May 21, 2013

HEY FAM!!

 

So basically I have been stressing about what Im supposed to write all of you this week.  I feel like every time I lay down to go to bed the events of the day just completely leave my mind.  Being a missionary is EXHAUSTING!!!  But here are a few noteworthy itesms:

 

1. We went proselyting on Saturday!!  Every other Saturday they let us out into the real world to be real missionaries.  Its so scary!!  They sent us to a part of town about 15 minutes from the CCM and itw as just me, my companion, and a teacher.  Basically, we were ringing doorbells like crazy and kept getting a whole lots  of NOs.  it was so discouraging!  Finally, one family let us in and i almost just started crying because i was so happy.  Unfortunately, they were not interested.  They basically just wanted to get into a bible bashing party and i dont know enough spanish or doctrine to do that.  So our teacher took the reins on that one I basically just tried to save it at the end by giving them a Restoration pamphlet.  So we went out ringing doorbells againa nd the most typical responses were "soy catolico" or "estamos ocupados".  I was getting so discouraged!  Finally, just about fifteen minutes before we had to head back to the church, a familly let us in and let me just tell you they were SO PERFECT.  They said they had been looking for a church and even had a friend who was a member and had given them a Book of Mormon before.  They have two sons and are trying to find ways to bring their family closer together.  So perfect.  So we taught a little bit about the restoration and I wrote down a couple of scriptures for them to read and gave them another Book of Mormon and invited them to start reading it.  We took down their info for the real missionaries to take over so I really hope they do!! 

 

2. So this past week we were teaching our investigator Gilberto (really just our teacher).  Our first lesson was terrible.  Well it wasnt that bad but it was so frustrating because i did all the talking and thats definitely not how it should be.  But after some praying and agreeing to teach more in english so that my comp could keep up, our second lesson was AMAZING.  And our third, and ourfourth.  We finally learned how to work as a companionship and really teach by the spirit.  By our last lesson, I felt so much love for Gilberto and I was beyond excited when we committed him to baptism.  Its just crazy to me how much i could love him when i know hes really just my teacher.  But when were sitting there, teaching him and the spirit is so strong, he doesnt feel like my teacher, he feels like a real investigator who really needs the gospel in his life.  Its awesome!!

 

3. Can I just say that my district is hilarious?   the combination of four sister missionaries between the ages of 19 and 23 and four 18 year old elders makes for some hilarious stories.  This last week, two of the hermanas started freaking out because of a miscommunication between us and the teachers.  Like one of them, who seems very nice and cute and blonde, all of a sudden was yelling at our teacher to speak to her in English.  Meanwhile, I am sitting there trying so hard not to laugh.  And she just yells out "this place has no structure!!!!!!!!" and one of the elders b ehind me was like "what are you talking about, this is the most structure ive ever had in my life??" haha thats where I lost it, i was DYING of laughter.  Like tears were coming out of my eyes I was laughing so hard.

 

4. Our teachers here are amazing.  its hard to explain over email but they are just so inspired and you can just feel their love for us.  One teacher specifically, hermano lazo, is just amazing.  He taught the best lesson last week from Luke ch. 8 just about the Lords love for each of us.  And it was a completely inspired lesson.  It actually made me shed a few tears which apparently is a big deal for me because something in the water here has closed up my tear ducts.  I just dont cry anymore!  ·miracleshappen

 

Okay sorry if this email makes no sense, I feel so rushed here during email time!  Basically just know that I am doing well, my companion and i are getting along, and I absolutely LOVe being a missionary.  Even when things are a little rough, I just look at my name tag and remember why Im here and it makes everything so much better :)  Thanks to everyone who wrote or emailed me.  I love you all!!!  Also, feel free to send more dearelders, they are really fun to get on Thurdays :)

 

LES AMO!!!!!

 

Hermana Chil