Gunung Berapi

HELLLOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! I AM IN MALANG AND I AM LOVING MY LIFE. You guys, malang is AMAZING. okay. gunung= mountain api= fire ber=(makes words a verb) so gunung berapi is like a mountain that fires........ AKA VOLCANO

I am SURROUNDED BY VOLCANOES HERE ITS SOOOOOO COOL!!!!! also, I'M SO SORE FROM RIDING A BIKE ALL WEEK OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!!!! Look up Malang on google yall it's so beautiful, i am so excited to serve here!!

My new companion's name is Sister Angelie, she's from......... BOGOR hahahh i know all of her family!!!! She totally reminds me of my sister Kianna, she's sassy just like her, and i'm learning soooooo much faster in indonesian with an indonesian companion, i'm so happy T__T I am so so happy here it's great!!

The work here is very slow, but that's okay, friday, we spent ALLLLLL DAYYYYY contacting on our bikes, oh, and Malang is FULL OF HILLS LITERALLY EVERYDAY WE'RE CLIMBING HUGE HILLS ON OUR BIKES oh myg oodness its so tiring i better have model legs after this area oh my goodness. So yeah, we're really focusing on finding and trying to talk to as many people as we can until we find that ONE person ready to accept the gospel

I have a little spiritual thought: so, as much as i've been loving it here in malang, of course there are going to be trials, Saturday we went to teach this cute Oma, her husband didn't want to listen, we taught the restoration and invited her to get baptized. Of course, her response was something i've heard a million and 12 times on my mission. "but i've already been baptized, i already have my own church, every church is christ's church not just the mormon church etc" i started to cry. hahaha, i was so sad, this week had been the longest ever, i was sooo tired so drained of energy (i have a chest cold so that didn't help either) so here i am sitting in a lesson crying of frustration too, her husband started going off on us so that didn't help either, here were my thoughts. "Heavenly Father, i'm trying to be the best servant i can be, I'm trying to do your will, I'm doing everything i can to be a better teacher so these people will understand why they need the gospel of Jesus Christ, and all we get is rejection in return, what else do i have to do, i'm so tired of this."
So the next day, after church sister angelie and i studied, I read in Mosiah 24, this is where i am in my readings, nothing special. It's about the people of Alma, and this sassy king or leader Amulon forbid them to pray! He threatened to kill them if they prayed. the scriptures say in verse 10 that so great were their afflictions (hey that sounds like me) that they began to cry mightily to their god. even though they knew it was forbidden they still prayed in their hearts, they showed their faith! they knew Heavenly Father loved them and would answer there prayers in the midst of their afflictions.
The lord answered their prayers and said "Lift up your heads and be of good comfort... I will also ease the burdens which are put upon your shoulders, that even you cannot feel them upon your backs." In verse 15 it then says
"and now it came to pass that the burdens which were laid upon alma and his bretheren were made LIGHT! The lord did STRENTHEN THEM that they could bear up their burdens with ease!"
ISN'T THAT SO BEAUTIFUL??? The Lord doesnt take away our burdens, but through the enabling power of his atonement, through his grace, he can strengthen us, we CAN overcome anything and our burdens can be made light!!
My testimony has been strengthened AGAIN aobut how real our Heavenly Father is, how aware he is of ME, he knows what i feel and he's sad when i'm sad, and when i feel like i need an answer to my prayers, i can literally just open up the book of mormon and BAM there it is! I know the Book of Mormon is the word of God! I know we can find strength and comfort through reading the words of the prophets of old! This gospel is so cool! I love it!

So, now I know that I just need to keep going! I am doing my part, I need to keep my flame of faith burning and one day we will find that one special person who is ready to accept this beautiful message of hope! I love my savior and i love my heavenly father and i am so grateful that i can serve them here in malang. This chruch is true! I know that Jesus Christ LIVES, come unto Him, He's waiting and He wants to help you! To heal you, to love you! (:

Have a nice week! How was your Easter? Easter feels a little weird in this country... but that's okay, I love it here!

1) BEAUTY
2) Giant volcano
3) this volcano started smoking after i took this pic, i have a video of me crying bc i thought it was the most beautiful and cool thing of my life hahhaa maybe it will load next week
4) Sister Angelie! <3

I kissed a girl (GRANDMA) and I didn't like it!

Okay, before i tell you about my smooch with this grandma last night I have some news.  President is a sly fox and even though he asked me at pld if i wanted to stay in Bogor (and of course the answer was yes) I'M BEING TRANSFERED TO MALANG TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!! WHAT!!!!!!  I HAVE TO FLY BY MYSELF AND i'm a little stressed, but it's okay.  I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M LEAVING BOGOR!!!!!  Bogor will always have my heart, I cried so hard yesterday saying goodby to all of our beautiful members here,  they have literally became my family!!!! it's so crazy!!!! wahdu I didnt think i'd be leaving my first area so soon, but it is what it is, the Lord wants me in Malang with Sister Angelie.  I'M GOING TO RIDING A BIKE NOW!  HAHA IT'S TIME TO GET SKINNY YALL.   All the missionaries told me my first week here, "oh you're gonna gain so much weight in Bogor so sorry"  NOPE,  I'VE LOST ALL OF MY MTC WEIGHT HERE AHAHA,  

Okay so now about my title, this is the funniest thing that's happened to me in a long time.  So.  We met this way cute lady on an angkot like 2 weeks ago her name is Ibu Ifon, so we finally got to meet her yesterday.  We introduced the book of Mormon to her and her 2 kids and her Mom (Miss kissy grandma)  and her brothre (WHO LIVES IN MALANG AND IS GOING BACK THERE SOON, so guess who got his number so we can meet again ahaha)  Ifon was so happy we were there, she cried in her prayer and she seems so interested to learn from the new sisters who are coming to bogor.  so we were saying goodbye, and her ein indonesia you "Salam"  so you do this weird dead fish hand shake, or wiht girls you go from side to side and kiss each other on the cheek or just smash your cheeks on each others, (i hope i explained that well)  SO. the grandma comes up to me, and i thought we were just gonna do the cheek thing, it got so awkward. so fast.  she grabs my face and just PLANTS ONE ON ME HAHAHAHHAHA it was sooo long it was like a mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmwha!  and hse has no teeth and like rubbed her lips on mine i wa slike WHA TTHTE HECK!!!!  I  WAS DYING INSIDE OH MY GOODNESS, i haven't been kissed in a lonnnnng time let alone BY A GRANDMA,  i guess she must've been really feeling the spirit or SOMETHING, ahahahhahaha oh my goodness, funniest experience of my life.

Next with some news with our investigators, FANA HAS MADE HER BAPTISMAL DATE!! WE HAVE A BAPTISM COMMITMENT AHH!!!!  and now i'm leaving ._.  It's fine,  as long as the other Sisters finish teaching Fana the lessons!  It's so great,  Sister Davis and I have been working so hard, and honestly it's hard when you go out everyday and it seems like no one here wants to accept our beautiful message!!  Its so sad!  So many people here are lost!!  but when you work hard, and you do the things you're supposed to and trust in the Lord, He makes up the rest!  I'm so glad Fana has the desire to get baptized,  and I can't wait to meet new people in Malang and share my testimony with them!

Yes we watched conference, it was in indonesian, i  didn't understand anything ahahhaah,  there's my bahasa skills for yall, but it's okay,  i want to print off some today to read on the plane ride tomorrow!  I'm so grateful for living prophets and apostles how wonderful is our church?  I know all of our leaders are called of God, and i Know the things they've challenged to change in our lives is counsel from God,  i hope we all can ask ourselves everyday, what we're lacking or what we need to work on, how we can draw nearer to god in our lives.  The closer to God we are the happier we will be!  

I'm not really sure what else to add in this email,  I'm really really REALLY going to miss Bogor,  I lvoe the people here, I love the members, i've made so many new friends that I will cherish for forever.  I'm excited for a new adventure though!  every city in Indoneisa is so different from each other!  Next week im sure ya'll will get a dramatic email from me about the new bugs and food and crazy new experiences!  Missions are awesome!  and FAST.  YOU GUYS I'VE ALMOST BEEN SERVING FOR SIX MONTHS!! WHAT?????  I still feel new!!!  Wow crazy,  I love you all and I can feel your prayers!  Thank you all for the encouraging words and love, it really strengthens me every week and helps me remembre why i'm here and why i'm serving.  I love my Savior Jesus Christ,   He loves you.  He LOVES YOU.  I could understand the Mormon Tabernacle Choir at least (;  and I was filled with the spirit as they sang the hymns about our Loving Savior and Heavenly Father,  they're words brought me to tears.  I think the most that I understood from Conference was to not wait to repent, repentance means to change!  To align our will with God's so we can be happy!  we dont ahve to be burdened by sin, or mistakes,  and through our trials the Savior will lift us!  He will, I know He will because He lifts me everyday on the mission.  I testify that Christ lives!  and I know our Heavenly Father wants nothing more than our happiness, and our happiness can only come through Christ!  have a nice week!  

1)  We crashed Bogor 2's ward council meeting bc they wanted one more picture haha!

2) Brother Satria and Sister Virly and Moses,  they're the best ward missionaries always helping us out!

3) Kathrin and Mutia  I'm going to miss them so SO MUCH (Mutia has been called to serve in New Zealand!)

4) :'(  my favorite member ever, this is Sister Sari, (she reminds me so much of my aunt april) She's literally my mother here ))': you bet i cried saying goodbye to her lol

5) Brother Ezra, he's literally the best person ever (he used to always take us missioaries EVERYWHERE for pday hahaha)  and his english is rad

The flame of faith

HALOOOO

Okay, so this week was full of miracles.

Investigators:  FANA Wants to get baptized!!!  We haven't set a date yet, but this week we're hoping to teach her 3 times,  she doesn't know a lot about our church but she likes the way she feels when she attends!  ALSO her sister is married to a member!  (whos not active)  BUT she's our nw investigator too!!!!!  Can you imagine how beautiful it would be if we helped her husband come back to church and he could baptize his family!??!?!  so so so beautiful.  That's what we're hoping for, and we're praying that ibu Kristin and Ibu Rosita and Wice will come watch conference this saturday and sunday.

oh yeah,  we watch conference a week after yall because it has to be translated into Indonesian!  I'M SO EXCITED, I hope you all loved hearing from our prophet and the apostles of the Lord!!  Our church is so cool! and so true!

PLD:  yayyy!!!  we spent friday night and saturday day in Jakarta!  We learned sooo much and honestly i felt a little overwhelmed with our training, my head was like:  WOAH DO I NEED TO REPENT OR WHAT HOW CAN  I DO ALL THESE THINGS HOLY COWWWW.  I get stressed easy lol.  BUT.  My mom just sent me a quote from President Hinckley:  "(Something about not being negative about yourself),  Simply do what you can do, in the best way you know, and the lord will accept your effort."  Isn't that beautiful?  I know i have soooo many things I need to work on, but if I just try  my best to keep improving everyday I know the Lord is proud of me, and he'll make up the rest so its okay!!  That's a life long principle I hope to remember always.   The main thing that stood out to me at PLD was"The flameof Faith"  I think that's what i've been missing!  Honestly these past (almost 6 months what)  I've been trying overcome depression and anxiety and it's been frustrating because missionary work doesn't get easier hahaha,  I honestly feel like i've been just going through the motions, but now  I know,  the things I do everyday,  the people I try to talk to everyday, obeying all the missionary rules has a purpose!  The flame of faith in my heart needs to drive me to act in faith, to trust that whatever happens will be okay because this is the lord's work!  I thought that was cool, i want the flame of faith in my heart to turn into a BONFIRE 

Spiritual Thought:  I read the most amazing and life changing talk this week,  "Strength in the Lord'' by Elder Bednar,  he discussed about the enabiling and redeeming power of the atonement.  If we look in the Book of Mormon there are countless experiences of prophets praying for strength in their situations.   Like nephi or Almaa.  they don't ask the lord to take away their burdens, but to have strength according to their FAITH.  It's so cool!  I challenge you guys that when you pray, and you feel  like your burdens are too much, pray for the enabling power of the atonement to lighten your burdens.   Christ knows everything that we feel everyday,  his atonement can give us the strength to endure anything!!  

I can really say sincerely now, that I am truly happy to be serving here in Indonesia.  Life is hard, but the Lord is here with me every step of the way!!  transfers are coming up, and we're pertty sure Sister Davis is moving to Jakarta, so in a week and a half I might have a new companion, which means I'M LEADING THE AREA WHAAAAT.  Everythiing we go through we experience for a reason, to learn and grow and come closer to Christ.  I hope you all have a great week,  I know this church is true, that's why I'm still here even though its hard!  There are so many people that need this gospel, that need hope in their lives, I hope you all have the desire to be examples to others and help them come unto Christ too(:  Sampai nanti ya!

1)  My cute District in our cute matching Rok dan Dasi made with Batik!

2) here's me walking down  a regular indonesian street 

3) when it's hot 

4)  classic Indonesia

Life is too short to not have the Pure Love of Christ

This week was insane, we had a tragic loss in our Ward.  Our friend Brother Denny suddenly passed away ):  (He's the one who introduced Kirei into the church and Baptized her ))': )  

So with going to funerals this week and trying to cope with everything,  my testimony of the Plan of Salvation was strengthened again.   When my sweet Grandmommy passed away, of course I was sad,  but she lived an amazing life and she was 97! we were expecting it ya?  With Brother Denny he was my friend!  I've only been in Bogor for 3.5 months, but the members here have literally become my family and I cherish all of the relationships I've built. 

So Sister Davis and I really had to study hard this week to prepare ourselves to help Kirei, we knew she'd have even more questions about the spirit world and what is going to come in the future.   I've grown such an appreciation of the Plan of Salvation.  I know we have a loving Father in Heaven, and I know He wants us all to return to Him, and if we just follow His perfect Son and rely on the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ we can. 

This week is PLD, so I'm excited to go to Jakarta again,  I'm excited to learn from our President and find some answers to my prayers, so next weeek's email will probably be more spiritual.

I have one cool story, we were contacting on the train (because all of our appointments failed again -____-' )  I love talking to people, especially now that I can understand indonesians soooo much better than before, i'm not afraid to talk to people anymore! The gift of Tongues is real yall.   so i was talking to this lady,  and she was asking what are message is about, so i whipped out my Kitab Mormon,  Sister Davis is soooooo good at explaining the Book of Mormon, i still get nervous and confused on how to say '' JUST READ IT ITS GOOD AND YOU'LL BE SAVED" in indonesian (;   but i had a prayer in my heart that Heavenly Father would bless me with strength to explain it well enough that she could understand what i was saying.   after my little prayer all of a sudden i received strength to bare testimony of the fulness of the gospel contained in both the book of Mormon and bible, and by reading both we can receive a full witness that Jesus is the Christ and that he is the Savior of the World.  it was really cool, so now i'm not afraid to give away book of Mormons.  we gave away 6 this week!  Hopefully those 6 people will be interested and want to learn more.  

and then with our investigators,  Kristin..... we invited her to be baptized AGAIN.  the answer is still "oh i need to learn more"  BUT WE'VE LIKE TAUGHT HER EVERYTHING UGGHHHH i don't know what to do hahahah.  I know if she just reads the book of mormon and prays about it, she'll feel that burning bosom in her heart!!! 

Sorry this email is so short.  I'm not quite sure what else to say.   This church is true yall, if it wasn't i wouldn't be here!  Heavenly Father loves you, He loves you!  So keep trying your best and keep relying on the Savior for help and guidance in your life, you'll be happier i promise! (:

OH YAH and the title of my email, this is another thing that I learned from Brother Denny's passing.  Life is just WAY TOO SHORT!    Why not be nice to everyone you see, try to befriend a person that's lonely, try to be patient with those you don't get along with.  Life is too short to not have the pure love of Christ embedded in your soul!  I know it's hard sometime to love everyone,  but if we pray with all the energy of our souls to Heavenly Father for help, he will soften our hearts,  pray for opportunities to serve others!  The more we strive to become like Christ, the Happier we'll be!  I know that's true! ​​

okay okay have a nice week yall! (:

WHOA!

I'M LITERALLY OUT OF TIME BUT A MIRACLE JUST HAPPENED LIKE 3 SECONDS AGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FANA (AN INVESTIGATOR WHOS BEEN KINDA SKETCHY AND WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO MEET WITH HER)  BUT SHE TOLD SISTER MAYA (HER FRIEND) THAT SHE WANTS TO GET BAPTIZED I'M SO HAPPY I'M FREAKING OUT WE JUST GOT THE PHONE CALL MIRACLES HAPPEN WHEN YOU WORK HARD WOHOOO!!! THE CHURCH IS TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!

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1)  i woke up to this view today!!

2) i've started drawing again so I drew this for my favorite Indonesian here, Tessa, she's so cute (':

3)  In Memory of Brother Denny (Me, Bro Denny and his sister love love love to sing together (:  )  (and sorry i'm not cute and in my pajamas i had just woken up hahaha) NOTE FROM MOM-THIS IS THE ABOVE VIDEO THAT I CAN'T GET TO WORK.  I LEFT THE LINK IN CASE SOMEONE ELSE CAN.

Indonesia: It's beautiful

Kabarnya keluarga dan teman saya!  Minggu ini biasa, tetapi masih hebat sekali!

We have 3 simpatisan's (investigators)  who have so much potential!  Ibu Kristin,  Ibu Wice and Ibu Rosita,  I'm always so so excited to meet with them and teach them!  We just have to get them to church... hopefully this week that will happen!! (:

Today I wanted to talk about some amazing and crazy things about this beautiful country of Indonesia.  One day while Sister Davis and I were riding a big old rachet bus,  out to the middle of nowhere to meet with a member,  a sweet spirit came over me, and I really took the time to appreciate where I am serving!  Indonesia is so so so so SO beautiful, it's so green everywhere you go!  Even though I was on a raggedy bus, surrounded by a bunch of smokers and it was hot and i was sweaty,  I could'nt've been happier!  

1.  We ride in these little mini van things called angkots,  here in Bogor their green and blue, and everyday there are these guys called  Pengamen,  ranging from ages 7-30,  they jump in the angkots while we're driving and they sing for us!  it's so funny, especially if they try to sing english songs,  they use Ukelele's (the strings are usually made from rubber bands)  it's so funny, but it's cute, so i usually give the really good ones or the cute little kids my little indonesian coins!  (hopefully i'll get a picture of them one day)

2. Random Bapak,  for some bizarre reason, this week we had like 3 random older guys come up to us and speak broken english with us!! it's so funny, usually while were walking down the streets we always get cat calls,  everyone calls us "mister" they say "HEY MISS HEY MISS MISTER MISTER"  They don't know the difference of miss and mister and it's so funny!  Lots of people try to say a random english sentence to us, the funniest is "my name is"  with their indonesian accents, and then... they don't tell us their names! 😂 it's so hilarious, because they don't understand what they're even saying.  Oh i love indonesians.  and with the random guys that came up to us, we got there numbers and one of them became the elder's new investigator so THAT was awesome.  

I can't even explain how beautiful Indoneisa is,  at least here in bogor,  we have one mountain, i forgot the name (it's really like a hill compared to utah's mountains)  but its so pretty,  everyday we walk down really terribly made streets made of concreate and stones.  to get to our house we have to walk up a huge hill every night so that's fun. 

This week hopefully we'll be able to see Ibu Kristin Rosita and Wice a bunch,   the more i find people and teach, the more i feel like I"m improving. I still need to work on my bahasa so i can teach better, but i know the lord makes up the difference always!  

Oh ya quick spiritual thought,  I forgot where I read this from, but from my studies this week my goal was to make my prayers more sincere and to really try to become more humble.  The Lord commands us to be like little children right?  to submit our whole will to our father in heaven ya?  It's so hard!!  But i've noticed a difference in the way i think, when I walk in face and LIVE in faith, I know everything will work out, I try to have the spirit guide my prayers,  and i think of what Heavenly father wants ME to do, not what i want Him to bless me with.  He already knows what we need right?  But if we try to humble ourselves more and pray for others first before us He'll bless us even more.  I challege you guys to pray just a prayer of thanks for a day or 2,  I promise you'll start to see a difference in your life, you'll become more full of gratitude, it will make your life so much more happier!  I'm glad I'm here, and I love being a missionary.  Have a nice week yall! (:

1) Sister Davis and I went to Kebun Raya (it's this wayy fancy awesome park in Bogor) for PDay last week!  today we're going to another park with the elders and playing cards I'M SO EXCITED 

2) I was feeling myself that day, the fro was fab.

3) just look how green everything is

4) Hi i love being a missionary 

5) Me and cute Sister Davis (LOL look how sweaty we are #IndonesiaJakartaMission)

6)  yes i found Naruto manga here in Indonesia, NO I'M NOT READING THEM DONG, but i'm saving them for when i get home and can read NARUTO in INDONESIAN I LOVE MY LIFE AHAHA

What do we do now?

HALO KELUARGA DAN TEMAN YANG TERKASIH SAYAAA<3

okay.  well.  I don't have a lot to say this week.  This was the SLOWEST. week. i have ever. had.  on my mission holy cow.  I was so pumped to get the week started and like, everyday... EVERY. SINGLE. APPOINTMENT. CANCLED. !!!!!!!!!!  this has never happpened to me before!!! I was so stressed!!!!!!!!  

So we did see Ibu Kristin again, she's so cute, and she has this way nasty dog that stinks named Oni.  We tried to invite her to be baptized........ lol.   She likes the Book of Mormon, and she even invited her friend to come learn with us (ayyyeee another simpatisan!!)  and we read from 3 Nephi 11 (she's already been taught the Restoration)  and the spirit was so strong!!!  We asked her if she believed the book of Mormon was the word of God?  She said yes,  we asked her if she believed if Joseph smith was a true prophet, she said yes.  SO HELLO, DO YOU WANT TO GET BAPTIZED???  "Oh, I'm already baptized in my own church, our churches are the same right?"  YA AMPUN.  It's so hard to explain to people about Priesthood authority... so hopefully this next week we can clarify.... cuz let me tell ya, it got real awkward after that hahahah.  Wahdu.   I think i've already shared this quote ,  "If the Church wasn't true, the missionaries would have messed things up a LOONNNG time ago."  This quote always helps me feel sooo much better! because i'm not the perfect teacher, I still need to learn more bahasa, and missionary work is so hard!!!!  But it's the LORD'S work, so it just keeps going and He makes up the difference! Thank goodness the Book of Mormon is true, thank goodness the Holy Ghost really does bring conversion because without it,  theres no way I could do this haha!  

I guess something a little dramatic happened too haha.  So, yes, my emails are full of butterflies and rainbows and how wonderful everything is kan?  Well, I'm gonna be real for just a second.   I love love looove being a missionary, I'm learning so much about myself, and for God's love for me, but I'm still human, I still make mistakes and I still feel emotions ya?   This week,  was a really really REALLY hard week.  I've never had so much anxiety before my mission, (I mean, i'm in charge of the eternal salvation of this beautiful city, not much to stress about right? (; )  and also,  at times,  I still get really homesick,  and I've been having these crazy moments of depression, where i'm just so so sad!  and then I get frustrated with myself because '''I'M A MISSIONARY I HAVE TO BE HAPPY AND PERFECT AND GINI GINI GINI"  but no, I don't have to be perfect,  I'm still a human being.  Sister Davis and I one night had a heart to heart and just cried together!  We were missing home and feeling hopeless because nothing was working out!!  3 of my simpatisan's have been baptized!  Shouldn't i be happy??  I seriously thought there was something wrong with me!  I literally felt like I was turning into a robot, waking up in the mornings was dreadful, I wasn't happy to go out!  and I couldn't wait to go back to bed.  I felt like we were trying to force lessons to happen and just visit people just to visit people.  I had no idea what Heavenly Father wanted me to do because nothing was working out!!  It was this never ending cycle and I didn't know what to do.  

So, one companion study, Sister DAvis and I read Alma 8 .  Alma was having great success in his "area"  he brought thousands of souls unto Christ, and then "transfers" happened and he had to go to Ammonihah (i think)  there he was spit on and beat upon and all these terrible things happened to him!!!  He was so depressed too, because nothing was working out!  It says in verse 14: that being weighed down with sorrow, wading through much tribulation and anguish of soul because of the wickedness of the people"  Hey,  that kinda sounds like EXACTLY how i was feeling!  But and angel came to Alma,  he told Alma he was blessed for his faithfulness in keeping the commandments and commanded him to return.   Alma had no idea if things would get better of if they would turn out.  He then met Amulek,  got to know him and got some food and water.  Alma then testified of his call as a missionary and the two of them became great missionaries together!

When I read the words from the Book of Mormon at that time,  I recieved an answer to my prayers.  I felt exactly like Alma, I felt so hopeless and so depressed,  but I don't ever need to feel that way!  God listens to my prayers, and everything happens for a reason,  maybe allllllll of the lessons and appointments we had canceled because we had to meet someone on the train, or at the park, or at the mall who was ready to receieve the gospel!  And we did! We contacted so many more people this week and we have 3 more investigators.   I hope you all can learn from your experiences too, if you keep praying for guidance I know you can find the answers in the Book of Mormon. I feel so much better about myself as a missionary.  I know I'm not perfect and I know sometimes things don't work out,  but I know God knows what's best for me at whatever time and place here in Indonesia, and i know he does the same thing for all of you in your lives.  Trust in Him,  pray everyday, read your scriptures and ponder them,  I promise there are scritpure stories in the Book of Mormon that you can relate to your life!  I know the Book of Mormon is true, and I know sometimes life can be so hard, but as we're faithful in following Jesus Christ everything will work out whether or not we realize it!  God loves you,  you are important, and all He asks of us is to try our best everyday!! 

I hope my mopey story turned out to be more spiritual and happy ahah, I'm so glad I'm here in Indonesia, and I'm so glad to be serving the Lord at this time in my life! Have a good week!

1)  MY WARD IS THE BEST THANKS FOR THE PACKAGES!!

The work continues

HALO TEMAN DAN KELUARGA SAYA!!!!  This week was AWESOME, LUAR BIASA.

So,  ya know a few weeks ago i was like, woooow the work is so slowwww, BUT THIS WEEK, we had 3 NEW INVESTIGATORS!!!  What a miracle!!!!  

So the first lady we met her 2 weeks ago, we were trying to search for some refferals that a member gave to us so we went on 2 adventures that day,  we found out the refferals weren't even living in bogor, BUT we met Adriena!!  Shes' like.... maybe 50 and she has ALLLLL this kids living in her house like grand kids and all there cousins they'r'e so cute,  we "How to begin teaching" with her (basically like, telling her our purpose as missionaries,) and introduced the Book of Mormon to her.  ( ya konw how like, everyone in america knows a thing or two about the book of mormon, and it's usuually not a good thing right?)  WELL ITS LIKE THAT HERE TO ESPECIALLY if they're Christian.  So i always get so scared when we're about to teach about the Kitab Mormon (indonesian) cuz i don't know if they'll freak out and say  '' THERES ONLY ONE WORD OF GOD GINI GINI GINI, YOUR BOOK IS SESAT (kinda translated like cult) "  bc the Christians here, (we call em Fish)  ((remember Jesus said to his apostles, "I'll make you fishers of men"))  GET IT LOL,  anyways,  if they're fish, they're usually SO DEDICATED TO THEIR PENDETA's  (preachers)  the struggle is real..... BUT SHE WAS SO OPEN, it was so nice,  and all of the kids gathered around me so i showed them the pictures in the front of the book and i did my best to explain them all while Sister Davis was talking with Adriana,  it was a good lesson and i know that Kitab Mormon is literally the key to a simpatisan's conversion!!  

Then there was Ibu Sri, shes so cute, the elders met her on the train and we ended up being in her area!  Her 2 daughters were there too, and she's fish.  (we have code names for the different religions here so we don't offended anyone while we're talking..... )  anyways, here daughters were there too, and we did the same thing, HTBT and introduced Kitab Mormon,  .............. it almost turned into a bible bash it was scary ahahha but Sister Davis is so smart and chill and controled the situation,  her daughter just kept POUDNING us with questions like DO YOU BELIEVE THIS AND THIS AND THIS AND GINI GINI GINI,  I was so stressed out hahahahah.  but it's fine, we just bore our testimonies and told em we're not there to force them to do ANYTHIGN, we're just here to invite them to come unto Christ and Kitab Mormon will bring more happiness in their lives!!!! 

I hope we'll see em again this week, and I hope we keep finding people to teach!!!!  I'm waaaay out of time, but i love you all and I love you all for your encouragements and kind emails to me. Have a nice Christ centered week everybody! The Church is true!! <3

finally i got a good computer to send more pics!!

1) here's cute anita again at her baptism, she was confirmed yesterday (':