This week was crazy! Its my last week here in the Provo MTC!! I got my flight plans this week and I'm headed to the Mexico City CCM (MTC) and I'm super excited but also really nervous. Apparently everyone gets sick there is just a matter of how sick you will get! I'm just so happy I have the opportunity to be out here doing the Lords work.
I was actually pretty stressed out this week. We started a program called TRC its basically teaching an investigator in Spanish the lessons. They tell the missionaries that they aren't members but they cant fool me, I know a member of the church when I see one there is a certain light about them anyway, I started those this week. Some missionaries are convinced that these are actually investigators its really funny. They're so hard. so hard. My companion and I taught a guy named Fernando. He is from chili and he came down to Utah to learn English. We taught him about Christ's ministry on the Earth, The Great Apostasy, The Restoration, The Book of Mormon, and the Plan of Salvation or Plan of Happiness. When I say we taught I meant I taught. My companion doesn't know any Spanish... Its so hard to teach in Spanish for 30 minutes everyday to someone who doesn't know anything when your companion is trying to look every word up in the dictionary. Its was hard and we had an investigator that is known to be a stick in the mud trying to make it hard for the new missionaries. It was stressful because he would speak so fast. I am learning so much and hes actually a nice guy. I am learning to keep things very simple to allow the spirit to be there. In my first two lessons it was really hard to feel the spirit because I was scrambling in my Spanish. The third lesson though was something special. I felt like things flowed and I actually felt the spirit and I think Fernando did too. After my first lesson I wanted to cry honestly but I didn't. I felt like I sucked at being a missionary and Fernando was really confused and my companion was like "That was really good" when the whole lesson sucked he just didn't know what was going on bless his heart lol.
If y'all remember the story of Nephi and his bow I was reading about that this week and it hit me in a way that it had not before. If you remember Nephi's bow was the source of his families food and only way to feed their families. When Nephi breaks his bow his family is angered and very upset with him especially his brothers. Their entire well being was set on this bow and when it broke it was as if there was no hope. This was a chance for the Lord to humble Nephi and his family. Their food wasn't coming from the bow and it wasn't coming from Nephi. Their salvation was in the Lords hand from the beginning. The Lord had given them their food and the opportunities to hunt and have animals placed in their path. This was kinda what happened to me this week. I feel as if my bow broke. I was getting upset with myself wondering why I sucked. Then I realized I needed to humble myself. Nothing is in my control. I could say the perfect words and do the perfect things but its the spirit that converts. I needed to forget about myself and realize the Lord will provide away as long as we have faith in him. A good missionary is not one that memorizes the lessons or memorizes good phrases its one that has faith and can speak from the spirit. It was a huge eye opener this week and I am sooo pumped to get in the field. Its important to take advantage of the spirit and take every opportunity when directed to do so. Have the spirit to be with you and allow others to recognize it and feel of the happiness. I am nothing without Him and I have never been so happy!!!
I leave early on Tuesday and I'm nervous because apparently the teachers at the Mexico MTC are just learning english. So we are committing to full Spanish now this week. My P-Day might change too I am not sure but I love to see emails from everyone I love you all soooo much. NO ONE TOLD ME BYU BEAT WISCONSIN!! That's the work!! I miss golf so much I have dreamt about it probably 6 times since I have been here. Oh well not important. HAHAHHA get this everyone they're recruiting a bunch of missionaries to sing for General conference and because I'm district leader I had to turn in forms for my district. Anyway I decided to fill on out because why the heck not ya know... Anyway I said I was in choir in like middle school and that I have a great smile and that if you don't pick me then pick the people in my district because they're actually good at singing and... I didn't get picked but 5 people from my district did and its awesome so look for them on TV I'm so happy for them lol.Sorry Idk If I have very many pics this week I was kinda busy.
Love you all like crazzyyyyy!!1 <3333333
Here are some pics of my with my flight plans!! The other pic is fiesta Friday, we all throw in a bunch of crap and celebrate that the next day is P day and we tell a bunch of stories lol it's actually really fun even though it sounds like we are in middle school.
Love y'all!!
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