Hermana Katie Garff: Taking Things Very Seriously in Bolivia

Happy Halloween:D

Hey:)

First of all, I would love to give a big shout out to my little sister, Moose, HAPPY BIRTHDAY:D Also, I would just like to mention that this week absolutely FLEW by!!! It was full of miracles and we absolutely laughed until our stomachs hurt nearly every day, haha;D

We celebrated the birthday of this wonderful woman and her cute family. They are recent converts and the humblest of people. She is so incredible and is currently battling the trail of her husband´s relation with a 20 year old girl. Life is not fair, and it is hard, but when we follow the teachings of Christ, it is ALWAYS simpler and MUCH happier.

We were helping the elders contact in a new part in their area, and honestly,
it was so beautiful that we simply had to take a photo-shoot;)

Funny-pretty much all of the pictures that I took this week, but I think the winner definitely goes to the picture that I took with Hna Saari in exchanges. The funny thing about the picture with the pregnant ladies is

that the one in the center actually wasn't pregnant-she just had a pot belly;)

We had exchanges the other day, and upon visiting a less active member,
we discovered this picture and totally decided that we had to act pregnant too;)

The less active member also gave us these chocolates shaped as hello-kitty...it is a good thing we left early because I totally would have begged for more little cat candies-they were SO GOOD:D

At this point, we should emphasize that Katie does really work hard in the mission field. These photos and funny things are her way of balancing hard work with fun. She takes missionary service seriously - she just does not take herself too seriously. Back to the Blog...

The secretaries have asked us repeatedly to take care of our cellphones.
it made me wonder why until we totally dropped our cellphone from a 2 story building;)

Cultural- I wore a seat-belt for the first time in Bolivia:)

My first time wearing a seat-belt in Bolivia, haha:)

Spiritual-My companion and I have been working really hard, but sometimes God challenges our faith and diligence. We have specifically been focusing on finding new investigators and prayed fervently for that this week. We really do work extremely hard and pleaded with God to see the fruits of our labors. And, God blessed us to find 11 new investigators who are ready to listen to the Gospel-so cool!