Week 50

Words cannot describe the smallest part which I feel

BUENAS TARDESSSS my amazing gente!!

This is Hermana Geary coming to you from Santa Cruz

These past few weeks have genuinely been SOOOOO fun! I'm here with my new comp, Hermana Jeppson!! We served together in Machalí and so it's just been a party since she got here! 

Scripture of the Week

"[They were] converted unto the true faith; and they would not depart from it, for they were firm, and steadfast, and immovable, willing with all diligence to keep the commandments of the Lord." 3 Nephi 6:14

We have seen SO many miracles this week. There is so much potential in our area and zone as a whole, and we have just met so many people who are so prepared!

We picked up the new missionaries in our zone last week! They're awesome and are just ready to KILL it here in the heart of the vineyard!

LAILA GOT BAPTIZED!!!!  

Laila is the daughter of Hernan and Yanira, two inactive members who are now returning to the church! We met hernan through a random street contact - I felt like I needed to invite him to church, and they came to an activity that night, and they've been coming to everything ever since! The family has their obstacles, but the members have truly just swooped in and given them so much love and ministering. Hernan, the dad, was able to baptize his little girl this past Sunday, and it was a beautiful, eternal moment. The joy of making covenants filled the air! The goal is to help them get to the temple at the end of November - they are amazing and are growing so much in their faith!

Pray for the family!

☆ Hernan

☆ Yanira

☆ Laila

☆ Benito

I am just LOVING being with Hermana Jeppson. She makes me laugh so hard and it is so easy to feel the Spirit with her! We've already had so much fun and so much success together and with the missionaries in our zone - it's going to be an AWESOME transfer!

We had GENERAL CONFERENCE WEEKENDDDDD and it was my FAVORITE. Conference is like Christmas in the mission - I love it so much! It was also super nice because the branch presidency set it up in english for us in the other room (the 6 missionaries serving in our branch are all gringos lol). So all our friends that came to watch it sat with the members, and we got to watch all 4 sessions in English and hear their real voices!

Hermana Jeppson and I have been singing hymns together in the house at night - she sings the melody with her literal ANGELIC voice and I play guitar & harmonize. It is SOOOO healing to me and it makes our house holy ground.

Had intercambios with Nancagua and talking to Hermana Hamilton healed my heart She is so amazing and is one of the most diligent, charity-filled missionaries I have met. Even though she still struggles with Spanish, she brought the Spirit and everyone could feel it!

^^This member has the most powerful conversion story!! Just the best day with the two of them <3

MLC!! It was holy ground. I love these missionaries and we received so much revelation for ourselves and our zone!

Consejo de zona!!! It went so well - theres always things we can improve, but I am just so impressed with all the amazing missionaries we serve with and the unity and diligence we've been able to see in the zone. RISE UP SANTA CRUZERS RAAAA

Been having a lot of feelings of inadequacy and imposter syndrome lately. But God has helped me to remember worth and be humble - to just forget myself and get lost in the work! It has been hard but so so so beautiful. I feel closer to Him than ever before.

I have some sort of tendon problem going on in my left foot - my mission president is seeing what doctor they can get me into see, because it has been hurting a lot, to the point that I couldnt really walk normally. Its doing better now but feet are pretty important in missionary work...so you can keep that in your prayers too haha!

Hna Liendo accidentally took both copies of our house keys with her on the transfer bus so there's another fun video of us climbing in through the kitchen window in my Google photos. Enjoy

My comp has a massage gun and we've been taking turns giving each other back massages

One of the elders gave me a slice of pizza when we picked up the new missionaries - I was so excited to eat it but then as we were walking down the street this homeless guy asked if he could have it, so I gave it to Him It's ok I'll get papa johns again one day ️

Went on some crazy adventures around Rancagua with Elder Rogerson the night before MLC. I laughed harder than I think I have in my life He also got us ice cream so that was tight

One night, we went to líder to buy some food for the next few weeks and each left with a bag of groceries. The bags were ripping (yes, I bought the paper ones again and did not learn my lesson from last week) and while we were waiting for our uber home hermana jeppson's cookies fell out of the bag onto the ground...it was literally impossible to pick them up with our arms so full so she literally starts KICKING the cookies as we're walking over to the uber car

At this point I am literally doubled over laughing so hard, and then the uber divertido gets out to come help her. BUT THEN, as he's putting our groceries into the trunk, we realized that the car started MOVING FORWARD and it was hearing straight towards a metal fence  

Hermana Jeppson started SCREAMING at the top of her lungs, "OH NO!!!!! EL AUTO ESTA MOVIENDO!!!! AHHHHHH!!!! CORRE!!!"

I literally could not move I was laughing so hard, about to pee my pants, and the uber driver gives the groceries back to her and starts CHASING after the car

Just another hilarious moment of things that would only happen in the mission

️ Spiritual Thought ️

I don't have a ton of time left, but I just wanted to share a short testimony with you all - I know that this church is a church of JOY.

I have never felt more joyful in my whole life to be out here in the mission field serving the Lord. I have seen the way our focus changes everything - no matter the obstacles and no matter the challenge, whatever the circumstance Jesus Christ is always right by our side, and THAT is what makes this church a church of joy. 

In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!

Love yall! Email me when you can!

Hermana Geary