Hermana Schmid

Listen to Karissa's weekly voice recording HERE. Pensamiento Espiritual* (*Spiritual Thought): 1 Cor. 9: 18-27 Lunes was pday de multizona* (*Monday was the p-day of the multi-zone)! :D We went early in the morning to Kotosh with all the missionaries from Huanuco, Amarilis, Tingo Maria, and Cerro de Pasco! :D They divided us into teams and set up various competitions- relays, capture the flag, todo* (*everything)! :D My team came away with 2nd place. :) After lunch, we played

Click HERE to listen to Karissa's voice recording for week 72! Pensamiento Espiritual* (*Spiritual Thought): Eter* (*Ether) 12: 4 P.day de Distrito* (*District Preparation Day)! We cooked a traditional Bolivian dish as a district and ate before heading out to Kotosh, ruins of an ancient temple! It had gorgeous views and we got to see the famous manos cruzadas!!! :D Luego* (*Then), we traveled back and visited Kely, converso* (*convert), and watched Meet the Mormons! She just

Click HERE to listen to a message from Karissa to accompany this week's update. Pensamiento Espiritual* (*Spiritual Thought): Isaiah 40: 28-30 P.Day* (*Preparation Day)! :) Today we decided to relax- I made brownies in mugs and we played card games. :) Luego* (*Then), we had a NDH* (*Family Home Evening) with Otilia (member) and Lucho (investigator), where we spent some time cooking with them and making completos! Good day. :) On Tuesday, we started off with a district meetin

*Click HERE to hear this week's additional short recorded message from Hermana Schmid! Pensamiento Espiritual* (*Spiritual Thought): Alma 5: 26 P-day*(*Monday – Preparation day)! :) In the morning, we had ensayos* (*rehearsals) and then p-day de Zona*(*with the zone), where we had a mini treasure hunt for all of Tambo! :) One of our assignments was to give away 1 sol de pan* (*some bread) to someone. The first woman I tried to give it to ran away and refused. But the second a

Pensamientos Espirituales* (*Spiritual Thoughts): 2 Nefi 4: 20 Lunes* (*Monday)! After studies, internet, and lunch, we decided to adventure hike to La Bandera! :) There was no path and it was pretty steep, so it was really exhausting but incredibly fun! :) We took lots of pictures (you could see ALL of Cerro) and came back to the room and rested for un poquito* (*a bit).:) We then went to Luz, less active, and Nicole, investigator, and read el LDM con ellas* (*The Book of Mo

Pensamientos Espirituales* (*Spiritual Thoughts) for this week: Romans 8: 38-39 P-day! :) Today, we went to Huayllay as a zone, a bosque de piedras* (*a stone forest)! :) We hiked, walked lots, ate lunch, and climbed muchas piedras* (*many stones). It was warmer in Huayllay than it is in C.D.P.* (*Cerro de Pasco), and it was SUPER chevere* (*cool)! :) We got back to Centro, went shopping, and got ready to proselyte. We first visited our investigator Iris and did her pre-ent

HOLA TODOS! Me encanta escribiendo ustedes cada semana. Es lo máximo. ☺* (*HELLO EVERYONE! I love writing you every week. It is the best.) On Wednesday, the super largo viaje* (*long trip) to La Merced from Lima began. Long ride, little food, and lots of people trying to sell us everything from Asian ginseng miracle tea to butter. We got back to La Merced just past 6 and met our zone leaders before I got to meet back up with Alva! She was with the hermana lideres* (*leader si