tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49230828275681429322024-03-13T10:51:43.822-07:00"Open Your Eyes" You're a MissionaryAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03013265713412025741noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923082827568142932.post-18768799041882217992016-01-04T06:57:00.001-08:002016-01-04T06:57:09.535-08:00The Mission (re-cap) 2 yearsJanuary 4, 2016<div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">So I dont even believe that its happening, but after two years my time as a missionary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is over... I had NO CLUE what I was getting myself into.. <br><br>So just to start off I wanted to tell everyone a little bit about what I thought a mission would be.. I came on a mission so I could serve people.. I wanted to do a lot of service and just help everyone that I came across.. I still want to do that.. But I learned so much more about service than I ever thought I would. <br><br>To let you all know... The Parker that left home two years ago was a lot different than the one that is coming back. I am still me for sure, but now I am stronger.. In the gospel and in basically every single aspect.. <br><br>I have learned so much, I dont even know where to start. <br><br>I started off in the Washington Vancouver Mission. A place that I thought I would stay until the end of my mission. At the beginning it was a great test of faith.. Having to stay in a place where I knew that I was just there to wait, but as soon as I got there and people would say "Oh you are just a VISA waiter huh... coool" I knew that I had to do something in that mission to make a difference in at least something.. SO I WENT TO WORK. <br><br>Hard work is one of the things that was most strengthened for me on my mission. There were times on my mission where I started <a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://0" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0">at 11:00am</a> and didnt stop to think about anything until about <a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://1" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1">10:20</a> that night when I was about to lay down to go to bed. I love to work.. I know its important.. And as I have learned there is no substitute for Hard work in life...<br><br>But One of the most important things that I learned was the True Love the Savior and our Heavenly Father have for us.. I passed a lot of hard times on my mission, but I know that everything that I passed helped me become more like the person that God wanted me to be.. I feel that super strongly as I think back to all the things that happened on my mission.. It is crazy. <br><br>Including all the time in the US and in Brazil. I passed in 9 areas with a total of 13 companions. And I learned something specific from every single area, and every single companion.. I would tell you right now, but I dont have time, and Then I wouldnt have any stories to tell you about when I get home.<br><br>I also learned that God gives us miracles when we least expect it. Whenever the biggest miracles happened it was when I was using a lot of patience and not waiting for something big. The most important moments of my mission happened when I wasnt expecting it. <br><br>That shows me how much we are being tested daily. <br><br>I Know NOW that Jesus Christ is my Savior, and because of him... I am a different person, and I can also become even better. I also know that this is the place where we will find the most happiness. Where families can be together forever. WHERE WE CAN GROW. <br><br>Faith is super important. Love is super important.. THE GOSPEL IS ESSENCIAL IN OUR LIVES. I would be nothing without it. <br><br>The scriptures are literally a guide for us.. I cant go a day without reading them. I know by personal experience that they guide us and help us to get answers from our Loving Heavenly Father.. It is the best. SO READ THEM. <br><br>I know that we have a Prophet that guides us to do exacly what God wants us to do. Without that we would be lost. So we need to heed to the words of the prophet without a doubt. <br><br>Obedience is super important as well.. We need to be exactly obedient. The greatest blessings come from obedience to the commandments.. <br><br>WE also need to always be willing to serve.. WHEN AND WHERE the Lord wants us to. <br><br>I LOVE my mission. <br><br>I cant believe that it is over now.. I have no clue what I am going to do. But I hope that I made at least a little difference here in BRasil.. .I know that I will miss this Country.. and the people.. But Its time to do what the Lord has in store for me next.. </span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I<br>am <br>Coming <br>home. <br><br>LOVE YOU AND SEE YOU SOON</span></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-Élder Parker Hamrick<br><br>Missão Brasil Fortaleza Leste<br>Brazil Fortaleza East Mission</font></b></div></div></div></div></div>Erin Garnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13483240804016326870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923082827568142932.post-54087478387060079702015-12-30T09:03:00.001-08:002015-12-30T09:03:08.176-08:00I Believe in MiraclesDecember 28, 2015<div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">So this week made me believe even more in miracles.. I know that they are real.. We are in Limoeiro Do Norte.. There are few members.. and we were without lunch for the whole rest of the week.. This was on Wednesday.. Christmas Eve was the next day and we had no clue what was going to happen with us.. I had been praying so much that this Christmas could be something special for me this year.. Then we got a call from President... We were able to go FORTALEZA for Christmas.. It was super awesome. I got to spend Christmas with The Dantas´s... The family I had always wanted to spend Christmas with.. IT WAS A MIRACLE.. <br><br>Christmas was great.. Got to talk with my family for an hour this year.. IT was great.. <br><br>Its not real to me that this is my last week on my mission.. After two years... THis is it... I cant even believe it. <br><br>I love the mission so much, and I know that God always is willing to give us miracles when we are doing what we need to. <br><br>THE BAPTISM OF AURICÉLIO!!!!<br><br>this was a crazy miracle. we basically didnt teach him the whole week, and we were without a place to baptize. AFter church on Sunday we went door to door asking people if they knew a place where we could do the baptism.. Then around four we had to go do the Baptismal interview. I knew that he would pass. He is a great man. HE passed... And we still didnt have a place to baptize.. By this point it was like <a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://2" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2">5:00</a>... I have changed a lot on my mission. So I really dont care about talking to anyone about anything now.. We passed by a waterpark... And I said.. WEll they have water.. We walked in and I talked to one of the workers.. Then I asked "hey where is your boss I need to ask him something" we went and talked to him.. We stopped the water treatment.. with the water treatment we wouldnt have been able to do the baptism... We talked to him and he let us do the baptism.. Then we ran and got everything organized.. In the end he was baptized.. It was Elder Gomes Da Silvas first baptism.. I loved seeing the happiness on his face.. <br><br>THIS IS MY LAST WEEK.. So I will do what I need to do.. Thats all tha happened this week .<br><br>lOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH.. <br>I WILL BE HOME SOON<br><br></span></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-Élder Parker Hamrick<br><br>Missão Brasil Fortaleza Leste<br>Brazil Fortaleza East Mission</font></b></div></div></div></div></div>Erin Garnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13483240804016326870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923082827568142932.post-62244144582674224532015-12-07T13:49:00.001-08:002015-12-07T13:49:37.089-08:00Just You Wait<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kh0Jo_rRBtI/VmX-72vFx-I/AAAAAAAABiA/FqAXNugdito/s640/blogger-image-1710969915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kh0Jo_rRBtI/VmX-72vFx-I/AAAAAAAABiA/FqAXNugdito/s640/blogger-image-1710969915.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div>November 7, 2015<div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">so i feel like the theme of my mission is just you wait.. I never know what the Lord will have planned for me in the future. <br><br>also because I am always working hard and then recieving trials of my patience.. <br><br>things just dont seem to be working right at the beginning. everyone here says that this area is super hard, one of the hardest areas. but I refuse to believe that. But then again if it were easy it wouldnt be worth it. <br><br>We are always working together here. its kind of weird that sometimes we dont have lunch with the members so we have to make our own lunch.. <br><br>theres a guy here whos been going to church for like 4 months straight without missing one sunday. and he hasnt been baptized yet.. I have never prayed for someone so much in just one week. <br><br>I love how God waits to see our response to hardship to give us blessings. </span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">we had a big goal for the attendance here.. it wasnt met.. but IT WILL BE,</span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">To put a big ol cherry on top to the hardship. the City of limoeiro do norte is without water... I had to take a shower witha bucket today, and yesterday I wasnt even able to take a shower.. </span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br>iTs hard but I am doing my best, and thats what matters. <br><br>I have little time here.. sortty.. MAYBE i will send pictures. <br><br>LOVE YOU ALL <br><br>MISS YOU</span></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-Élder Parker Hamrick<br><br>Missão Brasil Fortaleza Leste<br>Brazil Fortaleza East Mission</font></b></div><div dir="ltr"><b><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></font></b></div><div dir="ltr"><b><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wTFbFWX6Gbw/VmX-5CNQztI/AAAAAAAABhw/SebjLsAHr_w/s640/blogger-image--1094087984.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wTFbFWX6Gbw/VmX-5CNQztI/AAAAAAAABhw/SebjLsAHr_w/s640/blogger-image--1094087984.jpg"></a></div><br></font></b></div><div dir="ltr"><b><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wrpfpUdw3N0/VmX-6M5UZPI/AAAAAAAABh4/SWQM79V7qfI/s640/blogger-image-1511287085.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wrpfpUdw3N0/VmX-6M5UZPI/AAAAAAAABh4/SWQM79V7qfI/s640/blogger-image-1511287085.jpg"></a></div><br></font></b></div></div></div></div></div>Erin Garnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13483240804016326870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923082827568142932.post-13354664533524593292015-12-07T13:46:00.001-08:002015-12-07T13:46:21.501-08:00Limoeiro... the GroupNovember 30, 2015<div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">So I have a lot of work cut out for me these next few weeks... Here the church is just starting and I have basically taken the position of the bishop for the people here.. It is a lot different than what I Was doing before. EVERYTHING... I mean EVERYTHING... is different here. Like I almost dont know what to do. <br><br>But I need to trust a whole lot in the Lord and he will be able to help me out with the rest.. I will just work hard with my new companion Elder Gomes da Silva from Pernambuco. The state right next to CEARÁ. He is super cool and we are going to light this place up with work.. We need men.. For the church to do well here it needs a lot more men.. So we are going to do all that we need to to get men to come to church. <br><br>So like I said the church is just starting here so we dont have a chapel.. We have church in a school house.. Its way different.. But different is good. We got into the area on friday night after a pretty crazy and stressful transfer that we had to do.. It is weird not being assistant anymore I feel so excluded from everything.. Also I am like 4 hours on a bus away from fortaleza. Its a little far haha.. But I got to know the city a little bit better and I started working on Sunday. We found our way around a bit.. and then it was time to get back.. We walk a lot here.. There arent any buses here.. <br><br>Sorry I dont know If I am going to be able to send pictures here.. I Dont trust the place that I am using internet.. It would stink to have all the pictures from my whole mission gone.. at the end of my mission.<br><br>LOVE YOU ALL </span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">KEEP IT REAL AND CLASSY</span></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-Élder Parker Hamrick<br><br>Missão Brasil Fortaleza Leste<br>Brazil Fortaleza East Mission</font></b></div></div></div></div></div>Erin Garnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13483240804016326870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923082827568142932.post-84420182417517191812015-12-07T13:44:00.001-08:002015-12-07T13:44:32.272-08:00Wild CardNovember 26, 2015<div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Well this week a wild card was thrown at me.. Something that I never would have expected.. Ever.. Like ever... <br><br>I am no longer an assistant....<br><br>I am now going to be a group leader in a city called Limoeiro.. Which means lemon tree.. And I am going to open yet another area and train once again... <br><br>This came to me as a complete surprise. I thought I was going to stay in the office until I went home. I love this place.. But now I will be going. <br><br>So a group leader is the person who is in charge of basically a mini ward.. I am leading the group.. .It just doesnt have enough members to be a ward yet so I will be in charge for like 5 weeks in a place that I dont know at all.. But it will all be good. The Lord trusts me so I will do what I need to do. <br><br>My new son is a stud. He is already a super natural missionary. I will be happy to be with him for the next month.. <br><br>So for those of you who dont know I now know that I will be home <a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://0" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0">on January 6th.</a> I cant believe that this time has come up.. <br><br>I wont even have time to think about the time passing because I will be super busy.. Maybe not as busy as I was here, but I am now. <br><br>This week was pretty good.. With a surprise division during the weekend.. I stayed with Elder Niu who is a tongan from New Zealand. He is a stud I loved it. <br><br>Then we had a crazy transfer... while that was happening we were having the training for the new missionaries who got there.. it was a crazy time and I have never been going so nonstup in my who life haha.. <br><br>I love you all, thank you for all of your support.. Its super weird.. I cant believe that I am leaving the mission office.. I hope that Christmas will be cool still... In the Middle of nowhere.. Just kidding. <br><br>It was really hard to say goodbye to Cesar, Christiane, and Layna.. They were super sad to see me go.. They even made a poem about how much of an impact we had on them. I WILL NEVER FORGET THEM.<br><br>Keep up everything great that you all are doing.. and Help the missionaries!</span></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-Élder Parker Hamrick<br><br>Missão Brasil Fortaleza Leste<br>Brazil Fortaleza East Mission</font></b></div></div></div></div></div>Erin Garnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13483240804016326870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923082827568142932.post-36275924153581048922015-12-07T13:42:00.001-08:002015-12-07T13:42:44.115-08:00Find Out Why<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ucAB1M0ZCRQ/VmX9HZ6-XSI/AAAAAAAABgU/Uzultq_j1_I/s640/blogger-image-753681625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ucAB1M0ZCRQ/VmX9HZ6-XSI/AAAAAAAABgU/Uzultq_j1_I/s640/blogger-image-753681625.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div>November 16, 2015<div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">So this week started off with a bang. haha we had one of the coolest family home evenings ever. It was super cool and like all the youth in the ward were involved.. And it was at Cesars house.. There are so many youth in this ward! So it made for a good time, I will send pictures here in a little bit. It was way cool though.. That night we also found something out that changed our week a whole lot. <br><br>We found out that we were going to go to Juazeiro for most of the week.. So that was crazy to find out.. We had to get everything figured out so that our area wouldnt be empty.. And all the people we were talking to wouldnt be abandoned.. It was crazy. So Tuesday we were doing that, following up with everyone that we needed to, and telling them that we would only be back next week. So we will see if the people felt any difference without talking to us. It will be interesting. <br><br>The next day we also had this sister who went home because she stayed the MOST amount of time possible on her mission. It was cool to have a dinner at Presidents house with her. She didnt want to go home. She could have kept serving, but it was time for her to go home. I wonder what type of missionary I will be when that time comes.. I love this work like none other, but it made me think.. <br><br>So the day that we were going to leave we had a surprise.. We had an elder that was sick in the hospital, and we got to help his companion and him out by going to the hospital, then their area to get clothes and stuff. Our bus left <a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://1" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1">at 12:30</a> in the afternoon.. So we went there and got into MARACANAU... which is pretty far away from the bus station to go to JUazeiro.. I was able to spend a little time with one of my old companions.. Elder West! It was pretty cool. It was good to think back on memories and to hear about all the people that are super strong in the church now. I love it .. But it was a little complicated.. We were in Maracanau and it was <a dir="ltr" href="x-apple-data-detectors://2" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2">11:15</a>... so we had to take a taxi to the bus station.. We got there, while I was waiting for my companion the bus left the station.. So we got in the Car of the missionary couple in our mission and literally chased the bus down! Luckily it was going to another bus station.. We were able to make it there.. And everything safe.. Stressful, but it all worked out. <br><br>It was cool to see everything on a 10 hour bus ride all the way to Juazeiro.. It was super beautiful. </span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pWXSmet_iCc/VmX9LjnXv7I/AAAAAAAABgs/IHPetPTQwFA/s640/blogger-image-1683651448.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pWXSmet_iCc/VmX9LjnXv7I/AAAAAAAABgs/IHPetPTQwFA/s640/blogger-image-1683651448.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LLeVIs0knrg/VmX9MqAfykI/AAAAAAAABg0/PsH_fQ3ZbC0/s640/blogger-image--1181656945.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LLeVIs0knrg/VmX9MqAfykI/AAAAAAAABg0/PsH_fQ3ZbC0/s640/blogger-image--1181656945.jpg"></a></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LxI41JbZZ4A/VmX9KXSkUfI/AAAAAAAABgk/rhzMjVgLjDU/s640/blogger-image-146317411.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LxI41JbZZ4A/VmX9KXSkUfI/AAAAAAAABgk/rhzMjVgLjDU/s640/blogger-image-146317411.jpg"></a></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0b2AgJn5nn0/VmX9TmauH9I/AAAAAAAABhc/AMydih6Kqdk/s640/blogger-image--312028928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0b2AgJn5nn0/VmX9TmauH9I/AAAAAAAABhc/AMydih6Kqdk/s640/blogger-image--312028928.jpg"></a></div><br>When we got there we did some exchanges with the Zone Leaders. Elder Hadlock who is super awesome, and Elder Azevedo, my singing buddy.. Who is super good and he did shows and stuff before the mission. It was cool because there was a cool meeting there.. This district is so close to becoming a stake.. So It was exciting.. Elder Mazzagardi was there from the area presidency. He said some pretty good stuff that I will always remember.. I have it all written down.. He told some pretty cool stories too. Also it was good to hear some good talks from President Fusco as well.. The phrase that stood out the most to me was this<br><br><b>"LUCK OR BAD LUCK, IT DEPENDS WHAT HAPPENS IN THE END"</b></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It was super cool.. It sounds a lot cooler in portuguese. haha.. But I liked it a lot. <br><br>The reason why I called this email "Find Out Why" because I didnt really know why we were there the whole time.. We left 2 baptisms behind here in our area... It made me sad.. And they didnt even end up happening.. But I didnt really know what was going on.. But I found out that I just needed to be obedient and make the best of it.. President called us to go there.. SO I will do what the Lord told him to do. <br><br>Also I was wearing these shoes that I had redone that completely destroyed my feet. I have never had so many blisters on my feet, but its all part of the work of the Lord... everything that I pass through I know it will make me stronger.. He loves us. I dont have a doubt about that.. I love you all too.. Keep up your wonderful faith.. Keep praying. I know He hears you.. Love you :)</span></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex;"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-Élder Parker Hamrick</b></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br>Missão Brasil Fortaleza Leste<br>Brazil Fortaleza East Mission</font></b></div><div dir="ltr"><b><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></font></b></div><div dir="ltr"><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2H-aHRN4XR4/VmX9PxMRqOI/AAAAAAAABhA/9qHmW1FarpQ/s640/blogger-image-1212761403.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2H-aHRN4XR4/VmX9PxMRqOI/AAAAAAAABhA/9qHmW1FarpQ/s640/blogger-image-1212761403.jpg"></a></div>Family night</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="font-weight: bold; clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ePF2GjfIQd0/VmX9Nr8XtpI/AAAAAAAABg8/LZQjv143HAI/s640/blogger-image--945256122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ePF2GjfIQd0/VmX9Nr8XtpI/AAAAAAAABg8/LZQjv143HAI/s640/blogger-image--945256122.jpg"></a></div>Shrimp</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; 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background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tiQ9NkTSJLM/VmX9RWHo7UI/AAAAAAAABhM/z2R-s4GR_A4/s640/blogger-image--2033345018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tiQ9NkTSJLM/VmX9RWHo7UI/AAAAAAAABhM/z2R-s4GR_A4/s640/blogger-image--2033345018.jpg"></a></div><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qFqbjc_l6c0/VmX9ImP2VQI/AAAAAAAABgc/rEWNgBee89w/s640/blogger-image--445646417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qFqbjc_l6c0/VmX9ImP2VQI/AAAAAAAABgc/rEWNgBee89w/s640/blogger-image--445646417.jpg"></a></div><br></font></div></div></div></div>Erin Garnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13483240804016326870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923082827568142932.post-55891374422617408182015-12-07T13:30:00.001-08:002015-12-07T13:30:31.235-08:00Exchanges<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Qz6Sg3iLepQ/VmX6YsY1V0I/AAAAAAAABfo/j4tT5VwH0-0/s640/blogger-image-1714553282.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Qz6Sg3iLepQ/VmX6YsY1V0I/AAAAAAAABfo/j4tT5VwH0-0/s640/blogger-image-1714553282.jpg"></a></div></div></div><div><br></div>November 9, 2015<div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Exchanges is the title of the email this week, because that is what we did basically every single day this last week. It is interesting. Like I am getting to know basically the whole mission now that I am going on so many exchanges.. This week didnt seem like there was anything all too exciting. I mean.. compared to where I was at the beginning of my mission, its all exciting.. Heck I am in the work of the LORD... Its super exciting haha<br><br>Really though I dont have a whole lot to tell you about. I went on a whole bunch of exchanges. We had a couple of difficult days, but everything was looking good for our baptism this week. Then we found some stuff out and the baptism didnt work out in the end. That was a pretty big bummer.. But I know that things will still work out some way. <br><br>I have been focusing a lot about Becoming better this past week. I have realized that I have so much to do still. I have grown and changed quite a bit, but I am still no where near what I think the Lord wants me to do. SO that is my focus. <br><br>I have learned over the course of some time that Goals are super important in life. Not just in missionary work. SO I have a challenge for all of you. I want you to all set a Goal.. Something that would be super important to you. Pray your heart out, do your best, and see what happens.. I know the Lord answers our prayers. I know that He loves you all. I know that because I see it every single day. <br><br>Today we had to give a surprise training about Inviting people to be baptized, and inviting them to church. Two of the most important invites anyone could invite you to do.. SO I am inviting you. Go and see what God has for you and visit the LDS church. And for the people who are already members. Go to church Remembering WHY you are there.. I love you all. <br><br>Thank you for all you do</span></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-Élder Parker Hamrick<br><br>Missão Brasil Fortaleza Leste<br>Brazil Fortaleza East Mission</font></b></div><div dir="ltr"><b><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></font></b></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3sIrz72ogLA/VmX6XQaaarI/AAAAAAAABfg/KpSmk-EiC28/s640/blogger-image-458495090.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3sIrz72ogLA/VmX6XQaaarI/AAAAAAAABfg/KpSmk-EiC28/s640/blogger-image-458495090.jpg"></font></a></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I love this family!</span></div><div dir="ltr"><b><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kMNzy4avIvE/VmX6cLAl2dI/AAAAAAAABgA/qzhRHlpck6c/s640/blogger-image-38713790.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kMNzy4avIvE/VmX6cLAl2dI/AAAAAAAABgA/qzhRHlpck6c/s640/blogger-image-38713790.jpg"></a></div></font></b><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Elder Marrey, Me, Cesar, Cristiane, and Layna</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--i55XN76hJ4/VmX6ZuJccEI/AAAAAAAABfw/7WAI8165yIM/s640/blogger-image-1884833896.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--i55XN76hJ4/VmX6ZuJccEI/AAAAAAAABfw/7WAI8165yIM/s640/blogger-image-1884833896.jpg"></a></div>Brownie! </span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-41ak3QWS2eE/VmX6bKrrtrI/AAAAAAAABf4/umTlJP8mJo4/s640/blogger-image--592638009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-41ak3QWS2eE/VmX6bKrrtrI/AAAAAAAABf4/umTlJP8mJo4/s640/blogger-image--592638009.jpg"></a></div>The cutest dog! He fell asleep on my shoe! </span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bcUqZ_V-ia0/VmX6WdaNk5I/AAAAAAAABfY/h_pDl7tuHpE/s640/blogger-image-1978791805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bcUqZ_V-ia0/VmX6WdaNk5I/AAAAAAAABfY/h_pDl7tuHpE/s640/blogger-image-1978791805.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wqiH5negnuw/VmX6diC5K0I/AAAAAAAABgI/niLYa35I1Ec/s640/blogger-image--364215841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wqiH5negnuw/VmX6diC5K0I/AAAAAAAABgI/niLYa35I1Ec/s640/blogger-image--364215841.jpg"></a></div>A lizard</span></div></div></div></div></div>Erin Garnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13483240804016326870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923082827568142932.post-13912143740047071652015-12-07T13:22:00.001-08:002015-12-07T13:22:40.719-08:00Just Keep Swimming<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-91fR9jd0fa8/VmX4d3QVd_I/AAAAAAAABes/35lynoMSo2Y/s640/blogger-image-1642653681.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-91fR9jd0fa8/VmX4d3QVd_I/AAAAAAAABes/35lynoMSo2Y/s640/blogger-image-1642653681.jpg"></a></div>A huge coconut</div><div><br></div>November 2, 2015<div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">So this last week I had the song from Finding Nemo stuck in my head. "Just keep swimming Swimming swimming" haha I dont know why but it seemed to be a good theme to my work this week. I love The mission, and being in this calling, but it is not easy. I am thankful for all the chances that the Lord has given me to help me be strengthened spiritually and physically. <br><br>This week we had a Mission Tour with a Seventy. It was sweet. A mission tour is when the Seventy comes to visit the mission and basically gets everyone pumped up about being in the BEST MISSION IN THE WORLD. haha but it really was cool. It was interesting being on the side of the conference where Its our duties to make everything happen. It was really cool. The seventy was Elder Campos. We learned some really cool things that have helped me out already. The mission has been talking a lot about light and making your light shine. Some other cool things that he said to us was that A leader is supposed to do some certain things. <br><br><b>TEACH<br>INSPIRE<br>TRAIN<br>SUPERVISE<br>LOVE<br>MOTIVATE<br></b><br>So now I always think about when I do something am I doing at least one of those things? He also said that:<br><i> "THE MISSION IS LIKE THE MTC OF LIFE, WHAT HAPPENS ON THE MISSION WILL BE JUST LIKE WHAT HAPPENS IN YOUR LIFE, EXPERIENCES, CHALLENGES, EVERYTHING"</i><br><br>Then after a powerful meeting that day, we had a mission council the next day to apply those things to the mission. President Fusco said something that was pretty cool. <br> <i>"Don´t go to bed until you have done YOUR best"</i><br>I really liked that what he said.. It made me want to do better every single day. <br><br>So I really dont and havent ever gotten stressed on my mission. I just started to get a little stressed this last week.. It is funny one of my eyes is slightly more closed than the other because of the stress, but I know I dont need to be.. I just need to Trust more in the Lord.<br><br>We worked our hearts out this last week. Like we gave everything that we had.. And at the end we didnt get the results that we were waiting for.. Actually it was almost the exact opposite.. It was sad.. I know that the work will pay off. But the Lord knows better where the hard work will show itself. <br><br>I love working. Sometimes it gets hard when everyone promisses something and never follows through with what they had said. I just feel sad for them. If they really knew what they were missing out on, they would never miss something so precious. <br><br>I love you all so much. Thank you for all your support for what I am doing. I am still going hard, I wont stop.. This work is just tooo good.<br><br>LOVE</span></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-Élder Parker Hamrick<br><br>Missão Brasil Fortaleza Leste<br>Brazil Fortaleza East Mission</font></b></div><div dir="ltr"><b><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></font></b></div><div dir="ltr"><b><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0Gpn1dpuvb4/VmX4cRF23gI/AAAAAAAABek/8dUU_MINPns/s640/blogger-image-123593582.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0Gpn1dpuvb4/VmX4cRF23gI/AAAAAAAABek/8dUU_MINPns/s640/blogger-image-123593582.jpg"></a></div><br></font></b></div><div dir="ltr"><b><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></font></b></div><div dir="ltr"><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Happy Halloween! (The only thing Halloween here)</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OSNol6oBRUU/VmX4nI0REMI/AAAAAAAABfM/hK_XXc6fp9s/s640/blogger-image--2259218.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OSNol6oBRUU/VmX4nI0REMI/AAAAAAAABfM/hK_XXc6fp9s/s640/blogger-image--2259218.jpg"></a></div><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QqwDujzZ11U/VmX4fCVoDWI/AAAAAAAABe0/lHvLSATTAgg/s640/blogger-image--483663579.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QqwDujzZ11U/VmX4fCVoDWI/AAAAAAAABe0/lHvLSATTAgg/s640/blogger-image--483663579.jpg"></a></div><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-j2JhuISZwDw/VmX4gMckZ0I/AAAAAAAABe8/WZkyYTQkJjM/s640/blogger-image-1835532128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-j2JhuISZwDw/VmX4gMckZ0I/AAAAAAAABe8/WZkyYTQkJjM/s640/blogger-image-1835532128.jpg"></a></div><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-T2O7Jf7tuJ8/VmX4hasIInI/AAAAAAAABfE/hLOg4xYC0zs/s640/blogger-image-6570865.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-T2O7Jf7tuJ8/VmX4hasIInI/AAAAAAAABfE/hLOg4xYC0zs/s640/blogger-image-6570865.jpg"></a></div>I grabbed a chicken </div></div></div></div></div>Erin Garnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13483240804016326870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923082827568142932.post-17258739415058330512015-12-07T13:12:00.001-08:002015-12-07T13:12:47.515-08:00This one will be shortOctober 26, 2015<div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">So this last week.. like all the other ones was super busy... <br><br>I got a new companion. Elder Marrey.. He is a stud.. We already get along really well.. We didnt really know eachother before.. But I am already liking it.. <br><br>we had a miracle baptism.. Well every baptism is a miracle.. <br><br>This man has worked outside the mission office for quite a few years now.. And the missionaries had never thought about teaching him.. well if they did think, they never did teach him.. He was baptized this week... He was the one who gave us hope last week at the last minute.. the happiness on his face just made me super happy.. After the baptism he like was so excited and just happy.. he waved to everyone watching with the biggest smile ever.. I asked him if it was a cool experience.. then he said.. OH THE BEST.. he always calls me Irmãozinho... or in english little brother.. he has had a rough life.. But I know the best thing for him is the gospel.. Miracles happen.. We just need to find them :)<br><br> </span><p class="AppleTemporaryEdgeToEdgeParagraphElement" style="height: 240px; margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1px;"><img src="cid:ii_ig8bp8hc0_150a592874eed52b" style="right: 0px; width: 320px; position: absolute; left: 0px;"></p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br><br>It is interesting that we were able to work almost the whole week. We got a lot of work done... but We still didnt get as many people to church as we would have liked.. God still blessed us for the work that we were able to get done. Another person who just seems totally ready to hear the gospel.. I love the gospel so much.. <br><br>Its weird, I still dont feel like I am the assistant.. Like.. not at all.. I just feel like a normal missionary.. (Who does a lot of crazy stuff) haha.. But its cool still.. Time is going by super fast now. <br><br>I love you all.. I dont really have much else to say.. We found this super awesome family.. We both were told that we need to talk to them.. So we did.. He is an innactive memmber who has been wanting to go back to church.. He doenst live in our area though.. he and his wife want to go to church.. Not all of his family is baptized.. only him.. But we felt the spirit.. And a really strong connection with them.. It was cool.<br><br>I love you all a whole lot.. Hope you had a great week.. <br><br>LOVE</span></div><div class="gmail_extra"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-- <br></span><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-Élder Parker Hamrick<br><br>Missão Brasil Fortaleza Leste<br>Brazil Fortaleza East Mission</font></b></div></div></div></div></div>Erin Garnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13483240804016326870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923082827568142932.post-82676706769247559302015-12-07T13:10:00.001-08:002015-12-07T13:10:47.546-08:00Sorry, it's been like 3 weeks<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Z_K3nWpl6fw/VmX1yGfM8vI/AAAAAAAABd8/pC6qz-Xn3Sc/s640/blogger-image--1259846422.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Z_K3nWpl6fw/VmX1yGfM8vI/AAAAAAAABd8/pC6qz-Xn3Sc/s640/blogger-image--1259846422.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div>October 22, 2015<div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I am sooooo soooo sorry it has been such a long time since I have talked to you all... dont worry. I am totally fine! JUST SUPER CRAZY BUSY! I am happy and working so dont worry.. I will try to get you all caught up on the last few weeks of my life. I promise I will try to get a lot better at responding to you all, or at least writing a letter to you all once a week :)<br><br>Alright so where do I even start.. HAHA holy cow.. So like 2 weeks ago we had a special mission conference.. This mission conference was super special for President Fusco also.. Because what happened was it was President Swensen that came to our mission! He is the MTC president here in Brazil.. Also he just happened to be President Fuscos Mission President... Imagine that... Your assistant becoming a mission president and then going there to his mission to visit.. It was super cool. Sister Swensen did this really cool thing with the Restoration.. Playing all these hymns of the restoration and showing a slideshow and talking and bearing testimony.. it was super powerful. .<br><br>I had a cool experience again with a really strong prompting.. We were looking for the daughter of this guy. we had never met his daughter though.. Well as we were walking to the mans house I just had a straight up feeling that said "THATS HER"... and what did I do.. I just was like no.. thats weird.. What if thats not her.. Well we passed by and talked to the man.. it just so happened to be her that passed by us.. And I missed it.. Luckily the Lord still gave me a second chance because it happened again.. This time we talked with her.. so that was way cool. We just have to listen.<br><br>Two weeks ago we just had a big struggle getting to work in our area normally.. Like every single day something happened that made us only be able to work from 6-9.. I love being assistant.. sometimes its just sad because you cant get enough follow up in your own area haha.. <br><br>Two weeks ago also there was these drunk guys who were playing music for us.. In Brazil they play music suuuuuper loud in the middle of the street.. They played "Stayin´alive", "Girls just wanna have fun" and this song that just repeatedly said BRAZILLLLLLLL. It was funny haha. <br><br>Also two weeks ago during fast and testimony meeting I felt the spirit super strong... Like crazy strong.. Cesar, Cristina, and Layna. The family that we baptized and reactivated went up to bear testimony.. I loved it.. Cesar pointed us out and said I KNOW THAT THE LORD LOVES ME.. IF IT WERENT FOR ELDER HAMRICK AND ELDER MOLINA I DONT KNOW IF I WOULD HAVE EVER COME BACK TO THE CHURCH... It was super crazy the feeling I had.. Like He was so grateful for something that I dont even feel like I did.. All of the biggest miracles that happened in my mission really came to me when I really didnt do anything to recieve the miracle.. like out of nowhere it just comes up and I feel super blessed. <br><br>Sunday was an interesting day last week.. We had basically lost all hope with bringing people to church.. There were so many people that basically just tricked us into believing that they were going to go to church.. Its sad that they basically just blatently lie to us.. The night before we were looking for more people to come to church with us.. We were searching so crazily.. Then I said wait we need to say a prayer.. We said it.. Within one minute someone yelled at us from accross the street "TAKE ME TO CHURCH, I WANT TO BE JUST LIKE YOU GUYS SOME DAY" I stopped that second and thanked God.. he blessed us so much.. except he didnt go to church... But we left church right before sacrament meeting to go help this man get to church.. he told us no.. Then we got straight with him and said do you want to keep living your life like this? then he just walked away.. We thought he walked away mad.. so we just sat there for a bit like.. Dang thats it.. Then we were talking about hope.. Then He comes back and he had gotten dressed ( Put on a shirt and a hat ) it was amazing. He loved it and he should be baptized this week. This man is amazing.. I have a lot more of a story about him later.. <br><br>So this last week we had transfers.. It was crazy.. There was a group of 18 that got here.. we also had to get the other like 70 missionaries figured out where they need to go.. Transfers are crazy.. And with all of that there were 10 missionaries that went home and finished their missions! (Elder McChesney one of my old companions is gone now) it was cool though. <br><br>The next few days we had a training for all the new missionaries. .SOmething cool that we got to do was spend some time with Elder Godoys son... The seventy... I am friends with him now.. he was really cool. he was with us during the trainings.. And he also worked with us one of the days.. It was super cool. I loved it. <br><br>I love the people here.. this week we found a Brazilian Jack SParrow.. he was super funny and just like him.<br><br>WE had the primary program this week. >It was super cute.. I loved it.. I felt the spirit a lot.. <br><br>LASt of all the craziest thing.. ELDER MOLINA WAS TRANSFERRED>> THERE IS A NEW ASSISTANT ELDER MARREY.. Elder Molina is going to a place called Quixada.. Saturday.. So I will be training the new assistant basically by myself in 2 days.. Its crazy.. A lot of stuff has happened. sorry I havent talked much to you.. I love you all so much. <br><br>THANKS FOR EVERYTHING </span></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-Élder Parker Hamrick<br><br>Missão Brasil Fortaleza Leste<br>Brazil Fortaleza East Mission</font></b></div><div dir="ltr"><b><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></font></b></div><div dir="ltr"><b><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XDWKm-cTCvs/VmX10QA_GaI/AAAAAAAABeQ/H-fehdvzd1M/s640/blogger-image-1369103008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XDWKm-cTCvs/VmX10QA_GaI/AAAAAAAABeQ/H-fehdvzd1M/s640/blogger-image-1369103008.jpg"></a></div><br></font></b></div><div dir="ltr"><b><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SsKKA0L7CPo/VmX1zJ835aI/AAAAAAAABeI/GjpzMgLFbyU/s640/blogger-image--1545205245.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SsKKA0L7CPo/VmX1zJ835aI/AAAAAAAABeI/GjpzMgLFbyU/s640/blogger-image--1545205245.jpg"></a></div><br></font></b></div><div dir="ltr"><b><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-t9jg4gNF__4/VmX11jVUZxI/AAAAAAAABeY/BMR9ht5E8wM/s640/blogger-image--1169877401.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-t9jg4gNF__4/VmX11jVUZxI/AAAAAAAABeY/BMR9ht5E8wM/s640/blogger-image--1169877401.jpg"></a></div>Açai</font></b></div><div dir="ltr"><b><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J7z_DAD4i5Q/VmX1w-3WaJI/AAAAAAAABd4/Dqy5zwCbcoo/s640/blogger-image--1867279889.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J7z_DAD4i5Q/VmX1w-3WaJI/AAAAAAAABd4/Dqy5zwCbcoo/s640/blogger-image--1867279889.jpg"></a></div>Exchange in my old area! Visits the Y! </font></b></div></div></div></div>Erin Garnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13483240804016326870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923082827568142932.post-68852150118545705712015-12-07T13:05:00.001-08:002015-12-07T13:05:10.271-08:00Oh This Has Gotta be the Good LifeOctober 5, 2015<div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">So this week I think I am going to send you all a good old fashion email by writing.. I dont know why but I just feel like its better for this week.<br><br>So to start off the week we had.. Wait I dont even remember what week we are in haha,. <br><br>But We had some more trainings on Tuesday with the missing zones.. It was cool to see how each set of Zone Leaders took things a different way. We have been spending some good time with President Fusco.. He is such a great man.. I look up to him in a lot of ways.. He told me some things that I will never forget this week.. I will tell you here in a bit.. <br><br>So after the training there we went on an exchange with some elders.. Elder Molina got to go back to his last area and work back (in his kingdom) and get a lot of great work done.. We had a good time here on our end to.<br><br>The next day we were going to do our studies then end the division, but I ended up getting like 3 phone calls about a transfer and we had to go and figure that out.. So we traded back and got everything settled out with the transfer. We had to go and buy tickets to get places and everyhing.. Transfers here are alittle complicated because sometimes they have to be transferred to a place that is like 10 hours away by bus.. <br><br>After that we had an interesting day. We had to get a lot of things done.. We got everything organized to go to Juazeiro and do the mission conference there. we got all that done.. Went out to work for about two hours then we had to come back for dinner with President and Elders Hwang and Austad.. Everytime a missionary leaves that happens.. they have dinner with President.. This time it was super special because it was just us four assistants.. like it was an environment that like never would be possible again.. I loved it.. He gave us some really good advice there too. <br><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">ADVICE FROM PRESIDENT FUSCO<br></span><ul><li><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">When we come back we need to make sure that our lives are Centered on Christ.. Like the Sun and the Earth.. We need to have our lives as the earth revolving around the Sun or Son of God. Usually people have their lives as if their life was the sun and Christ revolved around them.. They usually dont succeed to their potential that way.. It is super good advice I need to apply.<br></span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Also He said that the percentage of Assistants who fall away from the church is higher than the percentage of missionaries that have any other position in the field. </span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">He told us because Satan has the most power against us.. Like what he always does.. He goes for the Leaders.. To bring down other peopl faster.. I need to be careful.. I dont see myself as one of those great leaders.. But we ALWAYS need to be prepared. </span></li></ul><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The rest was just really a good feeling as if we were with a relative. <br>After that it would have been quite the sight to see. We had to carry a bunch of packages to bring with us on the Bus to bring to the people in the interior.. IT WAS SO MUCH STUFF.. it took so long and it was a struggle, but it all worked out in the end.. <br><br>We ended up being late to a meeting the next day because of a confusion with a bus ticket and we got there. Luckily we made it in time to do the Mission conference.. It is crazy how much we do.. After the Conference we went and did an exchange with a companionship to help them out.. And that same night.. Traveled back (10 hrs) to Juazeiro.. <br><br>Then it was already Saturday! Time for conference! We didn thave anyone to bring to conference the first session on saturday... So we watched it in the Mission Office.. It was super nice to watch it in English.. <br><br>then we had a miracle and This person we are teaching came to conference.. The story of IAGO is super sad.. Like I want to just take him in.. he is such a good guy.. I want to help him out.. So I am going to do my best to help him get baptized. .<br><br>The next day we had more conference! It was amazing and had more miracles we were able to bring 5 people to conference.. and we had to run back get the baptismal font ready.. we were going to be late and a member passed by right when we were leaving and gave us a ride. .THe Lord blesses us so much.. I dont even understand it.. But I am doing the best I can and I accept all the blessings He is wanting to give to us. <br><br>The baptism was super special.. and I cant wait to see them being sealed in the Temple. <br><br>I love this Gospel so much. <br>I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT GOD IS A GOD OF MIRACLES... I want everyone else to understand what happiness is waiting for them on the other side of the Path.. PLEASE if you have not read the Book of Mormon or visited the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.. Or prayed about the truths that are taught there.. Do so now.. There is not a better time than today.. I love The Savior with all of my heart.. I never want to cause him more pain than I already have... A lot in the past.. But that is why it is so great.. The Love of God is indescribebale... I want you to feel it.. Pray with all of your heart tonight to know if he is there.. and if he loves you.. <br><br>LOVE</span></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><b><font style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-Élder Parker Hamrick<br><br>Missão Brasil Fortaleza Leste<br>Brazil Fortaleza East Mission</font></b></div></div></div></div>Erin Garnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13483240804016326870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923082827568142932.post-17380925001253348152015-09-14T13:35:00.001-07:002015-09-14T13:35:11.952-07:00Little Time, Big BlessingsSeptember 14, 2015<div><br></div><div>This week Elder Hamrick sent us an audio clip of his letter. I am trying to find a way to upload it, but until then, he is doing well and had another busy but great week!! He said he witnessed a lot of miracles and was grateful for them. </div><div><br></div><div>The elders had a party for Elder Austad's birthday this week. The sister missionaries made a cake for him.</div><div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6uBqvqb1Y9c/VfcvQPeqDTI/AAAAAAAABbA/8JWaoNcUOuo/s640/blogger-image--830041466.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6uBqvqb1Y9c/VfcvQPeqDTI/AAAAAAAABbA/8JWaoNcUOuo/s640/blogger-image--830041466.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-djNAqxfgvGk/VfcvRTsb63I/AAAAAAAABbI/oz6qeR1j1x0/s640/blogger-image-715358242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-djNAqxfgvGk/VfcvRTsb63I/AAAAAAAABbI/oz6qeR1j1x0/s640/blogger-image-715358242.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_zsjVl0KEx0/VfcvS7lhcdI/AAAAAAAABbQ/ROo7tMQqces/s640/blogger-image--345942820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_zsjVl0KEx0/VfcvS7lhcdI/AAAAAAAABbQ/ROo7tMQqces/s640/blogger-image--345942820.jpg"></a></div>Elder Austad's birthday </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AQB6Qi1xTtU/VfcvOp8e_7I/AAAAAAAABa4/2WcmWDTKZz8/s640/blogger-image--1790817474.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AQB6Qi1xTtU/VfcvOp8e_7I/AAAAAAAABa4/2WcmWDTKZz8/s640/blogger-image--1790817474.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1HtXhpljx_k/VfcveT-WtqI/AAAAAAAABbY/VBOk5SMJEiw/s640/blogger-image--1124045752.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1HtXhpljx_k/VfcveT-WtqI/AAAAAAAABbY/VBOk5SMJEiw/s640/blogger-image--1124045752.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nGVDIQrl5hM/VfcvfvqYW4I/AAAAAAAABbg/scOui_oWZ7k/s640/blogger-image-1955366324.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nGVDIQrl5hM/VfcvfvqYW4I/AAAAAAAABbg/scOui_oWZ7k/s640/blogger-image-1955366324.jpg"></a></div>Baptism of Tamiris and Matheus</div></div>Erin Garnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13483240804016326870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923082827568142932.post-89228286654862999302015-09-14T13:23:00.001-07:002015-09-14T13:23:41.402-07:00Fly By<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FgtDh3i112M/VfcsRBhFzII/AAAAAAAABYE/PrGoEsdsfZQ/s640/blogger-image--1252935965.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FgtDh3i112M/VfcsRBhFzII/AAAAAAAABYE/PrGoEsdsfZQ/s640/blogger-image--1252935965.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br></div><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FgtDh3i112M/VfcsRBhFzII/AAAAAAAABYE/PrGoEsdsfZQ/s640/blogger-image--1252935965.jpg"></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">4 ASSISTANTS>>>> ONE MISSion FORTALEZA EAST<br>THE BEST MISSION IN THE WORLD</span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ij-Cy9KGSB4/VfcsV1FW5CI/AAAAAAAABYk/ao_vd0iOmfk/s640/blogger-image--1154153564.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ij-Cy9KGSB4/VfcsV1FW5CI/AAAAAAAABYk/ao_vd0iOmfk/s640/blogger-image--1154153564.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1onKZ7g7n80/VfcseCmaZaI/AAAAAAAABZU/GAD_LslI_xc/s640/blogger-image--1925041150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1onKZ7g7n80/VfcseCmaZaI/AAAAAAAABZU/GAD_LslI_xc/s640/blogger-image--1925041150.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div>September 7, 2015<div><br></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Well now that things have changed quite abit for me on my mission.. The time is REALLY flying by now.. I just got a second to stop and think about it and I realize I only have like 4 months left of my mission.. i dont even understand that.. But Its true and I am not going to waste any of the time that I have left.. Well there really is no way that I can waste it now that I am here.. Super busy<br><br>So what happened this week.<br><br>We had a group of missionaries leaving.. So we had to organize everything with them going to the airport and stuff.. This isnt including the huge trasnfer that we also had to organize; And also there was a new group of missionaries coming into the mission. So we were at the airport for quite a while on tuesday. Especially because there were quite a few confusions that happened there.. But it eventually all worked out. The next few days we were giving a training to the new missionaries.. It was super cool. I love seeing the fire of the new missionaries when they get into the field.. it brings back some good memories.. I love the mission.. But ya so we did that until lik thursday night.. </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wfimIIslaOk/VfcsnXDF49I/AAAAAAAABZk/248YW12q84U/s640/blogger-image-371782303.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wfimIIslaOk/VfcsnXDF49I/AAAAAAAABZk/248YW12q84U/s640/blogger-image-371782303.jpg"></a></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QyAJUzjLtAY/VfcsP0B15RI/AAAAAAAABX8/vuziSshhKOE/s640/blogger-image--1309382818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QyAJUzjLtAY/VfcsP0B15RI/AAAAAAAABX8/vuziSshhKOE/s640/blogger-image--1309382818.jpg"></a></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">(AIRPORT CRAZY<br>I saw Hunter Bishop from home.. .Going home.. And I saw Elder Anderson from Washington.. They are going home. It was cool to see them!)</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We started to only get a full day of work on saturday.. </span><br><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">we were looking for a miracle.. We were looking for someone that could be baptized this week. SO we left on Saturday just searching for them the whole time. And we ended up having a miracle happen. </span><br><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We went to the Recent Convert ( who I just happened to know because I was at her baptism a while back) We talked with her cousin asked her if she wanted to be baptized.. She said yes... we taught her the rest of what she needed to know then interviewed her and she ended up getting baptized on sunday.. It was super great.. The Lord really does work miracles with us.. It is crazy. We had the faith.. I dont know if we deserved it, but we recieved the blessings.. I love this work. Its a work of miracles.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6ZGWhFUtkI8/Vfcsp1AOjoI/AAAAAAAABZ0/j2QedpEGWAk/s640/blogger-image-664571885.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6ZGWhFUtkI8/Vfcsp1AOjoI/AAAAAAAABZ0/j2QedpEGWAk/s640/blogger-image-664571885.jpg"></a></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ik1__DGmA6A/VfcssYmUmfI/AAAAAAAABaE/Fi0H3z-O3bI/s640/blogger-image-1461346871.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ik1__DGmA6A/VfcssYmUmfI/AAAAAAAABaE/Fi0H3z-O3bI/s640/blogger-image-1461346871.jpg"></a></div>(Nicole's baptism)</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br>I love the fact that there are 4 Assistants.. Like I love it. <br><br>There is: <br><br>Elder Molina: An Elder from Honduras.. He has already studied at BYU and speaks fluent english. he was my favorite Zone Leader that Ive had.. I was always hoping that one day we would be companions. Well we are going to be companions.. he is going to be the one that will stay as an assistant with me when the other two go home. <br><br>Elder Austad: He is an Elder who has moved all over the place but currently lives in Montana.. I got here to BRasil with him.. We have always been pretty good friends.. He was a crazy good Football player.. he served for almost a year in a mission in Ohio... He will be going home in about three weeks.. Hes awesome<br><br>Elder Hwang: He is an elder I didnt know super well.. We got to know eachother a while back.. He is from Chicago.. He is a cool guy and he is going to BYU as well.. He will be going home with Elder Austad.. Its super cool to be with all of them.<br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DabpomzN0UY/Vfcst2BKV6I/AAAAAAAABaM/vkh7m-wROrk/s640/blogger-image--274249726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DabpomzN0UY/Vfcst2BKV6I/AAAAAAAABaM/vkh7m-wROrk/s640/blogger-image--274249726.jpg"></a></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">(Elder Hwang, Elder Molina, Elder Austad)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yW6pwQdj6g8/VfcswV0CGsI/AAAAAAAABac/DE6XUaR91bM/s640/blogger-image-572937466.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yW6pwQdj6g8/VfcswV0CGsI/AAAAAAAABac/DE6XUaR91bM/s640/blogger-image-572937466.jpg"></a></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yTRKgpA8LKo/VfcsbTTQZ6I/AAAAAAAABZE/7PZ5wCMIYDM/s640/blogger-image--1084163164.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yTRKgpA8LKo/VfcsbTTQZ6I/AAAAAAAABZE/7PZ5wCMIYDM/s640/blogger-image--1084163164.jpg"></a></div><br>This week was full of adventures and the next week will be as well.. I look forward to the experiences that I am going to have.. Love you all so much.<br><br>Èlder Hamrick</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">The mission office and my home</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kW6loCet1mY/VfcsSXkssQI/AAAAAAAABYM/zUwliAn04WA/s640/blogger-image-1290806282.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kW6loCet1mY/VfcsSXkssQI/AAAAAAAABYM/zUwliAn04WA/s640/blogger-image-1290806282.jpg"></a></div><br></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I3dEY4f8wuM/VfcsvYfaARI/AAAAAAAABaU/r3Yvop43q2g/s640/blogger-image--881721951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I3dEY4f8wuM/VfcsvYfaARI/AAAAAAAABaU/r3Yvop43q2g/s640/blogger-image--881721951.jpg"></a></div><br style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0ettzTtnJS8/Vfcsxk_7PmI/AAAAAAAABak/JyJc3gL7ajk/s640/blogger-image--1580486951.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Trip to Juazerio</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QS-5k-yzwgw/VfcscqT-sNI/AAAAAAAABZM/MEvUc71CLtM/s640/blogger-image-1430944311.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QS-5k-yzwgw/VfcscqT-sNI/AAAAAAAABZM/MEvUc71CLtM/s640/blogger-image-1430944311.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-37ZpcCB0aJ4/VfcsTSLRBbI/AAAAAAAABYU/ef50bQmEtbk/s640/blogger-image-2097626143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-37ZpcCB0aJ4/VfcsTSLRBbI/AAAAAAAABYU/ef50bQmEtbk/s640/blogger-image-2097626143.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3xuT9HouvzQ/Vfcsy0_sTUI/AAAAAAAABas/qMcgz4dq_Ks/s640/blogger-image--930580323.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3xuT9HouvzQ/Vfcsy0_sTUI/AAAAAAAABas/qMcgz4dq_Ks/s640/blogger-image--930580323.jpg"></font></a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Service project</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FPJoHdgObHo/Vfcsfc3cxZI/AAAAAAAABZc/rqRyk6i53kc/s640/blogger-image--1308762432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FPJoHdgObHo/Vfcsfc3cxZI/AAAAAAAABZc/rqRyk6i53kc/s640/blogger-image--1308762432.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-euup2DHT1-4/VfcsUm_hKKI/AAAAAAAABYc/uwLxMsT0vqw/s640/blogger-image-265622079.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-euup2DHT1-4/VfcsUm_hKKI/AAAAAAAABYc/uwLxMsT0vqw/s640/blogger-image-265622079.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Erin Garnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13483240804016326870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923082827568142932.post-11889501620779277242015-09-14T12:54:00.001-07:002015-09-14T12:54:46.105-07:00The JourneySeptember 1, 2015<div><br></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Well Sorry I havent been able to send you guys any emails.... Yesterday got a little crazy and I wasnt able to send any emails.. I am going to be super short with you guys and You all can respond if you want more details. <br><br>What Happened this week<br><br>It was Elder Quintanillas birthday and we made a cake and ate pizza<br><br>We had A Zone meeting that was pretty interesting<br><br>We were teaching this lesson and this man recieved an answer right in front of our faces.. He needed to know if the things we were teaching were true so He was just flipping through the Book of Mormon and he opened up to this verse. Alma <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0">5:12</a>... It was amazing to see. Now it is just up to him to act on his answer that he clearly recieved. <br><br>So we ended up having a crazy trip this last week... We went to a City called Juazeiro. If you look it up on the map it is way far away. All of the Zone Leaders went to a special meeting.. It was a 12 hour bus ride to get there.. Then we had 2 meetings with President Anderson. <br><br>It was super special.. Super awesome.. I feel honored to be a part of the meeting.. Then we went and worked in Juazeiro.. It is super hot there... But we went crazy and talked to everyone that we could.. it was fun.. But it was tiring... <br><br>Then we got back and worked a bit. <br><br>then we had this cool meeting with our Stake Presidency... <br><br>I am starting to love this ward.. .The members are awesome.. but I Have some other news.. <br><br>I GOT TRANSFERRED.... I am now in a ward called Alvorado... And I am now an Assistant to the Mission President.. <br><br>There are 4 assistants now... We are going crazy and things are way different now.. So It will be different when I will be able to respond.. Since we dont have much time I will be able to respond randomly. <br><br>I feel super honored.. I really dont know what to think.. But I will Trust in the Lord and through him my weaknesses will be made strong. <br><br>Love you all ,<br><br><br>Elder Hamrick</span></div>Erin Garnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13483240804016326870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923082827568142932.post-13531283980759288452015-09-14T12:53:00.001-07:002015-09-14T12:53:22.175-07:00Keep Going<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7yiSJUqOwO4/VfclfvvrNbI/AAAAAAAABWs/7NnpDs1xKFQ/s640/blogger-image-456562851.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7yiSJUqOwO4/VfclfvvrNbI/AAAAAAAABWs/7NnpDs1xKFQ/s640/blogger-image-456562851.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pLQq_zBMHO8/VfclcJ0FBPI/AAAAAAAABWU/ghaQj4mRSIg/s640/blogger-image-1942184343.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pLQq_zBMHO8/VfclcJ0FBPI/AAAAAAAABWU/ghaQj4mRSIg/s640/blogger-image-1942184343.jpg"></a></div>The airport</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nUVkDeBiHwc/Vfclj11e8UI/AAAAAAAABXM/wgUj_sB9B0U/s640/blogger-image--1003273814.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nUVkDeBiHwc/Vfclj11e8UI/AAAAAAAABXM/wgUj_sB9B0U/s640/blogger-image--1003273814.jpg"></a></div><br></div>August 24, 2015<div><br></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">So this week was pretty good. We had some pretty difficult times at the beginning of the week. We kept working but things just didnt seem to be going our way. <br><br>Our Zone is having some difficulties recently and it is starting to take a toll on me. I sometimes really dont know what to do.. But I am going to keep going and praying a lot to help me through it.<br><br>We had a couple of divisions this week. We did one witha companionship in our zone which was pretty cool. And then we ended up having one with the APs and that was pretty fun too. I really like the APs that we have here right now. They are truly here to help us out. And I feel that from them. So they helped me when I was feeling alittle bit down this last week.<br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Bs_6Pro2w5A/VfclmR5P5WI/AAAAAAAABXc/EI0GpGdx5u8/s640/blogger-image-1122682285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Bs_6Pro2w5A/VfclmR5P5WI/AAAAAAAABXc/EI0GpGdx5u8/s640/blogger-image-1122682285.jpg"></a></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lH9JKjevbCo/VfclsLl_bRI/AAAAAAAABXs/C_PQQHLcQek/s640/blogger-image-1401118093.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lH9JKjevbCo/VfclsLl_bRI/AAAAAAAABXs/C_PQQHLcQek/s640/blogger-image-1401118093.jpg"></a></div>(Division with Elder Austad... AP)<br><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">My studies always end up helping me out quite a bit also.. I love the Scriptures. I am Studying a lot in the book of John recently. so I can learn how to be more like Christ.. Theres a super important phrase in Preach My Gospel that I am yearning to apply into my life. <br><br>"You need to be a Christ-like Missionary, and not just Do missionary things.. " That can also apply in being a Christ-like member of the church. This phrase will always stick with me. <br><br>Theres an elder that lives with us in the same apartment complex who is going home. ELder Chester.. IT is kind of hard because it is making me think a lot about home. But I still dont know when I am going home so it makes me want to use all of the time that I have to do the best that I can.<br><br>Sometimes I forget how much we walk here on the mission. Until I get home and see the blisters on my feet and feel the sore legs that I have.. All of this work is for Our Savior.. I also KNOW for a fact that I wouldnt be able to do this by myself.. Just like everyone told me before I left.. ITS NOT EASY>>> BUT ITS WORTH IT.. <br><br>Sometimes its just hard to see the results.. But things will work out.. I have faith.. And hope. And I trust God. <br><br>Love you all so much.<br><br>Thank you for all that you do :)</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4i6-dlyjLJk/VfcldVvpNyI/AAAAAAAABWc/FyBw7GFCZnA/s640/blogger-image-1741934258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4i6-dlyjLJk/VfcldVvpNyI/AAAAAAAABWc/FyBw7GFCZnA/s640/blogger-image-1741934258.jpg"></a></div>My first donut in a year!! </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N4EL6Gwn5Ow/Vfclh_zwjfI/AAAAAAAABW8/oitDBGr5udg/s640/blogger-image--2029445866.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N4EL6Gwn5Ow/Vfclh_zwjfI/AAAAAAAABW8/oitDBGr5udg/s640/blogger-image--2029445866.jpg"></a></div>Sunset</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QK6leItWsoA/Vfcla_E9OnI/AAAAAAAABWM/UIL2UOwxl98/s640/blogger-image-918831052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QK6leItWsoA/Vfcla_E9OnI/AAAAAAAABWM/UIL2UOwxl98/s640/blogger-image-918831052.jpg"></a></div>Selfie</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5X3ObarVd0A/Vfclq0tzqCI/AAAAAAAABXk/cBFilMgYw-k/s640/blogger-image--1038668395.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5X3ObarVd0A/Vfclq0tzqCI/AAAAAAAABXk/cBFilMgYw-k/s640/blogger-image--1038668395.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fxqPpDf6ndc/VfclelqRSOI/AAAAAAAABWk/WB9gu7CASJg/s640/blogger-image-1850155761.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fxqPpDf6ndc/VfclelqRSOI/AAAAAAAABWk/WB9gu7CASJg/s640/blogger-image-1850155761.jpg"></a></div>We made tacos. They never have them here! </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tE150lIEznQ/Vfclgg-wXUI/AAAAAAAABW0/jXYRs6DgAGs/s640/blogger-image--670252570.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tE150lIEznQ/Vfclgg-wXUI/AAAAAAAABW0/jXYRs6DgAGs/s640/blogger-image--670252570.jpg"></a></div>A little snack after cleaning our apartment! </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-T0zzacToRQY/Vfclixk3SEI/AAAAAAAABXE/CgZOrsXumK8/s640/blogger-image-1402101264.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-T0zzacToRQY/Vfclixk3SEI/AAAAAAAABXE/CgZOrsXumK8/s640/blogger-image-1402101264.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fUy_3iYpsnY/VfcllSLazvI/AAAAAAAABXU/k3tzJAVAK50/s640/blogger-image-1340661306.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fUy_3iYpsnY/VfcllSLazvI/AAAAAAAABXU/k3tzJAVAK50/s640/blogger-image-1340661306.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JUYE9Bthuwk/VfclZ-2UOtI/AAAAAAAABWE/wwieRN-eq6Y/s640/blogger-image-679201960.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JUYE9Bthuwk/VfclZ-2UOtI/AAAAAAAABWE/wwieRN-eq6Y/s640/blogger-image-679201960.jpg"></a></div>Our apartment before and after broke in...</span></div>Erin Garnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13483240804016326870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923082827568142932.post-64142950017353428992015-09-14T12:39:00.001-07:002015-09-14T12:39:29.116-07:00Great Week in the Work of the LordAugust 17, 2015<div><br></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">So this week really was a great week.. We had quite a few pretty cool experiences.. One of them just being a lot of good hard work and getting some good stuff done in our area... I am still getting to know the area, but things are going better and better it seems like. Thank you for all of your prayers for me. it makes a difference.. <br><br>This week I focused a lot on prayer in my studies.. I have realized that My prayers havent been as good as they could have been. We always need to make our prayers go in line with the desires of the Lord. If we pray sincerely for what we want, and it isnt what God wants for us.. Of course we will be discouraged.. that seemed to be my problem... So i am working a lot on this recently... It has made me realize that there truly are always little miracles every single day.. And if we dont take the initiative to make them happen.... they wont happen.. So thats what we need to do. <br><br>We had a great day this week.. Usually when I am fasting here in Brazil it is hard for me.. but this time when i fasted I fasted to have a focus on the work and not even think about myself in any situation... It worked out a lot better.. I felt so happy and I felt the spirit the whole day even going into the next day.. Going about doing good :)<br><br>I dont really have a whole lot more to say about this week. We finally got some of our investigators to make it to church to see the blessings that God has for them.. They all loved it! Any of you if you have not made a visit to see the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.. I would highly suggest it... <br><br>So today we went around to somewhere we usually dont go... And when we got back our house was a mess... Someone broke into our house.. So that was a fun surprise to a long day haha... <br><br>Love you all.. Keep it real for me in the US.<br><br>Elder Parker Hamrick<br><br><br><br><br><br>JUST KIDDING IT WAS THE OTHER ELDERS THAT BROKE IN... </span></div>Erin Garnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13483240804016326870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923082827568142932.post-3384699427754426182015-09-14T12:27:00.001-07:002015-09-14T12:27:24.647-07:00Forget yourself and get to work<div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ByZUZxk6nMc/VfcfmiGOd0I/AAAAAAAABVs/PxUdW6wM2jE/s640/blogger-image--941797184.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ByZUZxk6nMc/VfcfmiGOd0I/AAAAAAAABVs/PxUdW6wM2jE/s640/blogger-image--941797184.jpg"></a></div>You could say that we are getting along! My comp. elder padilla</span></div><div><br></div>August 10, 2015<div><br></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">So to start off last week we had one of the best p days I have had... We cleaned the house and got everything done that we needed to. We got to go shopping and get a bunch of groceries for cheap. And relax... I dont know I just felt great by the end of the day. <br><br>The next day was even better. We got called because I was having an interview with President Fusco.. because its been like 5-6 months since my last one.. He said some things that I really was needing to hear. It was super awesome. He talked a lot about Service... The scripture in Mat 16: 24-25. Which talks about Forgetting yourself taking up your cross and serving others... It is such an awesome scripture for a missionary and really makes the whole essence of being a missionary. We can serve all we want but if we dont really forget ourselves in the work we are just working a lot and the results wont be how we like and we will not feel accomplished. <br><br>Another thing that president was talking about was walking with faith.. He talked about how we should always be walking in the dark and waiting for the light to help us guide the way.. If we are just walking where we are comfortable and where we can always see whats happening we arent really showing a whole lot of our faith... YOu all know how much I love analogies about light... So I found this in a talk by David A. Bednar. <br><br>"And Assurance and hope make it possible for us to walk to the edge of the light and take a few steps into the darkness- EXPECTING and TRUSTING the light to move and illuminate the way"<br><br>I like this other scripture in 1 Nephi 4:6-7 He totally took a step into the dark... <br><br>I love this quote.... We need to have so much trust in the Lord for things to truly work out... So I put that to the test this week. <br><br>I also learned that meaningful study is super important to meaningfully study :) dont ever forget to study!<br><br>We have really had some good luck in finding some super awesome families recently... They look so promising and willing to change.. I love it... They are literally ready.. We just need to help them understand why tehy need to be ready, and what they need to do... (none of them went to church last week) But things will work out with them... <br><br>So as we were in one of the sketchy-ish parts in our area we found this guy whos from england! Everyone calls him gringo! But its super sad.. He moved here from england because he got in trouble with the police.. Now he is hardly making a living.. its super sad and he didnt want anything to do with us, but I still have faith that we wil be able to teach him sometime.. <br><br>I had a cool experience like 2 weeks ago where I literally heard the spirit tell me something.. We had lost our keys and we were wasting a lot of time looking for them... So I said a prayer so that we could get out and get something done... As soon as I did... I heard get up and look on the desk... We were in another missionaries house... But I did it.. .And they were there.. WE NEED TO BE OBEDIENT to the spirit as well. <br><br>I love being a missionary.. Sometimes its hard and I lose energy.. But thinking back to everything I hjave learned makes me just want to keep going.. ANyone who has the chance to serve.. Do it.. .<br><br>Love you all <<br><br>Elder Hamrick</span><br><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>Erin Garnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13483240804016326870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923082827568142932.post-67039980518876843702015-08-03T09:00:00.001-07:002015-08-03T09:00:28.467-07:00I Love the Chances we Get<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-n0bAanojMT8/Vb-QDIT9EvI/AAAAAAAABTo/QqUmdzmHBXg/s640/blogger-image-1774371274.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-n0bAanojMT8/Vb-QDIT9EvI/AAAAAAAABTo/QqUmdzmHBXg/s640/blogger-image-1774371274.jpg"></a></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Exchange with Elder Sampaio! This is super awesome they put a big picture up of their baptism :)</span></div><div><br></div>August 3, 2015<div><br></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If you guys stop to think how much God truly loves you, you will be amazed... When we do stupid things, we dont do the best we can do... He still loves us and wants the bestfor us.. He wants us to be better than we were... he wants literally THE BEST for every single person on the earth... But that still leaves us to make our decisions... <br><br>This last week started awesome.. I went on an exchange with Elder Sampaio in Jardim União! I went back to my second area! It was such a great day.. We worked so well together and we were happy. It was a great day full of miracles. Elder Sampaio is one of the hardest working missionaries here in this mission... And he is still keeping up with the baptisms... i would like to say I did something but really it was him that made me a better missionary and not the other way around. I am super grateful to have served with him there and now being his zone leader... I wish I could apply how I was working to all the missionaries in the zone... They would all be so much happier.. <br><br>AFter that day the week just was kind of difficult.. We didnt get a lot of appointments in and like every single thing that we planned and had marked fell through.. We still did our best and by the end of the week we found some awesome families who I am super excited to teach.. Thats about all that happened this last week, <br><br>I really wish I was better than I am right now.. I have so much to change and to get better... I just gotta keep going forward.. AFter 5 weeks of opening an area it gets better... So we are starting week 3... SO here we goooooo. <br><br>I love you all so much.. But more importantly Your Heavenly Father loves you... A LOT... <br><br>Thank you all for all that you do and all of your support.. <br><br>Love, <br><br>Elder HAmrick</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2JkF5-yj28I/Vb-QFfmxM9I/AAAAAAAABT4/uAWDpfowyBE/s640/blogger-image-2045717462.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2JkF5-yj28I/Vb-QFfmxM9I/AAAAAAAABT4/uAWDpfowyBE/s640/blogger-image-2045717462.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-n5yN01fWDgI/Vb-QBJGAU_I/AAAAAAAABTY/IiTt9XHD7Kg/s640/blogger-image-253492693.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-n5yN01fWDgI/Vb-QBJGAU_I/AAAAAAAABTY/IiTt9XHD7Kg/s640/blogger-image-253492693.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--om3xN21Ias/Vb-QEDw9HlI/AAAAAAAABTw/icvvrVFnWtk/s640/blogger-image--132802555.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--om3xN21Ias/Vb-QEDw9HlI/AAAAAAAABTw/icvvrVFnWtk/s640/blogger-image--132802555.jpg"></a></div>Exchange with Elder Sampaio! </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hRgRoCFdPzM/Vb-QGiSrjzI/AAAAAAAABUA/0JsUpGAS-V4/s640/blogger-image-432163184.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hRgRoCFdPzM/Vb-QGiSrjzI/AAAAAAAABUA/0JsUpGAS-V4/s640/blogger-image-432163184.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6dUDAxkZVE0/Vb-QCPUePzI/AAAAAAAABTg/vCj5n2jw7wk/s640/blogger-image-758041943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6dUDAxkZVE0/Vb-QCPUePzI/AAAAAAAABTg/vCj5n2jw7wk/s640/blogger-image-758041943.jpg"></a></div>There is a big Y in our house! It's pretty sweet! </span></div>Erin Garnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13483240804016326870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923082827568142932.post-75260812390079025542015-07-28T13:32:00.001-07:002015-07-28T13:32:45.810-07:00First Cut is the DeepestJuly 27, 2015<div><br></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">For sure opening an area is pretty difficult at the beginning.. I mean I am sort of used to it now that is the 4th time I ahave done it... But it still is pretty hard. You dont know anyone and it feels like you arent able to really make a difference for a while. But things are about to get better. SO this week we seemed to walk in a lot of circles trying to find our way around our area... It is kind of hard because there are like 4 roads with the same exact names... Makes it a little tricky to find the address. But we are starting to find our way around. We have already found quite a few people to talk to here. <br><br>It is super weird being back in the same zone as a Zone Leader now... Like what? I was just here like 6 months ago just as a trainer.. But now i am back. And there are still 3 people in the zone Since I have been there.. Especially Sampaio! I am going to do an exchange with him this week to bring back some good times and see how he is still being a great missionary. I missed him a lot but now I will be able to go with him to my old area. <br><br>I dont really have a whole lot more to say about this week.. We are still trying to get ourselves around here...]<br><br>Also <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0">Saturday night</a> we found this less active guy who has had a lot of health problems recently.. He had to get most of his foot amputated... It was super weird because He had the same looks as my dad... Like in a lot of ways.. I am excitied to go back there... We were an answer to that mans prayers and we didnt even know it. He was so happy to see us because it has been years since he has seen the missionaries.. <br><br>Also I got sick <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://1" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1">saturday night</a>.... I was up until like 3.. It wasnt too fun,.. <br><br>So sunday was pretty awful too... Just being sick.. And my comp got sick too.. It must have been something we ate.<br><br>EVery single day I become more and more grateful to be on a mission. I have quite a bit of time left... But it also seems like so little.. I need to make the best of this time.. I will never get it back. .<br><br>I love you all so much.. I am happy.. <br><br>Love,<br><br>Elder Hamrick</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zJ_XdZjz4y0/Vbfm3LI0YXI/AAAAAAAABSY/mFuiz80rRpI/s640/blogger-image--1853693150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zJ_XdZjz4y0/Vbfm3LI0YXI/AAAAAAAABSY/mFuiz80rRpI/s640/blogger-image--1853693150.jpg"></a></div>That's right, Like father... Like son... Like grandson </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_P_hpNOq-3o/Vbfm4ppMXQI/AAAAAAAABSg/AgEy3E8UZE4/s640/blogger-image--1901691721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_P_hpNOq-3o/Vbfm4ppMXQI/AAAAAAAABSg/AgEy3E8UZE4/s640/blogger-image--1901691721.jpg"></a></div>ZONA Castelão<br>Elder Amaral, me, Elder Sampaio, Elder Nielson, Sister Romualdo, Elder Miranda, Elder Padilla, Elder Quintanilla, Elder Da Hora, Sister Bogado, Elder Chester, and Elder Rasmussen. There are 7 americans in this zone!</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-61Ky7Aahhv4/Vbfm6APINlI/AAAAAAAABSo/Kj5KBoo_iqo/s640/blogger-image--1289800374.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-61Ky7Aahhv4/Vbfm6APINlI/AAAAAAAABSo/Kj5KBoo_iqo/s640/blogger-image--1289800374.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0Nf8Pm4_pmo/Vbfm7NmZU5I/AAAAAAAABSw/QWM8M44jtEU/s640/blogger-image--160024020.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0Nf8Pm4_pmo/Vbfm7NmZU5I/AAAAAAAABSw/QWM8M44jtEU/s640/blogger-image--160024020.jpg"></a></div>We love Eating here at the Bishops... ITs like home... seriously... Its weird... </span></div>Erin Garnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13483240804016326870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923082827568142932.post-24624311402288659192015-07-21T10:43:00.001-07:002015-07-21T10:43:19.305-07:00God Answers Prayers<div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-s30xW2g0UZg/Va6EmErmg0I/AAAAAAAABQ4/0yOThWuXYmc/s640/blogger-image--1075882250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-s30xW2g0UZg/Va6EmErmg0I/AAAAAAAABQ4/0yOThWuXYmc/s640/blogger-image--1075882250.jpg"></a></div>(The view from our 5 story apartment! It's a sweet place)</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">July 20, 2015</span></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div>So recently I have just kind of been having a hard time in my area. I didnt know what else to do.. I was trying everything and it just didnt seem to be going right... Well I was praying a lot and even fasting to find an answer... Looks like I found my answer... I was transferred... I am now a Zone Leader in the Castelão Zone... Where I just was like 3 months ago... So I am pretty super pumped right now.. <br><br>The only thing that is a little difficult is that I am opening an area for the 3rd time in a row... I was talking with the assistant when I got transferred... He said yep youre opening an area again.. Thats what you get for being good at it.. <br><br>But Honestly I am more than excited. I am now companions with Elder Padilla... He is super awesome and we have a whole lot in common... Like a lot... We both play guitar, Trumpet, Sing, Blonde Hair, Almost the same height... I am pumped.. We get a long really well.. </span><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wy6SXsatVek/Va6EqyHONkI/AAAAAAAABRY/zTeJFr8-QIw/s640/blogger-image--491142227.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wy6SXsatVek/Va6EqyHONkI/AAAAAAAABRY/zTeJFr8-QIw/s640/blogger-image--491142227.jpg"></a></div>{Elder Padilla and I (His name sounds hispanic...</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> but hes WHITE AND BLONDE)}</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br>it is really interesting to see the pattern of what happens when you open an area.. The first month is usually pretty hard because you are basically starting from scratch. but it makes the time fly because you work like none other to get it done.. But thats about it.. I am excited also to be close to elder Sampaio again... Hes still in the same ward.. Things are about to get awesome here... It seems like I ahve such little time left... I have to make it last. SO LETS GO AND DO IT.<br><br>Elder Hamrick</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-s0xflP7SFcw/Va6EsJeM8TI/AAAAAAAABRg/p97cnB8wtTs/s640/blogger-image-105058963.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-s0xflP7SFcw/Va6EsJeM8TI/AAAAAAAABRg/p97cnB8wtTs/s640/blogger-image-105058963.jpg"></a></div>Saying goodbye to Tamandaré</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XT1KpMeC-9E/Va6Ekx4v-lI/AAAAAAAABQw/31kbBpy00k4/s640/blogger-image-1998998635.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XT1KpMeC-9E/Va6Ekx4v-lI/AAAAAAAABQw/31kbBpy00k4/s640/blogger-image-1998998635.jpg"></a></div>my last baptisms in Tamandaré I am going to miss this family..</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Zx0Wh0BID68/Va6Eov0eBMI/AAAAAAAABRI/oo9ZVdRWiN0/s640/blogger-image--609078687.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Zx0Wh0BID68/Va6Eov0eBMI/AAAAAAAABRI/oo9ZVdRWiN0/s640/blogger-image--609078687.jpg"></a></div>That's some good meat (horse)</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dlHOl8FSkjQ/Va6EptxirPI/AAAAAAAABRQ/vqfuWD-yneE/s640/blogger-image-1628016182.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dlHOl8FSkjQ/Va6EptxirPI/AAAAAAAABRQ/vqfuWD-yneE/s640/blogger-image-1628016182.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Just kidding!! </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qjIbUcQWJyg/Va6EtmJiMKI/AAAAAAAABRo/fDbBiMnbCK0/s640/blogger-image--659545432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qjIbUcQWJyg/Va6EtmJiMKI/AAAAAAAABRo/fDbBiMnbCK0/s640/blogger-image--659545432.jpg"></a></div>I think these are done! </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DrmAhdsdtro/Va6EjsRwXmI/AAAAAAAABQo/Jg-9nUEe0r0/s640/blogger-image--1592236502.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DrmAhdsdtro/Va6EjsRwXmI/AAAAAAAABQo/Jg-9nUEe0r0/s640/blogger-image--1592236502.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-g_DD4q4vRdk/Va6EnUDM1LI/AAAAAAAABRA/E1o32UQZMA0/s640/blogger-image--1464790042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-g_DD4q4vRdk/Va6EnUDM1LI/AAAAAAAABRA/E1o32UQZMA0/s640/blogger-image--1464790042.jpg"></a></div>This is what you get when I get bored waiting for others. </span></div>Erin Garnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13483240804016326870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923082827568142932.post-44841232586210611162015-07-20T16:54:00.001-07:002015-07-20T16:54:29.808-07:00(Insert Creative Title)July 13, 2015<div><br></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">So this week was a lot more like a normal week... We had lunch with another ward on wednesday and then we did an exchange out of nowhere which was pretty fun.. I stayed with Elder Seawell. He is such an awesome elder and I look up to him quite a bit.. So it was cool to work with him for the day. After that we had a special leader conference... <br><br>Elder Godoy from the Seventy came and talked to the leadership of the mission. Everyone thought he was going to tell us all the things we were doing wrong.. But he talked a lot about our personal conversion.. Without that there is no way that we can help others be converted... It is so true and really important as well.. We always need to be getting better to help others get better.. it is kind of sad that sometimes since I have been here I am not feeling too much like i am getting better as a person.. I know I need to but it just doesnt seem to be happening.. <br><br>we actually had a pretty good chunk of time to work in our area this week. Which was super good.. Sadly we didnt get the results that we wanted at the end of the week. The hardest problem that we have here is that people dont seem to want to come to church... I dont know if we just arent explaining it well enough for them or what... But it is sad.. As missionaries we work the whole week to get people to get to church to recieves Gods blessings.. If they go we feel super accomplished.. If not we feel destroyed... <br><br>But we ended up having one baptism this week. It was going to be 2 but one of the twins has a fear of the water and still hasnt been able to be fully baptized.. Every week we are getting a little bit closer. I love this family though... It makes me super happy to see the blessings of the gospel in their lives.<br><br>Baptizing is great. :)<br><br>I hope that you all had a great week.. If you have any questions feel free to ask.. I am full of answers... MAYBE haha<br><br>Love you all. <br><br>Elder Hamrick</span></div>Erin Garnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13483240804016326870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923082827568142932.post-20034817645661974232015-07-20T16:53:00.001-07:002015-07-20T16:53:01.028-07:00When the Going Gets Rough, Get Going<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3Ha9HXwzgFY/Va2Jj0-LQYI/AAAAAAAABPU/e0WhXD7ktKU/s640/blogger-image-100610541.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3Ha9HXwzgFY/Va2Jj0-LQYI/AAAAAAAABPU/e0WhXD7ktKU/s640/blogger-image-100610541.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6qZMBtpq264/Va2JnTw3hvI/AAAAAAAABPs/G8vT5N0aOY0/s640/blogger-image-588946213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6qZMBtpq264/Va2JnTw3hvI/AAAAAAAABPs/G8vT5N0aOY0/s640/blogger-image-588946213.jpg"></a></div><br></div>July 6, 2015<div><br></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">THis week was full of challenges, but in the end we all survived haha. So we just had a bunch of things come up this week that made things a little bit harder.. >But I knew the work was never going to be easy haha. <br><br>The beginning of the week was pretty great... we got to talk to quite a few people and we got to follow up with most of our investigators... It is crazy to see the difference in the people who were baptized. Last weeks baptisms just continue to be happier and happier. THE GOSPEL BRINGS HAPPINESS. That is what keeps me going through the hard times :)<br><br>the rest of the week was pretty hard for us to follow up with everyone. We went to one of our investigators who is a cop.. Out of nowhere He gave us a bunch of food.. I will send a picture of it... its pretty great... </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qXE5e3GUXZM/Va2JqNfFa9I/AAAAAAAABP8/-VVzVZQhB7I/s640/blogger-image-1728177076.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qXE5e3GUXZM/Va2JqNfFa9I/AAAAAAAABP8/-VVzVZQhB7I/s640/blogger-image-1728177076.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RwspygzQQSQ/Va2J2kOT6-I/AAAAAAAABQM/NG8YfXWInmE/s640/blogger-image-1999576083.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RwspygzQQSQ/Va2J2kOT6-I/AAAAAAAABQM/NG8YfXWInmE/s640/blogger-image-1999576083.jpg"></a></div><br>On Thursday we had a training all the way at the Fortaleza East stake... SO we didnt really get to work in our area that day.. <br><br>The next day was weekly planning as a zone.. ANd that took quite a bit because the mission is really focusing on the importance of planning.. So things are getting better in the mission. <br><br>THen it was already saturday.. We were running around crazy to do all the interviews with our zone (because we are missing a district leader) And trying to prepare our baptisms as well.. The day was super crazy... AND IT WAS 4th of july... Nothing happened here... haha and both of our baptisms fell through... One of the people dissapeared and the other got scared and gave up..but she will still be baptized soon.... <br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3K2JiQUkx9w/Va2Jify5UdI/AAAAAAAABPM/sTDCE901jiA/s640/blogger-image-1114978400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3K2JiQUkx9w/Va2Jify5UdI/AAAAAAAABPM/sTDCE901jiA/s640/blogger-image-1114978400.jpg"></a></div>(Fourth of July)</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br>Sunday we went to do more interviews and got soaking wet in a crazy rain... IT WAS A CRAZY CRAZY WEEK... But this next week should be good. <br><br>I am looking forward to it... <br><br>Love you all.. Sorry I ddint have much to write today... <br><br>Elder Hamrick</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pglsxfGzDnc/Va2Jg0iD05I/AAAAAAAABPE/baUYINCzXWA/s640/blogger-image-742035974.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pglsxfGzDnc/Va2Jg0iD05I/AAAAAAAABPE/baUYINCzXWA/s640/blogger-image-742035974.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KLTFq53RPa0/Va2JrTWoT4I/AAAAAAAABQE/E1b5Onwv-6A/s640/blogger-image-673312520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KLTFq53RPa0/Va2JrTWoT4I/AAAAAAAABQE/E1b5Onwv-6A/s640/blogger-image-673312520.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VShOvd0JsNc/Va2JfcXWvwI/AAAAAAAABO8/zFGZYLCvH3Y/s640/blogger-image-244266650.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VShOvd0JsNc/Va2JfcXWvwI/AAAAAAAABO8/zFGZYLCvH3Y/s640/blogger-image-244266650.jpg"></a></div>It was raining </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4aZQrvi4eS0/Va2JpAr_lXI/AAAAAAAABP0/QD92vRiPfSM/s640/blogger-image-2002259520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4aZQrvi4eS0/Va2JpAr_lXI/AAAAAAAABP0/QD92vRiPfSM/s640/blogger-image-2002259520.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Dn7pS9A9r6M/Va2JlNLiYRI/AAAAAAAABPc/SdhKTAV2JeM/s640/blogger-image--399419528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Dn7pS9A9r6M/Va2JlNLiYRI/AAAAAAAABPc/SdhKTAV2JeM/s640/blogger-image--399419528.jpg"></a></div>Some weird holiday where they just make barbecue piles in the middle of the road</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aImGYrYs19s/Va2JmNRly-I/AAAAAAAABPk/w53KYP6JvuY/s640/blogger-image--1546517888.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aImGYrYs19s/Va2JmNRly-I/AAAAAAAABPk/w53KYP6JvuY/s640/blogger-image--1546517888.jpg"></a></div>I liked this cow</span></div>Erin Garnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13483240804016326870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923082827568142932.post-10185570292318453082015-06-30T22:55:00.001-07:002015-06-30T22:55:45.562-07:00Weird Week... Good End<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-58SVwKgZm0k/VZOAtc4q46I/AAAAAAAABMk/A0yUUswJ6YQ/s640/blogger-image-294072298.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-58SVwKgZm0k/VZOAtc4q46I/AAAAAAAABMk/A0yUUswJ6YQ/s640/blogger-image-294072298.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div>June 29, 2015<div><br></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">So this week was a little weird. I feel like I got like nothing done during the week...We started off by going to the dentist to get some cavaties filled... it was super cheap here... dont know how good the quality was... but its all done with now... <br><br>Then the next day we had a normal study day which is pretty rare for us in our area haha.. but then we had a pretty normal day except that we had to go back to the dentist because my companion was having some problems with his teeth still so we went to get that all fixed so it didnt make any more problems during the rest of the week... We got there just for her to say that it was normal haha.. </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-d2kvW1LiHRE/VZOA3b2_TwI/AAAAAAAABNk/0y1OdrTQeT4/s640/blogger-image-1735283800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-d2kvW1LiHRE/VZOA3b2_TwI/AAAAAAAABNk/0y1OdrTQeT4/s640/blogger-image-1735283800.jpg"></a></div>( The Dentist) <br><br>Then we had a pretty cool district meeting where we made some french toast for everyone! it was Elder Seawells idea which is one of our district leaders... It was super cool.. and it was good to eat something american for once in a long time... It took a little while but it was totally worth it.. I will send some pictures dont worry. Also we are doing english class.. This week was super interesting.. because like 40 people showed up and like 25 of them were kids... And guess who taught the kids class... I DID... it was super hard and stressful. But I think it will turn into a great finding tool.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RpcMr9xi-aY/VZOA1uCDRLI/AAAAAAAABNc/DjgM3pgmCmk/s640/blogger-image--961927839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RpcMr9xi-aY/VZOA1uCDRLI/AAAAAAAABNc/DjgM3pgmCmk/s640/blogger-image--961927839.jpg"></a></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GolMB7zzb38/VZOA0aIuxCI/AAAAAAAABNU/dUJ9S3zSM8k/s640/blogger-image--1748600289.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GolMB7zzb38/VZOA0aIuxCI/AAAAAAAABNU/dUJ9S3zSM8k/s640/blogger-image--1748600289.jpg"></a></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ta8aUtWK7cE/VZOAoRJvJKI/AAAAAAAABME/dEQTXnta7yo/s640/blogger-image--918277500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ta8aUtWK7cE/VZOAoRJvJKI/AAAAAAAABME/dEQTXnta7yo/s640/blogger-image--918277500.jpg"></a></div></div>(The Zone French Toast)</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br>It is awesome because this ward is always wanting to help.. We did splits with some of the members.. It is awesome because it makes things a little different and it also makes the weeks past by pretty dang fast haha... We get quite a bit done. We ended this week with a bunch of people taht we are teaching.. Now we just need to help them out and get to work... <br><br>Then We did a division with elder Seawell and elder Barbosa.. Elder Barbosa just got here.. He is a great missionary.. Its cool because I get to know the people in the zone a lot better now.. I dont lnow how much of a difference I am making.. But we ended up having 3 baptisms this weekend... I love this family.. They are just super awesome I will send some photos too.. <br><br>Saturday was a day full of walking from one end of our zone to the other.. Its funny to think that I had a car like a year and a half ago... SO that would be nice to have... But I have a lot of fat to burn ( NOT ) hahaha... <br><br>Then we had baptisms... And it made me super happy. President Fusco and his wife ended up giving talks at our sacrament meeting the same day.. To see the hapiness on their faces.. and the people that were baptized.. That is why I am out here.. </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hasy3kDqSUs/VZOApYU5I7I/AAAAAAAABMM/7Ju7LWldyAQ/s640/blogger-image-1457826199.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hasy3kDqSUs/VZOApYU5I7I/AAAAAAAABMM/7Ju7LWldyAQ/s640/blogger-image-1457826199.jpg"></a></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">(Fernanda, Conceição, Gabriela, and Erica)</span></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wFT--dQNkt8/VZOAubCL4KI/AAAAAAAABMs/GnGHMBL6MhU/s640/blogger-image--1502715403.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wFT--dQNkt8/VZOAubCL4KI/AAAAAAAABMs/GnGHMBL6MhU/s640/blogger-image--1502715403.jpg"></a></div>Food at the baptism </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br>I love you all.. Hope you are all doiung well.. Feel free to ask questions if you have any. :)<br><br>Elder Hamrick</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9Ls47qhZORI/VZOAsXy71ZI/AAAAAAAABMc/8joNrDD9xE8/s640/blogger-image--950893576.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9Ls47qhZORI/VZOAsXy71ZI/AAAAAAAABMc/8joNrDD9xE8/s640/blogger-image--950893576.jpg"></a></div>The view from our house... Looks pretty cool</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_mxRHyjpytc/VZOArOU9pdI/AAAAAAAABMU/XAr9Vg2JqPg/s640/blogger-image--125925040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_mxRHyjpytc/VZOArOU9pdI/AAAAAAAABMU/XAr9Vg2JqPg/s640/blogger-image--125925040.jpg"></a></div>A spider at the church </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vp9YN6diNQo/VZOAyI7qHYI/AAAAAAAABNE/a7dlmGI87WM/s640/blogger-image-1649352384.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vp9YN6diNQo/VZOAyI7qHYI/AAAAAAAABNE/a7dlmGI87WM/s640/blogger-image-1649352384.jpg"></a></div>Brazilian barbeque </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-x60vulVP6oQ/VZOAxLLDDMI/AAAAAAAABM8/BocP3Dy4ZrM/s640/blogger-image-1486705353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-x60vulVP6oQ/VZOAxLLDDMI/AAAAAAAABM8/BocP3Dy4ZrM/s640/blogger-image-1486705353.jpg"></a></div>Opening a crouton </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ImzGAyNMd-s/VZOAv0w_FqI/AAAAAAAABM0/GITx-SYQojk/s640/blogger-image-1963147099.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ImzGAyNMd-s/VZOAv0w_FqI/AAAAAAAABM0/GITx-SYQojk/s640/blogger-image-1963147099.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-smsXerl-wnY/VZOAzDvMf4I/AAAAAAAABNM/ldt9HMdvJXY/s640/blogger-image-1345573495.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-smsXerl-wnY/VZOAzDvMf4I/AAAAAAAABNM/ldt9HMdvJXY/s640/blogger-image-1345573495.jpg"></a></div>If they were to call me to Samoa or tonga is still be ready! "I'll Go Where You Want Me to Go"</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div>Erin Garnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13483240804016326870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923082827568142932.post-72782341110689655382015-06-30T22:36:00.001-07:002015-06-30T22:36:12.171-07:00How we work... Not how much<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-g24Tu7UdwqE/VZN8MXIt3GI/AAAAAAAABLI/tFS66eXff_w/s640/blogger-image-1926443975.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-g24Tu7UdwqE/VZN8MXIt3GI/AAAAAAAABLI/tFS66eXff_w/s640/blogger-image-1926443975.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div>June 22, 2015<div><br></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">So ever since I got to this area I was super worried about working super hard and working a lot because in my last area that worked super well and things in that area are just getting better.. But I forgot that I passed like 5 weeks of working super hard without getting basically anything done... And I feel like I have been doing the same thing here.. <br><br>Monday we changed our way to think about what we are doing here... We stopped and relaxed... We worked for The Savior... And with our desires... not of our leaders... We found 9 new people to teach in like an hour and a half... We taught with the spirit... I felt so good.. I was actually happy for the first time in a long time since I have been here in this area... <br><br>Then tuesday we had a district meeting that we just read a good conference talk and talked about how we can apply it into our areas... It was pretty dang cool. Also I had a division with Elder Albino again... We had a lot of fun together. Hes a super good elder and really thinks about how the gospel is going to help these people in the future.. We always have to have an eternal perspective.. THen we had this music clas.. This guy didnt know how to sing but was telling us all how to sing.. When I sung he acted like it was nothing and told me everything I did wrong.. It was pretty funny.. But I hope things go well for him. <br><br>Good quote from the Music Man<br><br>"You pile up enough tomorrows, and youll find youve collected a lot of empty yesterdays"<br>-Harold Hill<br><br>THe rest of the week we were just working well... Inviting everyone to get closer to the Savior.. .And 4 baptisms came out of nowhere that will happen next week.. With this family that I absolutely love... THen we had a cool division with our ward mission leader and theyoung mens president.. They are awesome.. I need to take a lot more pictures with them... They are the best.<br><br>THis week was just a lot better. I am feeling better, but I have a lot more to fix than what I am doing right.. SO here we go.. this quote has always stuck with me ever since my last mission. <br><br>SUCCESS IS NOT WHAT YOU ACCOMPLISH ITS WHAT YOU BECOME.. <br><br>I have changed a lot... I dont know how well it shows in emails.. But i feel different.. But I still have a heck of a lot better and farther to go.. THIngs will get better... everything we do can be done through Jesus Christ. <br><br>I love you all.. Hope everyone is doing well.. Time is flying fast, but At least I am co-pilots with the Savior. <br><br>Com amor te amo muito meus queridos. <br><br>Èlder Hamrick</span><br style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C7ILuF_T2H8/VZN8KPRmoSI/AAAAAAAABK4/gBI5AMgemH8/s640/blogger-image--697021544.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-C7ILuF_T2H8/VZN8KPRmoSI/AAAAAAAABK4/gBI5AMgemH8/s640/blogger-image--697021544.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_2wGjoKSk60/VZN8Sj0HGlI/AAAAAAAABLw/jaIpHEyfZi8/s640/blogger-image-950509055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_2wGjoKSk60/VZN8Sj0HGlI/AAAAAAAABLw/jaIpHEyfZi8/s640/blogger-image-950509055.jpg"></a></div>My shoes are starting to get a little warn out from walking up and down these hills!! </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GZRCJz1vMaM/VZN8OGBfU4I/AAAAAAAABLQ/SdzH-tNy2u0/s640/blogger-image-844692768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GZRCJz1vMaM/VZN8OGBfU4I/AAAAAAAABLQ/SdzH-tNy2u0/s640/blogger-image-844692768.jpg"></a></div>weird drink thing that they have here.. cevada... Its like coffee They all say... but i dont like it that much... but I am still losing weight haha.. i weigh like 150 now</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M2cNcKvDby0/VZN8RRoh-qI/AAAAAAAABLo/dD18xc8ZpMo/s640/blogger-image--848120491.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M2cNcKvDby0/VZN8RRoh-qI/AAAAAAAABLo/dD18xc8ZpMo/s640/blogger-image--848120491.jpg"></a></div>this is a awful picture.. But its all i got haha... Bishop far far left</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-plulbyhJb64/VZN8ItgYj_I/AAAAAAAABKw/fcfhFfMtgDk/s640/blogger-image-1640243639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-plulbyhJb64/VZN8ItgYj_I/AAAAAAAABKw/fcfhFfMtgDk/s640/blogger-image-1640243639.jpg"></a></div>CHURRASCO with bishop</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7Vx6zSjSiBo/VZN8PKQv2TI/AAAAAAAABLY/WOyznGGtO8Y/s640/blogger-image-1862245557.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7Vx6zSjSiBo/VZN8PKQv2TI/AAAAAAAABLY/WOyznGGtO8Y/s640/blogger-image-1862245557.jpg"></a></div>Awesome albino rabbit with awesome family</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gH7Kke_5nwQ/VZN8LCDerfI/AAAAAAAABLA/GfYY6nNRUtY/s640/blogger-image--1428977170.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gH7Kke_5nwQ/VZN8LCDerfI/AAAAAAAABLA/GfYY6nNRUtY/s640/blogger-image--1428977170.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dg2VklWMA0c/VZN8QDqhGWI/AAAAAAAABLg/YGQwusSFtWc/s640/blogger-image-1766635412.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dg2VklWMA0c/VZN8QDqhGWI/AAAAAAAABLg/YGQwusSFtWc/s640/blogger-image-1766635412.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div>Erin Garnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13483240804016326870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923082827568142932.post-15142845381975095052015-06-16T08:37:00.001-07:002015-06-16T08:37:55.251-07:00Humble Heart<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Welcome to Ceara</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-L7ZG2oYzJio/VYBCxpGJPtI/AAAAAAAABJs/dChkb_19MkA/s640/blogger-image-1118935430.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-L7ZG2oYzJio/VYBCxpGJPtI/AAAAAAAABJs/dChkb_19MkA/s640/blogger-image-1118935430.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div>June 15, 2015<div><br></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Well I am for sure ready and willing with a humble heart... We have had a lot of things happen this week but we havent been as busy as last week. <br><br>So something that always happens is I get in a weird mood in like all of my areas... Because I cant feel the reason that I need to be there... I have been here for about a month and a half and I still dont feel why I need to be here. I have been praying every single day about it.. SO I will get an answer I am just waiting with a humble heart. <br><br>There really wasnt anything all too exciting.. .Well we had one experience that I cant really go into many details that has made us learn a lot this week.. We are thinking a lot about how we are actually doing here.. And how we can do better.. <br><br>We are teaching this family where there are some recent converts.. And the family is huge. Yesterday we had a ward conference.. Usually we have about 60 people in total at church. At this conference there was 100 something.. That family brought like 8 people.. That was pretty awesome.. We have some pretty awesome people that are getting ready for baptism... But they want to wait for a little while... Things will work out. WE do our part and God takes care of the miracles.. We are men.. We cant do miracles... Its only God.. <br><br>This whole week was honestly a blur... Noting too different happened and w dont have a whole lot planned that will be too different either... But I know when we get down its only because we have so much higher that we need to go... God loves us.. We just need to look for it.. I want you all to know that.. .He LOVES EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU... Talk to him... <br><br>Sorry I dont have too much to talk about this week...<br><br>Love you all. <br><br>Elder HAmrick</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5Xg0-1XmSVk/VYBCylCKJsI/AAAAAAAABJ0/AKMGDtTdMAE/s640/blogger-image--1290922069.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5Xg0-1XmSVk/VYBCylCKJsI/AAAAAAAABJ0/AKMGDtTdMAE/s640/blogger-image--1290922069.jpg"></a></div>We made real hamburgers, they don't have these here. </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZVWO6jlzInY/VYBCwisHPBI/AAAAAAAABJk/9oUNOL7s4ZU/s640/blogger-image-2013761317.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZVWO6jlzInY/VYBCwisHPBI/AAAAAAAABJk/9oUNOL7s4ZU/s640/blogger-image-2013761317.jpg"></a></div>Açai... Super good :)</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-La3dVbK7nco/VYBC0CEkVhI/AAAAAAAABJ8/DwHIOw5QIug/s640/blogger-image-82215501.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-La3dVbK7nco/VYBC0CEkVhI/AAAAAAAABJ8/DwHIOw5QIug/s640/blogger-image-82215501.jpg"></a></div>Lourinho</span></div>Erin Garnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13483240804016326870noreply@blogger.com0