Dear Mom and Dad,
Pigue is nice, I like it here. However, it is
really small. Really really small. Like San Antonio Oeste small.Which is
a bit of a shock for someone who has spent the last nine months in
pretty bit cities. Haha, but it has been great. Pigue is most certainly a
branch, but one of the cutest little branches that I have ever seen. I
think it is going to be a very good last transfer. Hna Baker is doing a
little bit better. Physically she is still feeling a little yucky, but
it gets a little better everyday. We still arent leaving the house and
doing full days of work, but everyday we are leaving, and that is some
great improvement of where she has been in the past, and I am very
pleased with that. She is from Ogden, and her Moms name is Dawneen
Baker, and I think that you should friend her on facebook. Hna Baker and
I have gotten super super close, and I just LOVE her. We have been
friends for about six months now, and through Hna Baker I have sent a
couple of messages to her mom, and she is hoping to go to my non
homecoming. So you should be friends with her, she is GREAT.
In answer to your other questions, it is still pretty darn cold
here. In fact, if my letter is super short, I blame the frozeness!!! My
fingers are not moving as fast as I would like them too. It is so LAME.
And just so everyone knows, I am using capital letters to emphasize
again, because all of the keyboards in Pigue are STUPID and again, most
of the punctuation marks are unavailable to me. Dumb dumb... (Also, by
way of information, dumb has become my angry word of choice on the
mission.)
This week has been pretty good. It was a lot of getting to know the
area. Which consisted of Hna Baker and I getting lost. Alot. Haha. Which
is a really funny situation, as neither of us are really good at the
whole map thing. Which is why some very smart person invented a GPS, for
people like her and me. Unfortunantly, they arent available here, on
the mission, in Argentina, so we walk around with our maps, looking like
clueless missionaries, and people cross over to the other side of the
street to avoid us. Okay, that last part isnt true. The people here are
really nice. Whenever we need directions, they help us out. Just remind
me when I get home to show you how most Argentines give directions.
We do have one investigator that is golden. Her name is Miriam (and
yes, I was VERY excited about that). She loves reading the Book of
Mormon, and since she has started listening to the missionaries, about a
week and a half now, she has almost finished first Nephi and she has so
many questions, she just wants to know everything. She went to a
Catholic School run by nuns, but she has always felt a void when sh goes
to church, and she doesnt feel like the Catholic church has everything.
This woman is seriously fantastic. She came to church yesterday, and
she really liked it. Right now her fecha is for the first of september,
and I really think that she is going to get there. It is going to be
great. Please pray for her. I am determined to see her through. And
there isnt much time, so pray hard.
The other investigator that we have is named Leandro. He is going to
be an interesting one. But I really think that he will be able to
progress. He has just joined an Evangelico church, but is still kind of
looking for something. He has a fecha for the 8 of Setiembre, and I
think he also has a really good chance for progression.
It has been really fun to be with Hna McWhorter again. I didnt
realize how much I had missed that girl. I love her. We are having alot
of fun reminsing.
Supposedly, we are going to be having a Zone
Conference this week, but nothing has really been confirmed. I dont know
how it will go down. But it is really wierd to think that it would be
my last one. I just dont know how I feel about this, everythng is the
last, it is reall weird. I am excited though, becuase if we do have the
conference, one of the members of the area presidency would be coming,
and I always enjoy those conferences.
Well, Thats all I really have time for this week.And as I sit and
think, I feel like those are all of the real details anyways. I hope you
know how much I love you, because I DO!!!! Lots and lots. Love, lots of
love.
Corinne
PS The pictures are all old, but there are three
pictures of hna baker and i from last tranfer, one of the pretty sky
here in Pigue, and one of Hna Baker and I in our aprons right before we
started cooking. She and i eat alot together. But its (mostly) healthy.
Haha
Monday, September 17, 2012
August 6, 2012- Letter
Dear Mom,
First of all, you have never sent me too many details. You have to
remember that I read very fast. Haha. Seventeen months into the
mission, and we have yet to have a problem with that. Second of all, I
am so glad that Dash isnt dead. I was seriously concerned with the
comunication in our family, that I have generally considered to be
pretty good. (With the execption that one time where Kami and I
thought we heard you and Dad talking and you were saying that Dad had
cancer. That was a fun night). Third of all. The ceber I am at is
awful, and the keyboard is driving me insane. I will not have correct
punctuation today, because none of it is here (insert lots of
exclamation points here). I am just lucky that I found the parenthase
marks.
Hna Vaughan and Hna Carson are both still having some problems with
their feet. Hna Vaughan more than anyone, that poor girl is in some
serious pain. But, they are going to be resting a bit. Want to know
how I know that. Its cause they are companions now. Thats right, I got
transfered for my last transfer. I am now in a little town named
Pigüé. (Have fun pronouncing that one haha. I hope I spelled that
right.) Guess who is my companion. Guess guess guess. None other than
my very dear friend, Hna Baker. I am so excited.
We found out on Friday, but to really tell the story, I am going to
have to back up a little bit. On Tuesday, we (Hna Vaughan, Hna Carson,
and I) moved to the house in White for a couple of days. For very
complicated reasons that I am not going to take time to explain. So we
were living there all week, which was really fun, but really
complicated life. On Thursday, Hna Vaughan moved back to our house in
Puyerredon, and Hna Carson and I stayed in White. On Friday we got
transfers, and all four of us were together. It was fantastic. They
told us that Hna Vaughan and Hna Carson were going to be together in
Pueyrredon, and I thought my heart was going to fall out of my chest,
and then they said that Hna Pixton and Hna Alvarez were goint to be
together in White, and Hna Baker immediatly burst into tears. And then
Elder Galan told us that we were going together to Pigue, and we both
screamed. We are really excited, we are going to rock this trasnfer
up.
This week was really crazy since the Hna Vaughan was with us. I love
her, and she is great, but it really complicated things, since she
could never be alone. We spent a lot of money on taxis, to take her to
the office. There were also some days where the elders came to get
her, so we would just take a bus to our area to work.
Hna Carson also got sick again. That poor girl has another ear
infection, and so we spent a day at the doctor for her. It was
Wednesday, the same day that we went with Hna Vaughan to the doctor
for her foot. I think that Hna Parraño has way to much conficdance in
my ablities, but I am happy to help any way that I can. Frankly, this
week, I feel like I did a lot more babysitting than I did missionary
work, but whatever it is I need to do, I am willing to do.
Oh, at one point, I think it was Tuesday...we did divisions, and so
Hna Baker and I worked together for a couple of hours. That was really
fun. And ironic, since we are now companions.
I am seriously so excited to be comps with Hna Baker. She has become
one of my best friends, and we are going to do great things together.
She has also been really sick, and is starting to get better, so we
are going to start slowly,but I think that things are going to be
great.
It was really hard to leave Pueyrredon. Much harder than I thought
actually. My experiences there have been so distinct that I didnt
think it would be very hard, but as you can imagine, I cried alot. I
just couldnt bring myself to accept the fact that I was actually
leaving. I thought that for sure I would be finishing my mission
there. But there are many things to learn. So I am really excited.
Okay, some pictures.
The First two are us at the Hnas house in White.
Then after that they are pictures of me saying goodbye to people.
There is one of me and Gaby, one of the two of us and his mom, the
flia ortiz and ezequiel, jesica salvo. It was so hard to say goodbye.
Then there is one of Hna Baker and I in the colectivo. Officially
companions. Holla.
And in the last pícture is a surprise. You will recognize the face of
my hijita Hna McWhorter. She and Hna Sleight are also here in Pigue.
We are four and we are going to have a rockin transfer. I am so
excited.
Okay. that is all I have time for today. But I hope you know that I
love you so much.
Corinne
First of all, you have never sent me too many details. You have to
remember that I read very fast. Haha. Seventeen months into the
mission, and we have yet to have a problem with that. Second of all, I
am so glad that Dash isnt dead. I was seriously concerned with the
comunication in our family, that I have generally considered to be
pretty good. (With the execption that one time where Kami and I
thought we heard you and Dad talking and you were saying that Dad had
cancer. That was a fun night). Third of all. The ceber I am at is
awful, and the keyboard is driving me insane. I will not have correct
punctuation today, because none of it is here (insert lots of
exclamation points here). I am just lucky that I found the parenthase
marks.
Hna Vaughan and Hna Carson are both still having some problems with
their feet. Hna Vaughan more than anyone, that poor girl is in some
serious pain. But, they are going to be resting a bit. Want to know
how I know that. Its cause they are companions now. Thats right, I got
transfered for my last transfer. I am now in a little town named
Pigüé. (Have fun pronouncing that one haha. I hope I spelled that
right.) Guess who is my companion. Guess guess guess. None other than
my very dear friend, Hna Baker. I am so excited.
We found out on Friday, but to really tell the story, I am going to
have to back up a little bit. On Tuesday, we (Hna Vaughan, Hna Carson,
and I) moved to the house in White for a couple of days. For very
complicated reasons that I am not going to take time to explain. So we
were living there all week, which was really fun, but really
complicated life. On Thursday, Hna Vaughan moved back to our house in
Puyerredon, and Hna Carson and I stayed in White. On Friday we got
transfers, and all four of us were together. It was fantastic. They
told us that Hna Vaughan and Hna Carson were going to be together in
Pueyrredon, and I thought my heart was going to fall out of my chest,
and then they said that Hna Pixton and Hna Alvarez were goint to be
together in White, and Hna Baker immediatly burst into tears. And then
Elder Galan told us that we were going together to Pigue, and we both
screamed. We are really excited, we are going to rock this trasnfer
up.
This week was really crazy since the Hna Vaughan was with us. I love
her, and she is great, but it really complicated things, since she
could never be alone. We spent a lot of money on taxis, to take her to
the office. There were also some days where the elders came to get
her, so we would just take a bus to our area to work.
Hna Carson also got sick again. That poor girl has another ear
infection, and so we spent a day at the doctor for her. It was
Wednesday, the same day that we went with Hna Vaughan to the doctor
for her foot. I think that Hna Parraño has way to much conficdance in
my ablities, but I am happy to help any way that I can. Frankly, this
week, I feel like I did a lot more babysitting than I did missionary
work, but whatever it is I need to do, I am willing to do.
Oh, at one point, I think it was Tuesday...we did divisions, and so
Hna Baker and I worked together for a couple of hours. That was really
fun. And ironic, since we are now companions.
I am seriously so excited to be comps with Hna Baker. She has become
one of my best friends, and we are going to do great things together.
She has also been really sick, and is starting to get better, so we
are going to start slowly,but I think that things are going to be
great.
It was really hard to leave Pueyrredon. Much harder than I thought
actually. My experiences there have been so distinct that I didnt
think it would be very hard, but as you can imagine, I cried alot. I
just couldnt bring myself to accept the fact that I was actually
leaving. I thought that for sure I would be finishing my mission
there. But there are many things to learn. So I am really excited.
Okay, some pictures.
The First two are us at the Hnas house in White.
Then after that they are pictures of me saying goodbye to people.
There is one of me and Gaby, one of the two of us and his mom, the
flia ortiz and ezequiel, jesica salvo. It was so hard to say goodbye.
Then there is one of Hna Baker and I in the colectivo. Officially
companions. Holla.
And in the last pícture is a surprise. You will recognize the face of
my hijita Hna McWhorter. She and Hna Sleight are also here in Pigue.
We are four and we are going to have a rockin transfer. I am so
excited.
Okay. that is all I have time for today. But I hope you know that I
love you so much.
Corinne
July 30, 2012- Letter
Dear Mom and Dad,
You should know that as I write
this email, I am feeling very conflicted emotions. I don´t know whether
to think that it is amusing or tragic that Dash died and no one told me!
How long ago did this happen?! And why did no one tell me? I mean, I
know I don´t have the worlds strongest connection with Ace and Dash, but
still! Just because I am on the other side of the world doesn´t mean
that I shouldn´t get really important information like that!!!
Okay, a couple of minutes have passed, and so has
the indignation. I do have a request. Will someone send me a picture of
Zac and his puffy face? Please please pretty please!!!
This week was bastante weird. ( Like super super weird). It started out
pretty normal. On Tuesday we had district meeting, and it went fine.
Nothing super thrilling happened. Unfortunately right now, there is an
Elder in our district who just wants to make every district meeting as
painful as possible for the rest of the world. And he usually succeeds.
However, lunch on Tuesday was pretty great. We went with the Hnas from
White to lunch with Romina and Fernando, and they surprised us with
asado, and the fact that we were going over to another members house to
eat. So we had a pretty big party for lunch it was great. We also had
our ward correlation meeting with our ward mission leader. Things in
that area are getting a little bit better. Every week, he is just a
little bit more excited about the things that we are doing, and has more
drive to help us out. We also had a surprise on Tuesday night. We got
a call from one of the Elders in the office saying that Hna Vaughan
would be staying with us for a couple of days, we had no idea why.
But Hna Vaughan showed up, and can I tell you, I
love that girl. Her companion had to go home early (health stuff), and
Hna Vaughan is having quite a bit of problems with her foot, so she is
waiting to go to the doctor. She is currently unable to work, so she is
spending her days in the office.
Wednesday morning, the assistants came to pick up
Hna Vaughan, and Hna Carson and I finished up our studies. At the end of
the studies, Hna Carson said that she wanted to call the Hna Parreño to
talk to her about her foot, because it still wasn´t feeling any better.
Hna Parreño sent us to a doctor that afternoon. The doctor said that it
isnt´ yet, but easily could turn into tendonitis (Sp?). And that she
needed to have a couple of days of complete rest.
This meant that on Thursday and Friday, Hna Carson
went to the office with Hna Vaughan, and I went to White with the Hnas
there. It was a very complicated situation. There were lots of taxis,
and lots of buses. But it was really fun. I also had to spend a couple
of hours in the office because the White Hnas were at a different
doctor, and I got to help with some stuff there. It made me secretly
jealous of the office elders, I forgot how much I enjoy office work. But
at the same time, I think it would kill me on the mission to be
confined to an office all the time. I am really grateful for those
elders though, they put up with a lot of stuff so that the rest of us
can be completely committed to the work that we are doing.
On Saturday, Hna Carson and I were able to work a
normal day. That was very nice.Even though we didn´t have much success, I
was just happy to be working again, in my area, with my comanion. There
is a very nice feeling about that.
Sunday was good, but complicated. Romina picked us
up for church, since Hna Vaughan really can´t walk more than a couple of
feet with out having a very serious amount of pain. Church was good.
Ezequiel blessed the Sacrament. I love it when he does that. It makes me
so happy inside. We ate lunch with Gaby and his family. And when I
shared the scripture, I just lost it. I really really started to cry. It
has been a while since I hae lost so much control. It just kills me
because Gaby is menos activo again. He knows everything that it is that
he needs to know, he just isnt´doing it. And it breaks my heart. It is
like watching one of my best friends destroy thier life and know exactly
what it is that they are doing. Please pray for Gaby Garay. I don´t
know what it is that he needs, but please pray for him.
So after embarrassingly losing myself during the
scipture, we headed home. We were home for a couple of mintues, before
we had to head to White for a baptism. It was great! There is always a
bit of drama in White, like there is in any small town, but overall,
things went great. Then we headed back home, and Hna Carson and I
finshed weekly planning, and Hna Vaughan read her Book of Mormon.
It has been a really big blessing in disguise to
have Hna Vaughan here. Hna Carson and I aren´t struggling by any means,
but we certainly have our tense moments, and Hna Vuaghan has really
helped us both. I love love love her. And I really hope that she gets to
go see the doctor this week, so she can figure out what it is she needs
to do to fix her foot. I really don´t want her to have to go home, but I
am afraid that that is going to happen.
Okay, some ideas for the package.
Garments
*tops (cotton square necks) 24 long
*bottoms (cotton) 30
(will
you get four pairs, and then only send two. My garments are super sad,
and I am going to retire a couple of them before I get home, and then I
can come home to nice garments.)
Deodorant
Face Lotion
foundation )powder and liquid
mascara
and my contacts please!
I think that that should be everything! Sorry I am so high maintenance.
Pictures
Hna Vaughan and I
Hna Baker and I, while I was in White this week (it was really really cold)
Sorry, there aren´t that many pictures this week. My bad.
Also, transfers are this week, so next week I will
let you know where I am going to be spending my last transfer! AHHHHHH.
The fact that I start my next transfer next week, may or may not be
giving me a heart attack. It will be a miracle if I make it to the end
of my mission alive. Haha. But seriously.
Okay, well, on that cheerful note (I hope you know I really am okay.), I gotta go. Its time to work!
I love you!!!!
Corinne
Monday, August 13, 2012
July 23, 2012- Letter
Dear Mom and Dad,
This week was a very eventful week! I am again, mildly short on time. And, I should say, it is really lame that somehow you always manage to get the short end of the stick when I am running short on time. I just wrote a pretty long email to Presidente Parreño, and it takes me much longer to write in Spanish than it does in English.
Okay, I just read your email, and it is just clicking to me that it is Uncle Matt that passed away! I was thinking it was Dad´s Uncle Mark. Please, please tell the Smith family that I am thinking of them, and praying for them, and that I love them! I know he will be missed, but I also know that he never abandoned his family, and I know that he is not about to do so now.
Main events of this week. On Wednesday we had a zone service project. I was really excited that it happened, because we’ve been talking about it for almost a month now, and it never happened! We went to a school, and painted a couple of the rooms. It was really fun. Unfortunately, not very many supplies like paintbrushes were brought, so we had to keep rotating, and it took a little bit more time than we were hoping, but it still went really well. And I think we did a good job. A couple of us Hermanas got a little crazy, (hna alvarez, hna gonzalez, and I), and pictures will be included at the end. You will be happy to see, that although I am a very serious missionary, I have not completely lost my personality! haha.
We also had a Relief Society activity on Saturday, and that went great! We have been trying to work a little bit more with the menos activos, and it is really starting to show. One of the menos activos came to the activity, and she had a really good time. We are also really noticing a difference with the ward. They are starting to realize that we really are here to help them, and that they are really really important to us.
Okay, I just read your email, and it is just clicking to me that it is Uncle Matt that passed away! I was thinking it was Dad´s Uncle Mark. Please, please tell the Smith family that I am thinking of them, and praying for them, and that I love them! I know he will be missed, but I also know that he never abandoned his family, and I know that he is not about to do so now.
Main events of this week. On Wednesday we had a zone service project. I was really excited that it happened, because we’ve been talking about it for almost a month now, and it never happened! We went to a school, and painted a couple of the rooms. It was really fun. Unfortunately, not very many supplies like paintbrushes were brought, so we had to keep rotating, and it took a little bit more time than we were hoping, but it still went really well. And I think we did a good job. A couple of us Hermanas got a little crazy, (hna alvarez, hna gonzalez, and I), and pictures will be included at the end. You will be happy to see, that although I am a very serious missionary, I have not completely lost my personality! haha.
We also had a Relief Society activity on Saturday, and that went great! We have been trying to work a little bit more with the menos activos, and it is really starting to show. One of the menos activos came to the activity, and she had a really good time. We are also really noticing a difference with the ward. They are starting to realize that we really are here to help them, and that they are really really important to us.
We had a couple of surprises on Sunday. A surprise investigator came to church. His name is Joel, and he is the boyfriend of a girl that is in another branch. They came together, and we have a lot of hope for him. Please pray for him, that he will be okay, that he will listen to us, and that he will be able to progress. He is getting ready to change his number, and so we gave him our number to get in contact with us. Please pray that he will get a hold of us, the ball is completely in his court, and that makes me really nervous that maybe he just won’t call. But if we are all praying, it will happen! Please help us!
Presidente Parreño and the Hna Parreño came to our Sacrament Meeting on Sunday as well, and Hna Parreño is in love with my singing voice. It is really flattering, but it makes me a little embarrassed. Hahah, but she is about the sweetest person to ever walk the planet. They spoke, and it was fantastic, they are just so full of the spirit, I can really tell that they are going to help me the last few months of my misson.
We also had a menos active come to church. It has been over a year since she has come, and we were SO excited to see her there. And the ward was great! They all talked to her, and tried to help her feel welcome! Her name is Ines Moreno, and we are hoping that she is on her way to being fully active again.
Okay, I seriously don’t have much time, but I do need you to remind me to tell you the story about Gonzalo next week. I’m not telling it for two reasons. One, the time thing. Two, the story isn’t completely over. Lets just say that by the time you get to where I am in the mission, you think you have experienced basically everything that there is, and let me tell you my dear parents, I have yet to experience everything. There are still lots of surprises in store. Transfers are in two weeks, and I am freaking out.
Oh, we also had the Hermanas from White living in our apartment for a while this week. It was really fun, but let me tell you, our apartment is not big enough for four. Haha. Will you also keep Hermana Baker in your prayers? She is going through a bit of a hard time, and she is one of my best friends here. I am really worried for her.
Presidente Parreño and the Hna Parreño came to our Sacrament Meeting on Sunday as well, and Hna Parreño is in love with my singing voice. It is really flattering, but it makes me a little embarrassed. Hahah, but she is about the sweetest person to ever walk the planet. They spoke, and it was fantastic, they are just so full of the spirit, I can really tell that they are going to help me the last few months of my misson.
We also had a menos active come to church. It has been over a year since she has come, and we were SO excited to see her there. And the ward was great! They all talked to her, and tried to help her feel welcome! Her name is Ines Moreno, and we are hoping that she is on her way to being fully active again.
Okay, I seriously don’t have much time, but I do need you to remind me to tell you the story about Gonzalo next week. I’m not telling it for two reasons. One, the time thing. Two, the story isn’t completely over. Lets just say that by the time you get to where I am in the mission, you think you have experienced basically everything that there is, and let me tell you my dear parents, I have yet to experience everything. There are still lots of surprises in store. Transfers are in two weeks, and I am freaking out.
Oh, we also had the Hermanas from White living in our apartment for a while this week. It was really fun, but let me tell you, our apartment is not big enough for four. Haha. Will you also keep Hermana Baker in your prayers? She is going through a bit of a hard time, and she is one of my best friends here. I am really worried for her.
I love you!!!
Corinne
July 9, 2012- Letter
Dear Mom and Dad,
I
have not yet met my new mission president, and the site where we write
him our weekly email is down, and so I haven´t even been able to write
hm yet. It is really
weird, even though he is so close, I feel so isolated from him. I
assume, that at some point we will meet him, and I would assume that it
would be soon. But then again, you know what happens when you assume,
right Dad? (Hehe, I´m so funny).
This week has been really good. There were a couple of exciting things that happened.
One
was on Tuesday. It was just a normal Tusday, except that we had gone to
a different church for our district meeting. But really, not that big
of a deal. Then
we were walking to catch a bus (we being Hna Carson, Hna Pixtn, Hna
Baker, and I), and we had to cross a street, which really, when you
think about it isn´t that weird, missionaries cross streets all the
time, right? Except this time was different. I stepped
off the curb, and the next thing I knew I was on the ground. Again, not
that weird, I fall all the time. But again, this time was different. I
sprained my ankle. It hurt soooo bad. So we called a Remis (aka taxi)
and it took us to Romina and Fernando´s house,
where we were having lunch that day.While we were there, we called Elder
Galan (aka district leader) and told him what happened, and we figured
out a way to do emergency divisions. Hna Baker (since she knows sports
med stuff) stayed with me, and Hna Pixton
went with Hna Carson. I was just glad that we were able to figure it
out, because if not, I would have gone to work anyways, we had way to
much going on for me to waste a day sitting at home. As it was, I wsn´t
super exciting about doing nothing that day, but
sometimes it is better to rest for a day, and then be able to work the
rest of the week. (For all my ex leaders who happen to be reading this,
see how much I´ve learned? I wouldn´t have said that when you were here.
Sorry it takes me so long to learn my lessons.).
Don´t worry, I was completely fine the next day, and I was able to work.
Okay fine, it still hurt a little, but not too bad. And it only hurts
everyonce in while now. Yay!
The
rest of the week was pretty normal. We had lots of surprise lessons
with members, which was great. We just showed up at members homes, and
they had friends
there. None of them where in our area, but thats okay.
The other really exciting things all happened yesterday. And by exciting, I mean lame.
There
were two. One was during Sunday School. Its called the teacher didn´t
show up so I had to give the class without preparing anything. I hate
that. I feel so
flustered and disorganized. I just feel like I ramble because I am
nervous, and I don´t know what is going to happen next, and I feel like I
should know because I am the teacher. But really, overall, it turned
out alright, and I should grow up and stop complaining.
The
other unpleasant shock came two minutes before Sacrament Meeting
started, and I was getting ready to go play the prelude music. Okay
fine, like 7 minutes before
the meeting started, but still the key is that I had to play the prelude
music. One of the Hnos came up and said that one of the Hnas hadn´t
showed up, is there anyway that I could give a talk? Again. Not a fan. I
ended up saying who knows what about enduring
to the end, and keeping the commandments. I felt very scattered, but it
turned out okay. People lied and said they couldn´t tell that I hadn´t
had time to prepare, so that was generous of them. I did share the
scriptures 2 Nefi 31:20, Lucas 5:5, and 2 Kings
6:15-17 (it might be chapter 8, I can´t quite remember.)
I
suppose if I am being mature about the situation, I should be glad that
people have that much confidance in my abilities to speak, that would
ask me to do that.
And I am grateful for the help that I recieved that I was able to pull
it off, even if it wasn´t at the level I would prefer.
The other really exciting things that happened are:
1)
Jesica Salvo is visiting her family, and she came to church yesterday
all on her own! We are on our way to being fast friends, and she is
showing more and more
interest all the time, which is great!
2)
Fernando gave his very first lesson in YM´s today. (he was recently
called as the first counselor in the YM Presidency) He, and our cute YM
said that he did
a great job! Bishop said that we were not allowed to go to YM to listen
to the lesson. I didn´t think that he would say yes, but it doesn´t hurt
to ask, right?
3)
Ezequiel blessed the sacrament for the first time yesterday! He is
using his Priesthood! I am so excited!!!!! And guess who taught him how
to do it? Fernando!
I just love watching people grow!
I
have recently really started to be good about using a study journal,
and I have noticed a huge difference in my studies. I have always
enjoyed my studies, but
the more time I have in the mision, the more sacred that time becomes. I
am so grateful for the scriptures, and all that they teach us. I am
also grateful for the prophets who wrote the scriptures, and all that
they went through so that we can have them now,
and do the things that the Lord would have us do.
I
am happy to say, that I can still say that I love being a missonary,
and I am so grateful for the time that I have had, and still have, to
dedicate myself to
the Lord, and do the work that He would do if He were here.
I pray for you all, all the time. I love you so much! Thank you for all that you do for me! Love love love!!!
Corinne
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