Tanner Sorensen's LDS Mission in Bolivia and Colombia

HOLA HOLA!! Weelllll, this week has been pretty crazy and passed super fast. So last Monday we were still in Cochabamba, and it was super fun.  A picture sent from a gal in Potosi   Martes/Tuesday in the morning we had Consejo de Líderes (Leadership Council Meeting), and it was super-duper awesome. It was basically the exact same as zone conference just a little different with only zone leaders. It was awesome and super spiritual. President gave an awesome class about the importance of studying the scriptures and why they are so important. I really liked how in Alma 31:5 it says that the scriptures have more force and power and influence than the sword. President also said that if we want to improve as persons and be better, we just need to improve our study of the scriptures. I love the Book of Mormon and Bible like crazy and love the opportunity to study them every day. The Assistants gave a good class about teaching with the Spirit and leaving commitments gui...

E. Waldvogel & E. Sorensen - hiking in Betanzos HOLA!! This week was super busy and pretty crazy but was awesome, as always. Last lunes/Monday after p-day finished, we went and visited the Flia Taboada (in our ward here in Potosi). They are a super cool family, and the older mom is a super good cook and made super-duper awesome brownies. We shared a good spiritual message with them from Alma 11:22-25 and discussed how we need to focus more on loving God instead of worldly things and also about how we can resist temptations. I liked how it says that “the righteous don’t listen to any temptations”. I think that’s because those who really want to follow God and do His will have no desires to do anything contrary to His will.  Super awesome brownies and awesome spiritual-ness. Win win. Later lunes, we also visited a less-active family. The dad’s name is Edwin, and he served a mission in California and speaks perfect English. His wife is Jenny and they have two little kid...

Yoselin's Baptism: E. Waldvogel, Yoselin's Mom, Yoselin, and E. Sorensen Well this week was pretty darn good. We stayed super busy and got sick a little bit but still worked hard. It’s still super-duper cold, and the sun never enters our house and so it’s always cold in the house. We call it “la cueva” (the cave). We were going to have 2 baptisms, but both of them fell through so that was a little bummer. Anyways, last domingo/Sunday we both weren’t feeling well, and then martes/Tuesday we both weren´t feeling very well at all. We went to our reunions/meetings in the morning and had a good class from our district leader, and then we gave a class to the whole zone about Matthew 4 and how we can be more like Christ and turn outwards and help others instead of helping ourselves, even when we are really tired or suffering. I am trying to make that the motto of my mission, and I love studying and learning more about Christ and His perfect character. After the reuniones/me...

HOLA HOLA!!!  Well, sorry I didn’t write much last week. Basically 2 weeks ago, Elder Puma and I worked hard in Betanzos. We stayed busy, and it was pretty cool to see how much my comp had grown from our first day together to our last week together. He led us that week, and we did really well. I was pretty excited to leave Betanzos with him and let him keep going with the people we were visiting. I packed up all my stuff Sunday after church because we were pretty sure I would be leaving Betanzos. Well, Sunday night we got our cambios/transfers and ... Elder Puma got sent to Cochabamba and I got sent to Potosi, and Betanzos got closed (like there are no missionaries in Betanzos now). That was really sad, and E. Puma and I were pretty upset and sad. Kind of funny that I’m staying in Potosi though. I have been here my entire mission, hahaha. But sweet because I can still go out to Betanzos once a week. So, last lunes/Monday, Elder Puma and I went back to Betanzos, and while he...

Elder Tanner Howell from Utah. He is the missionary I am replacing in Potosi. Elder Sorensen didn’t have much time to write today. So here’s the short version from him: Tuesday I went on exchanges in Betanzos with Elder Roncal (from Peru). He’s pretty cool. Thursday we were supposed to have a baptism for a 9-year-old girl, but her brother got hurt in a motorcycle accident. The brother is okay, but the baptism was postponed until this next Saturday. Sunday evening we found out our transfers. My companion Elder Puma is going to Cochabamba, as well as Elder Nieto. I was all packed and ready thinking I would be the one going to Cocha, but I’m going back to Potosi (haha) to be a zone leader with Elder Waldvogel in Cerro Rico 2 (that’s what the area is called). I am replacing Elder Howell (from Utah). It will be Elder Waldvogel’s last transfer before going home. In missionary lingo, they say I’m going to “kill” him—meaning I’m his last companion before sending him home. He ...

E. Neito (from Ecudaor) and E. Sorensen HOLA HOLA!!! Well this week was a bit crazy. It is freezing cold here. I never have been anywhere so cold for so long. Haha. So I was sick most of the week, but we still worked hard and had an awesome week. Well, ok so, martes/Tuesday we had district meetings, and then afterwards we returned to Betanzos. Then we went out to Lagunillas to the Flia Huallpa (Huallpa family). We got several references from them of people who live in Lagunillas, so hopefully we will be able to find them this week. We had a good Noche de Hogar (Family Home Evening Lesson) with them about Luke 10 and the Good Samaritan. I love that family :) Well unfortunately, the hermanos (brothers) car wasn’t working, and there were no cars returning to Betanzos ... so we had to walk all the way home. Like a little over 2 hours of walking. Hahaha. And there was no moon, and all we had was the little light from the phone because I forgot my flashlight. It was pretty cold an...

Well this week was crazy awesome. Hermana Daria & E. Sorensen. Wearing the poncho she gave him. Martes/Tuesday we had zone conference so we stayed in Potosi. In the morning we went and did service for an older lady. While walking home I got bit by a dog. I’m not a dog fan. It didn’t even leave a mark but still annoying. Conference was awesome like always. Afterwards I talked a while with a guy named Elder Clayton who opened the Betanzos area about a year ago. It was super fun to see who he visited and how they are doing now and all the changes and stuff that hasn’t changed. Haha. It was fun. Mièrcoles/Wednesday we spent the whole morning visiting a few people and contacting. It went super well, and we found several pretty good people. After lunch we had an awesome lesson with a lady named Sandra. We contacted her last week, and she told us that she goes to church but she wants to know which church is the true church. So you bet we had an awesome lesson with her. Onl...