Pratt, Betsey

I started the book of mormon from the beginning, its good stuff! Spring is here, and I've started carrying my sunscreen in my backpack again! We enjoyed some golden hour sun, when our English class flopped again. They say the rain hasn't stopped yet, but all of yungay came outside yesterday to enjoy the sun.  We had a really good zone council, and returned home very motivated! But when we presented the plan to our friend Hernan, he wanted nothing to do with it or baptism. Que triste :( We ran all over yungay this week, we managed to find a couple who are pretty interested. Victor and Yerrsina. She's from Bolivia, he's talked with missionaries before, she is Christian, and they are married!  We were leaving a little street and no one had answered the door, we crossed paths with a guy and me and my companion both stopped starred at the other and then ran back to give him a card, we introduced ourselves and when Hna. Alcon said she was from Bolivia, he was like "oh my...

Please share a few successes and/or challenges from your efforts to fulfill your missionary purpose this past week. Encontramos vitcor y yerrsina, ningún amigo vino a la iglesia, y Hernan no quería aceptar un mi plan Bautismal, y era muy triste. Quiero ayudar nuestros amigos ser bautizados pero son tan duros. What is one area you can focus on this coming week to more closely follow the principles in Missionary Standards for Disciples of Jesus Christ? Quiero ser más positivo cuando cosas no salen bien Who did you participate in exchanges with? How did the exchange go? Is there anything happening at home or with your family that you would like to share? (Optional) Is there anything else you would like to share? (Optional) Nos vemos el miercoles! Chao During the past month, how have you seen the hand of the Lord in your work? Él ha preparado los personas, estamos ayudándolos poco a poco a progresar. Se que eso no es mi obra, dios está obrando por medio de nosotros, se que podemos lograr l...

A year ago, I had no idea that the 18th of September was so significant. Today, I've decided I'll be celebrating it, Chilean style, for the rest of my life!  I fully embraced the Chilean culture this week, and put more effort into my outfits for the last 3 days, then I ever have for the 4 of July. Luckily I had enough red, white, and blue to pull together some good looks. I also decided that it was worth the investment to buy red, white, and blue nail polish. An alternate title to this email being, it's America, it's Texas, it's Chile!  In zone conference we played a vicious game of musical chairs, had an 'ahlo' contest, "sang" the Chile national anthem, I ate half of an avocado in 10 seconds in the game of completo incompleto, I lost a handsfree apple eating contest to AP Wight, and our zone lost at tug of war. It was loud, it was intense, the games were probably not certified Chilean, but it was so fun! Next year I'll be able to dance the Cue...

Please share a few successes and/or challenges from your efforts to fulfill your missionary purpose this past week. Cecilia y Hernan vinieron a la iglesia! Hemos invitado otros amigos a ser bautizados, y hasta ahora no tenemos fechas pero seguimos adelante! Estamos muy animados para seguir trabajando. Los miembros están un poco duros esos días y es difícil tener las lecciones y los amigos y inactivos no se sienten cómodos, eso es muy triste y no se como ayudar ellos. Hablamos con todos y estamos mejorando nuestras oraciones y fe para encontrar nuevas personas. Un bautismo viene pronto!! What is one area you can focus on this coming week to more closely follow the principles in Missionary Standards for Disciples of Jesus Christ? Estoy intentando a vencer el miedo, hna alcon es una buena ejemplo para solo declarar nuestro propósito e invitar a todos! Quiero ser más como ella y recordar que estoy aquí por Dios y no para hacer amigos en Chile Who did you participate in exchanges with? How ...

Don't try the hot chocolate.  The weather has been very bipolar, with heavy rain and wind, but a random sunny day every 2 days. Today is very sunny which would be very nice but we can't leave because of possible protests. We started the week with 1.75 working umbrellas, and now we only have .8 of a working umbrella. We tried to start English classes here in Yungay, and no one showed up. Rude. We had a missionary activity in the stake center and shared about the Book of Mormon. Then afterwards we waited for an hour for some Papa Johns pizza before heading back to Yungay. What better way to celebrate Russel M Nelson's birthday, then with the future generation of missionaries!  Almost all of our friends right now: I know I should be baptized Us: Oh perfect, how about... Them: Don't pressure me! My moment will arrive.  @Carmen, Yessica, Javier, Cecilia, and Hernan But in spite of the rain and the rejection, we keep trying every day, we keep praying and we keep inviting all ...

Please share a few successes and/or challenges from your efforts to fulfill your missionary purpose this past week. Nuestros amigos están listos para ser bautizados! Solo no quieren aceptar una fecha! Estamos trabajando más con los líderes y sabemos que hay personas Listas, solo son duros y estamos tratandk de ser positivos! What is one area you can focus on this coming week to more closely follow the principles in Missionary Standards for Disciples of Jesus Christ? Puede enfocarme más en encontrando personas y hablando en la calle quiere recoger animo y seguir adelante Who did you participate in exchanges with? How did the exchange go? Is there anything happening at home or with your family that you would like to share? (Optional) El cumpleaños de mi papá es mañana! Eso no más, que tenga un buen día! Is there anything else you would like to share? (Optional)

A few things I learned this week  - hazelnuts grow on trees (and don't look anything like they do on the Nutella jar, at least in Chile)  - how to make a paper crane   - Chile celebrates it's birthday the same way my dad does, all month long  - stickers are an easy way to make kids (and adults) a little happier  -a little whitebaord goes a long way Viva Chile and viva Yungay, because Hermana Pratt isn't going anywhere.  I haven't packed a suitcases in 20 weeks, we'll see if I remember how in 5 more!  Winter is coming to an end, but the rain sigue cayendo! We headed to chillan on Wednesday to say goodbye to everyone in our district, and we experienced an earthquake together, if that's not district bonding u don't know what is. We had 3 friends come to church yesterday, 3!!! That hasn't happened in months!  Yessica and her son, Javid, came and stayed for primary!  And Hernan is now more than ready to be baptized! We got to be good samarita...

Please share a few successes and/or challenges from your efforts to fulfill your missionary purpose this past week. Muchos lecciones, y creo que la hermana alcon se siente mejor ahora, vimos muchos milagros y muchas personas que tienen deseos a aprender. Tuvimos 3 amigos en la capilla, yessica y su hijo, javid, y hernán todos tienen interés, y sé que si extendemos un Invitacion le aceptarán! También nuestra amigo cecilia, no pudo llegar en tiempo por la reunión pero vino del campo para conocer la capilla, recoger un LDM y conocer algunos miembros, ella es muy feliz por estar en contacto con nosotras y quiere acercarse a Dios. What is one area you can focus on this coming week to more closely follow the principles in Missionary Standards for Disciples of Jesus Christ? Trabaja con los miembros! Ellos tienen ganas a ayudarnos Who did you participate in exchanges with? How did the exchange go? Is there anything happening at home or with your family that you would like to share? (Optional) ...