Email from Monday, September 28, 2015
Hey there Gauger family!
What a week it has been here in Bolivia, the land of missionary adventures.
When
I left home recently (because I'm still a new missionary ya know), I
knew the mission would prepare me for a lot of things in life but never
did I think that I would learn so much about how to clean a house. Yep, I
think the Lord really just sends me to new areas to clean houses. It
happened again, folks. I got to my new house last week and noticed the
kitchen sink was clogged and instead of calling anyone, they just kept
washing dishes and letting the nasty barf water overflow on the other
side and it SMELLED SOOOO BAD. But Hermana Gauger isn't one to "let it
go" right? So on Saturday
morning, after our comp study, I told my companion that we couldn't let
this go on any longer. So what did I do? I got down, disconnected the
whole kitchen sink tubing and we took out enough hair to make a nice
voluminous wig (maybe 2) and we scrubbed it clean til it shined like the
top of the Chrysler building (Steph understands me :)) And then my comp
said "well now we'll have to call someone to put it all back together
because we don't know how" and I responded "well hermana, we also didn't
know how to take it apart but we did that, so why don't we give it a
shot?" So I got down, reconnected, and cleaned all the dead and alive
spiders and now we have a beautiful kitchen sink that smells like "Dulce
Manzana" and I've got some experience in kitchen plumbing. Oh how the
mission has changed me.
Seriously though, it's
been a great learning week. Hermana Canales is easily the most serious
companion I've ever had. So she's helping me develop diligence and I'm
helping her develop the attribute of humor. :) It's really awesome. I've
never known anyone so sincere in all my life. When she compliments me,
it's so beautiful. I love her so much already.
Our
ward needs a lot of help. Pretty much half of the RS is less
active...we got a lot of work to do. But we have a really awesome pool
of investigators right now especially Vilma. Please pray really really
hard for her. She's one of the strongest people I've ever met and I
would do anything for her. She's 17 years old and she's been through
more than anyone should ever have to go through ever. Because of some
tough life experiences, she is really shy and scared, but we showed her a
mormon message this week and she was so touched. She didn't want us to
leave, she wanted to keep watching the "beautiful stories". I wish you
all could get to know her. Her little baby's name is Jennifer so
obviously, I will tell my posterity that she named her baby after me.
I'll write more about her next week so your prayers for her will be even
more powerful.
I just love
love love this work with all my heart. I wouldn't want to be anywhere
else. I know this church is true. I love my Savior Jesus Christ and I am
grateful everyday for His atoning sacrifice. I invite all of you this
week to listen to general conference and hear the living prophet's
voice. I love this gospel and I testify that it is the key to true and
lasting happiness. I love you all more than you can imagine!
Con mucho amor,
Hermana Gauger :)
LIMPIEZA DE LA TUBERIA DE LA COCINA
Okay I guess my face shows I haven´t changed thaaat much hahahaha
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