Yeah that's right. Me. Sister Leah Tangedal. I am back .) and feeling really good!! I'm so stoked to start a new year. Well where to start...
Some cool things that happened. A couple of weeks ago I was like ''lets go see Olga!'' and so we did. On the camino (path) I found 5 dollars. Weird, because it was suuuuupppppper windy and there were a million people walking by, but no one saw this 5 dollars. 5 dollars aqui (here) gets you a long way, and it was on the way to Olga's house so I was like ''well it's not mine and I don't need it, so it's Olga's''. So, we went to her house, but she wasn't home. Later that night we came home earlier because I got a little sick and we had to call some people, but I called Olga to see how she was and she said she was horrible! I was like, what?? Why?? And she told me that she lost 5 dollars while walking and now doesn't know what to do, and then I was like...ummm are you serious??? Where do you think you lost it? And then she told me and I was like,... I HAVE YOUR 5 DOLLARS!!! and then we both freaked out over the phone. Super crazy!! She was soooooo happy that I found it . Me, too. Then I was like, well...... (she is a less active member of the church) just come to church tomorrow and I will give it to you!! And so, that's what happened. We went to pick them up, took them to Church gave her her 5 dollars, and they LOVED church, she loved every class and every message and her 3 little boys (who are so cute) were soooo happy to be there!! I am sooo happy that happened.
Hmm... we have an investigator that we contacted in a really funny way, but i won't talk about that until i get back home... hahahah anyways, she's so cool and we gave her a Book of Mormon. She told us that she reads it everyday and she says that it makes her day go sooo much better, because she feels really peaceful when she reads it. Uh . Heck yea!! We just have to help her understand that that is the Spirit and the Spirit testifies of the truth and if the book is true then Joseph Smith was a prophet and if he was a prophet, this is the Church of JESUS CHRIST restored on the earth once more!!! yayayayayee!!! :D so awesome.
Oh man so many great things! So many great things! :) It was rough for a while, but then I just decided to make some changes slowly and I feel like I'm on the top of the world! I'm so stoked to start the new year. oh yeah!!! Soooo here in Ecuador, they make big dolls called (viejos) old men, and they burn them. It's like burning the año viejo (old year) and starting from scratch. We were like, oh my gosh! it's like baptism!!!! And so, I know that there are a lot of people who are ready to stat a new year and WANT to get baptized. They're ready! I know it! El Eden is going to become the next Provo. I'm on it!!!!
Today, we had transfers. My companion, Hna Calderon was sent to Ofelia as well as Hna Davila. Hna Finley is staying here and she is going to be training. She is pretty stressed, but i know that she is ready to train a missionary. I prayed to not train because I know I am not ready yet, and voila! I am not training. I got a new companion and she's pretty cool. She's from Honduras. Hna Palau. Good times. It's a bitter-sweet transfer because some of the people that I got really close to moved to the coast or to Otavalo (the more more indigenous area). but i know i will serve with them again and be able to be graced by their presences. They're excellent missionaries. I am so proud of them. Speaking of proud. My best friend Ellen Stone stoker got married on Friday the 27th to Devin Stoker. Love you guys. And my best friend Scott Long got married to Tressa Allred Long on Friday the 27th. annnnddddd my other best friend Maria Ann Lydiksen got her mission call to England London South. Soooooooo proud of you all. All of you and Rachel an Brittni, you guys are on missions right now. Virginia and Ukraine are blessed. :) soooo happy. yes...we are locked out of our house and the dueña (boss-lady) doesn't come back till the 10th, but I think we'll find a way in.... hahahaha i hope.
Life is great and I am so happy! I have learned a lot of new and wonderful things. Although, I feel like burning the dolls is voodoo, I'm going to do it!!!! Its like baptism and who doesn't like baptism!? Washed away from all your sins and you receive the Holy ghost. I'm stoked. I'm so ready to accomplish all my new goals. I want to ring every doorbell here in Eden and San Isidro Del Inca. I know there are diamonds here and they are waiting for someone to share this amazing gospel with them. I am not here for me, but for the Lord. I am ready to forget about myself and focus on the needs of those around me because as we see in Mosiah 2:17, when we are in the service of our fellow beings, we are only in the service of our God. :) I'm so ready and so excited to start working super hard!!! Maybe I was a little depressed for a little while. I don't know what depression even is. I'm Leah Tangedal, but I don't know. There were some rough times, but life has turned around. I'm going to finish reading the Book of Mormon tomorrow I think.....my goal is 100 pages. We have to be in by 5 because it gets REALLY cray around here on new years hahaha. soooo I have time.
But yeah. life is amazing. I am so happy about my goals, my plans. God is amazing. I am so happy that we have a God who loves us and sent us His Son to atone for our sins. He died for you, and me. and all of us. He knows exactly what we go through and He has told us that He will forgive us of our sins an relieve us of guilt and sadness if we just come to HIM. COME TO HIM. Its so amazing. I have really learned so much more about our Savior in these few months on a mission. I'm so happy right now. Life is amazing. Be good examples. LEAD BY EXAMPLES Y'ALL.
Love you all and I will send you pictures one day when I have my cable and its not locked in our house. hahaha :)
Con much amor,
Hna Leah Tangedal
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