Hermana Ostler’s
Update – October 14, 2014
Valle Sagrado is a giant valley full of choclo
(giant corns) and kitchens full of guinea pigs, and people who pretend they
only speak Quechua when we contact them. It means walking for days on end, climbing
mountains to get to investigators who basically live in Incan ruins. It also
means a pleasant heat, talking to sisters about our awkwardness, and coming
back to Cusco with fleas. I love visiting the sisters in Valle. Life is slower
than it is in the city. It takes time to drink some chicha and get drunk in the
middle of the day, and it takes time to wander around with herds of sheep and
giant oxen and stop to look at little wildflowers. It is magical!
Living in the country also means
some interesting conversations in lessons.
Me: How can we be good examples
to our friends and share the gospel with them?
Country girl: I always talk to my
friends about the church. We even talk about the bones they are finding in the
catholic cathedral they are constructing. It’s always good to find bones.
Me: silence followed by
uncontrollable giggling.....Let’s end with a prayer!
I loved conference! We just were
able to watch it this week. I am obsessed! I loved every single little word.
Just made me want to be better.
We are still working with
Jefferson and his mom Rufina. She is a less active member and he is her
nonmember son. What love I have come to have for them! They only understand
when we play a lot of games. I love games! More than the actual games, I love
screaming without control. My father always told me to use my “inside voice”
for years until he finally just gave up and realized that I only have one
volume...very loud. But they are progressing very well. I love to see that it
doesn’t matter who we are, or what we understand, we are important to God. He
doesn't care if we are super intelligent, He cares about happiness and peace,
something that all His children can find.
Off to the jungle tomorrow! Wish
me luck!
hermana alex
besos besos besos
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