So Paraiso
is sooo different from Tabladita! Tabladita was like neighborhood,
calm, small town area and Paraiso is in like the city so it's pretty
different and I'm still trying to figure out the lesson so I don't get
lost haha. It's absolutely beautiful! And I am going to love the people
here! Our area is close to the university here so there are a LOT of
young people roaming the streets which is awesome! Our ward is so young
and fun! It's great! But I've realized that the dogs are a lot more mean
here! Within the first day I had almost been bit by 2 dogs!! So scary!
Silly Bolivia things. Also, our Pensionista is the Bishops wife and can I just say that they are the nicest, most wonderful people in the entire
world and she makes SUCH YUMMY FOOD! Ah, it is sooo good and I am just
so blessed!
We have this one investigator
named Lucinda and she is just the cutest thing in the entire world! She's 17, doesn't have any religious background, speaks minimal Spanish, but speaks FLUENT Ketchawa (I don't think I spelled that right) and she
hasn't lived with her family since she was 12 and lives with this old
woman that she works for who happens to be a member! She is so cute! And
she wears original Bolivian clothes and it's so cute! She has had a hard
life so we keep emphasizing on how she is a daughter of God and how
much he loves her!! She just needs so much love and we are so grateful
for the chance we have to help her feel the love her Heavenly Father has
for her!
We also have this recent convert
named Alex who is just absolutely amazing! He has just absorbed the
gospel and he is just so great! He is already blessing the sacrament and
he's preparing himself to receive his patriarchal blessing and he's
only been a member for a few weeks! he's great!!
We
have this less active member that is a little special needs and she is
just so precious, we love her! Whenever we visit her we always just sing
hymns and read the scriptures with her and it is just so cute! I am
just falling in love with all of the people we are working with and I love it here, but it is definitely hard! Because there are so many young
people it's so hard to find families to teach and to find people that
are interested, but we are trying our best to work hard and find all
those that are ready and willing to receive this incredible gospel!
So
these past few days have been fun, I have been struck with another
sickness and have been bedridden for the past two days, but my fever is
gone today and I am feeling a lot better so I am on my way to recovery
which is such a blessing! I just wish my stomach would just hurry and
just adjust to all of the Bolivia things here already, it is the
worrrrst having to stay inside all day. I just feel so helpless and
awful just resting all day. But I'm hoping this week I'll recover fully
and get to work and find so many people!! But can I just say how
grateful I am that I had a gringa companion through this so I could
explain my symptoms and have her understand!!! Ah. So many blessings!!
That's
pretty much is for the week! This past week was pretty crazy full of
change, but I have loved every second of it. I'm so excited to spend
these next 5 weeks working super hard with Hermana Arave and helping so
many people come unto Christ and feel of his everlasting love! "Love is
the very essence of the gospel, and Jesus Christ is our exemplar, His
life was a legacy of love." - Thomas S. Monson.
I
love you all so much! Thank you so much for you love, prayers, and
support! STAY SAFE (STEPHEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) and have a wonderful week!!
Hermana Higham
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