Old Hair, Transfers, and PROPHETS

Wow... this week.... There was only one day this week that we didnt travel to Salta... EVERYDAY!!! First for Pday, then for a mtg, then interviews with Pres, then we went to do paperwork so we can get our packages.. which now we can recieve packages!! Wooohoo!! But literally this week was crazy!!! We did service for a hermana in our ward.. we cleaned her house and she paid us with lunch. hahaha and it was all fun and games until she took out an old plastic bag... that had HAIR of missionaries.... she had cut ALOT of hair from the missionaries and stored it in a bag. And then she took it out and started petting it and said,

"Do you think that this Hermana knows Im touching her hair?"

Yeaaaaah okay. BYE!! This was probably one of the weirdest moments this week... but I like her. She's really funny... but yeah okay, I dont think we're going to go back to her house. Another moment was when investigador Romina just started taking pics of us. And then a member walked in and started to take pics of us.. and its just turned into the paparazzi.. and I still dont really know why.. ahaha I love Guemes so much!!! Like really!! Some of my best friends are here.. and of course saying that, last night we found out that tomorrow Im going to Tucuman... to be stolen again.. hahaha no. I LOVED my time here and LOVED my time with Hermana Herrera.. but we both agreed, we're best friends but together, we're elders... we do weird things and get distracted and egg one another on... hahaha no. But friends forever. hahahaha So tomorrow Ill go to Tucuman and meet my step daughter ahahahaha who is also from Chile.. ADVENTURE!!!

And how awesome was this Conference!!! Watching it, I really felt like we need to prepare ourselves... I really love when someone said, "God was listening to me, but I wasn't listening to him." Do we pray just to pray or are we focused on talking to our beloved Father in Heaven. Prayer changes us, not God. THats why we need it so much. 

I was thinking about my prayers alot this week. As missionaries, we pray more than you can even imagine... but I was thinking in the difference in my prayers as a new missionary as to now... When I got here in Argentina, I didnt understand anyone or anything, not only Spanish, but God's plan for me. But I did know that He hears prayers. And EVERY MOMENT, in literally every moment I was praying. The beginning of my mission was hard, not just culture shock or the life of a new missionary, I had many trials put in front of me... But just like the People of Alma, I prayed in my heart when I couldn't pray outloud. And I know God answered me everytime. I know! How? because he didnt take away the trials, he made them lighter, he made me stronger, he gave me love and joy. Really I know that God loves us. I know that we really can be happy in the midst of diffulties... we can have JOY!! But We need to remember who will give us that Joy. We need to rememeber God. Now, my prayers probably arent as continual or fervent because Im not passing through as many things, but how sad.. We really need to remember God in the good and bad, because he always remembers us! Someone recienly sent me this quote,

"Is Prayer your steering wheel or your spare tire?"

I hope no one will forget how they felt in Conference... and if you didnt watch it to go WATCH IT! Because God speaks to us through the Prophet and the leaders and God is waiting for us to not only talk to Him, but listen. 

I love you all!! And Im so grateful to be able to see Conference and hear the Prophets voice. God hasnt stopped talking to his children, we've just become bad at listening.

Hermana Bower

Next time, writing from TUCUMAN!