Well anyway, I made it to the DR MTC safely and I am in a trio with THE BEST companeras ever!! Hermana olsen and hermana vasquez!!! and we got room 401 which IS THE BEST cause I get to wake up and look out the window right at the temple!!! its AMAZING!!!
So life in the DR MTC consists of 1 hours of spanish being shoved down your throat with a little bit of meal time and physical activity time and NO time for sleep. as if the 11 hours of spanish werent enough, we have so much studying and memorizing to do its insane. Well a lot of studying especially for me.... because as all of you know I know |ZERO SPANISH!! and well, here they dont exactly take your background of espanol into consideration and instead pray about where you should be!!! which is amazing!! I love that they go off of the lords inspiration! BUT!!! I got put in the HIGHER level spanish class with all the people who have had 3+ years of spanish anddddddd...... well lets just say im working REALLY REALLY hard!! Im actually keeping up surprisingly well. But I'm not keeping up because "in smart" or "I just pick up really fast..." NOPE!!! the only reason I am learning as fast as I am is becuase of THE GIFT OF TOUNGES!!! and i believe that with ALL of my heart!!! ALSO side note... my class loves me because i make a fool of myself basically anytime I try to say something.... BUT mistakes are progress right?!? and I have gottten to the point where I dont mess up every thing I say!! And let me tell you that is progress!!!
So anyway, our MTC president is from MESA ARIZONA the gulbrandsens!! theyre amazing! (especially his wife)!!!! She is the best!! she actually reminds me so much of my mom so its like a little piece of home is here with me in the DR!! She gave a talk in our sunday school class on sunday!! which was a day that I was feeling particularry overwhelmed and something she said really stuck with me!!! "You guys, all you need to do is DO YOUR BEST!!! and the Lord will do the rest!!" I am pretty sure she was quoting hinkley!! but anyway! its so true, we cant do it all, but we dont have to! we just need to do our BEST with everything!! including Repenting, going to church, going to mutual even if we dont have "time" etc.
But anyway I am a living testimony that the lord lives and loves us and gives us what we need!!1 (aka THE GIFT OF TOUNGES) cause I would be nowhere without it!!!
I love you all and I love the gospel!! and im sorry if this makes no sense.... I only have an hour and i cant think straight! my mind is a big jumbled mess of english and spanish right now!!!
But I love you all and I hope youre all having a good week!!! ALSO!! yesterday we went running around the temple... and ended up taking a shower in the POURING RAIN lol!! the rain drops are so big here!!
PICTURES!!!
1. My companeras and I matching!! (companions!)
2. Me and Hermana olsen, pointing to our missions!
3. Me and Hermana FELIZ!!
4. The view from my window
5. Our room!!! (were so proud lol)
6. FOOD!
7. We like mirror selfies apparently :)
My Companeras and I matching!! (Companions!) |
Hermana Olsen and I pointing to our Missions |
Me and Hermana FELIZ!!! |
The view from my window |
Our room!!! ( we are so proud lol) |
FOOD!!! |
We like mirror selfies apparently :) |
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