Hey all!
I don't even know where to begin, and honestly the timer on my upper right hand corner is freaking me out:-). How was everyones weeks?! This week was much better with my companion, it is still hard, but I am doing my best to try and be patient in every possible way! Some times I just need to talk to someone to let out my frustrations then I am fine, so my journal and bathroom time have become very sacred to me! I know you all wanted to know that!
Kaela you crack me up! I don't know how I forgot that I am an Olympian, you just don't forget those things, thank you for reminding me!!! That was a day I needed a lot of laughter, and I got it!
Last Wednesday we taught our second to last lesson with Carlos, we ended up asking if he'd follow the example of Christ and be baptized. The spirit was awesome, I wasn't sure what to say many times, and found myself trying to piece together sentences with words that I was suddenly remembering, so lets hope I made sense :-)haha! We finished with him last Thursday night, and met who he really is on Friday. He is our second teacher and he's from PG, his name is Hermano David Doxey, and he's fabulous! I like him a lot better than our other teacher, but he's not bad either.
I mentioned this to Mom and Dad, but I got my flight plans last Thursday!!! I will be in Guatemala a week from today! I fly out of Salt Lake next Tuesday the 21st at 7:57 pm and get to go to LAX then fly out of there at 11:59 pm and get to Guatemala the next morning at 5:54 am! I can't believe it! But I get to call home that night from the airport, so stand by the phones! I bought two calling cards today, so I should have plenty of time once I get all checked in and such! Plus it's on Kaela's birthday!
KC, I thought about you all week last week! I can't believe that you have been out a year already! Half way there and I know you are doing great! If you were a girl you'd only have 6 months left so work hard, since you have a year!
So this week it is my goal to learn how to be funny in Spanish! Laughter is wonderful medicine! It'll make me work harder to, that way hopefully I'll figure it out! On Monday we started teaching two new people (played by our teachers) and the one teacher I don't like so much called me out in front of our whole district and made me feel like poop because of what he thought I said even thought I said the right word. I was not a fan, I know I am going to make mistakes, especially when I am just learning the language, but I would prefer he didn't make fun of me for it. He has apologized numerous times since then though. Then Hermano Doxey came in later that night and had heard about it, and told us about the times he had tried to be funny but it didn't work kind of thing, which made me feel a bit better.
I actually have slept 3 nights in a row! This is a proud moment since I had only been getting about 4 hours of sleep every night! Also I am convinced they put things in the food here that prepares people for stomach problems in other countries! It has made my stomach not so happy, haha.
Also I love that Jackson is sleeping in my bed! We talked about a little boy yesterday who would do sit on his brothers bed and wear his clothes because he missed him, so it made me think of that a little bit. That might not be the case, but I love it anyhow. Also all week long I'll be studying and suddenly Blake's hispanic/scottish accent pops into my head and I can't stop laughing because everything I read is in that accent! How is Kalie and Jason's project coming along? Also what information do I put on my suitcases for emergency contact stuff?
KC keep up the wonderful work! I understand partially how hard this can be! You are doing amazing! I have learned so much how important it is for us to come unto Christ, and we need to put forth the effort, because if we don't it will not just be given to us. I am trying my hardest to do all that I can to have him with me, because without the Spirit in our lives, it just gets hard. I am not sure when I'll be writing next, since I don't know what my schedule is once I get to the MTC in Guatemala. Also please keep Desi Quartey in all of you prayers! I love the work, it is hard but I will get the hang of it, especially because of the amazing support I have from all of you! I love you all more than you know, and I hope I can do all I can to help you and others around me know that. I feel like I am forgetting so much, but I don't have to much time left on that stinkin timer! Stay strong, and keep up the wonderful work!
Con Amor,
Hermana Wilcox
SLY!
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