Still being perfected - Elder Pack (1/21/13 Letter)

Hello,

Well I'm not going to say all that much because I'll be home soon.  I want to be able to tell you things from the last 2 weeks.

Some things that I have learned this week is that I haven't become perfect in my mission.  I have a long way to go in becoming more patient.  I have had an experience lately that showed me I have been learning patience, but that I have much still to learn.

Well, love you all and I hope that you have a good day!!

LOVE,
ELDER PACK

Miracles Come - Sister Pack (1/21/13 Letter)

Happy Martin Luther King Day!

I think??? lol. So this week has been great. I have been learning so much about myself, and how I work with the spirit. We had an amazing experience the other day in a lunch with a part family.  This family is basically all members except the dad. He hadn't been baptized because of his mom... she is a strict Catholic.  We had invited him to be baptized a few months ago with the Hermana Espinoza, but he turned us down.  At lunch on Wednesday I was sharing a scripture and got a distinct feeling to invite him to be baptized. I thought this is crazy, but I did it and everyone was staring at me with eyes really wide.... including my companion... lol. He said, "It's time. I need to get baptized"  The Hermana started crying and each member of the family shared their feelings of what this meant and all said we are going to the temple to be sealed as a family the year to come. SO GREAT NEWS!! WE HAVE A BAPTISM THIS WEEK!  This family waited ten years and now he wants to be baptized the fastest possible way he can. This is what missionary work is about. Listening to the spirit, doing the Lords will, and helping families become eternal. I am so grateful to this gospel. Grateful for my family. I love you all. Hope you enjoy time with my little bro.

SEND ME A PICTURE from the airport!

I love you all.

Hermana Pack

Coming to the End - Elder Pack (1/14/13 Letter)

Hello Family & Friends,

How have you been?

I have been good and this week has gone a little slow, but something awesome happened.  Rocio, an investigator that we have, has changed her job and now she is planning on getting baptized.  It's awesome. Although I won't be here when she gets baptized because she has a baptismal date for February 9th.  It's strange to be putting all the baptismal dates for after I am out of the mission, but if I do it like this I can still "pick up" baptisms while home hahahaha.  I'm enjoying just helping people take the discussions to come to Christ.

This week the other missionaries had a baptism and the gentleman that was baptized is going to help us in the lessons with Cesar.  He also is a member of AA, so this might give us a better idea in what Cesar is going through.  We hope that it all goes well.

My companion turns 20 tomorrow.  I think I'm going to do something for him!!!! But what should i do?? I'll think about it.

So how has everyone been? I hope well and that all is going according to plan.

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

LOVE,
ELDER PACK

Who Is Getting Old in the Mission - Sister Pack (1/14/13 Letter)

Dear Family

Who Is Getting Old in the Mission?  I AM haha. But luckily my heart is still young, and the joy that comes from the work still renews me everyday and takes away the pain from the sore muscles! lol. So it's been some really good weather luckily. LUCKILY because our air conditioner broke last week, and we have been without it for the last 4 days.  We have been sleeping on the floor with our two fans surviving the heat. I couldn't imagine if it was hotter so I am extremely grateful to my father in heaven for his mercy on us. I am also grateful to my Dad for teaching me how to be tough, making me work in the yard in the middle of summer, and taking me on camp outs that I truly didn't want to do.  They have all helped me to see these little things as easy! haha. So this week we have been working hard with two of our investigators to get them ready to be baptized at the end of this month. This week has been a bit slower, but during the slow times we learn patience.  I am so grateful for all this that I am learning. Grateful for God changing me little by little each day! Well got to go to see if we can get our air fixed so we can have a more comfortable study session.

Love you guys,
Hermana Pack

Miracles Happen - Sister Pack (1/7/12 Letter)

So I am in a new cyber today... and there is a kid yelling from excitement.  He's playing a game that looks like the games that Tyler use to play. haha The good olé days. So this week has been absolutely amazing enserio amazing. We did divisions and I went to the area of Hermana Lythgoe. I realized how fortunate I am in my area. I seriously think I have the best area of this zone for hermanas. So something really cool happened this week. During weekly planning, the other week my companion and I felt that we could have a baptism for this Friday (04).  We didn't know how but just got the feeling and had the faith if we did everything in our power it was going to happen. Well, when I was in divisions, my companion called me telling me about some problems that were going on with one of investigators that was to be baptized the 12th. I got a distinct impression that we needed to move it to Friday.  So we did and she ACCEPTED! We worked our tails off Wednesday till Friday for the baptism of Maria. It was absolutely beautiful! I cried. I was running around a bit trying to get everything ready for our activity after. We watched 17 miracles.  It was absolutely amazing! Yadira and her husband came!! Her husband has been her stumbling block to get baptized. HE THEN CAME TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY! Seriously the Lord does wondrous works. We will be meeting with them on Tuesday to talk about their wedding! It has been one of the coolest experiences.

Well that has been my week working hard to bring my brothers and sisters to our savior. I love you all.
Love Hermana Pack

Happy New Year - Elder Pack (12/31/12 Letter)

Hello Family and Friends,

So this week went by really quickly, and I'm thinking that this week will also go by the same.  We haven't had too much success this week, but I'm hoping with my heart that some things will work together.  Well, they seem to be going in that direction today.  We got a referral, and they say that the person is interested so we will see!!!!

So I enjoyed the phone call home even though I couldn't talk to my mommy.  It made me a little sad, but sometimes in life you don't get what you want.  It was very short but to tell you the truth I don't mind because I will be able to see them in another month!! It's strange to say that because I remember back to when I was about a month away from going on the mission and it felt like 2 years would never end.  But now I feel the end growing closer.  It also makes me a little sad because I have come to love the people of Mexico. I cherish the friends that I have made and also my companions.  I'm having a hard time putting my head around all this information to tell you all the truth.  It's hard to grasp that the end has come and now I only have 1 month more to serve my Lord as His called servants.

To those that take up the call...love it please because I have loved it so far and I know that I'm going to miss it.

This week we went to a sister's house to eat Christmas feast.   It was good and I enjoyed it.  The sister is a loving sister that wants only the best for the missionaries.  It has been awesome this Christmas.  My companion and I get along great and we were able to enjoy ourselves.

We played soccer last Tuesday because all were quite busy sleeping or with families.  Tomorrow we will be having another activity.  No worries, President told us to do it hahaha.  All the mission is having activities because everyone is going to be having a hang over tomorrow and the members are going to be sleeping.  So it's better that we have fun in our zones.

Love you all  and hope that you have a great new year!!!!

LOVE ELDER PACK

Happy New Year - Sister Pack (12/31/12 Letter)

Hey family!

So this week has passed by extremely fast! I can't believe I am at the end of another Pday! Feels like yesterday when I talked to you guys! It was so amazing talking to all of you guys and seeing that all is well there in Vegas. I hope you all have received my letters that I sent for Christmas. I am glad to hear from my best friend too! Seriously it gave me so much energy to get out there and work and find someone like Tess to baptize! lol. So this week has been a lot of work.  We have been trying to find new investigators. It's been a week of miracles.  We found a huge AWESOME like REALLY AWESOME family.  There are 6 of them and the dad greeted us with open arms.  Seriously it's been so great.  It's hard to find where the man of the home is ok with the Gospel and doesn't drink and smoke and party.

Speaking of Christmas parties, here is SO DIFFERENT.  There are fireworks and people dancing in the streets till 9 in the morning. We will see what will happen tonight lol. ALSO something really put me trunky this week.  We found a man who lives in Long Island that is here on vacation. He is extremely interested and speaks in ENGLISH! It was like I was home for one minute. We are teaching them and preparing them to go back to long Island to be baptized. Hopefully I will have a sealing to go to there in NYC! lol. God works in mysterious ways.  Well, that is all.  I am happy that everyone is doing well and pray that all are making good goals for the year to come!

Love all of you,
                                                                                                                                                                          Hermana Pack

Merry Christmas - Sister Pack (12/24/12 Letter)

Hello Family and Friends,

Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas.  Pools where ever you go... mosquitoes eating you alive. Dere in all the corners of the streets. The air a blasting high. The missionaries topped with their sombreros. yep that is Christmas  lol.

This week has been crazy!

We had a good time with the baptism of Roberto. I swear there is no such thing as a free baptism with Satan. We were trying to find him all Thursday with our zone leader to do his interview... after on Friday it rained all day..... well the morning and afternoon.  And when it rains here in Argentina, no one leaves.  During this rain also the bomba for the pool of baptism broke... to take out the water and yep... we had to take out the water by hand, but I am going to ruin a whole story for the call home.  Ask me about it and I'll tell you but you have to remind me!

It's amazing that most of you are feeling cold weather while I am getting sun burnt everyday. Seriously it is so hot! Also mom I received your package like a few weeks ago and have been using the dress the last few weeks! ITS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL! Thank you. I get lots and lots of complements, so if you want to send one more... jkjk.

Here in Argentina the people celebrate way different.  Tonight we will have a dinner and after they will do lots of fireworks till 1 o´clock. Then sleep all of Christmas.  It's so funny and different than ours but I am grateful I get to experience a different type of Christmas.

So this week I just wanted to share a quick scripture from John 3:16.  "God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son so that all that believe in Him can have eternal life." This has been our message for the last week to all. It says that God GAVE meaning it was a present. I am so grateful for this present and grateful that Jesus Christ gave His life so I can grow and get better and that I can enter the kingdom of God. I have decided what my gift to God and Jesus Christ in return.  I hope all stop for one moment to think about what they can give to our Father in Heaven and Christ for all they do for us.

I know this is the church that Jesus Christ guides. I know that is what brings happiness, without a doubt. I know families can be eternal.

Love you all. Hermana pack