Hola,
Well this was the first week of the new transfer with my new companion Elder Santiago de Tiajuana Mexico. The week went by so fast, I would imagine because we hardly had an extra minute to rest our feet. We worked hard and knocked about 400 apartment doors in 2 days. It was tiring but we have about 10 lessons scheduled so far this week which is way up from last week. We are getting along great and he is helping me a lot with my spanish, since we only really talk in spanish. I carry around notecards and every time he says a word I dont know I write it down and review them after the day is over. We are teaching this guy we call muchacho and his girl friend, they live with Ruby and Alejandro. The other day we went over there and we watched the movie Finding Faith in Christ with them and at the end we bore testimony about how our Heavenly Father has something very special planned for them, but they must first seek him. It was a great lesson.
I am finally starting to be able to express myself in spanish as I do in english. I think in english the thing that makes me well me is my sense of humor and finally I am starting to get a hold of my sense of humor in the spanish language. I told a joke yesterday at Ruby's house during dinner with Muchacho and he laughed and said "Man this kid can speak spanish". That made my day because I felt like the past few transfers my spanish has been good and I can understand but now I can be myself and talk.
I am starting to learn and understand what the Hispanic people mean when they say "chili es bueno para las memorias". The past 4 days we have eaten incredibly hot food for dinner and every night at around 10pm I lay in my bed in pain as my stomach burns. I am just glad that the food has the same affect on Elder Santiago, so I am not alone in this. Peptobismol and vasaline are my two new favorite things, but it doesn't completly relieve the burn. Don't worry mom I will survive, you just may see some large expenditures on my debit card for my 2 favorite items, just know I love you :) .
I am really learning the blessings that come from hard work. When we do our part the Lord is obligated to do his part. I find when in my life I feel like God is distant I knell down ask him "God where are you" and the response is obvious "I am here, where are YOU?" I think that goes the same for everyone of us. The Lord's hand is always streched out, but a lot of the time we do not want to stretch our hand out to meet his. The Lord does not distance himself from us, we distance ourselves for him. I have really felt our Hevaenly Father's presence a lot lately and that is from me focusing on what I need to do. I know he loves us and is waiting to bless us, but it is dependant on our obedience. The church is true and this gospel is truly a gospel of love, a gospel of happiness but only when founded on the principles of the gospel. I love you all and have a great week.
Love,
Elder Jolly
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