Easter in Peru

Dear Family and Friends,

Not surprisingly Easter isnt nearly celebrated as much as it is in the U.S. Im not even sure we celebrate it that much in the U.S. To me it is my second favorite Holiday and I am very excited to make it very celebrated in my home. =) Someday.

I am astonished by the lack of Hymns we have for Easter, but I am determined to compose at least one more before I the end of my life. If I am not mistaken, we only have two.. neither of which we sang in church. haha.

The nice thing though is that all the families are together during this time because there are three days where everyone doesnt work. I forgot what that was called in English. haha. We thought we would be able to meet a lot more families and share the good news of the gospel, but it turns out that the majority of them left on vacation. lol Well, we live and learn.

I am learning every day to be grateful for what God has done. Sometimes we work so hard only to find out that God is working for the same cause but in another way. We just always have to seek his will so that we can work with Him.

I saw this video that I absolutely loved, and I am sure all of you facebookers have already seen this about a bajillion times but I just would like to do a little repost for all of you who have yet to discover facebook. =)

It really captures I think the essence of the atonement.

I love you and I hope that we can always remember what the Savior did for us. He is our King and our Redeemer.

https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2014-00-1420-because-of-him?category=topics/easter&lang=eng


Love, Hermana Bendixen