"Missionary"

Hello! 
I only have one cool story to share with you all. On Sunday, a girl who has been inactive in the church who recently returned showed me a post-it and asked me what it said. It was a prayer that I had translated from Spanish to English for one of my compaions. This girl told me that the night before, she was praying to know if she should go on a misison. When she saw the paper lying on the floor (my companion dropped it), the first word she saw was "missionary". She said she knew it was an answer to her prayer, and she talked to the bishop and is starting her paperwork to leave! She also brought a friend to church and is working with the missionaries to teach her friend. Pretty cool! "Through small and simple things are great things brough to pass."

I am learning so much here in the mission about relying on my Savior to carry me through the hard times. I know that when we put the gospel and our eternal progression in the Kingdom of God first, Heavenly Father takes care of the rest. Also remember that there is an eternal prize of infite worth waiting at the end. Love you all!

-Hermana Busath

Blessings Galore

Hola!

This week, I have really realized how great of a blessing it is to be a leader and have the opportunity to serve others. I have come to realize that when I am serving others, I don`t have to worry about myself, because Heavenly Father takes care of me.

We had a training meeting for all the leaders today, and I got to see Hermana Nazer, and a few of my other great friends from the mission! :)   I have missed Sister Nazer so much!! She is my bestest missionary bud!!  

That`s all, folks! Time flies when you`re using a slow computer in South America ;)

-Hermana Busath

{Angela was so happy to see her MTC companion at a leader meeting! They became best friends in the MTC and have not seen much of each other since they left the MTC, but are now both serving in different areas as Sister Leaders, similar to Zone or District Leaders.}

Finding Christ Among the Crickets

Hola!
This week, we had a couple nights of really big rainstorms. That means a couple of things. 1. The mosquitos are coming very soon, and 2. the crickets are storming the streets. And the church building. It`s amazing how many there are here! The baptismal font was literally filled. It`s disgusting. When we showed up at the church for our zone meeting, I took a few pictures of them (below). We also got some pictures with our zone. Hermana Ureta (my companion) is the missionary sitting next to me. She is really great! Enjoy the pics!

I really have loved being in this ward, Huancavilca. It`s such an awesome ward. The members are engaged and active in the missionary work, and I live with 3 Peruvians who are so fun. It`s so stinkin hot here, but better than the cold snow back home ;)

I have come to really understand what it is that Jesus Christ has done for us as our Savior. He lives, He loves us, and He makes it possible for us to find happiness in this life amidst all the hardship, confusion, and trials. He knows how to comfort us, because He has felt what we feel. Lean on Him when you need a friend, and trust in Him to guide you to a "happily ever after".

Love,
Hermana Busath

Happy New Year!

(I think she spent a lot of her time writing to some individuals this week)

Hallo! 
Not much time to write this week, but here`s the scoop:

My companion and I got transferred to the ward next to ours, Huancavilca. So I only had 3 days in Acacias. The ward is awesome, I really love it. I am really looking forward to working with the members, and I know we`re going to have a lot of success here :)  

I was called to be a sister leader for our zone with my companion, so that`s been fun. Lots more work, but I love it.

New Year`s was crazy! Gahh I wish I had more time to write!! But pretty much, the people go crazy here on New Year's Eve. They burn stuff in the street and are up partying all night until 7 am. Loving it.

Gotta go, love you all! Pictures next week.

Love,

-Hermana Busath