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| What's cooking?.... breakfast! |
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| Pony Malta for Pa Rice!! |
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| Elder Robleto! Guatape |
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| Elder's P-Day trip to Guatape!! |
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| BEAUTIFUL COLOMBIA |
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| Little town of Guatape! |
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
10/6/2014
HELLO MY WONDERFUL PEOPLE :)
man i miss you! but i am loving this place more and more :)
this week was pretty tough for me on a couple occasions, but it was also one of the best!!! i got to go on exchanges twice! once in my area with elder sanchez from el salvador and once with elder kristensen in his area again! it was awesome! most of the time during those days we just went to investigators and inactives houses and gave out invites for conference. but when i was with elder kristensen he also taught me a lot as we went, he has 22 months in the mission so he goes home this December, but he is super smart and I'm glad he shared his methods with me.
and the conference!!! holy goodness that was wonderful!! i was able to watch in English, but i chose to watch the native Spanish speakers in Spanish and that was awesome!!!!! i LOVED how they spoke in different languages in conf. that was sweet!!!! but did you all here what pres packer said???? i don't have my notes, but basically he said, "our church is growing and will continue to grow, but it don't matter how big we are, or how many members we have or how many languages we speak, all is measure by spiritual strength." that was sooo cool to me!!! cause honestly, will it matter to have baptized 3000 people if none of them really understand or feel that its true? NO. as members and missionaries, we have the sacred responsibility of not only sharing what we know, but demonstrating what we know. that is the best way to teach. we HAVE to become like Jesus Christ. its a commandment. and most people say, "oh yeah its a commandment, but no one can really do it, basically it means try your best" you know what i would have to say about that? id say "excuse me but only Joseph smith translates scriptures, and it actually means what it says" GUYS! God has given us the capability to become EXACTLY as our brother Jesus. its called agency and the atonement. God does not give commandments to the children of men save he shall prepare a way. ITS TRUE. we can become perfect even as he is. you just gotta pray for strength and pray to obtain all the attributes of Christ. God and the Christ are one, God is in His Son. and i know that His Son can be within us, and we can share His love, with ALL the world. its a wonderful responsibility.
AND YESTERDAY!!! holy cow!!! sooo cool!!! guess what hno arroz!!! WE WENT TO GUATAPE! soooooooo sweeet! for those of you who don't know, remember that picture of the huge rock with the stairs in it that i posted on my facebook a few months back? THAT'S WHERE WE WENT!!! ill send the pictures.. but that place was AMAZING!
AUTUMN! te amo! yo oro cada dia, y yo se que es importante a incluir nuestro padre celestial en cada momento durante la dia. tengo mucho animo para tu y tu compañero porque sus area esta en la costa! quierro ir a la costa aqui en colombia! le extraño muchisimo! pero yo se estamos haciendo la obra de Dios, y esta maravillosa :)
I LOVE ALL OF YOU GUYS!!! remember kade (and everyone) to read in pme the chapter about the attributes of Christ. right now I'm working on knowledge and faith. read 1 nephi 11:17. and remember that a desire to have knowledge is wonderful, but it isn't necessary in order to have faith and trust in God.
Elder Bigelow
ps 1Nephi 11:8...... HOW IN THE WORLD DID NEPHI KNOW WHAT SNOW WAS?!?!?!
HELLO MY WONDERFUL PEOPLE :)
man i miss you! but i am loving this place more and more :)
this week was pretty tough for me on a couple occasions, but it was also one of the best!!! i got to go on exchanges twice! once in my area with elder sanchez from el salvador and once with elder kristensen in his area again! it was awesome! most of the time during those days we just went to investigators and inactives houses and gave out invites for conference. but when i was with elder kristensen he also taught me a lot as we went, he has 22 months in the mission so he goes home this December, but he is super smart and I'm glad he shared his methods with me.
and the conference!!! holy goodness that was wonderful!! i was able to watch in English, but i chose to watch the native Spanish speakers in Spanish and that was awesome!!!!! i LOVED how they spoke in different languages in conf. that was sweet!!!! but did you all here what pres packer said???? i don't have my notes, but basically he said, "our church is growing and will continue to grow, but it don't matter how big we are, or how many members we have or how many languages we speak, all is measure by spiritual strength." that was sooo cool to me!!! cause honestly, will it matter to have baptized 3000 people if none of them really understand or feel that its true? NO. as members and missionaries, we have the sacred responsibility of not only sharing what we know, but demonstrating what we know. that is the best way to teach. we HAVE to become like Jesus Christ. its a commandment. and most people say, "oh yeah its a commandment, but no one can really do it, basically it means try your best" you know what i would have to say about that? id say "excuse me but only Joseph smith translates scriptures, and it actually means what it says" GUYS! God has given us the capability to become EXACTLY as our brother Jesus. its called agency and the atonement. God does not give commandments to the children of men save he shall prepare a way. ITS TRUE. we can become perfect even as he is. you just gotta pray for strength and pray to obtain all the attributes of Christ. God and the Christ are one, God is in His Son. and i know that His Son can be within us, and we can share His love, with ALL the world. its a wonderful responsibility.
AND YESTERDAY!!! holy cow!!! sooo cool!!! guess what hno arroz!!! WE WENT TO GUATAPE! soooooooo sweeet! for those of you who don't know, remember that picture of the huge rock with the stairs in it that i posted on my facebook a few months back? THAT'S WHERE WE WENT!!! ill send the pictures.. but that place was AMAZING!
AUTUMN! te amo! yo oro cada dia, y yo se que es importante a incluir nuestro padre celestial en cada momento durante la dia. tengo mucho animo para tu y tu compañero porque sus area esta en la costa! quierro ir a la costa aqui en colombia! le extraño muchisimo! pero yo se estamos haciendo la obra de Dios, y esta maravillosa :)
I LOVE ALL OF YOU GUYS!!! remember kade (and everyone) to read in pme the chapter about the attributes of Christ. right now I'm working on knowledge and faith. read 1 nephi 11:17. and remember that a desire to have knowledge is wonderful, but it isn't necessary in order to have faith and trust in God.
Elder Bigelow
ps 1Nephi 11:8...... HOW IN THE WORLD DID NEPHI KNOW WHAT SNOW WAS?!?!?!
Monday, October 6, 2014
9/29/2014
Alright guys, here it is. sit down. and before i begin just keep in mind that i am alright, and safe. i was advised by a couple missionaries not to share this with you until i return home in 21ish months. but there's no point. don't let it worry you too much. it is now part of my testimony. so smile Mom :)
about 4 hours after i emailed you last Tuesday i was with Elder Condori and my comp was with elder sanchez. we all had a district meeting at a chapel that is about 30 mins away which is super expensive in a taxi. so me and condori decided to walk down to the _Metro instead (the metro is kind of like a subway). well, we were making our way down to the main road between all the buildings and houses. and as we turned out of an ally into another these three girls ran out of a door screaming. and there was shouting from a man inside and a shot was fired out the door. i heard it go past me. my heart was in my stomach and my thoughts were everywhere. the ladies started screaming at US. "run. run. mormons, return to you house. go"..... my legs went completely numb but i could tell i was running. i never saw his face, but as we ran back up the narrow ally 10 more shots were fired. and not a single one hit us.
i have a testimony of Gods hand in my life. i know that only through divine intervention were we not hit once. i know God has a plan for me on this earth way beyond my mission here in Colombia. i am so grateful for the opportunity i have to be here. and to study an to grow and to seek out the gifts of the spirit.
one hing i discovered this week is that Charity, the pure love of Christ, is a gift from God. and just like all other gifts of the spirit cannot be obtained without earnestly praying for it. so do it. god wants us to feel this never ending love, and then share it with others. it is amazing to think that through my obedience, i can be guided by the spirit to find the people god has prepared for ME to teach and bring them to Him. i can be their link to the savior who can bring them their salvation. this work is beautiful.
well, we committed 2 of our investigators to be baptized on the 18th of October :) Maribel and Angela. and the coolest part is, they are girls that WE found since i have been here. i have been able to see the spirit work in them so quickly in the last 3 weeks. i am so happy.
the members here are wonderful and LOVE to help me with my spanish. its funny when they try to speak english. they all have the weirdest accent when they do it. but their accent when they speak spanish is WONDERFUL. it seriously is like they are singing. i wanna sound just like them. im lovin the Paisa People :)
well, today we got a lotta cleaning done and after we email we are gonna go ride bikes down the mountain!!! woooo! :)
i love you all, stay close to you savior. and study about and pray for those gifts he can give you. and LOVE everybody. theres no reason not to. somos hijos de dios, por tanto, somos hermanos :)
JOHN 15:13
I love you all. sooo much.
Elder Bigelow
Alright guys, here it is. sit down. and before i begin just keep in mind that i am alright, and safe. i was advised by a couple missionaries not to share this with you until i return home in 21ish months. but there's no point. don't let it worry you too much. it is now part of my testimony. so smile Mom :)
about 4 hours after i emailed you last Tuesday i was with Elder Condori and my comp was with elder sanchez. we all had a district meeting at a chapel that is about 30 mins away which is super expensive in a taxi. so me and condori decided to walk down to the _Metro instead (the metro is kind of like a subway). well, we were making our way down to the main road between all the buildings and houses. and as we turned out of an ally into another these three girls ran out of a door screaming. and there was shouting from a man inside and a shot was fired out the door. i heard it go past me. my heart was in my stomach and my thoughts were everywhere. the ladies started screaming at US. "run. run. mormons, return to you house. go"..... my legs went completely numb but i could tell i was running. i never saw his face, but as we ran back up the narrow ally 10 more shots were fired. and not a single one hit us.
i have a testimony of Gods hand in my life. i know that only through divine intervention were we not hit once. i know God has a plan for me on this earth way beyond my mission here in Colombia. i am so grateful for the opportunity i have to be here. and to study an to grow and to seek out the gifts of the spirit.
one hing i discovered this week is that Charity, the pure love of Christ, is a gift from God. and just like all other gifts of the spirit cannot be obtained without earnestly praying for it. so do it. god wants us to feel this never ending love, and then share it with others. it is amazing to think that through my obedience, i can be guided by the spirit to find the people god has prepared for ME to teach and bring them to Him. i can be their link to the savior who can bring them their salvation. this work is beautiful.
well, we committed 2 of our investigators to be baptized on the 18th of October :) Maribel and Angela. and the coolest part is, they are girls that WE found since i have been here. i have been able to see the spirit work in them so quickly in the last 3 weeks. i am so happy.
the members here are wonderful and LOVE to help me with my spanish. its funny when they try to speak english. they all have the weirdest accent when they do it. but their accent when they speak spanish is WONDERFUL. it seriously is like they are singing. i wanna sound just like them. im lovin the Paisa People :)
well, today we got a lotta cleaning done and after we email we are gonna go ride bikes down the mountain!!! woooo! :)
i love you all, stay close to you savior. and study about and pray for those gifts he can give you. and LOVE everybody. theres no reason not to. somos hijos de dios, por tanto, somos hermanos :)
JOHN 15:13
I love you all. sooo much.
Elder Bigelow
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
9/22/2014
WEEEEELLL....so this week went by super fast. we got a bunch of new investigators. one of them i swear is the Latino version of Scott he looks and talk just like him but in Spanish... its crazy ha we also started teaching this girl named Angela and she loves absolutely every word we say haha its exciting to teach her... also, i wish you all could have seen her face when we gave her a book of Mormon. make sure you all read it, mark it, and apply it!
also! i got sick this week!! whoooo! only for a day tho... and i guess it wasn't really sickness... the freaking lady just gave us 3 plates of food each... it was worse than thanksgiving..... so i threw up after cause my stomach couldn't hold that much... anyways...
its crazy that i left 8 weeks ago, and that today is autumns 8 months! AUTUMN! YOU OPENED YOUR CALL A YEAR AGO!! whaaaaaaaaaaaaa? haha it doesnt seem like I've been here that long, but then again, I've learned so much its as if I've been here for 8 months too... my comps English is progressing just as fast as my Spanish. we are teaching each other a lot. he wants me to start teaching him guitar too.... we will see how that goes......
so this week i went on exchanges with Elder Kristensen and he told me a lot about how to better my Spanish... I've started using his methods and its working. really well. it got me thinking a lot about language.... and how its such a boundary in the world today.. i know there are translators.... but, there are billions of people in the world who cant communicate.. some in the same country! so, why should i stop after learning Spanish? i don't think the Lord wants me too :)
well i love you all. and want you all to memorize a scripture about love and continually think about how we are all Gods children :)
Keep Alaska wonderful for me! and send me pictures :)
Elder Bigelow
WEEEEELLL....so this week went by super fast. we got a bunch of new investigators. one of them i swear is the Latino version of Scott he looks and talk just like him but in Spanish... its crazy ha we also started teaching this girl named Angela and she loves absolutely every word we say haha its exciting to teach her... also, i wish you all could have seen her face when we gave her a book of Mormon. make sure you all read it, mark it, and apply it!
also! i got sick this week!! whoooo! only for a day tho... and i guess it wasn't really sickness... the freaking lady just gave us 3 plates of food each... it was worse than thanksgiving..... so i threw up after cause my stomach couldn't hold that much... anyways...
its crazy that i left 8 weeks ago, and that today is autumns 8 months! AUTUMN! YOU OPENED YOUR CALL A YEAR AGO!! whaaaaaaaaaaaaa? haha it doesnt seem like I've been here that long, but then again, I've learned so much its as if I've been here for 8 months too... my comps English is progressing just as fast as my Spanish. we are teaching each other a lot. he wants me to start teaching him guitar too.... we will see how that goes......
so this week i went on exchanges with Elder Kristensen and he told me a lot about how to better my Spanish... I've started using his methods and its working. really well. it got me thinking a lot about language.... and how its such a boundary in the world today.. i know there are translators.... but, there are billions of people in the world who cant communicate.. some in the same country! so, why should i stop after learning Spanish? i don't think the Lord wants me too :)
well i love you all. and want you all to memorize a scripture about love and continually think about how we are all Gods children :)
Keep Alaska wonderful for me! and send me pictures :)
Elder Bigelow
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
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| Elder Bigelow in Altameda Medellin Colombia.... his first area!!!! |
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| Apartment view??? Looks a little questionable :) |
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| Yes he found a guitar.... did you ever doubt he would!!! |
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| LOVE IT!!! |
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| Beautiful night view!!! |
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| Hunter's first companion Elder Alvarado from Honduras!! |
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| I think I need a giant Pepsi!!! |
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| His desk!! |
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| Autumn is with him always :) |
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