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| With Hermanas Villagran |
October 27, 2014
Hola familia!!!
First things first, sorry for totally spelling Juan Lacaze
wrong last week. After five days here, I can now say I officially know
how to spell Juan Lacaze!
Okay there is just so much I have to tell you
guys about Juan Lacaze...it is so different here than Fray Bentos, but I love
it! Not a ton of people live here and it’s super country, but it’s
AWESOME! And man oh man have I seen some tender mercies this week or
what. My last night in Fray Bentos was amazing. Hermano Maneyro and
Familia Flores threw a little goodbye party for me and another elder who was
leaving (Elder Gutierrez de Mexico)! We had lasagna, took some pictures,
and Familia Flores gave me the sweetest gift and note. So many people in
Fray Bentos gave me notes and things and I am just so grateful I have a little
something to remember them by!! Okay and then Wednesday, I left for JUAN
LACAZE! The bus ride was great and then I finally got to see my new comp,
Hermana Paredes!
I forgot to tell you guys all the little
connections I have with her...my first change, I lived in a house with Hermana Christensen.
After my first change, Hermana Christensen left to train (she trained Hermana
Paredes) and open an area in Colonia (Juan Lacaze). I remember being so
excited for her, and little did I know, I’d be serving with her companion and
in her area just twelve weeks later. When I went to sign my papers in
Montevideo two weeks ago, Hermana Christensen and Hermana Paredes were also
there! Hermana Christensen and Hermana Gordillo (my companion at the
time) both had to use the bathroom, so Hermana Paredes and I just sat and
talked for a bit. I remember thinking to myself, "you know what, I
think she’s going to be my companion one day," but I had no idea how soon
it would actually be! But anyway, Hermana Paredes is awesome. She’s
from Trujillo, Peru and is super tranquila. As you know, I have the
tendency to get a little stressed at times, so she is just perfect for me
because she’s all about staying calm and just enjoying the mission. And
guess what??? She taught little kids before her mission, so she is an
awesome teacher. She is going to help me with my teaching skills a lot so
I am pumped!
Both of us are relatively new in the mission and
we’re covering two areas (there were two other Hermanas here before but they
left to open an area in Argentina...we have bits of Argentina and Brazil in our
mission now), so every day is an adventure. We just walk around with our
little map in hand and it’s great!
The people here in Juan Lacaze are very
sweet. We have some awesome investigators named Oscar, Alba, and Brenda
(we met her my first day here), and we’re just working on finding all the
investigators in the other sisters´area.
OKAY AND GUESS WHAT? The world is just so
small. First off, I share a branch with Elder Ballif. He and his
companion, Elder Ramirez, are awesome so it’ll be fun serving with them.
Second off, as you guys know, I met some people Uncle Tom knows! I walked
into sacrament and this sixteen-year-old girl came up to me and looked at my
plaque. Afterwards, she was like, "No way, do you know a Tom Dixon
who served his mission in Uruguay and who plays violin?" And I was
like, "YEAH! He’s my uncle!" She gathered up her whole
family and we all just started hugging and crying. This family is Familia
Villagran and I guess they lived with Uncle Tom and his fam for a year in the
states. I am so excited to get to know them more, and it was honestly a
huge miracle for me. God is very aware of his children!
Well, that’s all for now! I’m doing well
here in Juan Lacaze, and I feel so lucky to be sharing such a sweet message
with all the sweet people here in Uruguay. I hope you all have a swell
week!
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