Week 5

I LEAVE HERE IN 3 DAYS!!!!! I am SOOOO excited to get into the field. I’m nowhere near ready as far as the language goes, but I’m ready to try to bless the lives of the people of Florida. I really love this place, and I’m going to miss is so much, as well as all of the amazing people I’ve met. But most of them will be going to school in Utah in a couple years, so we’ll just have to get together then. It’s going to be great!!!!

There are so many people here that there have been a couple meals where we literally ate all the food. It was kinda crazy, and one of the hermanas in my casa was home sick, so we were going to bring her food. But we couldn’t because by the time we were done eating, all they had left was bread. So we brought that, and it was good enough, since she didn’t really want to eat food anyway.

The first generation of Americanos left this week. It was so crazy to see them go, and then for us to be the "seniors" on campus. It’s hard to help the new missionaries though, because a lot has changed in the 5 and a half weeks that I’ve been here. We know the basics, but everyone has different schedules, and now when people get here they get green packets of information and we have no idea what’s in them. But that’s all part of the adventure! We also realized a few weeks ago that we don’t get dork dots!! I totally forgot that Provo does that, and when we realized it, I was a little disappointed. But I got over it pretty quick :)

Last Tuesday was the first world wide broadcast of the MTC devotional from Provo!!!! It was broadcast to 8 of the 17 MTCs, and we got to be one of them!!!! Elder Scott spoke about prayer, and how powerful it is. I think sometimes we forget that when we are praying, we are speaking to our Heavenly Father, through His Son, Jesus Christ. That’s not something to take lightly! Take your time, tell Him the things of your heart. He hears every prayer, and He answers every prayer, whether you realize it or not. When you don’t feel like you’ve gotten an answer, sometimes that means He is showing His trust for you in allowing you to make your own decision. I think that is incredible! That He would trust me enough to make decisions, it makes me very happy :) Although, when that happens, usually I just want Him to tell me what to do.

Who remembers Elder Holland’s talk from last October? About Peter and the Apostles after Christ’s crucifixion? That talk was from a devotional he gave to missionaries in the Provo MTC back in January 2011. It was a very memorable devotional, and we watched it last Sunday. He quotes the end of the Book of Matthew in the New Testament. The Apostles don’t know what to do after Christ has left the earth, and so they just go back to fishing. The Savior comes back, meets them on shore, and asks Peter "Do you love me?" three times, and each time that Peter says "Yea, Lord. Thou knowest that I love thee." Jesus tells him to feed His sheep. If we love Jesus Christ then we need to feed His sheep. Which is exactly why I am here. Quiero Jesucristo muchisimo. Asique, voy enseñar los hijos de Dios en Florida. Que es porque estoy aquì. Que es porque yo vivo en la manera hago. Porque Jesucristo es mi Salvador, y Èl pide a mi, y ustedes, que necesito hacer que Èl quiere para mi hacer.

If you need help figuring out how to be good member missionaries, look up Elder Bednar’s talk called "Ask in Faith". Hermano Arnold showed us a clip of it in class a few days ago, and it was very good in helping us all to be member missionaries.

Este obra es de Dios. Estoy muy agradacido por la oportunidad de ser un parte de esta obra. Hay missionaros en todo de mundo, y soy solomente una. Pero yo sè que soy llamò de Dios, y soy un parte de este obra. Ustedes estan un parte de este obra, y Èl tiene un plan para todos de Sus hijos. Siempre recuerden este. El Señor tiene mucho amor por yo, and por ustedes. Piden a Èl si no sienten este amor. Yo sè que el amor de Dios siempre està con ustedes.

I forgot to tell  you that I got to go to the temple again today! How could I forget that!?!

It was really cool to get to go our first week and then our last week. I think I understood more that was being said, and more of what I was saying. The temple workers were a bit more prepared for us too, and that helped a lot! I have loved being able to go to the temple, and I don`t think I`ll be able to go anymore for 17 months. So you all need to go for me! Take part in the blessings that are there! If you can`t go in, just walk around. Take pictures, read your scriptures, write in your journal, or just breathe in the temple air. The Temple is the House of God. It`s the closest we can get to Him while we`re here on this earth. Just as I am very excited to see you all again, I can`t wait until I can be with my Heavenly Father again, and you ALL better be there with me! NO EMPTY CHAIRS!!!!

 

Thanks for the prayers and letters! It`ll be easier and faster to communicate in a few days, which means you guys don`t have much room for excuses to not write me letters!

 

Les amo!

Gracias por todo!!!

Les amo, muchisimo!!!!

Hermana Despain

This is my district, and Hma. Mackay today. I love all these people SO much!

This is my district with Hma. Anderson and Haywood`s district. We all got here the same time, and we spend a lot of time together. Hma. Mackay teaches them in the evening, so we all got a picture together.