Tuesday, May 28, 2002

May 27

HOLA!
This has been a great week. well sort of. I´m finally getting the hang of things and we are trying to work super hard! Today- no beach because it´s raining buckets quite literally but you know you can´t be a missionary without a little rain. It´s just part of the experience. I wanted to find some rainboots today but I don´t think we have time. I´ll have to wait for next week. 
I´m glad everything is well at home and that the grass is almost ready. It´s wierd to think it´s so warm there. I didn´t even know it was memorial day. That´s always a fun holiday- kind of- for us anyway. It reminds me that spring is here. well not here but you know what i mean. 
it says 50 or 60 degrees. I don´t beleive it. I wear everything I own everyday but we are literally right on the cost. Did you ever look it up on the map. I´m right on the little hook of san pedro as far as you can go. our ward goes from the river to the ocean. pretty sweet but I never get to see it because it´s flat and kindof like a cliff so I´d actually have to walk to the end and there aren´t many investigators over there. sadly
The president cut our time to 45 min so i don´t have much time.
so for the details of my week. One of our baptisms fell because he doesn´t want to live the sabath day. He has to work. But he´s so willing to do everything else and continue until he can get baptised. So we are going to teach him about faith and have him close his store this sunday and then we´ll fast and pray a whole bunch. haha. We have another baptism date that someone found during zone attack so that will be good to meet with her. 

Thanks for finally getting my coat. haha. Thanks for the pictures too. I love showing people pictures of my family because i love you all so much! now I know why parents do that with their children all of the time. haha. And I get to show everyone the picture of my sister and her husband just sealed for time and all eternity. That picture marks the scripture for sealing and the picture of the family marks the scripture for pray in your families. I´m a little disappointed we don´t have a picture of me and dad at my baptism. how strange. 
I love you all! 

Hermana VandeMerwe

May 20

This week has been really good. We found a lot of new investigators and we have 2 in line for baptism that came to church along with some others! Yay! I´m so excited. They should be baptized on the 8th-Alejandro & Leila. I don´t know if I told you about them. 
Thanks for celebrating my birthday! I had a really great day! The Hermanas in my house sang to me in the morning and my companion made me hot chocolate which i haven´t had since i´ve been home and it´s like my favorite thing in the whole world!! right next to the stars and the beach. These three things just make my heart melt. If you have hot chocolate you know everything is going to be just fine and every night I look up at the stars and remember that my Heavenly Father loves me and then goodness the ocean and the sound of roaring waves could bring tears to my eyes. So just wait... After my hot chocolate we went to church. I could understand quite a bit probably my birthday present from the spirit and they anounced my birthday in sacrament haha! and then we had a great meat and potato meal (it´s common we have it a lot but still my favorite) and then of course the best dessert i´ve had since i´ve been here. peaches and cream. and then we did a attack of zone where our entire zone went to one sector that was struggling and just let the fire burn and then they all sang to me and then I came home to a wondeful package with a way cute star necklace so i can always have the stars with me! Thanks! I love it! and the elastic as well! The party supplies was just perfect too! and so today-pday. Guess what we did? Went to the beach! AH! Angels singing. The elders brought a gril and we had hot dogs --a type any way-better-- and played some soccer. and on the way here to the internet cafe my companion and I got a characature. haha! Why not. 
If we have time today I might go buy a hair dryer and some gloves! 

Love you all so much! Let me know whatj´s going on! 
Sunshine in my soul,

Hermana VandeMerwe

Thursday, May 2, 2002

May 1


AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH
AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
AHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHA
I'M GOING TO CHILE!!!
TRAVEL PLANS ARE HERE!

I will give you all the information I have cause I won't be able to talk until the airport! crazy. Hope I don't forget anything. I think I'm going to be sending a lot of stuff home. Like my rain boots because I think they'll be really heavy and I don't think they'll look good. I'm going too look for some shorter ones that are easier to walk in once I'm in chile. also my favorite brown boots because they are my favorite hence why I brought them but they will get runined with rain and fleas. I knew this before but hey if the boot fits...

okay so here are the plans...

Delta Airlines May 06 SLC - LAX depart 833A Arrive 936A
DL 2451                       Boeing 737-800
L Economy                       Seats 21bcd 20abc Confirmed

Lan Airlines   May 06 LAX to Santiago   (Merino Benit?)  depart 145p  Arrive 600A
LA 601                       Boeing 767-300/300ER
N Economy                         Seats 37cdfhjl  Confirmed

Lan Airlines    May 07 Santiago- Concepcion  Depart 800A Arrive 910A
LA 203                           Airbus Industrie A320-100/200
Y Economy                          Seats 29bcjk 28ab Confirmed


AAAHHH!! Less than a week and I'll be there! nuts! 

Oh I'll tell you the people I'm traveling with too because I know you like that.
Henderson/Kristin M 342891 - I
Murphy/Benjamin Law  332962-I
Seegmiller/Emily 339451 - I
Van de Merwe/ Cambria 351043 - I
Weigel/ Carson Marie
Wilhelm/ Isaak Jon

I don't know the last two people. But I know there is also an Elder Williams with us and GET THIS!!! I'm pretty sure Kenzie is on my flight!! crazy huh? the one to LAX also another girl I know from USU, also going to Korea, Debryn Saunders. We haven't checked flight numbers but they leave the same time.
Okay so as far as airport goes. You said I can just leave my stuff with the ticket agent people? What if they don't know you? That's a little sketch. What should I do about that? Also I remember you telling me where the pay phones are that aren't used as often. Was it in teminal 1? We should get there pretty early. Also I'll have lots of time in LAX so I could call if I don't have long before. 

Thanks for the package this week! I'm totally looking forward to Sunday! Hopefully we'll be all packed and we can have a fiesta!


As far as packages go. I think that pouch mail is the way to go. that's what I heard and supposedly It has something about it in the packet that I left with you. So you can look in there. As far as dear elders go in Chile. I'm not sure if they do that through pouch or print them there so right now just stick with email once I'm there. I can't imagine you having to send me anything so- you should be okay.

I do get to see Gil every so often!! It's great fun! Love it! I don't get to talk to him a whole bunch but it's still something to look forward to every meal time!

Graduation Party sounds sick! Are you going to invite fam and stuff? I got the invite and loved it! You two are just so photogenic.
     
Oh I don't know if i ever told you 2 weeks ago I did sealings! that was fantastic! I am so glad that our family can be together forever!

I love you all mucho!

Thanks so much to those who have written! I will try my best to get back! You're letters are definetly my favorite!


Hermana VandeMerwe