This week has been great! The other day we had to say goodbye to the group of Latina sisters that we have grown so close to, which was so sad. Our district re-arranged the hymn "God be with you till we meet again" to sing to them before they left. And when we did....the love in that room was unreal....followed by hugs and many kisses on the cheek haha...I love that. I think it should be a law in the US.
The new group of "gringos"(they call us) came in on Thursday....and wow even though they are all the same age as me they just look like babies. They all had that deer in the headlights face I had the first day I got here. Katie Johnson, a girl in my ward down at BYU, came in that group and it was so fun to see her. Also, my new roommate speaks Spanish but she has live in Salt lake her who life and has known Amanda Bennett since elementary....small world! And she is also obsessed with essential oil....mom, you should be happy because I get a dose of it every night....as she spreads it all over herself haha.
My companions have been great which is a blessing because another companionship in our district had to switch around because they absolutely loathed each other which was hard to see. But I am positive I will be given companions like that....but I'll just have to kill them with kindness! Easier said than done haha.
The classes have been good...but there is so much to learn with this language. But I have to just tell myself that I will not be overwhelmed and have to remember that I have been called and the Lord will kit the task to my capabilities. Now, I am always telling myself "don't stress" which is something I never could have done before my mission----all of you know the worry and stress side of me too well. But it goes to show how God can change any weakness into a strength.
Sunday was amazing...I got a little dose of familiarity on that day here. We were able to have all our regular meetings and afterwards we watched a devotional by Holland. It was probably the most straightforward....hammer down...in your face Holland talk I have ever heard and that is saying a lot. He expressed that he expects superhuman performance out of the missionaries and that we are never again allowed to go back to who we were after our work is finished in the field. He definitely got close to the "singe my eyebrows a little" and whip me into shape. If you have a chance to listen to it.....it was at the Provo MTC on Feb. 28, 2012----its kinda long but totally worth it!
I was really bummed today because the Lima Temple is closed for the next couple of p-days I am here...so I am pretty sure last week was my final time for my whole mission. But its all good....this is not a time for me but the time to shift the eyes of the people here to the temple. So....instead of going to the temple we went out to shop which was fun to get another taste of the culture. Another sister and I didn't want to buy anything so we just started to walk around....giving people who would listen to our "Spanglish" a pamphlet. I loved it...I just need to learn Spanish haha so I can answer their questions.
Well, there isn't too much else to say since I am not out in the field experiencing the culture. But I just want to thank our whole family for making me who I am today. I am so thankful for homesickness because, as a result, I have obtained a motivation to give the people of Peru the foundation of the gospel in order to build a family as powerful as ours. There is no greater gift than family. I miss you all so much....and I cant tell you enough times how much I love you! Thank you for your prayers...I can feel them strengthening me each day. I pray for all of you individually each day!
Love, Hermana Mahas
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| Sisters from my district going to Arequipa with Elder Sitton and Elder Jones |
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| All the Hermanas in my District that are going to Arequipa |
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