So
this week! Rollercoaster again! I really do feel like my Spanish is
regressing.... but I am trying so hard to be so diligent with speaking it! But
I am not too concerned. I know it will come! My comp tells me how advanced I am
like every day but I want to be so much better!!!! Anyways! The work this week
was a little rough... I felt like I was doing everything by myself basically.
All the finding, all the planning, all the leading, and I had to remind my comp
to make all the calls and stuff, but it’s all good! It´s just letting me learn
how to be a missionary super-fast! Ha-ha, I love talking to the people. That´s
the best part for sure because when I am talking to the people I am not
thinking about myself at all! And I feel like I am actually starting to build
relationships with people!!! This is good, I tell you!!!
I
know everything happens for a reason and God has a perfect plan! I see his hand
in my life every day! For example, we were late to an appointment this week, so
we got out of the house a little later, but it was okay! Because we got outside
and I started riding my bike, and this guy started talking to me in English,
but like really good English! It totally caught me off-guard, but It turns out
this Chileano had lived in the states for years and married a woman from
Vermont. Anyways, they are in Chile right now for a couple years for work, and
he explained that they already have their religion and everything but his wife
gets lonely sometimes, and like wants to talk in English to Americans so he
asked if we could stop by sometime just to talk to her and be friends and we
were like YES!!!!!!! And especially me because I´m like “Sista ,I know what you
are going through!!!!” Yeah, so we are
going to visit her in a couple days!!! God´s timing, man. He knows!!! He always
knows!!!
I
had a great Easter yesterday!!! And two-months- in-the-mission birthday! So
double whammy!!!! Ha-ha, Soooooo good!!! We had a really spiritual relief
society lesson! Just what I needed to hear! God knows me so well, man! He´s
always looking out for me! Ha-ha- But the best thing was this lady in our ward
wanted to have the missionaries over for completos last night! My first Chilean
completo! Best way to celebrate the special occasions, right? So that was fun!
We laughed.... oh, we laughed.... so hard!!!! It was good for the soul!!!! But
really, I am so glad I get to testify of my Savior and his suffering, death, resurrection
and atonement every day! Because for me, It´s like Easter every day! There are
always chances to testify!!!
Okay
Mom, a couple things! First of all thanks for the valentine you sent me!!! I
absolutely loved it! And tell the little Crabtree boy thank you for his card
from cub scouts! It was so sweet!!!! Also, MOM YOU ARE GETTING SURGERY?!?!?!?!?!
WHAT THE HECK?!?!?!?! YEAH DUH, I WILL BE PRAYING FOR YOU!!!!! But you got
this! Ha-ha, I am so glad they found it early!!!! Also, I want a copy of your Women’s
Conference talk when it’s done!!!!! You inspired me, so I am staring this
little notebook of little victories and mini miracles so I can carry it with me
and write down the little things I am grateful for everyday!!! All the mini
miracles!!! So thank you!!!!
Okay
questions!!!
1. Yes
I am happy! Well, most the time! But the
mission is going great! It´s really hard sometimes, but it´s okay because I am
learning and growing! I hope! But I am really grateful to be here right now,
and have the chance to be a part of this great work!
2.
Compy is good! She’s a good listener which is great for me. She’s not super
organized, but it’s all good! We had a good inventory and we are going to be
super workers this week! I’m pumped!!!
3.Okay,
our investigators! We have two progressing right now, M. and R. R. has a date for the 9th of April, and
he is super awesome! He was out of town this whole week though, so we didn´t
have the chance to teach him, but his is still praying every day and still has
the desire to be baptized, which is great! M. is progressing well, and she
explained that she wants a testimony of her Savior, Jesus Christ before she
commits to baptism. Which is great, because she really wants to know for
herself!! The problem with her is she likes to attend the other ward with her aunt,
and she has problems with one of the young women in our ward too, which is a
bummer. But we are planning a Noche de Hogar with some other investigators
around her age, which should help get her excited! We have other investigators
but I don´t know much about them yet, hopefully we can help them progress this
week! It´s a lot of contacting with not very many results half the time, but it’s
good! We have been helping lots of menos activos. Oh and Hermana S. ! I love
her with my whole heart! Please put her name on the temple prayer roll if you
can! She is a widow, with 4 younger kids, and she is SO STRONG!!! I love her!!!
But she could use some prayers!!!
4.
Okay, the language! Well! I am getting better at using the subjunctive! But
overall I kind think my Spanish is regressing a little bit and I need to use it
more. This week I have a goal to speak Spanish always except for the hour in
the morning and hour at night that we have to get ready. Hopefully that will
help me progress! It’s just so hard when my comp talks in English all the time
to me but I tell her I want to talk in Spanish. But it’s okay, I will learn!!!
But don’t worry! I am getting there!!!!
But that’s
like it for now I think! I am SO excited for General Conference!!!!!
I am
so so so so SO happy that you guys are all having great lives!!! I love you all
so much!!!
And
thank you for sharing about Aliyah’s baptism!!! That’s so cool! That makes me
so happy!!!!
Thanks
Mommy! I love you!!! I am learning and growing and changing and happy. I love
you!!!
Fav
scripture find this week: Jacob 4:7 “Nevertheless,
the Lord God showeth us our weakness that we may know that it is by his grace
and his condescension unto the children of men, that we have power to do these
things!”
All
my love,
Hermana
Christensen
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