Buenas Noches!!
It's very late I
apologize, but I promised your brilliant couragous daughter that I would
write a quick note to you! But more than anything I feel very
priveledged to be writing you! In the mission here we are soo overly
excited when we hear a new sister will be joining us! Your daughter is
definitely a blessing to the mission. Tonight when I saw her I
recognized that look on her face. You could see that she is just trying
to take it all in, and all with a "i'm trying to smile, but I think even
smiling might be done in a different language!" look. She looks great!
It's this kind of humble and couragous spirits that works miracles in
the mission field.
Thank you so much for the sacrifice of you family to
send her to be with us here! She was so kind to us, and so welcoming.
She is the newest one here, yet we felt welcomed by her.
I
just want you to know your daughter is in great hands.. I was able to
serve with her trainer Hna Vasquez for quite some time and I say will
full confidence that there isn't a better blessing as a new missionary
than to serve alongside Hna Vasquez. She is kind, respectful and always
thinking of others. We could have caught up on a million things and her
first question was "I want the gringa advice on the best way I can help
my companion!" She will be a wonderful example to your daughter, and
your daughter will be to her.. I know the companionship of the two of
them will be great stepping stones in guiding the two of them to reach
the potential as missionaries and daughters of God, that our loving
Heavenly Father awaits. More than anything, tonight I felt the reassuring evidence as I spoke with your valient daughter that we are in
the Lord's hands. I vividly recall the feelings she is experiencing and
I testify that She is and will be in the Lord's hands. I hope you and
your family feel a special peace tonight knowing of the gratitude that
your Heavenly Father feels towards your daughter and your family. You
are examples to all of us and I personally truly appreciate your
service!
My time here will be coming to an end and my cherished
certificate says, "there is no greater work than in the salvation of
souls" I testify of this! Thank you for the service of your family, and
the companionship we have worldwide as children of our Heavenly Father
to participate in the work of souls together. I love our Heavenly
Father's plan, He truly is so loving!
I hope you have a wonderful evening, and know you are in my families prayers tonight! Thank you for your sacrifice and service!
If I can ever be of any help, i would feel honored to offer any kind of service!
Mosiah 4:15
With love and care,
Hermana Gee
Mision Peru Lima North
Tarapoto forever;)
Hello Missionary Mama aka Lori...
You don´t
know me, but I attended a very special baptism this evening in the
Tarapoto Branch where your brand new--first ever 19-year old
sister missionary, Hermana Simonson is called to serve. My name is Mel
Gee Henderson, and I´m the Missionary Mama to Hermana Gabrielle Gee who
will be officially released on May 16th from her Peru Lima North
Mission. Tarapoto was also her first assignment. She spent a solid 8
months in Tarapoto and truly loved the people...and asked me to come to
Peru so we could attend Mother´s Day together in her former branch where
she served diligently. She spoke at great length to Hermana Simonson
and I think it was very reassuring to her to hear another sister
missionary speak of the same kinds of feelings all new missionaries
experience when arriving in such a new and foreign place.
We took a bunch of pictures together, including some of
the Tarapoto members who are already showing so much love to Hermana
Simonson. We will e-mail them to you once we are able to upload them.
In the meantime, I just wanted to reassure you that your daugher is off
to a great start and she can´t wait to call you tomorrow for Mother´s
Day and tell you all about Tarapoto. It truly is a tremendous place to
launch her missionary service.
I´m so proud of her...as I´m sure you are too. Before
you know it, you will be in my shoes and coming to pick up your
missionary too!
With love...from one missionary Mama to another,
Mel
Mel Gee Henderson
Wow this is so incredible! I came across your blog from Elder Andrew Flakes (family friend, and where my brothers is also listed Elder Bennett LLoyd) I noticed where your daughter is serving and had to read as this is where my Best Friends just returned home from! then as a read on i saw this post, My best friend is sister Hermana Gabrielle Gee! What a small world, right? I loved reading this/ these entries and I will be sure to Hermana Gee to your blog! Congrats on the work that your daughter is doing you should be so proud!! -Cortney
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