Monday, November 11, 2013

Week #11 - This Week's Adventures

Ok, where to begin! It is super weird being transferred in the middle of a transfer! My new companion Hermana Smith is a super hero and my Spanish is getting better because I HAVE to speak in lessons more than just give my testimony at the end. 
Our baptismal goal for this month is 4 and we have already set 2 dates and I think we already know who is going to be next! It is super exciting bearing testimony about the gospel and hearing about the beliefs of others. It is really weird how some people don't know even who the old prophets are such as Noah, Abraham, Moses! They don't know the stories associated with them... how crazy is that, it blows my mind.
We are teaching a couple of Less Active members who have baptism age kids... One family is the mother, an 11 year old daughter - Esperanza (Hope), and a 7 year old daughter Ruby (having her birthday Nov 16 and baptism on the 17th.  Anyway while we were teaching them last week Esperanza said that she wanted to be a missionary and when we asked why she said, "So I can think about God all day on Sunday!" It was so adorable! And when we asked Ruby what her favorite part of Church was she said the Sacrament (that completely blew my mind...I know when I was 7 sacrament meeting was not my favorite part...) she said that she really liked the symbolism of the sacrament! The are such an awesome family!
Favorite quote of all church boards everywhere... and trust me Arkansas has a LOT of church reader boards... "Living without God is like trying to dribble a football." tee hee, isn't that awesome?!?
I absolutely love the Book of Mormon. everything hinges on the Book of Mormon you either believe that it is the word of God or you don't. You either gain that testimony and then know that Joseph Smith was a prophet that received revelation from God to restore is church or you don't. There is no other way to gain a testimony of the Gospel without the Book of Mormon. It is impossible you just can't do it. I have been making a list of all the things I want to study....I just don't have enough time! lol but I guess I will know what I will be studying for at least 15 years after my mission so that is all good.
We found a couple of Chinese people to talk to and we are hoping to be able to do that this week! I am super excited... I have decided that I am going to be at least tri-lingual...I am going to be fluent in English, Spanish, and Chinese... It is going to happen! lol (I am such a big dreamer!)
I got a letter from one of my Primary Children!!! It absolutely made my day...which was great because that particular day had been good...but it was also just plain rough. 
I was in Walmart today and right as you walk in they have a countdown until Christmas board...do you realize that there are only 43 days until Christmas? How crazy is that? I could hardly believe it!
Ummm....yeah, so this week I got a hug...not from a female....that was super akward-o.... I'm not quite sure what you are supposed to do in those situations... It was after we taught our lesson and he said he would be baptized December 1st we shook his hand and he pulled us into a big hug...oops
Anywho...All of my companions have been awesome and I am so glad I had the opportunity to work with each of them!
The elders in our branch (there are 4 sets of missionaries...) had a baptism last Sunday! I played the piano...did you know that the timing is different between the Spanish and English Hymns of I believe in Christ? Yeah...I didn't either until everyone started singing...it kind of sounded bad...but whatcha going to do when no one will make eye-contact with you to trade hymnbooks because they are all so focused on singing the right words...eeeeesh...
This is a random thought but I wish missionary lessons happened around a dining room table. It would be so nice to sit in a close circle with good lighting, and a table to put pictures and cut outs on... (has any one else had this thought/desire?)

The hills in Arkansas are 10 worse than the hills in Mississippi! Like you can be peddling your legs off and still have only gone 2 feet...they are so steep that I make it barely half way up and then HAVE to get off and walk. But every time it makes me remember dad so it is all good :D thanks for teaching me to appreciate the ability to get up hills and now I have the knowledge that it could always be worse. I think one long gradual hill is a hundred times better than 6 super steep hills with Stop signs in the valleys...yup you pick up so much speed and then you have to lose it all and start going up hill with little to no momentum...it kind of bites... but we are on car week so I haven't had to worry about it in a while. 
Ummm....I'm not sure what else to talk about..the weather is a lot warmer than where you are all :) teehee... not to rub it in or anything. 
Love you bunches!
Hermana Ives

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