November
10, 2014
Hola Mamacita!
I'm pretty sure that
transfers will not affect emailing (although next P-day is on Tuesday). It varies how many people email me a week;
sometimes it's just you and other times 6 other people email me! It's fine
though, I'm getting better at divvying up my time. So it's fine if you give out
my email. We have an hour to email. I can't print out the emails because our
computers are funny... (If you want to
e-mail Autumn her address is autumn.twitchell@myldsmail.net
)
I don't know :P For Christmas... I would love
a comfy black skirt and maybe a nice patterned shirt, and a primary hymn book
in English and Spanish. That would be really cool if they had compact size, but
if they don't that's okay :) Ummm ya that 's good!
Last Tuesday, we had a
new missionary meeting and I got to see Hermana Kaaa! That was pretty cool. I
took a picture with her and Hermana Porter and her companion (Hna. Kaaa's
companion ran away right before we took a picture!).
I also took a picture of
my desk, I thought you would like to see all the pictures and drawings from the
babies :)
So... Samuel backed out
of baptism. That made our week a little bit sad. But at least he says that he
still wants to investigate the church. We texted him and asked him if it was
okay for President Martinez to interview him today and I think he got really
nervous about it and decided it wasn't the right time to get baptized. He will
get baptized, but I think he needs several more weeks...
Our other investigator,
Franko, is finding out on the 16th if he can get married to Norma. If he can, we'll have another wedding
ceremony and then he'll get baptized! The only thing that is holding him back
is this marriage, he is so eager to get baptized and I am so happy for him!
We had our quarterly
interviews this week with President Jardine and it was so great! For Hna.
Griffith it was basically her final interview. We've been wondering a lot what
is going to happen at the end of this transfer because Hna. Griffith is going
home, I still need to be trained for another 6 weeks and Hna. Burke needs a
follow up trainer. We have a feeling that we are both staying here and that
Hna. Burke is going to end up training me, but we don't know. It would be super
hard because while Hna. Burke is pretty good at understanding Spanish, we are
not very good at communicating... BUT if we were left together we would be
forced to learn really fast and to me I think that would be a blessing because
I think I need it. I really think being thrown under the bus is what I need
because right now Hna. Griffith is my crutch and I think it's time for me to
see if I can walk. Haha I'm really excited to see what will happen! Anyways, I
had a really good talk with President Jardine about working towards my full
potential, Hna. Burke said she talked to him about leadership (hmmm...
interesting) and Hna. Griffith said her whole talk was about marriage. It's
funny, almost every recent convert or less active that we have visited this
week has asked Hna. Griffith if she has a boyfriend or if she found one on the
mission (dah!) or if she's getting married when she gets home.
On Saturday, we went to
a Sacramento community center as a zone and just cleaned as a service project.
It was actually pretty fun. We were working with the zone leaders (Elder Milner
y Seaman) and the Cambodian Elders (Elder Wilson y Peterson) with washing the
outside windows and I learned how to say "I don't know" and
"hello" in Cambodian! something like "auk-dong-pong".. ya I
have no idea how to spell it :P It's pretty great having a Cambodian
Elder as a district leader.
Yesterday we had our
primary program and it was so AMAZING! I absolutely loved it! The spirit was so
strong and the soloists were so cute! I think that was probably the best
primary program I've ever been to! and it was in Spanish!
Well, this morning we
did zone sports as we do every week. Today we played kickball. It was great, I
got to home twice! Weeeell I was running to 2nd base and they threw the ball to
Elder Peterson who was standing on that base. So I did what any other determined
person would do; I tried to slide... which really turned into more of a ninja
roll. The best part was that I did at exactly the time when E. Peterson hit me
with the ball and so I guess it looked like he hit me with such force that I
fell over :P I'm not very good at sports... but I still have a lot of fun and
the Elders have to be somewhat nice to me :)
Being on a mission is so
uncomfortable. I have to stick with 2 people 24/7. I have to talk to random
strangers on the street. I listen, even though I have no idea what they are
saying... so I just smile and nod when they say that something bad happened...
ummm I'm learning :) I always start in Spanish and then they interrupt me and
say they have no idea what I am saying, so I switch to English. I play sports.
What! :P I wear a name tag on my chest at all times. I'm always in a skirt. I
tell Hispanics to come to the Spanish branch and we're their representatives,
the only white people in the congregation! Whenever we talk with anyone we
always end with a prayer. How weird!
But, I absolutely love
it! There is nowhere else I would rather be! This is Christ's church upon the
Earth and I know that it is true! I know that I couldn't be using my time any
better if I weren't out here speaking a language I don't even know, trying to
help others come unto Christ and feel his spirit. I am rejected all the time.
Most of our referrals are from other Elders that can't speak Spanish, so their
description of them is, "a Hispanic woman in her 20s, she seems nice"
:P Then when we come, we can talk to them only to find that they really aren't
interested, but when they are it is great and the spirit is there! I know that
I am here for a reason and I am so happy to be in a tri-companionship. I would
be so sad if I didn't know Hna. Griffith and Hna. Burke and I am so sad to see
Hna. Griffith go next week, but she has served so well for 18 months and I am
the luckiest Hermana to have her training me! even if it is only for 6 weeks.
I love-a-love-a-you!
Para Siempre este con
Vos
Con Amor,
Hermana Twitchell
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