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First, I would like to complain about how deceivingly awful calling home is...
So...this week was real tough. Hermana Tapia and I chose to
focus on the Christlike Attribute of patience, and ohhhh boyyyy was our
patience tested...
I started the week off real strong by making it out of the
house and to the La Valle for zone meeting, without my name tag. classic.
Thankfully there was an Hermana who had left her name tag in the pension of the
other Hermanas, so I was Hermana Anderson for the day. I was getting a lot of
confused faces, and then some people actually were calling me Hermana Anderson,
so it was an easy way to figure out who still has yet to learn my name.
As you recall from last week I was supposed to sing a solo
with Elder Thronton accompanying me for the meeting, butttt we hadn't gotten to
practice or find music soooo we just assumed that we would do it the following
week. FALSE!!!
"and now we will have a special musical number from
Elder Thronton and Hermana Cannon"
whooooo?
oh good. Sooooo we winged it I sang, "I Know My
Redeemer Lives" and I was super shaky and a little nauseous for the first
verse, but after that it was fine, spiritual, and all that good stuff.
THEY ALL LIED! Winter here is REAL and it does get cold!
But, winter here is super
annoying because its cold in the morning, like 75 degrees by noon, and then at night its so cold I sleep in my jeans and wind breaker... Also, my fashion sense had hit an ultimate low when I left
the house with long Spanx under basketball shorts under my skirt, two
undershirts under my shirt, and two sweaters under my wind breaker...I vaguely
resembled Joey, from Friends, during the episode when he puts on all of
Chandler's clothes all at once.
annoying because its cold in the morning, like 75 degrees by noon, and then at night its so cold I sleep in my jeans and wind breaker...
I did something I swore I would never do and I bought a pair
of Crocs...but they are super cute, for Crocs, and there is too much mud
sometimes to not have them. so they are a necessary evil.
Sad. The zipper on my shoulder bag broke so I had to buy a
new backpack. It is purple, and with my short hair, someone told me yesterday
that I looked like, Dora La Exploradora (Dora the Explorer) hehehe mehhhhhhh no bueno :(
WATER!!!!!
So everyone has been asking me about the water
sichiation...BASICALLY, if you are going to a country that has a sketchy water
system, the CCM (MTC) will give you a handy dandy water filtration system water
bottle. It is awesome!!! And I have not gotten sick! However, everyone,
especially the Elders all make fun of me, because everyone usually ditches
their water bottles and stomachs the water after the first week. FOOLS. Esta
bien, I would rather take the ridicule, than have diarrhea!
I just wanted to say THANKYOUUUUUU to everyone that's been
writing me and to let you know that I print off EVERY email, so I can read
EVERY word, and I will eventually respond to ALL of them!! So keep sending your
love and support it means so much to me to have you in my corner.
I have developed a slight obsession with Pepas (shortbread
cookies with a dollop of jam in the middle) They are borrato, rico, y capo
(cheap, yummy, and awesome)
Also, I discovered that my biggest weakness is pan casero = homemade bread. There are always guys roaming the streets carrying loaves of
fresh bread, and lets just say my self control is being stretched to its
limits. hehehe pan con dulce de leche is soooooo goooooodddd. Actually, FACT:
Dulce de Leche makes ANYTHING taste better.
2 language barrier blunders:
Hermana Tapia was explaining the difference between abeja = bee,
and oveja = sheep. Then I was showing off my uncanny impression of a sheep.
Then while I was baaaaaaaaaing, I tripped and an old lady laughed and called me
a drunk. Next, we were teaching this lady that had hair so long, it
reached the top of her knee (YIKES) But it was really pretty so I told her,
"¡su caballo es muy hermosa!" andddd cabello = hair and CABALLO=
horse...so I told her her horse was beautiful. she didnt have a horse. she just
looked confused and slightly offended.
The cure to laziness and fatigue is WORK! I have found that
the more diligent we are the more success we have and the less tired I am. And
this proved so true throughout this past week
Hna Tapia got so sick that we had to go back to the
pension so she could rest and I read the Book of Mormon the whole time. I just love every moment that I get to read its words. I am
slightly ashamed that it has taken me this long to realize how amazing,
powerful, and inspiring all of it words are, and my testimony of its messages
is growing stronger every day. I know with all of my heart that the
Book of Mormon is the word of God and I feel so privileged to share
it with these people everyday.
I dont know Spanish,
I dont know the lessons,
I dont know the Book of Mormon,
I dont really know anything...
BUT my desire to serve is so strong, and I know that this
work and my efforts are and will change hearts and lives of these people and
eventually (hopefully) I will be a good missionary and teacher.
lots of love, miss you all!!!!
Te Amo
Chau.
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