Because of Him

Hola a todos:))

Okay so this week wasn't that much better than the week before, lol. We didnt have anyone show up to church yesterday and we didnt give out any BOMs either. But that just means that we have a whole other week to improve! We all have weeknesses and we fall short, but thanks to our wonderful Savior Jesus Christ we have the opportunity to repent and improve every day! And thank goodness because without repentence we wouldnt be able to progress or most importantly return to live with Heavenly Father after this life. And it is all thanks to JESUS CHRIST. And so there might just be a reason why there are TWO books that only talk about HIM, why He's important, and what He did before, during, and what He will do after this life. I love that BECAUSE OF HIM we have this opportunity to live, to change, to start over and over, to die, and to live again. And I dont know if there is one thing I have learned more than this on my mission but that He is our Savior and Reedemer. Without Him we wouldn't live and we wouldnt live again. There's a reason that you hear His name almost everywhere you go and so many testimonys of His love and miracles... BECAUSE HE IS THE ONLY PERSON WHO LIVED, TOOK UPON HIM THE YOUR SINS AND THE SINS OF THE WORLD, ENDURED COUNTLESS PAIN, AGONY, AND TORTURE, WHO DIED, AND WHO ROSE AGAIN. 

AND BECAUSE HE LIVES...

YOU AND I WILL LIVE AGAIN. 

And if you doubt what I say here's a video to help you. And if after that you STILL doubt, there is only one thing you can do: Get on your knees and ask. Maybe you'll feel silly and you'll probably feel like its pointless.. but if there is one thing I know its that you cant get anywhere or do anything if you never TRY. 

www.lds.org/youth/video/because-of-him?lang=eng

I KNOW HE LIVES. I KNOW HE LOVES. ME AND EACH ONE OF YOU. I KNOW THAT BECAUSE OF HIM THE UNTHINKABLE WILL HAPPEN. THAT THE UNTHINKABLE HAS HAPPENED TO ME IN MY LIFE AND I AM ONLY ONE PERSON OUT OF TRILLIONS. CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT IM THE ONLY PERSON THAT GOD WANTS TO TALK TO? NO. YOU ARE HIS CHILD. HIS DEAR, DEAR SON OR DAUGHTER. AND HE IS WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU EVERY MOMENT IN EVERY DAY. 

SO GIVE IT A TRY,

OR YOU'LL SPEND YOUR ENTIRE LIFE WONDERING, "What if...?" 

Con todo de mi alma, corazón, y testimonio,

Hna Logan

Here is a family thats moving:(( But they're super duper awesome! 

AND I MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE GOTTEN MY PACKAGES:)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

THANK YOU RAECHEL YOU ARE THE BESTEST SISTER IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD:) LOVE LOVE LOVE LOOOOOVVVEEE:)

Super pretty tree, Im still not sure what the heck the white things is... but I figured its something Ron picked out? It has his name all over it, lol:)

I may have died with the Hot chocolate because the hot chocolate here SUCKS and this was like heaven:)))

And it was so nice to have another taste of home:) Unfortunately it was a little mutalated so I couldnt break it into slices, but its still delicious!!!!!!!!!!

THANK YOU MOM AND RON FOR YOUR PACKAGE I LOOOOVED IT AND IT BRINGS ME A TON OF JOY!!!!!!!!!!!! <33333333333333333

Tender Mercies

Hola todos!

FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS A: 

Ryan

Ronnie and 

Marshall- Good luck on your behind the wheel! I'll make sure to pray for you! And dont be nervous! You're super brilliant and you're gonna do just fine:)

Okay so this week wasnt very exciting until yesterday. we have just been looking and looking for more people to teach and we havent really found any good ones... but, "Theres always tomorrow for dreams to come true..." Thats a song just so everyone can sing that part in their head:) Ive also never been so tired in my life... but thats missionary work for ya! I feel like a completely different person, hahaha. And maybe I am... Im going to be 20 this year- YIKES! And on friday of this week Im going to be out for 6 months on my mission! Can you believe it?! And on my birthday Im going to have 9!!!!! Crazy how fast time flies...

Anyways so yesterday was pretty awesome! Do you guys remember that older-aged man who didnt use to pray? Yeah so he wasnt progressing very much and was on vacation so we didnt see him for quite awhile. But all the sudden he called us to set up an appointment. And for the first time he read from the Book of Mormon form the beginning. All by himself! And we invited him to church and he was a little hesitant but gave us a firm yes. And he came to church! But more than that, the Elders in our ward had a baptism yesterday and we invited him to stay but he didnt want to. But my companion asked me if we could show him the baptismal font and I said why the heck not? So we showed him the baptismal font and he asked us a ton of questions and later said, "fine Ill stay." And he stayed for the whole thing and asked a ton more questions and everything! And we have invited him to baptized before but he said no. And my companion invited him again to be baptized afterward and he said,"No... well, you never know what can happen tomorrow..." But with all these small yet significant changes I know hes going to get baptized any day now:) He may be stubborn but God is SUPER patient and insitant hahaha. 

Well I dont have much time today but I hope you all know how much I love you and how much I am learning and experiencing here in Chile. My testimony has grown a ton and it continues to grow every day. And I now know how strong a testimony can be if we use the authority that we have as member missionarys. Heavenly Father gives us all a power and authority to share the gospel, all we have to do is use it. And trust that He will follow up on His part. Even if the people we invite reject us, at least we planted a seed, and who knows what might happen later on...

I know this Gospel is true and God is real. That the Book of Mormon is the word of God and that Joseph Smith was a true prophet. He saw God and Jesus Christ and he restored the fullness of His gospel in our time. 

With all my love,

Hna Logan

My companion's first completo

Us and the sunset

The biggest leaf I've ever seen!

Pictures from the Last Two Months

With Hermana Torrijo

My first baptism!

The elders being weird

This is an investigator named Clara. She is awesome and is a model of tourist attraction here in La Serena. I don't really know what it is, but its by the beach.

A blind women named Angela who is in our stake and wants to serve a mission!

My last picture with Hermana Herrera!

A pretty place called Coquimbo, where we had to go for transfers.

The famous cross in Coquimbo

My new trainee

The awful state of our tiny yard that we spent days working on

All clean!

We had a recent activity at church and the Relief Society gave us the dolls that are called "Muñecas" and they hand make them! They were giving them out to all the girls in the primary for Christmas and the boys got a little tie. But they gave me and my companion one too! I love it!

Rockin the good ol' santa hat

My comp rockin her hat

Singing to children in the hospital for Christmas Eve

Christmas dinner - these are kinda like tater tots, but not. But they are super delicious!

One of our recent baptisms

For those who thought I was over-exaggerating about the whole spider thing... No joke this was the size of my palm! And it's venom will kill you.

New Years

New Years

Adorable kitten that was sleeping funny

Skyping with Ellen on Christmas Day

A New Year

Letter from January 5, 2015

Hola hola hola!

Happy New Year everyone:))) 2015, WHHHHAAATTT??????

Wait whhhhaaaattttt why is there snow in Temecula? And not even like a little but a LOT!!!!!! I cant believe it!!!! Like I literally cant believe it! Especially because summer is starting here and its getting hotter and hotter in the day. But woooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwww! Lol. Temecula is changing! Haha!

Okay so this week for New Years we had the same options like we did for christmas. We could eat dinner with a family and stay with them until 11pmat night. And at midnight we could go outside in our front yard and watch the fireworks... but our new years wasnt really like that. We ate dinner super early, like at 8:30 and so we were in our house by 10:30 and then we slept. Hahaha we didnt hear anything of music or fireworks. Haha! So that was my new year:) 

Also I dont know if you guys know this, but our key indicators have changed in the mission. Now we only have three things to plan for instead of like 12. We are focusing on these three things: baptisms, BOMs, and how many people asisted sacrament meeting. Usually we plan daily for lessons, new investigators, and all that but now, no. Its wiiiieeerrrrdd. Because we are like going against Preach my Gospel ahaha. But at the same time I love it because we are focusing more on baptism, retaining, and reactivating. All at the same time, all the time. And especially we are finding more less actives who have recieved their endowments. So in this way we are changing and making new goals for this year as a church! Becuase the First Presidency changed this, not us. And I love that we have a modern day prophet to guide us in these latter days!!!!!!

Also recently we had transfers and luckily my hija stayed with me:) So we have a new transfer to work hard in these indicators and with our ward:)

Also..... This chica finished the BOM in spanish! From cover to cover! And now I have started it again:) And I love in our mission we get a new BOM from President every three months with a new key to mark certain themes. Which I love, love, looooovveee. And we also got one in english so Im going to be reading them both together! I love the BOOOKK OF MORMOOONN:)))

Well I hope you all are loving this new year and are setting achievable goals that your going to complete! I dont really have set personal goals, only with my companion and as a missionary... but heres some things I need to work on:

1. Be more patient (funny how this seems to always be my goal.... ahahahaha) with the people here in chile and teach more with love and less of telling them to just cut the crap hahaha.

2. Be more obedient. Especially with time, sometimes we are a few minutes late, or something like that which I need to work on. Also, Chileans talk a TOOOONN and that is not an understatement. So we have to learn how to make lessons shorter so we can work more effeciently. 

3. WRITE IN MY JOURNAL DAILY!!! I dont know why this is always such a struggle for me! But by golly Im gonna do it! 

Well I think that is about all I can handle hahaha. Pray for me that I can improve in these things!

Well I love you all and know that God is watching over you and blessing you while I am away doing His errand! 

WITH ALL MY LOVE,

Hna Logan

Happy New Year!

Letter from December 29, 2014

Hola hola hola!!!

Okay so it was sooooo awesome to see you guys for christmas! And I love that with the technology today I could see Raechel and Devon, Andrew and Ashley, and Ronnie (I think I saw like half of Marshall's face,too hahaha)! I have to admit it was really wierd to talk to you guys, too. Especially in english! WOW, super wierd hahahaha. But it really made my christmas! Plus the family that we were with have a daughter in Brazil on her mission and she called them for skype while they were cooking our lunch, so of couse my companion and I told them to move aside and that we'll cook while they talk to their daughter. And the mom handed me a christmas apron! And I dont know why but then it really felt like christmas hahaha. Cooking with a christmas apron:) 

Basically I love you all toooooooonnnnnsssss and thanx for making me cry hahahaha. 

Well this past saturday we had a baptism of a nine year-old girl named Antonia. It was all kind of rushed because her mom is a member, but kind of a less-active. She works 14 days up north per month and the rest she has off. So she can asist 2 times a month. But she only asists 1 time a month because she wants to rest on the other sunday. Which made it really hard for he daughter to get baptized because she needs 3 attendences (is that okay? I cant even speak English anymore hahaaha I had to search for this word in my dictionary because I couldnt for the life of me remember it in English but it still doesnt sound right hahahaha) in order to get baptized. But its more complicated than that. If she gets baptized on the third sunday that she attends she has to wait 2 more weeks for the gift of the holy ghost... which we prefer not to do because its just bad to wait that long. So our Zone Lider called our mission president to ask if she could get baptized with 2 attendences. And he said yes! So woohhooo we had a baptism this weekend! Buuuuuut we still have to work with the mom. Because she doesnt have a very strong testimony and she cares more for money and those things of the world more than the blessings of the Lord. And she thinks that after baptism, its over.... WRONG! But hey, we have the Lord on our side, so I know it will all work out:)

Also, I am going to finish the BOM in spanish on wendsday. It only took me an infinity to get this far ahahaha. But Im super excited that Im going to finish it for the first time super soon! 

Well I love you guys with all my heart and I know that God is watching over you and blessing you immensly. I know sometimes we cant recognize them but they're there. As long as we are obedient he blesses us. And I know that we all have trials and challenges for a reason. Because if we dont have them, we cant progress. We would stay in one state forever. Never improving, learning, or growing. And so now I can understand a little bit more what they mean when they say, "Love your trials" or, "Come what may and Love it" because every trial that we conquer we get one step closer to God. One step closer to being stronger and perfect. And thats why we're here on earth. To test our faith. And how can our faith be tested if we never have trials? I have learned that when we have trials we need to pray a little harder, read a little more, SEARCH for the Lord in every moment to help you. And He will. I have no doubt about this. Sometimes we have to sacrifice a little bit more, give EVERY LAST BIT OF OURSELVES to Him. And eventually in His own time He will bless us. And I have been SO blessed! I have an AMAZING family and friends! And most importantly I have had the opportunity to know and be apart of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I know its true. With every fiber of my being and every day I know it a little bit more. God knows you! He knows how you feel and what you need. And He is searching for ways to bless you everyday. 

Tengan un día tan bonita y llena con el espíritu de Dios. 

Les AMOOOOOOOOOO,

Hermana Logan