the back of knees are so sunburnt

This week was like a "grinchs heart grew three sizes that day" kind of week. 

Let me count the ways my heart grew.

1. Some really good divis. Like really good. Ones that I prayed for that I could be there to love them and to learn and we did just that.

ate ice cream for dinner in parachico so thats a plus. I loved it, being in this area that a year ago this Saturday I started in. Couldn't be happier to be with cute hermana franco, she LOVES life and being a missionary and shows it. I love her newness and the joy she sees in the little things, that's what I'm trying to do too, after 15 months on the mission there isn't TONS of newness but at the same time, why not look at every thing through new eyes? 

2.

JHON. we met him 3 weeks ago after he showed up too early to the elders ward. We taught him and turned out he lived in our area. He's so humble. 

He knows that life is hard. 

He lives in a little cerro house with his mom and his brother christian and step-dad. His dad left him.when he was little.

But he said,

I can't believe I'm here. I have everything I have ever wanted. 

Christian told us "hermanas, I asked my dad if I can get baptized too and he said "bautizate nomas!" So now he's gonna follow his brother's example the 15th. Heart full. 

3.

Seeing my best friend and eating churros together and ugh she makes my heart so.full. 

4.

Zone conference. Was. Incredible. Hermana chipman talked about how the atonement is like stairs.

We can choose to.try and try and try to get up one giant stair on our own. But when we fall we're gonna fall HARD. And it's so so hard to get up one giant stair. 

But the atonement is little steps and little steps that you might fall backwards on. But you just keep going because you have the savior with you. 

And prezi talked about our purpose and how we can love and serve and ugh.

And THEN the aps had the audacity to show this beautiful video that absolutely did not make me cry (those next to me would.say otherwise). 

I 

Love 

God. 

So much.

And I love His children. Like so much.

5.

We had a Zone testimony meeting and then multizone pday and I am a.fried egg literally. Well no because fried eggs are not red but like it was the first fried thing that came to mind. 

6.

This dude.

7.

I figured something out. And I want to tell you all about it but I have 14 minutes left and I need to finish my Google.photos stalking so I'll tell you next week. But just know it's really good. 

8.

this queen. Almost didn't get baptized but we called her up (she's the elders' friend) and was all "men don't understand when I'm depressed I just don't want to talk to anyone!!" So we were like yeah boys suck! And she was like yeah! (No.not really we were like yooo hermana they just love you and want you to be happy!) And we.promised.her we would sing at her baptism and she needs to fight back against the devil and she was like.ok I'll get baptized and so we went and we sang and she is so rad. 

Anyways I love peru and I love you and I decided I'm actually never coming home because I really like this heart happy thing and my desire to go do.collegy things and not have assigned best friends (comps) and have to speak to boys is about zero so I think I'll stay here please and thank you. I just LOVE THIS WORK SO.MUCH. watching these changes and this beauty and

anyways love ya 

Emma

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