Hermana Schmid

Click HERE to listen to a short message accompanying this blog update from Karissa this week! Pensamiento Espiritual* (*Spiritual Thought): Psalms 11:5 Zone P-day! :D We went to Chupaca, to laguna* (*lagoon) and ruinas* (*ruins) of Ñahuimpuquio!!! We got to do a really fun hike to the ruins and it was just a great time. :) From the top of the ruins, you can see all of Chupaca and Pilcomayo! :) We came back to Tambo and took our investigator, Haid, with us to a NDH* (*Family H

Click here to listen to an added message for the week from Karissa! Pensamiento Espiritual* (*Spiritual Thought): Omni 1: 36 PDay* (*Preparation Day)! :D We had a District pday, where we made air pop popcorn and played Mafia and extreme signs. :D Then, I got to write yall! :) POR FIN habia internet* (*FINALLY there was internet)!!! Luego* (*Then), we visited the Familia Tantavilca, menos activos* (*Tantavilca Family, less actives), and talked about La Expiacion* (*The Atoneme

To hear Karissa's short voice recording from this week, click here. The talk she references in that recording can be found here. Pensamiento Espiritual* (*Spiritual Thought): 1 Cor. 10: 13 Most productive Pday ever! We deep cleaned the house, I finished recuerdos* (*memories) for hnas* (*sisters), reorganized everything, had a lunch of quinoa and a veggie shake, and did yoga. :D Most productive and recharging pday* (*preparation day) yet! :) We had a noche de hogar* (*Family

Click here to hear an additional short message from Karissa to accompany this week's update. Pensamiento Espiritual* (*Spiritual Thought): Jacob 4: 7 P-Day! :D Today, we took out money for March, cleaned, did Internet, and made pasta with red sauce for lunch! :D Then, we went to visit Loisy, obispo's* (*bishop’s) wife, and sat and talked with her for un buen rato* (*a good time). :) She's just fantastic. At night, we had a noche de hogar* (*Family Home Evening) with Otilia, m

Click HERE for a short message from Karissa to accompany this week's update! Pensamiento Espiritual* (*Spiritual Thought): 1 Peter 2: 9 Today was the most relaxing pday* (*preparation day) in a while! :D My tender mercy? ROSA CASTRO, from Oxa, got her mission call to Bolivia La Paz El Alto! :D Such happiness and love for her. I made tacos for my comp and I for lunch, Hermana Esparza cut her hair short, and we rested- great P-day. :) At night, we had a noche de hogar* (*Famil

*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

Pensamiento Espiritual* (*Spiritual Thought): Helaman 16: 4 Click HERE to hear a short weekly audio message from Karissa! P-day! :) Today, we played lots of card games (I taught Aramayo how to play Phase 10!) and then walked lots to el centro de Huancayo* (*the center of Huancayo)... to go to the clinica* (*clinic) for my comp! We spent all afternoon there. She´s got a ganglian cyst on her foot and is going to get it operated next week after the medico del area* (*area doctor

Pensamiento Espiritual* (*Spiritual Thought): Moroni 10: 6 click here for a recorded Message from Karissa this week! Lunes* (*Monday) was district P-day! :D I made french toast. It was a good time haha! We played futbol con sillas* (*soccer with chairs) and volleyball! Then, we went inside due to rain and played Mafia and Signs. :) Super fun P-day! :) Despues* (*Then), we visited Luz Maria, less active, and talked about the power of setting goals to get better each day. :) Ch

Pensamientos Espirituales* (*Spiritual Thoughts): John 3: 16 P-Day! :D Today, we spent the day in the mission house practicing for the Christmas program and eating anticuchos* (*barbecue) of horse heart! Actually quite good. :) We then went with Hnas Keeler and Espinoza to a FANTASTIC french-style crepe place in San Carlos before journeying back to good 'ol Chilca! Tuvimos un noche de hogar* (*We had a family night) with our investigator Maria about the importance of families

Pensamientos Espirituales* (*Spiritual Thoughts): Mosiah 7: 33 P-Day! :D Today, we went to Centro to the artesan's house de nuevo* (*again) and bought fantastic recuerdos* (*souvenirs). :) We then went to the plaza to see the huge Christmas tree before aprovechando* (*taking advantage of) P-day and resting. :) Visitabamos a* (*We visited) Lorenza, less active, and explained the Plan de Salvacion* (*Plan of Salvation) before contacting. :) On Tuesday, we had a district meeting