Hey friends.
I have one more week in the CCM. ONE. MORE. WEEK. What is this? I am in shock.
Anyway, before I rant about that I should probably talk about my week.
Here are some things that happened that arent big enough to earn their own paragraph but are still notable:
-I filled an entire journal. In 4 weeks. Im going to have a lot of journals by the time this is over.
-BENTLEY IS A MISSIONARY NOW TOO WOOOO GO SISTA
-we got oreos from momma. Thanks mom, youre the coolest!
Okay. Now lets get down to the nitty gritty (Nacho Libre, anyone?).
So once you hit week 4 in the MTC they expect you to speak as much spanish as possible. Which is totally exhausting. And hard. But also fun. But scary because every day is solo español day when youre in Nicaragua. Thats a little overwhelming. Pray that my poor trainer has patience with me. I feel bad for her.
Okay, tender mercy time. So, one of these random filler weekdays (I literally cannot remember which one....groundhog day. Todo día, cada día.) this one maestra came in to coach us. I was having a lovely day and everything was great and theeeeen she came over to our desk. We were planning a lesson and she asked us if we had filled out the paperwork. We were like....umm....what paperwork? And then she proceeded to totally roast us (en solo español, of course) about how we arent teaching correctly and we are being irresponsible and stuff. It made sense why she was upset with us, but it pretty much crushed my soul and I was like ¨what the what¨ by the end. I felt so discouraged and stressed and drained and I was like ¨heck naw, I dont want to work anymore¨. It was rough. I just wanted to cry. But then, after lunch and gym we came back and I saw that I had a letter sitting on my desk. It was from my fabulous mother. She wrote me this really awesome, motivational letter and attached a comment from Brother Williams in my ward, pep talking me about spanish. It turned my entire WEEK around. So thank you both for that, I needed it.
As usual, I have every song ever stuck in my head at once. Current brain playlist:
Whistle by Jason Derulo, Summer by Calvin Harris, Love is an Open Door, that one oldies song that goes ¨WooooooOOOOoooo, for the longest tiiiiimmmeeee¨, and What the Heck by Avril Lavigne. Save me. Sos. Help. Ayuda me.
Okay, so conference was the best thing that has ever happened to me. Conferencia general is 1000000 times mayor as a misionera. We all gathered and watched it in our auditorium, which was really really cool. I loved seeing all of us missionaries stand and sing for the hymns. And, when they announced that they would have those talks in spanish, the entire auditorium cheered! We have mission language pride, thats for sure. I caught little blips of the talk in spanish and I could totally understand. Thats one thing thats gotten easier for me lately, I feel like I can understand way more spanish. I cant really respond.....but hey, this is a step forward. Its all good. Im sure Nicaragua will force me to be a spanish speaker. Woot!
Speaking of Nicaragua, I HAVE MY TICKET. WHAT THE CRAP. By the time you all hear from me next Ill be in Nicaragua. I have a flight to El Salvador next monday morning at 6, and then a flight to Nicaragua at 8. I arrive around 9 am. I have to be on the bus out of the CCM at 2 am which means no sleep, just partying until 2 am!!! Just kidding. Partying is relative. We´ll probably be studing scriptures and talking till 2 am. I am really nervous about leaving my little comfort zone in the CCM for the unknown in Nicaragua, but I know itll be okay because with the help of Heavenly Father I can do anything! Spanish is hard. Being a missionary is hard. But its also so joyful and fun, I cant imagine myself anywhere else. Pray for me. Here we gooooo
Debo compartir mi testimonio. haha Yo sé que Padre Celestial nos ama. Quiere nos regresar vivir con vida eterna, entonces da un plan para nuestro salvacion y felicidad. Padre Celestial da su hijo, Jesucristo, mortir por nuestro pecados y dolores, y expiar para nos. Jesucristo es mi salvador. Yo sé que vida es no facíl, pero Padre Celestial y Jesucristo son aquí para nos. Yo sé que José Smith fue un profeta. El restauraba el evangelio a la tierra. El Libro de Mormon y La Biblia son las palabras de Díos. Yo sé el evangelio es verdadero. Estoy muy agradecido por la oportunidad mirar conferencia general y eschuchar las palabras de el profeta. Yo sé que Thomas S Monson es el profeta en los últimos días. Estoy agradecido para mi llamamiento misíonal y la oportunidad servir en Nicaragua y hablar español. Amo los santos en Nicaragua. Estoy muy nervioso pero muy entusiasmado estar en Nicaragua en una semana. :)
That was some sketchy spanish. But esta bien. Itll get better. It always does :)
See ya in Nicaragua,
Hermana Haws
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