Monday, March 4, 2013

Nov. 14th, 2012

Hey family! Sorry i am writing late this week, we got permission to write today because monday we were in MACHU PICCHU!!!!!  Definitely the coolest place i have ever been. There is such a different feeling there, its obvious why the incas considered it a sacred place, i have never seen anything like it. It was sooo awesome!!!! We left sunday night.. 5 hours from here to cusco, then at 2 am monday morning we left from cusco to valle sagrado, got on the train and got to maccu picchu at like, i dont know, 7 ish? no sleep. and then we left the same day in the afternoon, went back to cusco, then back to quillabamba at 4 am. No sleep at all. It rocked. 

What else happened this week? I have changed my mind again about dogs. before the mission, i wanted one. then i didnt want one after one bit me in cusco... but i have had a change of heart. We were sitting in our room planning, and i see out of the corner of my eye, something black run across the floor. Yep. a huge rat. It ran into the other sisters room. so, my comp and the other sister were on chairs, and hna choc and i had brooms and were looking for it. But we couldnt get to it, so we talked to the land lord, and he came and looked, and called for Lassy. Lassy is a German Shepard where we live, and I love her! Anyway, Lassy came in, they shut the door to the room, there were some sounds coming from the room, my companion was screaming in the background while we were trying to give the numbers to the District leader and Zone leaders, and then Lassy got it. So now i want a German Shepard.

That is soooo awesome Destins investigator is getting baptized!!!! there is not a feeling that is better in the whole world. We have some good investigators right now... we had a cool experience the other day too! We went to visit our investigator Miranda, and her friend was there with her. We asked if we could share a message with them, and they accepted. We were not sure if we should share something more basic because it was the first time we were going to teach Kati, the friend, but we decided to go on with the plan to teach word of wisdom to the two of them. We shared the message, and it turns out that she has issues with her health and it was exactly what she needed to hear. Then she told us she dreamed the night before that she was with her son, Miranda, and an angel, and that she woke up with a really good feeling. She told her mom what she dreamed and her mom told her that she should not be surprised if she had a spiritual experience that day, and that God had a message for her. And then we found her!!!! How cool. She does have a kid, and her boyfriend is studying in cusco, but it doesnt matter. It was a really cool experience, and she came to church on sunday!!! I am just hoping her boyfriend will come back soon so that they can get married. 

over all, life is good, i am trying not to be so stressed out all the time, because it doesnt help anyone. I loved hearing about Dad in indiana! Super Jealous. i want to go visit when i get back. and eat Mary lous. and Dog and suds. and Arnies pizza. mmmmmm. 
Mom, i love the pictures! So david and amber moved in with you? how come so soon? dont they have another month before rach and chris get back? Share a room with bastion eh? send me a picture of him!!!!!! I am okay with that, I am sure he is super cute. Welp, i love you all. I love this gospel so much, and i love teaching people about who Christ is and seeing lives change. I just wish people wouldnt complicate things so much! if they would just read their scriptures, pray and come to church, they could actually progress!!!! Its soooo simple, and yet so difficult for people to actually do. but i realize i need to do a better job at not being a robot and focus more on teaching people according to their needs, or just being a friend. anyway, i love you all! The church is true, the book is blue. I would love to hear from Kenzie, she wrote me but i lost her address! Tell her to write me again so i can write her back - look her up on facebook! I keep thinking about her, and have dreams about her too! Tell her to write me. 

Romanette! fui a machu picchu! fue super chevere! Nunca he visto un lugar asi en todo mi vida! Puede creer que tengo casi un año? Que raro, no! Hace un año usted me recogio en el aeropuerto en cusco! El tiempo pasa rapido mi amiga. no lo puedo creer. Le quiero mucho, siga siendo una luz para su familia, y dando todo de si. Ciou

Hermana Swartz

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