Date: Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 3:12 PM
Subject: Re: Livin in Lima
To: Kathleen Imbler <kanni.rn@gmail.com>, Michael Imbler <marthur22@gmail.com>, Michael Moon <michael.moon@myldsmail.net>Subject: Re: Livin in Lima
Happy 4th of July family and friends!!!
Another Thursday means another feliz dia (happy day). Can´t beliieve it´s already my second P-day! Wow time flies when you are serving the Lord! I have a lot of things I want to talk about, but the computers here are so slow I´m never sure how much I will get in in my allotted time.
We had SUN this week, it was absolutely beautiful and much needed! I am gonna be one dark little girl when I get back because I´m already tanning and it´s winter here! Super exciting! So this last week was a blast, but the highlite of my week was... get ready for it... ELDER CHRISTOFFERSON!! He came and visited us at the CCM and I got to shake his hands and hear a wonderul message from him! Such a cool experience! He was here for the dedication of the 100th stake in Peru! Can´t believe they´ve reached that many! The work is truly progressing! So this week was also hard, the Latinos that arrived the same time as us left on Tuesday as well as the older group of Elders and Hermanas. I had a lot of friends that left. My companion and I sat with about 6 or so Latino elders at every meal and we just loved them so much. Elder Honores was definitely one of those friends I met in the pre-existence I´m sure of it. We couldn´t talk all that much because of the language barrier, but we call each other best friend (don´t worry it´s a very appropriate relationship haha). Ok next...
The food here is honestly SO GOOD! But at the same time sooo bad! I have to work out every day without fail or else I know I would gain about a million pounds. They have the best desserts. Dad would be dying if he knew what I got to eat for dessert all the time. Churros, flan, and the best cream filled donuts, plus some other great things. But the churros.. honestly some of the most wonderful things I´ve tasted. They are filled with a caramel like sauce... I don´t know how I lived without them! Alright enough about food because I´m starting to get hungry and dinner isn´t until 6 haha.
I want each and every person to know that is reading this email that I KNOW without any doubt in my heart that this gospel is true. It has blessed so many lives, especially mine and I honestly cannot wait to share it with the Peruvians! In Alma 26 verse 27 it says ¨Go among they brethren the lamanites...and you shall have success.¨ or something along those lines, I don´t have my scriptures in front of me at the moment, but I read that and it just reminded me exactly why I am here. These are MY brothers and sisters! I want them to be happy and to return to live with our Father in Heaven just as much as I want to return to live with Him.
I also want you to know how absolutely BLESSED we are to live in the USA. From the little exploring I have been able to do on the streets of Peru I am so thankful that I live in a place that has clean water, traffic laws, and many other simple things that I have failed to be thankful for in the past. Look around and see all that you do have, do your best to try and bless the lives of others who have little. Go to the temple, I wish I had realized how unbelievably lucky we are to have one so close to our home. A woman at the temple today traveled 12 hours from Arequipa just to do one session at the temple. That is dedication to the gospel and I hope that everyone who can will take advantage of every opportunity they have to do the Lord´s work.
For those of you going through a rough time right now: Elder Joseph B. Worthlin gave a talk and reminded us that even in our darkest times things will always turn out in the end. The Savior died on the cross on a Friday, the darkest Friday in the history of the earth, it was an awful time, but Sunday came and He was resurrected. So remember everyone ¨No matter how dark our Friday, Sunday will come¨-Elder Worthlin.
I love you all and pray for you every day!
Hermana Imbler
Another Thursday means another feliz dia (happy day). Can´t beliieve it´s already my second P-day! Wow time flies when you are serving the Lord! I have a lot of things I want to talk about, but the computers here are so slow I´m never sure how much I will get in in my allotted time.
We had SUN this week, it was absolutely beautiful and much needed! I am gonna be one dark little girl when I get back because I´m already tanning and it´s winter here! Super exciting! So this last week was a blast, but the highlite of my week was... get ready for it... ELDER CHRISTOFFERSON!! He came and visited us at the CCM and I got to shake his hands and hear a wonderul message from him! Such a cool experience! He was here for the dedication of the 100th stake in Peru! Can´t believe they´ve reached that many! The work is truly progressing! So this week was also hard, the Latinos that arrived the same time as us left on Tuesday as well as the older group of Elders and Hermanas. I had a lot of friends that left. My companion and I sat with about 6 or so Latino elders at every meal and we just loved them so much. Elder Honores was definitely one of those friends I met in the pre-existence I´m sure of it. We couldn´t talk all that much because of the language barrier, but we call each other best friend (don´t worry it´s a very appropriate relationship haha). Ok next...
The food here is honestly SO GOOD! But at the same time sooo bad! I have to work out every day without fail or else I know I would gain about a million pounds. They have the best desserts. Dad would be dying if he knew what I got to eat for dessert all the time. Churros, flan, and the best cream filled donuts, plus some other great things. But the churros.. honestly some of the most wonderful things I´ve tasted. They are filled with a caramel like sauce... I don´t know how I lived without them! Alright enough about food because I´m starting to get hungry and dinner isn´t until 6 haha.
I want each and every person to know that is reading this email that I KNOW without any doubt in my heart that this gospel is true. It has blessed so many lives, especially mine and I honestly cannot wait to share it with the Peruvians! In Alma 26 verse 27 it says ¨Go among they brethren the lamanites...and you shall have success.¨ or something along those lines, I don´t have my scriptures in front of me at the moment, but I read that and it just reminded me exactly why I am here. These are MY brothers and sisters! I want them to be happy and to return to live with our Father in Heaven just as much as I want to return to live with Him.
I also want you to know how absolutely BLESSED we are to live in the USA. From the little exploring I have been able to do on the streets of Peru I am so thankful that I live in a place that has clean water, traffic laws, and many other simple things that I have failed to be thankful for in the past. Look around and see all that you do have, do your best to try and bless the lives of others who have little. Go to the temple, I wish I had realized how unbelievably lucky we are to have one so close to our home. A woman at the temple today traveled 12 hours from Arequipa just to do one session at the temple. That is dedication to the gospel and I hope that everyone who can will take advantage of every opportunity they have to do the Lord´s work.
For those of you going through a rough time right now: Elder Joseph B. Worthlin gave a talk and reminded us that even in our darkest times things will always turn out in the end. The Savior died on the cross on a Friday, the darkest Friday in the history of the earth, it was an awful time, but Sunday came and He was resurrected. So remember everyone ¨No matter how dark our Friday, Sunday will come¨-Elder Worthlin.
I love you all and pray for you every day!
Hermana Imbler
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