One Month Down = Insanity
Hola everyone!
So as the title says I have been in el CCM for one month as of yesterday. I can't believe it. After living here for one month I am definitely insane. If you thought I was weird before I am totally insane now. There is something about being around 19 year old boys all day that gets to you sometimes and you just do weird things. Yesterday we started skipping and singing songs from enchanted with oh about 50 people staring at us. The weirdest thing that I have seen an elder do was last night after gym when an elder had on his pajamas and robe under his white shirt and pants. He looked really fat and you could see it all bunched up. His reasoning was that it was easier because then he did not have to change into his pajamas later.
This week one of the best thing that happened was that I got a wonderful surprise of Shirley's cinnamon rolls from Aunt Janette and Uncle Gregg. It made my day and they were so good! Thank you for thinking of me!
Also Sheri Dew spoke at Relief Society this Sunday. I have always loved her and she was incredible. She talked about the importance of knowing who we are. I loved how she didn't just talk about ho we are daughters of God but she also talked about the importance of knowing our heritage. I am thankful that I have grown up hearing stories of my ancestors and I know that they are watching out for me. The fireside this Sunday was also incredible it was all about the Book of Mormon and how the Lord wants to protect his book. The speaker is the director of proselyting for the mission department, Brother Watson he served as the President of the Mesa mission in 2004-2007. He showed us a clip of the Book of Mormon Broadway play it very cynical and it was amazing to feel the Spirit leave the room. He then talked about how the church put up Mormon.org billboards all over New York (in the subway stations, on street corner, everywhere) and they also put up jumbo trons in Times Square. The playbill even had Mormon.org adds in it. The Lord works in mysterious ways because even though the play is a terrible representation of the church it has been an amazing opportunity to share the real Book of Mormon with the world. After the fireside I had a greater desire to read the Book of Mormon every day because I know without a doubt that we will all be blessed if we do.
Also on Sunday we watched a talk that Elder Callister gave on the apostasy. It is incredible. He is so amazing and so smart. I wish I could tell you all about it but he talked about 10 points that are evidence that the great apostasy occurred. The one that sticks out to me the most is that the bible ends. It seems simple like duh the bible ends but if there was no apostasy and the apostles weren't killed the bible would have still been written and it would not have ended. This is also evidence of the need for a restoration because imagine life with out the Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Christ.
One more thing about the Book of Mormon this week one of my teachers encouraged me to make the Book of Mormon come to life for my investigators and I apply the stories to their lives. I would encourage all of you to always ask yourselves how can I apply what I am reading in the Book of Mormon to my life. It is powerful!
Lesbia and Diego are doing great. Diego went to "church" which is exciting! We are teaching them lesson 2 which is difficult but exciting.
The devotional this week was my favorite my far. It was Elder Koeliker of the 70. He was just so humble and sweet. He encouraged us to listen to the Spirit and split our paper in half and put his words on one side and the words of the Spirit on the other side. I have done this before but doing this that time was so powerful because I minutes before the devotional began Hermana Blauer and I had got into a little argument and I just didn't feel the Spirit at all. I prayed to my Heavenly Father and plead for the Spirit to be with me and that I would hear something in the fireside that would help me change my attitude. That night I received so many wonderful promptings that changed my life. Please take time out of your busy lives to listen to the spirit. It is amazing. He also talked about the importance of the temple and how it is a protection for us. He also said the our service in the temple is the only way we can truly serve as Christ did. (As I heard that comment I though I bet Papa has thought of that before because he is so smart).
This week I have decided that I must take the advice of President Bawden and be vulnerable. I have been sharing so many personal comments in class and randomly it is crazy because that is just not me. On Sunday Hermana Blauer and I got to teach a lesson in district meeting about the atonement. I felt like I should share about how when I had back surgery Dad wrote me a letter and that included Alma 7:11- 12 in it. That letter changed the way that I think about the atonement and it helped be get through that difficult time. I also bore a powerful testimony about the atonement and the spirit was so strong. Being vulnerable is hard but worth it.
My Spanish is coming along great. I am working so hard to Speak Your Language it is hard but worth it. Oh and we go to to the Teaching Resource Center (TRC) where we teach members lessons. It is really fun and not scary at all.
I am doing great besides the fact that I am weird but oh well.
Thank you for your prayers and support.
Hermana Andrews
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