TWO emails!

It's been a crazy week.

Lots of good obvi.

This Tuesday we had a conference with President O, it was sooo good. I love my mission president and his wife. My leaders are super awesome too.

Well to go to the conference we had to wake up early and Hermana D wanted to use my hairdryer. She didn't know you can't use it in high or it blows up, so it blew up and our electricity got cut at 6:30 in the morning. We studied with candles for a couple days.

     The volcano in Puerto Montt exploded. We saw it happen from over here in San Pablo. The people in Puerto Montt had to be evacuated but as far as I know there haven't been any deaths, just their houses. Keep them in your prayers.

     The other day we had intercambios (srry i don't remember how to say it in English, exchanges maybe? idk). I always learn a lot working with the Hermana Líderes.

     We've been finding a lot of new people this week. I heard somewhere that out of every 100 people you invite to be baptized only will actually be baptized and stay active. WELL IMMA TALK TA ERRBODY.

This transfer I've really had to learn how to be humble and patient. It so important to be the best we can be but I've realized no matter how hard I study the lessons, the scripture or the language I can never convert someone. That's not my job. I think for a while I was trying to rely on my own knowledge or skills and when someone wouldn't accept the gospel i thought "well I've got to improve". que tonta. This is the Lords work, the spirit is the teacher, and everyone is their own agent. I'm trying my best to be patience, let the spirit do it's job and be what the Lord needs me to be. We're all in the Lords hands; He'll make us what He needs us to be, but we have to submit to His will.

(we got 2 emails!!)

I love your emails. 

thanks so much for writing me basically every week. you guys are the best.  and my best friends.

   I cant believe Brady is like basically a man. i wanna squish him. i don't want him to leave! but at the same time i do. so worth it, the mission.

well i already sent my email but i guess i can include a little more detail. we live in a house made completely out of wood. it's cute and homey, bigger than our house in puerto varas. for heat everyone uses a wood burning stove but our is broken apparently so we haven't been able to make fires. I'm getting use to always being cold though. we have these things called guaterras, it's like a rubber bag that you fill with hot water. they help. it's so pretty here. lots of trees and fields. everyone makes jam. we have like 5 jars in the fridge right now. I'm getting pretty good at chopping wood.

love you guys. sending hugs your way.

praying for you all and those in the ward

srry i´m outta time. i´m the worst. maybe you can translate what i wrote to pres? LOVE YOU ALL!

Presidente O,

Este semana tuvimos un reunión de zona muy, muy, bueno. Nuestros líderes están trabajando muy bien para ayudar todos nosotros trabajar mas eficazmente. Estoy agradecida por usted, sus consejeros, y los líder misioneros y por la revelación reciben.

Yo tango una consulta en cuanto a la M. Yo sé que no tiene mucho tiempo pero sí tiene surgencias me gustaría escuchar. Ella nos dijo que no esta orando para obtener un testimonio. Tampoco ella y su esposo están guardando la palabra de sabiduría y no tienen deseos de guardarlo. Dijo que los deseos que tenia para bautizarse se fueron pero sabe que es necesario.  Ella le gusta leer el libro de mormon y escuchar a nosotros. Ha tenido como 5 diferente fechas bautismal ya. Siento que tal ves debemos dejar la por un tiempo. Hna D y yo estamos orando mucho para saber sí eso es lo que tenemos que hacer. Tal ves mejor si continuamos a visitar la pero no tan frecuente.

Nosotros hicimos mucho servicio este semana para encontrar nuevos. Y encontramos una familia! Son muy buenos. Trabajan mucho, ojalá que pueden continuar a encontrar el tiempo a escucharnos. También enseñamos un nuevo La Restauración. Antes que empezamos ella preguntó si hay un Dios porque hay tantos iglesias y mucho maneras de adorar. Fue genial. Estoy animada a enseñarla.

Estoy animada por conferencia de zona en Osorno este martes. Gracias por todo Presidente O!

Hermana Meacham

we hit the translate button and this is how gmail translated it for us!

O Chairman,

This week we had a meeting area very, very, good. Our leaders are working well to help all of us work more effectively. I am grateful for you, your counselors, and the missionaries leader and receive revelation.

Tango a query as to M. I know I do not have much time but has upwelling I would listen. She told us not to pray for a testimony. Neither she and her husband are keeping the word of wisdom and have no desire to save. He said he wishes he had left to be baptized but knows that is necessary. She likes to read the Book of Mormon and listen to us. It has had like 5 different baptismal dates already. I feel that maybe we should leave for a while. Sister D and I are praying hard to know whether that is what we have to do. So you see better if we continue to visit but not as frequent.

We did a lot of service this week to find new ones. And we found a family! they are very good. Work hard, hopefully they can continue to find the time to listen. We also teach a new restoration. Before she started she asked if there is a God because there are so many churches and many ways of worshiping. it was great. I am encouraged to teach.

I am encouraged by zone conference in Osorno Tuesday. Thanks for everything President O!

Sister Meacham

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO PAIGE!!!

oh my heavens, 
thank you so much for the birthday wishes. i have the best family and friends in the world. hands down.

guess what? my companion wanted to give me breakfast in bed but we started our fast yesterday after lunch so instead she sang to me with a candle. felt like home basically. ha ha.

it`s been a successful week. couldn't have asked for a better gift.

     we decided to starts the lessons from the basic with M. the other day we went to teach the restoration and it just so happens that her sister was there. it was amazing because M was able to explain and testify things she KNEW just couldn't recognize. We gave a book of Mormon to her sister (who lives out of our sector) and she left. We stayed for a minute more with M and shared DandC 8:2. ( YEA, BEHOLD, I WILL TELL YOU IN YOUR IND AND IN YOUR HEART, BY THE HOLY GHOST, WHICH SHALL COME UPON YOU AND WHICH SHALL DWELL IN YOUR HEART.)  She said that she has felt those feeling of the spirit and she knew that all of it was true, the doubts came and now she's confused but she knows she can have those feelings again. We talked about the example of Joseph Smith and how he prayed with sincerity aloud, and invited her to do the same everyday.

     Another investigator said she believes in the book of mormon and joseph smith! she began reading the bom and couldn't stop. she has so much potential! yay

We`re working hard with the members to get references and have lessons with them. There's a returned missionary in the ward that's helping a TON. 

I love my mission. I couldn't spend my birthday any better way. I'm so grateful for my savior.

love you all

hna meacham

I LOVE CONFERENCE. 
we watched it in the chapel on a computer, live. there were in between 10 and 20 of us for each session. M came for one session on sunday. i'm hoping she recognized the answers to her questions, keep her in your prayers! 
     we met a couple of guys this week and invited them to conference, they actually came for a session! they obviously had a lot a question after so we stayed after to teach them, along with pretty much every member that was there haha. i think it scared them off. but they have the book of mormon! we´ll see what happens. 
     i cant believe its april. happy easter! have yall seen the video yet? because he lives? if not, go to lds.org and watch it and share it with everyone! plz. the other day i read 2 nephi 25. its so cute. i love it. i love vs. 13. (Behold, they will crucify him; and after he is laid in a sepulchre for the space of three days he shall rise from the dead, with healing in his wings; and all those who shall believe in his name shall be saved int eh kingdom of God.  Wherefore, my soul delighteth to prphesy concerning him, for I have seen his day and my heart doth magnify his holy name.) you can see what it means to nephi that Christ lives. i hope i too can magnify the Lord in all i do and help others recognize that HE LIVES. 

love you all.