Oct.3, 2013 10:38 a.m.
HOLY COW I LOVE MY FAMILY!
I don't even know where to begin,
AAh the time goes so short here its insane. First things first.. MY Companion and I got called to be the Sister Training Leaders for our whole branch. Yep super humbling, its like the zone leaders, but for girls. It was cool when the Branch President called us to be that because he said, Hna Buys y Hna Hammond we have watched and observed you for these past two week and would like to give you the calling of Sister Training Leaders!" haha so that was really cool!
Next cool thing that happened was my companion was asked to play the piano for devotional and I was asked to lead the music! I got to lead Called to Serve, (spanish version of course) in the Mexico MTC for devotional, what an honor it was! EVERYONE was watching me! It was incredible! The power of the song in the MTC, or here the CCM, is a feeling you will never get ANYWHERE ELSE! IT'S AMAZING!
HOLY COW I LOVE MY FAMILY!
I don't even know where to begin,
AAh the time goes so short here its insane. First things first.. MY Companion and I got called to be the Sister Training Leaders for our whole branch. Yep super humbling, its like the zone leaders, but for girls. It was cool when the Branch President called us to be that because he said, Hna Buys y Hna Hammond we have watched and observed you for these past two week and would like to give you the calling of Sister Training Leaders!" haha so that was really cool!
Next cool thing that happened was my companion was asked to play the piano for devotional and I was asked to lead the music! I got to lead Called to Serve, (spanish version of course) in the Mexico MTC for devotional, what an honor it was! EVERYONE was watching me! It was incredible! The power of the song in the MTC, or here the CCM, is a feeling you will never get ANYWHERE ELSE! IT'S AMAZING!
Next thing I want to say is, YO AMA SER UNA MISIONERA! I LOVE TO BE A
MISSIONARY! Thats my theme. Wow, it really is like my favorite thing ever!
I remember seeing missionaries and thinking WOW HOW COOL; and here I am
SURROUNDED BY LITERALLY 100s OF MISSIONARIES! AHHH! I am obsessed with it!
Next, my comp she's from Orlando Florida. Her Dad works for Disney. She's awesome.
I want to tell you guys about the SWEET LATINOS in our room! I LOVE THEM! But they are gone now, in Monterrey Mexico, but they loved me and I loved them. I showed them the pictures of the snow in Idaho and Hna Perez laughed so so so hard at the GRANDE EL TEMPLE and the tiny Moroni at the the top. Oh and they are coming to Salt Lake with there families after the mission. I offered our home to them, and said they have to come and we have a place for them to stay! .. haha sorry Mom and Dad, but I couldnt resist! When they left they left us with soo many notes and sticky notes that they loved us! OH HOW I MISSS THEM! I LOVE LATINOS! They are the most beautiful people in the world.
I want to tell you guys about the SWEET LATINOS in our room! I LOVE THEM! But they are gone now, in Monterrey Mexico, but they loved me and I loved them. I showed them the pictures of the snow in Idaho and Hna Perez laughed so so so hard at the GRANDE EL TEMPLE and the tiny Moroni at the the top. Oh and they are coming to Salt Lake with there families after the mission. I offered our home to them, and said they have to come and we have a place for them to stay! .. haha sorry Mom and Dad, but I couldnt resist! When they left they left us with soo many notes and sticky notes that they loved us! OH HOW I MISSS THEM! I LOVE LATINOS! They are the most beautiful people in the world.
Next is all of the stuff I am learning here! Holy cow, its amazing! I
have learned so much on faith, so so so much, FAITH IS POWER! Its amazing, I
have read stories in personal study (which is like best partof the day) in Alma 32,
in Ether 2, in Hebrews 11, in Alma 57, all on faith. Faith is action, that leads
to power. My companion and I really learned this with our investigator, "Pedro",
on one lesson, I decided that we would go in there and act on faith and not read
a pre-written lesson, that we had been doing, we would try to do the lesson in
Spanish, ALL FROM MEMORY, it was the coolest experience of my life. Because we
use faith, and OPENED OUR MOUTHS, they literally, were FILLED! Some people think
they will have a full mouth, and then they try to open it, and I learned that it
doesn't work that way. We have to prepare, study all you can, get all of the
revelation from God you can, prepare a lesson, and then go and act. Go OPEN YOUR
MOUTH: wow, its honestly just amazing.
I hope that makes sense, its so hard to type all of my feelings haha. But
really I am just amazed at how much I am learning! I CANNOT wait for Conferencia
General! AHHH so excited! I LOVE THE PROPHET! I am so pumped! I am so excited to
look for you all there!
Next thing I wanted to talk about, issss.... We got another investigator. I
didn't think I could handle it, its so hard to go into a lesson and want to share
something that is powerful, or profound and you can't share it because you
literally can't speak it to them. But, we got another one, his name is "Ulises".
Yep and all of his lessons are in Spanish as well. Wow, its so humbling.
Every time I go into a lesson though I always say to myself, Yo Ama Ser Una
Misionera. Because I remember why I want to be here, and that honestly I LOVE
being part of the MISSIONARY ARMY going forth and conquering nations!
Next thing I wanna talk about is, the bugs, haha, literally I go into the
bathroom every day, and I see 7 mosquitoes dead on the counter, right where I'm
brushing my teeth, ah you guys.. its awesome! haha, I love it! I love all of my
25 bug bites on my legs! haha, It gives my legs character haha!!
Our whole district is getting so so sick. Two boys have had super bad colds, and Hermana Hatch, has parasites, or a virus, probably both. And my companion, has been sick, but I have doing my Oil of Oregano! Three times a day! Plus my EmergenCy, plus nasal spray, and gargling, and since the day I got here, and have prayed to not get sick, and I am not sick! I am so blessed, I am really hoping this week I wont get it, it is a really bad sickness, a lot of people are getting it. Thank you to an incredible mom who taught me well about germs! Thank you mama! And Thank you for your prayers and fasting about sleep. About two days ago was the first day I slept for 6 hours straight. And I could literally feel all of the fasting for me. When I read all of the email I literally cried here at the computer because I could feel them. I was so grateful. Thank you thank you. Its so hard to sleep one, because my pillow is a mountain, is so grande, and two because I think, haha I think so much about my day, and what I want to tell my family haha and everything. Anyway thank you for your prayers. It has helped me so much.
Our whole district is getting so so sick. Two boys have had super bad colds, and Hermana Hatch, has parasites, or a virus, probably both. And my companion, has been sick, but I have doing my Oil of Oregano! Three times a day! Plus my EmergenCy, plus nasal spray, and gargling, and since the day I got here, and have prayed to not get sick, and I am not sick! I am so blessed, I am really hoping this week I wont get it, it is a really bad sickness, a lot of people are getting it. Thank you to an incredible mom who taught me well about germs! Thank you mama! And Thank you for your prayers and fasting about sleep. About two days ago was the first day I slept for 6 hours straight. And I could literally feel all of the fasting for me. When I read all of the email I literally cried here at the computer because I could feel them. I was so grateful. Thank you thank you. Its so hard to sleep one, because my pillow is a mountain, is so grande, and two because I think, haha I think so much about my day, and what I want to tell my family haha and everything. Anyway thank you for your prayers. It has helped me so much.
Next is, mom and dad I got your first letter, with the temple on the back,
two days after I got here, THANK YOU! It literally made my day! Next is I got a
LETTER FROM GRANDMA Bebe last week, and LOVED IT ! And this week, like yesterday I
got a letter from you mom! It was the best letter ever! It only took 6 days to
get here! It said you sent it on Sep 25, and I got it Oct 2nd. And that's all Ive
gotten, Dear Elder takes about 3 weeks to get here. But both of the addresses
you used mom worked, the second one was faster- the one you sent to Salt
Lake... But The best thing is, I can feel your prayers and I LOVE YOU GUYS!
AHH! Thank you for praying for me!
Haha, something funny that we did last night was We had a P-day Eve party!
haha, we bought Mexican cookies and treats and it was the best. I don't know if
this is sac religious, but one of the cookies had a temporary tattoo in it, so I totally
used it, its on my shoulder,... hope that's not bad!
OH PLEASE FORGIVE ME! Haha this week I sent a letter to you all! But I didn't
know we were only suppose to write hand written letters on Pday, so just pretend
they are all written on Pday, instead, of when they were actually written. When my comp was in the shower.
Here is a quote that I have lived on the past week, we had a devotional
from Elder Scott and it was AMAZING, at the end of his talk he sat down, and
they sang the closing song, and right before the closing prayer he got up and
said, (totally and obviously inspired by the Spirit) and said, "Remember, the
Lord has called you to succeed and NOT to fail. Sometimes it may seem terribly
hard, but He wants you to grow. He will not abandon you. He inspired your call.
He knows who you are. HE know what you need. He knows what He wants you to
become, and this mission experience is an opportunity He has given you to
discover things about yourself you never knew, capacities you never knew you
had, and the capacity to love and serve which will sustain you throughout the
rest of your life. Remember you have been called and HE will fit the task to
your capabilities. I testify." Wow, that still gives me chills and calms my soul.
I have read that so many times here. I know I can learn this language, even
though its the hardest thing I have ever done. I know I can do it, because He
called me to do it! I love you my family! I hope this email makes sense! I am so
jealous your at conference! Please start praying for my investigators in Chicago!
Their hearts need to be soft when I get there! I love you all so much! I MISS
YOU ALLLL LIKE CRAZY!
HURRAH FOR ISRAEL!
Hna Hammond
Comedor!!
Laundry room complete with washboard!
Our Bathroom!!
She Loves these Hermana's
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