Lists!
1.
We had a conference with Elder Uceda of the seventy this past week! It
was super cool and I got to conduct the hymns! Now Elder Uceda knows
that I can lead! Not that that is important... But yeah super cool and I
learned a lot, well about as much as I could in Spanish. Poor Hermana
Gonzalez was hacking up a lung the whole time, but besides that, it was
swell.
2. So we had this family home evening with a new
couple in the ward and it was basically the best night ever. Hermana G.
and I want to start teaching the members how to teach so they actually
share with their friends and give us references. So we started with this
couple. They are called Fioriela and Dennis. They are both converts to
the church, Fioriela 6 years and Dennis 3, and they are just so strong.
So we taught them about the Book of Mormon and how to share the
introduction with others. And then I bore my testimony, sort of, and
Hermana G. Bore a powerful testimony, and then Fioriela bore an earth
shattering testimony and we all just cried together. And one thing she
said to me that just put me over the moon was, and I quote,
translated,,, "Hermana Rust, I know you said that you can''t speak
Spanish very well (Yeah I said that ) but I just want you to know that
we can understand you perfectly. Through the spirit that you bring and
that you have. We can understand you. And thank you." AWESOME RIGHT!!
And after that, on that day at least, I was way more confident in my
Spanish and just talked regardless of whether or not my Spanish was
totally correct. What she said helped me out a lot and I've been able to
remember this and it's given me boosts of confidence through out the
week.
3. I went on my first intercambio this week with one of
the Hermana Leaders. Her name is Hna Mendez and she is from Argentina
and pronounces all double l's (like llama) as sh's or shama. And because
of this, I was terrified to go with her because I didn't want to not
understand her because believe it or not, those sha's make a difference.
So I was freaked. But it ended up being... Alright. Not horrible which
is really good! I could understand her waaay more than I thought I
could.
4. We have a recent rescue that we are teaching named
Alejandro. He is something like 70 years old and I just want him to be
my Peruvian Grandpa. I don't understand what he says 87% of the time,
but he is just the cutest old thing I've ever met. He owns a little
tienda and always gives us chocolates and excuses about why he didn't do
his family history. But I can't even be mad at him because he's so
cute. We finally did his family history with (for?) him this past week
and it was funny watching him trying to remember the birth dates of his
kids and siblings. I love our Alejandrito.
Well that's a
little bit about my week. No baptisms yet, which is a bummer. But we're
hoping for this Sunday for Rafa. We''ll see.
Oh and I just
love watching the District. It fills the void in my heart that Netflix
left. But there's one episode with a lady named Jynx. And they were
talking about how much they Elders loved her and one of the members that
was present in the lesson says "Well if they love you this much, think
about how much Heavenly father cares about you!"To which Jynx responds,
with all the conviction and normality in the world Oh he loves me! And
this is how I feel. Everyday I find something else, something knew that
makes me say "OH He loves me!"So look for those things to. Because He
does! I know it! And I love you all too!
Ciao! (This is not the Spanish
spelling, but I like it better... )
Hermana Rust
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