Monday, August 28, 2006
From Catherine 8/28: ¡¿inserio, una fantasma?!
Querida Familia,Well, sorry to hear you didn`t receive my carta. I don´t know if I was so involved with sending the photos that I forgot to put an address on the letter I sent, but, someone in the world wide web received a cool email from me! Know that it was a good week, lots of dogs died because it was pretty cold. Monday, while we were writing in the internet, the leaders of the Zone whom are from Utah found us with our sweaters and jackets, "are you sisters cold?" They were in short sleeves. We just reminded them that everything is different in a skirt.
Im glad you liked the pictures. I tried to select a variety. You´ll note the McDonalds looks and tastes the same and that the workers dont´ speak english here either. The citi bank we found, brought tears to my eyes and I begged Hermana Thorup to take a picture. If you talk to my old boss, Sami, tell her I still sing the "Citibank song" when I see one of the branches. The other foto with the elderly lady, is Hermana Morán. She´s the widow that yelled at me all the way to the dedication service of the temple, Santiago in March. In the occasion of this foto, we had delivered a note of truce, and by the time I left the área I think I even saw that her eyes get a little wet, when we said goodbye.
We had some fun yesterday! I realized that I still hadn´t taken my companion to Miza (catholic mass). It has been tradition with everyone of my companions that sundays, when there isn´t very many people in the street that we should go to mass, to find who else....all the catholics going to miza! Its great because Miza starts at 7:00 and catholics are pretty punctual. So as you walk through the street, there are quite a few families. As I told my comp., "the only thing with inviting catholics on the way to mass, is that they will almost all reject you, and usually its pretty ugly." How surprised were we than, to have a woman accept us and invite us to her house this week! My companion said, "wow, a catholic argentine that just left mass, and talked to two mormón missionaires and said yes." We were happy. After, visited the five year old son of the Bishop whom is sick with a cough, worstened by his asthma. We made him blush when we gave him a card with stars on it, and then sang, "yo soy una estrella que brilla" (I am like a star shinning brightly). Which we had learned in Primary earlier in the day.
I spoke in Church yesterday and I think it was allright. The topic was, the love of our Heavenly Father. I used quotes from Elder Uchdorf´s talk in the July Ensign and 1Nefi 11. I asked my companion how she says Uchdorf in spanish, and she said, "just say it in English."After sacrament meeting, we were asked to teach Primary as none of the sisters had come. We went to the pool house, (remember our ward meets in a house), and found six kids running without reason. Fortunantly, Hermana Peralta came too, and we got organized. I´ve honestly never taught primary save, one time subbing for Aunt Jean in Provo, so I just thought- lets play games! But my companion whom has been in the Primary presidency for five of the six years that she has in the church, came up with a lesson, activity and even found some cookies to give them. We spent the majority of the time, planning Pato, pato-gonzo (duck duck goose) and some kind of weird cherade animal game that came to mind as we were waiting for 1230 to arrive. After teaching Young Women´s last week, we can hardly wait what is to come in the week to come!
Hermano Arenas spoke about the creation yesterday. He reminded us that we are all part of the creation, and that we should think more about it every day. Walking later that day, my comp. said, "You know, I was thinking about how terrible the dogs of san Luis are. How weird it is to see them dead and and eating the other. But then I realized, their part of the creation, too. That they have to fullfill their part, just like we do." So, we´re praying for more charity for the 16 dead dogs we´ve seen and their surving, wandering, companions.
I love you all and appreciate your prayers and concern. The bishop told me this has been one of the hottest winters San Luis has ever seen. I know it is thanks to the faith of the Casady family...and their blog;)
hope all is well,
Hermana casady
Im glad you liked the pictures. I tried to select a variety. You´ll note the McDonalds looks and tastes the same and that the workers dont´ speak english here either. The citi bank we found, brought tears to my eyes and I begged Hermana Thorup to take a picture. If you talk to my old boss, Sami, tell her I still sing the "Citibank song" when I see one of the branches. The other foto with the elderly lady, is Hermana Morán. She´s the widow that yelled at me all the way to the dedication service of the temple, Santiago in March. In the occasion of this foto, we had delivered a note of truce, and by the time I left the área I think I even saw that her eyes get a little wet, when we said goodbye.
We had some fun yesterday! I realized that I still hadn´t taken my companion to Miza (catholic mass). It has been tradition with everyone of my companions that sundays, when there isn´t very many people in the street that we should go to mass, to find who else....all the catholics going to miza! Its great because Miza starts at 7:00 and catholics are pretty punctual. So as you walk through the street, there are quite a few families. As I told my comp., "the only thing with inviting catholics on the way to mass, is that they will almost all reject you, and usually its pretty ugly." How surprised were we than, to have a woman accept us and invite us to her house this week! My companion said, "wow, a catholic argentine that just left mass, and talked to two mormón missionaires and said yes." We were happy. After, visited the five year old son of the Bishop whom is sick with a cough, worstened by his asthma. We made him blush when we gave him a card with stars on it, and then sang, "yo soy una estrella que brilla" (I am like a star shinning brightly). Which we had learned in Primary earlier in the day.
I spoke in Church yesterday and I think it was allright. The topic was, the love of our Heavenly Father. I used quotes from Elder Uchdorf´s talk in the July Ensign and 1Nefi 11. I asked my companion how she says Uchdorf in spanish, and she said, "just say it in English."After sacrament meeting, we were asked to teach Primary as none of the sisters had come. We went to the pool house, (remember our ward meets in a house), and found six kids running without reason. Fortunantly, Hermana Peralta came too, and we got organized. I´ve honestly never taught primary save, one time subbing for Aunt Jean in Provo, so I just thought- lets play games! But my companion whom has been in the Primary presidency for five of the six years that she has in the church, came up with a lesson, activity and even found some cookies to give them. We spent the majority of the time, planning Pato, pato-gonzo (duck duck goose) and some kind of weird cherade animal game that came to mind as we were waiting for 1230 to arrive. After teaching Young Women´s last week, we can hardly wait what is to come in the week to come!
Hermano Arenas spoke about the creation yesterday. He reminded us that we are all part of the creation, and that we should think more about it every day. Walking later that day, my comp. said, "You know, I was thinking about how terrible the dogs of san Luis are. How weird it is to see them dead and and eating the other. But then I realized, their part of the creation, too. That they have to fullfill their part, just like we do." So, we´re praying for more charity for the 16 dead dogs we´ve seen and their surving, wandering, companions.
I love you all and appreciate your prayers and concern. The bishop told me this has been one of the hottest winters San Luis has ever seen. I know it is thanks to the faith of the Casady family...and their blog;)
hope all is well,
Hermana casady
Thursday, August 24, 2006
Photos From Hermana Casady!!!
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Looking at Fish...
I loved this photo, taken while at our recent visit to the Long Beach Aquarium. Pictured is Winston and Marnie. Enjoy!
Sunday, August 06, 2006
Cameron's Baptism
Ten years ago, Marnie and I posed for a very similar picture, only she was wearing white too!
We had a great Baptism, it took two tries because Cam's leg shot out of the water.
Thanks to all who came!
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Catherine Thrust into Leadership Role!
Once again, here is Catherine's Monday Communique:
Querida fAmilia,
Well hearing of your heat wave, makes me realize why it has been so terrribley cold here lately! Yesterday was the coldest day of the year. I wore four shirts,tights, socks, a scarf, my kean argentine "bomber jacket" and my beanie that says "argentina" on the forehead. I keep thinking such a beanie, will fool the natives but they still all think Im from Germany.
Would you believe Im training a new missionary! Her name is Hermana Sequeira, from Uruguay,Castillo. She got here Thursday from the MTC in buenos Aires. It has been a real experience working here in San Luis and now, it is even more exciting. She is from what she told me, "smaller than a farm" in the campo of Uruguay. We realized that she is from one ocean and Im from the other! We are learning a lot and praying muchisimo. We walk fast even though the cold makes our cheeks icey.
Yesterday, the famila Diaz came to church with us! He is a trombone player, and he and his wife have two daughters. The youngest is called "azul priscilla." I was honored to take them to church, as it has been some time since this ward has seen investigators in the meetings. We are praying this family will continue to progress and that the ward will receive them.
Im doing good, I appreciate your prayers. Im in denial sometimes about how much time I have left. I just try to take it day by day and maybe even week by week. The spirit is so real and the church really is true. I hope that the baptism goes well. Last week we saw, Monica,whom is ten, be baptized and it was great. The gospel makes us better and even helps us understand who we are;)
much love,
catherine
Querida fAmilia,
Well hearing of your heat wave, makes me realize why it has been so terrribley cold here lately! Yesterday was the coldest day of the year. I wore four shirts,tights, socks, a scarf, my kean argentine "bomber jacket" and my beanie that says "argentina" on the forehead. I keep thinking such a beanie, will fool the natives but they still all think Im from Germany.
Would you believe Im training a new missionary! Her name is Hermana Sequeira, from Uruguay,Castillo. She got here Thursday from the MTC in buenos Aires. It has been a real experience working here in San Luis and now, it is even more exciting. She is from what she told me, "smaller than a farm" in the campo of Uruguay. We realized that she is from one ocean and Im from the other! We are learning a lot and praying muchisimo. We walk fast even though the cold makes our cheeks icey.
Yesterday, the famila Diaz came to church with us! He is a trombone player, and he and his wife have two daughters. The youngest is called "azul priscilla." I was honored to take them to church, as it has been some time since this ward has seen investigators in the meetings. We are praying this family will continue to progress and that the ward will receive them.
Im doing good, I appreciate your prayers. Im in denial sometimes about how much time I have left. I just try to take it day by day and maybe even week by week. The spirit is so real and the church really is true. I hope that the baptism goes well. Last week we saw, Monica,whom is ten, be baptized and it was great. The gospel makes us better and even helps us understand who we are;)
much love,
catherine
