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April 8, 2013

Hola Familia y Amigos!

So lots has happened this last two weeks. Sorry I couldn't write last week. My companion got sick and we live 2 hours out of Lima and then in Lima it's another hour and a half to the hospital which makes getting sick a REAL big pain! We were traveling all day and I didn't get to write.

The most exciting thing that happened last week is that we did an Easter egg hunt for a ward activity. They loved it! Peruvians don't do Easter egg hunts here. We found plastic eggs but not the kind we use .  We had to cut an opening with knifes ha-ha, but then we stuffed 500 eggs with candy and hid them all over the church. It was hilarious. They all loved it. The Elders asked how they could help and I told them to dress up as Easter bunnies and they did. What good sports.  It was great fun.

This week we went to the temple and we watched general conference. So it was just TONS of spiritually.
We just found out that my companion is getting transferred and I will be spending my last month in the mission training. I'm excited to train. Its lots of responsibility but I'm fine with that. I need it so that I don't trunk out my last month ha-ha. But from what her last name is, it sounds like she is a  north American. . . wow. . . Never thought that would happen to me. I'm a little nervous about helping her with her Spanish. It was tempting enough with Hermana Anderson to speak English when we both knew Spanish really well. Imagine with someone who doesn't speak Spanish ha-ha it will be good. At least I can help her ease into the culture shock.
The only thing I feel bad about is that Berta is suppose  to get baptized this Saturday. . . my companion has been here through all of Bertas conversion and she deserves to see her baptism. So we are going to try and work some last minute magic and get her baptized tonight. She is ready! She just needs an interview. I'm all about last minute baptisms because my companions are leaving. It worked with Hermana Anderson and Alfunso and it will be great with Hermana Cueva and Berta.

My mom said that the singles ward sent me letters and asked if I got them. . . I'm so sorry. I haven't. I don't know how long ago they were sent. Hopefully they get here, Sadly Peruvian mail is not that reliable there are several things I have never gotten.

We have a new investigator named Amilcar. We meet him contacting. We was reading a novel in a park. (Which I have never seen in all my time in Peru.) I just had to go talk to him. We contacted him and told him that we wanted to give him a book to read. I told him that it was my favorite book and that I had read it over and over again. He was super excited. Free book ha-ha. He is a good Kid,19years old.  Really open minded and interesting on his ideas of God. I love how he prays because it sounds like he is making a phone call. "Hello God, It's me again Amilcar, How are you?" I mostly love that he asks God how he is doing.
Basically all is well. I'm happy and healthy. I had a down spell in March but with a nice fast and prayer I was able to buck up, put on my big sister missionary skirt and I'm ready to work super hard and go out great!

I love you all! I'll see you soon!
Love Hermana Sadie Jean Taggart

New Pictures

 Our "pioneer trek" that we did as a branch. Which included walking along a busy highway. It was actually hilarious because instead of crossing a river we crossed a four lane highway. Equally dangerous ha-ha. But along the sides of the roads here in Peru there are these little houses,  they are actually mini capillas. If someone dies getting hit by a car or in a car wreck on the road their family builds one of these.

View from the hill where we finished our pioneer trek of two hours ha-ha

When we made Mexican food as a district. It's fun to meet people from all around the world. I feel like I will finish my mission with friends in just about every part of South America

A "sweet" that they make here in Peru. It looks like Carmel but don't be folded It's actually baked beans all mashed up in a cream form and they eat it with bread

Me and my companion in front of a Flower Carpet. They line the streets with these and then they carry different Saints or Maybe a statue of the Virgin Maria or Jesus on their backs. They walk down the streets and trample the flower carpets

March 25, 2013

Hola Familia y Amigos!

This week. . . oh this week. Mamma said they'd be weeks like this, they'll be weeks like this my mamma said ha-ha. Its fine sometimes there are just hard weeks in the mission. Berta went through a bunch of personal family problems this week and stopped reading and praying and blew us off for her baptismal interview so she didn't end up getting baptized. We finally found her Saturday. Like Hermana Anderson always said Satan is a Jerk. He knew Berta was happier than ever and all was going well and she would get baptized without a problem so he sent her drunken ex-husband to make everything complicated. But it will be fine. Mostly I just feel bad for her. The gospel isn't just for when times are going good. I felt bad for her because at the time  where she NEEDED the most help she pushed the Lord away. But she will be alright. She came to church and is feeling better now.

That was one really good thing about this week. Sunday EVERYONE came to church. Wow that was a tender mercy from the Lord after all the spiritual punches in the stomach Sunday was a tender mercy.
This week I learned a lesson. When you have a spiritual prompting. Write it down, or act on it immediately. When I was with Hermana Anderson we did a contact in a Taxi. Nothing spectacular. We were going to go visit her but then Hermana Andersons dad got sick and we went to Lima early and we never visited the contact. This last week there was like 5 times where this woman came= to my mind and I thought, yeah we will go visit her. Tomorrow we will go visit her. After this appointment we will go visit her, but then I would forget. FINALLY when we were planning on Wednesday night she came to my mind again. So I told my companion we HAD to go visit this women because she had came to my mind SO MANY TIMES. We  went and when we found her she says "Oh that's nice of you to come but yesterday the Elders knocked on our door. They visited us yesterday and are coming tomorrow."

This was one of the many spiritual punches of the week. I was happy that the Elders followed the spirit and were lead to this family, but I felt about two inches tall to know that the Lord had to send someone else because I hadn't paid attention to a spiritual prompting, but it's alright. It's something to learn from.

Tomorrow I reach 17 months in my mission! It's crazy! I can't believe it.
Basically all is well. This week was tough, but its o.k. When you have a bad week that means that the next week even if it is just good,  will seem great in comparison ha-ha.

I love you all.
Love Hermana Sadie Jean Taggart

March 18, 2013

Hola Familia y Amigos.

So I got shafted in the computers this week and mine didn't work for like 20 minutes and now I'm getting started and my zone leader wants me to get off so I'm going to trying to make this short and interesting so I can stop getting the evil eye ha-ha.

This week was good. Berta is preparing for baptism.  We found an amazing new couple. They need to get married first which is SUCH a head ache in Peru. I took for granite how easy it is to get married in the states. For heaven's sake in Vegas I think they have drive through wedding chapels. Here it cost a bunch of money  and you have to do a bunch of medical tests, it's a real head ache. But we are going to make it happen and they will get baptized hopefully at the end of April.

This week my funny story is that week long argument my companion and I have been having about whether or not cold water makes you sick. People in Peru think that  drinking a soda with an ice cube in it gives you a cold. She got sick this week and was blaming it on the cold water we drink. I told her that it probably had something to do with the thousands of DIRTY hands we shake every day and then her not washing her hands before eating ha-ha. It cracks me up that of all the things that are dirty here that we touch she thinks the ice cubes did her in ha-ha.

Mom told me that my cousin Kelli is sick. I know she reads my blog so I just wanted to send my love and let you know that you are in my prayers. Everything is going to be alright. Trust in the Lord. Everything is going to be alright. I love you Kelli. Thanks for your letters and your support. You really are in my prayers.

O.k. well now that I'm crying my zone leaders eyes aren't shooting fire like before, but I better go.
I love you all so much!
Thanks for your love and support
Love Sadie