This week went by so dang fast! I cannot believe it is already Monday yet again. It feels like I was just writing you guys. How are you all? I decided to send this to everyone, because I know mom sometimes forgets.... hahahaha
My week was really good! Last Monday, we left for Sucre to meet our new president! We took a bus and arrived around 11 pm. Please look up pictures of Sucre. It is awesome there. SO DANG WARM! And we stayed with some sisters there, and their house is so nice. It makes my house look like a shack hahahahaha. And there are these cool dinosaur statues EVERYWHERE. I love it. I hope I get to serve there someday.
Our president is really cool. We had interviews with him, and he seems like a really cool guy. I have only talked to him for a few minutes, but already I feel really comfortable with him. He speaks pretty good spanish, but still has some work to do. His wife is also so sweet, but barely speaks any spanish.
Yeah, so Sucre was so fun. We ate salteñas again! Seriously, I love those things so much. And we ate BBQ BURGERS. I almost died. They were just like the ones in the states. I have been craving one for so long. The elders searched forever for them. The bus ride was also super super fun. It was a good time.
We have been working a lot with the members in our ward. I love it. They are so willing to help us, and go with us to appointments. We have been having SO MANY Family Nights. Literally like one every night. It is fun, but it is always a lot of food. Bread and arroz con leche, which I actually really like. Tonight, we have a family night with the lady who calls herself my mom. She is so cute. Her name is Hna Neli. We are going to make rollos de queso. They are SO GOOD! She is also going to try and make cheesecake for us. Sketchy, yes.... I´ll let you know how it turns out. The cheese here is.... different....they have this cheese called cholita cheese. It is SO DANG GROSS. It is squeeky. Literally squeeky. I cannot explain it. It is so chewy that it feels like bubble gum. No me gusta. Vamos a ver.....
OH! So we are suppsed to have a baptism this Saturday! Her name is Vanessa. She is so sweet. She has some fears that we are working on, and she is having a hard time discerning the Spirit. We are praying so much for her. Mom, wow. I have to say, I am never ever going to complain again in my whole life about my living situation. Vanessa is the sweetest, happiest girl ever, and she lives with nearly nothing. I wish you could see her house. I truly breaks my heart, and makes me feel so bad for all the times I have complained about how junky Glenhood was. Hahahah But seriously. It is truly a humbling experience. I wish you could see it.
I had a really cool experience this morning during my study time. Did I mention how much I love studying in the morning? It is my favorite. So the past couple days, I have been feeling really really bad. The mission does crazy things to you. You start to see every single fault and error and mistake that you make everyday. It is really frustrating. You know me... I expect perfection. And it is impossible to be perfect here. Sometimes, I don´t feel like doing it. And it makes me feel so bad. I feel inadequate to wear the name of Jesus Christ on my shirt every day because I am so imperfect. So I pray every night for Heavenly Father to please forgive me. Well last night, I was feeling really bad again. This morning, I was reading in Daniel 10, and felt this overwhelming feeling of love overcome me. It was as if that scripture was talking directly to me. Heavenly Father is always there to strengthen me when I ask for help to change. He will help me learn more about the scriptures. He will help me be a better teacher. He will help me learn spanish. He will help me learn patience with my companion. He will always strengthen me. This is not the only time that the Lord has comforted me through the scriptures. Family. I have gained such a strong testimony of the scriputres here. If you have a problem, or a question. Go to the scriptures. Heavenly Father answers prayers through the scriptures. We just have to READ!
I have a scripture especially for KYLE. KYLE BOY. This scripture really really helped me this week, and I thought of you when I read it. Phillipians 4:13.
Oh, one last story before I send this one off. I had to give a talk in sacrament yesterday. The 1st counselor asked me 5 minutes before sacrament meeting started. Never has more fear struck my heart than at that moment. OH MY LANTA. I had nothing prepared.... and don´t these people know that I don´t speak spanish?! Dude.... but I remembered that scripture in Phillipians, and I just went and did it. Who knows if anyone understood what I was saying, but I felt really good afterwards! I spoke on Enos 1. I love that chapter. And this was the first talk that I had ever given without any preparation, and completely mediante the spirit. BALL SO HARD! I felt good. The north american elders in my ward said I did good, but who knows... hahahah They could just be saying that to be nice. Oh well!
I´m gonna send this one off so I can read about your week. I LOVE YOU ALL! I made sure to not drink hardly any water this morning, so I can write for the whole time. Hahahaha My poor companion.......
WRITE ME BACK!
Love you!
Hna Routsong
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1. Splits in Sucre 2. Sisters in Sucre 3. Bus drive to Sucre 4. Dino statues 5. Family night
6. Scooby doo slipper 7. Another Family night 8. All the sisters 9. My white legs
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