STOP COUNTING!!!

People,
Once again, Im not dead yet! Stop counting! Im not excited to see any of you.  Ah, does a lie bigger than that exist? I dont think so. I love you all so much!
 
To everyone who wrote me this week, I love you. Don't be nervous because I have turned into a really weird sister missionary who wears no makeup (even though my mom STILL sends me packages of it...the Chileans who DO wear makeup thank you mother!) and who has taken a liking to ankle length grey skirts made of polyester.
 
Okay, so another hilarious anecdote from the archives of the wonderful thing that is the mission of Hermana Bourne.  We baptized Hernan (not WE hermanas because we aren't THAT apostate here in Chile) on Saturday.  He is an eternal investigator who has been making many, many wonderful changes since the two hermanas pesadas showed up in Aysen and started slapping him around with hard core testimonies and never-ending compromisos and verifications.  Satan, however, was none too happy about the whole shebang and decided to make things difficult for us.  We went to fill the font and figured out how to close the tap on the outside of the church then we went inside to turn on the hot water.  We both walked into the font and sat down on the stairs figuring out how the hot water and all that jazz worked.  The door closed behind us.  But no worries, right? Because Hermana Donoso has the keys.  Wait, you dont have the keys? ahhhhhhhh!  We locked ourselves in the baptisimal font....how embarrasing! Luckily, we didn't leave the cell phone outside our purifying prison.  The steam filled the entire font and our hair got all frizzy and our makeup melted and it was really hot.  It was definitely a lesson in humility to call our district leader and tell him where we were and if he could please come save us.  He died laughing and they made it to the church in 20 minutes.  At least the steam bath was really good for our skin.
 
I had pictures of everything, but alas, I am in Chile and sometimes things dont work.  Hernan bore his testimony and it just made me so happy.  Its like what Brigham Young said...If you want to enjoy life exquisitely, become a Latter Day Saint and live the gospel of Jesus Christ.  Any harder than that, and we have got it all wrong folks. This is the thing of greatest worth in my entire life.  Contrary to popular belief, I am not freaking out!!!  I am trying to work diligently to the end.  I feel at peace with the service that I have given here and I feel it is accepted of God.  I know that officially this ends, but it never really ends, does it?  Building the kingdom, helping Heavenly Fathers children, and perfecting myself through the atonement of Jesus Christ never ends.  I feel nothing but joy to have been officially in the service of God with the plaque and all, but I know this never ends.  I feel that my service has been between me and God and that makes me feel wonderful.
 
I love you all!
 
ps-you are only invited to my homecoming if you write me this week! (joke...love you!)
 
Hermana Bourne