December 21, 2015

I want to wish all of you a very Merry Chistmas this week (: Enjoy the snow for me because all we have is intense heat and but right now ALOT of rain so just know that im still cold hahaha

Well i got transfered to A BEAUTIFUL part of the mission VALDIVIA. it really is so beautiful here i am adjusting slowly because it is a huge city! it has a ton of people and my sectors before were of fields for farming and really really small but i love it here i am able to talk to more people and have a lot more interesting conversations. My companion is from SPANISH FORK how small is the world again! she is a year older then me and we might have known eachother before because she played soccer for a few years! her name is Natalie Parkinson. Hermana parkinson. we get along SO WELL and really have a lot to do here! i was really worried about having another gringa for a companion because i have the history to just speak english but we only speak spanish so it is awesome! it really is a blessing to work with here and our many investigators here! i am still trying to get to know everyone here so give me some more time before i tell you who everyone is because we do not have anyone with a date for baptism but we are close (: they are so awesome and really progressing fast and i get along with all of them so well and i love them so much already! this will be a VERY FUN last transfer for my comp i am determined to help her finish so strong! It is so sad that i will be ¨killing¨ another companion in the mission but very happy i get the chance to help my compy finish with some great experiences (:

HMM this last week i have really taken a step back to focus a lot on the things that christ wants of me as well as what my family thinks of me as a missionary. For the past few months everyday i sit down on the floor and really ponder ALL that has passed in the day and write down a few miralces or blessings from the day. I have managed to fill a lot of pages and am really pleased that sometimes the blessing at the end of the day is ...... ¨i didnt get bit my a dog or a flea today so i think we are getting somewhere¨ hahahah no but really to sit and ponder the day and see the lords hand in his work is amazing. My comp had a great idea to make a sign and do a questionaire type of contacting that worked really well we went around showing people this sign asking them what the first thing in their mind when they think of chirstmas and a lot of answers where love, family, god and we then asked what they wanted from this christmas and when they gave an answer i would write it down on a card with the page for the new christmas video and then take a picture of them with it and they would walk off with a huge smile. I have thought a lot of christ this week and all that has gone on. A Few times in my mission i have recieved news from family, friends, members, companions or investigators that makes me feel like my whole world has gotten turned upside down. that my heart has fallen to my stomach and that i want to lie down and cry cry cry but this week has really helped me to see that my savior is here for me. That he too feels in his heart what i am feeling and that he wants to help me for this reason he was born, for this reason he suffered for me and took everything upon him. How many of us for christmas really think of him? other then when its christmas sacrament or our family nights? A lot of time we get caught up in the gifts, the plans of where we should go or not go who we should buy gifts for and who we havent. where is our savior?...... have you thought to look around in the ward at someone that may just need a little note for christmas or a little card? Here in chile i have recently started to make little notes. i sneak them in the bags of the members or just hand it to them and walk off and the next day they are so happy. i want to challenge you all to sit by the fire, look at a temple, a picture of christ or a picture of your family and think of all your miracles of the day, week, month, year. where was the savior? i can promise you in every thought you will see him or feel that he ws there for you when you thought no. also challenge you to write a note to someone or bake some cookies and without them knowing give it to them. do not look for the recognicion. just make them happy give them something they can not give themselfs at times (: i love my savior and i know he lives. i love everyone of you and i pray for you all sometimes i even fall asleep praying but i always wake up with a smile and a laugh and crawl into bed (: this christmas is so beautiful because we recieved a redentor a savior. i know all of these things are true in the name of jesus christ amen

Much love Hermana Kogianes