I can
hardly believe that January has come and gone and that this
transfer is almost over! It has really flown by and there have
been so many great and exciting things that have been happening
in the Warren area with this great and maravillosa obra!
Hey your
January sounds super productive! Look at you go! Being all
missionary minded! That is fabulous! Oh and that reminds me, put
Cafe Rio on our list of things to do when I get home! (I can't
believe it opened right after I left! lol, the suspense is
almost unbearable...not really but I am still excited to have
some when I get back!)
We
thought that it would be fun and interesting to write each
other's families! So we did. Did dad love the graph?!? I thought
he probably would. And yeah...I was actually the one who said it
is now or never with the pork brains. I just wanted to say that
I have done it! And now I can! teehee
Awesome
thank you so much for putting some music together, if you could
find any Spanish church songs that would be cool...I have all
the hymns in Spanish already but some new songs that don't all
sound the same would be cool (but don't worry about it...I have
NO idea where you would look to find it...)
Ahhh...snow!
I miss it so much! I think it is hilarious how everyone dreads
the snow. They get a half an inch and practically everything
closes down and everyone barricades themselves indoors.
Yeah time
to cook is pretty much a joke... and peanut butter has become a
staple...I need to start eating more salads (I bought a bag of
precut lettuce last P-day and didn't realize how much I have
missed fresh food.) So I know I need to be better and I made a
list of fresh foods that I am going to get this P-day so maybe I
can steer away from top ramen (I actually haven't eaten any for
an entire week. So don't be too worried.)
Mmmmmmm!
Home cooked food! That isn't deep fried or from a box! That
sounds awesome! my food adventure of the week was Mac 'n Cheese
with honey drizzle...pretty much a dare that started with a
simple joke...so both me and sister Smith tried it...yeah we can
be pretty dumb sometimes...but the taste really wasn't that bad,
only the honey made the cheese sauce have an extremely weird
texture. But it helped with the swallowing process.
Among
other silliness, my companion received a package in the mail a
couple weeks ago from her family that had a portable bike pump
in it. she quickly discovered its musical capabilities when it
is placed on her cheek and them pumped vigorously. So I have
been serenaded by her squeaking pump for a week and a half
now... she practices almost everyday and she is becoming quite
proficient.
So this week has been pretty much amazing! We had the
opportunity to go spiritual harvesting a lot on Saturday and
we were able to find 5 new investigators! They are pretty much
the elect too, so we are pretty stoked to teach them!
We actually had a very interesting experience this last
Friday... So we have weekly planning on Fridays and we always
end weekly planning with companionship inventory. And in
companionship inventory we suggest ways that we could become
better teachers, missionaries, and more obedient. Well
something that I have been working on and will probably
continue working on my entire life is speaking up more in all
teaching and finding activities. Right after planning we had a
lesson scheduled to teach a new investigator. We went to his
home and he had a friend over... maybe slightly drunk...(no
maybe's, he WAS drunk) But we started with prayer...I have
never had anyone tell me that I didn't pray right... so that
was pretty interesting but no worries they made sure I had
another "chance" to pray at the end of the lesson... anywho,
it is super difficult to talk to drunk people. that was pretty
much the moral of the story. And he actually refused to allow
Sister Smith to testify to him...it was super interesting to
see how people can't find fault with the gospel or with truth
so they instead turn to find fault in the messengers. I guess
what I really learned is that truth is truth and that the Lord
is our strength and it is He alone that really matters when
all is said and done.
Learning Spanish is becoming slightly frustrating...
especially in Warren and especially in this English branch...
So if you have any ideas on how to learn a language or how to
love the language I would be more than willing to listen but
to try as well.
Pues... life is pretty great we are hoping to set 3 baptism
dates for this Sunday... So if you could keep us in your
prayers specifically for that, that would be awesome!
I love you all so much and I hope that you are staying nice
and warm. If you wanted to make me super jealous you would
send me a picture of all that 'icky snow'! ;)
Love ya'll so much!
Hermana Ives
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