Annoucement for Dallon and Nikki!
Marilins Baptism!!
Pajamie time..with our cooool peru pants!!
My comp and I in the plaza de armas!
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
2/24/2014 Email
From: Camille Weller [mailto:camille.weller@myldsmail.net]
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 10:02 AM
To: Melissa Wheatley;
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 10:02 AM
To: Melissa Wheatley;
Subject: HOLAAAAA
Well monday we played soccer with another zone and i had a
little thought as we played.. at first i was playing defense... just kind of
chillin in the back and not really doing much... then as the time went by i
decided i wanted to really play.. so instead of waiting for the ball to come to
me.. i went after the ball and started to play as hard as i could.. when i did
that i realized i was playing pretty good! the elders started to pass to me and
we were killing it, then after about five minutes of this it was time to
leave... i was so sad because i had just started to get the hang of it and
actually play... as we left i started to relate that experience to life and to
my mission.. i dont want to get to the last month or transfer and then start to
work as hard as i can... i know that if i did that i would feel like i did when
we had to quit playing soccer.. like if i would have played that way the whole
time it would have been so much better. Sometimes i think we wait for the ball
to come to us in life instead of going after it! We should be positive.. hard
working.. and always go after the things we want in life and do those things we
know will help us to become better people.... theres a little bit of my
thoughts from monday(:
So much happend this week with Hna Marilin. She was doing so
good and had her interview planned for wednesday.. then she didnt show up and
when we went to visit her she wouldnt talk to us and then she turned her phone
off.. so we pretty much gave up on her and decided that if she wanted to be baptized
she would talk to us... then thursday i got some letters from hna jacobson to
hand out here in Graficos and one of them was to her... so we decided to go
drop it off.. when we went there her daughter answered the door and said that
they were praying that we would come... Marilin was crying and told us that she
basically has nothing... her store is getting shut down.. shes losing her house
shes building and has no money... she told us about a dream she had and then
said that she wanted to be baptized.... we kind of just looked at her for a
minute when she said that and then said.. are you sure?? haha she started
smiling and said that no matter what she wanted to be baptized.. she knew it
was the right thing to do and she is ready to start her new life. .. man i
just adore this woman.. she works so hard to provide for her 2
daughters..alone.. and has been through so much.. i also thought alot about how
she truly had to be humbled before she would turn to the lord... thats a good
lesson to learn.. we shouldnt wait to have to be humbled before we turn to the
Lord and do his will. Her baptism was amazing.. she has such a desire to do
whats right and to change her life... and im so excited to see what happens
with her in the future. (:
This week were planning everything for hna nancy and German!
theyre going to be married and then nancy and her two daughters are going to
get baptized! should be a busy and fun week(:
Since were planning a wedding weve been talking with them
and thinking a lot about the importance of marraige. in sacrament one of the
members gave a talk about marraige.. and how Satan tempted adam and eve when
they were seperated... and how important it is to always be together.. to be a
team.. to work as one and to always be on the same page as spouses.. im not
married but i know that this is true..
"As a hasband and wife are each drawn to the Lord, as
they learn to serve and cherish one another, as they share life experiences adn
grow together and become one, as they are blessed through the uniting of their
distinctive natures, they begin to realize the fulfillment that our Heavenly
Father desires for His childresn. ultimate happiness, which is the very object
fo teh Fathers plan, is recieved through the making and honoring of eternal
marraige covenants." a quote i found by Elder David Bednar that i love!
The family of the couple we live with has been here for a
week.. their kids all come to stay with them for a week each year... one week a
year is how many times they get together!! That makes me so greatfull that our
family gets together so often and i know that truly it is worth all the work
that goes into it (mostly from grandma(: ) so keep it up family!! there is
nothing more important!!
Well this week i have an anouncement to make for October of
this year......... youll have to look at the pictures to see what is is but its
something im very very excited about!!!! (:
i know that this church is true... that our heavenly father
loves us and knows our needs!!
Love you all thank you so much for your support, love, and
prayers!!! Hurrah hurrah hurrah for Isreal!!! (:
love,
Hermana Weller (:
2/17/14 Pictures!
Everyone at the Baptism!
We got a Cell Phone!!!
Our new friend(:
Our pensionista with her plaque on!!
(:we love her.
Pretty view in our area!
The daughter of our pensionista!!
2/17/14 Email!
From: Camille Weller [mailto:camille.weller@myldsmail.net]
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 9:54 AM
To: Melissa Wheatley;
Subject: Charidad y amor(:
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 9:54 AM
To: Melissa Wheatley;
Subject: Charidad y amor(:
Well another crazy week here in Graficos! We´ve been getting
everything ready for the wedding of our investigators and still have to get
some papers so it might have to wait until the next week but either way were
hopefull everything will work out! We had Ians baptism on saturday and it went
perfect! There was a ton of his friends there and one of his friends from the
ward baptized him, (his first baptism) which was such a tender moment to
watch(: His mom also came and were hoping she will let us teach her and her
other daughter too(: We met with antonio this week and got some bad news.. his
wife doesnt want him to have anything to do with us or the church and told him
he had to choose between the mormons or her...so theres not much we can do but
pray for him and hope that she will soften her heart.. still makes us sad
because he was one of our favorites and is so awesome!! in his prayer before we
left he prayed that heavenly father would help his wife to understand so that
he could learn more... sometimes we just have to remember that Heavenly Father
has a plan for each one of his children and that as misionaries were just here
to be instraments in his hands. We did get some good news too this week... we
got cell phones!!!! well one per area! before we would carry around a huge land
lineish phone haha but now it will be easier to call our investigators and for
them to call us! The whole mission got them and were all happy campers(: Aside
from all that were just working hard and trying to do our best.. i talked in
church yesterday and talked about the pure love of christ and about charity in
honor of Valentines day(: If we truly understand the love that our savior has
for us and gives us constantly.. our desire to show that love to others will
grow.. i cant think of a better way to show our love than to share the Gospel
of Jesus Christ with all those around us. To be good examples.. to Give service
to others and truly look for the good in every one we come in contact with.
Heres some scriptures i used..
Moroni 7: 47 But acharity is the
pure blove of
Christ, and it endurethcforever; and whoso
is found possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with him.
Either 12: 34 And now I
know that this alove which
thou hast had for the children of men is charity; wherefore, except men shall
have charity they cannot inherit that place which thou hast prepared in the
mansions of thy Father.
The pure love of christ is Charity... something that one of
my leaders taught us in the MTC is that we should pray for charity everyday..
its one of the things we should strive to have as one of our personal
attributes.
well i love you all and hope that all is well up there!!!!
(:
Love,
Hermana Weller
2/10/14 Pictures
Tuesday night celebration with Hna Robinson
and the familia Gameros!
21 in Peru!!!
All of us at the service project!
After math of the egg and flour bath(:
Us with the Familia Gameros...
well the kids at least(:
Birthday Party!!
Fernandos Baptism
Jaquelyns Baptism!!
2/10/14 Email!
From: Camille Weller [mailto:camille.weller@myldsmail.net]
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 9:35 AM
To: Melissa Wheatley;
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 9:35 AM
To: Melissa Wheatley;
Subject: 21 IN PERU(:
what a crazy long, amazing week!!!.. hey im 21!!!
whooooooo!! ive got to say that this week and my birthday was probably the best
ive had yet! I wish i could have spent it with my family and friends but i
truly felt like i had my family here and felt the love of all those around
me!
Tuesday we found out that our district leader and our zone
leader were both getting emergency transfered to become zone leader and
asistent to the president... it was so sad, they were both the 2 that me and my
companion looked up to the most but hey, i guess they were needed somewhere
else! President came to tell us and to talk to us and afterwards they surprised
me with a cake for my birthday which made things a little better(: And of
course they did the whole take a little bite.. and then they shove the cake in
your face.. gotta love peru(: After that we had divisions with our sister
training leaders and i got to stay in my area with hna robinson, we had such a
fun, spiritual day and i loved learning from her and learning what i can
improve on! We ended the day with the Gameros family, a family that one
of the sons is a member but the rest of the family no... not yet(: they
seriously treat us like family, when we got there they had made all sorts of
snacks and cake and they sang to me and everything.. i just love them and hope
they will accept the gospel into their family soon(:
Wednesday... BIRTHDAY DAYYYYY i woke up and got to open a
card and present hna jacobson sent me... love and miss her so much!! and then
we went to meet at the church to end divisions and meet with the elders to go
to the service project.. my companion had made a happy birthday sign.. so
cute(: then we went to the property of hna marilyn to help her paint and move
some rocks! It was a ton of fun and of course i got to have my birthday
celebrated the peruvian way... getting eggs smashed on your head and then flour
dumped on you.. hahaha but i love it and we all had such a fun time helping
her! then after we went home and showered out all of the egg shells... we
went to visit a less active who made us a yummy dinner, then we went and
visited antonio, one of our investigators who had bought pop and cake for us,
then we went again to the Gameros family who gave us ice cream and candy
then when we got home my companion and our pensionista had planned a big
surprise birthday party with the ward and our investigators without me knowing!
It was so cute!!! now can you see why i felt so loved?? i have the best companion
and ward and friends here in Graficos and they made my birthday so great!! I
dont think ill ever forget my 21st birthday her in peru, serving my savior and
the prople here in Arequipa(:
Thursday we got good and bad news.. Nancy and her 2
daughters told us they wanted to wait until march to get baptized so their
grandparents could be here.. BUT we met with Jaquelyn, who we met on sunday and
she told us she wanted to be baptized... that saturday.. (: Her twin and her
moved her a couple weeks ago but had been assisting in another city for about 5
months, her twin was baptized before they moved but she wanted to wait til they
got her.. what i miracle! Also the mom of Fabricio finally let us in her house
to teach her!!! were excited about that(:
Friday we got to help our pensionista Hna Debbie go to the
market and buy the food for this month.. that place reminded me that im in
peru(: they sell fruit and vegetables in huge boxes and there is sooo much!!!!
ill have to take a picture one day! But yeah, we are eating gourmet here, she
is such a good cook and knows what we as missionaries like because she was in
our shoes,, so no more worrying about food(: now were going to start worrying
about me getting fat(: haha
Saturday we had Fernandos baptism! It went really good even
though there was hardly anyone there, and his testimony was so good!!!
Sunday we ended up having Jaquelyns baptism because her mom
could only be in town that day but it was awesome!!! we had a ton of the ward
there and yeah, it was perfect! (: Then we met with Nancy and her family and
they said they didnt want to wait until march.. they want to be baptized this
saturday.. but theres just one problem.. we found out their not married.. .so
guess what.. im planning another wedding!!!! YAAYYY(: no im actually really
excited to help them! were going today to look into everything they need to see
if its possible to do it this week or the next! So as you can see were FULL
with work here in Graficos and we love it! (: Although at the begining of the
week i was feeling way overwhelmed with all the things we have to do.. hna
robinson helped me so much and she shared this scripture that i wanted to share
with you all..
14 And I will also ease the aburdens which
are put upon your shoulders, that even you cannot feel them upon your backs,
even while you are in bondage; and this will I do that ye may stand asbwitnesses for
me hereafter, and that ye may know of a surety that I, the Lord God, do visit
my people in their cafflictions.
15 And now it
came to pass that the burdens which were laid upon Alma and his brethren were
made light; yea, the Lord didastrengthen them
that they could bear up their bburdens with
ease, and they did submit cheerfully and with cpatience to
all the will of the Lord.
16 And it came
to pass that so great was their faith and their patience that the voice of the
Lord came unto them again, saying: Be of good comfort, for on the morrow I will
deliver you out of bondage.
I kept telling myself when this week is over well get a little
break.. or when this transfer ends ill get to rest a bit or when i finish my
mission life will be easier or when im married ill be able to relax.. but i
know that thats not true. We will always have something to be doing or be
worried about. we will always have challenges and difficulties that we have to
overcome.. we will be tried and tested and tried and tested all throughout our
lives to show our faith and confidence in the Lord. THe only way we can feel
peace and comfort no matter what comes our way is if we give our burdons to the
Savior.. Let him take them from us.. he has already paid the debt.. all we have
to do is turn to him... "submit cheerfully and with patience to ALL the
will of the Lord. " The only one who can help us when we feel overwhelmed
or discouraged is our Heavenly Father and Saviour Jesus Christ. Turn to
him.. Let him help you and be "patient in thy afflictions" He loves
us and wants us to be happy and at peace(: heres some parts from the talk
" iwill not fail thee, nor forsake thee" by president Thomas S Monson
The history of the Church in this, the dispensation of the
fulness of times, is replete with the experiences of those who have struggled
and yet who have remained steadfast and of good cheer. The reason? They have
made the gospel of Jesus Christ the center of their lives. This is what will
pull us through whatever comes our way. We will still experience difficult
challenges, but we will be able to face them, to meet them head-on, and to
emerge victorious.From the bed of pain, from the pillow wet with tears, we are
lifted heavenward by that divine assurance and precious promise: “I will not
fail thee, nor forsake thee.”7 Such
comfort is priceless.
We know that there are times
when we will experience heartbreaking sorrow, when we will grieve, and when we
may be tested to our limits. However, such difficulties allow us to change for
the better, to rebuild our lives in the way our Heavenly Father teaches us, and
to become something different from what we were—better than we were, more
understanding than we were, more empathetic than we were, with stronger
testimonies than we had before.
This should be our purpose—to
persevere and endure, yes, but also to become more spiritually refined as we
make our way through sunshine and sorrow. Were it not for challenges to
overcome and problems to solve, we would remain much as we are, with little or
no progress toward our goal of eternal life. The poet expressed much the same
thought in these words:
Good timber does not grow with ease,
The stronger wind, the stronger trees.
The further sky, the greater length.
The more the storm, the more the strength.
By sun and cold, by rain and snow,
Only the Master knows the depths of our trials, our pain, and
our suffering. He alone offers us eternal peace in times of adversity. He alone
touches our tortured souls with His comforting words:“Come unto me, all ye that
labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.“Take my yoke upon you,
and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto
your souls.“For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”9Whether it is the
best of times or the worst of times, He is with us. He has promised that this
will never change.My brothers and sisters, may we have a commitment to our
Heavenly Father that does not ebb and flow with the years or the crises of our
lives. We should not need to experience difficulties for us to remember Him,
and we should not be driven to humility before giving Him our faith and
trust.May we ever strive to be close to our Heavenly Father. To do so, we must
pray to Him and listen to Him every day. We truly need Him every hour, whether
they be hours of sunshine or of rain. May His promise ever be our watchword: “I
will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.”10With all the
strength of my soul, I testify that God lives and loves us, that His Only
Begotten Son lived and died for us, and that the gospel of Jesus Christ is that
penetrating light which shines through the darkness of our lives.
Hermana Weller(:
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
2/3/2014 PICS
When they tell me something isnt spicy...
and then laugh because it is and Im white
My little friend I met at the park...so cute!!
us with one of our favorite members!! Nadia..
shes so great!!
Wierd fruit here in Peru!! they call it snot fruit..
well in spanish its mocos..(: Yummmm
Fabricos Baptism!!
2/3/2014 Email
From: Camille Weller [mailto:camille.weller@myldsmail.net]
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2014 9:35 AM
To: Melissa Wheatley;
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2014 9:35 AM
To: Melissa Wheatley;
Subject: Existen Los Milagros (:
What an amazing and emotional week! First off i want to share a
scripture i found earlier this week that i absolutely love. If i could share it
with everyone i know and care about i would! Its Alma 13:27-29
27 And now, my brethren, I awish from
the inmost part of my heart, yea, with great banxiety even
unto pain, that ye would hearken unto my words, and cast off your sins, and notcprocrastinate the
day of your repentance;
28 But that ye would humble yourselves before the Lord, and call on
his holy name, and awatch and
pray continually, that ye may not be btempted above
that which ye can bear, and thus be cled by
the Holy Spirit, becoming humble, dmeek,
submissive, patient, full of love and all long-suffering;
29 aHaving faith on the Lord; having a hope that ye shall
receive eternal life; having the blove of
God always in your hearts, that ye may be lifted up at the last day and
enter into his crest.
ITS SO GOOD(: I shared it alot this week with some of our
investigators and wanted to share it with my family and friends as well. My
favorite part is "having the love of God always in your hearts..." if
we truly have the love of God in our hearts we will want to be obedient.. we
will serve others.. we wont get discoureged our get down on our selves because
we know that We have a loving heavenly Father...something i needed to hear
later on in the week...that story comes later. (:
Well Marylin, the mom of Laskmy, committed to a baptismal date
finally!! And we have seen such a change in her this week.. she said she wants
to be baptized but still has some doubts.. so were going to help her and
hopefully all will work out(: Also we are planning to do a service project
wednesday for her.. and for my Birthday(: Nancy and her two daughters are
getting baptized this saturday along with Fernando. Nancy is so great.. i love
her. and i know that her son.. that is on his mission will be so happy when his
family is baptized!We met a 14 year old a couple weeks ago and he always comes
to church but sneaks out before we can talk to him.. this sunday we caught him
and had a lesson with him.. He has a rough life...and it seems like he
got into the wrong croud.. but he told us that he wants to change..that he
loves the way he feels when hes at church and that he wants to be like the boys
that are his friends in the church.. Im learning more and more how important
the examples of the youth are. A bunch of the youth from our ward went to EFY
this past week and came back with such a strong spirit, almost all of them got
up and bore their testimonies in sacrament and man.. i dont think i
stopped crying the whole hour.. they will all make such good missionaries one
day!!
okay now for my favorite part of the week..monday we ran into a
member who said that Fabricio.. a grandson of one of the recent converts in the
ward wanted to be baptized and wanted us to meet with him as soon as possible..
so monday night we went and got to know him and taught him.. Hes been coming to
church with his grandma for a while know and as we taught him throughout the
week we saw just how strong this young boy is. He is 10 years old and his mom
wants nothing to do with the church.. but he told us that he read the
book of mormon and knows this is the true church and that he wanted to be
baptized saturday... so we made it happen and had his baptism on saturday! It
was sad because his WHOLE family went to the beach for the weekend... but he
didnt, he told his mom that he wasnt going that he wanted to be baptized.. What
a tough little guy!! He seriously amazes me! His baptism was soo awesome.. the
spirit was so strong.. especially when he bore his testimony and said that one
day he hoped his family too would join the Church of Jesus Christ(: man
miracles exist..
Sunday we were 30 minutes into sacrament meeting and Fabricio
hadnt showed up yet to get confirmed... so naturally we were both feeling
pretty down..then a member got up and bore his testimony that God loves us and
cares about us... something that we hear in testimony meeting all the time but
this time i really felt it.. God loves us and knows us.. He will always love
us.. and even though we will still pass through hard times that doesnt mean
that he doesnt care about us... i was reminded of a quote by Jeffrey R. Holland
that i have hung up above my desk ".. in a resurrected, otherwise
perfected body, our Lord has chosen to retain for the benefit of his disciples
the wounds in his hands and his feel and his sides.. Signs.. if you will, that
painful things happen even to the pure and perfect. Signs, if you will, that
pain in this world is NOT evidence that God doesnt love you..." Wow.. what
a powerful statement. 45 minutes into sacrament meeting Fabricio.. AND his mom
walked in.. and they were able to do the confirmation. God loves us, He cares,
and difficulties or pain in this life does not mean he doesnt love us...
Im excited for this week, we have lots of work to do and.. of
course i will be turning 21 on wednesday!! Who would of thought that i would be
on a mission when i turned 21.. not me(: in celebration of my turning 21 i
would like to share my testimony.. i know that our Savior lives, and Loves us
and i know that change IS possible.. If we believe in him and his power to help
us we can change and over come anything in this life, and that the only
true happiness and inner peace can only be found in the Gospel Of Jesus
Christ.. I know that The atonement is real.. and our Heavenly FAther is always
willing to forgive us if we will humble ourselves and repent. The book of
mormon is the word of God, and Joseph Smith was a true profet of God. The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints is the one and only true church
here on this earth.. It is the church of Jesus Christ and he directs it. I love
this gospel.. and i love sharing it here with the people of Peru! I pray that each
one of you will always remember that you are a son or daughter of God.. He
knows you.. he knows your needs, wants, problems, desires, everything.. and he
LOVES you.
Have an amazing week!!! Les Amo!!!!!(:
Hermana Weller (:
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