Hola Mamá! So we didn’t hear anything about the changes in communication until Sunday at church when the members were asking us about it. We had no idea what it was so they explained it all. Then we talked with our ZL´s and they told us we had to wait until Presidente gave us the rules how to call home and what not. We have that now, but we are still trying to figure it out so I am going to wait until next week to call you so I can better understand the rules and everything to avoid problems! So I’m sorry that we can’t talk today but I’m going to figure it all out and then send you a message next week! Make sure you are on! :)
We didn’t find out what was going on with cambios until around 5 last Monday, but the call finally came and I am staying here in Campestre B and will be training a new missionary! In the morning we spent a lot of time cleaning the casa to get ready for cambios. Around 11 we got a surprise visit from a member and his work crew who were hired and sent by Hermana Urrea to start painting and repairing the casa. We didn’t know they were coming so that was a little frustrating… But I’m excited to start training a missionary for the first time. I have faith that things will be awesome!
Tuesday we had to be to the office by 9 so we could have a devotional, meet our new comps and receive instructions how to teach them. My new companion is Elder Cruz and he is from Queretaro, Mexico. He is 18 and is really cool and really smart. We had a few lessons and thank goodness that he is Latino and speaks Spanish so I don’t have to teach him that! :) He is new in the field but he was able to help me teach about the Word of Wisdom in one lesson and about Faith, Repentance and the Book of Mormon in another. I am excited about this cambio and just hope I will be a good trainer and example to him.
Wednesday I was mainly telling Elder Cruz about all the rules we have, explaining how things work in the field like study hours, area book, how to plan, how to contact, info about our investigators, info about the area/the mission, district meetings, a bunch of different things. The CCM is very different from the field so he’s having to adjust again but he will get it little by little. We had a couple of lessons, one with Cirilo and his wife Gloria and then with Jorge Avila, and they were really good lessons. I’m so very grateful that even though my companion is new, he knows about the gospel and scriptures from before he got to the mission and what he learned in the CCM. We also were able to contact a bit. It started to rain in the evening, so people didn’t want to come to the door but thankfully we were still able to find a few.
Thursday I was still trying to help Elder Cruz understand how and what we need to study during personal study, the first 12 weeks, language, and companionship study. We’re getting better but he’s still adapting. It also took us about 4 hours for weekly planning session because with each step of the planning I had to explain how to plan and what we need to do. When we finally got done we were able to go contacting for a couple of hours. It was really good because my comp was able to practice and improve his contacting. We were able to find 9 contacts! It was a good way to end the day.
Friday we had 2 appointments in the morning but they both fell through, although one was because the family was sick so we let them rest. It was also the first day we were able to go eat at a member’s house as the rest of the week we either received money or food in Tupperware. It was super awesome. Our appointments in the afternoon fell through as well, but we were able to find a few contacts so that was good.
Saturday we had a lesson with Daniel Avila where we taught him about the Plan of Salvation. We used my little wooden pieces, the pamphlet and the scriptures to explain it all; and as we were teaching we would stop to make sure he understood everything before moving on. He understood everything perfectly! At the end we asked him how he felt in respect to his baptism and if he had any doubts or questions. He said no and that he felt very calm and tranquil and happy for his baptism! He and his dad are progressing wonderfully towards their baptism on March 9th. The last lesson we had was with Jose Antonio. He is only with his mom on the weekends and his baptism will be in two weeks so we had to teach the majority of the commandments. We thought it would be a lot for him but he was able to understand what we taught him! He is also progressing wonderfully to his baptism. Sunday Jorge, Daniel and Jose Antonio all came to church too.
Thank you, I really like that quote! (from Elder M. Russell Ballard: "Sometimes we can learn and study and know, and sometimes we have to believe, trust, and hope.") I’m going to try to apply it this week with people we are teaching! but thank you so much and oh will you please tell the ward that I got the letters they sent and thank you so much! also please tell Lindsey and Tyler that I got the letter from their family and that I’m super grateful for them!
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