We are all enlisted till the conflict is o´er

 October 1, 2018

So this week was pretty amazing. We had another CCM attack where the missionaries from the MTC came to an area in our zone and we were paired up with one to go out and start contacting. It was pretty cool to see how the new missionaries work in their first few weeks. Elder Haslam is going to be an amazing missionary.

Well also this week I had my final interview with President Amato. It was kinda cool to talk to him about all my plans for after the mission and to really see how much I have progressed here in the mission. I am really going to miss him.

Well as most of you can probably tell from the last paragraph (or maybe you just already know) I am ending my mission soon and today is going to be the last day that I write to you all because on my last p-day I am going to be going around to my last areas and getting to see all of my converts. 

Yesterday was a pretty good day but I think that the best part was the gospel principles class that we had. The topic was the missionary work. We had the amazing opportunity to hear all of the testimonies from all the people in there about their experiences about the missionaries in their lives. Truly the missionary work is one of the most important things that we can do here in the church. If you really think about it it is the same thing that Christ was doing when he was here on the earth. Helping others come unto him. and now He has given us this chance to become like him and to bring others unto Him. How great shall be your joy... I know that my joy is even more full being out here on the mission. I have been able to see how Christ has used me to bless the lives of others. I testify of him with all of my heart. He lives! He loves us! and he wants us to come unto Him and to receive the blessings that He desires to give us. Come unto Him. and He will make you whole again. Just as He has to me. 

Love you all very much,

Elder Rowan Steven Garbett

Baptism!

September 24, 2018

Well this week turned out to be pretty good:

1. So this last Tuesday we did another Open area activity where we were assigned to be with a missionary and go to an area which is neither of your areas. So I went with Elder Mabalot (don`t have a picture yet. Sorry) But he is from the Phillipines and we went to an area where there are usually Hermanas. We were there for about 3 hours and we found a ton of people for the sisters to work with. I am going to get a update later about how all of them were. 

2. Yesterday we had an activity with all of the converts here in Vitarte. Pretty much the stake presidency talked about the adaption that the converts are going though in their new life as members of the church. At first when my companion and I showed up there was only about like 25-30 people there. But as the time went by more and more people came in and by the time we were ending I looked around and we had pretty much a ward from them. 

Well this week we had the blessing of having two baptisms (My companion`s first baptisms!) and their names are Rossita and Victor. About 6 or 7 months ago Rossita got like super sick and I think it got to the point that she almost died. But she eventually recovered and started to serve God. She started to go to many different churches trying to find the right one. She used to be an alcoholic and she eventually dropped that habit. Then after about 4 or 5 months of doing that we came into the picture and started to help her with everything else and last week her an her son got baptized and are now members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. 

love ya,

Baptisms!

ELDER RENLUND!

September 17, 2018

This week was sooooooo amazing:

1. So this week started off with Elder Armstrong`s 2 week training. It was super kool to see all of the new missionaries and how they took on their first two weeks. At the beginning there were a ton of new missionaries who you could tell that they were all like "what am I doing here?" and so after 2 weeks they all looked so much better and they actually were enjoying being here in the mission. They are going to be awesome. 

2. So Elder Armstrong has a friend back at home who got baptized this last Saturday. And president gave Elder Armstrong permission to be able to Skype in and watch the service! So we showed up to the office and we were able to watch it. I forgot how good American baptism services are. There were a ton of people there. To be honest it kinda got me excited to go back to the states and help out more in the missionary work. 

Well definitely the highlight this week was that Elder Renlund showed up this week and he met with our entire mission to talk to us! And Guess what?!?!?!? I got to play the piano in the meeting!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! (little girl scream). It was sooooo awesome to be up there. So pretty much all of that practicing before the mission did pay off. But Elder Renlund came to deliver 4 messages (the first three being from President Nelson) 1. Thank you from Jesus Christ himself (this one got me the most) 2. Our call to the Peru Lima East Mission is our call and it is where we are supposed to be and if we don´t know that we have the right and obligation to receive that revelation. 3. President and Hermana Amato were called of God to serve in this mission and to be our mission President and Wife. 4. Attitude with effort results in miracles. 

But ah man Elder Renlund was absolutely amazing. We took another mission picture just as a mission and with Elder Renlund. As we were waiting for Elder Renlund to show up you could feel that he had entered the courtyard even before we had seen him. I testify that he is called of God. He is a special witness of Jesus Christ here on the earth.

Miss you all tons,

Elder Garbett

Elder Renlund with the Peru Lima East Mission

Random Pics

 

He´s all grown up

September 10, 2018

Well this week was pretty amazing:

So this week we had a activity in the family group. It was pretty much just a family home evening and we did some activities. I took over in the message and I talked about how everyone has talents and how we need to use them and make them grow so that our talent capacity can grow and God can give us more talents and we can help the work move along.

But also I think that the Highlight this week was that we had a bunch of new missionaries from the CCM come to our area this last Saturday to contact. We had an Elder Ellworth (yes he is related to President Ellsworth) and a Elder Foutz with us. These missionaries had like no fear in contacting people they even got excited when people would reject them ("Did you see how she didn't even look at us?!", "Yeah Man! That was awesome!"). They were so confident with themselves that they were contacting anybody. They even got my own companion super confident and so then they started contacting on their own. It was so kool that I couldn't help not taking a picture. The three of them all with less than 2 months as missionaries and they are already contacting on their own. He´s all grown up. 

miss you all,

Elder Garbett

IT´S A GRINGO!!!!!!!!!

September 3, 2018

Well this week was super busy but awesome!

Well like it says in the email, I got my Third Child and he is a Gringo straight from Texas! Almost all of the group (which I am also going to send the picture) came from the MTC from mexico and so the actual transfers were a bit different. So we had P-day like normal and then Tuesday I had to get on the transfer bus to La Molina and we didn't get there until around 2 ish.Then we had the trainers meeting with president (first time there as an actual trainer), and then we pretty much played games with everyone waiting for the rest of the group to show up and then we found out who our companions were, introduced the areas and then we didn't leave until around 7:30 ish. Then we had to go back the next day so that all of the new missionaries could receive their 1st day training. 

So pretty much a ton of new things are going on here. So pretty much Amauta is the groupo familiar with the most potential in all of the mission. But the thing is is that there is a ton of work to do. When we focus on meeting with members, the attendance goes up that week. When we work on trying to find new investigators the attendance goes down that week. So this last district meeting our zone leaders came up to me and asked me what I thought about putting two more missionaries into Amauta. I thought that that was a pretty good idea and so our zone leaders talked to president about it and we had a meeting to make the limits. So right now in Amauta the work is continuing to roll forth and there are two more missionaries to help with that roll. So exciting!

love you all tons,

Elder Garbett

New Missionaries and my new companion from Texas

 Room full of Gringos!!

President must have a lot of trust in us.

Left to right: Elder Lewis (in his second transfer), Elder Staats (in his third transfer), Elder Armstrong (in his first transfer), Elder Garbett (I´d rather not say the time) [last transfer]

Final Round

August 27, 2018

Well this week turned out to be pretty good.

1. This last Thursday we had an activity that turned out to be pretty delicious. We called it noche de postres (dessert night) and we had everybody bring some sort of dessert that they wanted to share. My companion and I decided to jump in on it too and so we made crepes (sorry I didn't take pictures). But the purpose of that was so that the groupo familiar could all get to know one another. And afterwards we saw a bunch of people talking and friendships being made so I think mission accomplished.

2. Well last night was transfer night and while we were eating dinner we received a call from Presidente. I answered it and president gave us the news that my companion was leaving to train a missionary in Matazango (part of Monterrico. MY OLD AREA!) and that I am going to be training also this transfer!!!!!! I am going to train somebody in the same area that I was trained in! 

3. So as a farewell to my companion and another missionary in our room we decided to get up today at around 6 to go climb up the hill with the cross on top. It was cool to go back up again but I found my mark I made in the wall up there. It´s disappearing and it was kinda tough to see but it´s still surviving. 

Well this week turned out to be pretty good. But I think that the highlight for this week was that as we were going to the church building to have ward council, we were stopped by a member who had a reference for us to visit who had attended church that day. So we talked to her and took out an appointment. We ended up stopping by and we visited with Rosita. She told us about how she had recently gotten really sick and ever since then has never really felt peace. And so since then she has been searching for God to have that peace. She had tried to go to other churches but she hasn't felt the fullness of that peace. As we spoke with her the spirit was so strong and Rosita felt that she was getting closer to that peace that she is looking for. She accepted a baptismal date and is super escogida! MILAGROS SE ESTAN PASANDO!

miss ya,

Elder Garbett

 

 

They´ll be coming round the mountain when they come!

August 13, 2018

Well this week turned out to be pretty normal. We had a ton of lessons but most of them have been in the hills. Looking back in my agenda right now we only had like 3 lessons where we didn't have to climb any hills. But besides teaching and preaching I think that another good thing about climbing those hills is that I have been losing some weight.

But this week I think that the Highlight was that we had the zone conferences this week and it turned out to be pretty different (except for not ending until about 5) But we pretty much learned about how to get investigators to do their commitments so that they can progress and learn more. 

Sorry about the shortness of the letter but this week was a pretty good normal week. 

miss ya tons,