Hna. Ribeiro Leaving 6/29/15

HOla Hola Hola

I cannot beleive how fast the time is flying, it feels like I wrote just yesterday! We have had a busy week! Its always funny to be in a trio. There is never a dull moment. Especially because we all ride bkes so its quite the parade to see the three of us riding the bikes together. The other day we were riding super fast to be able to get home on time and I changed my gear and the chain fell off my bike. It was super funny, I suddenly was pedalling but there was no movement! Also this week another one of Dads elders came to the ward Elder Martinez. Its crazy that I have seen so many missionaries from Buenos Aires here! 

This week, all of our plans fell through one day and we were trying to decide where to go, and we have a book with all of the menos activos and there directions in it so we decided that we would go find someone named Andres who lived in that neighborhood. When we arrived at the house a joven came out with the biggest smile on his face and told us to come in and we were in SHock! We were thinkng who is this person! He told us that he was baptized 5 or so years ago and that he had started working sundays and for that he hadnt been able to go to church but that this past week, he stopped working in that place and that he now was going to be able to go to church! He was so happy that we came to visit him because it had been a really long time since missionaries had passed by his house. He is 18 years old and we are going to start working with him to help him serve a mission. he and his mom are the only two in there house, his mom isnt a member, she is very catholic but super nice and we think that she has a lot of potential! Andres came to church on Sunday! We were so happy! It was a miracle. God always puts the people in our path who are waiting to here the gospel all we have to do is listen to the spirit so that He can tell us what we need to do.

 

Tomorrow Hna Ribeiro will be going to Curico and Hna Williams and I will continue here. Hna Riberio is going to Rauquen where I was almost a year ago. I left Curico in cambios especiales and I was so so sad because I felt that I still had more work to do there. But it has been such a tender mercy to me because even though I havent gone back, both Hna Chapman and now Hna Ribeiro will be serving there after being my companions and I feel that it is a way that I can continue working there even though I am not physically there. I am excited for this next change here in Rengo. I know the Lord will bless us with many miracles and much work to do. 

I love you all! 

Hna Ayre

Receiving Hna. Williams 6/22/25

HOla Hola Hola

Well, this week we had an interesting surprise, we got a call from Pres friday night at 10:30 and he informed us that we would be recieving another companion the next morning. He told us that we would be in a trio until next week and that Hna Ribeiro would be leaving and that I will stay in the sector with Hna WIlliams. Hna Williams is from Colorado and has 9 months in the mission. It was definitely a surprise. I am super sad to lose Hna Ribeiro, because we were working so hard and well together but so is the mission. The companionships that work great together never stay together for much time. God still wants me to progress and learn a lot more in the mission.

This week one of dad´s elders arrived home from the mission and he is in our ward in the Nieves. It is so funny because I feel that part of the family is here with me. He was telling me how big Nick and Alex are and said great things about mom and dad. its so weird how fast the mission goes because I remember meeting this elder in January of 2014 and he told me that I was going to love the completos! What a small world it is!

This morning, I read in John 21 where Jesus asks Peter if he loves him three times. the third time Peter felt bad and he said Lord, you know that I love you and Jesus invited him, then, feed my sheeps. It hit me so hard this morning. If we truly love our Savior, we must serve his sheep. It has been the biggest blessing in my life to be able to feed his sheep here in Rancagua and I know that I still have a lot more to improve and a lot more to give!

I love you all and hope you have a great week!

Besitos

Hna Ayre

Starting to get Cold 6/15/15

HOLA!

What a week this has been! We keep working hard here in Rengo. Its starting to get really cold. Especially on our bikes, but thats ok we dont want to stop using them because we lose a lot of time if we aren't on wheels. One hermana here told us that we should by one of those face masks to keep us from getting too cold, but i think it would be a little too ridiculous. Who knows, we may end up doing it. 

This week we had zone conference and the day before the assistants called me and told me that they needed me and the other hermana coordinadora, Hna Hall (who was my companion for two weeks) to teach about the importance of how to begin teaching in PME. I feel that I have changed so much because a year ago if the elders called me to teach in front of two zones the day before, I literally would have died. But now I just do it! It was actually fun to have to prepare what we were going to say and how to do it creatively! We did a practice with the whole zone of how to use the bullet points of how to begin teaching without being robotic and teaching to their needs. It was fun because Hna Hall and I had to do an example of how the practice was going to be and we used the assitants and president and Hna Warne to help us. I learned so much about how I can better my teaching for having to teach other people about how to better their teaching skills. 

Also this week, we saw a huge miracle. At the beginning of the transfer my companion and I contacted a women who was sweeping her driveway and she told us that she works alot and that the only day she had ffree was sunday. So finally last Sunday we found her and her and her husband let us into her house and we talked with them and explained a little bit of our message but becaue they have two little kids, it was hard to teach them  because the little kids were running around and the parents couldnt concentrate very much. But this sunday, we returned to teach them and there was a huge change in them! We could only teach Vilma because Pablo was sleeping. But she had been waiting for us and two minutes before we arrived, she went and locked the fence because she thought that we werent going to come. And she thought it was a miracle when we arrived. She had read the whole pamphlet we left her on the restoration before we came and was going to pray but she told us she didnt have a quiet moment to do it before we arrived but that she was going to do it when her kids went to bed. But it was a miracle because we sang and the two kids remained tranquilos during the whole lesson! The spirit was so strong! And Vilma accepted to be baptized! Her only concern was with work she didnt know at what time she was going to be able too! She is so great and her husband is so great too! The only problem is its not her husband its her boyfriend but recently before we arrived they had decided that they wanted to get married! 

Well I love you all and hope you have a great week! 

Un abrazo 

Hna Ayre

 oh also, there is a sister in my ward that served in the same mission as Lindsay in España! Her name is sister Bustamante. She said that she met Lindsay one time in interviews and that they had one of the same companions that is from Bolivia! Small world!

Large Spider 6/8/15

Hola!!!

Wow, what an incredible week! Hna Ribeiro and I are working so hard right now. We get to the house every night feeling soooo tired but it is a great feeling. We have seen so many miracles and we are working with many members who are helping our investigators. We feel so blessed that God has put us together and especially here in Rengo, it is a very special town. 

So funny story for the week. Last monday, we were going in colectivo to our house and I looked out the window, and I dont know why, but I looked up to the corner of the window and my heart dropped. There was a tarantula inside of the car right next to my head! I pretty much jumped into the lap of hna Ribeiro and screamed and she saw the spider and opened the door to get out of the car while it was still moving! and then the man couldnt stop so we had to wait til he pulled over and he opened the door and was to scared to get the spider out with his hand so he had to get a towel out of the back of the car to wipe it out! and then he smashed it with his foot! I was dying! My heart was beating so fast, I couldnt beilieve it. The man said that he had taken a woman from el campo and she had a box with a buch of old clothes and he thinks the spider came out of that box. 

I did divisions this week with a sister who has 21 brothers and sisters. Her family before, was polygamists and converted to the mormon church! Her story is incredible! 

Also I think one of the things that has most been on my mind this week is the difference between the happiness that the world gives us and the happiness that the gospel gives us. We have so many investigators who are incredible but who love to pass time with their friends doing things that they shouldnt do. I always ask in my prayers that they can understand that the happiness that they will receive in the Gospel has no comparison to the things of this world. God knows how to make us the happiest we can be in this earth and its by obedience to his commandments.

 

Well I love you all and hope that you all have a great week! Love

Hna Ayre

Baptism of Carlos 6/1/15

Hola HOla

Well this week just flew by. It was a very special week for me. We saw many miracles and to top it all off, we surprised Carlos by going to his baptism.

 

The baptism of Carlos was amazing. Its a happiness thats indescribable to see someone like Carlos be baptized. Hna Silberman asked me to speak at the baptism and also Mariela, Carlos´s wife spoke. Mariela spoke about eternal marriage and it was amazing her talk, you would never have known that she was inactive for so many years. She talked about how Carlos was just starting his journey in the church and how they both needed to work so that they can be sealed. Afterwards, Carlos gave his testimony and seriously, it was so heartfelt and just amazing! He talked about his process and how he could say for himself it was true and that the Book of Mormon was key in his conversion. Also at the end of the baptism it was so funny because Carlos chose to sing En el Pueblo de Sion, sorry, I cant remember its name in english, but it made me laugh so hard, it's typical Carlos humor, but it talks about the word of wisdom, and it was so hard for him to stop drinking coffee so it just made me laugh.

 

But also other news, today I received an email from a family that I taught in Santa Cruz, Patricia and Gaston and their son Gaston that recently moved to my first sector Centinela. Gaston (papa) was inactivo when I arrived to Santa Cruz. He this sunday, recieved a calling in Centinela as young mens consajero! I am so happy for him! He is so amazing and I can't express what a blessing it was to hear that they are still doing so well.

 

This week has reaffirmed my testimony of the power of the Book of Mormon. A person can't read the Book of Mormon without changing. In both cases of Carlos and Gaston, the key was the Book of Mormon. I know without a doubt that it is true and God revealed it with the purpose of helping us in these days. I know that if any of us need help, the key is that we search in the Book of Mormon how to resolve our problems. What a blessing it is to have this Book in our lives, we should never forget how blessed we are to have it. 

Love you all and hope that you have a great week!

 

Hna Ayre

Rengo is great! 5/25/15

Hola Hola Hola 

What a great week it has been in Rengo! The Lord has given me a huge blessing in sending me here to Rengo to be with Hna Ribeiro. She is such a great missionary and is so diligent. It has been such a blessing. The members here too are so great. They are always willing to accompany us and are super excited about mission work. Its going to be a great transfer. 

Its starting to get colder here, and my hands are frozen here in the cyber. Also here in Rengo, we ride bikes which is actually really fun but with the cold its even colder.

 

This week we had a really cool experience. We contacted a woman in the street and we thought that she was so prepared and we got an appointment and when we went ot the appointment she opened the door and flat out told us, look, I really am not interested in hearing your message so you dont need to pass by anymore. So we were leaving the street and in my mind I was thinking, there is a reason that the Lord wanted us on this street today and so I saw a house in the corner and there was a women outside and I thought to myself, we need to talk with her so I stopped and started talking and Hna Ribeiro whipsered to me that she was a member. In my heart I said a little prayer and asked why He wanted us to stop here or where we needed to go to find the person who was waiting for us. But we talked with this woman and before we left, we asked her if she knew someone who needed the message of the restoration and she told us yes, which was a miracle. SHe told us that her pareja worked with someone who was looking to turn his life around and put it in order and so we set up a noche de hogar and when we went the person actually was there! His name is Darwin  and he is so prepared! He accpeted a baptismal date and wants to learn more! Its such a testimony to me that its so important to listen to the spirit and act upon the promptings received becuase the Lord is in this work and He tells us waht we need to do when we are listening.

 

Also another miracle this week. We were doing our studies saturday morning and in the middle of studies, we received a call from President and I thougth, oh no, special changes, and I was so nervous and he started talking to us and told us that he had an invitation. He invited us to go to the baptism of Carlos with them!!!!! We screamed! We are so excited! It was such a tender mercy of the Lord.

 

Well I love you all! Keep working in the work of the Lord! SHare the gospel with everyone! You never know when there is someone who is waiting to hear this message! 

Un abrazo! 

Hna Ayre

Moving to Rengo 5/18/15

Hola! 

What a crazy week this has been! Being in a trio is loco! There is never a dull moment with my twocompanions. We have been working super hard. We found a golden investigator in Hna Hall´s sector this week. Her name is Camila and she is amazing but her story is so sad. Her mom is a drug addict and lives in the North and a couple of weeks ago got in a huge fight with her dad and recently moved into her boyfriends home. The problem is she is 15 and her boyfriend is a less active member who is 18. He lives in his own house. His parents got divorced and his dad and mom both have some problems and he kicked his dad out of his house and I dont really know what  happened with his mom. But basically Camila loves the church because of the peace she feels and the sense of belonging she feels but we are going to need a miracle to find a different place for her to live because we cant tell a fifteen year old to marry someone and depending on how big the problems are with her dad it will be very hard for her to go back but we know that God makes miracles happen every day and that he will help Camila. 

Also on saturday we put a Bapitsmal date with Carlos! He is so great. He will be the best leader. He assisted a baptism this week and it got him excited for his own. He has so much faith. He has changed so much since the day I arrived. He will be baptized may 30. The only sad part is that I will not be there. I got changed to another barrio. I will now be in Rengo with Hna Ribeiro. She is also from Brazil. I am excited to be with her! She is so sweet and seems like the greatest. She actually was in Machali right before I arrived and she was the one who found Carlos. But I had to give my testimony yesterday in the ward and it was so hard. I cried, which doesnt seem that abnormal for me but actually in the mission I havent cried hardly atall. Carlos was sitting behind us and he was crying too. It was so sad but thats how the mission works. I know that Gods hand is always in the transfer and he has a reason for why I cant be more time in Machali and he will show me why I need to be in Rengo. Also I know that the new missionary who is coming to Machali is also what the ward needs in this time.

 

But I love you all and hope you have a great week!

Hna Ayre