"Pics"

"Jonathon.....the minion! And....my very strong tan line. That is NOT a white shirt!!!!"

"Killer bunny from Monty Python!"

"Me and my Compy." :) :) :)

"40 Day Fast"

Wow. Well, this week was crazy. But.... THEY STARTED THE CONCEPCION TEMPLE!!!!!!!!!!!! It was my first temple breaking that I have ever been to and it was awesome :) We were in San Pedro which is just like 20 minutes from the temple site and watched it on satellite. It was really cool and really touching. This will be the 2nd temple in all of Chile and I just find that amazing. A huge long country that really needs it! I could really see that the working is moving on :) One of the people that talked said that right before a temple starts, the work gets really hard. I can FOR SURE testify of that. and Presidente Bluth totally was a translator for one speaker. I got so prideful that THAT was my mission president :)

So our mission started something truly amazing today. It's called the 40 day fast. No, I am not going to LITERALLY fast for 40 days. I am not crazy. Hahaha but it's a 40 day  fast from "habits" that we want to break. Presidente Bluth has asked us to choose 5 things to change to be more spiritual and Christlike. I decided not to share them here because they are a bit personal, but I can already see that they are happening and I can see myself already changing. Every morning we need to pray for the help we need to do it and in the night, we give a report to Heavenly Father how it went that day. Of course, we may need to do a bit of repenting. This last week was the week where we chose the 5 things. I got really upset this week and so frustrated with myself that I kind of broke down. I felt like I haven't been the missionary that I wanted to be. But I know that I can change and I am so grateful for these 40 days that I have. 

 

Well, if any of you want to do these 40 days, then just ask and I can send you the stuff for it :) I hope you have a great day! 

Hermana Burnham

 

"Cool lookin' chickens" :)

"Our gangster investigator Felipe and his little sister Carolina. They are so good and so fun!" :) :) :)

"Role play with our stuffed animals.....thanks for the minon Tiff!"

 

Santa Juana Pics

Just pictures this week!

"Arm wrestling with Hermano Jorge......he won!"

"Our view outside our back window"

"Happy Birthday Hayden"

"Happy Birthday Abby"

"General Conference - The English Room!"

"Hermana Anunciacao saying good-bye to Santa Juana" :(

"My Peruanas!!!!!! I love Hermana Matias and Hermana Antay. Hermana Antay went to Temuco right after I left."

"Hermana Castaneda was just dying to take my picture in front of this pink wall. So we did!" :) :) :)

 

"My new companion.....Hermana Castaneda"

"The guinea pig peed on my companion"

"My last Zone"

"Let God Illuminate Your Life"

 

"Changing Lives"

This week was so great.

We had 7 people committed to come to church and how many went. Zero. ZERO people went! Well, out of the investigators. Hahaha but it was awful. When I can't go to church because of pink eye, all the investigators go. When I don't have pink eye, no one goes. Maybe I should just get sick again..... 

No but the people we are teaching are changing their lives completely. It's really a miracle some of these changes and it just helpes me to see that the Lord does things in His own time. All of my people can and want to be baptized, but there are some very big changes that they are doing in order to be baptized. But the Lord has a plan for every one of them and things will work out. I know it will. 

This week we found some amazing people. First we found Miguel. He is 18 and is from Bolivia. We actually contacted him clear back in July, but finally decided to pass by his house. He only has only been in Chile 4 months and lives with his sister and brother in law. Right before he came to Chile, his mom passed away from Cancer. It was sad when he told us but he said that he feels like his mom is still with him. That is for sure Miguel! I could literally feel her presence when we taught him that day the Plan of Salvation. It is amazing. He is so good and has such a desire to learn the gospel. 

We also found Lily and her boyfriend Sergio. Hermana Anuncicaco contacted them clear back in June and we finally got in with them this week. They have 2 cute kids that come to my English class all the time. And they are SUPER FUNNY! I love teaching them and they really want to join the right church and raise their kids in the gospel. They are great too and want to change for the better. 

 

We really have some awesome people, but people that need to change some things first. And lots of them are doing it! Katherin for example, left her boyfriend of 5 years so that she can join the church. That leaves her in a hard situation but she loves the decision she has made. It really is a miracle. LOVE THIS WORK! Love being a missionary and love planting seeds :) 

 

Hermana Burnham

"Yes! There is a bat just chillin' outside our church in Santa Juana!"

"Lunch with Hermana Jocelyn. She is the branch President's wife."

"Eating nalca with Hermano Jorge! It's like a weird tree thing that you eat with salt. You can't wash it because it takes away the flavor. It's pretty good."

"Hermana Matias! Love this girl!"

"Hermana Jakob from Canada"

"Three zone activity"

"My zone from San Pedro! WOOOO!!!!!"

"Hermana Mendoza"

"Elder Snyder. We are parasite friends!"