Life in a Nutshell

My friends! Tomorrow is my 5 month mark! My mission is going by much to fast! AH!!! Haha but I'm still learning to enjoy every moment! Speaking of which, Hermana Gubler and I had a lesson with our investigators, Eily (13) and Katzumy (10) this past week and we had a recently returned missionary, Xavier, come out with us. Oh, and there also happened to be the uncle of the kids, Reymundo, who lives there with them who actually served in this mission, but moved back to work who was at the lesson. Super confusing, I know. But after this lesson, Xavier mentioned to Reymundo how much he misses this- being a missionary and teaching. And that comment really struck me because I've been having some rough moments and at times I just don't want to do anything and wonder why I am even out here. I had many friends before my mission and other returned missionaries tell me how much they miss their mission and being able to be a missionary and I think of the difficult moments and wonder ...

Friends and Family! Wow! I just really love the Hispanic people! I cannot even explain how much I ABSOLUTELY LOVE them!!! Haha seriously though. They are amazing! Wow, they are just amazing. I went on exchanges last Friday and I had to go to Englishland. It was alright. Haha seriously though. I was missing not being able to understand everything and be around my hispanic people. Haha I'm not joking though. So, our area has 7 investigators with baptismal dates right now- but none of them are solid... YET! We have 2 other investigators, Marcela and Gabriela, who seem super solid, we just have to have to get in their house while they are actually home and not working at one of their jobs! The work is continuing though! So... one thing about hispanics is that they are ALWAYS coming up with excuses and not keeping commitments. But I still love them. Which has lead me to learn that I'm super not patient and super prideful. Haha like why can't these people just test out some f...

Amigos! Wow! I'm just so grateful for the opportunity to serve in this area and branch! I asked a few of the other missionaries this week if I could just stay as a missionary forever and always in the branch here!! and they said, no. They dashed my hopes alright. haha no seriously though- I absolutely love my new area so much! This week has been one of the hardest of my mission so far, but thanks to the atonement, Sister Training Leaders, and many Christlike attributes that have been really tried, I have thrived (mas o menos- a veces)! Haha really though, it really has been an amazing week with lots of strength from my Savior, Jesus Christ. We got to bake some desserts for the Halloween party  because Presidente Martinez asked us to! (: Brownies, scotcheroos and a pumpkin pie bar pie thingy!  One of the times this week was yesterday! In the past TWO days, I have had two different members who I have tried talking to Spanish with on the phone and each of them couldn't u...

Mis amigos! Wow, can I just say that the gift of tongues is so real! Somehow, someway, I am super confident in my Spanish and there are several times that I catch myself speakin' a some Spanish and not evening taking much thought for it! Like, God is there and he is a helpin' me! Oh! Also, I just finished reading 1 Nephi out loud in Spanish yesterday!! So exciting! (: As for my new companion, Hermana Gubler is her name! And her energy and excitement at times just wears me out. But it's all good. She's from Orem, Utah and this is her 2nd to last transfer in the mission and our Spanish is almost about the same. She has served for a total of 2-4 transfers in Spanish! So it's great! Haha like I said, the gift of tongues is real. (: So... I get to play piano for sacrament also! No one plays and then Elder Schwartz (the new district leader) and I came in and we both play! (Well... I actually haven't heard him play but he's not very confident in his playing ...