070401050675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727457442611726797.post-23385714390501126942014-07-07T15:39:00.002-07:002014-07-07T15:39:04.857-07:008 months down!<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;">
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Wow, I have been on the mission for 8 MONTHS!!!! And then in one
month, I will be at my halfway mark....CRAZY!!!!! We woke up this morning and
as I was stretching, Hna Fa'asa looks at me, "Uh....can you leave?" I
bust out laughing and leave the room...and I come back to THIS!<o:p></o:p><br />
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the journal Melanie & Danny bought me for Christmas, she bought Root Beer
(which is SUPER rare in Mexico) and she wrote me and awesome card! :) She also
framed a quote by Hinckley with awesome Rapunzel on it :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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keyword is LESS. :) Mom, I found Greek yogurt hiding in the corner of a store
and I have been eating one every morning and night :) Tuesday I woke up pretty
sick but I got the strength to go to District meeting and WOW ....I got slapped
in the face. Elder Ouderkirk taught about how WE can help our investigators
progress. He said:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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will be influenced by YOUR personal worthiness." When I am not obedient, I
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Spirit is the most important single element in this work. With the Spirit
magnifying your call, YOU CAN DO MIRACLES for the Lord in the mission field.
Without the Spirit, you will NEVER succeed regardless of your talent &
ability." -Ezra Taft Benson</span></i></b><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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up my testimony. WE need to build our testimonies EVERY day...we can NOT let a
day go by where we're not reading the Book of Mormon. We need our testimonies
to protect us, we need to have that secure knowledge of our Lord or else we
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Plateros, we have made appointments with him and he said he would be at his
house but 75% of the time...he wasn't there. GAH! But he still is going to be
baptized this week, the baptism is still planned :) YAAAAY!</span></div>
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NEW investigator named Mario. Lemme describe who is Mario, he is about 22 years
old and is SUPER nice and is covered in tattoos. Your first impression when you
see him is, "He looks like a rascal...up to no good." But he is
AWESOME. He literally reminds me of Peter Pan, but Mexican...so, Pedro Pan (I
am hilarious). haha! But we taught him about "Dios Nuestro Amoroso Padre
Celestial" and when we sang "Soy un Hijo De Dios", all he could
really say after "Es bonito, verdad? Tan bonito." <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Christ, Mario looked SUPER confused. I asked, "Sabe quien es
Jesucristo?" "Uh. no." Ah shoot. So, we talked more about Christ
and the next time we will see him we will focus specifically on the Atonement.
I feel like he has a past and doesn't really have some structure in his life.
He is truly awesome and I am grateful to plant a seed in his heart about his
loving Savior Jesus Christ. :) I don't know what I would do without a knowledge
of who is our Savior.....<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ready for bed. The streets turned into rivers and it was AWESOME! I love the
rain here in Mexico, apparently August is when it pours and pours and KEEPS
pouring! I am STOKED! It is beautiful when it rains :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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revelation. I was reading Mosiah 3 and WOW. EVERYONE needs to read that chapter
and then KEEP reading it. It gave me some more motivation...I read it and
definitely thought, "I need to put on my to-do list ...be like a little
child." hahaha! Read Mosiah 3! It is AMAZING! Then I read Elder Bednar's
talk, "Bear Up Their Burdens With Ease:"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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absence of a load. But bearing a load is a necessary and essential part of the
plan of happiness. Because our individual load needs to generate spiritual
traction, we should be careful to not haul around in our lives so many nice but
unnecessary things that we are distracted and diverted from the things that
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unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take
my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye
shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light”</span></i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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essence, the Savior is beckoning us to rely upon and pull together with Him,
even though our best efforts are not equal to and cannot be compared with His.
As we trust in and pull our load with Him during the journey of mortality,
truly His yoke is easy and His burden is light. We are not and never need be
alone. We can press forward in our daily lives with heavenly help. Through the
Savior’s Atonement we can receive capacity and ‘strength beyond [our] own.’” </span></i></span><span style="background-color: #f9f6ed; color: #2f393a; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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read it & then read it again! The Lord wants to help us, He wants to carry
the load....but we gotta’ hand the load to him. We have to have faith in HIM.
He loves us SO much, He knows we can do it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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moments, but we kept trying to find people. Carlos is doing pretty well, his
baptism is set for 5 de julio, sabado...but he is going to be out of town
miercoles-viernes...and he doesn't know when he'll be back, friday night or
saturday morning :/ So we are having a difficult time with when we'll have his
interview :( Please pray that things will go well! That he'll be back and we'll
have his baptism Saturday night!!! He didn't go to church yesterday because of
some family problems, but he has been to church PLENTY of times before.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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"Can we pass for someone more?" We go and pass for his aunt and
uncle. He knocks....and knocks...and knocks....church starts at 9:00am and
it is 8:50am...so we say for him to start "being a missionary
now" and wait for them while we go pass for Hermana Mari, and we'll just
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were visiting her, she said, "I will be waiting for you!" We went and
knocked, knocked and knocked. Finally I just knocked freakishly loud on her
door and she opens her window.....SHE JUST WOKE UP!!! I looked at her,
"What are you doing?! Come to church! Get ready!" "I am sorry! I
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visiting them soon and uh, breaking down their doors....just kidding. But
really. hahaha! We have been reading Alma 5 with Mari and she told us that she
has been better, then she asked, "Why is it so hard? I have been
trying!" <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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NOT hard, we will never grow. We are here to grow. We have people, Heavenly
Father and Jesus Christ who are ALWAYS cheering us on. They will help us if we
just rely on them. They KNOW we can overcome all...they give us specific trials
because they know we can overcome! THAT is why it is hard. We can do it. :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Well, another week down....another month gone. One more month
and it will be my halfway mark! Wow, time is crazy flyin' by. Transfers are on
July 6th, right after Carlos' baptism. Am I going? Or am I going to stay in
Fresnillo for ANOTHER month? What are your guesses? San Luis Potosi, Zacatecas
or Aguascalientes? WHO KNOWS! </span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">I'll go where He wants me to go</b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> :)</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Note from Mom: In a separate email to us, Aubri reports: "Hermana Calderon [her MTC companion] got sent home. She was diagnosed with Malaria and some parasite thing. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">My heart is super broken & I feel, terrible. She was my strength here in the mission, and now she isn't here. Please pray for her that she will get better....please pray that I will have strength to move on."</span></span></i></div>
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AubriAnna Winsorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003113070401050675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727457442611726797.post-41438682433223633712014-06-25T12:26:00.002-07:002014-06-25T12:26:30.579-07:00Make it Rain!<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjgKxmtIgVTnGux-yGCXdQDylLTjfPawIbhlsr_oreW7tITBchJ4MFwKRbQAO30FQoDwnIrAaIHdSnvpwazLBjWe9eS5_h-dNuuEFXmtAkNTEXf27Z4P_XlVSu3Ai3guS1pl8v3LvmW5g/s1600/The+rainy+season.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjgKxmtIgVTnGux-yGCXdQDylLTjfPawIbhlsr_oreW7tITBchJ4MFwKRbQAO30FQoDwnIrAaIHdSnvpwazLBjWe9eS5_h-dNuuEFXmtAkNTEXf27Z4P_XlVSu3Ai3guS1pl8v3LvmW5g/s1600/The+rainy+season.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It rained like CRAZY this week. Apparently in Mexico,
June-September are the months of pure, beautiful RAIN!!! :) You'd think by now,
I would have rainboots.....nah, hahaha!</span></div>
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pizza at DOMINOS (yay, American food - kind of). We order half Hawaiian and
half cheese...and the cheese tasted funky, like powder. It was pretty gross. We
returned back to the house and I went to bed early because I was starting to
have the "normal" stomach problems. Tuesday at 2:45am, definitely
woke up with food poisoning...yaaaay. I slept until 9am and woke up
to Hna Fa'asa watching movies that she found on her USB drive, all in Samoan! I
watched them with her and, of course, understood nothing, hahaha! I slept for
another hour and then woke up to go to District meeting at 11:30am. We
walked and arrived at the chapel at 12pm, I was still feelin' pretty sick
and discouraged, I honestly HATE being sick...every time I am sick I think,
"Why am I sick ALL the time on my mission!? Heavenly Father, don't you
want me to serve?!" And during the district meeting, Elder Ouderkirk
shared this scripture with us (D&C 39:11-13):</span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">11 I
have prepared thee for a GREAT work... thou shalt preach the fullness of my
gospel... I have sent forth to recover my people.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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and not teaching many days in a row because my body doesn't know how to behave
with stinking Typhoid....it takes a toll on you mentally! You feel like you
failed and you feel ashamed to turn in your numbers. BUT, I need to recognize
that I have been called to the work, I have been set apart with a great power.
Shoot, the POWER OF GOD, hahaha. I am not failing; being sick is just a trial
of my faith. Typhoid, kidney infections....BRING IT ON! I am going to keep on
serving :) He knows I can do it, that is why he called ME!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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house and helped her with piñatas :) Then later that day, we went over to eat
ice cream and teach Jaqueline about the Holy Ghost & the Book of Mormon. We
read Moroni 10:3-5 with her...and well, she didn't like it too much. "So
if through this book I can receive whatever I want to know, will it tell me why
I can't find a man to marry?" I looked at her, "It won't tell you
what is wrong with you, it will tell you what to do to FIND the one." I
tried sharing an experience about how I am sick all the time but every time I
studied the Book of Mormon when I was sick, I found comfort and motivation, and
ALL the answers to my doubts. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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praise a book?" Uh, no. Stop interrupting me, hahaha. I explain to her
that these words in the Book of Mormon are the words of God because they are
from prophets, and he KNEW I would have Typhoid & I would be sick.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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family.....are you insane?" (mistake #2) I look at her, "It doesn't
matter, Jaqueline, I have a strong testimony that I need to be here. And this
book helped me and it keeps helping me, it's…" "No, You need to go
home. Do you WANT to be here or do you HAVE to be here?" "Jaqueline,
I want to be here. I have been called to be here, so I have to be here. This is
MY choice." <b>"YOU HAVE MADE THE BIGGEST MISTAKE OF YOUR LIFE,
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we left. I really couldn't take it anymore, it was rough. We went to a store
and Hna Fa'asa bought me a Snickers to cool me down, even though I felt like I
hid it really well, haha. We went back home because SURPRISE I started feeling
sick again. I took a shower and I asked Hna Fa'asa to trim my hair because it
was SUPER unhealthy. And she did a GREAT job! :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to work. I started personal study with a question, "Heavenly Father, what
is my purpose here in my area?" And I open the Book of Mormon just to
start reading and I see this scripture in Mosiah,<i> "for behold, I
am come to declare unto you the glad tidings of GREAT joy. <u>For the Lord
hath heard thy prayers</u>, and hath judged of thy righteousness, & hath
sent me to declare unto thee that thou mayest REJOICE; and that thou mayest
declare unto thy people, that they may also be filled with JOY."<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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to find JOY in declaring JOY unto the people of Fresnillo. I have NO reason to
be disappointed when I am a representative of Jesus Christ. He wants me to
rejoice :) Heck, am I not only a representative of Jesus Christ, I have a NEW
NIECE! :) I definitely cried seeing the pictures of my beautiful niece, Vivian
:) I can't wait to hold her in April :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ringing!!! 5 de Julio, keep praying!!!! I am soooo stoked! :) He is doing great
and will do anything to be baptized!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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yourselves and stay strong! I am doing okay, I am still moving forward :) I
know Heavenly Father helped me A LOT this week through scriptures and keepin'
me alive :) Love you all, read your scriptures and keep on prayin'. It's crazy
to think that THIS Monday is my 8 month mark, which means in one
month till my halfway mark :) We better not blink or I'll be home! haha. LES
AMO! y Dios les bendiga :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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AubriAnna Winsorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003113070401050675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727457442611726797.post-24323459393513942642014-06-19T17:06:00.005-07:002014-06-19T17:06:52.695-07:00Sunburns, Hills, Miracles, Baptism Dates, Father's Day and PUPPIES!<div class="MsoNormal">
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Friday and one of the MANY dogs in the house had puppies...I definitely
turned age 5 and played with all of them.</span></div>
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Soccer World Cup is going on...and that is the worst temptation EVER! I want to
watch it SO bad! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(in English, his name is Carl Jr...bahahaha) will be baptized <b>5th of
July</b>. And we taught about the Restoration and the Word of Wisdom with him.
And of course, like everyone in Mexico, Carlos drinks coffee. But when we
taught him, he looked at us, "If all I need to do is give up coffee to be
baptized, I will do it!" It was a miracle! Last Sunday, Carlos came with
his son Carlos Jr, his daughter Monse (7 yrs old) and his nephew Angel (8 years
old) to church!!! He loves church! FINALLY AN INVESTIGATOR WHO LOVES CHURCH!
haha. The members are wanting to help us and have been doing pretty well with
making him feel welcome. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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church about activation and retention. It went really well! I also played the
piano for Sacrament meeting, love playing! :) </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">In Relief Society, we talked about el sacerdocio (priesthood) and it was on
Father's Day, so of course I was feelin' homesick...but it definitely made my
testimony of the awesomeness of the priesthood grow :)</span></div>
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Zacatecas for intercambos (24 hours) with Hermana Morales. Zacatecas is PURE
hills, and they are not ordinary hills...they are STEEP San Francisco hills. I
got a hard-core leg and thigh workout.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">I mean do you see these pictures?!?! It is mountains and hills.
But, we did have an awesome experience with an 11 year old investigator named
Luis, who lives in extreme EXTREME poverty. Dirt floors, no windows, 14 family
members living in a 2 bedroom "home." I have humbling experiences like
that every day here. The mother of Luis took him out of school when he was in
2nd grade, and he has no idea how to read. So Hermana Morales and I helped him
learn his vowels, and WOW. He showed us true dedication and a true desire to
learn...it was amazing being with him! We then gave him a Book of Mormon and I
read Moroni 10:3-5 to him, I started to cry. It is an amazing promise not only
from Moroni, but from our Heavenly Father. It was a tender promise to His son,
Luis:</span><br />
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that when ye shall read these things, if it be wisdom in God that ye should
read them, that ye would remember how merciful the Lord hath been
unto the children of men, from the creation of Adam even down until the time
that ye shall receive these things, and ponder it in
your hearts.</span></i></b><i><span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal
Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye
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having faith in Christ, he
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to Luis. Through his faith and his desire to learn, he WILL learn how to read
and spell through the Book of Mormon. It was amazing meeting him and the
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lot. She definitely helped me on how I can be a better trainer and help Hna
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We put a baptismal date with Carlos and his son, it was amazing :) He basically
told us he had been waiting for us to ask him, haha! After 7 months of doing
ALL I could, Heavenly Father has led us to Carlos who WANTS to be baptized and
will do ANYTHING to follow the example of his Savior. These last 7 months were
definitely a trial of patience, positivity and faith, and LOOK! After so many
prayers, 5th of July will be a wonderful day! :) Thank you for your
prayers and for never giving up on me :)</span></div>
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after we taught Carlos and he came! It was SUPER fun and Carlos even won
something! (We had to leave early, because obedience and stuff.) But it is
awesome how much desire he is showing to be a part of the true church!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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received more than 20 references! The work is a-growing! The Gospel is amazing
and, like, SUPER true :) haha. Les amo mucho y gracias por todo que hacen. Por
favor, cuídense mucho. Su Padre Celestial les ama mucho y les conoce. Son hijos
de un REY, ¡que genial! no? jaja. Lean sus escrituras, son armas contra
Satanás. Oran SIEMPRE! La oración es protección, se que es la verdad. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><i>Found the 2nd Arizona license plate in one week!! :)</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><i>When I arrived in Zacatecas for intercambios, Hna Morales showed me Lychee fruit, and they are SO expensive here and they are freakishly weird looking. On the left, that's what they look like before, like an acorn. Then you peel off the shell and you end up with what is on the right, it's a texture of a fish egg....<br />SUPER weird.</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><i>Went on exchanges for 24 hours in Zacatecas, put a bunch of sunscreen on...but missed a spot and ended up getting a LEGIT 2nd degree burn on my shoulder...yaaaayy</i>.</span></td></tr>
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AubriAnna Winsorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003113070401050675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727457442611726797.post-10787395290183786732014-06-10T12:33:00.000-07:002014-06-10T12:33:00.752-07:00NO. MORE. FUN.<div class="MsoNormal">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsSQYX-XBg3d1Cw7ZGJgdqKOuX5odC-CMDIMTFvERfR8tybHYcJ51PHxWmiZ-E5a2jyOToQqmKUQ9gIkQv-xUTzumJ1cky7NfPNe5zpgRw3Mk5f-JnvMwouyxLOKg0NB7voGOprvfmUg/s1600/Karla+from+AZ.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsSQYX-XBg3d1Cw7ZGJgdqKOuX5odC-CMDIMTFvERfR8tybHYcJ51PHxWmiZ-E5a2jyOToQqmKUQ9gIkQv-xUTzumJ1cky7NfPNe5zpgRw3Mk5f-JnvMwouyxLOKg0NB7voGOprvfmUg/s1600/Karla+from+AZ.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On Tuesday we went to Bodega to buy groceries and we bought
a pretty normal size of groceries. We go in line (and there are only 3 cashiers
open, no bags and no baggers)....and it takes forever! Then these two ladies
were behind us and start chatting with us. The girl on the right, Karla, asked
us where we were from. After we told her, she said she lived and had 2 kids in
not only Arizona, but in MESA!!!! I almost cried I was so happy to talk to her.
She got deported 2 years ago but her kids stayed and this week she went to Mesa
to see her kids for the FIRST time in 2 years! She is SUPER awesome! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As we paid for our food and tried finding some way to gather our
food and 2 HUGE jugs of water. We find a box, put the box in the cart and put
the food in and Karla asks us, "Do you live far? Because I can drive you
to your house!" I swear I heard angels sing. We go to her car (which had a
ARIZONA LICENSE PLATE! hollah) and as soon as she opens the back of her van,
Hna Fa'asa and I lift our box a little bit, and the bottom of the box GIVES.
OUT. The food goes EVERYWHERE into the cart...and Karla magically pulls out
another box from her car "Here! Put your food in here!" Once again I
heard angels sing! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">She drove us to our house, helped us carry everything in and
gave us her address, number and email so we could contact her if we needed a
ride anywhere...I know she is going to receive SO many blessings!!! Please ask
Heavenly Father that her and her family can reunite and that she can receive SO
many blessings!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On Wednesday, there. was. no. one. home. Seriously!!! And this
week I SWEAR it was more than 90 degrees every single day! We taught ONE
lesson, it was rough, but we moved forward. We ate with the Lopez Yanez family,
whose son we helped go on a mission, Luis Abraham. They told us that Luis
Abraham had his FIRST baptism! How awesome is THAT?!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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going to be completely honest... it was super boring. haha! I tried! And TRIED
to listen and to have the Spirit testify to me about how I can be a better
missionary. But the thing is, the zone leaders just lectured about EVERYTHING
that Elder De Hoyos talked about...I really did try!! But I ended up taking a
little notes and just doodling the rest of the time. I know, I know...I will go
repent. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">And THEN the Zone Leaders decide to give us this announcement,
"There is a new rule, we are not allowed to have ANY more Zone Activities
and District Activities." We ALL freaked out! We all asked the Zone
Leaders "Why?!" and they never told us why :( So SOMEONE really
messed up. After the announcement they ask me to say the closing prayer...it
was a little impossible, but I endured. I basically took the announcement like,
"Hey missionaries, we can't have fun anymore." I panicked a bit, I
mean, yeah, the Gospel is fun, but it is stressful and when we play soccer or we
have activities, it is stress-relieving! We'll see what happens. But HEY - on
the GOOD side after 2 weeks not having agendas, we finally have agendas now and
we have the conference talks,WOOHOO!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt;">On Thursday it was SO freakishly hot outside, so I not only
got MORE tan, but freakishly burnt as well. haha! It was also Hna Fa'asa's 3
month mark so I decorated her desk while she was in the shower :) I know, I am
smooth :)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">During personal study I was feeling, well, pretty discouraged, and
I read in <i>Preach My Gospel</i> "What
is a successful missionary?" And I learned that a successful missionary is
one who does their best with FAITH, not worrying & not becoming
disappointed when disappointing times come. So, I concluded, "I have been
trying my best EVERY DAY for 7 months straight, I am guessing that I am a
successful missionary?" haha. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We then went to eat with the family Garcia, but they barely
started making the food so we ate around 3pm...and we were going to go to
Zapata. It was SO hot that day, I was sure we were going to die because, in
Zapata, there is NO shade, only pure sun. So we stayed near but once again NOT
ONE person was home! We went everywhere – north, south, east, west. I felt like
Frodo when he traveled to Mount Mordor, it was THAT hot. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We ended up teaching Jaqueline after eating ice cream to cool down.
We taught her Lesson 1 and we talked about the Book of Mormon, and gave her
homework to read the Introduction of the Book of Mormon. She had trouble accepting
it, and the Restoration. We asked her to pray but she was SUPER hesitant to
pray. Why is everyone so hesitant to pray? HEAVENLY FATHER WANTS TO HEAR YOUR
PRAYERS. Gosh. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">She was willing to keep reading and she wants to keep listening,
and she always welcomes us. I just pray she'll read so that she can look for an
answer. She started off our lesson by pointing out all the bad
"incorrect" things of the Book of Mormon - it definitely tested my
patience, but once again...I endured.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On Friday, we went to PLATEROS! :) Plateros (a tiny town) is in
our area, but it is 15 minutes away BY CAR. So if I do my math correctly, it
would take 34 days just walking there. haha. We went with Hno and Hna Lopez
Yanez to find some investigators from the previous missionaries.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As we FINALLY arrived, we looked and looked for a direction and
we saw 3 guys talking outside the house. We pulled over and asked about the
direction and one of them, se llama Mario, told us and even walked to the house
with us! And of course, we contacted him and we have an appointment with him this
Thursday! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We found the investigator who answered his door saying, "
Finally you have come! I have been waiting for you!" We taught him and he
has gone to church more than 6 times and he came this Sunday to
church and WANTS TO KEEP COMING! We will see him THIS Thursday to set
a baptismal date for July 5th! He is a true golden investigator! WOO
HOO!!!! Se llama Carlos! And the ward did GREAT on Sunday by helping
him feel welcome!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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missionaries of our district and it was powerful. The dad (who was once a
member of the mofia, and has been returning to church for about a year)
baptized his 14 year old son, and the way he immersed his son in the water
brought tears to EVERYONE'S eyes. To see them both change for the better, heck,
a week before the son's baptism the son was beat up! And the amazing thing, the
son never complained! He FORGAVE the people who beat him up.... it was a truly
amazing experience!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Oh by the way, Hna Fa'asa and I are speaking in Church on
Father's Day! 1. Christmas 2. Mother's Day, and now....3. Father's Day. I see a
pattern!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Well, this week was good! Just another week on the mission :)
Keep praying for me! And PLEASE pray that this baptism for Carlos will stay
strong!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><i>"The REAL you is more precious than rubies."</i><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We can't be fake and we should never be ashamed of who we are as
individuals. Our Heavenly Father loves us and made us specifically with certain
talents! I am so happy that I am ME, a member of the TRUE church and a
representative of Jesus Christ.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I am happy and I love this mission. I don't like thinking about
the end of my mission because it is like I just got here yesterday. The time
FLIES when you are doing what you are supposed to be doing. I love this work! And
les amo TODOS! Dios les bendiga :) Adios :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Con Amor,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Hermana Winsor<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">PS. Mom, I have not received your package QUITE yet...I am sure
it will come soon :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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AubriAnna Winsorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003113070401050675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727457442611726797.post-31737561388280246802014-06-02T17:06:00.002-07:002014-06-02T17:06:22.484-07:007 Months in the mission - 11 more to go, ORALE!<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;">
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">What up, what up, what up?! :) Ok. I am done being ghetto. This
week was A LOT better :) </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On Tuesday, we had a district meeting EN INGLES! It was
great, like always :) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to the central de los autobuses to travel to Zacatecas with our Zone. We had a
multi-zone conference with Elder De Ollos FROM THE SEVENTY! We started off
leaving our house when it is SUPER dark outside and it is sprinkling a little
bit, just to go look for a taxi. As soon as we walk down the most lit up
street, it begins to POUR! So we run to a Waldo's to stay under an overhang to
stay dry and we wait for a taxi.... and we wait and we wait AND WE WAIT. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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at 5:30 but it is now 5:20am...... and as soon as I call the
district leader, one taxi pulls up! I heard angels sing! haha. YEP. ANGELS. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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before I was told that I would be playing the piano, but they told me only one
hymn, “Choose the Right.” We go to Zacatecas and as soon as the conference
starts, we sing, “We Are All Enlisted,” THE ONE HYMN I DON'T KNOW. I manage through
and the conference begins - IT WAS AMAZING! Something about being in the same
room as someone from the Seventy just GETS to you! Some of the things I
learned:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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gospel is a HAPPY thing to talk about!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">--"You are not the light. Who is? Jesus Christ. You do not
convert people, the Holy Ghost does."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">--In order to maintain the language AFTER the mission, pray in
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">These are only some of the things I learned. I truly loved EVERY
moment, and I saw Elder Rios (my last district leader) at the conference - miss
that Elder! We then sang a break hymn, “Hark All Ye Nations,” …still not “Choose The Right.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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another hymn that I have NEVER heard before and had to completely sight read. So,
what happened to “Choose The Right? QUIEN SABE, hahaha! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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district went to a nearby gas station-lookin' store and Elder Ouderkirk FOUND
ROOT BEER! It was heavenly :) We then returned back to Fresnillo
EXHUASTED.</span></div>
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cold turkey, she started Sunday! So please pray that she'll have strength
to resist! We received 2 new investigators who are SUPER SUPER Christian and
talk A LOT but are SUPER nice :) Se llaman Jose Manuel y Mariasabel. We ate
with them on Saturday and we tried teaching them afterwards about the
Restoration buuuut yeah....we ended up being taught because Jose Manuel talked
3 hours straight showing us scriptures in the bible. Yeah, I was mentally
exhausted afterward and kinda’ had to say, "HEY, you are talking and we
have work to do.... ba-bye." But don't worry, I said it with love :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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KA LIN). She works at a family-owned ice cream shop that we ALWAYS go to. We
contacted her and taught her why we are here as missionaries, and her response
was, "Look, I am more than willing to listen and you are more than willing
to eat here, but I will not change religions." We taught her that we are
not here to CONVINCE, we are only here to INVITE, just like Christ did. It is
only through her and her Heavenly Father, not us. She cried and accepted the
Book of Mormon to read. She is very loving and awesome!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hma. Fa'asa was reading this toothbrush brand called "Buenos Dias."
She read it out loud and some random guy comes up and corrects her, "No,
es buenas tardes." And she replies in English, "I was reading!"
He goes, "You WAS reading?" I busted up laughing. I looked at her and
said, "You should have just replied, “Yes, I WERE reading..."
hahahaha. We laughed preeetttyyy hard :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On Sunday, Hma. Mari came to church! We passed by for William
but he never came :( I wonder what happened .... anywho, I played the piano,
and had a great Fast Sunday!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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moments but MANY more UP moments :) I read in D&C 76:22...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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now, after the many testimonies which have been given of Him, this is the
testimony last of all, which we give of him: That He Lives!"</span></i></b><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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cosa...y solamente necesito venir a Él. Se que Él es un perfecto ejemplo de la
caridad y amor. Yo amo cada persona aqui y cuando yo pienso de "Wow, 11
mas meses..." yo siento triste, El tiempo es bien rapido y quiero
disfrutar cada momento aquí! Les amo mucho, cuídense mucho. Lean sus
escrituras! Oran! SIEMPRE! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Con Amor (y otras cosas como tifoidea y amebas)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hma. Fa'asa decorated my desk to mark my 7 month mark. <br />I promise my desk is never this disorganized.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting for our last check-up at the hospital, we pulled out our chocolate, looked at each other, and just laughed.<br />Brown chocolate ... and white chocolate.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hma. Bingham making brownies for District Activity.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ice Cream at Jacqueline's shop.</td></tr>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tuesday:</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> We
went to district meeting and had a great time, learned a lot. Our district just
fits together SO well. After, Hma. Fa'asa and I walked to go eat with a member.
I was served fish and Hma. Fa'asa, chicken. I started eating because I was
SOOOOO hungry! I was halfway through, and I just felt like I needed to, well,
vomit. I ran to the bathroom, did my business and we returned to the house. I
just rested at the house the whole day because Hma. Fa'asa got sick too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Wednesday: </span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So I am going to clarify what happened when I said "Satan
Books"....William literally had black magic, Satan worshipping books that
his dad gave to his family before his dad was thrown into jail because he
murdered someone. We called the Zone Leaders asking what should we do, they said,
"Burn them!" And we did. I promise I am fine, it was a scary
experience, but I am fine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We visited William, who came to church this recent Sunday,
and he was dressed up like an Elder! MY HEART REJOICED! We watched with him
"How to Find Faith in Christ." It is amazing to witness his change. He
shared his testimony with us after we watched ... it was powerful! He talked to
the Bishop to start his mission papers...I have a feeling he'll be going SOON!
:) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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definitely wants nothing to do with baptism....absolutely nothing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thursday: </span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I woke up in what I like to call, "super pain mode." I
didn't sleep very well the night before and so I tried sleeping it off in the
morning. As I was asleep, the zone leader Elder Boyce calls Hermana Fa'asa to
remind us of something and he asks, "How is Hma. Winsor?" And she
tells him that I am sick and that I was sleeping. He tells her that as soon as
I wake up, to call Hma. Villarreal (wife of the President). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So I wake up, she tells me what to do and I do it! I tell her
what was going on and she said, "Okay, Hermana Winsor you need to look for
the Pharmacy Farmacia a La Oro." Sweet, so I write down the name in my
agenda, we get ready to go search for this pharmacy to talk to the doctor and
get some meds. And then I realized, "Aubri, you have never heard of this
pharmacy and you have no idea where this pharmacy is." <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So we go to a member’s house asking if they knew where it was,
they give us an idea. We go to this area, it's not there. We pull over a taxi
to ask, he drives 10 minutes away OUTSIDE our area/30 away from our house to
pharmacy that isn't even called "Farmacia a la Oro," which is in an
area that I don't recognize. Now I am not only in pain, sick and tired...I am
irritated, and nervous. Good thing it was during the day! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We call some missionaries, our district leader, EVERYONE and
they give us 982 different directions. We go try to find all of the 982
directions and NOTHING. Now I am just beyond irritated, we call Hma. Villarreal
and she says, "Just ask your district leader to help you!" Been there,
DONE THAT. She hangs up, and we get a call from Elder Boyce and he tells me
this, "Honestly Hermana, you can go to ANY pharmacy as long as there is a
doctor. You don't have to go to THAT specific one. And that pharmacy doesn't
even exist! Besides, what you have? You should honestly go to the hospital
asking for a consult. And it won't even be THAT expensive." <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">My heart dropped. If there is ONE thing I never EVER wanted to
do while in Mexico, it would be going to the hospital. He told me I would be
okay, that I wasn't going to be admitted to the hospital, but I was going to
have blood taken out, I would poo in a cup and talk with a doctor. If I needed ANYTHING,
I could call him. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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because she KNOWS ENGLISH AND SPANISH. Such a blessing, she was more than
willing to go with us to help us out. We talk to the doctor, he does some
studies, Hermana Longoria translates....it is going well! He gave us some cups
to do our business in, and tells us to come back to take out blood (And I
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going to be a cheap and we had the money for "cheap." We find out the
ONE appointment was 130 AMERICAN DOLLARS (1311.50 pesos), my heart dropped. I
gave them my mission card, nothing...American card, nothing....and we did not
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hma. Longoria gives the pharmacist her card, "Lo
pagaré." WHAT? We tried reasoning with her, "Hermanas, don't worry
about it. You can pay me back once you have the money. I want to help!"
She pays for it! I am SO grateful for her! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to panic a bit....(Mom, you know me.) And Hma. Longoria was there by my side
comforting me, like this, "Ah, Hermana! Stop worrying! It doesn't even
hurt!" hahaha. Tough love, love it.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We (yes, Hermana Fa'asa too) then get ULTRASOUNDS!! It's not a
girl, it's not a boy, ... it's amebas! Yay! hahaha. Got to have a little humor.
The doc tells us to come the next day to "read the results"....<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and I because Hma. Longoria is an English Teacher 8:00am to 1:00pm.
We go to the hospital at 10am for our 10:30am appointment, we
wait and wait and wait and wait.....it hits 11:00am and the doctor
still doesn't show up. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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have a face x-ray to check her nose because she has been having colds and nose
congestion. I ask the secretary if it is TRULY necessary, and apparently it
was. We take her x-ray and while I am in the room with the radiologist, and I
ask her how much the x-ray with cost, "1500 pesos." I about die! I
definitely don't have that money...I don't know what to do. When we go to the
pharmacy to pay, we ask if we can go to a nearby bank to take out money,
"No, we will not let you leave until you pay. You have to pay in the
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Panic mode begins. I ask her if we could call someone (Um, like
the district leader....or Heavenly Father). She lets us and I call Elder Ouderkirk
telling him the situation. He told us he is going to try to find money and
he'll be at the hospital to help us out. We wait, and Elder Boyce calls and
says for us to call Hma. Villarreal. As soon as Hma. Villarreal answers, she is
not using a "firm voice" (*cough cough* Mom and Dad...haha)...she is
YELLING at me. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING! YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO CALL THE INSURANCE
PEOPLE FIRST TO SET AN APPOINTMENT SO THEY CAN PREPARE TO PAY FOR IT BLAH BLAH
BLAH. How have you been paying for this?!?!?!" I answer trying to hold
back my incredibly obvious shaky voice, "Um, a member went with us and
when we found out how expensive it was...she paid for it." Hma. Villarreal
flipped her lid, "WHAT!?!?! A MEMBER IS NEVER SUPPOSED TO BE WITH YOU IN
THE HOSPITAL AND TO PAY FOR YOU!" "I'm sorry Hma. Villarreal, I
honestly didn't know to do. Elder Boyce told me just to come to the hospital to
ask for a consult and that's what I did." Mom, Dad...you'd be proud that I
did not raise my voice...I was calm. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of her Spanish. Now I am in absolute TEARS, I am officially in "panic mode."
And then, in walks Hma. Longoria, an angel Heavenly Father sent us. She asks us
what was going on, and we explain everything. Hma. Villarreal sends a text
message asking for some information on my insurance card of the mission. Hma.
Longoria tries calming us down, and the doctor comes in. We go into his office
with our ultrasounds and results for him to read. We are talking to him and Hma.
Villarreal calls, so I give the phone to Hma. Longoria while we talk to the
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yelling at the member! "Why do you have the missionaries’ phone?! Who are
you?!" Hma. Longoria explains everything, who she is and why she is with
us....that we are talking to the doctor. She hangs up on the member and I am
still in tears, panicking...feeling like I completely failed in LIFE. 15
minutes later, Hma. Villarreal calls again, with a "firm voice"
"....Hermana Winsor." "Yes." "Is this the
missionaries’ phone or a member’s phone?" "Our phone."
"Then why did the member have it?" "Because we were talking to
the doctor and I was stressed out." Little did she know, I was still
stressed out. "That's not an excuse. Why did a member have a missionary
phone?" "Because she wanted to help us." "Not an
excuse...they should NEVER have your phone." I put the phone on speaker
phone and she says this, "The member was very angry with me and had an angry
tone in her voice." Hma. Longoria hears EVERYTHING!! She hangs up, and I
burst into tears. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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she was NOT talking with an "angry tone"... she does NOT talk like
that AT ALL. Now I am not only stressed out and panicky...I am shamed and
embarrassed. I never knew ANY of these things....I didn't know!!! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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insurance and they pay for EVERYTHING and Hma. Longoria gets her money back. By
the time we left, it was 3pm and it was raining HARD outside. (Which
was awesome. It was like Heavenly Father was like "Hey, be happy. Here is
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mentally, emotionally, physically drained and incredibly discouraged. We have a
multi-zone conference this Thursday in Zacatecas and the President
and his wife will be there...I am incredibly nervous to go! Pray for me!
hahaha! I am sure Hma. Villarreal was stressed out this day and I am not angry
with her, I forgive her for her reaction.....no hard feelings :)</span></div>
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Federico. We go to their house and they seem excited to receive us...but
nervous...which makes me nervous. Their house is long and their mom is there.
"Pasen! Pasen!" And they take us to the very far end of their house,
farthest away from their front door. They keep talking at the same time, asking
us questions…so we were overwhelmed. They walk into a separate house and I hear
LITERALLY a voice telling me, "Get out." <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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cautiously walk in the room and they tell us to sit down, we sit down...once
again, "Get out." <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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time. I am holding my umbrella thinking, "If they lunge...I need to hit
them as hard as I can. And Hma. Fa'asa has her pepper spray." I look at Hma.
Fa'asa and tell her that we need to get out. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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outside. They agree and we go outside, but I don't feel ANY better. They keep
talking/laughing nervously, very fidgety. "GET OUT AUBRI." <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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meeting you!" Federico says goodbye but Eduardo wants to show us how he, "imagines
God." "Come to my room Hermanas! I have a bunch of pictures and you
can meet my wife." <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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stand outside the doorway, "Come in!" "Uhhh, no we're
fine." He shows us pictures of the Catholic Saints, Maria Guadalupe as his
wife sits on the bed watching TV. I keep trying to tell him that we need to
leave but he keeps talking and talking and talking and TALKING. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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there?!?!" The voice yells at me. And Hermana Fa'asa tells Eduardo,
"Vamos a regresar...mucho gusto!" and we turn around and LEAVE. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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that voice. I am so glad for the Holy Ghost and it's warnings. I am grateful
that I am WORTHY enough to receive these promptings. We come to find out from
the mission leader that the 2 brothers, Eduardo and Federico are actually less
actives who are crazy and that we should always bring a priesthood holder with
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Martin and Miriam came! It was an awesome day. We ate Tostadas with the
Hernandez Family, and then we went to the Stake Center to receive transfer news. I will remain in Barrio Alto/Fresnillo for
another transfer to finish up Hermana Fa'asa's training. It's like you, Dad,
and your mission! haha. Hermana Eliason got transferred to train and open up an
area in Aguas :) I am going to miss my "twin" :(<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Well, this is my week. Crazy and emotionally draining! I hope
you are ALL safe! I love you and I promise I am fine! The doctor told me I have
amebas growing within me, but I have medicine and I am healthy and good :) I
love you all! Keep doin' what ya'll are doin'! Remember you are ALWAYS in my
prayers and heck, when you have a prompting....FOLLOW IT! I am grateful we did,
I know Heavenly Father will ALWAYS protect us. I love you all, keep strong for
me, ya? :) Adios y Dios les bendiga!</span><br />
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Con amor (y amibas)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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AubriAnna Winsorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003113070401050675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727457442611726797.post-36459565277653169942014-05-21T10:38:00.004-07:002014-05-21T10:38:54.705-07:00"Keep calm & burn Satan books"<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">May 19, 2014</span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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know what you are ALL thinkin'...."SATAN BOOKS?!" Yep. Lemme
explain...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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serve a mission...but he NEVER goes to church. And he always says, "I
always work...it is more complicated than you think." HAH. You obviously
haven't been on a mission.... hahaha. Finally we asked him, "Look William,
why won't you tell us WHY you won't go to church? You tell us you want to go on
a mission, you're 24 years old.... you got to STOP wasting time. We are not going
to judge you!" He paused, "Ok, I will tell you.... wait a few
moments." He leaves the room and comes back, with a black book. Not just
any book, a black bible...Satan's bible. The Holy Ghost FLEW out of the room
and my heart dropped. I was TERRIFIED! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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he REALLY thinks this book is going to help him - he is DEAD wrong.
"Hermanas, I don't believe in it!" "Well, have you read this
book?" "Well...yes." "Whether you don't read it or not,
it's STILL not going to help you." We found out his dad (who is in jail
for killing someone) gave his FAMILY this book, to "help them with their
trials"...bunch a BULL HONKEY to me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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passing by his house on Sunday to go to church (and he came to church!)
After, I felt prompted to ask if he had any more of these books..."Yes."
Aw crap. He grabbed not ONE, but 5 more Satan books. We told him that we would
be taking ALL the books, and we would be burning them. As we testified of the
power of Christ and the Atonement, he looked like he was going to cry... but
not like "I feel the Spirit..." type of cry... but like he didn't
WANT us to take the books. He literally is NUMB to the Spirit and it is SO sad.
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to burn, and we did NOT have the Spirit with us until we returned to the house,
turned on MoTab and started to rip up/burn the books.... it was nuts. When we
returned home in the night, I felt terrified to sleep...I prayed HARD HARD!
Never in my LIFE would I have thought that, I, AubriAnna Winsor, would come
across Satan Books. Never EVER do I want to come across this kind of material
again. I told my district leader, Elder Ouderkirk, about what happened.
"Hermana Winsor, yes, the power of Satan is real. And I am sorry to tell
you, but you will come across experiences like that in the mission.... but it's
through YOU to be scared, or to fight back with Christ and the Spirit." Aw
crap, well, if this is what my Heavenly Father wants me to do...so be it!</span></div>
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had Intercambios (splits) with another sister missionary, Hermana Azuara (from
Mexico City). I learned A LOT!! When we had companionship study, she had me go
into the bathroom and on the mirror she taped 2 questions, "What does
Christ see in you?" and, "What are you doing to reach your divine
potential?" and there was a picture of Christ and my English scriptures
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said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature;
because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as a man seeth; for man
looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart."</span></i></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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as I sat there looking at myself in the mirror, I know Christ knows that I am
trying all I can here. He knows I am worthy and I want to do my best. I loved
this exercise and I truly learned a lot about myself. I gained back A LOT of
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went to church with Hermana Dolores (Woo hoo!!! SHE came to CHURCH!!!) and we
are sitting there waiting for church to start. We see the mission leader come
in, (and we gave him the assignment that EVERY Sunday before Cesar's
baptism for Hmo. Avila to drive Cesar to church, since he is SUPER old and
can't walk) and he walks in WITHOUT Cesar. I panic, "Is he not at his
house? Did he not want to come?" <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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his house....and Hmo. Avila replies, "Was I supposed to pass for him?"
WHAT. I have never felt SO much rage on my mission, I was so angry!!! I just
looked at him like, "You have got to be kidding me....." I reply,
"Hermano, we have told you that since you live closer to him and he can't
walk...you have to pass by for him." <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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him every time we see him, and we saw him about 3 times this week and EVERY
time we told him "Hermano, please pass by for Cesar!" "Hermanas,
don't worry! I will do it." Nope. He didn't. And when we went to Cesar's
house to apologize, he looked at us and bluntly says, "Look, I don't want
to be baptized. My wife and daughters said if I change religions, they will
kick me out of the house. And besides, I don't even like the church." <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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We returned to the house just silent, nothing to say..but EVERYTHING to think
about. I don't know when I am going to have my first baptism...but really, I
think Father in Heaven doesn't really care if I get a baptism on my
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><i>Hermana Dolores' dog had puppies...and we thought this was hilarious...<br />just look at the color of the dog's hair and color of our skin...<br />and don't worry, it is not racist, just super true and hilarious how this picture worked out. haha!</i></span></td></tr>
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front of a Beer Deposit, incredibly drunk. She sees us with a BIG smile and
greets us. She goes to give Hermana Fa'asa a hug, and totally chucks her
cigarette behind Hermana Fa'asa's back. Then she hugs me and waves her hand
behind my back to get rid of the smell of smoke. bahaha. And looking back at
the other times we visited her, she ALWAYS complained about her health. Well,
now we know WHY.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Family and Friends, don't smoke...don't drink. And if you are
going to do it, I will not judge you. If you start complaining about your
health, yeah, I will judge ya a bit....with LOTS of love. hahaha. But we walked
back to her house with her, she held my hand as I tried keeping her from
falling.... gosh dang it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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get negative, write 10 things that you are grateful for and go tell someone you
are grateful for them! You can do it! I love being positive because you truly
have the Spirit with you and you just feel HAPPY! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight. I am suggesting
that as we go through life we “accentuate the positive.” I am asking that we
look a little deeper for the good, that we still voices of insult and sarcasm,
that we more generously compliment virtue and effort. I am not asking that all
criticism be silenced. Growth comes of correction. Strength comes of
repentance. Wise is the man who can acknowledge mistakes pointed out by others
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“What I am suggesting is that each of us turn from the
negativism that so permeates our society and look for the remarkable good among
those with whom we associate, that we speak of one another’s virtues more than
we speak of one another’s faults, that optimism replace pessimism, that our
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“When I was a young man and was prone to speak critically,
my father would say: “Cynics do not contribute, skeptics do not create,
doubters do not achieve" Do you feel gloomy? Lift your eyes. Stand on your
feet. Say a few words of appreciation and love to the Lord. Be positive. Think
of what great things are occurring as the Lord brings to pass His eternal
purposes." -Gordon B Hinckley </span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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stress....you can enjoy this life! I am enjoying not only this life....but this
MISSION! :) I reached my 200th day on Sunday and I canNOT believe how
fast time is FLYING!!! I love you all. I have less than a year left....I can't
believe it. I love this mission and I am grateful for my desicion (is that how
you spell that word? English is hard) to go out here!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Til next time... PAZ!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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AubriAnna Winsorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003113070401050675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727457442611726797.post-36791862645964100042014-05-14T09:28:00.002-07:002014-05-14T09:28:31.673-07:00Almost get attacked by a dog and FELIZ DIA DE LAS MADRES! :)<div class="MsoNormal">
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LAS MADRES! :)</span> <span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So
nothing happened, but we were walking to a district activity and as we were
walking down a certain street, I see a REALLY pretty dog! So what do I say?
"Awww hola puppy!" AND IT FREAKS OUT!!! It comes at me barking and
trying to bite my feet, while my companion and I are screaming and then finally
Hermana Fa'asa lets out a "Zena Warrior Princess" scream
-WAAAAHHHHHHH! And the dog runs away....... well, uh.... cool. hahahaha! Our
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was the first time I cried A LOT after hanging up and then 30 minutes feeling
relieved. When we talked during Christmas, it took me a whole day to really
"recover" haha. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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visited Lourdes and we have been teaching her since December. And she ALWAYS
receives us REALLY well! But the thing is, she never EVER wanted to say the
closing prayer. "No estoy lista...no estoy lista, hermanas." GAH.
It's so frustrating because she tells us she prays in her house. We ask her and
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We end the message and I look at her, "Hermana, will you saying the
closing prayer?" "Aw Hermana, you know I can't..."
"Hermana, I know you can. Even just a small one....it is praying!"
She then looks at me and SHE STARTS TO PRAY!!!! I could not stop smiling as I
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We also taught Cesar, and he is STOKED to be baptized, but he is having a
problem with church attendance....like they ALL do. haha. We taught him the
Word of Wisdom and he told us that he had been drinking coffee since he was
little....but he was more than WILLING to try to drink something else. It was
so awesome, it's starting to get freaky how relaxed he is with everything. We
have to move his date back another week because he misses some church meetings.
GOSH. DANG IT. JUST GO TO CHURCH! hahaha!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Then on Friday we had interviews with the President
and his wife. I am SO grateful for them and their love for each & every
missionary. I didn't really enjoy the part where President made me call you Mom
and only talk to you for only 3 minutes. hahaha! I definitely cried a bit after
we hung up, Mom. :) But<b> I PROMISE I AM FINE</b>! Typhoid is just
another story to tell when I get home, along with having Influenza....and
almost getting attacked by a dog. It is ALL good!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in the morning, we arrived 9 o clock in the morning and then we get a taxi,
tell him our directions to the mission office and he goes, "Uhhh ok.... I
don't really know where that is, but I will try." Then he drives us but
then after 10 minutes driving, he pulls over and basically tells us, "I
don't know where I am going, get out." <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is not our area! I call the mission office and they tell us to pull over
another Taxi and tell him to go to a certain Colonia. We do that and arrive at
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The day was really long and I am trying to stay positive for Hma
Fa'asa, but she is exhausted blah blah blah. We are both exhausted and had a
pretty rough day and we returned home, well, not happy. Hma Fa'asa went to bed
early and I just felt bad for how events played out that day and how we went to
bed "angry". I wrote her a note saying I am sorry and put it on her
desk and waited til the morning. Well, the next morning I woke up with food
poisoning so I was in the bathroom all morning and when I returned back, I
found a note from Hermana Fa'asa on my desk saying she was sorry...we hugged
and laughed of our ridiculousness, now we're good. :) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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problems with your companion <b>WORK IT OUT</b>! Don't just "Let it
go"!! Do NOT think that things will just go away, no, WORK IT OUT!!!!! I
love my companion and I learn from her every day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Go to this website to read an AWESOME talk by Elder Jeffrey R
Holland about Missionary Work and the Atonement. I love this talk and it has
truly given me A LOT of comfort about the mission. It has truly helped me
understand why missionary work/the mission is SO HARD! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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lot grander asked a long time ago if there wasn't an easier way."<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I LOVE THIS because it is so true! We are NEVER ever alone!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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me such an AMAZING Mom! Thank you for teaching me and preparing me for my
mission. I have no idea how I would have done this mission without you helping
me. I love you Mom and I hope you had a wonderful Mothers Day! FELIZ DIA DE LAS
MADRES! Te amo :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I really can't believe I have been out here for a whole 6 months! So many of
the Elders have told me, "Watch Hma. Winsor, it is going to FLY by."
Aw, crap. It is ALREADY flying by! To think I have less than a year now....it
kind of worries me. I want to live EVERY moment of my mission and I do NOT want
to waste this time, for it is precious. I am grateful for the past 6 months,
even if they were RIDICULOUSLY hard. I am grateful for each and every
experience I had. I am grateful for my increased/strengthened testimony. I am
grateful for the GIFT OF TONGUES that Heavenly Father gave me.....I love the
gift of tongues, especially when you are in Mexico. bahaha. ANYWHO, my goal is
to live up these next 12 months!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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well, I'll be fine! :) Thursday we went "prescription shopping",
hahaha. I am not allowed to eat chile, nor drink soda, I am officially not
allowed to drink milk (only Soy)...fruits and veggies ONLY. The doctor even
told me that I canNOT eat the tortillas for awhile....uhhhh, does he not know
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poisoning! POR FIN! We ate with the Lopes Yañez Family, so it makes sense....I
have NEVER gotten food poisoning after eating with that family. :) Hermana
Lopez showed us that she was making yogurt and she showed us the way she was
making it.....and it's pretty strange! She fills a bowl with milk and puts
these non-moving, non-breathing animals in the milk, called
"bulgados". And they ferment the milk, making it more thick! She
brought a bowl in to show us and they literally look like pieces of sponge put
into a bowl of milk. hahaha! But it was pretty awesome :)</span></div>
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meeting in ENGLISH! (I hear angeles cantando!) And like before, how I was the
ONLY American in my district. Now there is only Elder Velazco whose native
tongue is Spanish and Hermana Ferrar (from Puerto Rico) but she speaks Ingles.
It was weird hearing English even though I hear it from my companion allllll
the time. I am very grateful for my district! I love them all so much, we all
get along so well and no one is left out :)</span></div>
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going to beg EACH and EVERY person that is reading this....PRAY FOR CESAR! He
has been MORE excited than any investigator with a baptismal date...and I do
NOT want him to lose that excitement. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, I have been praying
and fasting that he'll keep strong!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hermana Fa'asa and I are still sticking it out strong. She is
getting better with her positivity and her patience with everything. She
definitely reminds me of, well, ME when I first got here. The culture shock,
the language...EVERYTHING. It's hard, but if I could endure...she definitely
can too :) On Monday and Thursday, going to farmacias and doctor appointments,
I have been really blessed to have a companion that sticks it out with me and
who always supports me. I know we are seeing MORE success in our area because
her and I have not only become companions....we've become friends! (That was
SUPER cheesy....but it's true. hahaha) I really struggled before and was
depressed....and then Heavenly Father sent Hermana Fa'asa to give me hope! :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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day...typhoid the next and then a cold! hahaha. The weather changes REALLY
quickly here, for almost the whole day it could be SUPER humid and SUPER SUPER
hot and then it's the evening time and it is cold outside. It's so confusing,
MEXICO MAKE UP YOUR MIND! hahaha. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hermana Mari is doing really well, we visited her on Tuesday and
I asked her, "Okay Hma. Mari, it has officially been a week since LAST
Tuesday, how many times did you smoke?" And she looked at us, "2
veces..." I have learned that when someone does something you DON'T want
them to do, you do NOT get angry with them and say, "Why can't you just do
THIS...why can't you just do THAT?" No. If you do that, you are a fool.
hahaha. No, I congratulated her and then
we made a goal for her that she will not smoke AT ALL this week.. tomorrow, we
will see! She even walked to church by herself yesterday, my heart rejoiced
seeing her walk into Sacrament meeting :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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every day again. But that's okay! My body is just working :) haha. I love you,
family. Thank you for being such a blessing in my life! Please stay safe and
take care of yourselves. Mom and Dad, I have been praying that the move is
going well! I hope you are feeling my prayers, because I pray for each and
every one of you SPECIFICALLY! :) Les amo mucho y cuidanse MUCHO MUCHO.
Recuerde, su Padre Celestial les ama mucho y les conoce. Nunca olvidalo! :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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it was boring :( The Elders are BALL HOGS! hahaha. It's okay, I forgive them.
THIS TIME. haha.</i></span></div>
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coming to your town....they drive around with speakers and ANIMALS IN THE BACK
OF THE TRUCKS! The cage the lion was in, was like a cage you'd put your dog
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AubriAnna Winsorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003113070401050675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727457442611726797.post-49575946399598153222014-05-04T09:42:00.001-07:002014-05-04T09:42:08.842-07:00Proud member of the "I Had Influenza Club," now may be joining the "I Had Typhoid Club"<div class="MsoNormal">
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BROTHER!!!!!!!!!!! I love you Danny!!!!!! I hope you are partying up with Mel!
:) haha. Oh and I saw the picture of you in MY LEOPARD TIGHTS. And after
reading Mel's letter of your leg and butt hairs poking through, I beg of
you....please burn those tights.BURN THEM. hahaha :) LOVE YOU!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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"If Hermana Winsor really is Mormon..."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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my zone leaders brought me these packages with such CONFUSION on his face.
Everything was in there, unharmed and untouched :) Thank you for your support
Mom, Dad, Melanie and Danny! Thank you for the pictures and letters AND FOOD!
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And thank you mom for sending me the dress & my favorite shirt & MY
IPOD! I kid you not, I cried when I started playing it...I literally have
missed music SO much :) I LOVE YOU ALL!! :) Melanie thank you SO much for
sending so many pictures!!! :)<o:p></o:p><br />
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baptism THIS SUNDAY! Lemme explain- there is a member who lost every
single bit of her membership papers...so there is no evidence that she was
baptized, only like 4 pictures of her baptism. (she was baptized in 2010) So
the secretary asked US to visit her and set up a baptismal date. We visited her
this week and she is being baptized May 4th. So technically right now, she's
not even a member! Yeah yeah yeah "BUT AUBRI...." I KNOW. But it's a
baptism. *positive mind positive mind*<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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week and some of the grandchildren were over that lived in Zacatecas. One of
them is named "Alexis" and HE is 7 years old. And oh. my. heavens. I
have never met such a smart 7 year old in my LIFE! We started off the lesson
asking Hermano Garcia who he'd like to say the opening prayer and he points to
Alexis with a HUGE smile... and wow, I have NEVER heard such an intense prayer,
"Father in heaven I am SO happy to be alive today. Because Father there
are A LOT of wars going on and bad stuff happening....but I will NEVER stop
believeing in you. I will always believe in you because I know you are ALWAYS
there..." It went along those lines, and sat there listening to the prayer
with my jaw dropped. The Spirit was SO strong and I really am starting to have
to evaluate my own prayers.... because Alexis, I feel like, was REALLY talking
to his Heavenly Father.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Martin after 2 weeks without seeing him. Hermana Fa'asa and I headed over, and
they received us! His mom, his sister Karen and he were there. We taught about
prayer because we really want him to know the importance of not just talking TO
our Heavenly Father but talking WITH his Father. We asked to hear if they had
any experiences with prayer and Martin started to laugh, and he told us THIS...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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you and Hermana Moreno...I felt as if something was missing. Every Sunday that
I didn't go to church...I felt as if something was missing. I wasn't happy for
the full 2 weeks. I knew I didn't have the Spirit with me. And about 30 minutes
before you came, I prayed, begging my Father in Heaven to send the sister
missionaries to my door. And in 15 minutes, you knocked on my door! I can't
describe what type of joy I feel right now...I feel like I have an answer of
what I should do. I can't go to church THIS Sunday but the next
Sunday, I promise you I am going." <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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answer from our Heavenly Father BE?! hahaha! After praying to MY Father in
Heaven to touch Martin's heart, it has happened! And I sense a baptism in the
NEAR NEAR future! :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of downs. Hermana Fa'asa is adjusting and has been sick after every single
meal...and so have I... so we worked very little this week. We put a lot of
baptismal dates and we have many in the future and when we were working, we
contacted A LOT .... but we have been pretty beat up. One of our Zone Leaders,
Elder Boyce, asked me this week what are my symptoms because it's the same
thing every time I am sick. I told him and he told me that everything I have,
he had before he was diagnosed with TYPHOID. Yep. Typhoid. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in the form of bacteria and there is not a vaccine for it, it is just something
you have to live with until it goes away. Elder Boyce has had it for about a
year...and he strongly encouraged me to call the medic. I talked to Elder Boyce
yesterday because I (I am going to be honest) was SUPER SUPER sick yesterday.
Kidney pain, diahera, vomiting, stomach pain, random exhaustion.... the whole 9
yards. And today I have an appointment with the medic at 3pm to get
some studies done to see if I really do have Typhoid. Influenze, kidney
infection...why not Typhoid next? :) hahaha. I am going to start making tshirts
or something....<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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my mission...27 of April makes it one more year till I will be heading back to
AZ. It's weird thinking how fast time flies when you are on a mission.
Beginning my mission thinking, "Why did I EVER want to do this?! Am I
insane?!?!" now thinking, "I can't imagine my life without my
mission." Yeah, it's still hard. I still get home sickness......but I
don't know where I would be without my mission. This is the best decision I
have ever made. I am so happy that I was and am worthy enough to be serving my
brothers and sisters here in Mexico. We were walking to an appointment and I
thought what my life would be like after my mission...and I seriously can't
imagine. It feels like home here, which is weird to say. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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fact that, hey, life is going to be hard....but it is THROUGH you. You can make
it even more hard by your attitude....or you can go, "Hm. Well, that was
rough but TOMORROW is a NEW day!" For the past 6 months I have fought to
find the positive in EVERYTHING. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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said to me when I was super negative, "Aubri, the sun is SHINING. The
earth is turning on its axis. You are breathing. You have 2 arms and 2 legs.
You are healthy." I have heard that SO many times coming out of Dads
mouth....but now I know why. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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positive. This world is full of positivity, but we CHOOSE to point out the
negative. We see the negative because we choose to see it. I have fought to see
the positive and to be blind to the negative. Yeah, I might find out today that
I have Typhoid....but I don't have cancer, it doesn't mean I am going home
early, I don't have any broken limbs... It could be worse and I could give up
(like I almost did when I had Influenza), but really, it's the cards I have
been dealt with. And I am happy to be a missionary, I am happy the Sun is
SHINING and the Earth is spinning on it's axis. I am happy I was given the
blessing of serving my mission in Mexico. I am happy that I KNOW the Church is
true. I am happy that I have such a wonderful family who loves me and supports
me. I am happy that I am a daughter, sister and aunt of the Winsor Family. I am
happy, I am overjoyed. I will remain that way til the day I die! I will be
positive. :) And I will keep smiling! :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I love you Family and Friends. Thank you for your undying support and love for
me. Thank you for your cards & packages. My heart always leaps for joy when
I see and card and/or package for me. I pray for each and every one of you EACH
moment I have the opportunity to pray. You are always in my heart and I love
you all! :) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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that her body will adjust quickly and that she will feel like she NEEDS to be
here. I love her and I am blessed to be her companion and trainer :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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CALDERON'S BIRTHDAY! Email her!!!leah.calderon@<a href="http://myldsmail.net/" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">myldsmail.net</span></a> <----email :="" haha="" her="" o:p=""></----email></span></div>
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should be about<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="aqj">2pm</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> for
ya'll---- if anything changes I will let you know! :)</span></span></div>
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yo, Hermana Fa'asa, Hermana Azuara (lider capacitadora), Hermana Villarreal,
Hermana Bingham, Hermana Ferrar, Hermana Eliason, Hermana Ortiz, Hermana
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can't believe how exhausting is can be. But I have been LOVING being with
Hermana Fa'asa, she is truly an example of HOW to use the Atonement. I love her
and she has become one of my best friends....</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thursday started off really good....
awesome companionship study, we weekly planned...the whole 9 yards AND THEN
SOME. The family we were going to eat with had to bring the food to our house
because they were going to leave. They brought fish, rice and salad...I was
pretty excited! We eat and we go out to teach. To make this story fast, we
taught 4 lessons and we returned back home because we BOTH had stomach
problems. And within 30 minutes, Hermana Fa'asa was throwing up in the sink and
I was throwing up in the toilet. <b>COMPANIONSHIP UNITY!!!! </b>Yeah,
it wasn't fun. I felt SO bad for Hma Fa'asa, i mean, her SECOND day in Mexico
and she got food poisoning. Bienvenida Hermana...bienvenida. hahaha!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Please please PLEASE pray for my
companion, she is going through the EXACT same thing I went through my 1st two
months here: Fear, Stress, Homesickness, sickness in general, confusion, doubts....
Please pray that she'll have a desire to stay, I have been doing all I can to
help her with her Spanish so that she can be confident, I have been being
INCREDIBLY positive and supportive. I haven't been forcing anything, just
teaching with love...because, well, I learned that forcing and being strict and
easily annoyed is what can make your training MISERABLE. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Please pray that I can have the
strength to help her and to love her no matter what. This companionship started
out REALLY strong and awesome, AND I WANNA KEEP IT THAT WAY :) I fasted for her
Sunday afternoon to Monday afternoon, I want her to feel like she NEEDS to be
here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">Hermana Fa'asa curled my hair for church :) I LOOKED PRETTY! :) hahaha! </span><b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">I feel pretty, oh so pretty....I feel pretty and witty and WISE! :)</b></td></tr>
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Family for the first time and we found out, the dad speaks AND understands
English. The mom and the two daughters don't speak English but they UNDERSTAND
it! Hermana Fa'asa and I were SO happy! And it was SUPER weird speaking
English! :) hahaha. I wonder how Mother's Day is going to go...I swear, English
is so hard to speak now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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told me something that made me sick to my stomach (not literally...I didn't
throw up again). Her husband (they are separated, not divorced) came to her
house last Friday asking her for something that she didn't have...and when she
told him she didn't have it, HE FREAKED OUT and started beating her pretty
violently, he put his hand on her throat and slammed her against the wall (as
she described it to us) and screamed in her face pretty nasty things. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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other side of the house and heard his dad yelling and thought he was yelling at
the dogs....until it starting getting ridiculous and he went to go investigate
and saw his own father beating the "you know what" out of his mother.
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">He tried throwing his dad off of his
mother but ended up being beat up WITH his mother. The dad left and came back
about an hour later asking for forgiveness, and Hermana Dolores told us what
she said, "I forgive you for what you have done, but know it will become
INCREDIBLY hard to receive the forgiveness from your own son....and you are not
allowed to return her ever again." And guess what he started doing? He
came in and started beating her again. She showed us the handprints on her
neck, I saw her incredibly black eyes and her bruised arms from trying to
block. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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loving each other and teaching your children how to have a healthy marriage.
Dad, thank you for always loving Mom. Mom, thank you for always loving Dad.
Thank you for loving each other even when times are difficult. I have been so
blessed to have such amazing examples in my life. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Please pray for Dolores and her son
that they might have peace.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Many
people think that the Atonement of Jesus Christ is just to be clean from your
sins, but that is SO wrong. He suffered and died that we might find peace when
the world comes in in its fury. He suffered and died that WE might be healed
and that our cuts & bruises go away. I do not "think," I KNOW
this to be true. I have heard my Savior's voice and I have been healed by Him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: #F3F3F3; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">Why didn't he open His mouth? Because He KNEW we needed His
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and he suffereth it. Yea, they spit uponhim,and he suffereth it, because of his loving kindness and his long-suffering towards the children of men.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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cross? <b>"Father, forgive them. For they know not what they
do." </b>We can find peace through HIM.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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donde podemos encontrar paz y consuelo verdadero. Solamente por medio de
Jesucristo! Muchos personas olvidan de una parte BIEN importante de
La Expiación. Sí, El sufrió y murió....pero no es
todo. Él vivió después! ¿Que significa eso para
nosotros? PODEMOS VIVIR, podemos DISFRUTAR esta vida! No estamos aquí para
sufrir. Padre Celestial es nuestro AMOROSO Padre Celestial... jaja. Estoy TAN
agradecida por mi Señor y Redentor, Jesucristo. Sí, la misión es difícil...pero
no es imposible. Esta vida es difícil, pero no es imposible. Voy
a cumplir SÍES MESES en la misión y no tengo UN bautismo. Pero,
esta bien :) No estoy aquí para
bautismos....estoy aquí para invitar a las personas a venir a Cristo.
Hermana Fa'asa y yo estamos plantando las semillas en sus corazones.
Estamos representando El Señor cada día, y le amamos. Estoy TAN agradecida por
mi compañera y su deseo a estar aquí conmigo, su testimonio es FUERTE y estoy
SUPER feliz con ella. :) Se que ella es una bendición para mi y se que mi Padre
Celestial me ha dado el consuelo y paz que yo necesité. Soy un miembro
orgulloso de la Iglesia verdadera, jaja :)</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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support. I literally feel your prayers every moment I am here, please keep
praying for me and my companion! Keep strong! And venga lo que venga y
DISFRUTALO! :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">P.S. Thanks for telling me about
your FIJI trip mom! AND YOU WENT SHARK DIVING?! Wow, you and Dad are crazy! But
I love you still :) And I am going to be honest, I saw the picture where Dad is
in flip flops, and I may or may have not laughed...but way to go Dad! :) And
don't worry, you AND Dad are ALWAYS in my prayers. Good luck with the move and
be sure to send me more pictures of the house! :) Love you mom!! :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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AubriAnna Winsorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003113070401050675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727457442611726797.post-48608471767678654102014-04-20T21:57:00.003-07:002014-04-20T21:57:20.459-07:00Big News!<div class="MsoNormal">
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I am going to be a trainer!!!!</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> (sorry...still no baptisms.... but we had A LOT of
attendance from the less actives on Sunday! Hermana Maraisabel even walked
WITH us to church!! And Cesar (investigator, we gave him the BIG Book of Mormon).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We received transfers yesterday and I will be staying in
Fresnillo a little bit longer to train a new sister missionary! I am going to
travel to Aguascalientes today at 4 (3-hour trip by bus) to receive and welcome
her, like Hma Moreno did with me! And her name is <b>Hermana Fa'asa</b>...so
I am training an AMERICAN!!! I have no idea what she looks like, but I am
SOOOOO excited to meet her!! Hermana Moreno is being transferred to San Luis
Potosi to train as well, so we are traveling to Aguascalientes together but I
will be returning to Fresnillo/Barrio Alto with a new companion! :) I am pretty
stoked, and incredibly nervous. I did NOT sleep at all last night I was so
excited! I mean, a BRAND spankin' new missionary in MY HANDS to lead and to
train and to love like crazy! I have been praying LIKE CRAZY, I want to give
this new sister missionary GOOD MEMORIES! :) I am grateful that my Heavenly
Father has put his trust in me and I will not let Him down!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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you for your prayers and for all that you keep doing for me! Keep on praying
for the investigators! We fasted for Giselle this week because we FINALLY contacted
her and visited her, and it was PRETTY dang powerful. We fasted that she might
not feel afraid to be baptized and that she will receive a SPECIFIC answer!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Know that I love you and that I am SO proud to be a
representative of the Winsor Family, but also to be a representative of Jesus
Christ! The mission is SUPER BIEN!!! :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ps. Has Elder Jacob Black come home?! And Mom, in about a month
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">And look who came to Aguascalientes to become a trainer with me! HERMANA CALDERON!!!! She is being transferred to San Luis Potosi with her companion who she is going to train! :) I miss her!!</span></i></span></td></tr>
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delicious!!! Like how people hunt for rabbit, well, people here hunt for RATS
(in fields). It tastes BETTER than chicken and I had 2 plates of rat meat,
which they cook with vegetables and rice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Well, we visited Martin and Miriam on Tuesday and Saturday.
Tuesday we SPECIFICALLY talked about baptism and what it truly means, to take
upon the name of Christ. And DAD! I used Mosiah 18, because I remembered you
teaching me about the proper way to extend the baptismal commitment. I told
them, a baptism isn't just a baptism... you literally take on the name of our
Savior.. it is an eternal commitment with our loving Heavenly Father. And well, Saturday,
we visited them again....and they told us, "Look, we don't want to be
baptized. We want to investigate more because we literally know NO one in
Barrio Alto and we feel incredibly awkward." I am not going to have a
baptism on Saturday... and I definitely felt like crying when I heard them
tell us this... it is so sad to watch someone turn away from so SO many blessings
and true happiness. But the POSITIVE part of this is, they want to investigate
more! We have transfers on April 14th, so I am praying the next
missionaries will find them and touch their hearts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">WHO LOVED CONFERENCE?! I did!!!!!! Oh my goodness. It was a
miracle that Hma Eliason and I could watch it in English! My prayers were
answered that we had the technology to do so! The Spanish version played in the
chapel and we watched it in the Bishop's office on the computer. Well, the
connection wasn't very good so the English version had A LOT of pauses. And we
were getting worried that our companions would be angry with us because after
10 pauses, we were about 30 minutes behind. I finally just looked at Hermana
Eliason, "You know what, we need to say a prayer because, we need to
concentrate on Conference and not concentrate on our companions." And we
got on our knees and prayed! And the feeling after, Heavenly Father was there.
There were still pauses, but less! And we became grateful for EVERY single
pause because we had to time to write, take in and concentrate on what our
Heavenly Father wanted for us to hear. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The opening song in the 1st session made me burst into tears,
"The night is dark and I am far from home, lead thou me on." (Lead
Kindly Light) Hma Eliason and I looked at each other...and we just cried. We
felt our Heavenly Father's love... we were grateful for each of His
miracles...AND WE KNEW HE WAS THERE WITH US. And He always there with us! I
wrote more than 30 pages of notes...and I listened to EVERY talk...and I am
grateful for every talk! And every pause! :) I can't wait to receive the
Liahona and read the talks! We also had 5 investigators attend the Sunday morning
session! Miguel, Martin, Miriam, ARMANDO and someone else but I can't remember right
now. I am hoping they received an answer and that they felt their Heavenly
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Between the Sunday session, we ate MENUDO (cow
stomach) with the Bishop's family! And surprise surprise, IT WAS DELICIOUS!!!!
I loved it!! OH! And the choir director for the institute choir on the Saturday afternoon
session was the choir director in the MTC! When Hermana Eliason and I saw his
face "OH MY GOSH IT'S HIM!!!!" haha! He did a GREAT job with the
institute choir, they were basically a future MoTab! haha.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Well, I am grateful that I had the opportunity to watch
conference while on my mission. I prayed and started out my notes with a
question...and i DID receive an answer. I know every single person that talked
was called from God. Every word we heard was from our Heavenly Father. I know
it! I mean, my question was answered directly! I encourage each and every one
of you to read and STUDY and then read and study AGAIN the talks in the Ensign.
I am going to do it! :) I testify that every time you do this, you will learn
something new. I promise this. I know our Heavenly Father knows His children,
He loves us and He wants to see us again. I am grateful for the pauses He
blessed Hma Eliason and I with, because the Spirit really touched our
hearts. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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6 months!!! WHOA. Crazy :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">PS. I received Liz Gunnell's letter, Mom's package with pictures
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AubriAnna Winsorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003113070401050675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727457442611726797.post-1210816123966983642014-04-04T11:16:00.002-07:002014-04-04T11:16:35.561-07:00Another Atheist taught, 5 months down, NO MORE CHICKEN (Mar31)<div class="MsoNormal">
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properly,</span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Bodoni MT Condensed', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Bodoni MT Condensed', serif; font-size: 14pt;">FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS
MELANIE!!!! I hope you and my brother are enjoying New York. And YEP, even I
knew about the surprise...and I am in a completely different country! :) Love
you Melanie! :)</span></div>
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District Meeting in English and it went pretty well because I actually taught
it in Spanglish. Why? Because i DO NOT REMEMBER ENGLISH. And this is not a
joke. When I speak to people, I do not remember words in English and in the
end, I just speak in Spanish! I taught, well tried to teach, chapter 8 in Predicad
Mi Evangelio. And there is an activity in the end of the chapter that has you
think of the END of your mission..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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want to say you have done as a missionary?"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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want to have become?"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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differences would you want others to notive in you?"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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me a-thinkin'...O want to say that I truly learned to LOVE others, that I truly
learned how to serve with LOVE. I want to become a daughter of God who is
worthy to be married in the temple and is ready to be a good wife and
mother.... I want others to notice that I am more PATIENT, that I smile more,
that I love to work and serve, that I am more loving/humble- that I do not seek
the attention of other people. I really liked this activity! It made me WANT to
become better, it made me more excited for the person I am going to become! I
encourage EACH and EVERY ONE of you to do this activity and apply it to your
lives. Don't be discouraged if you have a lot of things to change because,
well, we ALL need to change. But we can do it through our loving Savior Jesus
Christ! :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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escritura genial (awesome scripture)...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Bodoni MT Condensed","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"But REJOICE, inasmuch as ye are
partakers of Christ's sufferings, that when his glory shall be revealed, ye may
be GLAD also with EXCEEDING JOY." (1 Peter 4:13)<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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this week, diarrhea,.. kidney pain...the usual. We called the medic and he
asked what I ate...I thought and thought..."Pollo." The last time I
was sick, I also ate chicken before. So what is my prescription? I cannot eat
chicken for 2 weeks, in case that is what is making me sick. And I beg of you,
when I return home from my mission...please do not feed me chicken. hahaha. It
is SO common here, it's sickening. hahaha.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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We contacted a menos activa familia, la familia Analis. We were told not even
to BOTHER with this family because they would not welcome missionaries, and we
had no idea why. WELL, they came to church last Sunday and EVERYONE was surprised!
We visited them on Tuesday and they told us, "We don't want to be angry
anymore, we want to endure and endure, and make covenants in the temple. We
want to come back." And then he told us why they left, I am not going to
say what happened but.... I am going to share a scripture...</span></div>
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ye ought to forgive one another, for he that forgiveth not his brother his
trespasses standeth condemned before the lord, for there remaineth in him <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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forgive, but of you it is required to forgive ALL men.</span></i></b><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Bodoni MT Condensed","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Bodoni MT Condensed","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">And ye ought to say in your hearts-
let God judge between me and thee, and reward thee according to thy
deeds." (D&C 64:9-11)</span></i></b><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Bodoni MT Condensed","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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others...we are NOT perfect and we have NO room to judge. And if you are having
a hard to forgiving others, please kneel and talk to your Heavenly Father. Do
not let the person who offended you control your life.... please rely on your Father
in Heaven. If Jesus Christ can forgive those who betrayed him, abused/tortured
him and in the end killed him.......you can forgive also.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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week again...45 LESSONS! WOO WOO! It was exhausting and I slept well every
single night. haha! On Friday we taught 10 LESSONS. Holy. Cow. I was
SO tired. But it was great to report in the end of the week how much work we
got done.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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taught Armaldo (we contacted him on Tuesday), who does NOT believe in God but
is willing to listen to us! Normal Aubri would be terrified to teach an Atheist,
but Missionary Aubri was STOKED! hahaha! I told him how I studied Astrology and
science before my mission and I told him, "Armaldo, God is the ULTIMATE
Scientist! He has created EVERYTHING so we can adapt, grow, experience and
ENJOY our lives." It was a pretty awesome experience teaching with him.
And then he looked at our scriptures, "You use 2 bibles?" We laughed
and said no and talked a bit about the Book of Mormon after and he said,
"Where can I buy it?" We laughed harder, "You will pay nothing...we
will give you one." His is SO interested in the Restoration, and I am SO
excited.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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have been out here for 5 months?! The time is FLYING by!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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cool experience on Sunday. We have an investigator, se llama Cesar.He is
SUPER old, but incredibly kind to us! We gave him a book of mormon before, but
he gave it back to us the next time we visited him because the letters were too
small. I asked him if we could come back and give him a bigger book of mormon.
He smiled and happily agreed! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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member gave us a HUGE book of mormon to give to him. We went to his house and I
hid (well, I TRIED to hide it....it was HUGE!) it behind my back, "Cesar!
Tenemos un regalo!" and his reply was, "El libro?" My heart
rejoiced to hear his desire to read! I smiled and gave him the book, he smiled
big, "Dios les bendiga siempre!" And then he sat down and told us
this, <b>"I am going to read this until I die."</b> The
Spirit raced into the room and touched my heart as we watched him open it and
start to read the first page. Wow. We talked about the Book of Mormon with him
and asked him if he would read and pray about it, he happily said yes!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I looked back and saw Cesar sit down with the book and start reading! OH the
Spirit was MEGA strong. This is the type of desire we should have to read the
Book of Mormon. It IS the word of God, it is an instruction book of HAPPINESS.
It will guide us to every answer of every doubt and/or question we may have. I
have been SO blessed to have read and studied the Book Of Mormon. Every night I
ask my Father in Heaven if it is true and EVERY time I receive the answer,
"Yes. It is true, these are my words....you know it is true." I do
not have a DOUBT in my mind that it is true. I love the Book of Mormon, I KNOW
it is the word of God, and I know it is another testament of Jesus Christ. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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please pray and please use your faith that you WILL receive an answer
specifically from your loving Father in Heaven. I know Joseph Smith used this
exact faith to ask God which church was true. And through his diligence and
faith, we have the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the world TODAY. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I will send more pictures next week, but the Ciber I am in is struggling with
Internet connection and sending pictures......patience Aubri, patience. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I love you all! Please take care of yourselves and take care of others around
you!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hermana AubriAnna Winsor<o:p></o:p></span></div>
AubriAnna Winsorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003113070401050675noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727457442611726797.post-63701885180874100532014-04-04T10:27:00.005-07:002014-04-04T10:27:37.634-07:00Catholic Monk and Lettuce Juice (Mar24)<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;">
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Tuesday...duh) and Elder Rios shared the scripture in Ecclesiastes 4:9-10:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"Two
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if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him that is alone
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falleth; for he hath not another to help him up."</span></i></b><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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this life alone....I cannot succeed on my mission alone. I can understand why
marriage is a commandment and companionship in missionary work is a revelation
from God! He loves us SO much, He never wants us to be alone - and we never
will be!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the Elder´s in my zone. Well, Elder Rios said if I can make 3 goals WITHOUT
help....he will buy me tacos. TACOS. This is MAJOR...I need tacos, and I need
to practice my soccer skills. haha!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On Sunday we ate with la familia Hernandez and Hermano Hernandez
made us his very special "agua de lechuga"...yeah, Lettuce.... But
here is the thing, it was SO good! I had about 4 cups of it..and Mom!!! It is
super healthy! (yay me!) It has bananas, lettuce, carrots, guayaba and
oranges!! I can officially add to my list of "Weird Things I have Eaten on
My Mission", Lettuce juice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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returned from his Catholic Monk Mission in FRANCE. He had been there for more
than 3 years! We were kind of nervous before we met him, "Will he argue
with us? Will he contradict?" But surprisingly, he was SUPER nice! We
taught him and Dolores about the Holy Ghost! And he listened and bore his
testimony AND gave the closing prayer! It wasn't anything out of the ordinary,
but he did have a THICK French accent with his Spanish. I told him how hard it
is for me to remember English, and he said, "Wait until you return to the
United States...it is going to be even harder." hahaha. It's true! But, it
was really awesome getting to know him...very kind, very humble. And YEP. WE TAUGHT
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house, it was obvious that she had smoked VERY recently. We taught about her
baptism and asked her, why she REALLY wanted to be baptized... what were her
feelings. She told us that she couldn't describe the feeling, it was "tan
bonita." I asked her why she really wanted to follow her Savior into the waters
of baptism, she said, "I wanted to change, and I knew this feeling that I
had, I wanted that feeling forever...but I don't have it now." I
testified, "You can have this feeling AGAIN! Forever! There is no need to
feel like you failed, get up and dust yourself off.... you can feel that
feeling again!" Then I paused, "Hermana Mari, before we started
visiting you, how many times did you smoke?" "A pack a day."
"And from the last time we visited you until now, how many times did you
smoke?" "Three times, one cigarette a day."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">From smoking a PACK A DAY, she only smoked 3 times...one
cigarette each time. WOW. I KNOW when we have the desire to change, we can! We
need to use our faith and trust in the Atonement. Many people may say,
"She still smoked." Well, that's obvious - but she is smoking LESS.
The Atonement is working through her, she is recognizing bad influences around
her and taking them out of her life so she can resist the urge to smoke. She is
a living example of the FAITH and the HOPE. Please keep her in your prayers...I
know she can stop smoking! She is doing all she can to return to church and she
is doing ALL she can to see her family again!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Once again, Martin and Miriam did NOT go to church...therefore
the baptismal date has changed AGAIN. On Wednesday, we taught them about
"following the prophet" and the mom was there. It was SO awkward and
incredibly uncomfortable. We asked questions, 3 words were spoken...no one
wanted to talk. I was sitting next to the mom and her back faced me the WHOLE
time. I can tell you now, the Spirit was NOT there. Satan is working INCREDIBLY
hard with them, and they are losing their desire to be baptized because the
dates keep changing. Please PLEASE pray for them more!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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be in English. Remember how I am the ONLY American in my district? Yeah. This
means tomorrow, I am going to be teaching in English. EVERYTHING in English. I
am MORE nervous than before when I taught in Spanish. We will see how this goes
tomorrow!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We had a pretty cool experience Saturday. We received a
reference and we went to go contact! We found the place but they told us no one
with that name lived there. Aw crap. Ok, as we stood outside wondering what to
do, a man passed us...and he kept looking back at us...and again, and again. I
thought it was normal because I am INCREDIBLY white. But my companion thought
it was super suspicious. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We left and as we were walking, the SAME man tries to pass us
but then asks me, "Cual es su iglesia?" "La Iglesia de Jesucristo
de Los Santos de Los Ultimos Dias...los mormonas." "Ah! Tienen un
templo en la ciudad de mexico, es TAN bonito!" We then got talking more
and we asked if we could talk more in his house. He told us he is rarely there
but he wanted to attend our church! We gave him the time and direction, and we
said goodbye! His name was Luis, and he never came....but that's not the point!
It was an example of someone whose heart is SUPER prepared for this Gospel!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Calmanse" "En un lejano cerro fue" y "Conmigo quédate
Señor". It felt SO good and many MANY of the members were surprised and
asked if I could play the piano next Sunday! I accepted! Wish me luck! :)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Well, another week done...haven't been sick in DOS MESES!!! I
know I can do this mission....it is possible! I am SO happy to be a member of
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<o:p></o:p>AubriAnna Winsorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003113070401050675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727457442611726797.post-1874474948027018282014-03-20T10:23:00.002-07:002014-03-20T10:23:57.858-07:00Trabajemos hoy en la obra del Señor!<div class="MsoNormal">
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in my district! What does this mean? I am going to learn Spanish a LOT
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We also meet at a different chapel in Fresnillo, and it's literally 2
miles away from our area...and we walk! haha! It is ALL good though because the
chapel is BEAUTIFUL and my new district is awesome :)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We ate with the same member who has a piano and I played it
AGAIN! And this Sunday, she is going to let me play the piano for sacrament
meeting...I AM STOKED!!!!! :) Hma Moreno asked if I could play "All of
Me" by Jon Schmidt and she videotaped me! haha. I am only like, SUPER
famous :) haha!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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in another area, se llama Lourdes. Lourdes is SOO kind and hilarious and loves
to listen to us as we teach her of her loving Heavenly Father. After we finish
each lesson with her, we help her clean, organize and we talk! One day as we
were talking, her boyfriend bought raw chiles (her favorite snack) and brought
them to us! And well, she told me to eat one... and of course I thought,
"She is crazy." But she insisted, "Ay Hermana Winsor, no es
picosa! No es picosa!" So, long story short...I ate not only one, but TWO
chiles. And she was right, they were a LITTLE spicy but really good! </span></span></div>
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only pray when I am ready to pray." I felt SO sad, I KNOW Heavenly Father
is ALWAYS ready to listen and give us blessings. I know this. He is ALWAYS
ready to talk to us and hear about our day. He is ALWAYS there. All we need to
do is take the first step and drop to our knees.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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our house... Fresnillo is what I call, "La area de Los Borrachos" or
The Land of Drunks. We were unlocking to lock to our front gate and a young man
approached us and he looked at me, "Vive aqui?" I looked at him,
"No." He then said, "Tiene novio?" (Do you have a
boyfriend?) My heart skipped about 3,987 beats, "SI." He thought,
"Como se llama?" "Uhh....Gabriella." "Tiene
Facebook?" "Uh, si." And he left! We waited till he turned the
corner down the street and we RAN into our house. I about cried, and I prayed
HARD "Please Father in Heaven, please erase his memory...." I know
the alcohol will accomplish this desire, but I am praying Father in Heaven will
strengthen it. Haha<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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EVERY.SINGLE.DAY. It gets SOOOO old. But Sunday, carne. Then the next day, MORE
carne....EVERYDAY! Oh it was SUCH a blessing!!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">So, Martin and Miriam didn't attend church yesterday. Their
baptismal date fell :( I was SO sad yesterday. During sacrament we received a
message, "Sorry, we were walking to the chapel and we received a call to
return to the house." I am not going to lie, I put my head in my hands and
cried.<b> SATAN IS SO DUMB,</b> I do NOT like him AT ALL! It is SO
hard when you KNOW these people are going to be SO blessed in the Gospel, you
can see them in the waters of baptism, you can see them receiving the gift of
the Holy Ghost … aaaand then their baptismal date changes. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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of Wisdom. They both drink coffee every morning before work and they both had
BIG problems with "No drinking coffee". The mom, Soledad, was there
and asked, "Where does it say this in the Bible? Miriam doesn't like
church because you are separated after the Sacrament. She doesn't like it also
because you don’t have a band and you don't dance, you don't sing." We
were getting GRILLED. I thought, "No, this can't be happening. Satan STOP.
Father in Heaven PLEASE!!!!" <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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didn't show. Satan then told me, "You have been on your mission for 5
months, and you haven't had ONE baptism. How pathetic." Did I mention
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of baptisms. Success is how many people you've learned to love, taught the
gospel, or touched their lives in some way - the number of people who have
heard your voice regardless how far you got with them."</i> </b>Thank you
Mom, thank you for telling me this because I finally just said, "No, I am
NOT going to get discouraged. Hermana Moreno, we are going to visit them
TODAY." And we did! We were there for 2 hours answering doubts and
visiting with them. Some people may say, "Wow, that's too long." If
you really love your investigators, you are not going to just give up on them,
especially when YOU KNOW they are ready. Thank you Mom for your wisdom and your
support, I sure love you like crazy :) Please pray for Martin and Miriam, their
baptismal date changed to 5 de abril. PLEASE. They need this Gospel!!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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humbly. We have been trying to find her before, but she was either sick or
didn't want to talk to us. When we came to her home yesterday, she said,
"Oh Hermanas, COME IN!" …very happily and excited! She is VERY kind
and has a beautiful singing voice, I loved visiting with her! And, she has a
PUPPY ROTTWEILER - she has a baby ROBBIE! :) I loved it and so many memories of
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">She grows "napal" in her backyard!
Napal is CACTUS. Yep, they eat cactus here. But it was awesome to learn about
how she grows them and how she cooks them. Walking into her house for the first
time, I was once again humbled, I have NO room to complain, NEVER will I EVER
have room to complain! I have air conditioning in Arizona, I have a heater, I
have money to buy medicine (Evangelina is very sick, and doesn't have money to
buy medicine, so she just suffers.) I love Evangelina and her desire to visit
with us and to listen to the words of her loving Heavenly Father.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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objetivo, encontramos un montón de gente, y cómo? Hemos cambiado todo. Tenemos
más buscamos gente en la calle para enseñar, nuestro deseo de encontrar a más
personas aumentaron! Y lo más importante, Hma Moreno y yo teníamos más unidad.
Sé que el Padre Celestial ha preparado el corazón de cada persona. Por ejemplo,
ayer cuando estábamos en Zapata, un hombre me preguntó: "¿Habla usted
español?" Me eché a reír. "Sí, hermano, y ¿cuál es tu nombre?"
"Mi nombre es Antonio Ugo. Quiero escuchar lo que tienen que decir."
Uhhh, ¿QUÉ?!? Esto no es normal ... que quiere oír! Padre Celestial ha
preparado muchas bendiciones para todos sus hijos, pero tenemos que hacer
nuestra parte - esta es la verdad. Esta semana fue muy buena, he recibido
muchas bendiciones y más amor por cada persona. Yo estoy aquí para amar y
servir, no sólo bautizar. Me encanta el trabajo misionero, me siento orgulloso
de ser un representante de Jesucristo.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Napal, over our heads is a Napal shaped into a heart, "I'm going to sell
this heart shaped cactus for millions of pesos" is what she told us! :)</i></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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"Ermanas, las quiero mocho y quiero que bengan ciempre." I shed a few
happy tears :)</span> </i></span><i style="font-size: small;">(Translation:“Hermanas, las quiero mucho y quiero que
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AubriAnna Winsorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003113070401050675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727457442611726797.post-51561059434412455452014-03-11T12:49:00.004-07:002014-03-11T13:05:37.553-07:00Still in Fresnillo!!!!<div class="MsoNormal">
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I repeat, A PIANO!!! I haven't played the piano in 4 weeks....and I told her,
"Hermana, necesito tocar su piano." "Entonces, Hermana, ándale
pues!" haha. I played and oooohhhh boy, it felt GREAT! I miss the piano! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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house and they weren't there. So we walked back to our house to pick something
up. As we were walking, we hear someone talking "firmly" behind us.
We ignore it, but then it turns into yelling. We turn our heads and I hear (in
Spanish) "You shouldn't be in our country!!!" This woman was YELLING
at me! I whisper to my companion "Walk faster...." And as we walk
faster, the woman starts walking faster. I tell my companion, "Cross the
street!" And we cross the street and walk into a store of the SAME member
we ate lunch with. "We need help!" I told them and we hid as the
brother stood outside the store watching the woman walk by. Ohhhhhhh the
missionary life is SO fun!! hahaha. I laughed after we stopped hiding,
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life in our house in Fresnillo.Yes, that is a BLACK WIDOW. A BLACK WIDOW, I
repeat. </i></span><i style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">But, it's dead. Thanks to ME! :)</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">On Sunday, we experienced something PRETTY awesome! We went to
pick up Martin and Miriam for church. The night before we taught them “Keep the
Sabbath Day Holy,” and they committed! We left the house SUPER late and when we
arrived at their house, their other sister answered (in Spanish) "You're
not going to believe this." And I thought, "Aw crap, they aren't
going to go." And then she said this: "They already left for the
church." WHHHAAAATTTT?????!!!! AHH! I was SO happy!!!!! We RAN to church!</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><br />
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(going to be baptized 29th de marzo), Soledad (the mom, love her), Martin
(going to be baptized 29th de marzo).... this picture cracks me up because
Martin is ALWAYS smiling and his sister is ALWAYS laughing! I promise they are
happy people!</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">When we entered the building, the bishop was teaching them about
TITHING! Why? Because Martin and Miriam asked about it! Wow. They are SO ready
for baptism! Please keep them in your prayers that they will keep this
excitement and desire to follow the example of our Savior Jesus Christ! 29th
of March, they WILL be baptized! :) Also when we were teaching about “El Dia de
Reposo,” I asked their mom, Soledad, and their other sister if they would
attend the baptism of their family members. And they answered, "Of
course!" WITH EXCITEMENT!!!!!! WOO HOO MISSIONARY WORK!!!!</span><br />
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Hermano Garcia and Hermana Garcia....I love these members, </i></span></div>
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the body of Capitan America and she decorated it! WOW! It is SERIOUSLY a gift!
I also helped her make the body of RAPUNZEL!!!! That's right mom, RAPUNZEL!!!
:) :) It was SO fun to make piñatas with her and to talk with her. I know we
felt prompted to continue to help her with her piñatas because one day this
week, she told us how she has NO money and how she is really suffering
mentally, emotionally and spiritually. She told us how she has been receiving
bad thoughts and then she told us this, "And then there are times where I
think, 'I just want to die.'" It hurt me inside, I knew we couldn't stop
helping her - she NEEDS us! We talked about enduring to the end and how ALWAYS
there is a HUGE blessing in the end, if we endure well. And how we should NEVER
feel alone because we NEVER ARE! :) She told us how we have saved her, and how
we always have a friend and home to go to. I love Dolores, please keep her in
your prayers that more people will ask for piñatas so that she will be able to
support her family. </span></div>
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problem with smoking and drugs, I thought I would never see the day where I,
AubriAnna Winsor, would be helping someone quit an addiction. But, here I am,
and I will do ANYTHING to help her quit. Her favorite candy are lollipops so before
we visit her next, I am going to buy and full bag for her. So that when she has
the urge to smoke, she'll turn to her bag of lollipops! Pray that this will
work, that the Spirit will take away her urges! :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">DANNY AND MELANIE! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR PACKAGE!!!!!!!! I was at a zone conference and the zone leaders said,
"Hermana Winsor, Danny y Melanie le envio un paquete." And I thought,
"How do they know Danny and Melanie?.Ah, doesn't matter. I HAVE A
PACKAGE!" And then I opened it, "WITH PICTURES!!!!!" I was SO
happy! Thank you SO much!!!!!!!! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As a mission, we have a goal: 40-60 lessons EVERY week. Huge
goal, but I know we can do it, 7-8 lessons every day, PSH, yah, we can do it!
But please pray for us! Pray that we can STAY united and diligent as a
companionship. We taught 8 lessons Saturday and 6 lessons yesterday!
I know we can keep this up!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I found a quote from President Monson about God's love for us:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"...it is there
for you when you are sad or happy, discouraged or hopeful. God's love is there
for you whether or not you feel like you deserve it. IT IS SIMPLY ALWAYS
THERE."</span></i></b><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I KNOW this is true, I know we are CHILDREN of God, and we are
NEVER abandoned. I love this Gospel. I don't have ONE doubt in my heart that it
is the exact same Gospel when Jesus Christ was in the Earth. I am a proud
representative of Him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I love you family! Thank you for your undying support and love
for me. I love you all SO much! See you in almost 13 months!! :) :) ADIOS !!!!
Dios les bendiga!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Con amor,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hermana Yañez Nishimura, miembro/menos-activa. I love this woman! Always kind
and loving and she supports la obra misional 200%! She takes care of her
incredibly sick husband, who has cancer and 2,390 other sicknesses...I love her
spirit and her desire to learn and love the Lord. </i></span></div>
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companion and you are extremely tired. Enjoy. </i></span></div>
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