i was a little emo after Christmas but things are better.
Latest Adventure:
we have interviews on wednesday,transfers the 14th. it will be interesting.the other hermanas predict that i will be transferred to cielito and be with hermana martinez, replacing hermana clement when she leaves.
Weirdest Food Eaten:
Cactus
Most Missed Food:
Bread that is not sweet
P-day activities:
we have an early dinner appt with the arroyos. they live pretty far up north. they are ecuadorians, i'm hoping for seviche!!!
Favorite Scripture:
Proverbs 25:25
Neat Story:
I'm so grateful to be a missionary and to learn what brings true joy. I also received a letter from Karla. Now I'm just waiting for one from Bethany , Erana and Monica :)
It's still hot here during the day but it's chilly in the morning and at night. Members are starting to feed us more soups. Seviche Ecuadorian style is soooo good. It's a soup served cold with prawns and coriander. I'll be learning how to make it so I can make it when I get home. Posole is good too. They always squeeze limon (lime) and sprinkle lettuce or cabbage on top- Dad, I really think you'd like the soups!! email home 9/12/08
i love being a missionary. all is well here!!! I am SO EXCITED that Dee is coming to my mission!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i can't shake my smile :) out of all the missions in the world she is coming here??? that's crazy! the mission is full of coincidences like that :) I'm going to ask President Beck if I can train her. by then I'll be done training Hermana Sepulveda. Hermana Clement is going home in January. so sad :( i'm going to miss her so much!
we've been really busy for the past few weeks so i haven't had much time to visit my students but I was really excited that Jason got an A on the test he had which we were preparing for and Michael got a B with his. (sons of the Hermana who has cancer). They are very quiet boys but I love them. They try their best.i was so happy on Sunday when Raul bore his testimony. i was like a proud parent!! haha. there were a whole bunch of investigators at church and Raul encouraged them all to keep learning and told his story of how he had his doubts but then realised he needed to pray to know. i heard a girl sitting behind me say 'he's so awesome'. and Yesenia said the closing prayer en El Sociedad de Socorro. i'm so happy! i rang Hermana Clement to tell her and she was really happy too.
i can speak conversational Spanish.. i still sound like a gringa but i get by haha...
Email 30-12-08 it's been a struggle to build up the work in la Rama. it's been a little discouraging to not have many progressing investigators. we were used to having full days with really good investigators when we had both la Rama and the group.alot of the people we were teaching are getting baptised soon and we won't be able to go. the zone leaders have been on our backs a bit because our numbers have gone down alot especially with all the sicknesses we've had. i guess these trials are to be expected though and will only help us to learn and grow by how we handle them.
