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| Sisters at the CCM |
May 29,
2014
Hola familia!
Okay so
on Sunday, we finished watching Seventeen
Miracles! I honestly love that movie, and every time I watch it, I
get chills thinking of all the sacrifices the pioneers made to establish The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They are incredible!
Anyway, I´ve been thinking a lot about miracles this week. I know my
experience as a missionary does not even compare to what the pioneers had to go
through, but I thought I´d write about seventeen miracles I´ve seen in my life
this week. Some of them are little and some are big, but they´ve all
played a part in making me happy!
17)
BANANAS AND DULCE DE LECHE--Okay so if I am remembering correctly, I think one
of the last conversations I had with dad before I left involved how much
I hoped I´d be able to eat bananas in South America. Well guess
what?? There is an endless supply of bananas at the CCM. They are
out in a bin all day long, and I eat about three or four a day. You´d
think I´d get sick of them but I haven´t gotten to that point yet, so yay!
Also, I am extremely grateful South Americans love dulce de leche because it is
incredible. They put it in every single dessert and it is just great!
16)
EXTENSION CHORD--As I was rummaging through my new room, I found an extension
chord with tons of outlets on it! And some of the outlets are
American!!! So now I´ve got power! I still haven´t really used
them, but it´s good to know they´re there!
15)
RAINY/FOGGY WEATHER--So last semester, I remember walking around campus on a
rainy day and just hoping I'd get called to a rainy place on my mission.
It´s been rainy and foggy this week in Argentina, and I´m pretty sure
Uruguay has the same weather! We had a little break from classes one day,
so I just stuck my head out the window and took a huge breath of the rainy
air. It felt amazing! I´m sure I will have different thoughts about
rain when I go out into the field, but for now, I love it!
14)
MONDONGO SOUP--So on Tuesday, we had this soup with cow intestines in it.
I tried to avoid the cow intestines as much as I could because I´m not
super brave when it comes to that kind of stuff. The broth tasted
pretty funky, but I survived, so it was a miracle indeed!
13) MY
TEACHERS--I have two teachers who are so different from each other but
so awesome in their own ways. One teacher, De Oliviera is a little
more strict, but we learn tons of Español from him. The other teacher,
Fiorimanti, is honestly the happiest/bubbliest person I´ve ever met. He
has taught us a lot about how we should treat our investigators. I have
been learning so much from them!
Okay time
is running out, so my descriptions will be shorter, sorry!
12) THE
TEMPLE--I know I´ve mentioned this before, but I love living so close to the Buenos
Aires Temple! We went for the third and last time today (they are closing
for cleaning and maintenance) and I LOVED it!
11) MY
DISTRICT--It's crazy how much time the eight of us spend together, but we get
along so well! No crazy fist fights like Lindsay´s district yet!
Next week, I´m going to write a bit about each person in my district so you get
to know them a little better!
10) MARCH
18--So I had to write a talk for Sunday, and while preparing, I read D&C 90.
This section helped me realize I should still go on a mission even though I was
feeling scared and discouraged. I was looking back in my journal and
realized I first found this section on March 18. I read the heading about
the section, and the people mentioned in the section were ordained on March
18. Crazy, huh? God is aware of His children!
9) MY
COMPANIONS--Honestly, I love them a lot! We are all so different but each has
something special to contribute!
8)
SPANISH--Although Español is muy dificile, I am learning way more than I could
on my own. I know God is helping me lots and I am grateful!
7)
DESPERATION--So on Wednesday, Elder Nelson's wife talked about desperation in
the devotional. She said desperation is a good thing because it helps you
grow closer to Jesus Christ. Cool way to look at trials and hard times,
eh?
Okay I´m
going to have to cut this short, so just know I´ve got more milagros coming
your way next week! Really fast, I want to let you guys know proselyting
went GREAT! We met this awesome guy named Eric and I will tell you more
about him. Also, I just want to leave you with a quick testimony. I
know God and Jesus Christ love us and bless us to do things that are beyond our
own capacities. I know specific people are in our lives for a
reason. I know families can be together forever and that makes me SO
HAPPY! I love you all and I hope you have a wonderful week! Know
that I think about you often!
XOXO
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