I Dove In!
Hola! Que pasa en sus vidas? My title this week is that I Dove In and boy did I. I feel like I have spoken more Spanish in these last 6 days than I have my entire mission so far. It has been hard but it has felt so good. I feel like last transfer Hermana Clayton was a very over protective parent that kept me in the baby pool and made me keep my floaties on. Then Hermana Merkley came and has seen that I know how to swim and so she has let me dive into the big kid pool. She has been there to catch me if I need it but she lets me try to swim to the edge first. I hope this makes sense because I came up with it this morning and it just really describes how I have felt this week.
Hermana Merkley is incredible she has been out for 8 months. She is from Colorado and is the 4th of 8 children. She came from serving with two native Spanish speakers and has never been the senior companion. She has hair that goes down to the middle of her calf and has never cut her hair in her 23 years of life. I already love her so much. I know that she is who I need to serve with right now. She has amazing goals and ideas and it is going to be a great transfer. I prayed so hard for a good companion this transfer. I prayed for someone who would help me learn spanish, be patient with me and just truly love me. I also told Heavenly Father that if he answered my plea that I would do all that I could to help my companion as well. Heavenly Father answered my prayers and I now I have to do my part.
I am helping Hermana Merkley my doing my part in lessons because she is not used to being the one who does most of the talking so I told I will do all that I can so that she won't have to be the one who does most of the talking in this companionship either. It is difficult but as I open my mouth the Lord blesses me with what to say. We have also made it a goal that when we are not at home we will try and speak only Spanish. It is hard but this goal is helping me learn more and more each day and I am begining to think in Spanish. It is so exciting. Like right now as I type I have to force my mind to think in English it is hard but a way good thing at the same time. I am already growing so much so I know that this transfer is going to be incredible.
Also Hermana Merkley is drving which means I have to navigate which is just as hard as driving for me but thank heavens for my GPS. We have gotten lost a few times but we just laugh about it and move on. We have also had a hard time seeing investigators this week but we aren't letting that get us down either. We have just kind of thought that Heavenly Father is just letting us warm up to all of this.
We did have a great opportunity to go the the Oakland temple lights with our branch. It was great to be with them and to share the Christmas season with those that I have grown to love. Christmas is such a wonderful time to share the gosple. I would encourage all of you to share the gosple this Christmas.
Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. Have a wonderful day!
Con mucho amor,
Hermana Hillary
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